vis@ethz.UUCP (Informatik Studenten) (03/02/88)
WANTED: info on student associations at US universities
Summary: We need infos about the influence that US (graduate) stud.
assocs have on "political" issues like curricula, study organization,
exam modes etc. Urgent!
I'm posting this on behalf of the Student Association of ETH Zurich
(Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), VSETH. This organization represents
the interests of the ETH students; about 70% of all students are members
(and 95% of the CS students, by the way).
Currently, the VSETH and its chapters (one per department) have a
certain (small) influence on questions concerning educational topics, e.g.
curriculae, exams etc. For example, we have students (with voting rights)
in commissions discussing curricula reforms. In the course of a new law
regulating ETHZ's operation (note: ETH is a state university), it is planned to
discard these voting rights with the argument that "it takes too long to
get consensus" and "other schools don't have that, either" etc.
In the discussions about other topics of the proposed new law, US
universities turned up at several points ("in the US, it is like
this..").
THEREFORE, WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW: how is the situation at US universities?
Does YOUR student organization have any influence on such questions?
Any help is appreciated *VERY* much. If you know something, please
let us know, especially if it is about the situation at one of the
better-known universities. Please forward this request to your student
organization or send me the e-mail address if you know one.
Please reply via UUCP or to VIS@CZHETH5A.BITNET. Thanks a lot!
Urs Hoelzle, ETHZ
VSETH, Leonhardstr. 15, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland