The Student Volunteers Council is planning several structural changes to its organization, set to begin with the institution of a new program director.
The changes are designed primarily to increase the involvement of and connection between the SVC's project coordinators — students who organize and lead the group's many volunteering programs in the Princeton area.
One major change involves a reorganization of the SVC's board.
A five-member executive board will replace the current 17-member board, whose members commit varying amounts of time to the SVC, said Robin Williams '04, a board member.
He added that the board would be made up of project coordinators, and it would be responsible for making day-today decisions based on the desires of all the project coordinators.
"The idea was to have five students who were really committed," Jen Brudno '04 said.
Board members are responsible for planning, coordinating special events, working with the SVC's database and sending out emails to students, Brudno said.
The plan would also increase interaction among project coordinators.
"There isn't a strong enough unity between the project coordinators," Williams said.
Currently project coordinators do not meet regularly, Williams said. He added that one proposed change addressing this issue is a plan for a two-hour monthly dinner that would bring together all the project coordinators. They would listen to speakers and vote on SVC issues.
"The project coordinators would be much more involved at the administrative level," Williams said.
Program Director Bess Jensen will be leaving the SVC in December. A search committee comprising students and administrators will select a new director, who will come to the University this summer.
Carey Hoover, an SVC administrator and a member of the search committee, said the search was "very much student-directed."
"Two-thirds of the search committee will be students," Hoover added.
The committee is led by Thomas Breidenthal, dean of religious life.
In addition to local volunteering programs, the SVC also runs community service trips over breaks, summer internships and the Community Action program.
The SVC plans to have its changes in place by the time the new director arrives. Since the organization is in the process of selecting new project coordinators, the new plans may emerge as the SVC tries out ideas and collects feedback from its members, Brudno said.
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