Every Tuesday, the Hamline Undergraduate Student Congress (HUSC) gathers for their General Assembly (GA) meeting. These meetings allow student representatives, the Internal and External Presidents and other elected officials to share announcements and vote on amendments to the HUSC bylaws or constitution. This week, HUSC voted on several items, including an amendment to remove the Student Organization Committee (SOC) from the constitution.

Amendment to the Bylaws Addressing the Role and Responsibility of the BER Chair
The first amendment to pass during GA addressed the role and responsibilities of the Board of Elected Representatives (BER) chair. The position is currently held by senior Abbi Kutz, who also wrote the amendment. The amendment was enacted as a way to assign new responsibilities to Kutz, as well as to clarify the BER chair’s role within HUSC. The BER chair serves as a bridge between elected representatives, such as resident hall representatives or class representatives, and the rest of HUSC. The amendment passed, effectively updating the responsibilities of Kutz and future BER chairs.
Amendment to the Bylaws Addressing the Repeal of SOC
The next amendment to pass, written by Kutz and sponsored by senior Allie Kretsch, during GA addressed removing language involving SOC from HUSC’s bylaws. Once a fully integrated facet of HUSC, the role and responsibilities of SOC must be reevaluated and redistributed to the remaining members of the HUSC cabinet. This particular amendment aims to remove language, such as SOC and SOC chair, from the bylaws and replace them with the appropriate individuals. Many of the responsibilities will transfer to Kretsch, who currently serves as the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) chair. Kretsch was additionally appointed as the SOC chair before its effective dismantling. The amendment passed, subsequently transferring SOC responsibilities to Kretsch, among others.
Amendment to the Constitution Addressing the Repeal of SOC
The final amendment, written by Kutz, addressed the dissolution of SOC, effectively removing it from the HUSC constitution altogether. The amendment was written simply to remove language involving SOC from the constitution, which had not been made after SOC was repealed. Unlike amendments to the bylaws, constitutional amendments must be published by The Oracle prior to voting. A decision is yet to be made by GA members.
HUSC general assembly meetings are open to students, staff and faculty. GA takes place in Giddens Learning Center (GLC) 100E on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To learn more about HUSC and to find your representative, visit husc.hamline.edu.