Office of Student Government, Division of Student Affairs
Our Mission Statement:
The Office of Student Government provides quality services to enhance the student life on campus. We develop strong student leaders through a wide array of opportunities for personal and professional development. Through the two student government bodies at Kean University, Student Organization and Graduate and Part-time Student Council, the voices of the students are heard. Through student representation on various University committees, we build a community by working with students, faculty, and administration to enhance the quality of campus life. By providing diverse student led programming, we demonstrate our commitment to retaining students, enriching student life and creating meaningful out of the classroom learning experiences.
Our Vision Statement:
To provide and develop quality services to all Kean University campuses incorporating leadership opportunities, professional and personal development, and diversified programming.
What We Do:
The Office of Student Government develops student leaders through a wide array of opportunities for personal and professional development.
Comprised of both Student Organization, the full-time undergraduate governing body, and Graduate and Part-Time Student Council, these student government boards represent the students of Kean University through encouraging student feedback and acting as the voice for student needs. These Student Government Boards build a community by working with students, faculty, and administration to enhance the quality of campus life. In addition, the Office of Student Government houses a student-run Programming Board, the classes (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior) 18 Funded Groups, 2 of which are Kean Ocean groups, and provides additional funding opportunities to non-funded groups on campus. Through working with and developing these student leaders, we are able to provide quality services and programs that contribute to social, academic, cultural and professional growth of the student body. These programs can be found on Student Organization and Graduate and Part-time Student Council Cougarlink pages. By providing diverse student led programming, we demonstrate our commitment to retaining students, enriching student life and creating meaningful out of the classroom learning experiences. The Commuter Resource Center (CRC) is also managed by the Office of Student Government. CRC provides various programs and workshops to Engage and Involve the commuter student population in campus life and to provide pertinent resources and information relevant to commuter students. The Commuter Resource Center is located in the Nancy Thompson Library and Learning Commons 1st Floor and is equipped with computer workstations, a lounge, a Xerox, and other services for commuters. On the third floor of the library, there is Quiet Study Area for students to utilize.
For more information about the Office of Student Government, located in the Miron Student Center room 304, 309 and 313, call 908-737-5190 or 908-737-5250, email stuorg@kean.edu or gpsc@kean.edu. The Kean Ocean Office of Student Government is located in Gateway 213, 732-255-0400, x2199. This branch serves and provides programs and services for the Kean Ocean student population.
Student Organization
Student Organization of Kean University strives to enhance the intellectual, cultural, and personal growth of those it represents, by acting as the voice of the full-time, undergraduate, student body. The organization is dedicated to maintaining an environment where the ideals of diversity and free expression can flourish through scholarly opinion, debate, and education.
Students are encouraged to voice all viewpoints through active feedback and participation in the governance of Kean University; establishing a lasting dialogue that represents each scholar, in turn, unifying the University community. The organization will work with the administration to ensure optimum student rights; providing all individuals with the opportunity to succeed, in the classroom and in their personal endeavors.
Graduate & Part-Time Student Council
Our mission is the service of our constituency, the Graduate and Part-Time Students of Kean University. We will foster the development of a stimulating, interactive environment. Our goal is to enhance the academic, social and cultural experiences of our community, by encouraging the true meaning of diversity on our campuses.
Our representation of our members will employ the assets of Student Government, assisting our members to achieve the finest academic standards and promoting the principles of academic excellence. We will strive to maintain an atmosphere of unencumbered scholarly opinion, debate and learning, while presenting programs, both on and off the campus for your interest and edification at affordable prices.
We will represent the concerns and reservations of our members to the administration, its officers and staff seeking a favorable resolution of those matters as we strive to promote leadership and the development of student leaders. We do this by recognizing that today’s student leaders are tomorrow’s world leaders. We invite you to join our continuing effort.