Senate-Executive Board Liaison
The Senate-Executive Board Liaison (SEBL) is the primary point of contact between the Rensselaer Union Student Senate and Executive Board, and serve as the representative for the opinions of the Senate on the Executive Board and vice versa. The SEBL is defined in the Union Constitution as one of the mandatory voting members of the Executive Board, alongside the Graduate Council and Undergraduate Council liaisons. Historically, the SEBL often served as the chair of committees pertaining to the setting of the Activity Fee (one of the only fiscal policy issues exclusively under the Senate's control), such as the Union Annual Report Committee or Fiscal Policy Committee.
| Member of | Executive Board (voting), Student Senate (nonvoting), Senate Cabinet, Joint Cabinet (2025-Present) |
|---|---|
| Reports to | Student Senate |
| Appointment procedure | Nominated by Grand Marshal, confirmed by 2/3rds vote of the Senate |
| Constituted by | Rensselaer Union Constitution, Article VII, Section 2 |
| Incumbent | Cee Ray |
History
The predecessor to the Senate-Executive Board Liaison was established in the 1969 Constitution, as a "member from the Student Council" was mandated to be a member of the newly-formed Executive Board. Prior to the 1969 Constitution, the Grand Marshal had typically been a member of the Executive Committee ex-officio, even when also presiding over the Student Council. In the 1970 Constitution, the Senate was the combination of the elected officials of the Graduate and Undergraduate Councils, so there was no direct Senate representation, only representatives of the two councils. The 1974 amendments to the Constitution ended this state of affairs but did not grant a Senate representative on the Executive Board, nor did the 1987 Constitution.
It is not clear when the office of Liaison came into existence. The earliest known copy of the Constitution mentioning it is the 2013 Constitution (although it would take until 2018 for it to be formally titled the Senate-Executive Board Liaison in the Constitution), but documents from the late 1990s and the early 2000s mention the position frequently.