About USG Committees:
The seven USG committees aid the USG Senate in serving the Princeton undergraduate student body. Composed of an elected or appointed chair and a group of selected undergraduate students, each committee focuses on a specific area of interest, ranging from academics to sustainability. These committees develop their own policy proposals and programmatic initiatives, which are then presented to and implemented by the Senate at-large. In this way, the committee system helps ensure that USG is able to give equal and specific attention to a variety of different areas of interest and concern.
If you have comments or concerns that could best be routed through one of USG's committees, please reach out to usg@princeton.edu.
Sustainability Committee
From Our Committee Charter:
The Undergraduate Student Government recognizes the importance of environmental sustainability on the Princeton campus and beyond. With this in mind, the Sustainability Committee is created with the following purposes:
- Communicate sustainability themes to the campus community through USG broadcasting platforms, targeted campaigns, and in-person events
- Coordinate collaborative annual campus-wide programming, including Earth Month (April) and first-year orientation education (September)
- Ensure collaboration among sustainability groups on common campus challenges, including advising newly formed sustainability groups or students seeking to form a new sustainability group
- Incorporate sustainability into USG internal events and office practices
- Advocate for sustainability as part of campus-wide policies and decisionmaking
Sustainability Chair: Isha Patel '25
Our Mission:
USG SusComm exists to serve all undergraduate students and represent their sustainability interests by supporting student initiatives, by working with University administrators to amplify sustainability in University policy and decision-making, and by coordinating University-wide communications and programming.
Our Vision:
USG SusComm seeks to cultivate a diverse, inclusive, and accessible approach to sustainability in the Princeton community and beyond.
Our Priorities:
- To coordinate University-wide programming in the month of April in addition to other initiatives in order to:
- Celebrate our diverse communities, perspectives, and approaches to sustainability
- Strengthen student community and build new dialogues
- Advocate for sustainability efforts at the institutional level while highlighting the ongoing work of students, staff, faculty, and the administration
- To increase access to sustainable practices, transparency and accountability in University policy regarding sustainability, and institutional support for student sustainability initiatives
- To collaborate with the Dining and Nutrition Task Force to:
- Expand the reusables initiative
- Reduce single-use, plastic utensil/container waste in the short and long term
- Expand vegan and vegetarian options
- To encourage policy and institutional change to build sustainable practices into Princeton student life and beyond
- To promote and strengthen institutional support for student and faculty research related to sustainability
Academics Committee
About
The Academics Committee is a group of approximately students committed to offering undergraduate input on all matters academic at Princeton. We meet monthly to discuss University policy ideas, offer student feedback on academic issues, and put forward proposals on how to advance agenda items. Multiple members of the Committee also hold seats on University committees, most notably the Committee on the Course of Study (COCS) and the Committee on Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid (CUAFA), where we aim to offer the student perspective on a variety of issues.
As a Committee, we have outlined our goals for this semester. First, we want to establish a means to create mixed concentrations for students. Second, we will establish a more regular, expedient way to collect student feedback. Third, we will work to create a more equitable, fair PDF policy to exist beyond the end of the pandemic. Fourth, we will strive to diversify course options and elevate ASL to that of an accepted language credit. We welcome any comments, questions, and suggestions from the student body, as we are meant to represent you on all fields academic. If you have any questions, please email the Chair, Austin Davis.
Academics Chair: Srista Tripathi '25
University Social Life Committee
About
The Undergraduate Student Life Committee is responsible for actively working towards solving relevant issues pertaining to student life on and off campus. This year, our priorities are to implement virtual engagement opportunities on campus and fostering a welcoming space for students to voice their concerns on campus. The USLC will also work to support the Disability and Class of 2024 Task Forces.
USLC Chair: Caitlin McNally '24
Social Committee
About
The Social Committee aims to organize social events, both virtual and in-person, that brings all members of the Princeton community together. Through these events and initiatives, our goal is to ensure that everyone’s voices are heard and recognized, and that every Princeton student knows not only are they a participant of our community, but they are a valued member that defines the Princeton community in and of itself. Our priorities include:
- Organizing social events and initiatives for all Princeton students, being mindful the wants and needs of the Princeton community
- Supporting the development and organization of Tigers in Town
- Creating a welcoming inclusive community, both in person and virtual, for all Princeton students.
Social Chair: Avi Attar '25
Campus and Community Affairs Committee
About
The USG Campus and Community Affairs Committee aims to strengthen the partnerships between Princeton students and the broader Princeton community through targeted programs, service programming, and by integrating commitment to community into the campus ethos.
Priorities:
- Creating layers of connection between Princeton and the local community
- Fostering a stubborn sense of commitment within the student body to the broader Princeton community
CCA Chair: Isabella Sibaja '26
Diversity and Equity Committee
About
The Diversity and Equity committee strives to advocate for a campus which accommodates and embraces the diverse demographics of its students. The committee will work with different student groups to ensure that the student body has a space which allows them to feel represented. Through actionable projects and dialogue the Diversity and Equity committee will address and advocate for student groups on campus on important topics such as equitable access to education, LGBTQIA rights, indigenous and Native American representation on campus, racial injustices, and much more.
DEI Chair: Uma Fox '26
Mental Health Committee
About
The Mental Health Committee’s core mission is to create lasting projects, policies, and connections that support all students’ mental health at Princeton. The purpose of the Mental Health Committee is to address the need for a coordinated and effective mental wellness system, and to ensure that mental health is properly prioritized and situated within the Undergraduate Student Government and general Princeton body.
To be effective, the committee’s work is founded on lasting change and the ability to support the general Princeton community with as few barriers to resources as possible, prioritizing preventative measures to ensure student wellness. Moreover, the committee’s work is inherently intersectional and dynamic, considering the scope and variability that comes with mental wellness. In consideration of these facts, the responsibilities of this committee are:
- To create lasting infrastructure and collaborations within Princeton’s wellness system in order to support the mental wellbeing of all students in an easily accessible way
- To improve upon existing aspects of the wellness system at Princeton
- To represent the undergraduate student body’s interests and concerns regarding mental health and wellbeing at Princeton accurately both within USG and within Princeton’s administration
Mental Health Chair: Noah Luch '24