Student Council and Clubs

Meet the Student Council

Elections 2025-2026 (*Dates TBD – February/March 2025)

• Phase 1

Accepting nominations and screening the nominees to ensure they fit the obligations required for the position they are running for. All students who meet the eligibility criteria below can apply by submitting their application by a predetermined date. Applications will be reviewed by the Election Committee on March 12 and those who are eligible to run will be  informed. 

• Phase 2

Students who are eligible to run will have a week to campaign, which includes online social media campaigning and putting posters up.  Students will then prepare an election speech that they will present to the student body. 

• Candidate debates (February 22 ) – 12pm-1:30pm  

• Phase 3

Actual elections take place where each student may vote for their selected candidates. Elections will be done electronically.  Elections will take place electronically under the supervision of the Election Committee. In the case of a vacancy of any position, the StuCo President will announce and hold applications and interviews to fill the position.  

March 1 Results will be shared.

Eligibility criteria for StuCo: 

• Full-time student enrolled at LCC
• Not be on academic or student life probation
• Must have a GPA of 7.5 and more

All nominees for President should have spent at least 2 years as students at LCC and be able to serve for the whole year.  It is important the candidates are in Klaipeda. 

Student Clubs

Criteria
Have at least 2 members on the management team
Have a club leader (and an advisor from faculty or staff for category 1 clubs)
Have regular meetings
Attend club leader meetings organized by Student Council
Write an activity report once a semester

Benefits
Be listed on LCC Portal
Use Student leader lounge for club meetings
Use LCC facilities, equipment free of charge
Advertise its activities and events through official LCC channels (social media, email, posters, etc.)

Club Registration Process and Timeline

• Club registration form must be submitted by the 10th of every month
• Committee informs the organization if it has been approved or not recommended by the 15th of every month

STUDENT ORGANIZED EVENTS ON CAMPUS

So, you want to plan an event. You’ve got an idea, maybe you’ve begun planning the event, and now you’re wondering – what do I have to do to get it approved? 

• Visit the LCC Events Calendar at least 2½ -weeks before you want your event to happen. Check to make sure the date & time you want is available. If you are planning an event for the larger student body, make sure there are no other large events the same week.  Also, be aware of when your event will happen in the semester. If it’s the week before exams or a break, it’s probably not the best time unless it’s related to exam preparation. If the date & time you’d like is available, connect with your club organizer, StuCo representative, or an Academic/ Student Life department (all events must go through one of these 3 channels).
• Fill out the Public Event Approval Form. This form will ask you some of the essential details we need in order to approve your event and will also be used for promotion. Please fill it out to the best of your ability.  Before submitting the form with the staff or faculty’s name, make sure they are aware and agree to be your advisor for the event. Once you submit the form it will go to the Student Life Team for approval. You will be notified about approval or not within 2 working days (Monday-Friday) of your submission.  Questions: email studentlife@lcc.lt.
• If you receive approval, your event will officially be added to the Events calendar. At this point there are four important advertising-related things to do: 
  • Reserve a room through the DeFehr Front Desk (or ask your advisor to reserve a room) b. Create a poster (for Defehr Lobby – A3 vertical, for StuCo Clubs Board – A4 vertical, and for Residence Hall Lobbies (please give to reception) – A4 vertical) 
  • Print your poster either on your own or go to StuCo/your advisor if you do not have printing approval. Please print in color. 
  • Email studentlife@lcc.lt  to include your event in the weekly ‘[e]vents’ newsletter. Include a picture/banner, contact details, relevant sign-up links/forms, and a short paragraph description. Please turn it in by Friday at noon for the following Monday newsletter.  
  • Reserve A/V Tech from IT with a request from your staff/faculty advisor. This includes a projector, laptop, clicker, HDMI, VGA, etc.
  • Finally, fill out the ‘Sound Technician – Events Request Form’ at least 2-weeks before.  This form only pertains to sound needs (mics, speakers, audio cords, XLR’s, etc.).  Questions? Email asstsound@lcc.lt.
• After the event: Make sure you evaluate how your event went. If it was a Student Life or StuCo event, fill out this evaluation form (NOTE: you’ll need to count attendance numbers during the event)  Post pictures on social media on the LCC Student Life Facebook page

About Student Council

As a student at LCC, you automatically become a member of the student body and have the right to elect your representatives. The StuCo is the officially recognized student organization of LCC that represents the students to the internal and external community and acts as the instrument through which students are able to provide input into the internal policies in order to foster unity between LCC community members, promote student concerns, and to advance the general welfare of the University. 

The objectives of the Student Council are:

• maintain close relationships with LCC administration, instructors, students, other educational institutions, local, national, and international organizations;
• encourage collaboration with other higher education institutions’ students and student organizations;
• represent students of LCC, and protect their rights along with legal interests, express students’ academic and societal interests to the university’s administration and other national institutions
• discover the talents and abilities of the students, help utilize them and encourage them to contribute to the greater community through the submission of ideas
• encourage the formation and activities of student clubs, and coordinating work between them and supporting their activities

MEETINGS

The Student Council will take place once a week. The meeting schedule is posted on the web and on the door of the Student leader lounge. Any member of the student body may request to sit in on the meeting.  StuCo President shall maintain and make available to LCC students documents containing the following:

• This Constitution
• Minutes of all the meetings of the Council
• Event pre- and post-programming records
• Budget expense tracking

ISIC

Student Council is also here to help with all of your ISIC needs. Need advice on how to submit your application or need a photo taken for your ID? Student Council can help!

Email stuco@lcc.lt of you have any questions or suggestions. 

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Have a question?

Contact: stuco@lcc.lt