We, the students of James Madison College, are an integral part of the James Madison College community and are therefore entitled to an active role in deciding its policies and priorities. In recognizing our role and accepting our responsibility of self-government within the organizational framework of the James Madison College at Michigan State University, we seek to promote intellectual, educational, and social opportunities available to this community by representing the interests and addressing the concerns of the student body; by involving students in the decision-making process pertaining to their own education and the future of the college; by safeguarding academic freedom and student rights; and thus do hereby establish the James Madison College Student Senate.