This committee was first established as Student Support Services Committee in 2013 with the aim of offering support to College students during their study programme at Junior College. Throughout the years the Committee was involved with the development and drafting of several policies and procedures such as the Attendance Policy, Student Code of Behaviour, Student Academic Support Policy, Student Guidelines for Wellbeing, Withdrawal Policy, Staff Guidelines for Student Wellbeing and the Peer-mentoring Support System. The Committee has also given its support and advice to the College with respect to procedures aimed at students with disability and access arrangements in liaison with the UM Access Disability Support Unit.

The Committee oversees interviews with students aimed to evaluate the problems faced by individual students and to offer the necessary support. These interviews deal with issues concerning attendance, assessment and withdrawal requests.

The aims of this Committee are to: 

• coordinate all the student services provided by the College, namely, the Student Services Office, the Counsellor Service Professionals, the Student Advisors, the Youth Worker, the Chaplain and academic members of staff
• oversee the overall wellbeing and welfare of students, taking into account performance and  attendance indicators as well as the general behaviour of students and exemptions requested
• oversee the peer mentoring system
• monitor attendance records at each attendance period, with special emphasis on those who are habitually absent in all subjects
• recommend strategies to reduce absenteeism and dropout rates
• monitor the use of exemptions by students and recommend strategies to combat abuse
• monitor assessment records, with special emphasis on those who obtain very low marks in most subjects
• recommend possible action in the case of students who are identified as who are potentially at risk of failing or dropping out.
• oversee the applications of students who request to withdraw from the College.
• update the code of behaviour for students.

2023/25 Committee Composition

• Chairperson
• • Mr Roderick Vassallo, Vice-Principal
• Members
• • Dr David Aloisio
  • Ms Katia Axisa
  • Dr Glorianne Borg Axisa
    
  • Dr Stephanie Borg Bugeja
  • Mr Roberto Calleja
  • Ms Mariella Cortis
  • Ms Natasha Galea (rep. the Diversity Committee)
  • Dr Olivia Galea Seychell
  • Ms Cynthia Genovese
  • Dr Miriam Geraldi Gauci
  • Ms Josephine Mallia
  • Dr Lee Ann Montanaro
  • JC Chaplain - Rev. Jesmond Grech
  • Ms Fleur Mifsud Bons
  • Ms Christabel Saliba
  • Ms Jessica Saliba Thorne
  • Mr Joseph Scicluna
  • Mr Neville Thomas
  • Ms Anne Marie Vincenti   
  • Ms Anna Zammit

Subcommittee Composition 

1. Executive Committee
   • Mr Roderick Vassallo, Chair
     
   • Ms Katia Axisa
   • Dr Stephanie Borg Bugeja
   • Dr Glorianne Borg Axisa
   • JC Chaplain - Rev. Jesmond Grech
   • Ms Christabel Saliba
   • Dr Miriam Geraldi Gauci
     
   • Mr Neville Thomas
2. Research & Development Committee
   • Dr Stephanie Borg Bugeja, Chair
   • Ms Mariella Cortis
     
   • Ms Fleur Mifsud Bons
   • Ms Anne Marie Vincenti 
     
   • Ms Anna Zammit
3. Training & Mentoring Committee
   • Dr Miriam Geraldi Gauci, Chair
   • Dr David Aloisio
   • Ms Natasha Galea (rep. the Diversity Committee)
     
   • Ms Josephine Mallia
     
   • Ms Fleur Mifsud Bons
     
   • Ms Jessica Saliba Thorne
   • Two student representatives
4. Interviews & Support Committee
   • Ms Christabel Saliba, Chair
   • Dr Glorianne Borg Axisa
     
   • Mr Roberto Calleja
   • Dr Olivia Galea Seychell
     
   • JC Chaplain
   • Dr Lee Ann Montanaro
   • Ms Jessica Saliba Thorne
   • Mr Joseph Scicluna
     
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5. Awareness Campaigns & Strategy Committee
   • Mr Neville Thomas, Chair
     
   • Ms Cynthia Genovese
   • Two student representatives