The Rutgers Association of Planning and Policy Students (RAPPS), consisting of elected representatives from each of the school`s graduate programs, has several important functions, all related to improving the quality of student life. It surveys the student body and advises the dean on matters of student concern; it supports and promotes the scholarly and professional activities of students; and it sponsors social events. It also appoints the school`s representative to the University Senate, as well as to other various schoolwide committees.
