Committee
<% @senate_committees.each do |committee| %> <%= committee.name %> <% end %> from admin_controller.rb__ def edit if request.get? #only do this if the user is requesting the page, not submitting the form @project = Project.find(params[:id]) @senate_committees = Committee.find_by_sql("select name, id from committees$ else #code here to find the appropriate record you are trying to update if @record.update_attributes(params[:record]) #success else #failure end end end