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Accountability is the true key to effective governance. On this page you can track our progress on platform promises and recent projects. SA Government thrives on student feedback, so we always welcome you to contact us.
Joint Committee on Security
To promote a sentiment of safety on campus, students and Security Officers need a forum to meet each other and talk openly. This Joint Committee co-lead by our two organizations strives to provide just that.
What’s Happened: Committee planning meeting and monthly open forums
Contact: Donias Doko
Get Out and See Rochester
Many of us spend four years in Rochester and it’s not until Senior Week that we realize what the city has to offer, and how rich in culture it truly is.
What’s Happened: Artwork, research, several bi-weekly spotlights online and on bulletin boards in the Rush Rhees tunnels and the Wilson Commons bridge
What’s Next: Continued spotlight of off-campus events
Contact: Kait Holden and Jessica Bendes
Health & Wellness
Create rochester.edu/wellness to promote a healthy lifestyle on campus and increase healthy opportunities in fitness, dining, and other areas.
What’s Next: Website launch in Spring 2012
Contact: Anupa Gewali and Natalie Molta
YellowJacket Spirit
Our Yellowjackets are up to quite a lot… from athletics to research, activities, and service, UR students are making their mark on campus and around the world. Let’s spread the word.
What’s Happened: Launch of a new Spirit page, creation of a Fill Fauver committee, Spring event dates
What’s Next: Increased incentive programs, promotion, successful Spring events
Contact: Alex Eadie
Celebration of Diversity
We are fortunate to attend a University filled with such substantial diversity of culture, race, and thought, and working to better understand and appreciate individuals’ differences on our campus is an admirable goal. We strive to identify ways to model our appreciation of diversity and continually improve the culture on campus.
What’s Happened: Have representatives on the Campus Diversity Roundtable, met with culture groups about campus climate.
What’s Next: Continue meeting with cultural groups, outreach, marketing.
Contact: Rohini Bhatia
Research & Entrepreneurial
Opportunities
More information coming soon.
What’s Happened: Research discussions with Steve Manly, Curriculum Committee discussion, Private meetings between the President and Coordinator of College Assessment
What’s Next: Engagement strategies, increased personal funding opportunities
Contact: Oswald Codjoe and Bradley Halpern
Improvement of Teaching Resources
Throughout formation of Center for Excellence and Teaching and Learning this year, student resources and evaluation have been a priority for us.
What’s Happened: Established need for feedback to improve teaching resources.
What’s Next: Create focus groups to obtain student and professor feedback to better understand student needs. Formalize a College-wide TA training program.
Contact: Lalita Movva
Awareness of Opportunities for Community Activism/Involvement
More information coming soon.
What’s Next: Not started
Rocky’s Report Videos
In order to better deliver on our administration’s promise to communicate effectively, we are opening a new medium in which we can do so–multimedia. We’ve also started personalizing all Rocky’s Report newsletters to each recipient, and redesigned the content.
What’s Happened: Videos have been included monthly
What’s Next: Upgrade of equipment
Contact: Kait Holden and Devin Embil
Internal Accountability
You elected us… but do you know what we do? The Senate represents you—the students—and without effective two-way communication, we are not serving you to our full potential.
What’s Happened: Senate minutes and summaries are posted weekly, this Initiatives Dashboard is updated regularly
Contact: Bradley Halpern and Alina Czekai
SAAC Teller System
Accountants will now be able to complete forms for all groups almost immediately using a fully digital process, thereby decreasing wait time and easing the burden on organization business managers substantially.
What’s Happened: Online system development, launch
What’s Next: Evaluation
Contact: Joe Eckert
Simplification of Processes
Navigating the zoo of forms and instructions for maintaining such a large network of organizations can be a headache. We aim to condense and simplify processes and forms through evaluation and digitization, and improve advisor expectations and relationships.
What’s Happened: Development of a CCC forms system
What’s Next: Launch and test consolidated, digital forms, simplify van registration process
Contact: Bradley Halpern
Student Code & Policy Transparency
The Student Code of Conduct is more than 50 pages, have you read it? We hope to evaluate it, ensure transparency of its changes, and make its policies more easily accessible.
What’s Happened: Team education, basic assessment, open forums.
What’s Next: Email to the student body from the Dean of Students, charge a College Committee with thorough assessment, report of suggestions for changes to be made to student code.
Contact: Rishi Sharma and Vanessa Sanchez
Alcohol Amnesty & Protection Policy
On a campus that allows the safe use of alcohol, it is especially important that checks are in place to ensure safety, and students feel comfortable in their environment whether they choose to engage or not.
What’s Happened: In depth benchmarking
What’s Next: Project lead appointment, analyzing research, charge to Student Code of Conduct Committee
Contact: Bradley Halpern
Communicating Points of Pride
“The Buzz,” a new central website for tracking student initiatives accomplishments and communicating them through unified channels, is up and running.
What’s Happened: The Buzz website is up and running
What’s Next: Development of API for connecting database to departmental and organization websites
Contact: The Buzz
Know Your Rights
More information coming soon.
What’s Next: Brainstorming
Contact: Tess Petersen
Safe Ride Home Service
The River Campus is active 24/7, but our bus system is not. Students want safe transportation home after 1AM, but especially in the Winter, escort rides take a substantial toll on Security staffing.
What’s Happened: Purchased another SA van. Concept design for a student run model. Drivers have been hired.
What’s Next: Design of logo for vans. Launch of the service.
Contact: Donias Doko
Walk for Facilities
After 25 years of success with the Walk for Light, we are consolidating it and the other Facilities assessment projects to increase focus on campus beautification, energy use, and interior renovations.
What’s Happened: The Walk took place on Nov. 4.
What’s Next: Publication of the final report.
Contact: Joe Ciminelli
IT and SA Technology Enhancement
Looking back at a non-wireless campus just three years ago, we’ve come a long way with technology. All of our classrooms are smart and most of our classes use Blackboard, but it’s time we push further into the future.
What’s Happened: 2nd annual SA IT Summit (view report PDF), CCC Videos widget
What’s Next: CCC Donations widget, CCC Forms & Survey System, Facelift for SA Calendar, Continuous enhancements to the SA Government Website
Contact: Ryan Puffer
Sustainability
Digitization, resuming composting, refreshing the Student Sustainability Council, promotion.
What’s Happened: All applications processes have consumed zero paper use, composting is active in Danforth, all numbered plastics are now recyclable, SSC has met, UCoS continues to meet.
What’s Next: Zero paper use for all SA processes, continued advocacy campus-wide and sustainability student group collaboration on upcoming sustainable events
Contact: Will Finnie
Assess and Advocate for Campus Facilities Enhancements
With the economic recession stabilizing and new sources of revenue opening up, we hope to see facilities enhancements and additions increase over the next 5 years. We are surveying student needs so that as opportunities arise, we are fully prepared to outfit buildings with the best tools.
What’s Next: Not started
