Projects & Services

The Projects & Services Committee is charged with two main objectives:

  1. To enhance all aspects of student life and the campus environment through assessment and improvement of programs and policies, as well as overseeing departments such as Dining, Transportation, Facilities,  Information Technology, Residential Life, Bookstore, Security, etc.
  2. To maintain and fund SA initiatives such as the DVD Library, City Cycles, Thanksgiving Shuttles, and Winter Bike Storage.

The Committee works with administrators, heads of departments, and University Offices in achieving these objectives.  It thrives on student feedback, allowing the committee to represent the student opinion as accurately as possible. If you have any questions or comments, you are encouraged to contact the committee by selecting “Ideas for New Campus Projects” on our Feedback Page, or by emailing the co-chairs.

Meet the Committee

Harika Kunchala Harika Kunchala
Projects & Services Chair, Collegiate Readership Program Coordinator
Class of 2015
hkunchal@u.rochester.edu
Antoinette Esce Antoinette Esce
Projects & Services Chair, 2015 Class Senator
Class of 2015
aesce@u.rochester.edu
Shiv Rambarran Shiv Rambarran
Dining Coordinator
Class of 2013
srambarr@u.rochester.edu
Luke Metzler Luke Metzler
2016 Class Senator, Academics Aide
Class of 2016
lmetzle2@u.rochester.edu
Sheel Clerk Sheel Clerk
2015 Class Senator, Academics Aide
Class of 2015
sclerk@u.rochester.edu
Siobhan Mclaughlin Siobhan Mclaughlin
Sustainability Coordinator
Class of 2014
smclaug6@u.rochester.edu
Shakti Rambarran Shakti Rambarran
Facilities Aide
Class of 2016
srambar2@u.rochester.edu
Donias Doko Donias Doko
Security Coordinator
Class of 2012
ddoko@u.rochester.edu
Ana Garcia Ana Garcia
Transportation Aide
Class of
agarc14@u.rochester.edu
Sean Delehanty Sean Delehanty
Academics Coordinator
Class of
sdelehan@u.rochester.edu
Nirlipta Panda Nirlipta Panda
Wellness Coordinator
Class of
npanda2@u.rochester.edu
Janelle Delos-Reyes Janelle Delos-Reyes
Wellness Aide
Class of
jdelosre@u.rochester.edu

Latest Updates from Projects & Services

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The administration frequently requests feedback from the SA on room and building renovations. Based on these meetings, discussions, and comments from students, we’ve compiled a renovations checklist to streamline this feedback mechanisms and make sure the SA is all in the same page. The checklist was endorsed by the Senate and will be sent to the necessary administrators.

Have any questions? Additional feedback? Contact Antoinette!

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In the past year, the College has commissioned two Committees, the Educational Technology Committee and Experiential Learning Committee, to explore the development of undergraduate academics at the University of Rochester. In their reports, these committees have laid out various steps that can be taken to improve our academic experience.

The SA Government, in its capacity as an advocate of the student body, has drafted its own report to respond to these ideas and to encourage action on specific initiatives. In short, we believe that advising, mentorship, and student involvement are key priorities for the improvement of academics in the near future.

Read what the SA Government has to say about Academics in our report. In the coming semesters, the SA Government will work heavily with Dean Feldman and other administrators to make the ideas in this report a reality.

Click the image below to open the full SA Academic Report

You can also read the reports of the two College Committees below.

The EdTech report calls upon the College to:

1. Adapt technology to facilitate learning by doing
2. Improve technological resources available to faculty
3. Create incentives for faculty to embrace technology

Final Report of the College Educational Technology Committee

The Experiential Learning report calls for:

1. Theme-based experiential learning
2. Improving access to experiential learning at the UofR
3. Reducing barriers to curricular innovation
4. Implementing the administrative structure required to promote experiential learning

Final Report of the College Experiential Learning Initiatives Committee

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Learn how to use the Times Topic

Published on April 17, 2013 at 1:00am by Harika Kunchala in Projects & Services

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The representative from the Times Topic will be coming on April 24th from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. in the Gowen Room of Wilson Commons to talk about the Times Topic and our online resources! The Times Topic is a resource provided by the New York Times:

“Each topic page collects all the news, reference and archival information, photos, graphics, audio and video files published on topics ranging from A M Castle & Company to Zyuganov, Gennadi A. This treasure trove is available without charge on articles going back to 1981.

She will be highlighting some useful ways to utilize these and other newspapers we offer. You can stay for the whole time or stop by when you have a few minutes. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the FREE resources available to you through the New York Times!

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/topics/index.html

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This year’s Undergraduate Research Exposition (URE) will take place on April 19th from 12:30-4pm. Come see the amazing academic work done by members of the undergraduate community!

The expo will start with a Symposium at four separate locations on campus (refer to URE website). Students will then present their research at the poster presentation fair from 2:00-3:45pm in the Welles Brown and Hawkins Carlson rooms. Finally, students will be presenting Professor of the Year awards at around 3:45pm.

For more information, look to the Office of Undergraduate Research website at http://www.rochester.edu/college/ugresearch/expodetails.html

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