Transcript NAAB+GRIGGS PLATFORM UPDATES HIGHLIGHTS • $400,000+ increase in funding to CAPS to support our university’s counseling & psychological services • Papa John’s meal equivalency pilot.

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PLATFORM UPDATES
HIGHLIGHTS
• $400,000+ increase in funding to CAPS to support our university’s
counseling & psychological services
• Papa John’s meal equivalency pilot program slated to begin SS 2016
• Off-Campus Housing Portal listings website going live October 2015
• Add/Drop process moving online with Catalyst release SS 2016
• Lobbying at statehouse supported 2-year tuition freeze, later passed
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PLATFORM OVERVIEW
LEARNING
• Real World 101
• Capstone Sneak Peak
• Meet the Next POTUS
• Rate My Co-op
• Easy Add, Easy Drop
PEOPLE
• Empowering a Culture of Consent
• Gender Neutral Spaces
• Classrooms as Safer Spaces
• Fighting Student Homelessness
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SERVICES
• Taking a Stand for Mental Health
• Swipe-O-Bell
• GTL: Get That Laundry
• Your Flight Connection
• Renter’s Guide for Off-Campus
Housing
AFFORDABILITY
• Slashing Textbook Costs
• Pushing Back on Tuition Hikes
• Finish on Time
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LEARNING
Some
Progress
Real World 101
Capstone Sneak Peak
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Stages
Meet the Next POTUS
Early
Stages
Rate My Co-op
Early
Stages
Significant
Progress
Easy Add, Easy Drop
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REAL WORLD 101
COMPLETED:
• Financial literacy seminars for all Learning Communities beginning Fall 2015
IN PROGRESS:
• More consistent professional development education delivery in Learning
Communities
• Financial literacy programming
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CAPSTONE SNEAK PEEK
IN PROGRESS:
• A&S Exploratory Week – driven by A&S Tribunal
• CEAS senior class shadow program – driven by CEAS Tribunal
learning
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MEET THE NEXT POTUS
IN PROGRESS:
• Plan is to send invitations to primary candidates in Fall Semester 2015
learning
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RATE MY CO-OP
IN PROGRESS:
• Student taskforce to identify improvements for PAL co-op survey
• Goal is to find questions whose responses could be publicized to students
learning
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EASY ADD, EASY DROP
COMPLETED:
• All-electronic add/drop process will be rolled out with the new Student
Information System throughout the 2015-2016 academic year
learning
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PEOPLE
Empowering a Culture of Consent
Early
Stages
Gender Neutral Spaces
Early
Stages
Classrooms as Safer Spaces
Early
Stages
Fighting Student Homelessness
Early
Stages
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EMPOWERING A CULTURE OF CONSENT
IN PROGRESS:
• Developing a revamped UC “It’s On Us” campaign focusing on LGBTQ identities
people
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Early
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GENDER NEUTRAL SPACES
IN PROGRESS:
• LGBTQ Center & GenderBloc are continuously working to increase genderneutral restrooms
• Student Government is in the early stages of supporting these efforts in
conversations with Planning, Design, + Construction
people
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CLASSROOMS AS SAFER SPACES
COMPLETED:
• Funding increase secured for RAPP to hire an outreach coordinator, with
initiative from VP of Student Affairs Debra Merchant
IN PROGRESS:
• Investigating mandatory diversity & inclusion training for faculty with Chief
Diversity Officer Bleuzette Marshall
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FIGHTING STUDENT HOMELESSNESS
IN PROGRESS:
• Equipping Student of Concern Committee with tools to assist homeless students
• Developing resource pamphlet
people
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Early
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Progress
Significant
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SERVICES
Taking a Stand for Mental Health
Significant
Progress
Swipe-o-Bell
Significant
Progress
GTL: Get That Laundry
Early
Stages
Some
Progress
Your Flight Connection
Significant
Progress
Renter’s Guide for Off-Campus Housing
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TAKING A STAND FOR MENTAL HEALTH
COMPLETED:
• $400k+ budget increase for UC Counseling & Psychological Services
• Expanded suite of free services for UC students, including 5 free individual
counseling sessions per semester
IN PROGRESS:
• Mental health awareness week, and other awareness programs
services
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Early
Stages
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Progress
Significant
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SWIPE-O-BELL
COMPLETED:
• Student Government made $15,000 commitment to expand swipe accessibility
to Papa John’s for part of Spring Semester 2015 as part of a pilot program
IN PROGRESS:
• Will investigate swipe equivalency for new Starbucks in Langsam Library
following its projected opening in October 2015
services
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GTL: GET THAT LAUNDRY
IN PROGRESS:
• Investigating mobile laundry solution previously used in Stratford Heights
affordability
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Early
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YOUR FLIGHT CONNECTION
COMPLETED:
• Spring 2015 UC AirportRide brought ~200 students to CVG, free of charge
IN PROGRESS:
• Planning for Thanksgiving Break UC AirportRide
services
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RENTER’S GUIDE FOR OFF-CAMPUS
HOUSING
COMPLETED:
• Signed contract with Off-Campus Partners for an Off-Campus Housing Portal, to
be released October 2015
• Portal will have increased visibility for fire safety inspections
IN PROGRESS:
• Rate My Landlord website in development, to be released Spring 2016
services
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AFFORDABILITY
Some
Progress
Slashing Textbook Costs
Significant
Progress
Pushing Back on Tuition Hikes
Some
Progress
Finish on Time
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SLASHING TEXTBOOK COSTS
COMPLETED:
• Intro to Co-op textbook being phased to free, online format
IN PROGRESS:
• Pushing for Professional Development textbook to be offered in free, online
format
• Faculty endorsement for textbook recommendations
• CEAS audit of textbook requirement on the syllabus
affordability
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Early
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Progress
Significant
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PUSHING BACK ON TUITION HIKES
COMPLETED:
• 2-year tuition freeze for in-state undergraduates and 4% annual growth in state
funding (SSI) for UC announced by Ohio state legislature
• Lobbying by Student Government and UC at the statehouse for tuition freeze &
SSI increase
• New fee approval process requires formal student input for any new college or
ancillary fee
affordability
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FINISH ON TIME
COMPLETED:
• Revamped degree audit system to be rolled out with new Student Information
System during 2015-2016 academic year
IN PROGRESS:
• Finish on Time tuition promise
• Ohio Senate Challenge – taskforce to identify how to save students 5% on fouryear cost of college attendance
affordability
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OTHER PROJECTS
FOOD TRUCKS
• First event hosted April 2015, 4 food trucks present
• 2 follow-up events planned for Sept. and Oct. 2015
BLACK LIVES MATTER
• Working to identify best ways for student body to heal & be heard on issues of race and reform
VOLLEYBALL COURT
• Plans being drawn up for new outside sand volleyball court next to Dabney Hall
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