Hey Hey SGA-
Long time no talk! There have been MULTIPLE updates from the past two weeks. Here is the quick run-down;
a.) Facilities meeting with Beth Keyes-
Marycrest looks beautiful! The wall separating the food court and the lobby has been knocked down, the mail room has been moved to the basement, a fireplace was put in the lobby, and the dining hall was completely renovated.
VWK lobby was completely redone and looks very nice.... cabin feel if you will. Pods A and B (from the main lobby to MC) were completely refinished, 28 rooms were re carpeted and new bathrooms. Next summer they will complete Pod C and D (main lobby to Stuart).
Stuart lobby was repainted and new furniture was placed in to make it aesthetically pleasing. Next summer Adele and Meyer will be completely refinished similar to the MC renovations. The summer after that, Sheehy will be completed.
b.) Academic Initiative and Provost meeting
Emily and I met with Dr. Saliba regarding academics... Nina, looks like you'll have fun this year! We talked to Dr. Saliba about the Academic Initiative we ran on during the election season, and it sounds like it's good to go! I am in the process of incorporating the Habits of Inquiry, University mission, and other governing documents of the University into the proposal to be given to Dr. Curran. Dr. Saliba has made it very clear that SGA and the Provost's office will be CO-SPONSORS!
c.) New York Times and USA Today program
We will be continuing the New York Times program, however, this year we will be operating through the USA Today. More information and details of this will come at the beginning of the year.
d.) Back Office Door
Tomorrow (Wednesday) we will have a contractor remove a glass panel and place a door in the back office that will enable us to enter in and out without having to go through catering. As some of you know, in order to access the back office, we had to use a key to get into the catering office past hours. Last year, that key was taken away, so we've had limited access to the office. Our goal is to utilize the back office for ALL committee meetings and small gatherings, and to keep the front office professional, quiet, and orderly!
more updates will follow!
Emi
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
we're halfway there.....almost!
Hello Friends-
As July approaches us tomorrow, I'd like to take some time to share with you our progress thus far. Most of you have seen that Emily and I are busy working away this summer trying to prepare SGA for the upcoming year. We have a meeting with Sister Annette on Wednesday just to catch up on things and figure out where she'd like to go next year. However, be prepared for some BIG changes! Emily and I are both sitting on search committees for new administrative positions, including the Associate Vice President of Student Development (Sister's #2) and the New Student Orientation Director. While specific details are very confidential still, Emily can provide you with some insight into the NSO position and I can help with the Associate Vice President.
In other news, Student Development will be signing a $64,000 / year contract with Residence Life Cinemas (or SWANK) for the next three years. This will continue the accessibility to movies and the continual play of movies on the Movie Channel. (side note: this has nothing to do with Flyer TV or the cable channels!) The cost will be coming from student residence hall fees, and is fairly priced considering we will have 260 movies to play per year. The list of movies is quite extensive, and Student Development has given SGA the privilege to create and maintain the selection process. We have touched base with Colin about this and will be bouncing ideas off of everyone soon!
Some of you have been asking about early move in, so tentative dates for the Executive Committee and Executive Council are Tuesday, August 12 and Wednesday, August 13th. Right now ALL SGA officers will be invited to some type of cookout at Brad Balser's house, but like I said before, that's still up in the air. On Thursday, August 14th the Executive Council will be partaking in an all day retreat. On Friday, August 15th the Executive Committee will be partaking in an all day retreat. These retreats are mandatory, so please let us know if you will not be moving in until the University's official move-in day. Also, ALL SGA officers will be required to help the New Student Orientation team move in Freshman on Saturday, August 16th beginning at 6:30 am! I know it's early, but it's a great way for SGA to be present to students right away! Emily and I, along with Katie will be shooting more information your way as we get closer to move in day.
That's it for now! If you have anything you'd like to say, feel free to post (it gets lonely without hearing from all of you!)
Summer lovin,
Emi
As July approaches us tomorrow, I'd like to take some time to share with you our progress thus far. Most of you have seen that Emily and I are busy working away this summer trying to prepare SGA for the upcoming year. We have a meeting with Sister Annette on Wednesday just to catch up on things and figure out where she'd like to go next year. However, be prepared for some BIG changes! Emily and I are both sitting on search committees for new administrative positions, including the Associate Vice President of Student Development (Sister's #2) and the New Student Orientation Director. While specific details are very confidential still, Emily can provide you with some insight into the NSO position and I can help with the Associate Vice President.
In other news, Student Development will be signing a $64,000 / year contract with Residence Life Cinemas (or SWANK) for the next three years. This will continue the accessibility to movies and the continual play of movies on the Movie Channel. (side note: this has nothing to do with Flyer TV or the cable channels!) The cost will be coming from student residence hall fees, and is fairly priced considering we will have 260 movies to play per year. The list of movies is quite extensive, and Student Development has given SGA the privilege to create and maintain the selection process. We have touched base with Colin about this and will be bouncing ideas off of everyone soon!
Some of you have been asking about early move in, so tentative dates for the Executive Committee and Executive Council are Tuesday, August 12 and Wednesday, August 13th. Right now ALL SGA officers will be invited to some type of cookout at Brad Balser's house, but like I said before, that's still up in the air. On Thursday, August 14th the Executive Council will be partaking in an all day retreat. On Friday, August 15th the Executive Committee will be partaking in an all day retreat. These retreats are mandatory, so please let us know if you will not be moving in until the University's official move-in day. Also, ALL SGA officers will be required to help the New Student Orientation team move in Freshman on Saturday, August 16th beginning at 6:30 am! I know it's early, but it's a great way for SGA to be present to students right away! Emily and I, along with Katie will be shooting more information your way as we get closer to move in day.
That's it for now! If you have anything you'd like to say, feel free to post (it gets lonely without hearing from all of you!)
Summer lovin,
Emi
Thursday, June 19, 2008
More updates!
Hi everyone-
Hope you are enjoying this nice weather. It will be a hot weekend here at UD, maybe because all of the alumni will be here!! Its Alumni Weekend and we're looking forward to talking with the class of 1998.
Just wanted to provide you with some more updates to keep you all in the loop. We have been hard at work on the directories and there may be potential for some exciting new changes. The company we work with is now providing access to the directories online (its kind of like address book with lots of extra things). We are in the process of working with everyone involved to see if this is something we want to do. It wouldn't eliminate the hard copies, it would just add an additional online outlet for the information. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
We have also been hard at work on the Sexual Assault Prevention Programs. We are working with Dr. Edwards from the University of Kentucky who is a key leader in this type of work. She is bringing us to her department in early July so we can learn what they have done and get some hands on experience with how this should work. How exciting!!
We are also working on different ideas for the meeting structure for this fall. We'd like to get people's feedback so we can put together our thoughts and then present it to the group (ultimately to be approved or rejected by the Senate). PLEASE ADD YOUR THOUGHTS to this through a comment on this blog so we can get some conversation flowing on the issue! Your voice is important and we want to make sure we hear your thoughts before we put together a proposal.
Keep us in the loop on what is new with you, any progress you've made with your SGA position, or any questions you have about how SGA works or what Emi and myself are doing!
Your friend,
Emily
Hope you are enjoying this nice weather. It will be a hot weekend here at UD, maybe because all of the alumni will be here!! Its Alumni Weekend and we're looking forward to talking with the class of 1998.
Just wanted to provide you with some more updates to keep you all in the loop. We have been hard at work on the directories and there may be potential for some exciting new changes. The company we work with is now providing access to the directories online (its kind of like address book with lots of extra things). We are in the process of working with everyone involved to see if this is something we want to do. It wouldn't eliminate the hard copies, it would just add an additional online outlet for the information. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
We have also been hard at work on the Sexual Assault Prevention Programs. We are working with Dr. Edwards from the University of Kentucky who is a key leader in this type of work. She is bringing us to her department in early July so we can learn what they have done and get some hands on experience with how this should work. How exciting!!
We are also working on different ideas for the meeting structure for this fall. We'd like to get people's feedback so we can put together our thoughts and then present it to the group (ultimately to be approved or rejected by the Senate). PLEASE ADD YOUR THOUGHTS to this through a comment on this blog so we can get some conversation flowing on the issue! Your voice is important and we want to make sure we hear your thoughts before we put together a proposal.
Keep us in the loop on what is new with you, any progress you've made with your SGA position, or any questions you have about how SGA works or what Emi and myself are doing!
Your friend,
Emily
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Weekly Update
Just a few quick updates:
1. Meeting with Sister Annette last week-
we discussed the development of the sexual assault program (which is going awesome!), our expectations of her, and leadership development for the Organization. Good things came out of this meeting. Sister would like to start coming to an SGA meeting once a month for a Q/A session with the officers. Also, we asked that she and SGA stay on the same page throughout the school year and ensure that we are communicating effectively with one another.
2. Leadership Development-
Emily, Brad, and I are in the process of starting to organize the leadership development sessions for the Executive Committee and Executive Council. As some of you are aware, Executive Council / Committee are allowed to move in early, yet you will have mandatory SGA activities you have to attend during that week. Don't get too worried though, they will all be fun and you will have free time to yourself! More information about this will be sent your way as we finalize our plans and work closely with Katie and Josh.
3. Leadership Speaker Series
I am in the process of forming a Leadership Speaker Series. I have booked a woman named Susan Leahy (www.susanleahy.com) to train our Senate / Organization and work with University Departments and student organizations. This will be taking place in September. I also am trying to line up former UD SGA President / VP and Senior Vice President of Yankee Candle, Rick Ruffolo to come and speak in the fall. I do have other plans for this series, including partnering with Career Services, to provide students with leadership and developmental opportunities each month.
4. Start thinking programs! We are asking that you get in contact with your co-directors and start outlining your programs and activities for the year and begin estimating the costs! Katie will be in touch with you more about this later in the summer!
Don't be afraid to let us know what you think! Make sure to keep us updated on what you're doing!
1. Meeting with Sister Annette last week-
we discussed the development of the sexual assault program (which is going awesome!), our expectations of her, and leadership development for the Organization. Good things came out of this meeting. Sister would like to start coming to an SGA meeting once a month for a Q/A session with the officers. Also, we asked that she and SGA stay on the same page throughout the school year and ensure that we are communicating effectively with one another.
2. Leadership Development-
Emily, Brad, and I are in the process of starting to organize the leadership development sessions for the Executive Committee and Executive Council. As some of you are aware, Executive Council / Committee are allowed to move in early, yet you will have mandatory SGA activities you have to attend during that week. Don't get too worried though, they will all be fun and you will have free time to yourself! More information about this will be sent your way as we finalize our plans and work closely with Katie and Josh.
3. Leadership Speaker Series
I am in the process of forming a Leadership Speaker Series. I have booked a woman named Susan Leahy (www.susanleahy.com) to train our Senate / Organization and work with University Departments and student organizations. This will be taking place in September. I also am trying to line up former UD SGA President / VP and Senior Vice President of Yankee Candle, Rick Ruffolo to come and speak in the fall. I do have other plans for this series, including partnering with Career Services, to provide students with leadership and developmental opportunities each month.
4. Start thinking programs! We are asking that you get in contact with your co-directors and start outlining your programs and activities for the year and begin estimating the costs! Katie will be in touch with you more about this later in the summer!
Don't be afraid to let us know what you think! Make sure to keep us updated on what you're doing!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
T-shirts
When we were going through the back office, we found about 9 boxes of t-shirts from Lil Sibs '07 and '08, Senior shirts from '05, and Greensweep '07. We saved 100 t-shirts in smalls, mediums and larges so to have in stock for Up the Orgs+, various table hours, COSGA, ASGA and other conferences, as well as any other need for promotional items. However, this left us with about 1000 t-shirts in excess. There had been discussion throughout the year that extra t-shirts should be donated somewhere so Emi and I (with the help of Kevin Schultz and Darren Brown) took the t-shirts to the Salvation Army Emergency House which will provide homeless women and children downtown with clean t-shirts. They will also take some of the t-shirts to the Salvation Army Booth house which helps homeless men in the Dayton area.
Just wanted to let you know that those extra t-shirts have gone to a great cause!
Emily
Just wanted to let you know that those extra t-shirts have gone to a great cause!
Emily
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Updates!
Hi Everyone-
Welcome to the e2 Blog! We are excited to use this medium as a way to stay in communication with everyone over the summer.
Emi alluded to the Sexual Assault "thing" we're working on, so I thought I would fill you in on a little more detail! Sister Annette and Chris Schramm have hired us this summer to develop a five year strategic plan on how the University should handle sexual assault. We are allowed to include as many programs in this five year plan as we want, as long as one of them is a one hour presentation at NSO.
We have spent the first part of our summer researching what other Universities have done as well as what kind of data is available on the issue. We will be presenting our findings to Sister at our meeting this Wednesday. We are so excited about the opportunity, what we're learning, and the possibility to help so many people on campus in years to come.
We'll keep you posted on this as the summer goes on! Hope you are all enjoying your summers and please keep in touch!
Love,
Emily
Welcome to the e2 Blog! We are excited to use this medium as a way to stay in communication with everyone over the summer.
Emi alluded to the Sexual Assault "thing" we're working on, so I thought I would fill you in on a little more detail! Sister Annette and Chris Schramm have hired us this summer to develop a five year strategic plan on how the University should handle sexual assault. We are allowed to include as many programs in this five year plan as we want, as long as one of them is a one hour presentation at NSO.
We have spent the first part of our summer researching what other Universities have done as well as what kind of data is available on the issue. We will be presenting our findings to Sister at our meeting this Wednesday. We are so excited about the opportunity, what we're learning, and the possibility to help so many people on campus in years to come.
We'll keep you posted on this as the summer goes on! Hope you are all enjoying your summers and please keep in touch!
Love,
Emily
Monday, June 2, 2008
First Post
Hi Everyone-
I hope all is well with you and you are enjoying your summer! Emily and I have been hard at work these past few weeks. Aside from having the office painted a beautiful tan color (sorry guys, it's not pink), we have rearranged, cleaned, and are in the process of getting rid of those unwanted materials we don't use! The office looks great and we're hoping that it'll provide a more professional atmosphere. Just as a heads up, one of the things we'll be pushing this year is professionalism- in the office, in our words, and in our actions. This means that we're going to be strict on office policy! We are trying to free up space in the back office so that we can hold meetings throughout the week there and use the regular office as work space. More details on this will come when you return to campus.
Aside from cleaning, we have been working on developing a Thursday night program for NSO and a long-term program for the University addressing the issue of sexual assault. I'll let Emily talk about that more since it's her "thing".
We are also having bi-weekly meetings with Sister Annette to discuss the upcoming year, and will be developing a strong mission statement and goals for both the short and long term. We are currently addressing the issue of Spirit Points, Digital Signage, the New York Times program, and our participation in Field Day & an approved LowesFest. We will be sure to keep you update as we find out more information on these topics.
Finally, Emily and I are hard at work putting together the directories and getting everything ready for the new school year. We will be exploring the issues of meeting times and productivity this summer... so start brainstorming! I also am looking into possibly collaborating with other departments to form a speaker series focused on leadership, student development, and organization.
Sorry for the long post, I just had lots to share! Keep us updated on what you're doing / thoughts / ideas!
Emi
I hope all is well with you and you are enjoying your summer! Emily and I have been hard at work these past few weeks. Aside from having the office painted a beautiful tan color (sorry guys, it's not pink), we have rearranged, cleaned, and are in the process of getting rid of those unwanted materials we don't use! The office looks great and we're hoping that it'll provide a more professional atmosphere. Just as a heads up, one of the things we'll be pushing this year is professionalism- in the office, in our words, and in our actions. This means that we're going to be strict on office policy! We are trying to free up space in the back office so that we can hold meetings throughout the week there and use the regular office as work space. More details on this will come when you return to campus.
Aside from cleaning, we have been working on developing a Thursday night program for NSO and a long-term program for the University addressing the issue of sexual assault. I'll let Emily talk about that more since it's her "thing".
We are also having bi-weekly meetings with Sister Annette to discuss the upcoming year, and will be developing a strong mission statement and goals for both the short and long term. We are currently addressing the issue of Spirit Points, Digital Signage, the New York Times program, and our participation in Field Day & an approved LowesFest. We will be sure to keep you update as we find out more information on these topics.
Finally, Emily and I are hard at work putting together the directories and getting everything ready for the new school year. We will be exploring the issues of meeting times and productivity this summer... so start brainstorming! I also am looking into possibly collaborating with other departments to form a speaker series focused on leadership, student development, and organization.
Sorry for the long post, I just had lots to share! Keep us updated on what you're doing / thoughts / ideas!
Emi
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