Committee Updates
Academic Affairs
Initiatives:FAAdvising eventSample major pathwaysCredit overloadingSurveyPolicy adjustment proposalTablingsFall (with Tyler’s Pancake Day event)Spring (survey, plushies, candies)Course Manuals, more textbooks in librariesGoals for next yearContinue tabling, of courseMore outdoor seatingStandardized gradingSynchronized midtermsGood teaching practicesAdvice for incoming chairHold meetings regularlyStand firm and keep pushing if possiblePublicize initiatives
Civic EngagementGoals for 2025-2026J-Cash printing InitiativeIncreased social media presenceIncreased student participation in electionsAdvocating for alumni interviewsReforming CSE (mid-year goal)Progress on the goals or initiativesRan into a few roadblocks that delayed some initiatives (ex: Jcash)Some never started! (alumni inrterviews, my fault)Some co-optedSocial media presenceSleep pods initiativeAdvice for the incoming committee chairPlease be engaged and committedUpcoming election year so LOTs to do to engage student bodyShreeman’s initiative is exciting and bring much needed direction to the CEC.Thus a chair that won’t write CEC off is neededCall people/thinigs out. Ask questionsEx: CSE reform would’ve never happened if I didn’t complain to POSI, now being promoted to member of general public will continue to call everyone outJust make Vice Chair take minutes but do occasional quality checksAdvocate for in person meetings with the occasion of hybrid. Not other way aroundKeep our advisor, Willow Goode in the loop. She’s the goatGoals for 2026-2027Even more engagement with the student bodyImplementation of Shreeman’s ideaContinue to push for CSE reforms (recommendations doc attached)
Committee on Student OrganizationsThings accomplished for 2025-2026Met with RSOsSet up RSO meetings – Town HallsIdentified some inactive RSOs / helped with concerns regarding re-registration
Advice for the incoming CSO chairHave a lot more meetings at the beginning of the semester to set everything up; First few meetings to set up goals and make deadlines for those goalsSpend first two meetings coordinating meeting times with RSOsTry to get things started early so there can be room for fun activitiesGoals for 2026-2027Potential ideas: Spotlight Fridays, SGA Talent ShowContinue meeting w RSOsMaking sure that the contact info is up to dateMaking sure that HopkinsGroups is up to date
FinanceGoals for 2025-2026Organize budget reviews betterDo more tablings to increase our reach to student bodyGain more experience in RSO fundingProgress on the goals or initiativesGuideline revisions will be done by next weekWorkshop…Advice for the incoming committee chairBe more strict with time and energyBe more effective at motivating people to lock in and do their work on time independentlyWould really like to see a more public / transparent component to the work that finance doesGoals for 2026-2027Communicate with student groups often and clearlyCoordinate with Crystal / LEED to anticipate or negotiate deadlines and financial policiesImprove our internal bills systemBetter funding for categories we see requested a lot but typically reject — i.e. GBM snacks, club merch.Show up as a mentorWould also like to add that technically the treasurer and committee chair are co-chairs! :)AX Notes (3/31)
- likely need to allocate more towards semesterly allocations, event grant allocations were ~$30k each semester
- contrary to what we thought, that spring was going to be more costly than fall
- almost perfect budgeting for bills!!
- recall amount between $40-60k, which is bad, but mostly due to late allocations in fall --> how do we mitigate this in the future? At the same time, if we didn't have the recall, we would also technically be overbudget by ~$5k (as of 3/31), so maybe it's a good thing
Health, Safety, and Sustainability
Internal AffairsGoals for 2025-2026Bring the Constitution up to dateBring the Bylaws up to dateEnsure Senators know about Robert’s RulesIdeally, no impeachments or investigations requestsProgress on goalsUpdated both the Constitution and Bylaws (finally)No impeachments nor investigations!Honestly, this is a pretty low bar but I’m glad this SGA session was non-controversial, at least for IAContinuing on informing Senators of Robert’s RulesAdvice for the incoming committee chairRead over the Constituion, Bylaws, Robert’s RulesEnsure the SGA follows the guiding documentsIf possibly, always try to find ways to improve the SGA functioning and structureGet well soon Jaden :This term:By-Laws UpdateConstitution Elections UpdateRoberts rules presentations early in the termMost of our actions are “learning from SGA’s mistakes”Future:Having an official parliamentarianNew member onboarding more clearMore accountability for SGA members
Student ServicesGoals:Putting students firstEngaging with students, working with different groups and organizationsImprove overall student life and experienceInitiatives/Things we’ve worked on:Suggestion and feedbackCelebrating student cultureCollaborating with RSOs & departmentsAdvice:Have fun and enjoy the processReach out and ask for supportEngage with students and spend quality time with your committee members