GUSA Cabinet and Staff

President: Enushe Khan Vice President: Chris Fisk

Chief of Staff: Ari Goldstein Deputy Chiefs of Staff: Mahwish Bari, Sam Granville, Casey Nolan, Olivia Hinerfeld, Garet Williams, Pat Sullivan, and Zac Schroepfer Director and Deputy Director of Communications: Natalia Pena and Thomas Massad Secretary: Megan Yeager Treasurer: Jared Ison Historian: Matt Hinson Director of Federal and D.C. Relations: Kotryna Jukneviciute Director of the Student Advocacy Office: Jack Nalen Co-Directors of Freshman Outreach: Harry Clow and Erin Luck What’s a Hoya Coordinators: Sara Castiglia, Mara Goldman, and Ashwin Puri

Speaker of the Senate: Richie Mullaney Vice Speaker of the Senate: Cherie Vu

Chair of Academic Affairs: Brendan Saunders Chair of Accessibility: Dani Zamalin Chair of the Arts: Katie Rosengarten Chair of Athletic Affairs: Carter Rise Chair of Dining and Auxiliary Services: Mark Camilli Chair of Entrepreneurship: Jake Maxmin Chair of Free Speech: D.J. Angelini Liaison to Greek Life: Tucker Cowden Chair of LGBTQ Inclusivity: Grace Smith Chair of Mental Health: Sylvia Levy Chair of Race and Cultural Inclusivity: Alex Alonso Chair of Religious Inclusivity: Evan Waddill Chair of Residential Living: Christopher Holshouser Chair of Safety and Sexual Assault Policy: Maddy Moore Chair and Vice Chair of Socioeconomic Inclusivity: Emily Kaye and Cameron White Liaisons to Student Organizations: Ricardo Mondolfi and Annabelle Timsit Co-Chairs of Student Worker Affairs: Laura Fairman and Obed Ventura Co-Chairs of Sustainability: Ben Zimmer and Ben Baldwin Chair of Technology: Yafet Negash Chair of Transfer Affairs: Sydney Jean Gottfried Co-Chairs of Undocumented Student Inclusivity: Jessica Andino and Javier Melendez Liaison to Unrecognized Student Groups: Sama Rao

Student Representatives to the Board of Directors: Sara Castigilia and Connor Maytnier Student Representatives to the Alumni Board of Governors: Hunter Estes, Anthony Fadil, Ben Germano, and Nicole Lam The following pages contain a list of our successes over the past seven months and our priorities for the remaining four months of our administration. They are organized alphabetically by category, with the most exciting or important projects bolded in each section. You can find more information or contact us at www.gustudentassociation.org. Academic Affairs

What we’ve done so far: • Conducted a survey asking about student priorities for academic reform • Met with administrators to explore options for expanding academic credit for internships • Met with the Registrar regarding skills tagging and pre-registration/live registration • Collaborated with the GUSA Race and Cultural Inclusivity Team to host a Diversity Requirement Town Hall • Collaborated with the GUSA Mental Health Team to evaluate existing policies surrounding medical leaves of absence

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Presenting a formal proposal to the administration to expand internship credit opportunities • Addressing potential changes to course registration policy while protecting student interests • Addressing registration policies for students on medical leaves of absence Accessibility

What we’ve done so far: • Continued providing funding for the annual Disability Studies Lecture Series • Advocated for the expansion of the Disability Course Cluster and taken steps towards creating a Disability Studies Minor and/or Certificate Program, while ensuring that existing Disability Studies courses are cross-listed for the Diversity Requirement • Successfully pushed the Office of Planning and Facilities Management to offer a way for students to designate facilities requests that present accessibility problems as high-priority • Begun drafting a list of shared commitments with the Division of Student Affairs that addresses barriers to accessibility, including commitments to hire new full-time staff members at the Academic Resource Center and expand the Center’s space within the next few years • Secured additional staff at the Academic Resource Center for the fall semester of this year • Hosted an event with actress and disability rights activist Ali Stroker, which was co-hosted by the Lecture Fund

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Engaging Blue & Gray leadership in promoting Georgetown’s accessibility resources on campus tours • Compiling a clear list of the best language for students to use while discussing accessibility, and distributing it amongst GUSA, Blue & Gray tour guides, SAC groups, and other relevant student organizations • Working with off-campus restaurants and stores in the Georgetown neighborhood, such as The Tombs, to address and gather information on storefront accessibility, in order to compile a guide on neighborhood accessibility that can be disseminated through the Academic Resource Center • Publishing a new campus accessibility map and working with the Georgetown administration to more effectively publish it on their official website • Finalizing the document of shared commitments on campus accessibility between GUSA and the administration by winter break Arts

What we’ve done so far: • Hosted a Hoya Roundtable on the Arts in April • Began hosting semi-regular Arts Forums for students across different arts mediums to discuss shared issues (two in the spring and one on November 15) • Worked with different arts groups on campus to come together for additional forms of communication • Begun planning for Arts week in March 2017 • Made art display spaces in the HFSC reservation calendar public to students, and designated additional space in the HFSC to display student art

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Making space in Davis Center for the Performing Arts reservation calendars public to students, using the model of the HFSC calendar • Collaborating with the Georgetown University Collective of Creative Individuals to institute art shares through partnerships with GUSA • Creating (mandatory) workshops for PAAC groups once a semester open to the general public • Installing a permanent art gallery in the HFSC (with the one installed during Arts Week as the model, inviting Art & Art History Department students as well as freelance artists to submit work) • Forming an Arts Week Committee in December and finalizing plans for an Arts Week in the spring semester Athletic Affairs

What we’ve done so far: • Secured permanent funding from the Division of Student Affairs for the club sports athletic trainer salary, so that it will be largely funded by the administration rather than the student activities fee • Secured permanent office space in the Yates Field House for the club sports athletic trainer • Worked closely with the Office of Community Engagement to secure adequate off- campus field space for club sports while Kehoe Field is closed, successfully gaining limited access to Duke Ellington Field and the field at the Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School • Advocated for a major short-term renovation of Kehoe Field to make it usable for the 10 to 15 years before an eventual long-term renovation takes place, including a petition among club sports athletes and a presentation to the Board of Directors

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Securing locker room use and equipment storage space for the varsity tennis team in the Thompson Athletic Center • Continuing to support student efforts regarding the university’s contract with Nike and their labor practices • Working with the Office of Planning and Facilities Management on the design and planning processes for a renovation of Kehoe Field next academic year • Working towards final approval for a short-term renovation of Kehoe Field at the winter meetings of the Board of Directors and Board of Regents • Working with the Center for Student Engagement to ensure club sports teams’ ability to use of adequate off-campus field space leading up to a renovation of Kehoe Field Dining & Auxiliary Services

What we’ve done so far: • Hosted a dining town hall and student food forum with key administrators • Successfully implemented several long-desired dining reforms for this academic year, including: • A permanent meal exchange program at Cosi, Hoya Court, and the Market Pod • The ability to add unlimited flex dollars to meal plans • The ability to use the mobile app Tapingo to pre-order meals at Aramark locations • Reusable to-go containers at Leo’s • Expanded hours at meal-plan accessible locations including Hoya Court and Leo’s • Increased variety and brand new options at Grab-and-Go locations • Worked closely with the university throughout the dining contract request-for-proposal and selection process, successfully securing the following student priorities in the university’s next ten-year dining contract: • Up to 3 meal exchanges per day, 7 days per week, all day at 11 different retail locations • Flex dollars can still be used at Epi and The Corp locations (unlike some vendor proposals) • Leo’s will be completely renovated by the next academic year • The upstairs floor will have retail options with meal exchanges (like Hoya Court) • The downstairs floor will be all-you-can-eat and will be managed by a new program, the Fresh Food Company • New and upgraded locations at Hoya Court • All dining workers will keep their jobs • Guest meal swipes will increase from 2 per semester to 5 • Worked with Auxiliary Business Services to host student open houses with bidding dining vendors during the contract selection process • Worked with the University to select Barnes and Noble as the new bookstore vendor What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Continuing to deepen engagement by the GUSA Dining and Auxiliary Services Team in the university’s Dining Committee and Bulldog Tavern Advisory Committee • Designing a centralized dining complaint system and accompanying quality enforcement mechanism as part the new dining contract • Conducting a targeted survey for first-year students to get their perspectives on Georgetown Dining • Working with and aiding Simple Portions, a student-run startup, to introduce dishes labeled with portions and food groups at Leo’s • Continuing to engage students in discussions about mail consolidation, focused in particular on the quality of mail services, use of renovated RHO spaces, and potential impact on student employees • Ensuring student involvement during the transition process of the new dining contract and the renovation planning that will result from it • Working with the University on the bookstore’s new design for its renovation next summer Entrepreneurship

What we’ve done so far: • Begun hosting weekly “Entrepreneurship Hangouts” in the Leavey Program Room on Friday afternoons to give student-run startups a collaboration and co-working space • Opened up space in the the GUSA storage cage in Regents Hall to student entrepreneurs

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Researching peer institution policies regarding student-run businesses in order to draft a set of recommended changes to the Code of Student Conduct • Working with the Alumni House to establish a one-to-one mentorship program that connects student entrepreneurs with alumni entrepreneurs • Better publicizing equipment available to students in the Gelardin New Media Center Federal & D.C. Relations

What we’ve done so far: • Contributed to positive neighborhood relations by organizing an alumni-student neighborhood cleanup and a student career networking event with neighbors • Contributed to positive alumni relations by organizing “Hoyas at the Hawthorne” happy hour for young alumni and students • Founded the Student Leadership Alliance, a network of student governments from across the country that engages in federal advocacy on student issues • Connected students to Capitol Hill by organizing a networking event with professional lobbyists and setting up a resource listserv for students interested in lobbying Congress about relevant legislation • Advocated on Capitol Hill for funding increases to the Federal Pell Grant Program, organized a panel with government officials and students focused on Pell Grants, and filmed a soon-to-be- published video about the experiences of students receiving federal financial aid • Advocated in City Council for civic education legislation and organized a charity 5k to support Garfield Elementary School in Anacostia • Supported the campaign for D.C. statehood by participating in city-wide events and working groups at the Mayor’s office • Led a student phone banking and letter writing initiative to support S. 2680, the Senate’s Mental Health Reform Act

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Institutionalizing regular alumni-student neighborhood cleanups • Establishing a student-alumni job shadowing program • Increasing the scope and effectiveness of the Student Leadership Alliance, with a particular focus on building relationships with other D.C.-area schools • Advocating for increased labor rights for student interns in D.C. • Continuing to actively support the campaign for D.C. statehood, increased funding for the Federal Pell Grant Program, S. 2680, and programs that support mental health on college campuses • Better educating students on the purpose of federal advocacy efforts related to higher education Free Speech

What we’ve done so far: • Opened a regular channel of communication with student groups regarding events with outside speakers • Begun holding weekly office hours in the GUSA office for students with free speech concerns • Published official GUSA responses to various campus events implicating free speech

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Hosting a free speech open forum with student leaders and administrators • Ensuring student engagement and response to proposed changes to the Free Speech and Expression Policy and faculty handbook GUSA’s Institutional Improvements

What we’ve done so far: • Successfully completed the planned GUSA Executive restructuring, establishing 20 policy teams and growing GUSA from 50 people to 400 people • Worked with advisory boards on a consensus-driven plan to significantly restructure the GUSA Senate • Established a “GUSA portal” on the GUSA website so that all members of GUSA have centralized access to a calendar, directory, feedback form, and other resources • Begun to publish important documents on various parts of the GUSA website • Acquired new furniture for the GUSA office • Started Heard on the Hilltop, a GUSA blog that has gotten thousands of views

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Finalizing and carrying out the GUSA Senate restructuring plan • More fully realizing our transparency goals • Laying the groundwork for the successful continuation of a more inclusive and efficient GUSA beyond our term LGBTQ Inclusivity

What we’ve done so far: • Submitted a formal proposal to the Office of Residential Living for a new Living and Learning Community titled “Crossroads: Gender and Sexuality” that would be open to all students, including freshmen • Begun efforts for the inclusion of all-gender bathrooms in all new university buildings and signage changes on the poorly labeled all-gender bathrooms that currently exist • Begun discussions with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions about changing the way students indicate gender identity during the application process

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Continuing to conduct research and discussions with administrators about the possibility of all- gender bathrooms in current on-campus residential communities • Continuing to work with the Yates Field House on a non-discrimination statement for bathrooms and locker rooms • Strengthening GUSA’s relationship with the LGBTQ Resource Center and other on- and off- campus resources to better engage and support students • Engaging a variety of campus partners to build a coalition of support for the “Crossroads: Gender and Sexuality” Living and Learning Community • Working with the University to provide affordable or free HIV screening to students Master Planning & Community Engagement

What we’ve done so far: • Negotiated and signed a twenty-year Memorandum of Understanding between GUSA and the university, which: • Guarantees the right for seniors to live off campus • Prevents a new residence hall from being built on Harbin Patio • Commits the university to publishing a timeline for completing direly-needed housing renovations, and maximizing use of the Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center as swing space during those renovations • Institutionalizes long-term student engagement in master planning by codifying the existence of the Student Master Planning Consortium • Completed negotiations on a 2017-2036 Campus Plan that prioritizes renovating on-campus housing in order to make living on campus more desirable to students, and: • Secured permanent seats for two to three students on the Steering Committee of the Georgetown Community Partnership • Secured a first-ever student Co-Chair on the Safety and Student Life Working Group of the Georgetown Community Partnership • Filed for GUSA to receive formal party status on the Campus Plan • Published an accessible five-page “Campus Plan at a Glance” report explaining key points of the 121-page Campus Plan • Represented student interests as part of the Housing Study Steering Committee, and specific working groups exploring renovations to Henle and Alumni Square, as part of an effort to secure an explicit renovations timeline • Coordinated a smooth transition between the previous two and incoming two student Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners • Continued to support the DC Fair Skies Coalition by managing their website and providing student perspectives • Begun engaging a variety of student leaders in developing a post-Campus Plan list of student priorities for the master planning process • Worked with The Corp and the Office of Neighborhood Life to improve Roomr, a landlord- review platform for students living off-campus • Published a comprehensive off-campus housing database to make the off-campus housing search fairer and easier for juniors • See the Athletic Affairs, Residential Living, and Transportation sections of this document for other successes connected to master planning

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Completing the aforementioned list of student priorities for the master planning process • Working with administrators to publish a multi-year timeline for renovating residence halls, as agreed upon in the Memorandum of Understanding signed in the spring • Pushing back against potential long-term plans to convert student-occupied townhouses into faculty residences • Developing a framework for student engagement in the university’s long-term academic master planning process, which includes planning for the future of our downtown campuses • Representing student interests in the planning and design processes for renovations to Henle, Alumni Square, the Yates Field House, the Student Life Corridor, and the open space outside MedStar hospital • Working with the Georgetown Student Tenant Association to re-establish the organization and recruit new membership • Continuing to work closely with The Corp to improve Roomr and the newly-created off-campus housing database • See the Athletic Affairs, Residential Living, and Transportation sections of this document for other immediate priorities connected to master planning Mental Health

What we’ve done so far: • Worked with the Mental Health Advisory Board to begin the development of a “Red Folder,” which would include mental health-related resource information and crisis response recommendations, that will be given to every faculty member on campus • Worked with Health Education Services to make self-care and mental health resources easily available on an official university web page • Collaborated with the GUSA Academic Affairs Team to evaluate existing policies surrounding medical leaves of absence • Supported CAPS in the development of an online general feedback form, a new Facebook page, and online informational materials to clarify medical leave of absence processes • Hosted a mental health open forum to highlight the great work that has been done in the past year, empower students to learn about mental health policies on campus, and provide a space for students to ask administrators any relevant questions • Supported the continued development of Project Lighthouse and its sustainable transition to the auspices of Health Education Services and CAPS

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Advocating for implicit bias training for professionals in the Division of Student Affairs to equip them to better support students and direct them to resources • Engaging NSO leadership in thoughtfully integrating positive and constructive mental health programming into the orientation experience • Engaging Blue & Gray leadership in promoting Georgetown’s mental health resources on campus tours • Working with Project Lighthouse on a GUSA-sponsored awareness campaign • Working with the SAO to provide information and assistance to students navigating mental health-related processes on campus, particularly medical leave of absence processes • Continuing to advocate for policy changes that reflect diverse student needs through the Mental Health Advisory Board • Continuing to work with Active Minds by supporting programs that raise awareness and fight stigmas around mental health Miscellaneous

What we’ve done so far: • Hosted a Hoya Roundtable on “exploring a smoke-free campus” and planned a school-wide referendum on the issue for December 1 • Become an official #HoyasForShe impact partner and hosted a #HeForShe photo campaign in Red Square • Worked with the Office of the Provost to secure new tuition transparency measures, including: • A new web page dedicated to tuition transparency and a set of tuition FAQ’s provided by students • A Hoya Roundtable on tuition and budget allocation on November 17 • An official letter from the Provost to be sent out to students and families every time the Board of Directors decides to increase tuition • Begun working closely with The Corp and GUASFCU to develop an online crowdfunding platform on which students and student groups can receive donations directly from alumni

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Committing to three tangible GUSA-specific goals for #HoyasforShe • Continuing to develop a crowdfunding platform and make the website a reality • Presenting administrators with a comprehensive list of major student funding priorities to consider as they plan next year’s budget and the university’s next major capital campaign • Working with the university to address access to women’s health services at the Student Health Center Race & Cultural Inclusivity

What we’ve done so far: • Hosted a town hall on the Diversity Requirement to educate and engage students and faculty in the implementation of the new requirement • Begun planning a mandatory LEAD-facilitated training for the GUSA Cabinet and Senate • Supported the dedication and open house celebration for La Casa Latina • Begun organizing and institutionalizing a series of joint town halls between GUSA and the Black Leadership Forum, with support from the Division of Student Affairs and the Office of the Provost • Worked with the Black Leadership Forum to secure an agreement from senior university leadership to develop a campus-wide racial climate survey

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Continuing to work with the IDEAA office and the Office of the Provost to develop and disseminate a campus-wide racial climate survey, either later this academic year or during the 2017-2018 academic year • Engaging the leadership of major student organizations in developing a series of best practices surrounding club diversity and inclusivity • Advocating for a Georgetown-specific institutionalization of Hindu and Urdu language instruction programs • Hosting a campus-wide Multicultural Day in the spring • Working towards the further development and establishment of a Latinx studies program Residential Living

What we’ve done so far: • Represented student interests as part of the Housing Study Steering Committee and specific working groups exploring renovations to Henle and Alumni Square • Worked with the Office of Residential Living and Campus Ministry to encourage Chaplains in Residence to send supportive and informational emails to their residents in response to traumatic national or international events that particularly impact students of certain identities or backgrounds • “Saved” Brown House from being converted into an administrator’s residence • Secured individual $50 payments from the Office of Residential Living to every resident of Henle Village in order to compensate for major hot water issues in February • Worked with the GUSA LGBTQ Inclusivity Team on a proposal for a new Living and Learning Community titled “Crossroads: Gender and Sexuality”

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Pushing back against potential long-term plans to convert student-occupied townhouses into faculty residences • Working with administrators to publish a multi-year timeline for renovating residence halls • Amplifying student concerns with the facilities work request system and advocating for improvements in the speed and quality of responses to work requests Religious Inclusivity

What we’ve done so far: • Renamed this traditional GUSA policy area from “Mission and Ministry” to “Religious Inclusivity” to reflect a purposeful change in function • Worked with the Hindu Students Association to film a soon-to-be-published video introducing Brahmachari Vrajvihari Sharan, our new Hindu chaplain • Continued to strengthen communication and partnership between GUSA and Campus Ministry

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Hosting a panel with chaplains of different faiths to showcase Georgetown’s interfaith community to those who are not normally involved in Campus Ministry • Working with the Hindu and Muslim Students Associations to advocate for the construction of adequate faith-specific and multifaith/interfaith prayer spaces on campus Safety & Sexual Assault

What we’ve done so far: • Worked with the administration to replace Dr. Welsh, the Vice President of Student Health Services, in a timely manner and engaged students in the hiring process • Changed the definition of dating violence and domestic violence in the Code of Student Conduct (the previous definitions placed too much emphasis on physical force and defined domestic violence as an “intrafamily offense”) • Worked with the Center for Student Engagement to implement a requirement that all access-to-benefits student organizations send three members of their leadership to bystander intervention training • Supported the university in disseminating a Campus Climate Survey in the spring and bringing together other advocacy groups to collaborate on outreach for the survey • Appointed executive leadership to the Student Safety Advisory Board • Worked with the university to absorb the economic costs of a full semester of counseling services at CAPS for survivors of sexual assault • Worked with the university on a pilot partnership with Uber that might replace or augment SafeRides • Supported SafeRides by supplying drivers from the GUSA Cabinet and Senate • Hosted a Safety Fair focusing on alcohol and consent education • Partnered with the Georgetown University Police Department (GUPD) and Georgetown Against Gun Violence to develop “Run, Hide, Fight” trainings

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Continuing to raise awareness about on-campus safety and sexual assault resources • Strengthening student relationships with GUPD • Researching mandatory reporting practices at other universities • Drafting a resource checklist for use by staff and faculty • Creating a set of recommendations for President DeGioia, informed by the work of the Sexual Misconduct Task Force Socioeconomic Inclusivity

What we’ve done so far: • Secured GUTS shuttles to and from DCA and IAD airports at the beginning and end of Thanksgiving and winter breaks • Secured GUTS shuttles to and from Senior Ball • Expanded the GUSA summer fellows program, which provides need-based summer housing, by five students for the summer of 2016 • Partnered with The Corp to provide summer storage to Georgetown Summer Fellows and Community Scholars • Established the first-ever Advisory Board for Affordability and Access, comprised of students, administrators, faculty, and staff members from across campus • Conducted a book drive for the Center for Multicultural Equity and Access that collected over 200 books and textbooks • Permanently institutionalized funding for winter break housing for homeless and independent students (students who may not have a safe and stable place to go home to over break) • Administered a survey about food accessibility on campus that received over 350 responses • Successfully secured 5 guest swipes per semester as part of the new dining contract negotiation process

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Working with the Office of Residential Living to guarantee that a certain number of beds will be reserved for high-financial need students to stay over the summer for free • Making expenses like printing and laundry more affordable for low-income students • Mitigating costs related to graduation by partnering with on-campus offices and off-campus community organizations to find ways to lower housing and food costs • Creating a long-term partnership between GUSA and GSP to institutionalize GUSA support for efforts that assist low-income and first-generation college students on campus in the years to come • Following up on the food accessibility survey with a focus group to explore potential solutions, including a food pantry or meal swipe sharing system, and coming up with a list of recommendations for the Advisory Board for Affordability and Access) • Coordinating a drive for dresses and suits that can be used for professional development or Senior Ball • Reaching out to professors to discuss ways that the classroom can be more inclusive to students of all socioeconomic backgrounds • Working with the GUSA Student Workers Affairs Team to redesign the campus job bulletin to include more off-campus job listings Student Rights

What we’ve done so far: • Expanded the budget of the Student Advocacy Office (SAO) and purchased an additional SAO banner in order to more widely publicize its services • Secured a reduction from five to four reimbursable details of the Metro Police Department patrolling the neighborhood on weekend nights • Worked with the Office of Student Conduct to create a Student Bill of Rights • Successfully coordinated student opposition to subsection 1202.5 of the City Council’s Special Police Officer Enhanced Security Amendment Act of 2015, which would have expanded campus police jurisdiction off campus if it had been signed into law

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Working with the Georgetown Community Partnership to move disciplinary probation sanctions associated with off-campus noise from students’ regular disciplinary records to internal records within the Office of Student Conduct upon completion of the educational “Home Beyond the Hilltop” program • Hosting an open forum on on-campus noise and alcohol policies Sustainability

What we’ve done so far: • Worked with the university’s Sustainability Working Group to provide student input on long- term sustainability projects • Begun conversations about institutionalizing Georgetown Environmental Leaders (GEL) to ensure its long-term status as a central hub of information about sustainable groups and projects on campus • Hosted awareness-focused events like the Georgetown Day Cup and the Sustainable Fashion Show in the spring • Hosted educational events like panel discussions and a documentary film screening last month

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Conducting research and advocacy on a potential environmental studies major, or other environmental academic opportunities • Continuing to work with the university to ensure sustainable policies and operational practices are implemented as part of our long-term master planning process Student Worker Affairs

What we’ve done so far: • Begun discussions with the Student Employment Office about developing and publishing a student worker's handbook • Begun discussions with the Student Employment Office about revamping the online employment portal to make it more user-friendly and easier for other businesses in the Georgetown community to post job listings • Created a student worker workplace complaint form so that students can safely report issues in their workplace and receive assistance

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Reviewing the working conditions of undergraduate teaching assistants across all departments • Formalizing the process by which the student worker handbook is updated Technology

What we’ve done so far: • Created a student calendar on GU Events, a centralized university events calendar accessible to all students and student organizations, at guevents.georgetown.edu • Revived the Student Technology Advisory Board, which holds monthly meetings with administrators in University Information Services (UIS) • Worked with UIS to improve wifi coverage in Lauinger Library throughout the spring and summer and to plan for a three-year wifi overhaul program that will prioritize academic buildings • Represented student perspectives with UIS as they explored a strategic partnership with a corporate telecommunications partner to augment wifi and technology services on campus • Ensured student representation and provided advising in the development of GU360, a major constituent relationship management and advancement project • Supported the integration of the Barnes and Noble website into MyAccess

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Exploring the possibility of a revamped electronic GoCard system • Updating digital platforms like MyAcess, HoyaLink, and Blackboard • Encouraging faculty to switch from Blackboard to Canvas • Evaluating student sentiment regarding potential changes to on-campus printing and advocating for improvements in access, cost and quality • Continuing to increase student attendance and engagement at Student Technology Advisory Board meetings • Engaging more directly with the new MakerHub space • Publicizing the GU Mobile, Canvas, and Blackboard mobile apps to students Transfer Affairs

What we’ve done so far: • Improved Transfer Orientation so that transfers have their own groups, programming, and lectures that are geared towards returning, rather than new, students • Hosted the largest and most successful-ever Admitted Transfer Students Day, which had campus tours, student and administrator panels, and a student club open house • Supported the continued development and improvement of the new Transfer Living and Learning Community in the Southwest Quad • Created a new transfer association to ensure that all transfer students have an automatic club on campus to assist with social integration on the Hilltop • Planned new programming for spring transfer admits that will include a longer orientation as well as organized meetings with transfer mentors • Planned transfer lunch meetings with Dr. Todd Olson to continue conversations with the Division of Student Affairs on transfer resources

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Working with The Corp to set up free coffee chats between returning students and transfer students • Working with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions on reasonable timelines for transfer acceptance letters and wait list decision notifications Transportation

What we’ve done so far: • Secured GUTS shuttles to and from DCA and IAD airports at the beginning and end of Thanksgiving and winter breaks • Advocated for the expansion of weekend GUTS service, including at the Board of Directors, and secured agreement by the university to conduct a Saturday GUTS pilot program in the spring • Designed a “how-to” Georgetown transportation guide that was distributed in all New Student Orientation folders • Formally submitted a proposal to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for a subsidized student metro pass on the weekends

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Conducting an in-person presentation to the WMATA Board of Directors and continuing to advocate for a weekend metro pass for Georgetown students • Working with the Office of Transportation Management to plan and collect feedback from the Saturday GUTS pilot program in the spring • Advocating for a new Capital Bikeshare station on the north side of campus and working with the Office of Sustainability on a potential free bike helmet program Undocumented Student Inclusivity

What we’ve done so far: • Deepened GUSA’s institutional relationship with UndocuHoyas • Worked with the Division of Student Affairs to re-ignite the Undocumented Students Task Force, which will focus on hiring a new staff member designated as a resource for undocumented students • Worked with Blue & Gray leadership to include language on campus tours highlighting on- campus resources for undocumented students

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Ensuring a thoughtful planning and hiring process for the designated staff member • Working with New Student Orientation coordinators to add undocumented student resource training to the OA training process Unrecognized Student Groups & Greek Life

What we’ve done so far: • Worked with Blue & Gray and NSO to develop more accurate policies around the way Greek Life is represented to new students • Assisted multiple unrecognized student groups in event planning and cosponsorship • Purchased and designated several GUSA tables for use specifically by unrecognized student groups and set up a free table rental program • Sent a supportive, student-focused response to the university’s campus-wide email cautioning students against joining Greek organizations • Collaborated with the leadership of Greek organizations to brainstorm better ways to support them, including the potential for a website dedicated to Georgetown Greek Life

What we’re prioritizing for the rest of our term: • Building a website to offer accurate information about Greek Life at Georgetown • Institutionalizing and publicizing the new table rental program