The Undergraduate Council of Students elected a representative to the Campus Access Advisory Committee, reviewed potential changes to the UCS Code of Operations regarding student activities and discussed projects currently in progress at its meeting last night.
Kimberly Wachtler '13 will serve on the advisory committee with faculty, staff and other students to improve accessibility on campus. The committee will review and refine not only physical, but also electronic and technological access, said Ben Farber '12, UCS vice president. All candidates emphasized their personal concern for and awareness of these matters, but in the end, the council elected Wachtler over Leah Bromberg '11 and Samantha Enriquez '14.
UCS also discussed changes to its Code of Operations that were proposed by members of the Student Activities Committee in light of the new student group application process. Ralanda Nelson '12, student activities chair, and Anthony White '13 spearheaded the discussion on the content and clarity of the changes.
At the meeting, Frank Rinaldi '12, academic and administrative affairs chair, and Chris Collins '11, admissions and student services chair, announced that their committees were working with the Career Development Center to improve its services. Rinaldi said he plans to interview students about their experiences with the center, while Collins said he will compare the center's services to those at other institutions. Collins said he also hopes to examine the variety of career paths that students take in a number of industries to determine areas in which the center could offer more support. The first step would be to "figure out what it is that students are doing here," Collins said.
Campus Life Chair David Rattner '13 and Farber are working with Richard Bova, senior associate dean of residential and dining services, to bring a printer to Pembroke campus, extend weekend hours at the Gate, increase lighting on the Main Green and bring seating to the patio of the Sciences Library. The Campus Life Committee has also been compiling a list of suggestions for how the Blue Room and the Sharpe Refectory could be improved and plans to forward student opinions to those in charge.
UCS will be implementing office hours and increasing outreach to up its presence on campus, Communications Chair Molly Lao '13 said. Representatives from the council will be stationed weekly either on the Main Green or in the Blue Room.
