Student Union officials have launched a new website allowing students to register campus life concerns, Union officials said at the Senate’s weekly meeting last night.
The ‘Quality of Life’ files on the Student Union website allow Boston University students to find answers to questions about the university and its policies, Residence Life Committee chairwoman Meredith Rutrick (Warren) said. The site will allow students to register any grievances with campus life, she added.
Accessible directly through the Union website, the site will be constantly updated to address current student concerns, Rutrick said. She said members of the Residence Life Committee will respond to the complaints on a regular basis.
‘We really hope that students just have an easier time finding out answers to their questions and solutions to their problems,’ she said.
The website currently contains a ‘frequently asked questions’ section, which will contain answers to major student gripes. The website will also be continually updated with student feedback, which has already begun to come in.
‘Some of the subjects that these people brought up we didn’t think to put into the frequently asked question section,’ she said, ‘which is one of the reasons why we will be making frequent updates to the website.’
Rutrick said Union officials are still working on improving the site.
‘We realize that there are going to be many modifications that we will have to make to the site,’ she added. ‘It’s a work in progress.’
Senators also allocated funds to the Academic Affairs committee for a Feb. 11 academic advising expo at the meeting. The expo will give students who are undecided or interested in another major a way to decide on a career, according to Academic Affairs Committee chairperson James Stanco (South).
‘The objective of this fair is to assist in centralizing the general advising process by presenting consistent and accurate information from all departments at the same time and location,’ Stanco said in a letter to faculty members.
‘A table has been reserved for every department and advising office of every school,’ the letter continued, ‘where advisors can address the questions of prospective BUCOP [BU collaborative degree program] students and other undergraduates with academic questions and concerns.’
Faculty and staff representing many of the majors at BU, from archeology to pre-med, will be in attendance at the event. Stanco said he plans to have most, if not all of the majors represented at the fair.
Senator Mike Myers (Shelton) also updated senators about the status of a proposed Senate-sponsored Mardi Gras parade, planned for mid-spring. According to Myers, the Student Activities Office strongly disapproved of idea and said the Senate should not be planning events in general.
The Senate will be looking into alternatives to the parade, including an indoor celebration at the George Sherman Union or a smaller parade at Nickerson field, Myers said.
The Senate also allocated $1,000 to the Inner-Strength Gospel Choir, which will use the money for their upcoming trip to Chicago. The trip, which will cost around $30,000 in total, will make 15 stops in Chicago to sing and do community service, representatives from the group said.
After the $1,000 allocation, the Senate has $7,510 remaining in its external account to give to student groups.
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