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Senate Summary
Senate Summary: 3/6/17
Provost and Dean of the Faculty of ASE Peter Lennie, Dean of the College Richard Feldman, and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Jonathan Burdick gave a presentation to the Students’ Association (SA) Senate.
Admissions
SA multilingual maps initiative gaining traction
In addition to maps, admissions materials, and campus tours, the initiative will also implement multilingual convocation and commencement materials and orientation events.
Seligman
Weather machine repairs blamed for tuition hike
UR President Joel Seligman admitted that the University's weather machine has been broken since the particularly harsh winter of 2015.
Senate Summary
Senate Summary: 2/27/17
Several senators noted that public events and outreach proposed—forms, polls, town halls, and public forums—had not been brought up at all.
LGBTQ
SafeZone training sparks dialogue
The monthly training sessions were designed to spark dialogue and increase understanding of the issues facing the LGBT community.
SA
SA Constitution rewrite underway, with hiccups
The effort is, according to SA members on the task force undertaking it, behind schedule. And, some of the proposed changes to the structure of SA have met opposition from within.
Senate Summary
Senate Summary: 2/20/17
The Academics Committee is adapting the Student Life Bill to be more transparent.
News
Dandyhacks, in fourth year, spurs innovation
Dandyhacks, UR’s hackathon run by the Computer Science Undergraduate Council, is now in its fourth year.
SA
Martino signs order to build wall
The wall would protect campus from President Donald Trump and all of his supporters.
5K Challenge
5K Challenge raises questions of missteps
Other 5K finalists think the contest was unorganized and maybe unfair.