Committee Minutes, Wednesday, September 1st 2010

Senator Lauren Demanovich submitted the following report to the Student Senate on Thursday, September 2nd 2010, on behalf of the University Affairs Committee, and pursuant to its Wednesday, September 1st 2010 recommendations:

Attendance:

There were four (4) members (Demanovich, Gatlin, Krystek, Yopp) present.

There were two (2) members (Clark, Taylor) absent.

The following officials were also present: Bryson, A. Davis, Devore, Goldsmith, Gromlich, Harrelson, Hrischuk, Selzer.

A quorum was present.

Meeting Overview:

This meeting is designed to serve as a brainstorming session for identifying issues that we would like to address this session.

Meeting Minutes:

Campus Police + Nightwalk:
-Uniform blue lights, more blue lights on campus
-Tours of the mobile police station

-Parking and Transportation
-Centennial – During high traffic times (usually 12 to 3) the buses are usually full; students have to wait for 2-3 full buses to pass before they are able to catch one. Possible solution: during high traffic times, change route 8A to regular route 8 so that it can pick up more students on centennial
-talk with transportation officials
-west lot completion?
-cheaper parking permits

Construction/Buildings and grounds:
-second tunnel – change stairs
-construction around Sullivan?
-make lights on campus LED/brighter lights
-disability access to buildings
-lake Raleigh + chancellors residence

Student Health Services:
-parking?
-pharmacy hours
-speed up construction

Counseling Center:
-Class drops: change the policy so that you don’t need counseling center approval for summer session drops (i.e. – if you are signed up for one summer class and want to drop it, you have to go through the counseling center and apply for a semester withdraw)
-Ten week vs. first summer – drop date? (Also discuss with Academics committee)

University Dining:
-Tucker/Owen and Wood/Avent Ferry – Case. How many people in Wood/Avent Ferry are athletes (have access to Case anyway)? How many people went to Case last year?
-Saturday hours – Morning hours?? (Concerns about shift length of staff members if hours are extended); Try to get dining halls to open at 9 on weekends
-more breakfast variety
-Creamery hours – closed when their hours indicate they are open?
-Nutritional info about food for Clark posted in dining hall
-Taco bell: possible to be open on Saturday?; work on flow of traffic around Taco Bell; possibility of Taco Bell to operate more like a regular Taco Bell (instead of just an express) in terms of meal and side options?
-C store hours over the summer
-Equivalencies at c-stores

NCSU Bookstores:
-printing books in house to cut out increased prices from textbook company mark up
-Talking to teachers about book requirements – not having to buy books for classes, making books optional, course reserves, copying relevant chapters from books, not needing to buy textbooks with internet access codes

Environmental Protection:
-recycling bins attached to trashcans
-solar panels
-LED lights
-grey water
-more recycling bins in dorms?
-battery recycling – appropriately labeled