NextGen
Winter Report Card Has Next Generation kept all 30 of the promises it made during last spring's election?
= ACHIEVED
Campaign Promises
= IN PROGRESS
= ABANDONED
Summer Free legal aid clinic: When the cost of establishing a clinic proved too expensive, SG decided instead to post an online resource guide for students looking for legal help.
Speakers: SGFC has given financial support to the independently organized TEDxUChicago group, which will bring influential speakers to campus April 20.
Bike registration: Students may register their bikes and laptops with the UCPD at SG tabling in the Reynolds Club.
Discount program: The program has expanded somewhat within Hyde Park but not to downtown. SG is planning a "restaurant crawl" in the Loop that will offer deals at a number of restaurants.
Fewer library warning bells: Found to be necessary in order to clear the library.
First 30 Days (September 27–October 27)* Buy three more passenger vans: SG has the funds, has received clearance from the Risk Management Department, and worked out the finances for supporting the program. They are moving forward with the actual purchase. SG Funding Committee FAQs: FAQs about funding are available on the ORCSA website. RSO Resource Guide summary: A summary of the funding process is available on the Funding Section of the SG website. Weekly tabling: SG currently tables four days a week in the Reynolds Club. C-Shop Office Hours: In place.
Four-square: The slate hung out on the quads fall quarter and plans to start again in the spring. Webcast athletic events, Scav Hunt, and speakers: Some football games and all home basketball games have been webcast on the Athletics Department website, although this was already in place last year, prior to the current slate. Student accomplishment site: UAchieve is up and running. Designed to publicize student achievements with articles and videos to foster school spirit and help students show off their accomplishments, the website currently has just three student videos and five "open opportunities." Pub crawl: One pub crawl took place last spring, and another one in the fall.
Weekly bulletins: Weekly bulletins posted in the dorms announce SG and IHC accomplishments and progress.
Fall Attendance and voting records online: The platform is up online and records are available for CC, Assembly, Graduate Council, and SGFC. Late night dining: Subway and breakfast options are available at Bartlett from 9 P.M. to 12 A.M. Online sports calendar: Rather than focusing on a sports calendar, SG is working on a comprehensive calendar after hearing from students that they wanted single source they could use for finding out about events. They are in conversation with the founder of the web start-up OnCampus, a social media application that would allow students to "check in" to events they
planned to attend, and are hoping to develop a U of C-customized version of the app. List of funding sources and application deadlines: Funding sources and deadlines are available on the SG website, although it does not include a list of events that have and haven't been funded by SGFC, which they hoped to include as well. Electronic RSO Account: SG has the data on RSO accounts but has yet to upload it to the website.
Winter Student Health Center: SG has met multiple times with Interim Assistant Vice President for Student Health and Counseling Alex Lickerman (M.D. ’92) to provide input and advocate for a center on the quad, but Lickerman estimates a new center will not open for anywhere between 18 months and two years. Electrical Outlets in Hutch and Reynolds Club: SG realized the plan was less feasible than expected last quarter, but they are still looking for more funding for the $12,000 project.
UChicago Apartments: UChicago Apartments is up and active. Student Art Displays: SG is planning to partner with oncampus art groups and individual artists for a spring event. South Campus ATM: SG is working on getting a Citibank ATM on South Campus, but they have not yet met the bank's requirements and have not secured the security guard necessary for surveillance.
New Initiatives Collegiate Readership program: After a successful pilot program, SG is lobbying for SGFC and University funds to support a permanent program offering free copies of The New York Times and USA Today. Airport shuttles: The airport shuttles to Midway and O'Hare Airports after finals have expanded their service to the Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the end of finals week. A partnership with GoAirport Express will also give students the option to take a shuttle from the airport back to Hyde Park at the beginning of the quarter. It will cost $19 from O'Hare Airport and $14 from Midway Airport.
*The slate’s term technically began June 14, the day after graduation.
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