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Originally Posted by jayandbutton yes, please outline your accomplishments as student body vice president and your plans next year as student body president! |
Hello again and thank you very much for the questions. I would be very happy to answer those questions.
First, the accomplishments this year are the following.
1. Successful Lobby of "Capital Run Around" which allowed approx. 15000 students entrance into the CSU system after the Governors May revise budget cut access to 24000 students. After rigorous lobbying and litterally running around the capital (I personally ran 12 miles around the capital in protest) we were successful in telling the Governor that he is giving us the run around with the budget and hence restored 15000 students.
2. Bronco Voter Rush: Led the Senate in getting over 2100 students registered to vote in the November elections
3. Online Office Hour Policy Stance: The University Academic Senate wished to reduce the number of hours professors had to do for office hours to talk with students. Successfully received 836 signatures in a week and a half and then personally provided information to the university on the students demands. The policy was withdrawn.
4. Text Books: Successfully researched a problem on campus regarding text book prices and discovered only 23% of professors turn in book requests to university on time. This has driven up costs for us as students. Able to put together policy that we will negotiate as part of our plan of Schafer/Sanford administration. This will enable a on campus solution to costs of text books.
5. Tsunami Policy: Co-Authored Senate Bill in which we were able to co-sponsor with the university monies to be given to tsunami victims in the pacific rim.
6. By-Law revisions: For the past 2 years I have participated in the research/implementation of by-laws that will enable students to have a better understanding what ASI is and does for them. Passed by the ASI Senate and will be up for vote in this election
7. Inland Student Coalition: Initiated with Corey Jackson, CSU Student Trustee, a coalition which I am the chair to lobby directly the local state legislators on higher education issues. I have personally met with all of the local legislators. they are here every friday and we need to continue to discuss our issues and press the importance of Higher Education.
8. Campus Pride: Continuing the growth of campus pride by the most co-sponsorships by ASI BEAT in history.
I apologize for the long message. I can also say that we have many goals which we would like to initate. Such as U-hours on monday/wednesday, an incentive to students to get involved on club/council level by offering credit/no credit units for electives, South Campus Master Plan: obtaining club space and a new recreational faciltiy that the university is planning on building within the next 4 to 5 years. A freshman/incoming student Advisory Board in which we can obtain immediate feedback from new students on what has gone well or needs improvement.
There is much more and i would be happy to talk about them. Anything else that I may have missed and further details is on our website. WWW.CPPEDGE.COM
Thanks again and keep the questions coming.
Michael Schafer
Candidate for ASI President
www.cppedge.com
cppedge@gmail.com