1. 8 PM, Farnsworth Pavilion
Student Senate
8 PM, Farnsworth Pavilion

2. Alumni Affairs Presentation

3. RSVP Constitution Change
RSVP Think Tank
03/30/2016

4. Thank you RSVP Think Tank Sam Chapa Joan Liu Peter Yun Amber Tong
Kalian Shi
RSVP Officers
Henry Bair, Alan Vu
Brenda Zhou
Amanda Zhao
Ellen Diemert
Carey Wang
Koeun Lee
Amber Tong
Saheba Bhatnagar
Sean Liu
Bailey Tulloch
Kalian Shi
Advisor Thasha Uche

5. RSVP Needs Assessment Disconnected from Rice service organizations
Small impact on Rice service environment
Blanket tax not fully and best utilized

6. Think Tank Background Initiated by CCL Town hall Weekly meetings
Meeting with CCL
Feedback from RSVP previous leadership

7. Results
2 products → 9 pages of constitution, 9 pages of appendix (best practices)
Clearly defined vision:
To provide resources to support the success of the various service organizations at Rice University; and
To provide programming for the Rice student undergraduate body that promotes a global service perspective and provides critical service engagement experiences.

8. New RSVP Structure Chair Treasurer/Secretary Publicity Outreach
Will head a smaller committee
Outreach
Programming

9. New RSVP Structure
There will be two different, overarching committees within RSVP (not including publicity)
Programming - will host traditional, as well as new RSVP events
Outreach - will provide resources for service clubs on campus

10. Expected Outcomes More educated, informed service
Collaboration across service clubs
Less bureaucracy within RSVP to make it more effective

11. Questions?

12. Campus Culture Priorities Working Group
Marisa Hudson, Andrew Gatherer, Katie Webber, Helen Wei, Rachel Bowyer, Joan Liu

13. Chartered by Senate Bill #5 of 2015-2016 session
“Resolved, The Campus Culture Priorities Working Group shall be created with the charge of facilitating across-campus discussions and investigating and documenting the current priorities of undergraduate students regarding sexual assault prevention, awareness, and student wellbeing;”

14. Survey Results
Written in collaboration with Student Activities and Wellbeing Office (Allison Vogt)
Polled the undergraduate student body for two weeks
Gathered ~200 responses
First question ranked campus and personal priorities
Follow-up based on answers to first question

15. General Ranking Results
Ranking of Campus Priorities
vs.
Ranking of Personal Priorities

16. Subtopic Results Sexual Wellbeing Mental Wellbeing Social Environment
Physical
Wellbeing

17. General takeaways Emphasis on Mental Wellbeing Adequacy of resources
Stress-related issues
Adequacy of resources

18. Next Steps Discuss issues with small focus groups
Collaborate with outside organizations (STRIVE, Wellbeing Office, GSA, QRC, RAMHA, etc.)
Final deliverable: formal report with recommendations to Senate and Administration
Overall frame: Why are student concerns not being met?

19. Potential Questions for Focus Group
Questions intended to guide (but not dictate) the focus group discussion:
Are there adequate resources on campus for sexual and mental wellbeing?
Is there sufficient outreach from these various resources to promote awareness of them?
Do you think students are utilizing these resources to their maximum potential? If not, why are student not utilizing the various resources provided on campus?
How can we integrate the many different resources at Rice to provide an easier outlet for students to express their issues?
What are some of the biggest social issues at Rice and why do you think they exist?
To what extent do you agree with the SA’s effort to create the CTIS class or the CUC’s efforts to place a cap on credit hours in an attempt to promote healthy sexual and mental wellbeing? What about the administration’s efforts?

20. Updates about CUC

21. Nomination of Interim EVP

22. Announcements