1. Student Senate Meeting 10/17/16
9 PM Farnsworth Pavilion

2. Agenda Discussion with Provost Alumni Affairs SallyPortal Presentation
Government Relations Presentation
Appoint of Deputy Treasurer

3. RICE STUDENT ASSOCIATION SALLYPORTAL OCTOBER 17, 2016
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4. The Changing Face of Higher Education

5. Sallyportal

6. Sallyportal Engagement
Thank you to our student testers and Groundbreakers!
Focus: student mentoring and Rice community networking.
5% of alumni/20% of students as active participants by Rice Day 2017.
Crucial to achieve “escape velocity” and build buy-in from the Rice community.
Emphasize ease of use: “one click activation”

7. Sallyportal Tools
Safe, online networking hub exclusively for the Rice community
Internal messaging capabilities
Easy LinkedIn sync feature
Professional development events and volunteer opportunities
Refined search connect function
Message board
Group pages for a variety of Rice programs

8. Live and Ready to Use! Sign up today at Sallyportal.org
Encourage your network to use the site

9. Sallyportal Launch Success
Official Sallyportal launch was October 12th
Over 3,000 users were on the site by the end of launch day!
Message board is active
Students seeking advice from the alumni community
Experienced alumni offering support
Alumni to alumni job postings
Interesting professional articles and blogs
Student groups recruiting alumni for support
Increase in mentor-mentee relationships through the site

10. Students and Sallyportal
Request mentorship from alumni in fields or companies you are interested in
Browse through a calendar of networking events
Find alumni volunteers for panels or other events your college may be hosting
Promote your student organization on the Groups pages
Seek general professional advice on the message board
Stay connected to Rice after you graduate!

11. Ensuring Sustainable Sallyportal Success
The need for active users on the site
Working closely with the Center for Career Development to hold networking events and Sallyportal support sessions
Continued engagement with campus partners
Sallyportal as an institutionalized resource
How can we ensure continued student buy-in and engagement?

12. Questions

13. Campus Accountability and Safety Act (CASA)
October 17, 2016

14. Introduction
Bipartisan bill introduced in the last legislative session (S. 590 & H.R. 1310)
Main goal of CASA: to change the way in which universities address and prevent sexual assault on campus, and how they provide support/resources for victims
Current status: referred to / hearings held in Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

15. What would CASA ask of universities?
Require more detailed reporting on sexual assault
Conduct “climate surveys” and make them publicly available
Enter into a MOU with local law enforcement agency

16. CASA & universities, cont.
Codification of Title XI Guidance (2001)
Redefining “responsible employee”
Creation of a campus security policy (amnesty policy, rejecting “opt-out”, written notice, provision of confidential advisors)
Huge increase in fines for violation of Clery Act or noncompliance w/ MOU
Public disclosure of investigations

17. Responsibilities for Education Dept.
Create Title IX website
Pending investigations and actions taken
Contact information and resources
Online training materials for responsible employees & Title IX coordinators
Grant program for schools to address/educate on sexual assault

18. Reactions to CASA Praise Criticism
“Most comprehensive sexual assault bill”
“Historic transparency laws”
Criticism
Will the accused be fairly dealt with? Violation of due process
University faculty doing the jobs of police officers