Executive Committee Report - September 12, 2023

The executive committee has issued the following report for the September 12, 2023 Assembly Meeting:

Executive Updates:

• Last Wednesday, Meera and Bipasha facilitated an information session about Campus Plan 2050 and Vision 2034 for student organization leaders. The event was very successful, and we’re looking forward to continuing to promote avenues for student involvement in these two planning processes.

Programs and Events:

• Maize & Blue Cupboard Awareness events - Wednesday, September 20 & Friday, September 22

  • CSG will partner with MDining and MBC to help raise awareness of resources available on campus

• Hydration Stations

  • CSG will partner with Fraternity & Sorority Life to help provide hydration stations for home football games

• Diversifood - Sunday, October 8

  • This will take place on Sunday, October 8th from 3:00-6:00 PM on the Diag. The event will feature various identity-based student organizations highlighting their favorite foods from their culture, and will also include student performances on stage.

Policy Team

• Policy Director Gwen Tatara is conducting research on various topics, including Wi-Fi at the Big House, off-campus housing affordability, as well as test prep programs.

• Policy Advisor on DEIJ Nneka Obiekwu is connecting with various student organizations on campus for collaborations on her future programming, as well as to better understand how CSG can help support identity-based student organizations.

• SMPSEC chair and policy advisor Lauren Bleyer is working with DPSS and SAPAC to collaborate on an information outreach event, as well as connecting with various related organizations on campus, including WORTH. SMPSEC is also planning an event to provide self-defense training to students, tentatively scheduled for late October.

• Policy Advisor on Mental Health and Wellbeing Aditi Vijendra is conducting research on the possibility of a wellbeing equipment check-out program. She has been connecting with Big 10 schools to see how similar programs have been implemented.

• Government Relations

  • Director of Government Relations Akhila Mullapudi has been coordinating civics education initiatives and strategic planning with Democracy and Debate, as well as working on a Dinners for Democracy initiative with Turn Up Turnout (TUT), and community meetings with the Ginsberg Center. She is also helping to facilitate TUT’s Walks to the Polls initiative, which groups student affinity groups together to encourage engagement in the upcoming elections.

If you have any questions or would like to meet with the President or Vice President, please contact Chief of Staff to the President Juliette Quenioux (julietq@umich.edu).