The executive committee has issued the following report for the September 26, 2023 Assembly Meeting:
Executive Updates:
Upcoming Event: World Bites (10/8, 3:00-6:00pm, the Diag)
Programs and Events:
World Bites - Sunday, October 8th
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.
Donation Bins
Calculator and iclicker donation bins are in the works! Donation bins for graduation gowns are in the CSG office. More details to come next week!
Maize & Blue Cupboard Awareness events - Wednesday, September 20 from 3:30-5:30pm & Friday, September 22 from 2:00-4:00pm
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.
Take Your Professor to Lunch Program
More details soon!
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.
Policy Advisor on Sustainability Sayoni Bandyopadhyay has worked on improving our existing internal event planning resource documents to include a guide on incorporating sustainability in CSG events.
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.
Director of Government Relations Akhila Mullapudi is working on a Dinners for Democracy initiative with Turn Up Turnout (TUT) on affordable housing policy. She has also been coordinating for the upcoming Assembly on the Diag event for voter registration services. Sign up to get trained to register voters this Friday at 11am, or next Wednesday at 5pm here!
Our Programming team is working on Operation Graduation, which offers free new and second-hand graduation gowns to graduating students. This year, our team is working on sustainable packaging!
Director of Internal Relations Peter Tam is connecting with Michigan Photography this week to plan the reiteration of our subsidized headshot program, which offers free, professional headshots to students. More details to come on this soon!
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).