Presidential Platform
Katie Flores and Alex Michaud
Green • Diversity • Represent • Achieve
I. COE GREEN
Green: Supporting or promoting the protection of the environment
GOAL: Motivate the entire Coe Community to participate in recycling efforts
- Implementation of key-card printing system, resulting in a reduced amount of paper waste
- Work with Physical Plant and Administration to create a recycling policy that gets their department involved
- Discuss the implementation of an Environmental Studies Major
- Work with Environmental Club to help project their work onto the larger stage
- Require Office and Professor front & back paper printing for all unofficial documents
II. BROADEN YOUR HORIZIONS
Diversity: Ethnic variety, as well as socioeconomic and gender variety, in a group, society or institution
GOAL: Increase awareness on Coe’s Campus
- Communicate directly with Multicultural Fusion, BSEO, and International Club so their activities are effectively publicized
- Work with Coe Alliance and CESAW to raise awareness and encourage tolerance
- Create a Senate sponsored speaker series that brings a monthly speaker discussing a current controversial topic in our world
- Design a program that provides activities for international students remaining on campus during the holidays
- Incorporate all of the campus organizations, including Panhell and IFC, with FYS activities
III. RAISE THE VOLUME: Student Voice
Represent: To go or be present somewhere on behalf of somebody or something
GOAL: Change the way Student Senate is currently organized to bring the Senate closer to the Student Body
- Election of senators at the end of spring semester to allow involvement in FYS orientation activities
- Invite a different club/organization each week to senate meetings voice opinions, resulting in a diverse field of students being represented at senate meetings
- Create Student Senate office hours, in which a member of the executive board and a Senator are required to be in attendance
- Modify Budget & Finance to properly allocate money to all organizations on a equal basis
- Create a separate fund from a portion of Student Activity fee for campus recognized clubs, that are currently excluded from the Student Activity fee
- Implement Blackboard voting for SAC activities, concerts & performances
- Maintain student input during change from traditional room draw to electronic room draw
- Incorporate student opinion in the reformation of May Term
IV. MAKE A WISH
Achieve: To succeed in doing or gaining something, usually with effort
GOAL: Accomplish the Student Body’s requests in areas such as food, fitness, buildings and clubs
- Continued contact with Sodexho to increase student satisfaction with food and Meal Plan Options
- Create an Organic/Vegetarian section in the “U” that is available to students that desire that option
- Work with Physical Plant to be more efficient with repairs and campus maintenance
- Work with athletic administration to increase available fitness equipment and fitness center hours
- Explore areas of needed 24-hour key card access
- Use Student Senate to actively promote the use and importance of campus resources such as: Writing Center, Speaking Center, Outdoor Recreation, Career Services, etc.
- Discuss handicap accessibility across campus
- Contact local businesses to create a Kohawk Student Discount Card
- Explore the option of installing wireless internet in the Murray basement