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Presidential Platform

Campus Structure:

Heighten Coe security
- Better light the campus and improve building safety by installing more key card entrances and install video surveillance on perimeter campus properties
Remodel Upper Gage
- Believing a student union should be a hub of student life we would like to transform Upper Gage into an inviting space for students.
Accessibility
- Support the Committee on Diversity in it’s attempts to improve campus accessibility for all kinds of disabilities

Housing:

Improve current housing options
- Addressing student complaints and wishes regarding laundry services, cleanliness and air conditioning and heat problems
Expand residential options
- Help plan and develop future housing for students such as the recently bought Hampton Apartments
Create procedure for long-term campus improvement issues such as campus sidewalks

Living Environment:

Dining:

Empower the food committee
- Enable Senators to implement dining changes through monthly meetings with Tom Wieseler
Work with Sodexo and students to improve healthy food options
- Educate students on the Coe Sodexo website
- Post nutrition facts in the cafeteria
- Have “Healthy Options” substitute cards each week
- Increase vegetarian options
Increase Cafeteria and PUB Options
- Breakfasts To-Go from the PUB
- “Home Recipe” Submission Contest
- Meal Exchanges for Lunch in the PUB 2 days per week
  - Teach students the costs (and tuition dollars) of wasting electricity and water and how to conserve resources

Sustainability:

More Student recycling
- Add more recycling bins and clearly label them
- Anonymous Can Dump Fundraiser with money raised going back to Coe
Educate Coe of ‘Going Green’ Benefits

Public Relations:

Improve Campus Communications:

Regulate use of campus-wide email
Create a Senate Chalk Board in Lower Gage for Senate announcements
Continue Twitter and Social Networking
Email a “State of the Senate Address” from the President and Vice President
Create a “Kohawk Connection” a communication system to connect senators and students

Student Events & Involvement:

Enhance Coefest Tradition
- Book a broader variety of music for students to enjoy
- Maintain the fun “Octoberfest” feel with the outdoor barbeque and beverages
“Big- Name” Band
- Carry on with Big Band in the Spring and look for alternate funding sources
Friday After Class
- Rotate FAC at the Sip and in the PUB
- Partner with SAC and find student performers for FAC
Increase Student Attendance at Campus Events
- “Kohawk Endorsed” events spotlight
- Increase communication among clubs and organizations through organizational head meetings

Student Senate:

More Senator Empowerment and Involvement:

Diversifying Student Senate for fair representation:

Proposal of an “alternative” student senate meeting time led by President and Vice-President to include more people.

Budget and Finance:

Increase student activity fee by $5 per semester
- Allow student organizations to continue with valuable opportunities for participants.
Open-Book System
- Make the budget allocations easy for students to understand so they can understand what their student activity fee pays for
Create network of organizational treasurers prior to Budget and Finance Day
- Each club requesting funding would come/present information about their club/what they want to use their funds for.
- Allows for Senate to provide feedback to increase positive results on Budget and Finance Day

Kohawk Pride:

Kohawk Spirit Week:

Inexpensive Spirit Wear for Events: