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Report of the Vice-President (University Affairs)

Madeline Wilson | February 24, 2020

SSMU Winter General Assembly

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whatsnew.communications@mcgill.ca (university updates)

  • McGill is not divesting from fossil fuels, moving towards decarbonization
  • Reappointment/term extension for Deans of: Science, Management, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Libraries
  • Schulich Library Construction delayed
  • Upcoming plans and policy reviews: Policy Concerning the Rights of Students With Disabilities / Strategic Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Plan
  • Keep an eye out for:

Bicentennial planning

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Senate Caucus Projects and Plans

  • Black Students’ Bill of Rights: Chloe (Arts)
  • Open Educational Resources: Jeremy (Engineering), Mu Rong (Education)
  • University Student Assessment Policy Research and Survey: Adrienne (Law), Henrique (Arts), Julia (ArtSci)
  • Required Medical Notes: Sebastien (Music)
  • Expansion of Science NTC program: Keerth (Science, duh)
  • and many more!

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VP UA Projects and Plans for the remainder of this fleeting year

University-focused

  • Tenure/Hiring reform
  • Wellness-Hub related advocacy
  • Universal Waitlists
  • McGill Policy Against Sexual Violence-related advocacy, with Maeve Botham: SSMU Anti-Sexual Violence Mobilization and Advocacy Commissioner
  • Open Educational Resources
  • Food insecurity project
  • Laptop bans
  • Academic accommodations
  • Overhead fees
  • Relationship with McGill IT

SSMU-focused

  • Free Menstrual Hygiene Products Program: expansion into mens and gender-neutral washrooms, replacing baskets with in-wall units, updating website information, centralized future location suggestion form, get McGill to remove paywalls from their own dispensers (w/ Menstrual Hygiene Product Coordinators and Building Director)
  • Policy on Accessible Education and Academics
  • Plan for University Governance Reform
  • Resources for future international student executives (w/ VP Finance)

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Equity, Libraries, and more

Equity

  • Commissioners: Zeytouna Suleiman and Amandri Dahanayake (equity@ssmu.ca)
  • Planning end of year art show
  • Collaborating on Community Narratives project

Libraries

  • Commissioner: Brianna Cheng (lifc@ssmu.ca)
  • Fall proposal period over, winter period in place
  • Fiat Lux advocacy

Preferred Name Research and Advocacy

  • Researcher: Sarah Hollyer-Carney (shollyercarney@ssmu.ca)
  • Form live!

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