The Flow of the Assembly

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Officer Update Objectives

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A New Officer Update Slide Will Be Posted Early Every Week. This Should Held Keep A Rhythm for the Weeks To Come.

1. Every Member of The Executive Board Has The Ability To Use Officer Update As Their Forum.
2. Please Cap Your Time Length At 1 Minute. You Do Not Need to Share Verbally Every Week. However, If There is a Important New Development, Please Feel Free To Verbally Share.
3. A Perfectly Acceptable Response On Your Slide Is To Write: No Update!
4. You Can Also Put Up Or Take Down Your Slide Based On The Demands of the Week,
5. You Can Also Share Only With Your Committee, Through Slack, Through Email, To The Executive Board, On Slide Presentation and Verbally. This is to allow for multiple channels of communication.

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President · Ally Smith

president.rusa@gmail.com | @rutgers.sbp

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Hey friends! Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!

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• My Weekly Office Hours
• Monday 3:00-5:00 & Thursday 5:00-7:00
• Student Loan Forgiveness
• SDCC coming to talk to us next week
• Congressman Pallone event
• Voter Registration Drives
• Working with Maddie & Sean on dates
• Expected to sign up for one shift
• Public Safety meeting
• Working with Jack on advisory committee
• Meeting with Dr. Mena tomorrow
• Major questions or concerns for him, talk to me!
• Fall Elections
• Declaration of Intent to Run:
• OPEN: September 12th, 2022 @ 12:00 AM & CLOSED: September 27th, ​2022 @ 11:59 PM
• Campaigning Period:
• Begins: September 27th, 2022 @ 12:00 AM & Ends: October 5th, 2022 @ 11:59 PM
• Voting Period:
• OPEN: October 3rd, 2022 @ 12:00 am & CLOSED: October 5th, 2022 @ 11:59 pm �

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Vice President · Lara Fougnies

vicepresident.rusa.nb@gmail.com | rutgers.sbvp

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Please join the 16th Assembly slack!!

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Please come to me if you do not have a committee

placement.

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If you are new, grab a RUSA Beginner’s Guide!

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If you are interested in working on RUSA work, but

don’t know where to start, find me and I’ll help you out!

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Interfaith Event planning set to be after October 6th with Dean Willson

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Interested in canvassing for reproductive rights this Saturday? Slack me!

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Slack QR Code

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Treasurer · Anna Chen

rusa.treasurer1@gmail.com

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Parliamentarian · Omay Edekar

parliamentarian.rusa@gmail.com

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• I do stuff.
• For all members, please reach out with any questions, and contact me to set up any meetings
• SIP Issue
• Please contact me about any ideas or thoughts related to qualifications
• PIRG Referendum Oversight Committee
• Bad jokes to the right

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Secretary · Aarushi Fernandez

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Hi friends :)

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Come ask me about Deputy Secretary

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LET ME KNOW ASAP IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING EMAILS OR YOU ARE NOT IN THE SLACK

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Fall retreat is at Camp Vacamas October 14th-16th!

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If you are an elected member, a department director, on Allocations, on Judicial Council you must be in attendance unless you have a documented and accepted excuse.

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Text me: (518)-491-0265 or email: rusa.assembly@gmail.com

Angus

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Chief of Staff · Sunchita Shankar

chiefofstaff.rusa@gmail.com | 732-662-0157

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Hey y'all,

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Please come to office hours.

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And please send in a selfie so your hours count.

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My Office Hours - Mondays 12-1

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SAS Senate Leader · Fauzan Amjad

sassenateleader.rusa@gmail.com | 732-772-3215

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• Going to check how many vacancies we have
• 2 vacancies according to the Secretary of the University Senate
• First Senate meeting next Friday (September 23, 2022)
• President Holloway’s Annual Address to the Senate
• Potential Questions to Ask
• Potential Charges

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Academic Affairs · Sameer Ali

rusa.academicaffairs@gmail.com

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• Out this Week
• Look out for a message from me this weekend!

AA: Please fill out the When2Meet!

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Health and Wellness Chair · Ethan Zheng

healthandwellness.rusa@gmail.com | (848)-218-2706

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• Please fill out the When2Meet if you are on the H&W Committee.

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• MidKnight Snacks planning in the works!
• Feel free to reach out with any ideas!

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Internal Affairs · Colleen Tonra (she/her)

RUSA.iacommittee@gmail.com

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• Get attendance recorded
• Committee meetings set for Thursdays @ 5:30PM at the SAC
• SIP Definition
• Asian American Cultural Center
• Welcome Party: Sept. 16th (TOMORROW), 3-5PM (@ AACC)

happy belated birthday jungkook, namjoon, and yeonjun

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virgo kings

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Legislative Affairs · Sean Tonra

rusa.legislativeaffairs1@gmail.com / (732) 734-7124

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Student Debt

• Continue working with Free the Degree and Student Debt Crisis Center
• Student Debt Crisis Center Info Session and Q&A on the 29th
• SDCC President & Team will attend via zoom from California
• Working w/ potential National Student Association
• Working on Newsletter for Free the Degree Campaign
• Follow their Social Media: @freethedegree

Board of Governors

• Meeting with Assemblyman Sterley Stanley again soon (Sept/Oct)

New Brunswick Student Advisory Committee

• First meeting on October 20th
• Have confirmed a few groups, still waiting on a few more
• Mayor Town Hall on December 8th!

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Legislative Affairs · Sean Tonra

rusa.legislativeaffairs1@gmail.com / (732) 734-7124

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Civic Engagement

• Received tabling info from Jess Ronan
• w/ Ally + Maddie working to reserve tables and items for it
• Writing legislation on Civic Engagement Package

Academic Freedom

• Meeting w/ Fauzan to start planning Op-Ed
• Received contact information for The Nation (Student Nation)

Minimum Wage

• Taylor and Sukh working on letter writing campaign
• Gabe working on state legislator research

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Legislative Affairs · Sean Tonra

rusa.legislativeaffairs1@gmail.com / (732) 734-7124

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FALL ELECTIONS!

• Election Info Sessions is MANDATORY for all candidates
• September 29th @ 5:30 PM (Virtual)
• Must fill DOI beforehand
• DOIs ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 27TH, NO EXCEPTIONS

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Sexual Violence Education · Jack Ramirez

svedepartment@gmail.com

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Rutgers Pride Bus Party - Postponed until further notice

SVE is the best committee ever!

Meeting tomorrow @2pm here? Or virtual? Check Slack

GSA meeting to discuss October 6th Day of Action

Meeting on 21st with Chief Cop to discuss Safety

Have an amazing week :)

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Come hang with us!

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Public Relations · Brielle Fedorko

rusa.publicrelations@gmail.com

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973-886-0524

Updates!

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Human Resources · Samantha Carhuaricra

rusa.humanresources@gmail.com

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Contact Information:

(908) 510-8724 or Via Slack!

• Surveys Currently Being Finalized! (Two Options)
• Anonymous (Window Time: 7 Days)
• Non-Anonymous (Window Time: 14 Days)
• Office Hours: Thursdays from 6-7:30PM at the RUSA Office!

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Student Affairs · Chris Karim

RUSA.studentaffairs@gmail.com

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Hey :)

• Congrats to Joey for earning the position of Vice-Chair of the SA committee, he’s going to be the one organizing our tabling events (so any tabling ideas pls feel free to talk to him) and presenting my slides like he’s doing now bc I won’t be there thanks to a 3 hour Orgo section.
• Interfaith event, Lara is working real hard. Details to come. If you’re interested in joining and helping out lmk.
• We’ll be going over to orgs tmr during the involvement fair (specifically religious) so if you want to join feel free just find me before hand.
• What’s on your mind survey is ready and will be dropped in general slack later so please take the time to complete it it’s very short. Send to any orgs you know as well. It will be given out during the fair tmr.
• Meetings are at 8 PM in Alex Library Conference Room

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University Affairs · Faizali Rahim

rusauniversityaffairs1@gmail.com | 631-935-6729

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Allocations · Khush Batth

rusaallocations@gmail.com

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First Appeals Meeting is 9/19

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Form for Appeals opens up next Tuesday

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Small confusion with SABO will be resolved shortly

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Big Ten · Kaia Dyckman

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• Minnesota!
• Winter Conference at Penn State- details TBA
• Potential portal for all legislation across Big Ten schools

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Athletics Coordinator · Ameel Jani

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- Been reaching out to athletic/intramural clubs, particularly those I or Rusa have had past contact with, to find out what RUSA can potentially help them with

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-Emailed relevant SAAC contacts to get in touch with them and see how RUSA can work with them to contribute to improving athletics and sports at Rutgers

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Legislative Aid · Aseel Abukwaik

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