SGA Exec Projects

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1	Name	Description	Timeline	Status	Bucket - these are the three categories I ran on in 2023.	Notes
2	Gynegologist in the Student Health Center	Advocated for the hiring of a women’s and gender diverse health professional in the Student Health Center.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Health
3	New LGBTQ+ focused Mental Health Clinician	Advocated for the hiring of a new LGBTQ+ focused mental health clinician within CAPS.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Safety
4	Gender-Affirming Housing Initiative	Worked with housing to get a new Queer affinity in District and regulate housing practices for Queer individuals.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
5	Subsidized Cost of Plan B	Cut the cost of Plan B everywhere on campus by 1/3. Upon my departure, the rest of my budget is going to free Plan B.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Health
6	Combat Sexual Assault on Campus through Culture Shift	Creating a specific role in my cabinet to tackle sexual violence. Sexual violence resource day in Kogan. OAS and Title IX partnerships. Trainings on sexual violence to club sports. Creation of GW CASV. Survivor Stories Art Installation around campus.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
7	Pride Day at GW	Created the first annual "Pride Day" at GW, to be hosted every April 10th. Gave out 30 "banned" Queer books, over 350 free T shirts, hundreds of other free merchandise such as stickers, hats, and lanyards. Distributed resource sheets. GW's Queer-focused orgs tabled!	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
8	GW Club Sports Banquet	Created the first annual GW Club Sports Banquet. Over 130 students from club sports attended to recieve dinner, photos, and nominate their friends and team for awards.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Health
9	MentorConnect	The MentorConnect program at GW has created 15 pairs of two students. They each get $15 in their GWORLD account to sponsor a mentorship arrangement to go out to lunch and meet. This pairs underclassmen and upperclassmen together.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
10	LGBTQ+ Space within OAS building	Created an LGBTQ+ space within OAS through expanding hiring criteria to include queer support and explore the potential of creating an LGBTQ+ designated lounge	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Safety
11	Survivor Stories Art Installation	Commission artists to create art depicting their stories around sexual violence. Display around campus.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
12	TimelyCare	The mental health task force advocated for the implementation of TimelyCare, a new platform that allows for 24/7 mental health support.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Safety
13	Narcan in FSL and Vern housing over the summer	As part of an all-year push for narcan on capus, it will be available in FSL and Vern housing over the summer.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Health
14	Increase Lerner/HelWell Hours	Advocated for the gym to open earlier and close later. Created more FWS opportunities for students.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
15	SGA Name Change	Completed request fron students. The acronym "SA", in recent years, has meant to reference "Sexual Assault" and no longer was fitting for a student organization. I lobbied the Board of Trustees to have them introduce legislation and vote in such a way to change the name to "Student Government Association".	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
16	Womens and Gender Affirming Care Resources	Provide a detailed list of resources of women’s and gender diverse health resources in the DC area with research on insurance acceptance. Connected with SHC and student orgs.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Health	https://healthcenter.gwu.edu/gynecologic-health
17	Mental Health Task Force	Create a mental health task force in the SGA to address the crisis on GW’s campus.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Safety
18	Hippo Hunt	Plan a 2024 “Hippo Hunt” scavenger hunt around Washington D.C. for transfer students to get to know our campus and the larger DC area.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience	https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7Gh8lGRIn0m1i5lR_iZHF88nT39BvB4uscBeeqIbuIyp1rg/viewform
19	Earth Day Clean-Up	Collaboration with SGA, Nashman Center, and Foggy Bottom Association. Volunteers will participate in weeding, mulching, and picking up trash in various locations throughout Foggy Bottom.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
20	Multicultural org Funding	Maintain the top funded student orgs to be multicultural student organizations. Senate Collab.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience	SB-S24-16 FY25 General Allocations Part I Act
21	Weekly disability visibility stories	Every week, in the student newsletter, we featured stories and spotlights from community members and organizations around disability justice.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
22	Multicultural Panel	On January 31, 2024. Hosted by Max Gocala-Nguyen, the GW Alumni Association President. Panelists included Jade Basalang (student), Leslie Espinoza (student, Jaqueline Dioses (student), Rubin Roy (Alumni), Ming Lowe (Alumni), and Olajumoke Obayanju (Alumni).	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
23	Increase the Visibility of Club Sports at GW	Accomplished through Photoshoot and GW Club Sports Banquet. Hosting a tailgate on the Vern.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Health
24	District Grocery Store	Continuation from Residence Hall Associaiton work. Pushed for and advised on a grocery store within District house. Throughoug the semester, we advocated for better meal deals to be offered.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Safety
25	SPA Idea Lab	Idea Lab - any student, staff, or faculty member could submit an idea for the SGA to work on - either as a collaboration or a request for a project.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
26	Town hall conversations project	Hosted various officials within DC to come speak at GW. EX: Jan 30th, Camille Dawson, the Deputy Secretary of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Collaboration with Senate.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
27	Collaborate with student organizations leading the fight for mental health resources	Support orgs from social media to attending events. April mental health day as a collaboration with many student organizations.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Safety
28	Partner with the new Shenkman Hall Teaching Kitchen and instruct students on how to cook easy, cheap meals	Encouraged continuation of the program.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Safety
29	Connect OAS and SHC with student organizations and leaders on mental health	Ongoing partnership with OAS and SHC throughout the year for mental and physical health. Collab on April event as well.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Safety
30	AFSP x GW SGA movie night	Hosted a movie night with GW's chapter of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
31	GW Voting Initiative Symposium with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History	GW SGA won a contest to create a GW Voting Initiative Symposium with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
32	DC Housing Temperature Letter	Wrote a letter to the DC council to update temperature requirements in housing due to global warming and students discomfort with residence hall temperatures.	In-Office Goal	Completed
33	Archive Monkeypox page on the SHC website	Posted in September of 2022, the page is outdated and no longer needed. In December 2022, theBiden administration declared the spread to be no longer a public health emergency. Keeping this page up feels stigmatizing against the LGBTQ+community.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Health
34	GW Club Sports Photos	Accomplished through Photoshoot at GW Club Sports Banquet.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Health
35	Support the transition from SGA to GW Club Sports Council	2023-2024 was the first year Club Sports Council allocated finances for club sports using a lump sum from SGA. Communicated with Club Sports Council President on matters.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Health
36	UWPF - Cultural Programming	Work with the University Wide Program fund to set aside $ for known multicultural celebrations at the beginning of the year	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
37	Budget Support Workshops	The goal was 3 workshops during the budget request period to explain how SGA financing works. We had many, many more.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
38	Budget Allocation Office Hours	Office Hours during budget request to help students workshop their budget.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
39	Form relationships with the Foggy Bottom community	Foggy Bottom Clean-Up. Close working realtionship with Foggy Bottom Association. See section on full FB engagement	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
40	Continue relationships with RHA and GW Housing and Dining	Done, worked closely with RHA throughout the year.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
41	Support Eco-Reps in visibility and programming	Close working relationship with the sustainability department, who monitors eco-reps.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
42	Prioritize sustainability at GWU	Supported Compost Clash, Senate project to encourage composting. Close relationship with GW sustainability office. Attended events.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
43	Work with the career center to learn more grad-student focused support methods	Supported Career Expo done by the VP, GW's premier career fair that has particular supports for graduate students.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
44	Foggy Bottom Clean-Up	Multiple day-long events where SGA members, GW community members, and Foggy Bottom members work to eliminate trash around campus.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
45	Revamp Student Association Org Funding pt.1	Shifted the SGA fee from a fee by-credit to be included in tuition: the Student Activities Fee. This would mean that students see a direct benefit to their orgs when GW raises tuition - the SGA and Program Board recieve funding from this so PB events can be free of charge. Students do NOT pay anything more - just a different line item that mandates tuition goes to SGA. Also allows students on financial aid to have SGA fees covered by aid. Collaboration with VP.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience	SR-S24-14: The Student Fee Structure Advocacy Act
46	Revamp Student Association Org Funding pt.2	Student orgs can now request finances based on events for what they need. This prevents students from having to guess what they'll need for a given semester and being left with insufficient funds and difficult reclamation processes. In Spring 2024, orgs requested a total of $1,330,037 from the SGA but only $241,625 was available to undergraduate groups. Collaboration with VP.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
47	Veterans Day Support	SGA showed support and appreciation for Veterans day by attending events and making statements.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
48	@justiceatgw Instagram	New Instagram account devoted to justice organizations and projects around GW's campus.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
49	Religious Holiday Calendar	Created a calendar for religious holidays at GW to show at the @justiceatgw page.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
50	Ramadan Meals Program	Collaboration with GW dining to create Suhoor and Iftar to-go meal boxes.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
51	Vern Racial Disparity Research	Hearing student concerns about racial disparities on the Vern, the SGA Deputy Secretaries for Housing and Racial and Ethnic Justice conducted a scientifically-sound research program on racial disparities. Presented findings to admin.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
52	Alumni Relations Research	Sent out research to understand student/alumni needs and interactions.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
53	Career Services Advising panel	As part of the VP's annual Career Expo, the alumni	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
54	Course evaluation questions	In course evaluations at the end of each semester, there is now a question around inclusion and equity in the classroom.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
55	Late-night food options	Worked with GW dining to get a late-night food truck on campus to have more late-night eats options.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
56	Housing Experiences survey	Upon housing assignments for Fall 2024, we opened up a survey to gather information and advocate for student needs	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
57	Dining experiences survey	Sent out research surrounding Dining experiences on campus to use in advocacy. Collab with Senate.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
58	International Students Experiences Survey	Sent out a survey to understand the needs of International Students. Found need for employment opportunities such as FWS, relayed to admin.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
59	Mental Health Resource Survey	Send out a survey to students on mental health around campus. Collab with Senate.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
60	Suicide Prevention & Sexual ViolenceTraining for SGA	At the beginning of the year, all members of the SGA Executive Cabinet recieved a training on suicide prevention and sexual violence.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
61	Behind GW sports	Behind GW Sports is a new instagram account spotlight GW athletics and building school spirit and hype.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
62	Subscription resource list	Collated resources on all the subscriptions GW has.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
63	Vern tailgate (softball)	To build school hype on the Vern, we had a tailgate for a softball game.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
64	USC improvement feedback document	Collaboration with admin to give feedback on the student center and how it could be improved.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
65	New logo	Coordinated a new logo for the student government. Logo contest amongst students.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
66	Increase FWS jobs	Increased Federal Work Study Jobs by making more opportunities at Lerner.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
67	Kogan cut through	During the fall semester, the cut-through next to the library was covered up, mandating students traverse all the way around Kogan to get through. Through the idea lab, this was eliminated.	In-Office Goal	Completed	Student Experience
68	Bolster GW's The Store	Support GW's food pantry. Donating a part of exec budget before departure. As said above, the rest goes to funding Plan B.	Campaign Goal	Completed	Student Experience
69	Colorful Parachute : )	Get one of those colorful parachutes in Lerner for Super Very Important Athletic Use: "Purchase one of these bad boys that some of us played with as kids bc these rock". Bought and donated to Lerner.	Campaign Goal	Completed		https://www.amazon.com/Sonyabecca-Parachute-Handles-Cooperative-Birthday/dp/B01JOW0VLW/ref=asc_df_B01JOW0VLW/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198093497902&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12325103179602707195&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9061285&hvtargid=pla-300351295618&psc=1
70	Furnish Skirmish	Create “GW Furnish Skirmish” a student marketplace webpage to buy, sell, or trade off-campus housing necessities. Cut for capacity and no longevity.	Campaign Goal	Defunct	Student Experience
71	Housing Workshops	How-to workshops on the ins-and-outs of renting an apartment. Cut for capacity.	Campaign Goal	Defunct	Student Experience
72	Support optional housing for students in 4+1 programs	GW's waitlist extended to undergraduates - it is apparent there wasn't enough housing to schedule.	Campaign Goal	Defunct	Student Experience
73	“Behind the Scenes” video series on how to make GW students’ favorite dining hall dishes	Honestly, students didn't have favorite dining hall dishes. We focused on improving dining hall quality instead.	Campaign Goal	Defunct	Student Safety
74	Continue to audit all of GW for accessibility needs	At the time I wrote this, I was RHA President and had just done an accessibility audit of residence halls with SGA. RHA wasn't available to do the audit this year, and it is usually their project. Didn't want to overreach - the RHA / SGA partnership is super important!	Campaign Goal	Defunct	Student Safety
75	GW classrooms are up-to-date with outlets	See above.	Campaign Goal	Defunct	Student Experience
76	Vex Schedule	Change the vex schedule to run more often than 30 minutes after 7 PM on Friday and Saturday nights. Did Vex feedback form, wasn't enough interest.	Campaign Goal	Defunct	Student Safety
77	Investigate potential of allowing students to bring composting to dining halls	Eco-Reps program already covers this. Uplifting them instead!	Campaign Goal	Defunct	Student Experience
78	Major Space Fees	Eliminate fees for orgs for large reserve-able room spaces such as Jack Morton Auditorium, City View Room, and Lisner Auditorium. I've brought this up to admin at my meetings with the President and other admin multiple times a month. As of April 2024, they are in the process of doing a complete review and study.	Campaign Goal	In progress	Student Experience
79	GW CASV	GW Coalition Against Sexual Violence. Proposed board of high level decision-makers at GW to come together regularly during the semester to address sexual violence on campus.	In-Office Goal	In progress	Student Experience
80	GW SCBOT	GW Student Council to the Board of Trustees. Advocated proposal to the Board of Trustees to meet with students when the BOT is in town. As of April 2024, there are still movements in the works.	In-Office Goal	In progress	Student Experience
81	Mental Health Days	Advocated throughout the year for GW to adopt mental health days. Currently in the faculty senate.	In-Office Goal	In progress	Student Health
82	Justice at GW EO	Created two identity-based councils to address student needs. Councils struggled with interest. Two research surveys sent out, Passover boxes and resource guide sent. Continuation up to incoming President.	In-Office Goal	In progress	Student Experience
83	Blackboard Ally	Advocated throughout the year for faculty to adopt the use of Blackboard Ally, Blackboard's accessibility monitoring platform. Currently in faculty senate.	In-Office Goal	In progress	Student Experience
84	GWPD accountability group	Created structural framework for GWPD accountability committee. Applications sent out.	In-Office Goal	In progress	Student Experience
85	Creation of “GDUB HUB”, a one-stop GW-specific app to connect all apps	GDUB HUB ran into significant logistical challenges when we couldn't get all the independent contractors on one app. Instead, we made massive resources sheets from every department. Coordinating with GW to release an app.	Campaign Goal	In progress	Student Experience
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