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| Have any questions or concerns? Please feel free to contact us. Resolution #1 Laundry Convenience Summary: Students often find that laundry machines are either all being used during peek hours. In these cases, students must waste valuable study time waiting for available machines. Other schools, such as Carnegie Mellon University, have utilized online systems which e-mail selected students when machines are available. This saves time and assuages tempers. Result: Resolution passes, and the council will meet with appropriate administrators to talk about implementing such a system. Resolution #2 Service Learning Summary: Many peer institutions such as Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania have service learning components to their curriculum. Effectively, service learning is the active application of what one learns in the classroom in the community. An example of service learning would be teaching a resident from a neighboring community about a topic (take sexual education, for instance) one researched for a course such as University Writing. This offers students the opportunity for practical application of knowledge while positively impacting the surrounding community. Result: Resolution passes Resolution #3 More Study Time Needed! Summary: During the fall semester this year, Columbia students will have two days to study for finals. Many peer institutions offer far more time, with Princeton even going so far as to offer eight days. The proposal states that next year the calender will be modified for the fall semester so as to allow three study days in fall 2005. This will provide students with the opportunity to feel more prepared for final exams. Result: Resolution passed- Working with administration to hammer down calendar change Resolution #4 Summary: Currently, students who wish to take out a bin from the Department of Housing and Dining must pay a fee of $10 for every hour they have a bin out beyond the second. This does not raise revenues in any significant matter, but does provide an inconvenience to the students. This charge applies even when there are empty bins available. The council moves that throughout the year (with the exception of within two weeks of check in or checkout time as these are the when the bins are most needed), the bin rental period be changed to eight hours. Result: Resolution Passed- Action has been implemented, change made Resolution #5 Summary: Like the bin return, Columbia hospitality charges a fee to encourage students to return spare keys in a timely fashion. However, unlike the bin, no one is deprived of using a service as a result of the students possession of the key. The council moves that the key return fee be eliminated, as the payments from students do not significantly raise revenues, but are merely a hassle. Result- Resolution passed- School Council is currently talking to administration about implementing change. Resolution #6 Summary: All dorms with the exception of Woodbridge, Clairmont, and Ruggles (Such a resolution does not affect you now but will in a year or two), have printers either within the dormitory or in an adjacent dormitory. Many students do not bring printers to school, and thus these dorms not having printers presents a significant problem for some students. The council moves that the Department of Housing allocate necessary funds to provide said dormitories with printers. Result: Resolution passed Resolution #7 Summary: Due to the importance of fostering a strong sense of community among Columbia students and alumnai/ae, an expansion of the Columbia eCommunity would give current and past Columbia University students a better ability to exchange information, announce events, and faciliatate communication. It is crucial that students are made to feel that they are a part of the larger Columbia University community from the time they enter Columbia. Therefore, introducing students to the eCommunity during their first year at Columbia will give them the next four years to develop the habit of using this important tool. Columbia will take steps to involve undergraduate students in the Columbia University community, including admitting all undergraduate students into the Columbia University eCommunity and encouraging Columbia Clubs around the world to induct undergraduate students. Result: Resolution passed |