Fair Trade Coffee (2005 - 2006)
Fair Trade Coffee in both regular and decaf offerings has been implemented into the UIS Capitol Perks CoffeeShop thanks to the SGA, SAGE, and the work of many environmentally conscious students. SAGE and USAS continue to work with Food Services to bring more fair trade options to campus.
New York Times
The Office of Student Life will be restarting the New York Times program this Spring 2007. Look for your free student copy in the lower PAC, main entrance or side entrance to UHB, and in the library. If you are interested in having different locations please send an email to Cynthia Thompson, Director of Student Life at cthom1@uis.edu
Ad-Hoc Committee on Student Rights Awareness
At the end of the fall 2006 semester a group of students and administrators will begin meeting to work on Student Rights Awareness. The SGA has formed this Ad-Hoc committee in order to research the current policies that directly affect students and to figure out better means of communicating these policies/this information to the student body. At the culmination of the spring semester the group hopes to have a link on this webpage of easy ways to access policies that affect students.
Truck Stop Initiative
The SGA recently passed a resolution standing against the potential creation of a Pilot truckstop on Toronto Road. The resolution was sent to T.R.U.C.K. a community activist group working to stop the initiative. President Drews and Sgt. at Arms Skorczewski presented at the Springfield Zoning and Planning Commission on behalf of the students at UIS -- and alas, the Zoning/Planning Commission (subsequent to the testimony of many community members and the pro-report from Pilot) voted against the zoning which would allow the truck stop to move forward. The initiative will come to the city council mid-December for final dis/approval. President Drews and other SGA members plan to attend.
Recycling
The SGA recently passed a resolution advocating for a permanent and comprehensive recyling program throughout the UIS campus. The initiative has begun and looks promising. The SGA will continue to work with student groups and administration to ensure the success of this program.
