Student Services Fee Advisory Board

Open Board meeting

Friday, February 27th, 2015

3:30-5:00 PM

Santa Cruz, SUMC

I.  Roll Call – Secretary Zaman

·  Member Daryaei—absent

·  Member Bradley

·  Member Durr

·  Member Emery

·  Member Gold—absent

·  Chair Havey

·  Member Jean-Louis

·  Member Kohler

·  Member Moule

·  Secretary Zaman

·  Vice Chair Zanoni

II.  Old Business

III.  New Business

a.  PAR Reviews: UAEMS transfer of $3000 to attend a conference

b.  Funds transferred from operations to travel

c.  Approved

d.  Refer to the below spreadsheet excerpt for which we’ll be doing and what they are asking for. We will go in order, if your name is next to a proposal you will introduce it and move for it to be approved/amended.

II.  SF16.11 Innovate UA—Member Emery

  1. Program that gives students knowledge on entrepreneurship and innovation as they enter into their careers.
  2. This has the goal to extend tehse opportunities to students outside of Eller College of Management
  3. Will provide students with a wide array of opportunities
  4. Seeking alternative funding methods
  5. Requested two years of funding
  6. Move to provide full funding requested
  7. Seconded by Member Moule
  8. Member Kohler—moved to amend for one year funding
  9. Seconded by Member Moule, amendment approved
  10. Approved for one year funding for 48,500

III.  SF16.12 Nutritional Information Website—Secretary Zaman

a.  Secretary Zaman: goal of this initiative is to develop an improved website that would allow students to access nutritional information for food options in the University of Arizona Student Union

b.  Current nutritional information available is not sufficient and not serving the extent of student needs. Developing the website through other university entities would require an extensive wait time and resources. There is also a plan to develop a mobile application to allow students to access this information on a regular basis.

The current plan is to partner with an outside company to form the mobile app and improve website.

c.  The desired outcome of this proposal is to benefit those with food allergies and intolerances, health conditions requiring dietary restrictions, dietary lifestyle and religious needs, and to meet the needs of people interested in creating a healthier lifestyle through food options.

d.  Continued improvement and assessment is proposed to be done through Google analytics for this proposal. The requested amount in the proposal was $19,000 over a course of two years with $12,000 requested in the first year for startup and $7,000 requested for the second year.

e.  Member Jean-Louis: Benefits listed on the grant proposal includes benefiting the union restaurants. Propose amendments to one year approval.

f.  Member Moule: second to one-year amendment. Lack of nutrient dense food options.

g.  Member Emery: the second year fees would go towards website subscription fees.

h.  Vice Chair Zanoni: 60,000 students go through the union

i.  Member Moule: provides extensive marketing for union restaurants, could work with this project in future years

j.  Approved by all but Vice Chair Zanoni

k.  Approved for $12,200 for one year

IV.  SF16.13 PASS Probation Program—Member Jean-Louis

a.  Relies on peer mentoring in a highly academic setting

b.  Increases university retention roles

c.  Moves to approve by Member Jean-Louis, seconded by Member Emery

d.  Member Moule: invaluable resource for first year students who are on academic probation and provides students with individuals who are advocating for their academic success

e.  Member Jean-Louis: proven to be successful among students

f.  Approved for one year $147,200

V.  SF16.14 Pima Hall—Member Moule

a.  Previous data shows that Pima residence hall has seen teh second highest use of SI sessions by residents, off campus, and Greek Students.

b.  Requested amount of for furniture, whiteboards, and access systems

c.  Would directly impact academic support systems within the residence halls, meeting the survey needs of students

d.  One year funding of $78,800 by Member Moule

e.  Member Kohler: board partially funded similar projects that involved multiple improvements across the campus. May not address student needs by requesting additional furniture.

f.  Member Emery: allocation of proposed budget may indicate excess spending

g.  Member Durr: individual line items of the proposed budget showed that some items are necessities while others may be seen as luxuries. Hall access and whiteboards seen to be critical parts of the proposal. Move to ammend to $26,000 for one year. Seconded by Member Kohler

h.  Member Jean-Louis: whiteboards and security initiatives seen as more of a priority than new flooring and tables.

i.  Approved for $26,000 for one year

VI.  SF16.15 Project Pave the Way—Member Kohler

a.  Early academic outreach program that seeks engagement with UA students

b.  Involves partnering with multiple school districts.

c.  Involves graduate assistance positions as well as undergraduate opportunities

d.  Supports community engagement with high shcool students from underserved communities

e.  Requesting $76,600 each year for three years

f.  Move to approve in full, seconded by Member Durr

g.  Member Emery: goal of the board is to provide students with services, but this is more of an outreach initiative. Money may not directly serve UA student body.

h.  Member Kohler: would be in favor for outreach purposes, but encourages Pave the Way to imagine ways to benefit current UA students. Ammend to provide funding for one year. Seconded by Member Moule.

i.  Member Bradley: direct correlations iwth students on campus other than student positions. Would benefit men of color who are marginalized by the institution.

j.  Member Zanoni: important to see metrics for one year prior to providing three year funding

k.  Member Jean-Louis: many initiatives from Project Pave the Way directly impact undergraduate students at eh UA

l.  Member Moule: multi-year justification is not substantial enough since reasoning was to provide graduate students a sense of job stability, but this may not be a strong enough reason to siphon away money when they can request money in the future.

m.  Ammendment approved

n.  Member Kohler: if the ammended proposal does pass, this is not an indication of not supporting the program. Board looks forward to seeing the progress of the program.

o.  Approved for $76,300 for one year

VII. SF16.16 Project Rush—Vice Chair Zanoni

a.  Access to scholarships was a priority for all students

b.  Reduced wait time at OSFA

c.  Move to approve funding in full, seconded by Member Moule

d.  Member Moule: seemed costly, OSFA has made significant strides in reducing wait time to better the student experience. Board recommends finding more sustainable funding sources other than SSFAB. Supports funding for all three years.

e.  Member Emery: partial funding may still reduce wait time

f.  Member Zanoni: 250,000 is a lot to come from students, should seek outside funding

g.  Member Durr: hoping for additional sources of funding. Amend for one year funding. Viewing progress and readdressing proposal in the future. Seconded by Member Emery

h.  Member Jean-Louis: would like to see more metrics on how much wait time can be reduced

i.  Member Bradley: Does recognize that SSF is not a sustainable funding option, but there are currently not many viable funding options to provide this service to students. Project Rush may not have other funding options for the time being.

j.  Member Moule: importance of how much each dollar is worth in improving efficiency to make better informed decisions

k.  Movement to approve the amendment, amendment approved

l.  Proposal approved for one year funding

VIII.  SF16.18 Speak Out—Member Bradley

a.  Would create a graduate position and several undergraduate positions

b.  Would create a position in charge of marketing

c.  Partnerships with various cultural centers.

d.  Workshops on various topic, likely involving intersections with cultural centers

e.  Move to approve project Speak Out for full funding, seconded by Member Moule

f.  Member Moule: Proposal says it meets various needs of students. Creates a student approach to social justice.

g.  Member Durr: addresses a critical need on our campus. Informs students of resources they may not know exists.

h.  Member Emery: great example of use of student services fee

i.  Approved for full amount requested for three years

IX.  SF16.19 Student Assistance and Behavioral Intervention—Member Moule

a.  Would involve collaboration with various entities on campus

b.  Used by DOS to provide individual advocacy for student needs

c.  Requesting three year funding for a total of

d.  Would indirectly impact campus safety and retention

e.  Move to approve for full funding requested, Member Durr

f.  Member Jean-Louis: students benefit from this service

g.  Member Moule: Seen many students utilize this resource that they may not be able to find themselves and provides students with individualized care

h.  Approved for full amount requested for three years

X.  SF16.20 VETS—Member Bradley

  1. Series of workshops to help veterans transition from military life into transition life
  2. Has been very helpful to individuals in the veterans’ center
  3. Provides resources to cope with transition
  4. Move to approve in full, seconded by Member Kohler
  5. Member Kohler: veterans are often not afforded the resources and opportunities such as these. SSF can have a significant impact on this particular demographic of students.
  6. Member Emery: transition can be incredibly difficult for veteran students, and this proposal has the potential to create significant impact
  7. Approved for full amount requested for three years

XI.  SF16.21 Volunteer and Civic Engagement—Member Emery

  1. Benefits the university and Tucson community
  2. Partners with various local and national entities through service activities and service trips, including Alt Breaks
  3. Move to approve full amount requested, seconded by Member Moule
  4. Member Moule: discussion about students being capable of seeking out these opportunities, but this initiative can provide students with options for seeking out these opportunities when they may not know that they are available
  5. Member Kohler: discussion about coming back and showing progress last year
  6. Member Zanoni: mobilizes students at UA to do good in the community, reflects positively on the UA
  7. Approved for full amount requested for two years

XII. SF16.22 Women’s Resource Center—Member Durr

  1. Requesting 145,000 for three years
  2. Provides employment options for several students, a wide range of students receive professional development opportunities
  3. Provides internship opportunities and resources for students of all gender identities
  4. Move to approve this application for full funding, seconded by Member Moule
  5. Member Moule:
  6. Approved for full amount requested

XIII.  Adjournment 4:23 pm