The ODOS Board met on November 20th. The following is a summary of the meeting. I will attach the full agenda with an outline in a comment.
The meeting started with a presentation and discussion about the ASM constitution. We were given a presentation on the second draft of the constitution, which incorporated feedback from the first listening section. The constitution hopes to address advocacy of issues, allocation of fees, and appointment of students. Looking forward, the final draft will be in December and the constitution will be adopted in February.
Next, we covered the Wisconsin Experience Essay. A motivation to share their unique experiences at the University of Wisconsin and a financial stipend will encourage students to write about "what the Wisconsin Idea is and what it should do" to be shared with students, administrators, the media, and the community. How would you anwer?
Halloween events on Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November are city events, however the University remains aware of them. We discussed the police presence and distribution during the two nights, programs sponsored by the union, and the OAR musical performance. What was your experience with the police presence? Was it necessary on both days and where they well distributed? Do you think that the Union should sponsor more events (non-alcoholic) or should it try to limit the number of people (especially non-students) during those evenings?
Dean Berquam shared the results of the Safety Forum Review. Students, residents, and parents addressed the issue of safety from many angles and also raised different concerns and questions. Safety has been more of an issue off-campus than on-campus, especially in the Langdon Street area. How do you feel about notification of safety concerns by text message or e-mail?
Student ticket distribution was postponed to the next meeting for the sake of time. What is your opinion about the current ticket distribution process for Football, Basketball, and other sports?
Now that snow is upon us, we must deal with issues about removing it. Mass transit was suggested as an alternative to cars which may be parked illegally and mopeds which may be unsafe to drive. Snow accumulation is a problem at bus stations. If you were waiting at a bus station and a shovel was nearby (attached by a chain), would you help to shovel as you were waiting?
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1. Welcome and Introductions
2. ASM Constitution presentation and discussion - Hillary Minor (25 min)
a. Feedback from first listening session of constitution
i. Effective changes possible because of software compilation
b. Presentation on second draft of constitution - John
i. Overview of presentation
1) Answer all questions
2) Raise enough questions
3) Examine the minor changes
ii. Collection of information
1) Listening sessions
2) Written and verbal feedback
3) 242 individual responses
iii. Feedback process
1) Advocacy of issues
a) Directive authority location
b) Immediacy of responses
c) Potential for power struggle
2) Allocation of fees
a) Political constraints
b) Excessive partisanship
c) Executive influence
d) Efficiency
3) Appointment of students
a) Politicization of appointees
b) Lack of institutional knowledge
c) Lack of a point person
d) Lack of qualifications
iv. Going forward
1) Second draft in November
2) Final draft in December
3) Adoption in February
3. WI Experience Essay - Nik Hawkins
a. Information handout
b. WISCAPE
i. Research in postsecondary education
c. Chance to tell us what the Wisconsin Idea is and what it, should do
i. Community
ii. Faculty and staff
iii. Students
d. WI ideas essay series
i. How would we go about finding student authors for these essays?
1) Distribution and presentation venues
ii. Financial stipend
1) Raise interest
iii. Purpose is to create discussion about the WI Idea
1) Administrators
2) Media
3) Community
iv. Diversity of opinion
1) Reflection of the past and present state of the WI Idea
2) Recommendations for the future of the WI Idea
3) Critics and champions for the program
a) Gather suggestions for improvements
v. Forum or panel type discussion
1) Reduce bias
2) Feedback on ideas
vi. Could be combined into a book
vii. Administration
1) How receptive will they be to criticism
2) What is in the best interest for students and the WI Idea?
viii. Motivation
1) Why would a student want to participate?
2) Will this affect change?
3) What is the end goal and why is this important?
4) This will allow more people to give their input
a) Can reflect on their experiences without extroversion
b) Similar to a blog about one's thoughts
c) Share unique experiences about UW experience
i) Visitors guide
4. Halloween Review - Kevin (10 min)
a. City event, not a University event
b. Awareness but not planning
c. Changes from 2007
i. Activities around the Union
d. Police presence
i. Is this necessary on Friday?
ii. Were they well distributed?
1) Were they concentrated in the wrong area?
e. Union
i. Should there be more programming on Friday?
ii. Use as a bathroom by community
iii. Soft-close hours depending on situation
iv. Should they be open late
1) Safe place for people to go near State Street
f. OAR performance
i. Area was very crowded and possibly dangerous
1) There were no cops nearby
ii. Was it possible to hear?
iii. Hard to leave in a group after the band finished
5. Safety Forum Review - Dean Berquam(15 min)
a. Held on Nov 11
b. 70 attendees
i. Students
ii. Residents
iii. Parents
c. Overview
i. Recent incidents
ii. Feedback on addressing the issue of safety from multiple angles
iii. Different concerns and questions
d. Outcomes
i. BLUE safety phones/boxes
ii. Employ the use of WiscAlerts
iii. Additional Police Patrols in the campus area
iv. Enhance the Langdon Street Watch Program
v. Educate students about "appropriate safety behaviors"
vi. Additional pedestrian level lighting needed
e. Notification measures
i. How severe should an incident be so you are alerted
ii. Will students ignore the texts if they come too often?
iii. Should you be able specify which kinds of information you would like to receive?
1) Degrees of seriousness
2) Location
f. Campus safety committee
6. Student ticket distribution - (10 min)
a. Moved to next meeting for the sake of time
7. Snow removal - (15 min)
a. Mass transit
b. Cars illegally parked
c. Moped use
8. Future Items
9. Other
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