The Academics & Co-ops Committee discusses and proposes solutions on issues relating to academic and co-op affairs as well as promote ideas for improvement at RIT. Some of those projects include:

• Proposing a new grading scale to promote students to challenge themselves through free electives
• Discussing plans to efficiently using student time during finals week
• Enforcing reasonable time grade feedback policy
• Pursuing extending class drop period

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The housing and dining committee contains representatives from Housing, Residence Life, Dining, Auxiliary Services, Sustainability, and FMS. Some issues currently being handled are:

• Managing inflation and rising food costs
• Overseeing dorm hall renovations
• Promoting dining initiatives
• Introducing cultural food events
• Increasing access for Halal, Kosher, and other dietary restrictions

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The Accessibility Committee strives to make the RIT/NTID experience more Deaf-Friendly through a variety of initiatives. Some of their efforts include:

• Improving accessibility at Dining Services
• Facilitating understanding and relationships between Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Deaf students
• ASL education across campus

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Facilities: Working with Facilities Management Services on issues, such as maintenance and cleanliness. Advocating for student needs in the form of:

• Improving cleaning of dorm-side restrooms
• Bringing back trash cans to all restrooms on dorm-side
• Addressing the presence of pests, especially mice and cockroaches
• Better lighting for certain areas of campus

Parking and Transportation: Working with Parking and Transportation Services on issues such as access to parking on campus and improved shuttle services. Advocating for student needs in the form of:

• More reliable busses
• Evaluating the parking situation on campus

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Taking a lot of charges relating to improvement of student life at RIT, some of the current charges of Student Affairs committee are:

• Improving Counseling and Psychological services
• Creating a Study Abroad Endowment Scholarship
• Increasing Student Wages
• Promotion of Financial Literacy

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One of Student Government’s largest committees, the Sustainability committee, helps look at ways to increase sustainable actions on RIT’s campus. Some of their current charges include:

• Establishing special interest housing for environmental sustainability
• Creating multi-purpose sustainable art installations that promote environmental sustainability while brightening up our campus.
• Updating our interactive sustainability map to include locations of; recycling bins, bottle return centers, outdoor trash cans, bike racks, water bottle filling stations, the community garden, plant-based dining options, and donation bins, while continuing to increase the number of these on campus.

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