As part of the duties of ASUP Senators, they are to collect feedback from the students they represent, also known as their constituents. This feedback, which can include comments, concerns, and questions, is then reported at the weekly ASUP Senate Meetings as Constituency Reports. 

November 2018

Week of December 3rd:

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Week of November 26th:

• Pilot Express was late due to traffic and a student had to Uber – not informed about delay (Sen. Dekker)
• Include Senators on screens instead of just E-Board (Sen. Dekker)
• Complaints that the tree in front of Franz is not lit enough (Sen. Owen)
• Request for a tree in Franz Lobby (Sen. Taylor)
• People love the new syrups in the Pilot House: cardamom, mint (Sen. Krigger)
• Complaint about new fries in the Pilot House (Sen. Moore)
  • Back to normal now (Sen. Dekker)
• Students unable to bring food into Commons for Friendsgiving due to non-compete clause à moved to St. Mary’s. No other space to eat outside food on campus (Sen. Paumier)

Week of November 19th:

• Questions about ASUP election process – done by credits à students not able to vote with their class for people that would represent them (Sen. Owen)
• A constituent that had senior standing, although they were a junior, couldn’t vote for their class (Sen. Krigger)
• Need a stop sign outside Haggerty & Tyson and Fields & Schoenfeldt near Fr. Poorman’s house (Sen. Dekker)
• If you’re not a full time student you’re not allowed to vote (Sen. Millett)
  • Because they don’t pay the Student Activities Fee (Sen. Dekker)
• No compost bin in Mehling Hall (Sen. Musquiz)
• Several students said they’re very excited for the Tree Lighting (Pres. Nath)
• Several students loved Opus Prize Week and wanted to see ASUP work on more interfaith initiatives (Pres. Nath)
• Door inside the Pilot House squeaks very loudly (Sen. Millet)

Week of November 12th:

• Problems scheduling ASUP vans with OSA – two difficulties in reserving them for Mock Trial (Sen. Krigger)
• Constituent found a staple in burger from the Pilot House (Sen. Dekker)
• Complaints about plastic straws back in the Pilot House (Sen. Owen) 
• Limited majors for engineering students (Sen. Owen)
• Request for more diverse/multi-religious holiday decorations (Sen. Moore)
• Lack of ketchup in Pilot House (Sen. Taylor)
• UP mobile app isn’t updated with correct food information (Sen. Dekker)
• Request for gym hours to start at 9:00 am on weekends (Pres. Nath)
• Request for labeling nuts in food (Sen. Moore)
• Request for earlier hours in the library on weekdays (Sen. Millett)

Week of November 5th: 

• Rudeness from the Commons workers (Sen. Dekker)
• No lock on 1^st girls bathroom stall in the Commons near the Bon App Office (Sen. Millett)
• Request for more microwaves on campus (Sen. Krigger)
• Positive feedback from Hall-oween (Sen. Mitchell)
• Re-evaluate how PSafe gives out parking passes- not enough parking spots available for the number of passes given (VP Gallagher)

 

October 2018

Week of October 29th: 

• Meeting with Jim Ravelli on Wednesday at 9:00 am in front of Franz to discuss bathrooms in Franz & mold in Shiley (Speaker Boos)
• Complaints that UP is not ADA accessible – some students can’t see out of mirrors in bathrooms (Sen. Taylor)
• A student faced threats of getting his scholarship taken away for wanting to testify for students about ADA restrictions & mental health (Sen. Taylor)
• ADvantage: problems communicating, no accessible office hours, lack of clarity of the role (Sen. Taylor)
• Request for more microwaves on campus & coffee in the library (Sen. Krigger)
• No multiracial option on University job applications (Sen. Musquiz)
• Wifi connection problems on campus, especially in Romanaggi (Sen. Anderson)
• Faulty wifi in Franz basement too (Dir. Burks)
• Registration confusion: unclear if certain classes are offered in future semesters (Sen. Kasper)
• Complaints about staff in the Commons – do something to boost their mood (Sen. Millett)
• Complaint that off-campus students can’t access dorms (Sen. O’Connell)
• Students were made uncomfortable by materials from the Voice for Life club outside the library (Sen. Taylor)
• Heard good things/support for Voice for Life too (Speaker Boos)
• First stall in first floor men’s bathroom in BC doesn’t have a lock (Sen. Papoutsakis)
• All of my nursing students were having issues submitting 3-year scheduling on DegreeWorks (Sen. Dekker)
• Students expressed both concerns (6 students) and support (4 students) of the Voice for Life tabling (Pres. Nath)
• Student appreciated Land Acknowledgements (acknowledging the land that UP occupies, which was originally occupied by a native tribe) in the Diversity Center & at Step UP to Lead. Could include them in classrooms (Pres. Nath)
• Complaints from East Quad about walking through the mulch path from construction (Sen. Paumier)
• Flooding in Christie basement and some leaks in rooms (Sen.  Paumier)
• Ketchup on the Shipstad stairwell not cleaned for a month (Sen. Moore)

Week of October 22nd: 

• Not a well-maintained system with ketchup in the Pilot House (Senator Taylor)
• The water-bottle filling station filters are all green now (Senator Dekker)
• A bathroom in Shiley has a mold or fungus (Senator Taylor)
• The number of outlets on the side of St. Mary’s near the main entrance has dropped – no power strips put in (VP Gallagher)

Week of October 8th: 

• Sprinklers on during the day & when it’s raining (Senator Owen)
• Poor usability, approachability, & aesthetic of St Mary’s (Senator Owen)
• Praise for CPB about the dance and calm evacuation (Senator Owen)
• Student complaints about paying for laundry in the dorms (Senator Owen)
• Small stall in men’s restroom on 1^st floor of BC has no lock (Senator Taylor)
• Reports from female students- feeling uncomfortable, inappropriate commons from workers in the commons near coffee stand (Senator Taylor)
• Coats from the dance were in the office at PSafe and students were able to go through the pile (VP Gallagher)
• Student got an eco-tainer and the lid didn’t fit (Senator Dekker)
• Freshmen during Orientation felt the gap between students & student athletes when they wore their jerseys, not hall shirts (Senator Dekker)
• Students didn’t know where to pick up their coats after the dance (Senator Millett)
• Have the library open earlier- before 7:00 am (Senator Millett)
• Praise for CPB- calm evacuation and getting home safely (Senator Krigger)
• Report about sprinklers being on in front of Chiles at night and watering the sidewalks, not grass (Senator Krigger)
• Shiley 301 clock is behind a few minutes (Senator Krigger)
• Students want to know why the dance wasn’t held in Chiles where we could better control the situation (Senator Paumier)
• Students still confused about what happened at the dance (Senator Moore)
• Student athletes feel like Title IX efforts have been disproportionately targeted at them – widening the gap, creating misconceptions (President Nath)
• Muslim students concerned about moving their prayer room from Christie basement. Require religious necessities in the space (President Nath)
• Men’s bathroom in Franz Hall: black reflection near the urinals reveals more than it should (Speaker Boos)
• Get gluten-free bagels in Franz (Senator Mayer)

Week of October 1st:

• Need tissues in classrooms (Senator Dekker)
• Should have almond milk at the coffee bar in the Commons (Senator Millett)
• Students want cats in addition to dogs for stress-less week (Senator Millett)
• Request recycling bins next to all the garbage bins (Senator Kasper)
• Climbing instructors at gym want more funding for rock climbing program (Senator Kasper)
• Engineering students want more majors in the Engineering School (Senator Owen)
• ROTC needs more space for their labs, since Franz Campus is being built on (Senator Owen)
• Recreational opportunity at Franz River Campus – paddle boarding & kayaking under OPP(Senator Owen)
• Inquiry as to why female dorms have the highest GPAs, followed by co-ed dorms, & then male dorms (Senator Taylor)
• Reports of smells of gas outside of the Commons (Senator Moore)
• Not enough recycling for paper on campus (Senator Moore)
• Requests for water-bottle filling stations in Shiley (Senator Dekker)
• Constituent impressed with work ASUP Senate has taken on- lots of progress (VP Gallagher)
• Students no longer have access to Franz Campus turf field  (Senator Paumier)
• Positive feedback on Fall Dance theme – lots of options for outfits (Senator Dekker)

 

September 2018

Week of September 24th: 

• Positive feedback about ASUP organization of protest (Senator Anderson)
• Follow-up on hot sandwiches: already in the Anchor (Senator Papoutsakis)
• Off-campus, non-student neighbor is making students uncomfortable (Senator Dekker)
  • Speaker Boos: If you’re a UP student, you can always go to Psafe
• Request for non-Odwalla smoothies at the Anchor (Senator Millett)
• Positive reception about protest, everyone loved it. One of the most powerful things (Senator Krigger)
• TVs always on in the Pilot House – wasteful (Senator Taylor)
• Students want tree lighting ceremony outside during Christmastime (Senator Taylor)
• Reach out to students about speakers for the Diversity Center (Senator Taylor)
• Praise about protest, but want to encourage dialogue from all sides (Senator Taylor)
• Questions as to why Fr. Art is still a professor here: (VP Gallagher)
  • As Studies Abroad Director: asked students if they were on birth control and if so, they wouldn’t be allowed to go. Also had verbal policy that straight married professors could bring partners on study abroad but gay professors couldn’t. Dr. Contreras stated that it is no longer a policy
  • Made students uncomfortable in Mehling – lack of personal boundaries and generational gap- sexist, racist, and homophobic
• Incapacitation clause on the UP website and Everfi states “an individual that is intoxicated may be able to consent to sexual activity” – must be addressed (Senator Owen)
• Complaints regarding lack of communications on food allergens in the Commons & Pilot House – not clearly identified (Senator Owen)
• Request for clarity on counseling – only a short-term resource (Senator Owen)
• Abundant praise for ASUP and the student body mobilizing for protest. One constituent perceived it as a commercial effort for ASUP (Senator Owen)
• Only heard good things about the protest, very powerful (Senator Mitchell)
• Positive feedback about emergency notification from PSafe about robbery suspects (Senator Mitchell)
• Victim-blaming on Everfi survey (Senator Mitchell)
• Lack of protein options at the salad bar in the Commons (Senator Musquiz)
• Student feels unsafe due to Trump flag hanging on a dorm window facing into the hallway – Haggerty (Senator Musquiz)
• Positive feedback from professors regarding the protest (Senator Kasper)
• Lack of eco-containers this year (Senator Meyer)
• Requests for energy drinks to be sold at the Pilot House behind the counter (Senator O’Connell)
• Request for calorie counts in the Commons (Senator Paumier)
• Complaints about the new metal straws being hard to clean (Senator Kasper)
• Complaints about changes in food at the Pilot House. And no options for vegans (Senator Moore)

Week of September 17th:

• Follow-up on the sprinkler concern- Sprinklers running during the day shouldn’t be on. Current system: PPlant only knows if a sprinkler’s gone off if they see it. Changing to a Smart Lock System- manageable via phone. Only the Quad is on the system so far (cost $4,000). Estimate: 15 years for the whole campus ($10,000-$15,000/year). Water use is down 40% from last year and 22% per year on average (Senator Taylor)
• Follow-up on constituency report – Spoke with Becca and next year’s StepUP to Lead will have invitations for residence halls (Vice President Gallagher)
• Get hot sandwiches on campus (Senator Dekker)
• Positive feedback regarding Espresso UP (Senator Dekker)
• After weights Friday morning, the athlete food stands aren’t open (Senator Millet)
• 8 people reached out about opposition to Chick-fil-a sponsorship, a homophobic company. Issue resolved (Senator Krigger)
• Need more gluten-free options on campus. Can we expand Franz bagels to the Anchor? (Senator Mayer)
• Can we make student IDs more decorative/personalized? (Senator Mayer)
• Confusion about the Diversity Center- open or closed? What’s it for? (Senator Taylor)
  • President Nath– It’s not formally open; it’s available for use but not designed. Currently it’s an ambiguous space and is incredibly small. Should not be considered a permanent fixture
• Increase hours at Beauchamp (Senator Owen)
• Bring food trucks back to campus (Senator Owen)
• Focusing on portraits, stories, and influences of women in history (Senator Owen)
• Intimidating atmosphere around ASUP (Senator Owen)
• Requests to get rid of single-use cups (Senator Owen)
• Why don’t we have formal dances? (Senator Owen)
• Students want motion censors back to get into residence halls (Senator Owen)
• Clarification on dress for Fright Night (Senator Dekker)
  • No masks, weapons (real or fake). Theme= Halloween/spooky
• Follow-up on constituency report: van seen not running when parked this week (Senator O’Connell)

Week of September 10th:

• Students want to be involved in meeting regularly with Bon App to provide feedback on food options (Senator Taylor)
• Request for microwave in library for off-campus students (Senator Krigger)
• Request to return the Commons burgers and fries (Senator Krigger)
  • Director Wester: The Commons and Pilot House switched what they offer
• Request for more covered bike racks (Senator Krigger)
• Question as to why we got rid of straws but wrap food in plastic (Senator Krigger)
• Request to remove Fr. Raphael’s portrait in Waldschmidt (Senator Krigger)
• Postitive response to Land Acknowledgement at StepUP to Lead (Senator Krigger)
• Can we get solar panels? (Senator Krigger)
• Positive feedback about StepUP to Lead. Residence Halls would like invitation to StepUP to Lead to receive info. on campus resources (Senator Owen)
• Two students reported experiencing catcalling when using Columbia Pool service. Be aware. This service needs to be accessible and safe (President Nath)
• Sustainability advocates have concerns with sprinklers (President Nath)
• Pilot House switched from ketchup and mustard dispensers to packets – unnecessary plastic waste (Senator O’Connell)
• River Campus shuttle always left running while they’re waiting- burning gas (Senator O’Connell)
• Shiley’s drainage pipes leak all over the ADA ramps (Senator Mathias)
• Should be bike racks at Pilot House (Senator Mathias)
• Need to create places for seniors to voice themselves in a large group outside of office hours- Open Houses/Townhalls? (Senator Mathias)
• Students don’t know how to access Engage or why to use it (Senator Taylor)
• Student said they couldn’t hang artwork in BC basement  – only way to showcase their work (Senator Musquiz)

Week of September 3rd:

• Students want the old food options back (Senator Dekker)
• Requests for water bottle-filling station in Franz (Senator Dekker)
• Wasp problem on campus (Senator Dekker)
• Requests for whiteboard surfaces for library tables (Senator Dekker)
• Bring back Pilot bowls & salads in Pilot House (Senator Papoutsakis)
• Concerns about timing of sprinklers (Senator Taylor)
• Provide more options in the Pilot House (Senator Kasper)
  • Chicken wraps now in the old grill section of the Commons
• President Poorman’s response to the Pennsylvania sex scandal involving former UP President, Fr. Raphael = inadequate. Remove his portrait in Waldschmidt (Senator Krigger)
• Most freshmen don’t know who ASUP is. We need to inform them of what ASUP stands for and who we are (Senator Taylor)
  • Add info about ASUP to workshops & Orientation curriculum, so students know who is representing them (Senator Kasper)
• What are ASUP office hours are all about – lack of clarity (Senator Owens)
  • Office hours this year are going to be highly enforced (Vice President Gallagher)
• Overwhelmingly positive feedback about Riverboat (Senator Dekker & Vice President Gallagher)