{"id":3163,"date":"2022-01-19T18:32:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T18:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/?page_id=3163"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:27:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:27:57","slug":"committees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative Committees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Student Engagement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000\">Our purpose is to create a campus environment that builds community and enhances the experience of undergraduate students.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div>Our focus this year:<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To pursue projects to grow campus spirit throughout the student body<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To create and facilitate a Consent Awareness Campus designed to increase understanding about consent and coercion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To address areas on campus that need help growing student engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in learning more about this committee or getting involved, please contact <b>Senator Scott Spears, <a class=\"ms-outlook-linkify\" href=\"mailto:rss90@uakron.edu\">rss90@uakron.edu<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Academic Policy and Student Success<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e0e898d9c0d0855f6267516219792411\">As APSS committee we work to ensure that students are informed and provided with all academic resources the university provides. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Our focus this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Collaborating with our Social Media Team to highlight academic resources&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Passed Brightspace Reporting Legislation. This legislation ensures that students will be able to see all of their letter grades at any point throughout the semester.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; We are currently working on creating a BCAS Unity Council. This council will unite all of BCAS students and create more of a community in the Butchel College of Arts and Sciences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Filmed a video for incoming freshman to better navigate Workday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in learning about this committee, please contact <strong><strong>Senator Kendall Gnap,<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">kg219@uakron.edu<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Facilities, Amenities, Services and Transportation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Facilities, Amenities, Services &amp; Transportation Committee is committed to advocating for student safety and improving the overall on-campus experience. We work to address concerns related to housing, parking, transportation, campus facilities, and other essential student services.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Our focus this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Addressing accessibility concerns and physical barriers across campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resolving issues with bathrooms in academic buildings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborating with&nbsp;on-campus&nbsp;entities to ensure the best and most accessible student experience&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Our goal is to ensure campus spaces are safe, accessible, and functional for all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2002\u2002\u2002\u2002We also host fast tours,&nbsp;which&nbsp;are conducted in various buildings on campus to address accessibility concerns and improvements for the betterment of the student body experience. Please&nbsp;visit our Instagram for the dates!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in learning more about this committee or getting involved, please contact&nbsp;<strong>Senator Genevieve Shelton,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gps21@uakron.edu\">gps21@uakron.edu<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Engagement Our purpose is to create a campus environment that builds community and enhances the experience of undergraduate students.&nbsp; Our focus this year: &nbsp; &nbsp; If you are interested in learning more about this committee or getting involved, please contact Senator Scott Spears, rss90@uakron.edu Academic Policy and Student Success As APSS committee we work &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/committees\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Legislative Committees&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3163","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3163"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4883,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3163\/revisions\/4883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}