{"id":3215,"date":"2022-01-19T19:25:13","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T19:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/?page_id=3215"},"modified":"2023-09-18T18:11:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T18:11:06","slug":"projects-to-support-zipsheartbeat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/projects-to-support-zipsheartbeat\/","title":{"rendered":"USG Successes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The USG Platform is set each year by the President and Vice President of the organization. It is a means of setting principal goals for the organization that address issues on campus. Over the years, we&#8217;ve had many platforms that have benefited our campus in a variety of ways. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Addressing Food &amp; Housing Insecurity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Continued Support of the Campus Cupboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participated in the Housing Fair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supporting Mental Health and Wellness<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Established the Mental Health Task Force<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funded the renewal of <em>Kognito<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training members in becoming Mental Health First Aiders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advocated for the implementation of a contract with <em>Impact Solutions<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Mental Health Roundtables<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Therapy Dogs in the Library<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Destressing Events that occurred before, during, and after finals week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building and Strengthening the UA Community<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Helped in New Student Orientation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participated in RooFest and New Roo Weekend<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attended the Celebration of Community at Lock 3 Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Created, and filled offices in the RooClusive Space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Created the Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Board<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Created the Diversity and Social Responsibility Group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sponsored events during Diversity Week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sponsored a Pronoun Push<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Created the Safety Task Force<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Met with the new Director for Off-Campus Safety and worked closely with administration to identify student safety concerns in and advocate for change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sponsored a candlelight vigil in rememberence of UA student Maya McFetridge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funded $13,500 in Textbook Awards for students in financial need<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Met and collaborated with Neighborhood Network to help distribute 1,000 porch light bulbs to houses around campus to promote safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advocated and saw through the return of block to block off campus patrol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborated with UAPD to give students tips on how to protect themselves, their homes, and their belongings over winter break.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advocated for the implementation of a new student success platform<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborated with the Provost&#8217;s Office to create the Advising Task Force<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funded nearly $57,000 for student and student organization travel, events, and projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USG Platform is set each year by the President and Vice President of the organization. It is a means of setting principal goals for the organization that address issues on campus. Over the years, we&#8217;ve had many platforms that have benefited our campus in a variety of ways. Addressing Food &amp; Housing Insecurity Supporting &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/projects-to-support-zipsheartbeat\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;USG Successes&#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-3215","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3215","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=3215"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3956,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3215\/revisions\/3956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/usg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}