Hi All!

Georgia Tech is beginning to build out our commuter student programming, and we are hoping to conduct a commuter student assessment in the fall. The hope is for the assessment to be multi-modal – survey, interviews, and focus groups. Would anyone be willing to share best practices and/or questions they have asked in previous assessment?

Thanks!

Hello Commuter Campus friends!

Curious to hear about what my peer campuses are doing for stress-busters week programming as our students prepare for finals. Here at IU-Indianapolis our Health and Wellness Programs office is putting on the attached slate.?

I look forward to learning about all of your great programs that you are willing to…

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Hi Katie, thanks for the post, it is certainly that time of the year. Our campus has an anti-soliciting policy that is inclusive of canvassers, so we reference it when confronting these folks in our building. Another tactic we use if to direct them to the place where they are allowed to be. On our campus university policy ends at the…

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Joe,

It makes a lot of sense to me.? More inclusive and more similarities than differences.??

Ben

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Benjamin Perlman
Assistant Vice President, Student Engagement
Saint Louis University
St. Louis MO
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Greetings CoP,

At the annual conference in Denver I advertised our gathering to Urban Unions and Commuter Campus college union professionals and I was pleasantly surprised and excited about the additional turnout and subsequent conversation we had on-site. I feel like the Commuter Campus monikor is more inclusive of institutions located…

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Greetings Everyone,?

We have the zoom information below for our Virtual Community Week. Urban Unions will be meeting at 11 am ET on Thursday, February 29. Zoom information is below for you to join. Please let me know if you have any questions or have any issues accessing the day of.?

Meeting…

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Hello everyone. Earlier this month we received notice that a group of students will be forming a “Commuter Student Association” at our institution. We do not currently have any spaces specifically dedicated to the support of commuter students, and the initial outreach from these students states:

“We wanted to meet with you to discuss…

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Hello everyone!

We just wrapped up our third professional development cohort for the ACUI Closing the Gap Career Advancement Program. This program provides meaningful career mentoring and sponsorship to?BIPOC students affairs professionals in pursuit of their next level assignment. This past December, seven amazing members gained valuable…

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Colleagues,
? ? ?While mail and package delivery is currently a challenge overall, my campus is experiencing a particular issue with some smaller apartment housing units for graduate students that are more traditional city walkups with mailboxes in the lobby and where packages can be left.? We’re having trouble both with delivery companies… Read more

Thanks Joe, 
It seems like PantrySoft integrates with banner for a Single Sign On feature. This might be the best option as they state they are ADA and FERPA Complient – 
https://www.pantrysoft.com/university-food-pantry-edition/

I wish that students could use their event pass from engage to check in, therefore not needing… Read more

Great question Phillip,

 

I asked the same to our food pantry program director and this is what I got back from her:

 

There are a few software systems that we have been looking into. I have listed the links to them below. The biggest concern that I have is the security of identifying student data. I am not sure if there is a way to use…

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Hey all, looking for any information on a software for inventory and/ or pos used for a campus food pantry? Of course no money will be exchanged but want to be able track inventory electronically.

Thanks. ?

Phillip?

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Director of Student Activities
Temple University
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Hello everyone,

Do you live in the DMV? Are you interested in transforming DEI at your institution? If so, check out this upcoming event, “It’s time to rethink DEI” at Busboys and Poets. I visited this restaurant-bookstore-cafe a few years ago and loved the vibe. (If we’re ever on a Zoom call, you’ll see me sipping from my Busboys and Poets… Read more

Great question Geoff, here at IUPUI the witching hour has always been 11pm. Events that go past 11pm get our campus police department involved for student events. The attached is something we put together on campus a few years ago to help event planners.

 

Looking forward to what other ideas our colleagues have and will share.

 

-Joe

 

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Colleagues – Hello from UMass Boston.? My department oversees conference and event services campus-wide.? Occasionally campus police are assigned to an event.? Currently this includes events with alcohol, dance parties, and events that may require campus police to ensure safety.?? I am reaching out to other campuses to ask: What criteria does… Read more

Hello Urban Unions colleagues,

I am part of the 2023 ACUI Annual Conference Program Team for Boston in February 2023. As part of the team, I am working with a subgroup of people curating educational content for the conference.??

I am reaching out to you to encourage you to consider presenting an educational session at the conference. Presenting…

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ACUI colleagues – Join the International Student Unions and Student Life Community of Practice, and take a virtual tour of new student unions outside the U.S. from the comfort of your own couch…or office chair.? ?The virtual tour will explore new construction and unions at:?

• Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Simon Fraser…

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Upcoming Urban Unions COP events ? Virtual Community Day is tomorrow, March 8th between 1-1:45pm. We look forward to chatting with old and new friends in the Urban Unions community.? If you’ll be in Chicago next week, please join us on Monday night at 6pm in the Lincoln Boardroom on Level 3. We will gather there and when a quorum… Read more

Hello Urban Union Colleagues,
You have no doubt heard about the ACUI annual conference coming up in March.? Chicago is a great town for urban unions, as those of you in the area know.

I have been fortunate to be part of an incredible team working to make this (IN PERSON!) conference a reality.? If you haven’t seen, this year’s conference…

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