SA Reviews Student Concerns About Food Service, Academics Report In Testimony

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A Syracuse University student reported mold on food from the university cafeteria on the student union’s anonymous reporting form, members said at an SA meeting Monday.

The student submitted a complaint on the online form “No Problem Too Small”. SA chairman Will Treloar said the majority of responses to the form launched in early October focused on finding mold.

SA members plan trips to campus cafeterias with the Food Safety Systems Certification Organization, a group that reviews standards for food safety management systems worldwide. SAs have the opportunity to see firsthand SU’s food safety processes and better communicate food service information to students. Treloar said the trip will be educational.

“We’re going to… look at all the stop gates that are in place,” said Trelor. “This is an opportunity for us to better understand the process, so we can better communicate it to our students and better advocate for it.”

The form, first posted by SA on its Instagram page on October 16, gives students an opportunity to report concerns about life on campus, academics and accessibility.

According to Treloar, SA looks for submissions that reflect a range of student concerns, including food service, housing, academics and accessibility.

“The more responses we have, the better feedback we can give to managers, but they don’t always listen to us,” says Treloar. “If we can consolidate the voices of students, we will be able to express ourselves more appropriately.”

Congress also elected Jordan Ferguson, a sophomore in accounting at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, to the Finance Committee by an overwhelming majority.

SA’s 12-member Finance Committee is responsible for allocating revenues from student activity fees to registered student organizations. The Board also votes on the budget, prepares for audits, and evaluates events.

Ferguson hopes to use his role on the Finance Committee to improve relationships with student organizations and ensure open conversations on campus.

Applications are still being accepted for the remaining seven Finance Committee vacancies. According to the SA website, SA evaluates petitions on a regular basis.

Other business:

Senior Vice President and Chief Student Experience Officer Allen Groves has made public comments on SU’s leadership operations plan, which highlights the potential impact of two lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. rice field. The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to hear the case, and as a result, the court may bar affirmative action.

“We are now trying to plan for the worst-case scenario,” Groves said. What do we do to combine laws to bring about change?”

Groves also spoke about due process provisions in SU’s Student Conduct Code, college housing plans, and private fundraising initiatives that benefit low-income students.

SA’s first Harvest Festival will be held at the Women’s Building Field on Friday from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The event will feature games, pumpkin painting, and activity booths. SA will provide a free meal to his first 500 student attendees.

Comments from undergraduate students regarding the honors degree revocation process should be submitted via the Google Form on Tuesday at 11:59 pm. The SA compiles student-submitted recommendations into a report for consideration by the Chancellor’s Executive Team and the University Senate. SA will submit a report to the Trustees at their next meeting in November.