Executive Platform
CAMPUS CLIMATE AND EQUITY
Add a Palestinian flag to the Center for International and Public Affairs
Establish a Mentorship and First Year Adjustment Program for the BIPOC community
Restart HBCU Exchange Program
Revise and improve system for students and faculty to report and track instances of injustice, microaggressions, racial slurs and any and all racial injustice
Ensure that transcriptions and recordings are available after we end online classes
Add ASL as a foreign language option
Continue to advocate for a student sitting on the Board of Trustees
Demand campus-wide ADA Compliance
Push administrators to engage with and pursue demands featured in the IDEAS at USC Petition including but not limited to: Increased academic support, health counseling, and legal services
FOOD INSECURITY
Expand student eligibility for USC’s Food Pantry
Establish Transfer System for unused meal swipes at dining halls
Make apartment meal plan non-mandatory
Adjust pricing for meal plans to accommodate for low-income students
2020 ELECTION INITIATIVES
Support a joint campaign between Vote SC and PSA that ensures that students have easy access to voting this November
MENTAL HEALTH
Push for the hiring of more therapists and other mental health professionals that reflect the backgrounds of all student groups- particularly students of the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities
Seeking to address and mitigate the mental health affects of student activism and of a global pandemic
Permitted excused “mental health” days for students throughout the semester
Mandatory “breaks” in zoom classes that are longer than 2 hours
Establish the USC Syllabus Bank
Create a universal collection of syllabi for USC courses that can be accessed by all students prior to course registration
Provide a P/NP grading option for all undergraduate classes
SEXUAL WELLNESS
Provide menstrual products in on-campus restrooms and in freshman residential hall communal restrooms
Establish Free STI testing at Engemann Health Center
Supply more wellness vending machines on campus that contain cost-affordable products
Support victims of sexual assault by making the path to a rape kit less physically and mentally exhausting
Hire a full-time sexual-assault nurse at Engemann to administer rape kits and trauma care
OR Streamline process to send victims of sexual assault to HSC campus with a mental health expert
STUDENT CAREER EXPLORATION
Initiate a program that provides students with free transportation to and from unpaid internships within a regulated radius surrounding campus
Mitigate the cost of USC enrollment in summer classes to obtain school credit for unpaid internships
Establish an internship fund for international students, so they don’t have to pay to participate in unpaid internships.
SUSTAINABILITY
Push for a ban on all single-use plastics (not just water bottles) starting in Fall 2021
Advocate for paperless receipts for all On-Campus and Village vendors
Continue to support USC’s 2028 Sustainability Plan
Advocate for socially responsible investment within the USC Endowment
Investment with an emphasis on green energy and community investment
Support DivestSC in their pursuit of an endowment free of fossil fuel investments
ESG Investment
TROJAN COVID SUPPORT
Continue to provide feedback and support to USC’s Administration as they address the fallout of COVID-19
Prioritize the academic needs of international students and other students displaced by COVID-19
Formalize University funding for Trojan Shelter
Reform absence policies to prioritize awareness of diverse religious holidays, time zones and overall student wellbeing
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