Financial Education to Students I would like to continue to work on increasing financial education for students. Building on projects such as the ‘OSAP Repayment Sessions’ I would like to create other options venues for students to be inform about financial aid. Working with other campus partners such as Student Success Center (SSC) and Student Financial Aid and Scholarships (SFAS), I hope to participate in projects already in place to make sure student’s voice and needs are met. One way to increase student education can be in 1 or 2 page summaries that aid student understanding on different issues such as student loans, credit cards and personal budgets. Mental Health on Campus There are various ways in which UA can tackle the issue of Mental Health:
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I would like to see UA set up a formal committee or consortium with all the campus partners, both university and MSU, which are invested in the issue of mental health. By establishing this, a continuous dialogue can occur on the different ways this issue is being addressed on campus.
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I envision UA helping in the construction of a university wide online portal where students can be directed to various resources both medically oriented (e.g. SWC) and support-oriented (e.g. Peer Support Line & SHEC).
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I would like to see the UA work with Student Accessibility Services (SAS) to review the policies in place that deal with students with disabilities and see the effectiveness of the services that are currently in place.
COOPERATION WITH OTHER GROUPS External Affairs Committee: Cooperation regarding mental health, with EA handling a lot of the policy writing, UA can do a lot of campus strategy. UA and EA can work together when dealing with municipality engagement, while EA can raise awareness of any city-wide campaign, UA can be gathering student feedback and write policies regarding student’s needs. Advocacy: Raising awareness of Mental Health campaign and to utilize the Advocacy Street Team to reach students. I envision a joint Ancillary Fees campaign between UA and Advocacy to inform students of the issue. Academic Affairs Council (AAC): I envision working on various projects with the AAC including the LP and the Course Wiki. Constant communication and feedback between UA and the AAC will continue to ensure that these projects are successful.