Resident Student Association
President's Report to Senate - January 28, 2002

1)       Issues

Currently handling these issues:

• Technology. ISS completed the Internet bandwidth upgrade in conjunction with OarNET and Cincinnati Bell.
• Safety of crossing at Dana and Herald. City of Cincinnati Traffic Engineering is in the process of evaluating options to improve the crossing.
• New student newsletter. RSA will begin maintaining a bi-weekly newsletter for students on the web site. This is part of an effort by RSA to increase communications among students and employees.
  
  Each club, recognized student organization, division and theme house with have a section they can fill in whatever way they decide. Entries on the master calendar relevant to students will be put in a calendar section.
  
  In response to an email asking for their support, the executive committee is discussing the newsletter today.
  
  Information available at www.xavier.edu/rsa/newsletter.
  
  The first issue is scheduled for release next Monday, with submissions due this Thursday. Those dates may change.

2)       Programming

We have the major programs scheduled for this semester:

·         Roommate Game – Tuesday, February 19 – 8:00 pm

·         Spring Bingo – Friday, April 26 – 9:30 pm

It is important to remember that the bulk of RSA’s programming comes through the community councils, not the Executive, hence 65% of programming funds go to community councils.

The councils are looking to work together on a custodian appreciation day for this semester.

3)       National Affiliation

A delegation will be traveling to Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH, for the CAACURH No-Frills Conference over winter break. Mark Mishra, National Communications Coordinator, will be in business meetings for the most of the conference.

Steve Weissenburger, President, will be presenting to CAACURH Presidents “Empowering your people: making representatives voting members”: as we enter a new millennium, hierarchies are being replaced with teams as more people are empowered in organizations. This program will discuss why RHAs using a “traditional structure” should consider giving representatives voting power. We’ll investigate why empowerment is important, examples of structures giving reps voting power and arguments against such structures.

Former NCC, Jaison Miles, will be bidding for a Regional Board position.