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Delegates’ Agenda Discussion
Webster University Officers’ Summit – Spring 2008
Approximately 55 student leaders from SGA and student organizations attended a session on
February 8 and generated the list of 24 items shown below. They then voted for the top seven (7) items that they wanted
to see discussed at the February 12 session with key university administrators.
These student leaders, joined by Student Government Association (SGA) and other student leaders
(65 total), then met with the following administrators and discussed the highest priority topics. The discussion was
facilitated by Elizabeth Eisele, president of SGA.
Administrators in Attendance
Neil George, interim president
Jim Staley, interim vice president for academic affairs
Dave Garafola, vice president for finance and administration
Deborah Dey, vice president for students and enrollment management
Larry Haffner, vice president for information technology
Faith Maddy, vice president for development and alumni programs
Karen Luebbert, vice president and executive assistant to the president
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Other administrators also attending: Debra Carpenter, dean of the school of communications,
David Stone, director of facilities planning and management
Dr. George began with some comments about Dr. Meyers’ resignation and retirement, the search for
a new president, and key activities such as the HLC accreditation visit and the strategic plan.
Students made coordinated presentations, complete with PowerPoint and audience participation, to
the administrators on each of the top 7 items. Discussion was then held on the feasibility of achieving the students’ goals
for each issue.
| Item |
Description
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Votes
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| 1 |
Expansion of Fitness Center – explore options for creating a new expanded fitness center
in the University Center and expand the locker rooms |
56
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| 2 |
Relocate Multicultural Center – Move the Multicultural Center and International Student
Affairs offices and lounge into the University Center; current location is isolated and separate from the rest of
student life. |
28
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| 3 tie |
Visual Arts Studio – schedule the work that needs to be done to fix the building
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27
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| 3 tie |
Subsidize Metro passes for students
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27
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| 5 tie |
Recycling – streamlined and improved campus-wide recycling
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23
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| 5 tie |
Campus Signage: wayfinding, directories, signs to announce that you are on campus (similar
to SLU arches) |
23
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| 7 |
Student Technology Improvements – get rid of Connections and switch completely to Blackboard
and utilize all of the tools that would enable students to communicate with one another easily; at least eliminate one of
them so that students don’t have to learn both |
28
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| 8 |
Academic Honors – change criteria for graduating with honors and Dean’s List to make us more
competitive with other universities; make it easier to understand |
21
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| 9 |
Double Majors & Diplomas – print two diplomas or print both majors on diploma.
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20
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| 10 |
Public Safety Improvements – more effective response and patrols; ability to go off campus when
students have issues just off campus boundaries |
17
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| 11 |
Course Evaluations – putting them on-line would be much more efficient; post ratings on-line
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15
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| 12 |
Off-Campus Meal Plans – add option for students to use a meal plan at off-campus restaurants
and for delivery |
14
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| 13 |
Mass Email System – facilitate ways for student groups to email interested students as a way of
promoting events and activities
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13
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| 14 |
Webster University Press
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12
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| 15 |
Enforce policies for designated smoking areas – students with allergies should not have to walk
through a crowd of smokers to get into a building |
11
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| 16 |
Back - up generators for residential facilities
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10
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| 17 |
Classes for theatre minors – access to classes for theatre minors
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08
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| 18 |
Advising Issues – need to improve the academic advising provided to students
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08
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| 19 |
Commuter Lounge
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07
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| 20 |
Pedestrian Bridges over busy streets
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04
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| 21 |
Snow Removal – more assistance for residential areas like WVA
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01
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| 22 |
Hazel Road Repair – needs to be done sooner rather than later
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01
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| 23 |
Fix Erosion and Drainage Problems – many areas around campus
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02
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| 24 |
Customer service – staff dining services need to be more personable
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00
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