Sophomore Senator
Kevin Xu
Change.
Accountability.
Kevin's Involvements and Priorities
Academic Affairs Committee
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led and participated in a variety of academic related initiatives (FA, study space, etc.)
Finance Committee
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reviewed semesterly budgets and event requests of a number of performance related student orgs
Foundational Abilities Reform
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drafted and sent the FA survey
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Secured admin commitment to retroactively apply FA tags to past courses, reducing credit burden for current students
Dining Initiative
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worked with dining to implement new cooking method for grilled chicken
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worked with dining to implement batch cooking to increase speed of food restocking
Removal of 9 credit DEI requirement from resolution
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Outlined the increase in requirements under FA system
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advocated for removal of more course requirements from the affirmative action resolution
Study space expansion
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​drafted study space survey with Ari from academic affairs
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survey waiting for approval now
Credit Overloading
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contacted advising dean regarding the reason behind KSAS overloading ban
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future steps coming...
Expanded number of sessions for large classes
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brainstorming stage
Transparency and Accountability
Monthly Updates
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consistently provided a detailed breakdown of my initiatives and participation in each month
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IG updates
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Delivered almost instantaneous updates on initiative progress
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Simplified scheduling for students by ALWAYS releasing event info (formal, spring festival, etc.) PRIOR to official post
IG polls and formal surveys
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​conducted IG polls to guide my initiatives and voice student opinions in event planning
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Sent and analyzed responses from FA survey to petition for FA reform
Student voted initiative (planned)
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if re-elected, I will send out a special survey where students vote for an initiative that I will pursue
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Make sures any blindspot I may have regarding student needs is filled
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This is in addition to continuing my work on current initiatives