Student Governance Council works on initiatives all throughout the year, in order to make the voices of the students heard, and make a positive difference at Ithaca College. Here are some initiatives we're working on now, and some initiatives from the past.
2021-2022 Initiatives
Employee Vaccination Recommendation
Bill ID: 2122-0001
Status: Drafting | Drafted | Passed | Resolved
Sponsors: Weiser, Madeya, Becca Emery, Sara Ostermeier
Description: Bill 2122-0001 recommends that Ithaca College make it mandatory for employees of the college to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
Outcome: The Vice President of Human Resources and Planning on behalf of the Senior Leadership Team declined to implement the recommendation and the college will leave current COVID vaccination and testing policies in place, which includes mandatory testing for unvaccinated employees and incentivizing vaccination.
Description: Bill 2122-0002 aims to clarify procedures for the SGC Varsity Athlete Senator process to align with that of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
Outcome: The amendment was made to the SGC Constitution.
Sponsors: Lila Weiser, Nick Viggiani, Stella Campodonico, Jimmy Johnson, Colin McCarthy, Matthew McNulty
Description:Coming soon...
Outcome: The bill was sent to and implmented by Tim Carey, Associate Vice President of Facilities. More than eighty light fixtures were repaired or replaced, primarily with LED-type lights which have longer life with higher levels of lighting. More fixtures will be fixed once the ground thaws in the Spring allowing access to underground infrastructure.
Gender Neutral Bathrooms in All Academic Buildings
Bill ID: 2122-0006
Status: Drafting | Drafted | Passed | Resolved
Sponsors: Tessa Kurtz, Lila Weiser, Maxwell Powers, and Luca Maurer
Description: This bill recommends that the Office of Facilities implement at least one Gender-Neutral bathroom in every academic building by the end of the 2022-2023 academic year.
New SGC Constitution
Bill ID: N/A
Status: Drafting | Drafted | Passed | Resolved
Sponsors: The Organizational Review Committee
Description: The Organizational Review Committee has created a new recommended SGC Constitution after a yearlong review of current legislation and procedures.
Historical Initiatives are currently being worked on by the SGC Website Manager and SGC Historian. Any inquiries can be sent to the Chief of Staff, at sgcchiefofstaff@ithaca.edu.
