Why has this taken so long? 

As Dean Kromm visited to discuss policy, a hushed CCSC seemed to not be too engaged in discussions of sexual violence awareness workshops or student wellness. See what Bwog learned about SVR workshops and tampon restocking last night.  

A rather quiet and un-inquisitive student council met with Dean of Undergraduate Life Cristen Kromm during last night’s student council meeting. Dean Kromm joined CCSC this Sunday to answer potential questions from council members–however, there simply were not many questions to be answered.

Abby Porter, VP of Policy, posed the first question on how to encourage students to participate in Sexual Violence Response (SVR) workshops. Dean Kromm admitted that participation has been an issue but encouraged all members of council to attend workshops with members of other groups they were part of. Kromm also stated that the Office of Student Wellness is able to tailor the workshops to better fit the specific needs of a certain club.

Nathan Rosin, VP of Student Life, inquired on the relationship this training has with New York State laws and the way Student Wellness plans on keeping it up. Kromm said that the relationship with NY State laws is somewhat flexible and that in the future she sees the Office of Student Wellness being more proactive instead of responsive, and they plan on focusing training on the most critical needs detected on campus.

To this last point, President Nicole Allicock brought up a survey conducted by the Center for Career Education on campus last spring. Kromm responded that the survey served to identify student’s opinion on Courseworks, and the quality of skills acquired in class and co-curricular activities; but that the office of Student Wellness was still trying to figure out the best use for the data collected.

Dean Kromm ended the meeting by announcing that a pilot program for extended hours at Hamilton, from 10pm-12am, has been launched. If the pilot is successful, Student Life plans on keeping this extended schedule for next year.

As for this weeks’ updates:

• Class of 2020: They are planning a series of events like a study break, a Halloween party, and (more excitingly) an assassins game for freshmen.
• Class of 2019: The best homecoming photos will be posted on the class page and the people in them will receive free Equinox passes. A clothing drive for victims of Hurricane Mathew will be hosted by a student in the Class of 2019–he’ll be at Lerner this week collecting clothes.
• University Senators: The Henry Moore statue will rest in the grass field by Mathematics.
• Student Services: The project for providing free pads and tampons in every bathroom will launch next semester. In the beginning, restocking will be CCSC’s responsibility, but Student Services aims to pass this responsibility to Custodial Services.
• Inclusion and Equity: A disabilities service access survey will be sent out, and every student is encouraged to participate.
• Alumni Affairs: The alumni mentorship program takes off on Tuesday.
• Communications: CCSC will be holding a town hall on Wednesday night and will center on CC’s plans and projects. All students are invited.

Image via Cornell’s Student Vote for Free Tampons