UNITED STUDENT FORUM

SCAD United Student Forum is encouraging you to do nothing during your last few weeks of classes.

Hurrah! Says the procrastinator!

But seriously, we are encouraging students to take a break from their schedules  to simply relax, and enjoy a nice Ted Talk on the productivity of doing, nada.

Enjoy!

Productivity Ted Talk

Minutes

4.26.13

Ombudsman:

• The Ombudsman is an impartial, non-biased, informal resource for students and faculty.
• Looks at issues from all sides
• Can write letters of appeal for students
• Deals with issues both on and off campus
  • Most commonly off-campus housing
    • Started Off-campus housing effort
    • Ombudsman commonly finds that students do not understand the “why” of some situations
      • Policy
      • Handbook
      • Students always have the opportunity to do something or nothing about a situation
      • Ombudsman serves all locations( HK, Lacoste, Savannah, and Atlanta)
      • USF and Ombudsman can work together to let students know that they have a listening hear at SCAD
        • Complete confidentiality
        • Can help in any situation or problem
        • Ombudsman contact: sviola@scad.edu

General Meeting Discussion

• Sidewalk Arts Festival
  • 5 Volunteers
  • Mondrian squares
  • USF Recruitment
    • Posters passed out
    • Taylor English working on small postcard size
    • Several students have reached out to join group/interest in group
    • Replacing representatives who are not returning next year
    • Sand Arts Festival
      • May 10^th, volunteering and participating
      • USF Outreach
        • May 9^th, Eckburg- Fashion Building
        • End of the Year Luncheon
          • Skylers

United Student Forum showed up and chalked it out, at Sidewalk Arts Festival 2013  last Saturday!

Check out some pictures of our Mondrian inspired squares!

SCAD United Student Forum is seeking motivated, and energetic student leaders to join its elite group of representatives and executives. We are recruiting now until May 20th for dynamic individuals to fill these positions.

We are a group of students, just like you, seeking to uphold the mission of SCAD through collaborative events and ideas that positively improve the university.

Seeking more information? Visit our Facebook page , e-mail us, or visit us in the Student Involvement office at the Student Center!

Minutes

Design Group

 4.12.2013

Design Group:

• Dean Pugh was unable to make the meeting
• USF representatives and executives were able to gather some great feedback
  • Focusing on placement of publicity
    • Suggestion of video/media publicity
    • Using major building monitors( computer and pt. screens)
      •  as a showcase of student work and major student group events on campus
      • Benefits: enlightening current and prospective students about student clubs and activities on campus
• SCAD Athletics Field
• Trash receptacle issues
• Aesthetic of Arnold Hall

General Meeting Discussion:

• Side Walk Arts Festival
  • Will take place April 27^th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • USF has two squares
  • Five USF representatives have volunteered to create the winning squares!
  • USF  Recruitment
    • Publicity will be finalized and put out the week of April 16^th
    • Announcing recruitment through weekly student updates, Facebook, and word of mouth
    • All Executive positions are open
    • Current Representatives have expressed returning in their same positions
      • Kayla
      • William
      • Yasmin
      • Ellie
  • Outreach Opportunities
    • Will be held Thursdays, April 25^th and May 9^th
    • Open Forum
      • Discussed community building opportunities for SCAD through athletic events
        • SCAD Vs. Local School
          • Lacrosse / Soccer game
          • Held at Forsyth Park
• How do we get the word out about ICC/ General events at SCAD
  • Communication with Deans and Chairs
    • Chair or Dean quarterly e-mail highlighting events
  • Professors using Blackboard thoroughly
    • Posting events from major specific
      • Clubs
      • All university activates
  • ICC e-mail blasts to presidents of clubs
  • A more conducive SCAD calendar
  • Encourage clubs to actively use their blogs
  • One student interested in Rep. of School of Design position

Are you ready to network with your favorite companies for a job or internship this summer?

Well, the wait is over! Tomorrow April 5th is the SCAD Career Fair.

Alumni, graduates, and seniors in undergrad are encouraged to come as early as 1o a.m.

Juniors at 11 a.m.

Sophomores and Freshmen at 1 p.m

Don’t miss out on your opportunity to join the A-list!

For more information check out the link below:

http://www.scad.edu/experience/events/career-fair/students/

Portfolio Review on Friday, March 1st was awesome.

A big thanks to everyone who attended!

The President and VP alongside Nancy from CAS

Our Representatives and Executives!

Minutes

2.15.13

SCAD Transportation and Security

Security Update

• Adding more new access control systems( like the one used at Arnold Hall)
• Brining in an outside consultant to see  what type of changes need to be made to security at SCAD
  • Outside will have a fresh prospective

Men’s and Women’s Rad Classes are offered at SCAD

Students should be vigilant around major holidays that bring in a lot of tourists

• St. Patrick’s Day
  • Savannah population: 130,000 during St. Patrick’s Day: over  one million
  • Be aware of your surroundings

Interactive Crime Map of city located on the Savannah Police Website

• http://www.spotcrime.com/ga/savannah
• Reports everything from petty theft to homicides

Savannah Hopper

• Shuttles that travel around the historic district for safe transportation
• Only $3!
• http://www.savannahhoppers.com/

Bike Safety

• Bikes must follow the rules of the road (that means bikers are equivalent to cars, buses, vans, semis, etc.).
• Helmets are not mandatory for people over 16, but highly recommended.
• Bike lanes are located on Price and Habersham
• Safest place for biking: squares

Parking

• Parking is difficult, mandated by the city
• Alternative methods: walking, biking, Vespa
• Rented parking lot at local church in walking distance from Arnold on 38^th & Bull s.t

Transportation

• Development of Montgomery bus route and shuttle service to that area once the dorm is completed
• New buses coming soon!

Open Forum

• Portfolio Review, March 1^st from 1 to 3 p.m.
  • Volunteers in place
  • Need students to sign-up
  • Professors are ready and excited to come!
  • Cultural event on Friday, February 22^nd from 2 to 4 p.m. – Rep. of ISA and International Students
  • Architectural Exhibit held at Fahm, March 9^th- Rep. of Graduate Students
  • Discussed speakers and events for spring quarter
    • Design Group
    • Ombudsman
    • Sidewalk Arts Festival
    • Sand Arts Festival
    • Group event
    • End of the Year Luncheon
    • Graduation

USF would like to thank you for the tremendous amount of support that the SCAD community has shown us this school year.

Keep showing us love by continuing to support our events, meetings, outreach, and community involvement!

The United Student Forum is very excited for March first, not only because it is 15 more days until the end of an old quarter and start of a new quarter, but because it is our annual portfolio review!

USF in collaboration with Career and Alumni Success will host a portfolio review that will help prepare students for the upcoming Career Fair in April. The event brings together some of SCAD’s finest professor  from all majors  and disciplines here at the university.

Following the review, will be a Etiquette Meet & Greet.  More information about this 2nd half of the event and the portfolio will be announced closer to the date of the event.

To sign-up for the portfolio review follow the link below. Spaces are limited.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsZ2g_K4OtWWdDBjODkwRkwxVXhJM1J3R0FhNkZER1E#gid=0