The Platform
Diversity
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Interfaith Council with different religious groups.
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Encourage administration to encourage employees to place chosen pronouns on name badges.
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Require closed captions on all official George Mason Video and Interpreters at major events
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Increase the expansion of Gender Neutral bathrooms
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Work with Dining Services to ensure access to multicultural food option in dining halls
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Provide incentives for students who complete trainings given by SSAC, CCEE
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Continue to push the work of the ARIE taskforce and implementation to make Mason more inclusive.
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Create a Leadership Council
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A meeting once a month with Student Government Leadership and RSO Leadership to hear their concerns and issues.
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Establish a <listserve> with all RSOs that creates a direct line between Student Government and the student body.
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Push for the University to officially recognize Indigenous People’s Day
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Provide more storage for Religious organizations to store their items.
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Work to increase the number of Prayer rooms on campus
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Work on implementing a restorative justice framework at Mason
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Where we move from punishing to finding reasons why?
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Academics
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Push for the availability of syllabi in all schools. So that students are aware of requirements before scheduling classes.
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Promote the Student Career Achievement Network.
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This initiative was created by Alexis Massenburg and hopes to pair Mason students with Mentor to assist them on their journey to success.
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Work with Deans to create consistency with Professors
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This includes making sure that blackboard is activated before class start dates and that final grades are posted in designated time.
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Incorporate a language translation option syllabus (korean, Chinese , Spanish etc)
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Improve the General scholarship application
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Textbook Affordability
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This would include creating options like renting books for a specified number of weeks as well as creating a Monthly payment system.
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Advocate in uncapping credits. Moving from 15 credit back to 18 credits
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We are aware the the toll of capping credits has created for members in our community. Double Majors as well as individuals with limited financial support have been hardest hit.
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University Life
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Greek Gives Back
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Establish hands on service opportunities for members of the Greek Community allowing them to build relationships with the larger community
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Helping Panhellenic find connections with RSO’s with similar initiatives
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Athletics
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Expand the student section to allow additional students to attend games.
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Keeping in mind social distancing and CDC guidelines
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Work with athletics to come up with creative solutions to allow fans attend ALL athletic games. Virtually or in-person.
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This could be through live streaming athletic events on GMUTV or virtual attendance through platforms like zoom
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Include concession stands with bonus funds.
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Homecoming parade
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This is a great way to show Mason’s diverse community including but not limited to our International community, Multicultural Organization, Fraternity and Sorority life and more.
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Continue increasing student deals
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Advocate for a Socially Distant Graduation Ceremony
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Mason students who choose to will be able to have a socially distant graduation. This would be focused on CDC guidelines as well as creating time slots to make sure capacities are not maxed.
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Work to protect title IX office from budget cuts and work in getting more support for the team.
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Advocate for the equality of women on campus in Athletics and Leadership
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Work to provide free printing for RSO’s
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Work to address the issue of over policing on campus.
Services
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Advocate for implementation of security cameras in dead zones.
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Improve visibility on campus to make the life of pedestrians safer.
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This will include but is not limited to reflecting roads,curbs and pedestrian crossing.
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Promote Shuttle on Demand Service
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Mason Parking services launch a pilot program where students can request to be picked up and dropped off at certain locations. This is an alternative to the shuttle routes and provides more direct roots.
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Implement a plan to get Metro Cards for Mason Students .
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This would be an opt-in option that would be included in you student activity fees
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Create a platform to monitor Mason Shuttle Drivers to insure the safety of our patriots
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Patriot Period Program
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This program will provide free menstrual products to all Mason students.
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Advocate for the partnership with CAPS and Mason PD in responding to incidents on campus.
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Work with parking services to implement a day pass/week pass for students
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As well as promote the complementary parking pass available.
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Promote Parking Citation program
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Where students can take a quiz to have their parking ticket waived.
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Provide Covid Kits for students
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This will including masks, hand sanitizers, wipes and thermometers
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Advocate for the return of favorite restaurants on campus
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Help CAPS promote counseling services in the Fairfax area
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Work to increase internship opportunities at Mason
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Provide Free CPR/First Aid training for students
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Advocate for Mason to give reusable bags to students for Grab and Go
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Require the provision of vehicles to take students who need to be isolated to the Globe.
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Work with Dean of students and SSACC to provide supports to students during Covid.(In relation to classes)
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Work on Expanding the Patriot Pantry to provide more services for students
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Including more non perishable items as well as perishable items and dining vouchers.
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Government and Community Relations
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Push for Mason to acknowledge the struggles happening with its international community
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Continue to build relationship with City of Fairfax
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Promoting Voter Registration
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Work to increase the housing limit of no more than 4 unrelated individuals are allowed to live in a house.
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Work to provide more internship and Job opportunities for Mason Students.