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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-10-19 CCAC Community/Campus Advisory Coalition (CCAC) JN1V E'R�S/Tq' —114— SAINT co urn onwFis o 4,0cctx+ INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND © The September 10th, 2019 Community/Campus Advisory Coalition (CCAC) meeting was called to order by Councilmember Gavin Ferlic at 3:32 p.m. in the Informal Council Meeting Room located on the 4th floor of the County-City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend IN. Persons in attendance included the following individuals representing the following entities: Gavin Ferlic South Bend Common Council gferlic@southbendin.gov Graham Sparks South Bend City Clerk's Office gsparks@southbendin.gov Tim Sexton University of Notre Dame sexton.30@nd.edu Tony Oleck University of Notre Dame aoleck@nd.edu Olivia Allen Saint Mary's SGA oallen01@saintmarys.edu Terra Nelson Saint Mary's SGA tnelson01@saintmarys.edu Marguerite Taylor Robinson Community Center mataylor43@yahoo.com NOTRE DAME UPDATES/CONCERNS: Tony Oleck announced the formation of a new Off Campus Council, a student organization that represents off-campus students. They hope to advocate for off-campus students and help build a community amongst off-campus students. The first (1St) meeting was had and they are an energeticgroup. There are a lot of ideas. They have an event coming up on October 1St, the Off- Campus Resource and Engagement Fair. They are hoping to use that as an opportunity to catch off-campus students and try to connect them with some local resources in the area, such as local businesses. It is also an opportunity for students that are looking to become off-campus students, to be connected to resources that are helpful. SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE UPDATES/CONCERNS: Terra Nelson is the President of the Student Body for Saint Mary's. She announced that her Administration's hope is to focus on the community-aspects of Saint Mary's. She wants students to feel excited to be at Saint Mary's as well as to invest in the communities that the College sets up for the students. They also want to focus on retention and hopefully address issues of keeping young women at the college, whether it is for financial reasons or if they feel there is a lack of opportunity. Ms. Nelson's Administration is quite passionate about those goals. The transfer rate after freshman year is eighteen percent(18%). Olivia Allen expressed her concern about the decision by Notre Dame's and Saint Marys student governments to eliminate the Midnight Express route that goes between the campuses, due to financial reasons. The price increase proposed was to be fifty-six percent (56%) from last year, and the student governments decided to discontinue funding for that program. There are meetings upcoming to discuss the options for the tri-campus community. Tim Sexton inquired about the history of the Midnight Express, which then began an informal conversation within the Committee regarding the history of, the reasons for discontinuance of, and the possible options moving forward from, the Midnight Express. RESIDENTS/NEIGHBORS UPDATES AND CONCERNS: Marguerite Taylor works at the Robinson Community Center. She brought fliers for a picnic to be had on Friday September 13th. She then updated the Committee on the health status of Committeemember Lou Ella Webster. She had back surgery and she is in recovery, and she is doing well. CITY OF SOUTH BEND UPDATES/CONCERNS: Councilmember Gavin Ferlic reminded the Committee of the South Bend Awesome Fund, which is a quarterly award of$1,000 to an idea that will help benefit the South Bend Community. Councilmember Gavin Ferlic adjourned the meeting at 3:54 p.m. The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for October 8th, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. Respectfull Submitted, Gavin Ferlic, Committee Chair 2