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International students - a considerable number. There are also girlfriends and boyfriends of Notre Dame Students attending IUSB. Council Woman Puzzello asked what it was that attracted International students and Jeff responded that IUSB actively recruits overseas students, and siblings and alumni provide word of mouth recruiting. Program orientations such as Applied Math and Actuarial Sciences attract students. It is nice to have that level of diversity as the campus population is primarily first generation college students. It is enriching for other students as most of them grew up here and do not travel much. We will have the Chancellor retiring in a year and a half as this is mandatory at age 65 with the Vice-Chancellor not far behind. Jeff was then questioned regarding policy on campus housing alcohol use. Jeff responded that IUSB is an alcohol-free campus, even if the students are 21 or over. He was also asked about supervision and replied that the Director of Housing lives within walking distance and there are Resident Assistants as on any campus as well as on-call duty Administrators. He stated that unlike Notre Dame -which has a 75% on campus residency -IUSB has only done this for three years so there is not much precedent to follow. Jeff was also questioned about how IUSB handles a situation when students have parties and drinking is excessive. Jeff replied that they really do not have an issue with that and it would be very rare. IUSB does have Police and they would adjudicate if this was primarily a student activity. Students off campus would be treated like anyone else. The incident would not normally come to the Administration's attention. AI Kirsits thanked Jeff and stated that it was amazing how much the campus has changed. Jeff said the plan is to eventually have 800 beds. The rule of thumb is to only have 10% of the student population utilizing campus housing. ST. MARY'S COLLEGE Updates included a report on a Student Government Fundraiser that sold mugs. This was an off campus Social that was held the evening before and had 45-50 students in attendance. The proceeds will go to the Center for the Homeless. There was a goodie bag put together for attendees that included information on being good neighbors in South Bend and various handouts on City attractions, as most of these students are from out of state. NOTRE DAME Clair Sokas' updates included describing the Tuesday night safety summit that included discussions on things to be done to make the community better. There were 25 student leaders, the Prosecutor and Police Representatives in attendance that helped the students put faces to the authorities. There was a lot of communication about working together on safety. Some concerns included break-ins and being mindful of visible car contents and lease awareness for fairness for students and landlords.