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2025.The building will be in the former bookstore at the center of campus and will have temporary storefronts for student business startups. David Saleh, Vice President of the IUSB Student Government Association, shared recent highlights. The Center for Understanding, Belong, and Experiences (CUBE) recently opened, which is a project student government has been involved in to help form a sense of belonging on campus. IUSB was also named one (1) of the most engaged campuses for college student voting in 2024 by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. American Democracy Project (ADP) interns like David himself helped in that effort by helping other students register to vote, understand deadlines and candidates. Rob DeCleene mentioned IUSB was one (1) of two hundred twenty-eight (228) campuses recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge and thanked David and all ADP interns for their efforts in addition to Dr. Elizabeth Bennion. Chair Tomas Morgan asked David Saleh to share more about himself since this was their first(1st) time meeting. David Saleh mentioned he is a senior studying communications looking to do a Master of Public Affairs also at IUSB. He is involved with the American Democracy Project and the Office of Communications at IUSB specifically leading the healthcare engaged alliance of Michiana project. Holy Cross Overview Adam DeBeck, Associate Vice President for College Relations at Holy Cross College, shared recent updates. Students delivered food baskets for Thanksgiving to forty (40) area families through St. Vincent de Paul Society. The college is hosting Santa and the Saints on December 11, 2024. Proceeds from the men's and women's basketball game will go to help student athletes purchase toys for the Toys for Tots fundraiser. The college also hosted its first (1st) voter registration dive on campus in recent years. Notre Dame Overview Gwen O'Brien, Director of Community Relations at the University of Notre Dame, updated attendees on recent developments. Fifty (50) people showed up to the Northeast Neighborhood Revitalization Organization (NNRO) meeting, the discussion included affordable housing, particularly on Turnock Street and Notre Dame's involvement in creating the state's first (1st) community land trust home opportunity. The trust owns the land that the homes are built on so individuals and families can just purchase the home itself as an improvement on the land and it's sold as a lease on the trust. Through city grants and other tools, a family was able to purchase a house that cost about two hundred thousand($290,000)dollars for ninety-five thousand($95,000) dollars from the trust. The University will also be hosting Philanthropy Day on December 9, 2024, when students will unveil the non-profit organizations, they have chosen to receive philanthropic funding. This year the potential organizations are Dismas House, Our Lady of the Road, Christ Child Society, Center for the Homeless, and Dustin's Place. Notre Dame also celebrated the opening of the Link Trail. The college football playoff game at Notre Dame is scheduled for either December 20, 2024, in which case it will be a night game, or December 21, 2024, in the afternoon, either at 12:00 pm or 3:30 pm. Walk the Walk Week has been scheduled to end on February 1,2025,where there will be a service day starting at 9:00 am to distribute supplies to agencies working with the homeless community. This year the organizations are Center for Homeless, Our Lady of the Road, St. Margret house, and Hope Ministries. 2