Bi-Weekly Reports

President Sabrina

Developed the Mission, Vision, and Values with Hiruni.

Created a Bylaws Crash Course Kahoot and facilitated it during the Retreat.

Met with Eyob and Travis to discuss progress on securing space for student organizations.

Met with 3D Allies and incorporated their newsletter regarding the Director of Accessibility.

Held the first Executive Board Meeting last week.

Met with DCAD to discuss the possibility of hosting a Meet & Greet.

Emailed the DSC regarding meetings and followed up.

Assisted with incorporating the SBG Office Scripts.

Correspondence, Home, Action Plans, and Team (CHART)

Vice President Hiruni Hewapathiranage-Mayadunne

Arranged the CM7 Collaboration, sending an SBG representative, Ethan Jacobs, to Old Forge, NY, for awareness and leadership.

Planned the annual SBG retreat (was a success!).

Worked with President Firl in planning the early move-in schedule and incorporating significant training (e.g., cultural humility, bias, GallyHUB).

Onboarded the directors, providing them with a new handbook, executive board contract, and other transitory content.

Met with 3D & Allies to discuss future collaborative work and the plan for the Director of Accessibility (DoA) role → wrote a letter, which can be found in the first SBG newsletter.

Met with VEE Program Assistant Director, Dae-Kun Kim, to discuss Homecoming Week expectations and committee credits (hours count toward CORE Engagement — could be a semester's worth).

Held individual meetings with the directors almost twice now (looking forward to many more!)

Director of Finance Evan Stromberg

Met with Michelle Gerson-Wagner and the Director of Events (DOE) for Homecoming preparation.

Sent out a BCC email to known vendors, collecting payments, COIs, and electrical output → Homecoming Day.

Updated the budget based on expenses and last year's Student Congress approvals.

Collected logos through the Community Health Checklist by the Director of Community Relations (DOCR) — will need better image resolution.

In development: agenda for the upcoming financial workshop, which will also include information on funds for organizations and clubs.

Director of Student Affairs Elizabeth Peterson

Met with Travis to discuss the future of the academic programs and Dae-Kun Kim for VEE concerns (survey) — shared on Instagram for awareness.

Attended the Class of 2030 Orientation as another SBG representative, sharing more about what is offered at Gallaudet.

Email communication with the Provost, Chief Enrollment and Communications Officer (CECO), and Chief Student Affairs Officer (CSAO) to host a town hall → provide a space for discussion regarding the program cuts.

Director of Community Relations Laine Elliott-Mendelsohn

Worked with SEL and presented at the Class of 2030 Orientation.

Email communication with Ashley Pabon and SOAs for Officer's Training.

Met with some organizations and clubs to kickstart the collaborative relationship, learning about their mission and goals.

Went up to organizations and clubs' booths at Bison Fest, having them fill out the Organizational Health Checklist.

Director of Inclusion Glee Lee

Hosted a Community Pulse Check at Rathskellar, conducted a thematic analysis, made conclusions, and pinpointed possible events and initiatives (e.g., consent, campus spaces, inclusion).

In touch with several community representatives to discuss menstrual product availability in bathrooms across campus.

Director of Events Sydney Block

Regularly met with Michelle Gerson-Wagner to go over Homecoming demands and preparation.

Email communication with multiple large vendors to settle on prices (some pending payment).

Co-hosted the movie and food truck event with SEL.

Developed PPT for and ran the first-ever Homecoming Committee meeting.

Director of Communications Trent Gobble

Met with Darrius Doe to discuss the media calendar, mailing list, and university-wide emails.

Filmed, edited, and posted the following videos: SBG Office #1 & #2, Messages from Community Relations (re. Officer's Training), and Events (re. Committee Sign-Up & Homecoming Meeting).

Sent out the first campus-wide SBG newsletter through Student Affairs, featuring the SBG Office video, a letter on removing the Director of Accessibility position, and SBG Exclusive for faster access.