Student Government

The Committee on Campus Services addresses concerns pertaining to transportation, security, dining, on campus banking, and academics at the University. Members interested in transportation will work with Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and the Administrative Transportation committees including the Late Night Transportation Committee and Transportation Advisory Work Group in order to improve the transit routes to, from and around campus as well as parking lot space. From the A-F route, the 171/2/3 and the Late Night Van Service, members of this committee will ensure the campus transportation system is working effectively at all times and for all students. Other members will work sit on and work closely with the UofC Committee on Safety and Security, Independent Review Committee for the University of Chicago Police Department, and the All University Disciplinary Committee with the aim of creating a safe environment for all members of the University. In the area of dining, members will serve on the university Campus Dining Advisory Board which will focus on oversight and student response on the quality and structure on the Campus Dining Services. Members interested in banking will have an opportunity to work with the university bursar and the manager of Citibank with the purpose of advising the administration on issues of banking services provided to students.Members will also deal with academic services on campus including Cmore, course evaluations and class times and availability. Past contributions from the Committee on Campus Services include the development of a new events website that is expected to launch in 2006, leading a project to install a camera on the side of Eckhart and an LCD screen in the Reynolds Club to display information and allow people to watch for the buses while waiting inside during the winter, Created http://factoids.uchicago.edu to disseminate useful facts for students, Categorized and prioritized student complaints to NSIT about cMail, and audited the Regenstein library facilities problems (broken thermostats, etc.) and reported them to Facilities Services, along with various other facilities problems around campus.