Undergraduate Student Government Downtown
External Affairs Committee
Feedback Report — February 6, 2017
UNIVERSITY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
Senators on the External Affairs Committee (EAC) were asked to contact downtown UBC
representatives for feedback on their experience serving at a University-wide level.
The EAC recognizes UBCs as a critical part of ASASU and necessary for student feedback and
concerns.
Senators were assigned representatives on December 4, 2016. They were instructed to ask
how the committee meetings were going, what USGD could do to support, and to find out any
concerns of the representative.
12 individual students represent Downtown as UBC representatives. Some students serve on
more than one committee. 10 student representatives responded to inquires from USGD
Senators.
Except for one response, all feedback pointed toward negative experiences with UBCs and the
following concerns persisted:
➔ No contact from any ASASU member since orientation in August
➔ Meeting reminders are sent late, sometimes day-of, to remind about meetings
➔ Several meetings were canceled
In one instance, a student applied to be a UBC member but has not been contacted or followed
up with on the status of the application.
In another instance, the check-in from a USGD Senator was the only contact the student
representative had with any ASASU member.
In another instance, a student representative reported emailing several times with questions and
never getting a response.
Based on this feedback, from a Downtown perspective, UBCs are nonfunctional and have been
for some time. The Undergraduate Student Government Downtown External Affairs Committee
recommends expedient action and a transfer of UBC responsibilities to a more effective,
efficient system and/or leader.