Zac Clark shares the tentative plan for organizing the South Parking Lot for Campus Kickoff 2023. Screen shot by Matthew Schmitz. Courtesy of USUAA.
UAA’s student government body, USUAA, held one of their regular summer meetings on May 31 in the Student Life and Leadership conference room.
The meeting was being conducted hybrid in person and online, with Vice President Helena Ballard and Senator Yuki Mustang showing up in person and others attending via Zoom.
At the meeting, dates were set for when USUAA would conduct their Adopt-A-Road cleaning duties. USUAA is responsible for the section of 36th Avenue between Lake Otis Parkway and New Seward Highway. As a part of their Adopt-A-Road requirements, they have to spend at least three days a year helping to keep it clean.
The assembly selected June 14, July 26 and Aug. 23 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. to fulfill their duties. These dates follow their regularly planned meetings at 1 p.m. on those days.
In the executive report, Hellena Ballard gave an update on executive activities and said that she and USUAA President Shanone Tejada have been meeting and introducing themselves to some faculty.
USUAA administrative advisor and director of Student Life and Leadership, Zac Clark, gave an update of some activities happening around campus and upcoming events.
He said that the free weekly Wild Scoops ice cream for members of the UAA community has been successful, with more than 100 ice creams being handed out each day so far.
Hosted by Student Activities, there will be free ice cream handed out throughout the summer each Wednesday. So far it’s been in the Student Union Plaza, but in June it will move to the Cudy Quad and in July to the Consortium Library Plaza, near the South entrance.
Clark said that even students who aren’t taking summer classes have shown up to take advantage of the free ice cream.
Also, Clark shared some information about Juneteenth and Pride events happening on campus and in Anchorage in June. He said that UAA will have a table set up at the Juneteenth and Pride events happening in downtown Anchorage on the 17th, 18th and 19th.
Looking forward to next semester, Clark said that UAA will start using a new service for allowing students to interact with student organizations. UAA has been using a system called Engage that will be replaced with a new system called Campus Groups, said Clark.
Finally, Clark gave a presentation about UAA’s Campus Kickoff 2023, which will be taking place on Aug. 26. For the first time, the yearly tradition will be taking place in the South Parking Lot between the Student Union and the Engineering and Industry building. Normally, it takes place in the Cuddy Quad, but Clark cited accessibility and ease of movement for participants as reasons for the move this year. This will be the 20th anniversary of the event.
Clark said that the website for student orgs to register for space at Campus Kickoff was ready, and organizations could start to sign up. August 16 is the deadline for registration.
The meeting ended with USUAA brainstorming ideas for what they should be doing at Campus Kickoff this year.
The next USUAA meeting will be held on June 28 and is open to the public. People can attend either by showing up to the Lyla Richards Conference Room in the Student Union or by watching via Zoom. Details and recording of previous meetings can be found on USUAA’s facebook page.
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