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Using the presidential powers, Mary, will propose a budget for the 2026-2027 academic school year that reallocates the $15,000-$25,000 including mandatory student activity fees that have typically been dedicated to UGBC’s retreat in past administrations to benefit BC students' experience through:
Let's be clear,
We believe that team building is necessary for a functioning coehesive team, however, there has been an ongoing culture of UGBC being internally fragmented with limited engagement and visibility between legislative and executive branch members, committes and divisons. This begs the question, how impactful is the money in fulfilling its purpose of team building and cohesion in comparison to how impactful the money is in fulfulling it's purpose of improving the student experience at BC?
Alternatively, we propose integrating consistent team building exercises and bonding throughout the year to best serve team coehsion and functionality throughout UGBC and improve the UGBC experience for members. During fall semester we will launch a point drive campaign that allows UGBC to voluntarily and transparently use student donations to fund a spring semester retreat. Action is only as strong as the administration backing it, and we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and communicative team with momentum throughout our term.
A fairness-adjusted increase in access to home football games. $2,000 allocated
The average price of a standard football game ticket is between $10-30 and for popular games between $100-$150 dollars. We will devise a plan based on public opinion as to which games tickets should be offered for.
A shuttle bus pilot program that transports 275 students from main campus to Logan Airport for free during Fall semester move-out. $4,000 allocated
The average price of a 56-person charter bus operating in the city of Boston on a 2-hour rental is approximately $200. We would use information from ResLife on high traffic periods for Express Check Out Form submissions and Logan airport high air traffic periods to determine the most impactful times for 2 buses to be offered in the morning, 2 buses offered in the evening, and 1 bus offered mid-day during the final 2 days of move-outs. In addition to this initative we will create the Logan Buddy System Program that matches students in groups of 4-6 with overlapping arrival and departure times from Logan airport during breaks to connect students for ride sharing to and from Logan.
A community food relief pantry, during typical periods of high financial stress for students, offered in residence halls without meal plans. $7,000 allocated
Many Boston College students experience predictable periods of higher financial stress. We understand that during fall move-in, students often face a higher financial burden through buying new furnishings, groceries, toiletries, cost-sharing with roommates, transportation to campus, etc. We understand higher financial burden leading up to breaks as students pay for flights, travel, accommodation, prepare to take time off of work. And we understand the the lower than expected savings accounts and coffee skipping days by finals season. These are all predictable periods of burden that we want to take the initiative to relieve for students through offering food relief to students living in residence halls without meal plans. We don't want to see students struggling, hungry, having to rely on their friends and underclassmen for dinner when in need. We will work with ResLife and BC dining to identify accessible locations to set up these functional pantries. We will also work with Student Affairs to advocate for making these pantries student-run to create more on-campus job opportunities with work-study balance for students.
An initiative to add heaters in all on-campus bus stops that don't have one. $2,000 allocated
Boston has been freezing cold since before it was even Boston. We know TransLoc is not reliable and there are still a few bus stops on campus that do not have consistent heating during the winter.
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