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The Undergraduate Council voted to pass legislation initiating a student-based campaign to advocate for the creation of a multicultural center at Harvard, as well as legislation to launch a program to disperse water filters to students during a Sunday meeting. The first act establishes a UC effort which expands on the body’s past advocacy for a multicultural center at Harvard, which in turn built upon five decades of student efforts. “The student body has been in deep advocacy of a space to convene and appreciate shared identities,” the legislation reads. The text of the legislation cites other peer institutions that have made similar centers that students met with “great excitement.”
The Undergraduate Council endorsed an all-Ivy League statement on mental health and allocated funds toward a project supporting transgender and gender non-conforming students in purchasing gender-affirming clothing at its regular meeting Sunday. The first piece of legislation allows the Council to sign onto an all-Ivy League mental health statement that calls for BIPOC mental health care, active âcompâ oversight, increased counseling services, and leave of absence policy reform. âMental health is the 2nd leading cause of death among students and 75% of lifetime cases of mental health conditions begin by age 24,â the statement reads. The statement also details that no Ivy League university scored above a D+ on the Ruderman Foundation scale, which measures university effectiveness in responding to students experiencing mental illness.
A survey soliciting information on College studentsâ spring semester experiences released by the Undergraduate Council Tuesday found widespread student dissatisfaction with remote learning, their social lives, and Harvard policies related to the coronavirus pandemic. The survey posed 78 questions asking students to report their experiences on topics ranging from mental health to academics to residential life. In total, 502 students â roughly 10 percent of the College student body â responded, according to the UCâs report, which makes recommendations to College administrators about fall 2021 planning. âThis is a rare opportunity to reimagine Harvard that should not be taken lightly,â the report reads. âHarvardâs decisions this Fall will set the tone for the remainder of the decade and beyond.â
The Undergraduate Council voted Sunday to conduct a student experience survey for the spring 2021 semester and release a fitness and recreation resource guide. Sponsored by a spate of Council representatives across Adams, Cabot, Quincy, Currier, and Kirkland Houses, the legislation would allow the Council to create and disseminate a student experience survey to gauge satisfaction with the spring 2021 semester and signal their preferences for the fall 2021 semester. âThe Undergraduate Council can influence the Administrationâs plans if it speaks out before the plan is released,â the legislation reads. The legislation explains the Councilâs influence upon the administrationâs plans for each semester, citing the Councilâs influence on the spring 2021 plans.