SAC Research

Student Advisory Council Research 2014-2015:

Accommodative Testing: Enhance Testing Center experience by taking steps to improve accommodated testing and reducing test taking anxiety for students.

Gender Disparity: Analysis of gender distribution and balances of gender across majors to target where educational efforts might reduce disparity.

GlobeLink Initiative: Collaboration with BYU’s GlobeLink program in order to promote, establish and ready the launching of the program, starting Fall 2015.

Honor Code: Evaluate students’ perceptions and feelings about the Honor Code, to ascertain primary areas of concern for students and educational opportunities for BYU.

Library Data Collection: Collaboration with Harold B. Lee Library Assessment to document the different types of data being collected and stored, in order to establish more cooperation and data sharing between the various departments of the library.

Operation Wayfinder- Improved Wayfinding in HBLL: Facilitate navigation of the library using signage to indicate locations of study rooms, restrooms, books, and specific sections of the library.

Peer Mentoring: Analysis of current campus mentoring models and initiate discussion the feasibility of incorporating best practices to create a unified mentoring model.

Project Change- Changing Tables and Nursing Stations: Addition to the BYU App of locations of changing tables and nursing stations in order to accommodate students, BYU personnel, and campus visitors.

Risk Management Investigation: Create a standardized form for injury investigations for BYU student employees.

The Housing Initiative: Collaborate with off-campus housing management to explore the feasibility of creating semester-long housing contracts and resolving the “homeless period” between semesters and contracts.

Workplace Safety and Risk Management Survey: Create surveys regarding BYU workplace safety, in order for employers to gauge the extent of student employee safety.

Past Ideas Implemented:

• Direct result of SAC efforts
  
  • Talent/resource collaboration program in the college of Fine Arts and Communication
  • Freshman Advisory Council in the Office of First Year Experience
  • USA Flag Awareness Initiative
  • Wi-fi in Brigham Square
  • Credit cards in CougarEat
  • Allowance of shorts and sandals
  • Student Microwave in the Wilkinson Center
  • Online Ride Board
  • Campus signs
  • Water Bottle Filling Station
• Campus changes that have involved discussion and input from SAC
  
  • Changes in Reading Days
  • Extended hours in the library Research and Writing Center
  • Kennedy Center student mentoring
  • Improvements to student ratings
  • Student-alumni mentoring
  • Improved undergraduate preparation for graduate school
  • Nursing mentorship program
  • Library vending machines and Snack Zone
  • Campus bicycle policy
  • Cougareat food options