Last night Student Council passed bills confirming office space allocations for contracted independent organizations and offering resident advisors summer training regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
Vice President for Organizations Kayla Wherry said the office allocation process was conducted more smoothly this year because of recent changes in Council's bylaws.
"There was never a set process in place, but now there is a ranking system," she said. "The Space Allocation Committee, two Appropriations Committee co-chairs and four [Council] representatives read all the applications and then they ranked them" based on CIOs' needs.
After the ranking was complete, the group went "down the list" to distribute locker and office space that would best fit the organizations' needs, she said.
"There was some controversy last year, but now this process is clear, cut and dry," Wherry said. "The ranking system makes this process fair for everyone."
Council President Matt Schrimper echoed Wherry's positive sentiment about the new allocation process, noting he "was really satisfied with the way space allocations went this year."
Some CIOs, however, were not allotted storage locker or office space, Wherry noted, adding those groups have the option to appeal to Student Council.
"We recognize that space on Grounds is especially tight ... right now," Virginia Glee Club President Jack McQuarrie said in response to Council's decision to not allot office space to his organization. McQuarrie added that although the decision does not come as a big surprise, he hopes that space will be available when the group applies next year.
Along with the space allocation bill, Council also passed a piece of legislation concerning summer Safe Space training for resident advisors at last night's meeting.
"I'm hopeful for the progress the LGBT Resource Center and Resident Staff will make over the summer in preparation for the orientation process in August." Schrimper said, also noting "I was very pleased the resolution resoundingly passed"
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