Improve communication with the SGA and student body by distributing a newsletter to students describing what initiatives each committee is working on and how to get involved. A newsletter would also relay information discussed in assembly meetings, allowing everyone to access that information in case one can’t attend a meeting.

Revive and revise the previous and more equitable Credit/No Credit grading options but limit use to three times in a Middlebury student’s college career. The current Pass/D/Fail option can’t be used to satisfy major/minor/distribution requirements. With the current grading model, you might be playing catchup for a credit by potentially taking 5 courses in a future semester, thus exacerbating existing stress. Our new option would alleviate the burden by giving you credit for passing, and it may also minimize the chances of people taking a leave of absence.

Utilize research to minimize the gap in cultural capital between first-generation college students and non first-generation college students to maximize success at Midd.

Strengthen the community’s understanding of professional and academic resources available to them by the College. Some of the most informed students on this campus about the array of resources available are ResLife staff members because of our training, but the same information needs to be communicated just as effectively to the entire student body, especially first-generation college students.

Bring back mandatory, in-person Green Dot training and JusTalks events as part of Orientation. By doing this, we ensure we are living in a safer and more just Middlebury from the moment we all first step foot on campus.

Compensate student org leaders. Let’s be real, this campus would not be the same without the endless work student org leaders do to put on some awesome events for students. This would also alleviate the stress of having to juggle school work, student org responsibilities, and having to maintain a campus job to pay for costs of living.

Emphasize collaboration between MILC and the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee to promote community and learning between student orgs serving underrepresented identities and the rest of the Midd community.

Celebrate the diversity of talent that our marginalized identities possess by giving them a platform to display it. For example, at Distinguished Men of Color’s Block Party, we are supporting a Mexican/Dominican owned small t-shirt business and a small, local, Latin American cooking business by inviting them to our block party where the entire Midd community will reap the benefits of their work!

Ensure that all buildings on campus become accessible to all despite any disability. 

Evaluate this year’s new counseling methods to see what worked, what didn’t, and what research needs to be further analyzed to increase the quality of health services at Midd, especially to folx from under-represented backgrounds.

Implementing activities and resources for the colder months of the year that will help with students’ mental health. This would also include making the outdoors (not just skiing!) more accessible and desirable to folx that don’t usually participate in such activities. 

Assemble a Cabinet with a better balance of returning SGA folx and new SGA folx to amplify voices that haven’t had the space to be heard in the SGA in the past, while also having staff that has experience in SGA procedures and guidelines.