Regular Meeting of College Student Commission 07/06/2020 College Student Commission to be held 07/06/2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (7/3/2020 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the 7/6/2020 College Student Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 972-6864 or dionte.mcclendon@austintexas.gov no later than noon, July 3, 2020. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to dionte.mcclendon@gmail.com by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular COLLEGE STUDENT COMMISSION Monday, July 6, 2020, 3:00pm-4:30pm VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Jared Breckenridge, Huston-Tillotson University (Chair) Kindle Kreis, University of TX Matthew Barron, University of TX Jessica Riley, St. Edward’s University (Co-chair) Bryan Nya, Austin Community College Kate Tyler, St. Edward’s University Malachi Peterson, Huston-Tillotson University Kristen Marx, St. Edward’s University Brandon Barrows, Concordia University Denise Basore, Austin Community College AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. Approval of Minutes 2. New Business a. Elect secretary for college student commission b. Discuss and possible action of the 'College Student Commission Official Statement on School Resource Officers and University Police Departments' c. Discussion and possible action on resources needed for college students during COVID-19 3. Old Business a. Discussion and possible action from the transportation working group b. Discussion and possible action from the food insecurity working group 4. Future Agenda Items/Announcements 5. Adjournment Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular The City of Austin is committed to …
City of Austin 301 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701 (512) 974-2000, Fax (512) 972-9876 COLLEGE STUDENT COMMISSION OFFICIAL PUBLIC STATEMENT June 29, 2020 To Whom It May Concern, As members of the City of Austin College Student Commission, we have all been specially selected by our respective college campuses to represent our colleges and/or universities. Furthermore, we have been established and authorized by the members of the Austin City Council to advise the City on topics that affect college students here in the City of Austin. While we certainly do understand that our main focus and priority should continue to remain on colleges and universities here in the City of Austin, we have also recognized that the academic success and the well-being of every K-12 student here in the City of Austin will directly impact the future enrollment of all Austin area colleges and/or universities. The College Student Commission feels that it is pertinent that we also advocate on behalf of the younger K-12 student population as well. For background purposes, the City of Austin both historically and in present time has continued to have a college student population that is approximately greater than or equal to about 100,000+ college students. Furthermore, the City of Austin has continued to have an estimated 80,000+ K-12 students as well. As you might already be aware, both the use of force and violent policing tactics have continued to be utilized by School Resource Officers (SROs) within a number of Austin ISD schools, as well as by several University Police Department (UPD) officers across multiple college campuses here in the City of Austin. This has done nothing but mirror the national crisis of police brutality in these environments across the entire United States of America. For decades, the use of policing in educational facilities has allowed for the school-to-prison pipeline system to be enforced, in which Black and Hispanic students have faced extremely disproportionate high rates of discipline and referrals to institutions such as the Travis County Juvenile Detention Center, JJAEP, DAEP, the Alternative Learning Center, as well as the broader prison system in which most adult students are referred to. Ultimately, this highly inappropriate level of school discipline has prevented thousands, if not millions of students from receiving the educational opportunities and outcomes that they deserve. The deeper- rooted problems that result in student misconduct such as poverty, homelessness, food insecurities, mental …
City of Austin 301 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701 (512) 974-2000, Fax (512) 972-9876 COLLEGE STUDENT COMMISSION OFFICIAL PUBLIC STATEMENT Recommendation Number: 20200706-002b July 6, 2020 To Whom It May Concern, As members of the City of Austin College Student Commission, we have all been specially selected by our respective college campuses to represent our colleges and/or universities. Furthermore, we have been established and authorized by the members of the Austin City Council to advise the City on topics that affect college students here in the City of Austin. While we certainly do understand that our main focus and priority should continue to remain on colleges and universities here in the City of Austin, we have also recognized that the academic success and the well-being of every K-12 student here in the City of Austin will directly impact the future enrollment of all Austin area colleges and/or universities. The College Student Commission feels that it is pertinent that we also advocate on behalf of the younger K-12 student population as well. For background purposes, the City of Austin both historically and in present time has continued to have a college student population that is approximately greater than or equal to about 100,000+ college students. Furthermore, the City of Austin has continued to have an estimated 80,000+ K-12 students as well. As you might already be aware, both the use of force and violent policing tactics have continued to be utilized by School Resource Officers (SROs) within a number of Austin ISD schools, as well as by several University Police Department (UPD) officers across multiple college campuses here in the City of Austin. This has done nothing but mirror the national crisis of police brutality in these environments across the entire United States of America. For decades, the use of policing in educational facilities has allowed for the school-to-prison pipeline system to be enforced, in which Black and Hispanic students have faced extremely disproportionate high rates of discipline and referrals to institutions such as the Travis County Juvenile Detention Center, JJAEP, DAEP, the Alternative Learning Center, as well as the broader prison system in which most adult students are referred to. Ultimately, this highly inappropriate level of school discipline has prevented thousands, if not millions of students from receiving the educational opportunities and outcomes that they deserve. The deeper- rooted problems that result in student misconduct such as poverty, homelessness, …
