Whereas, the Student Assembly Charter defines Investigation as “a request for further information or fact-finding pertinent to matters within the purview of the Assembly” (Student Assembly Charter, Article IV: Powers of the Student Assembly, Section 2: Legislative Authority, Subsection E: Types of Assembly Actions, Lines 43–46),
Whereas, the Student Assembly Charter further provides that “The Student Assembly shall have legislative authority over the policies of the Department of Campus Life and the Office of the Dean of Students, and shall review the budgets and actions of those departments” (Student Assembly Charter, Article IV: Powers of the Student Assembly, Section 2: Legislative Authority, Lines 21–24),
Whereas, Residential Life and University Housing operate within the Department of Campus Life, and the administration, selection, and placement of program housing (Akwe:kon, Ecology House, Holland International Living Center (HILC), Just About Music (JAM), Latino Living Center (LLC), Loving House (LGBTQ+), Multicultural Living Learning Unit (McLLU), Risley Residential College, Ujamaa Residential College, and Veterans House) constitute actions of that department subject to Student Assembly review,
Whereas, there has been growing student concern regarding the transparency and consistency of the University’s process for assigning first-year students to program houses during the first-year housing selection process,
Whereas, these concerns are particularly significant for program houses that are designed to support cultural, identity-based, or community-focused living experiences, where placement decisions may affect students’ access to culturally affirming residential environments,
