RIT’s Student Government (SG) convened on April 24 for their final meeting of the 2026 academic year, during which they voted on bylaw changes, reviewed PawPrints and appointed new members.
Bylaw Vote
SG voted to approve the bylaw changes that were proposed during the April 17 meeting. The most notable proposed revisions include removing SG’s control over Greek Leadership Committee (GLC) finances, clarifying the responsibilities of several roles and clarifying the rules of SG elections.
Closed PawPrints
“2-Week Homework Return Policy” was closed with a response stating that professors will be reminded of the return policy at the start of each semester. If a student finds that a professor is not adhering to the policy, there are steps they can take according to university policy D05.0 IX, beginning with a meeting between the student and instructor.
“Revert the changes to meal plans” was closed with a response explaining that meal plan changes were made in light of inflation and will not be reverted. The response also says that “in the meantime, Dining is exploring ways to improve the value of existing plans. This includes looking at opportunities to expand how meal swipes can be used, such as at pop-ups, events, or other dining experiences, to provide more flexibility beyond traditional use at Gracie’s.”
“Fall Break,” which asked professors to stop assigning work over breaks, was closed with a response noting that faculty will be reminded of the policy already disallowing this each semester. The response also reads, “The other request that was raised in this petitions was not to allow for assignments to be due the day after Fall Break. However, it was determined by the [Academic Affairs Committee] that it was not viable to pursue this option. There are concerns with disruptions to courses that only occur once a week and potentially pushing more due dates to before Fall Break to accommodate this change.”
“Maintenance of the Nature Trails and the Establishment of RIT Trail Crew” was closed, and received a response announcing that “a program spearheaded by Tom Connelly” has already hosted a trail clean-up, and that “over the summer they will have a student performing in-depth surveying of the campus in order to make a comprehensive and layered trail/road map of the entire campus property.”
“Stop using AI images for promotional material” and “Stop RIT’s AI image Generation & usage” were closed with a response stating that AI guidelines for marketing are now available here.
PawPrint Updates
“Reassess the new rock painting reservation policy” received an update explaining that current rock painting procedures will remain throughout next semester to gauge if they are working.
“Require colleges to provide posting policies” will remain open as a draft of a campus-wide posting policy is under review by the RIT Legal Department.
“Bring the swings back” and “On Campus Playground!” received an update explaining that Facilities Management Services (FMS) and Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) are scouting out safe locations for play structures and looking into safety requirements.
“Make the gender inclusive chainging rooms actually gender inclusive” will remain open while details of the Student Life Center (SLC) renovation are worked out.
“It’s not a “debate”- Change Your policies about generative aI.” will be remaining open as conversations with AAC continue.
College of Engineering Technology (CET) Senator Appointment
Third year Mechatronics Engineering Technology student Lila Frazier was appointed CET Senator over Cadence Hughes, a second year Mechanical Engineering Technology student, Sammy St Denis, a third year Mechanical Engineering Technology BS/MS student and Carter Mills, a third year Mechanical Engineering Technology student.
Frazier mentioned that the number of RIT websites that students must navigate can be overwhelming, and that she would like to raise awareness of options like the CSH Schedule Maker.
Dining Committee Chair Appointment
Jack Monti, fourth year Physics BS/MS student, was appointed Dining Committee Chair. This will be one of the “restructured” committees designed to balance the workload amongst committees.
Monti suggested running focus groups on dining-related topics in the future.
Academics and Co-ops Committee Chair Appointment
Zevez Zalay, third year Finance and Marketing double major, was appointed to the role of Academics and Co-ops Committee Chair.
“We are currently in a co-op drought,” they stated. Zalay explained that they would like to aid in connecting students to co-op positions.
Clubs, Policy and Wellbeing Committee Chair Appointment
Third year undergraduate Physics and graduate Astrophysical Technology student Zoh Poyer was appointed Clubs, Policy and Wellbeing Committee Chair, which is another restructured position.
Poyer said that she aims to connect clubs and students from different niches to create a welcoming environment.
The meeting concluded after about an hour.
