A preliminary outline of the new process through which selective living groups will be assessed was presented to Campus Council at its general body meeting Thursday night.
The Selective Community Assessment's procedures have been finalized within the SCA committee, announced junior Hasnain Zaidi, a committee member and Campus Council facilities and service chair. The assessment is part of the University's new Group Living Initiative.
Once the criteria are determined, the SCA will be presented to Eddie Hull, dean of residence life and executive director of housing services.
Campus Council President Jay Ganatra, a senior, said Hull is likely to approve the procedure. "I don't foresee any problems with it," Ganatra said. "It is well thought out and we worked hard on it."
If the assessment is approved, it will be implemented as soon as January, said Joe Gonzalez, associate dean for residence life.
Zaidi said the mechanics of the assessment are all in place except for the manner in which new groups will be assigned housing.
"The underlying assumption of the assessment is that housing for selective groups is a privilege," Zaidi said.
He explained that housing reassignment will occur every three years based on how well the groups score in evaluations during each cycle.
Group representatives will present to the SCA committee every spring, said junior Chris Hopper, Campus Council vice president and a member of the SCA committee.
The groups will be evaluated based on the goals they set for the year and the contributions they make to the community and their quad, Zaidi said.
Due to the differences between selective groups on campus, they will be divided into three categories according to size, Zaidi said, adding that group size correlates to the resources available to the groups.
"We don't want to compare apples to oranges," he said.
Zaidi explained that groups will only be compared to those within their category. Top scorers will have the choice to "squat"-stay in the same location-or have first pick for new sections.
Smaller groups will also have the opportunity to expand their sections and move into the next category if they score high enough and express a desire to do so, Zaidi said.
"[The groups] have to be functioning at the optimal level to be bumped up," he said.
The assessment's criteria are scheduled to be completed by the end of the month, Ganatra said.
Council members also decided to continue the pilot program that limited quad access for the upcoming Oct. 14 home football game.
Card access was restricted by quad two hours prior and one hour after last Saturday's game.
The program was implemented in response to student concerns regarding damages done, especially in selective living sections.
Fewer than 100 students completed the online survey used to gauge students' reactions, and 75 percent responded negatively to the program, Hopper said.
The low number of participants did not give a good indication of student reaction and the survey will be extended for another week because of the low response rate, Hopper added.
Members will work toward increasing awareness of the program before the next home game. "A lot of the negative responses came from not understanding why we're doing this," Hopper said.
In other business:
Gonzalez announced that all commons and study rooms on West Campus will have wireless access by the end of this week or early next week.
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