Diplomacy United Leadership and Communication Exchange (DULCE) – Town Hall
November 17, 2017
Facilitator: Mark McGuire
Diplomacy Senators Abel and Vallejo
- Discussed online submission of student concerns
- Described campaign promises made and kept, including attending DULCE meetings
- Put forth opportunity for students to “DM” concerns to joint Instagram account
- Spoke on efforts to address concerns regarding scheduling conflicts between language courses and diplomacy courses
- Meeting scheduled with the deans of Arts and Sciences, Diplomacy and Stillman Schools to address conflicts of schedule
Dean Smith
- Addressed concern about requirements needed for modern language major
- Implored students to double check with diplomacy advisors and language department to ensure compliance with requirements
Eva Rian
- Offers the idea of having mandatory SGA training for senators to ensure they can direct students to proper resources
Noelle Sorich
- Students can access their class’ particular catalogue through U-Life documents using Blackboard to check requirements
Caroline Hall
- Would it be possible to feature diplomacy related organizations at open house and orientation
Mark McGuire
- Liaison Initiative Ambassadors would be good fit to represent organizations at open house and orientation
Senator Abel
- Board of Regents member spoke with him and Mark M. about why more people do not attend big university events
- Takes informal poll of those present addressing what the best method of communication is to get information to students
Dean Smith
- Asks Mark if he can gauge diplomacy students’ opinions regarding most effective means of communication
Mark McGuire
- Agrees to conduct a survey of students regarding their preferred means of communication
General Comments on Communication
- Communicate information across schools through SGA
- Peer Advisors to promote events ( Senator Vallejo )
- DULCE – has role in promoting diplo events
- Flyers
- RSVPs are important and need to be taken seriously in professional environments
- No show RSVPs are unacceptable and unprofessional and hurt everyone
- Remind 101 may be effective system
- Possible extra credit opportunities could be offered as incentive
- Food or point system with reward i.e. dinner with dean as incentive to participate
- Point System – Diplomacy equivalent of SHIPS for athletics
- HW for DULCE members – what incentives promote attendance for the “right reasons”
Honor Society – Sigma Iota Rho
- Suggestion to make attendance at a certain number of diplomacy events mandatory requirement
- Suggestion to make mentoring a mandatory requirement
Mark McGuire
- UDSA may be better suited to mentor undergraduate students
Patricia Graca
- Invited all to Friendsgiving at Graduate Diplomacy House from 5:00 – 10:00 on 11/19
Mark McGuire
- Thanks Senator Abel, Senator Vallejo, and Dean Smith for participation in town hall
- Updated students on joint efforts with Mr. Honwana to host UN DPA officials
- Shared results of DPA interest poll
- 1st place – Peacebuilding
- 2nd place – Peacekeeping
- 3rd place – African election monitoring
- DULCE – GDC effort to host cocktail night with alumni as career and networking event
- Promotes Kosovo Ambassador and UN General Assembly President events on 11/29 and 12/1