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Top: Illini Union Rec Room Bo om: Taste of the Union event
MAKE A SIGNIFICANT AND VISIBLE SOCIETAL AND COMMUNITY IMPACT
• Eight Elkay bo le- ller/water fountain units were installed throughout the main building in collaboration with the Student Sustainability Commi ee (SSC). In addition to reducing the amount of waste going into land lls, the units list their e ectiveness with digital bo le re ll count displays and provide free, cool, ltered water to visitors.
• The 2015-2016 academic year ended with 1,369 active registered organizations. In comparison, 2014-2015 ended with 1,124 active registered organizations, an increase of 18 percent.
• The O ice of Registered Organizations approved 21,782 RSO space requests
to take place on university premises and facilities. This represents an 8 percent overall increase over 20,372 approved events during 2014-2015.
2015-2016
• The Student Organization Resource Fee (SORF) received $1,505,517.10 in funding requests, and awarded funding of $366,973.07 for 599 applications.
• OVP’s annual donation drives received the following:
• Cans Around the Quad – 1,885 pounds of food (donated to the Eastern Illinois Foodbank)
• Thanksgiving Basket Drive – 221 baskets
• Holiday Toy Drive – 300 toys
• PFPO added “Going to College” and Summer Registration information to the website to be er prepare families coming to campus for Summer Registration.
• PFPO partnered with New Student Programs to host an International Family Welcome in August 2015. Nearly 150 family
members a ended and were treated to refreshments and breakfast while learning about the resources and services available to their students and to themselves as members of the Illinois family.
• During Moms and Dads Weekends, the PFPO partnered with The Career Center to o er the Career Closet program. New and gently used business a ire items were donated for use by students on campus who are interviewing and may not be able to a ord to buy new clothing. The number of donations far exceeded expectations of all sta involved.
Registered Organizations
AT A GLANCE
1,369
REGISTERED ORGANIZATIONS IN 2015-2016
21,782
APPROVED REGISTERED ORGANIZATION EVENTS ON UNIVERSITY PREMISES & FACILITIES
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