Current ASG Initiatives

Changes to the Associated Student Government Constitution include a new apportionment of Senators to include an At-Large distinction, the election of the Speaker of the Senate by the Student Senate, required office hours for all positions, a Chair of Athletics and the Athletics Commission, and the addition of a Judicial Branch with the ability to issue rulings on disputes within the Associated Student Government.

View Full Revisions to the ASG Constitution

 

BibliU is a gallery of E-books that gives students free, 24/7 access to textbooks from the Textbook Reserve. In the past, the Textbook Reserve was only physical, print textbooks -with COVID-19 only exacerbating lack of access. Therefore, Copley Library collaborated with ASG to adapt the Textbook Reserve with BibliU. ASG has the ability to add more titles in the future.

Along with free access, students also have:

• Availability regardless of location or time zone
• Speech to text capability to accommodate accessibility
• PDF downloads for offline use
• Search for keywords
• Highlighting & note-taking capabilities 
• Hyperlinks within the Table of Contents 

With a BibliU activation, users can access the gallery from either Bibliu’s website, its app, or this Library Guide. Access can begin like this: 

• Go to Bibliu.com
• Avoid the “Sign Up” button, and go straight to “Log in” instead
• Type in “University of San Diego”, and click the arrow to the right
  • You will be redirected to USD’s MySandiego Portal Log-In
• Log-In with the same credentials you use for the MySandiego Portal (your USDOne info)
• Once this is completed, your access has begun

The OZZI program is an ASG initiative in collaboration with other organizations on campus,  including but not limited to: the Sustainability Club, Changemaker Hub, and the Office of Sustainability. The OZZI program is aimed to provide a place for students to be sustainable and lead a zero-waste lifestyle, which is important for not only the campus-community but the broader community as well. It is offered currently in the SLP dining facility, however, it can be utilized at any dining facilities on campus.

Want to borrow a textbook for class? The ASG Textbook Reserve has got your back! The collection includes a select amount of books ranging $100 and up. This Reserve contains books across all disciplines, and they can be checked out by students for free!

Students can locate their textbook in the Copley Library Catalog. From there, you can reserve it and schedule a time for curbside pickup! An email confirmation will go to your sandiego.edu

• Each book can be borrowed for one day
• Once returned, they will be cleaned and will sit in quarantine for 3 days before circulation

All undergraduate students at the University of San Diego have access to the basic-level subscription of the NYT. Through their SanDiego.edu email address, students can utilize the NYT including alerts, save, share, comment, multimedia, exclusive events, and everything the Times have reported on since 1851 to this minute. We hope that -by providing this newspaper- students tie its features to their courses, research, or simply catching up on the world around us. This initiative does not include the add-ons of NYT Cooking & NYT Crossword Puzzle.

Activation of your subscription depends on if you’re a new or current NYT subscriber:

• For new subscribers:
  • Go to accessnyt.com 
  • Under the “Find Your School” option, enter “University of San Diego”
  • Click on “Create Account” on the next page
  • Enter your USD credentials
  • Check your Gmail inbox to see if you received your confirmation email
  • After this is completed, your access has begun
• For current subscribers who utilize their SanDiego.edu email:
  • Log in to nytimes.com as usual
  • Go to your account settings and cancel your subscription
    • Follow the steps instructing on how to cancel the current subscription
    • There may be a 24 hour cancellation period delay
  • After canceling, you can now go to accessnyt.com 
  • Under the “Find Your School” option, enter “University of San Diego”
  • Log-In with your credentials
  • You may or may not receive a new confirmation email from NYT