UGBC has moved closer to digitizing Eagle IDs after administrators expressed support for modernizing the ID system, according to Jordan Doty, student life committee chair and LSEHD ’28.

“It seems like a lot of the administration that [Technology Director Mike Gallagher] has been speaking to seems to have positive attitudes towards the digital ID,” said Doty. 

Doty shared her excitement about the development following her monthly meeting with Gallagher. Doty and Cece Mase, student senator and MCAS ’26, have been exploring the digital ID initiative since the 2025 spring semester. 

Doty noted, however, that the initiative could be logistically challenging.

“There’s so much ifs, ands, or buts that can go into all these things,” said Doty. “But the team is working on it, in expectation that this project is going to be like phases, obviously.”

Doty emphasized that the project is complex and would require UGBC’s collaboration with several campus services. 

“It won’t be a regular implementation, but we’re hoping that they can start working with parties within dining, ResLife, BCPD, so that everyone can see the maximum benefits from a program like this,” said Doty. 

She also noted that all of these services use different technology—most of which, Doty said, require an update soon anyway. 

“Right now, all of these services are using different technologies,” Doty said. “So the way our IDs specifically interact with the different machines when we scan into the Rec versus tap for dining are different, and a lot of these systems do need to be updated sometime soon.”

UGBC also explored improving accessibility to bookable spaces on campus.  

“There are a ton of spaces that I don’t think a ton of students are really aware of,” said Ashley Varacalli, student senator and MCAS ’28. 

Varacalli specified that some spaces on campus are more popular and accessible for students—such as O’Neill Library’s study rooms. 

She said, however, that in their meeting with Associate Director of Student Organizations and Programs Kyle Neary, they learned of other spaces the University makes available for students.

Varacalli noted that, in addition to room booking on Agora Portal, students also have access to spaces like residential director rooms and the Thomas More Apartments commons.

Varacalli and Neary explored consolidating these spaces into a single resource for students that would also include noise-level guidelines for each space.

“He brought up a really great point to maybe think about doing a ranking system and consolidate them all through a Google Doc, having, you know, pure silence, mid silence, and then a lot of collaborative space,” said Varacalli. 

UGBC also noted the possibility of creating a uniform room-booking platform to make the process rudimentary and efficient. 

“If it’s all centralized, then you might be able to see what’s booked,” said Cristina Gregory, academic affairs committee chair and MCAS ’26. 

Varacalli stated that UGBC may explore the concept further down the road. 

Later in the meeting, Will Cortes, Intersectionality Committee (IC) chair and MCAS ’28, discussed the success of the IC’s reporting magnet initiative. 

Cortes had met with Community Engagement Assistant Dean Peter Kwiatek to discuss the initiative’s effects. 

“A good sign is that the use of the reporting page has gone up significantly this year,” said Cortes.

The magnets link to BC policies and various reporting forms. 

Earlier this year, UGBC reported facing obstacles to distributing the magnets to residence halls. UGBC Vice President Reagan Marino, MCAS ’26, had suggested this was due to distribution being left to the discretion of residential directors. 

Cortes said he plans to meet with ResLife again in the coming days.

“I am hoping to meet with ResLife to find more ways of promoting this initiative, including continuing to distribute the magnets to first-year dorms next semester,” wrote Cortes in a statement to The Heights. 

Still, Cortes expressed his excitement about the program’s ongoing success in connecting BC students with critical campus tools. 

“But, really good in that end, glad that people are using it, glad we’re getting out such important resources,” said Cortes.

UGBC has not been provided with definitive data on how many students have accessed the forms through the initiative, according to Cortes, though administrators said viewership of the reporting forms has increased significantly since its launch.