By Rachel Prior, October 13, 2026
Cal Poly Pomona’s Associated Students Inc. is looking into creating maps to help students find campus services and adding a parking liaison to give ASI representatives a formal channel to share student concerns with Parking and Transportation Services.
Ruth Rocha, College of Letters, Arts, & Social Sciences senator, said during the Oct. 9 Board of Directors meeting that ASI’s Basic Needs Committee is exploring an interactive map paired with videos of student leaders visiting resource centers. The board also discussed a proposed liaison with PTS as ASI continues addressing parking availability and cost.
According to ASI Vice President Kimora-Aoki Morley, the BNC is working on two types of maps. The first map will focus on essentials such as food assistance and counseling, while the second will cover broader campus resources, including cultural houses and places students can seek guidance.
“One will be strictly basic needs, so stuff like the Poly Pantry or … if they need counseling services,” Senator Pro Tempore Sahil Hotchandani said. “Then we’re going to move on to a more general map with resources all around campus.”
Senators also discussed how to organize the maps, so students can find the information they need without getting overwhelmed by too many resources.
College of Environmental Design Senator Jeremiah Scott suggested creating more targeted maps, while Rocha suggested asking college councils to identify resources available within their respective colleges.
Morley said the committee is considering distributing the maps in print and digitally, potentially through an existing campus app, rather than asking students to download another one.
College of Science Senator Lily Kang, who was a member of the BNC in 2025, said a campus resource map was already in development last year and was nearly complete, suggesting the committee could build on that work to speed up the process.
For the parking liaison, Morley said the new role would give student representatives a direct connection to PTS, allowing them to receive updates and share input as ASI works on its parking grant program which would allow students to apply for financial assistance when paying for parking permits.
Mike Yu, executive director of parking, transportation and administrative services and nominee for the liaison position, said he hopes the partnership will help the department better understand students’ experiences and identify possible solutions.
“I’d like to wave a wand and say, ‘I would just make parking free,’ but the reality is I’m not able to do that,” Yu said.
Yu said he wants to provide students with a range of affordable and convenient parking options suited to their individual needs, making student feedback important as PTS considers ways to address parking concerns.
Yu added he wants to establish a formal feedback channel with ASI so board members can share students’ experiences with the department directly.
“Today, we combed Reddit posts, and we looked at complaints, but we learned quickly that that’s not always representative of the entire student body, so I’m really looking for this relationship to formalize that,” Yu said. “I’m not looking for numbers. I’m looking for feedback.”
Gregory Barding Jr., Department Chair and Professor of chemistry and biochemistry and Academic Senate representative, also said the university is revamping its priority registration process after last year’s process became chaotic following the departure of a senior analyst. He said the lack of written records made it difficult to recover institutional knowledge and understand how the process worked.
Barding said the senate is working to make the process more efficient and prevent students from being left out or falling behind in the future. However, the registrar’s deadlines for spring 2027 registration have already passed, leaving little time to implement changes before the upcoming term.
The board did not vote on the parking liaison nomination during the Oct. 9 meeting. The proposal is expected to return as an action item at the next meeting, scheduled for Oct. 16, in the England Evans room in the Bronco Student Center or via Zoom.
