Start with what matters.
Search before you write. If someone has already raised your idea, add your signature to that petition and help build support in one place.
Explore petitionsA better campus starts with the people who call it home. Pawprints gives your ideas a place to grow, gather support, and reach RIT Student Government.
A few thoughtful words can bring a community together.
Search before you write. If someone has already raised your idea, add your signature to that petition and help build support in one place.
Explore petitionsExplain the change you want and why it would help RIT. Use clear spelling and grammar so others can find it, and read the moderation policy before publishing.
Create a petitionShare your petition with classmates, friends, and your communities. Follow its progress and read updates and official responses from Student Government.
Meet the committeesPawprints tracks progress toward 200 signatures. Student Government can respond before that milestone; reaching it does not promise an immediate response.
Each petition shows its expiry date. Expired petitions can still be found through search.
Pawprints began with a simple ambition: give the RIT community a place to raise important issues and make student voices easier to hear.
Explore the open-source projectStudent Government President Ashley Carrington and Vice President Tyler Pierce set out to improve student engagement through a petition site, creating a place for the RIT community to discuss important issues.
Director of Technology Services Luke McEwen began a complete rebuild to improve stability and make Pawprints easier to extend with new features.
Director of Technology Services Alexander Kilroy completed that rebuild, laying the groundwork for the platform’s next chapter.
Make room for a constructive conversation. Exercise good judgment and treat the people behind every idea with respect.
Use of Pawprints falls under the RIT Code of Conduct for Computer and Network Use.
Do not create an intimidating, hostile, or abusive environment. Obscene, defamatory, threatening, and harassing petitions violate the expectations of this community.
Sign using only your primary RIT account. Having access to multiple accounts does not mean you may sign the same petition more than once.
Student Government reserves the right to edit or remove petitions that violate the Code of Conduct. The examples here are not an exhaustive list of violations.
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