Campus Affairs Committee                                                                                   April 19, 2013


MEETING START TIME: 2:15 pm
ATTENDANCE: LoBianco, Pavlik, Underwood
Absent: Meehan

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:

  • We are going to do safety and lighting walk in fall.
  • RIPTA
    • Problem – not timely and personnel
    • We can try to take 2 steps. 1) bring awareness to time of buses 2) RIPTA needs to talk to their staff
    • I emailed our RIPTA liaison about tracking system and haven’t received a response
    • How are we going to bring awareness to the tracking system?
      • Make bright colored signs and ask to put them up at the RIPTA stops (need to ask for permission)
      • Put signs around Union
    • We should put link to RIPTA survey link at stops (need to ask permission)
  • Memorial Union – Two architecture firms are coming to discussion plans for the new Union and extending it to Pastore
    • Better flow to the building, things need to be more organized
    • New Senate Chambers with an Oval table
      • More seating in the back for people to come
    • More comfortable chairs in airport lounge
    • More things to attract students
      • Ping pong, fuse ball
    • Giant calendar with all events for the recent month on it that students can easily access
    • Movie theater
    • More spots for advertisement
      • More spots for signs
      • More spots for booths which actually access people
    • Performance stage
    • Charging stations for phone
    • A spot for tour guides
  • We should work on potholes
  • Pros/cons
    • Pros – everything is in bloom, Lands and grounds put grass seed down
    • Cons – net around Ellery Pond, garbage on campus

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: 3:46