CULTURAL COMMITTEE MINUTES 4, 9, 2013
MEETING START TIME: 01:01 PM
ATTENDANCE:
Committee: Conboy, Maynard, Meehan, Patterson, Sim, Solomon
Non-Committee: Schaffert, Runyon, Lee
Absent: Uy
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
- Ellery Waterfire
- Verify that all organizations and companies have been informed of the cancellation of the event
- Recap of why it was cancelled
- MCC
- Liaison: Speak with director of MCC (Melvin Wade) as often as you like, I spoke with him every other week. Speak about what MCC is planning, what they’re frustrated/currently unhappy with. Basically if you want to understand MCC and understand their plights. All about how much you put in, pivotal part of our committee.
- Currently wants office space
- Promote awareness and bridging gap between MCC organizations
- PINK Walk on the April 17th: Similar to Relay for Life (see attached flier)
- Ideas for new term:
- Mandatory office hour at MCC event for all senators
- Liaison Committee between MCC and Senate?
- Solomon: Going to Diversity awards, creating relationship with Melvin (MCC), still trying to meet with Annie (LGBTQ)
- Bathroom Policy
- Change wording in student handbook to “bathroom you most associate yourself with”
- Sim: The bathroom policy is currently unclear about who can go to what bathroom resulting in issues for people who identify with the opposite sex or gender.
- Other options: unisex bathrooms
- Ace of Cakes
- How to make the event bigger?
- Issues/ Things to Change:
- No groups by speakers
- Musicians Guild should be there to run their equipment
- Change location to ballroom
- Should the event generate money for our committee or support a cause? (Money jars to vote for a cake or only give back half of the deposit?)
- Change rubric (Should portability be a part of it?)
- Keep Nonni, but less judges
- How to notify judges when groups are finished?
- More candy (m&ms) and food coloring
- Therapy Dogs: April 29, 2013 11-2 approx.
- Pen on the quad for approximately 3 hours, take donations
- Dogs can be brought in free of charge
- Must contact Lands and Ground, Risk management, security
- Poop Committee: Joey Maynard
- Advertise event as put on through senate, enlist their help Potential Future Events
- Taste of URI- groups bring food to represent them/ their cultures
- Dancing With the Stars
- Lip Dub: One shot music video, going throughout campus
- Giant Snow Globe in the winter, photo ops
- Lantern Fire: decorate lanterns to represent groups
- Maze on the Quad (Portable Walls, Could be bonding for University groups)
***How will these promote diversity or a greater cultural understanding?***
- Assignments:
- Uy: Speaking to vendors from Ellery Waterfire
- Sim: Find posters addressing differences from other universities to use as inspiration for poster programs
- Maynard: Anne at Risk Management and talk to Kim for security in regards to Therapy Dogs
- Meehan: Lands and Grounds for Therapy Dogs
MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: 01:50 PM