Cultural Minutes 3-28-2014

April 21, 2014

MEETING START TIME: 3:42 PM

DATE:  March 28, 2014

ATTENDANCE: 

Committee: Solomon, Patterson, Schaffert, Natowich, Montecalvo, Pasquale, Consuegra

Non- Committee: Kidd

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:

 

  • Therapy Dogs:
  • Rhody Paws
  • Advertising:
    • Share/ invite people to social media pages, etc.
  • Security: Consuegra- $100
    • Jenna emailed Jen
  • We shouldn’t be paying, we may not even need security officers, don’t worry about it
    • Instead, we will have student senate “security”
  • Maynard: AVS update?
  • Counseling: Pattterson, get a reply
  • Natowich: Lands and Grounds
    • Phone: 401-874-2800
  • Schaffert: No response from Risk Management yet
  • Jenna spoke to Kathy from Pet partners
    • Still recruiting dog owners
    • We must provide water for the dogs
  • They have plastic bowls
  • 10-12 gallons: we could just buy?
  • Fill up buckets of water?
  • Natowich: WATER BOY
  • Jenna will get a list of who’s coming and when
    • We will give this list to visitor’s center and have people retrieve them
  • “Professional” photographer: Ashley Richer
    • URI Student
  • Fall Events:
  • We need to request money by beginning of April
  • Hasbro Event:
    • Potential Fall Event
    • Have bands from the area, coffee house, URI students, Musician’s Guild play music
    • For Charity- “For the Children”
    • Musicians Guild: Jenna
    • Coffee House: Consuegra
    • Food: post facto
    • Tables: Union
    • Hasbro: Montecalvo and Schaffert
    • Book Keaney: Patterson
    • Other:
  • ATR

 

 

  • WRIU
    • Dates?- September 27 (Saturday), October 4 (Saturday), October 18, last possible week
  • Greek Rush: 12-19
  • When are Open Houses:???
  • Diversity Week: first week of October
  • Kick off for diversity week
    • What are we saying to Hasbro:
  • Our way of giving back to community
  • Increasing programming and campus involvement
  • Bring people together
  • Local cause- Children’s Hospital
    • Salve Regina Liaison: Montecalvo
  • Call student activity office (Monday): 401-341-2915
  • Email salve dance marathon
  • Raised over $13,000 in first year
  • Registration $10, minimum fundraising $40
  • “Dancing for Dollars”
  • Invite patients and their families 
  • “Taste of Rhode Island”
    • Kettlecorn
    • Marylous- Pasquale
    • Iggies
    • Dels
    • Allies
    • Taco Stand
    • Emporium
    • Onyville
    • Brickleys
    • Newport Creamery
    • Coffeemilk ?
    • Invite clubs
    • Henna
  • Other Ideas:
    • Lazer Tag- Campus Affairs wants to co-sponsor
    • Mini Golf on the quad/ in the union
    • BUBBLE MACHINE
    • Intersection of Diversity and Food (Diversity Week Idea?)
    • Study other schools’ events
    • Cell phone scavenger hunt?
    • International Performers
  • Next week: Focus on Fall Programming
  • Ted Talks
  • Meeting this Tuesday April 2nd at 12
  • Montecalvo, Solomon, Patterson

 

 

 

 

  • Assignments:
  • Everybody: Think about Fall programming
  • Patterson: Counseling Services update, contact  
  • Solomon: AVS update from Maynard?
  • Natowich: Lands and Grounds
  • Schaffert: Risk Management

 

 

 

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME:  4:32 PM