SOARC 2-18-2015

Start Time: 3:04 p.m.

Present: Amanda Rode, Samantha King, Ashley Spillman, Eric Wang, Dan Bertel,

Amanda Stikeman, Nina Succi, Brianna Montecalvo

Absent: None

 

 

  • MUSIC

 

      • Councils representing 12 orgs. Do educational and cultural programming aiming to build student leaders.
      • Powerpoint containing goals and purpose of the group which are all stated in the constitution.

 

  • President

 

          • Representative image of MUSIC
          • 10 office hours
          • manages the executive committee
          • maintains relationships with multicultural groups
          • creates annual strategic
          • seeking a stipend
            • Debate
              • stipends should not create accountability
              • recognition was not completed on time which concerns many committee members
          • Move to recommend position for a Stipend (0-0-7)

 

  • Events and Programming Chair (Vice-President)

 

          • 8 office hours
          • every semester the VP must visit each student organization to help build the connection between student organizations and MUSIC
          • plan and executes events that music puts on
            • creates an outline of how to market events and then delegates tasks
            • programs that have already taken place are the peaceful protest, fall retreat, and the open public forum all of which happened in the fall
            • have currently been planning for one-love and D.I.V.E.
              • Debate
                • the events that have been put on that have had a large impact on the community are not within the constitution and cannot be guaranteed in the future
                • most groups have programming chairs and put on big impactful events but do not receive stipends
            • Move to recommend position for a stipend (0-1-6)

 

  • Treasurer/Head of Finance Committee

 

          • wants to hold grant writing workshops in the future
          • has raised $25,000+ raised for the group
          • did not submit re-rec on time
          • needs to re-take finance quiz
              • Debate
            • Move to recommend position for a Stipend (0-1-6)

 

  • Assessment of Student Organization Needs Chair

 

        • created a need survey to release to the public
          • has not released the survey yet
        • promotes healthy relationships on campus and within the multicultural organization
        • took a semester to build research on the campus climate and what can be done
        • the survey will be given twice a year coinciding with their semesterly retreats
            • Debate
              • the survey has not been executed yet so we can not see the effect or impact that it will make
              • survey should aim towards the needs of the campus not just multicultural  groups
          • Move to recommend position for a stipend (0-0-7)
  • Student Entertainment Committee
    • organization is 30 years old
    • ticket sales have been hurting
    • developed the SEC Street Team
      • do flyering, chalking, and promotional booths to help boost awareness of programming and ticket sales
      • focuses on locations other than the union
      • off-campus flyering
        • emporium and locations in Narragansett to target
      • ticket sales have increased dramatically
    • Street Team Captains
      • four of them so they will be reducing the number of them
      • they manage the street teams
      • the teams allow general members to take on more responsibilities
        • the team has a total of 10 members not including the chairs
      • street members do load in and load out of events
    • Captian #1
      • on campus promotion
      • executive directing
    • Captain #2
      • off- campus promotion
      • keeps and distributes minutes
          • Debate
            • done great with sales
            • has helped with retention within SEC
            • outside advertising is putting tax dollars outside the student body
            • the position has only been around for one semester
        • Move to recommend Captain #1 for stipends (0-1-5)
        • Move to recommend Captain #2 for stipends (0-1-5)

Adjourned: 5:15