MEETING START TIME: 4:00

ATTENDANCE:
Committee Members: Akinjisola, Anderson, Buck, Cortez, Glass, Pasquale, Skov
Absent Committee Members:
Non-Committee Members:

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
College Democrats
• Event is April 25th
• Changed the event to welcome all URI students; they can register via google form
• Students a week before the general public
• 1 of 2 speakers have been confirmed
• Requesting $420 for catering
• Food is necessary for the event because of the timing of the event and students and guests will be sitting through speakers
• Efforts from the group include their 900 fund and recruitment fund which has $100
• $420 was given to College Democrats (7-0-0)
Big Thinkers
• Grant 1: Need a 1 terabyte hard drive to record conversation and debate
• $100 at Ram Computers
• $75 granted for hard drive (7-0-0)
• Grant 2: tickets for a Ted X Conference in Prov
• 10 hour event with multiple speakers throughout the day
• ½ of 6 granted for $79.86
• $26.62 per ticket; 15 members going
• Grant 3: supplies for Earth Day booth
• Clipboards for surveying students and other items for event
• Granted $120.45 for Earth Day (7-0-0)
Art Club
• Requesting $100 for spray paint chalk
• For public art that will not be permanent
• To help promote events
• Granted $100 (7-0-0)
SAAHP
• Event is April 23rd
• Requesting $400 for DJ
• Free event
• There will be Water checks
• Granted $400 (7-0-0)
Muslim Student Association
• Event April 16th from 6 pm-12 am
• Requesting for catering, speakers, and décor for event ($1450)
• Diversity fund was presented as an option for additional funding
• Because immediate consideration would deduct 10% from the group, they have decided to get in contact with diversity fund and return next week
NASO
• Requesting $6600
• Charging vendors to cover non-URI student cost
• Finance is in favor of the $6600 (7-0-0) and will be brought to the senate floor April 15, 2015
MUSIC
• Event: One Love Weekend
• 160 registered for the event
• Requesting $119
• Granted $119 (7-0-0)

ANYTHING ELSE…
Committee: Bring changes for the finance handbook to meeting on Monday, April 13th

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME:
Akinjisola, Anderson, Buck, Cortez, Glass, Pasquale, Skov