MEETING START TIME: 3:00 pm
ATTENDANCE:
Committee: Vice-Chair Buck, Senator Jones, Senator Isaac, Senator Skov, Chairman Anderson
Absent: Senator Akinjisola, Senator Bennett
Non-Committee: Senator Mattern, Senator Sarpong
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
- URI Fencing Club
- 15 new members, not enough equipment for all the members
- Requesting $1724.30 for new equipment for competitions: Jackets, pants, blades for weapon, protectors, masks, fencing bags, sockets, and new gloves that are required for competition
- Club has fundraised $343 and will be using money from within their account for help off the cost
- Further fundraising ideas: alumni dinner for about 30 alumni to raise money
- Granted $950 for new equipment
- Committee recommendation: 4-0-1
- URI Debate Union
- Vermont Hoover Debate competition 11/6 – 11/8
- Requesting $712.31 for travel and lodging
- Senate can provide half of travel/lodging costs; Granted $356.16 for travel and lodging
- Committee recommendation: 5-0-0
- Requesting $250 for tournament fees
- Senate can provide half of travel/lodging costs; Granted $125 for tournament fees
- Committee recommendation: 5-0-0
- URI Powerlifting Team
- Requesting $1,162.50 for registration fees
- Requesting $550 for membership fees
- Requesting $100 for team registration fees
- Total of $1,812.50
- $1000 currently in the account, requesting an additional $812.50
- Granted $812.50 for total membership fees
- Committee recommendation: 4-0-2
- Student Senate
- MU cash register by box office has broken, Senate responsible for buying a new one for $439.07 ASAP
- Committee recommendation: 5-0-1
- Extra
- Goals: stipend review, funding Sync, Digital, DIVE, tuition, sailing
- MU cash register by box office has broken, Senate responsible for buying a new one for $439.07 ASAP
MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: 4:05 pm