MEETING START TIME: 5:30pm

ATTENDANCE:

Committee: Chairwoman: St. Amand Vice-Chair: Cummiskey Senators: McWeeney, Watka, Creese

Absent:

Non-Committee:

 

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:

 

• Amand Cultural Presentation – Began with Barack Obama quote (for Lovely Lady Kraft J)
  • Improve participation in events (ex: Ace of Cakes)
  • Diversity Week = Ice Breaker Idea
    • Diversity Week @ Fall 2017 – Plans need to be finalized by last week of April 17
    • Tangle people up and people have to get out
    • Fears on paper – placed in hat – then try to guess how someone tries to confront their fears (learning experience)
    • Superpowers!!!
    • Think of ideas!!!
    • Topics:
      • Privilege
      • Bias (Racial)
    • Counseling Center
      • URI page could be more interactive
        • Eye-catching
        • Links to resources
      • Increasing hours
      • Find a helpline to partnership with
      • Simplify the initial counseling process (decrease wait time for students)
    • Mental Health
      • Tackle stigmas/lack of awareness
      • Mental Health not mentioned on the Counseling Center
      • How to increase awareness?
        • Increase resources available to students
        • Increase programming
      • Domestic & Sexual Violence
        • Bring awareness to domestic and sexual violence on URI campus
        • Educate student populous
        • Programs:
          • Step Up – bystander intervention program
          • Live the Green Dot – reduce violence
          • Hollaback
        • Future Plans
          • Mental Health Awareness Week
            • National Alliance on Mental Illness Presentations
            • Mental Health Quiz
            • Depression Screening
            • Yoga
            • Speakers
            • Ted Talk – talking mental health on a college campus
            • Raise money for Heather Fund – URI raises money for programs and services for prevention and treatment of depression and suicide
              • Other ideas welcome!
            • Liaisons to different centers on campus
            • Have presentations every month on tackling important topics
            • Safe Zone Trained!
            • The Things We Carry Activity
          • New Info
            • Disappointment with Evan over study abroad (I’m sorry! Love me again)
            • Tuesday @ 6:00pm = New cultural time next semester
            • Tuesday, April 18 @ 4-6 Room: 300 MU Reaccreditation for the University – COME PARTICIPATE!
            • Dollar Tree Store – Rhody Paws purchasing spree
            • Puppy Raisers haven’t responded yet L
            • Rhody Paws moving into the MU with Health Services instead of doing a Rain day plan.
            • Increase advocacy of events
            • Someone go to Equity Council – @Kelly or McWeeney
              • Thursday 10:00am

 

 

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: 6:00pm