MEETING START TIME: 5:00pm

ATTENDANCE:
Committee Members: Ferrera, Patterson, Schaffert, Shawn, Spruill, Van Loon
Absent Committee Members: N/A
Non-Committee Members: N/A

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:
Cultural Events
• We should be taking more initiative to go events
• New Gender and Sexuality Center grand opening
o May 6, 2015
• April multicultural events:
o Sexual Assault Awareness Week 4/6/2015-4/10/2015
Monday 4/6/2015
• “Rape on Campus” Presented Day One in Memorial Union Room 318
• Campus Sexual Assault: Why it Presented by Dr. Kat Quina & Dr. Donna Hughes in the Hardge Forum at 3:00pm-4:30pm
Tuesday 4/7/2015
• The Neurobiology of Trauma by Dr. Rebecca Campbell (WEB Lecture) in the Memorial Union room 318 at 3:00pm-4:30pm
Wednesday 4/8/2015
• Masculinity and Rape Culture: A Conversation Facilitated by RICADV Ten Men in the Women Center at 7:00pm-8:30pm
Thursday 4/9/2015
• Organizational LBGTQ Capacity Building Presented by Sojourner House in the Hardge Forum at 9:00am-10:30am
• Take Back the Night in Swan Auditorium and then the Quad at 6:00pm-8:00pm
Friday 4/10/2015
• Closing Reception in that Hardge Forum at 3:00pm-4:00pm
Demin Day will be Wednesday 4/29/2015 11:00am-4:00pm Memorial Union Booth #1
o One Love Weekend 4/09/2015-4/12/2105
o Student Alliance for the Welfare of Africa (SAWA), Africa Event
o 4/13/2015-4/17/2015 Africa Week
o 4/18/2015 Asian Student Association (ASA)
o 4/21/2015 2k for Powerful Independent Notorious Knowledgeable Women (P.I.N.K Women)
o 4/25/2015 Uhuru SASA Fashion Show
o 4/26/2015 Sankofa Ebola 5k
o 4/26/2015 POW WOW
o 4/27/2015 Powerful Independent Notorious Knowledgeable Women (P.I.N.K Women) Open Mic
o 4/29/2015 Powerful Independent Notorious Knowledgeable Women (P.I.N.K Women) Penny Pinching
o 4/30/2105 Powerful Independent Notorious Knowledgeable Women (P.I.N.K Women) Last Day of Class Bash

Co-Sponsorships
• Work with student organizations to help run their events
• Great way for student organizations to familiarize themselves with Senators
• Potentially working with Uhuru SASA for our first co-sponorship.
Programming for Upcoming Academic Year
• Cultural Committee brings a new focus on issues every month.
• Partner with different academic colleges to teach students the importance of networking and how to network.
• Rhody Rama
o Campus Affairs Committee events
o Working with them

ANYTHING ELSE…

Upcoming Cultural Committee:
Rhody Paws, April 29, 2015 11:00am – 3:00pm on the URI Quad

Begin to think about goals for this upcoming Cultural Committee.

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: Ferrera, Patterson, Schaffert, Shawn, Spruill, Van Loon, 5:20 pm