Cultural Minutes 4-2-2014

April 21, 2014

MEETING START TIME: 4:34 PM

ATTENDANCE: 

Committee: Solomon, Patterson, Schaffert, Natowich, Montecalvo, Pasquale, McQuade

Non-Committee: Lee, Consuegra

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:

 

  • Taste of Rhode Island
  • Locations:
    • Dels: Natowich; call Wakefield location (not open yet) free?
    • Marylous: Pasquale; call corporate offices
    • Wicked Good Kettle Corn: Pasquale; got their card, call with more info
    • Brickley’s: Patterson
    • Newport Creamery— if Brickley’s can’t come
    • Emporium
  • During office hours, talk to businesses in emporium
  • Musicians Guild
    • Consuegra: bands come to them, they don’t find the bands
    • Around $100 and $200
    • MG wants to know what their role would be in the event
  • Student Senate Cups
    • Phyllis talk to person that Jake spoke to  
  • Rhody Paws:
  • Water:  
    • Natowich, talk to professor tomorrow
    • 10-12 gallons
  • Lands and Grounds:  
    • Natowich: no answer, keep trying, find an email
  • Advertising:
    • Share facebook page, etc.
  • Counseling Services: Patterson, they’re in
  • Security: Consuegra, just Student Senate security
  • AVS: Patterson
  • “Professional” photographer: Ashley Richer
    • URI Student
  • Hasbro Event: Revamped Relay
  • Money:
    • Co-sponsorship with SAA? SEC? (event planning, music, spirit, unity)
  • Only way Student Senate could provide us with money
    • Corporate Sponsors
  • Appeal to major corporations  
    • SEC? Talk to Paul- Montecalvo
  • Date/ Time/ Location:
    • Around November  
    • 12 hours
    • Mackal
  • Get Musician’s Guild Equipment, WRIU DJ involved

 

 

  • Programming Within:
    • Every hour had food
    • Themes
  • Get in touch with Brit Davis ASAP
    • Get quote from her, we need to know by April 11
  • Campus Event:
  • Laser tag event on Monday September 5/6 ish
  • Laser tag, obstacle course, talk to her about co-sponsorship stuff
  • 11-2
  • TED Talks
  • For Fall semester
  • What Topics?
  • HRL Happiness Michael HD of the Complex?
  • Assignments:
  • Talk to assigned businesses for “Taste of Rhode Island”
  • Rhody Paws:  
    • Natowich: get in touch with professor for water and lands and grounds
    • Patterson: get in touch with AVS and Brit Davis

 

 

 

***April 11 we must know quotes for events for more than $500***

 

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME:  5:05 PM