Exec 3-15-2016

March 16, 2016

 MEETING START TIME:

ATTENDANCE:

Committee: Glass, Montecalvo, Oliver, Rode, Ferrara, Stuart, Anderson, King, Hetland, Stikeman, Patterson

Absent:

Non-Committee:

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:

  • Campus
    • March 14, 2016 was the first discussion on sexual assault with students
      • Over 30 people attended
    • The university doesn’t promote resources they have
    • No place to go when something happens and there isn’t a great system for reporting it
    • People are excited about the Slut Walk
  • Academic
    • The guy from the bookstore wanted help with the survey
    • The survey is now out (regarding book costs, access, etc.)
  • External
    • Andy Donnelly is at the planning board meeting
    • Waiting on a text about the vote
    • In touch with the woman planning the clean up: the tentative date is April 23, 2016
  • Finance
    • Reviewing the budget with Susan and Cheryl
    • Changes:
      • Alima’s rhythm of the soul got cut $1000
      • Cut brotherhood week and art expo down to 0
      • Dressage got bumped down to $15,000
      • Cut $500 off IFC’s Greek Week
      • Cut insurance and taxes out of IFC
      • PANHEL went from 8500 to 8000
      • Recruitment got cut to $0 for PANHEL
      • Insurance and taxes got cut to $0 for PANHEL
      • Rhody Rides Instruction got cut to $0
      • $500 from SEC concerts and $500 from SEC speakers
      • Our telephone line got cut to $6,000 from $7,000
      • Cosponsorship will go down to $5000
      • Programming from 17000 to 20000
      • Susan wants us to cut $17,400 from the budget
  • SOARC
    • Confusion on the appeal for stipend review for Yearbook
  • President
    • Review of SS-15/16-XX-BILL CALLING FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR URI SAILING FIRST FUND
    • 9-0-0
  • Renaissance Yearbook Appeal
    • Positions include: Section Editor, Editor-In-Chief, and Finance Editor
    • Motion to approve the appeal for Section Editor (3-6-0)
      • Points of discussion: Position was not filled in Fall of 2014, deeming it unfilled for three consecutive semesters
    • Motion to approve the appeal for Finance Editor (2-7-0)
      • Points of discussion: Position was not filled in Fall of 2014, deeming it unfilled for three consecutive semesters
    • Motion to approve the appeal for Editor-In-Chief (9-0-0)
      • Talking points: The position has existed for three executive semesters, provides a unique service of group, and a unique service of position within the group

 

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME:  8:00