Exec 9-19-16

MEETING START TIME: 6 PM

 ATTENDANCE:

Committee: Anderson, Buck, Boutmy, Donnelly, Garcia, Inkley, King, Kraft, Montecalvo, Stikeman

Absent: Araújo

Non-Committee: Bailey

COMMITTEE DISCUSSION:

  • Finance Chairman Buck
    • Finance Handbook revisions
      • Emailed all exec to take a look at changes
    • Fencing Club
      • Two purchases that they made two years ago and the company did not receive the money
        • Fencing paying for one of the bills for $500
        • Looking to senate to pay the other $1500 bill out of contingency
      • Academic Chairwoman Garcia
        • Had a conversation with Faculty Senate about procedure with students’ academic complaints-
          • Maybe not add to syllabus but add a memo mid-way through the semester (students usually have more academic complaints towards midterms)
          • Idea of sending out a URI Communications blurb with edited language
        • Want to work with Sabrina on PR campaign about academic affairs
        • Student Employment
          • Holding off for a little while, letting Cody primarily take over
        • Would love to see GSA involvement with Student Senate
          • Looking into best practices
        • Library
          • Don’t have a library liaison as of now, so can’t start a conversation with them about hours yet
        • President Anderson
          • Ryan Center Project
            • Meetings in Green Hall
            • Chris Daigle wants Student Activity Tax raised
              • Trying to simply reduce cost for ice time so more funds can be allocated to other items for CSIC
            • Met with Kathy Collins and Dave Lavellee about article in “The Independent”
          • DOC Araújo
            • Recruitment video went out today!
            • Received an email from a reporter from the Good 5 Cent Cigar about how Senate is being audited
              • Senate is not being audited, we conduct a self-audit at the end of each academic year to make sure we retain non-profit status
            • Thinking about possibly live streaming Public Forum during General Senate meetings
            • Occasionally do a state-of-the-union like address from the President of Student Senate
          • Vice President Montecalvo
            • Working on recruitment for elections
            • Working on scheduling one-on-one meetings with senators soon
            • Recruitment video as well as URI Communications email went out today to work on recruitment
          • CIO Inkley
            • Working on Bylaws Quiz, going out soon
              • Talking to Andy about using Google Forms to administer quiz
            • Alumni outreach
            • Secretary business
          • Treasurer Stikeman
            • Bill concerning Greek Leaders SOLC retreat
            • General discussion about finance handbook
              • Suggestions made by Chairwoman King about overnight retreats
            • External Chairman Donnelly
              • Events for this upcoming year
              • Hunting Grounds
                • Bringing sexual assault awareness to campus
                • Possible campus wide video event
              • Food Drive
                • Looking to partner up with Rhody Outpost
                • Rhody Outpost looking to move into the Union soon
              • Campus Chairwoman Boutmy
                • Three more complaints this week
                  • Garbage Trucks
                • Public Safety
                  • Blue Light going out during campus blackout is not safe
                • Cultural Chairwoman Kraft
                  • Pumpkins for programming are no longer free
                    • Possible $500 budget for paint/pumpkins
                  • SOARC Chairwoman King
                    • URI Club Soccer
                      • Looking to get recognized
                    • Chairs looking to do a Senate office hour in the MSSC biweekly
                      • Changing the office setting
                    • General Discussion
                      • Recruitment
                        • Senators need to do their elections booth!!
                        • Purchas Req approved for Dels
                        • Mike Steiner has been in contact with someone in the office of the Secretary of State
                          • Physical Polling booths
                        • ID Scanners
                          • Possibility for elections
                        • Snapchat Geofilter
                          • Draw more attention to elections
                          • 10-3 on the first day of elections

MEETING ADJOURNMENT TIME: 7:39PM