EXECUTIVE 3-15-16

April 6, 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