Start Time: 3:04 p.m.

Present: Amanda Rode, Samantha King, Ashley Spillman, Eric Wang, Dan Bertel,

Amanda Stikeman, Nina Succi, Brianna Montecalvo

Absent: None

 

 

• MUSIC

 

• Councils representing 12 orgs. Do educational and cultural programming aiming to build student leaders.
• Powerpoint containing goals and purpose of the group which are all stated in the constitution.

 

• President

 

• Representative image of MUSIC
• 10 office hours
• manages the executive committee
• maintains relationships with multicultural groups
• creates annual strategic
• seeking a stipend
  • Debate
    • stipends should not create accountability
    • recognition was not completed on time which concerns many committee members
• Move to recommend position for a Stipend (0-0-7)

 

• Events and Programming Chair (Vice-President)

 

• 8 office hours
• every semester the VP must visit each student organization to help build the connection between student organizations and MUSIC
• plan and executes events that music puts on
  • creates an outline of how to market events and then delegates tasks
  • programs that have already taken place are the peaceful protest, fall retreat, and the open public forum all of which happened in the fall
  • have currently been planning for one-love and D.I.V.E.
    • Debate
      • the events that have been put on that have had a large impact on the community are not within the constitution and cannot be guaranteed in the future
      • most groups have programming chairs and put on big impactful events but do not receive stipends
  • Move to recommend position for a stipend (0-1-6)

 

• Treasurer/Head of Finance Committee

 

• wants to hold grant writing workshops in the future
• has raised $25,000+ raised for the group
• did not submit re-rec on time
• needs to re-take finance quiz
  • Debate
  • Move to recommend position for a Stipend (0-1-6)

 

• Assessment of Student Organization Needs Chair

 

• created a need survey to release to the public
  • has not released the survey yet
• promotes healthy relationships on campus and within the multicultural organization
• took a semester to build research on the campus climate and what can be done
• the survey will be given twice a year coinciding with their semesterly retreats
  • Debate
    • the survey has not been executed yet so we can not see the effect or impact that it will make
    • survey should aim towards the needs of the campus not just multicultural  groups
  • Move to recommend position for a stipend (0-0-7)
• Student Entertainment Committee
  • organization is 30 years old
  • ticket sales have been hurting
  • developed the SEC Street Team
    • do flyering, chalking, and promotional booths to help boost awareness of programming and ticket sales
    • focuses on locations other than the union
    • off-campus flyering
      • emporium and locations in Narragansett to target
    • ticket sales have increased dramatically
  • Street Team Captains
    • four of them so they will be reducing the number of them
    • they manage the street teams
    • the teams allow general members to take on more responsibilities
      • the team has a total of 10 members not including the chairs
    • street members do load in and load out of events
  • Captian #1
    • on campus promotion
    • executive directing
  • Captain #2
    • off- campus promotion
    • keeps and distributes minutes
      • Debate
        • done great with sales
        • has helped with retention within SEC
        • outside advertising is putting tax dollars outside the student body
        • the position has only been around for one semester
      • Move to recommend Captain #1 for stipends (0-1-5)
      • Move to recommend Captain #2 for stipends (0-1-5)

Adjourned: 5:15