Attendance: Brianna Monticalvo, Un, Amanda Rode, Joe Maynard, Cody Anderson, Thomas Thees, Kyle Weinrich, Dan Bertel

Absent: Rebecca Allemay

Notes:

 

Agricultural Club (AG club)

• President and Treasurer attended
• Meet weekly in greenhouse at 6:30 pm on Wednesdays
• Members – 15
• Elections held to our standards
• Advisor – Doctor Brown from CELS
• Noted: they may be able to receive funding from CELS
• Goal is for sustainable agriculture and learn more about agriculture from and with each other. Professors are willing to host workshops. They will learn about food systems in Rhode Island. Process of starting a farm, growing crops, and selling the produce.
• Have had potluck, film screening on American meat packing (Rhode Island Livestock Association), want to reach out to local farmers.

 

RECOMMENDATION: RECOGINTION AS UNFUNDED

Vote: ( 6 – 0 – 0 )

They need to come March 26h

Unfunded – currently they may be able to receive funding from CELS. If they cannot receive funding from the academic department, we may be able to recognize them as funded.

 

League of Legends

• President, VP, Secretary, and Treasurer present
• Meetings every Thursday
• Members: 35 active members. Online community is larger
• Elections held to our standards
• What is league of legends? – a video game that consists of 2 teams consisting of 5 members each. The purpose is to take over the other teams base.
• Purpose – provide students who participate in league of legends with structure. Watch professional matches, compete together in a physical location.
• Groups reasoning for not being in gaming club – League focuses on this one specific game. League is recognized as a national sport so people can get VISAs to come here and play. People who play league may not consider themselves gamers. Hundreds of thousands of people watch competitions. Gaming club’s

 

 

• mission includes wanting to help people learn about different games. League of Legends is not about exploring different games, it is about this game.
• Note: This is not an attack on gaming club, it is an very successful group. This group would just function more towards its purpose if it was independent.
• There is a strong culture aspect to league of legends. It is a game that you can watch and play. The producers of the game, RIOT, has an initiative to create collegiate clubs, but do not fund them. There are centers just for playing league of legends. There are professional players who get a full salary.
• URI is looking to play against other colleges. Want to have tournaments. Want to have viewing parties for professional matches (watch it just like a football game).
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/236913269767731/

 

RECOMMENDATION: RECOGNITION AS FUNDING BY CONTINGENCY

Vote: ( 6 – 0 – 1 )

Come to Meeting March 26th

 

Photography club did not come

 

Transition Materials –

 

Musicians Guild

• Include information about providing equipment for groups
• Under president – include attend president’s meetings every month
• Include more information about finances because they are funded by budget

 

 

College Democrats –

• Nice job with finances
• Need:

o   Monthly responsibilities

o   How to run meetings

o   More information on how to run annual events

o   Include contact information for College Democrats of Rhode Island

 

 

Ballroom –

• Include finical materials in greater detail
• Do more details on events

 

 

Seekers Mediation Club

• Need financial information
• Need contact info
• Outing club
• GREAT JOB!
• Include roles of exec positions

 

Wildlife

• Need monthly check list and constitution

 

Art Club

• There is much work needed.

 

 

• Purpose – to help the future executive officer succeed, provide direction to the group, and continue your group’s success
• Should Include
• Re-recognition materials
• Copy of Student Senate Finance handbook
• Copies of any financial paperwork
• If your group has an annual event – information on how to prepare, plan, and run this event
• Monthly to do list
• Any other pertinent information

 

Upon transition show new officer their Student Senate mailbox and introduce them to Kim Bolton in the Senate office, Bruce Hamilton in Student Involvement, and the Finance and SOARC Chair of Student Senate.

Philonymous – include monthly checklist

Hellenic Society of Pedeia – need re-rec, finance, and contact information

Club Tennis – may not need to include personal schedule, up to you

Cody noted that Amanda Rode looked “stunning,” at today’s meeting.

URI Sailing – needs re-rec

 

MEETING AJOURNED   4:15