Minutes from the 10/7/09 General Student Alliance meeting. Highlights include:
+ Curriculum discussion
+ John Maeda addresses the students about his strategic plan
+short discussions on the senior gift, a high-end art show and a materials library are discussed.
Here are the minutes for the first Student Alliance meeting of the year. The majors things discussed are:
+ Introduction to the Student Alliance, Executive Committee and explanation of procedures
+ Nominees taken for the Programming Board
+ Raj Bellani introduces himself and discusses his plans for the coming year.
The full minutes are attached below as a pdf:
Minutes from the Department Representative Meeting, Wednesday, March 18, 2009.
+Updates and reports including new initiatives concerning the Senior Gift, the energy competition among RISD housing, and Second Life Bins.
+More information of What We Do, which is coming up soon.
Minutes from the general Student Alliance Meeting.
+Students gather into 4 groups and brainstorm ideas to help save RISD money.
+As a whole group, there is a list generated, broken up into “Institutional” problems and “student” problems, and each of those categories is further broken into short-term and long-term lists.
+Jack Silva from Facilities gives us some input on practical solutions and good ways to tackle these issues.
Minutes from the Department Representative Meeting, Wednesday, February 25, 2009.
Description:
+ Updated reports about SA initiatives started in the Fall
+ Brainstorm of new campus initiatives to tackle (including issues concerning Public Safety, Graffiti, and a potential Senior gift).
+ What We Do discussion and plan for the next steps, as we near the date.
Minutes from the general Student Alliance Meeting.
Description:
+Discussion of location for commencement.
+Freshman Initiatives presentation and ideas of solutions.
+VISIONS (Brown Art and Literary Magazine) Presentation
Minutes from the Emergency Department Representative Meeting 1/14/09.
Description:
+ Justin Rosengarten and Aaron Perry-Zucker present their finalized proposal for What We Do.
+Vote to accept What We Do as an event is passed. Approval of the budget will be an online vote.
Meeting minutes from general Student Alliance meeting.
Description:
+ Department Representative update
+ Symposium proposal to improve on-campus community
+ Parking on campus
+ Standing committee appointment results
Meeting minutes from Department Representative meeting.
Description:
+ Action Team reports
+ Campus Collaborative- improving community at RISD
+ Communicating with President Maeda
+ Food costs at Alliance meetings
Otherwise known as the RISD Student Alliance Executive Committee- comprised of 7 elected student individuals serving as the organizational force behind Student Alliance. The team meets a minimum of once a week. Last year we began taking minutes at these meetings as well. Generally they have been for internal distribution as well as sent to Blair DeSt. Croix (Advisor to Student Alliance, OSL), Kathy Jensen (Advisor to Department Representatives), and Barbara Feinman (Interim Associate Provost, Student Affairs). HOWEVER, in collaboration with the school’s efforts to increase administrative transparency within RISD, we have decided to make these minutes public by posting them on our website. So, if you are curious what actually goes on behind the scenes, check them out!
Previous Excomm meeting minutes are available upon request with Blair DeSt. Croix at the Office of Student life.