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Muir College Council
Minutes
Date: 4-19-07
Start: 6:03pm
Present:
Carissa, Keaton, Julianne, Annie, Abbas, Matthew, Jessica, Adi, Patty,
Ann
Excused: Dave
Unexcused: Stephanie, Betty, Stephan, Birgitte, Meghan
Moment of Silence: Dedicated solely to the victims and families of Virginia Tech
Public Input, Council Announcements, and General Happenings:
Patty - 00o have our peace & security for learning shattered is critical.00/font> We love VT: TMAC Sunday Backlash at Korean community It00 unfortunate that race is an issue in this case because it has nothing to do with it Ann Idea: put together memory ribbons in maroon & orange Unanimous agreement by council When events like this happen, other emotions may surface, so please go to Wellness Center Jerry Phelps - Wellness Center Presentation Jerry is a psychologist, 6 months ago was hired to coordinate a Wellness Center 00ellness: promotion of health in the body, mind spirit, social, interpersonal and occupational areas00/font> Wellness Center is a response to the growing need for these services in anticipation of university00 growth Center where all services are provided under one roof Psychosocial Physical Spiritual Trying to integrate programs for the body, mind and spirit: holistic approach Wellness Fair on May 11 in association with student health advocates Healthy building: as green and non-toxic as possible LOCATION: take some basketball/volleyball courts Finalize building plans 2009-2010, break ground 2010, complete building 2012. Seeking private donors for the center Can then have an interfaith room(s) to alleviate needs (ie: Muslims praying) Website: w/ podcasts Feedback: Great idea, students will want to utilize the facilities Needs to be promoted effectively in order to prevent non-wellness Having a central location is helpful and integral to student convenience Cross promotion would help (ie) weekly volleyball tournaments RIMAC offers Personal Wellness Program Idea of student counselor volunteers is great because some students feel more comfortable speaking with their peers - love the holistic approach Funding would come from Registration fees and private donations Still has openings for Student Psychological Counseling Training Program, applications due tomorrow by noonBusiness of the Day: Allocation Requests
CSA (Cambodian Student Association) Culture Show - $100 Saturday April 28th - culture show open to general public: dances, music, attire, address issues such as: human trafficking, drugs. Location: Price Center Ballroom No funding granted Sixth College Chocolate Festival Friday, May 11 3-6 Catering to entire campus Last year, over 80 Muir college students attended Funding other college00 events is important It will be in the quad near the residence halls Motion to allocate $75 from GU [8-1-2] -- passExternal Committee Reports
Julianne - UCAB Banking/ATMs: 5 new ATMs: Price Center, Old Student Center Hair Salon: what services would you like to see? mani/pedi, tanning is recommended don00 make it cheap and easy, make it something that students will actually come to and actually use should cater to women Full-service bank Outback Adventures: made a motion to recommend a space for it Asian Tea concept: made a motion move to central location near grocery store Aquarium in food court: Eel burrowed under rock and caused it to leak, flooding couple hundred gallons of water, all fish died, eel survived: Aquarium costs 10,000 -12,000/yr to maintain, is it worth it? The aquarium was great and brought part of the Birch aquarium to campus, keep the eel Many delays in planning so far Citibank, credit unions would be nice Statue? Yes, there00 a whole committee working on that, outside, front of Spanish stepsBusiness of the Day: Council Business
Questions for Dr. Watson What percentage of the capital campaign $1 billion will be used for athletics? What additional training, if any, has been conducted for RSO00? Explanation of registration fees and how they are allocated: how much is under the jurisdiction of the registration fee committee? What goes where? How is the rest decided upon? What will he miss about UCSD after retirement? What does he think his legacy is? What is he most proud of? Biggest accomplishment? How does he accrue the 00idden interest-bearing00fund and what does this money typically fund? --similar to previous money/reg fee question-- What is the break-down of the fees to be accumulated from the athletic money? What is he looking forward to in his retirement? What kind of security do we have for follow-through of his work with the new vice chancellor? What would be the most effective means of preventing events such as the Virginia Tech disaster at our school i.e. dealing with troubled students, disaster preparedness, and notification to students, both residents and commuters? What are 5 things he has planned to do in retirement? Admit Day Lunch Approximate loss of $150-$200 Reasons were discussed in the committee00 meeting Patty is willing to absorb the loss so that it doesn00 affect council00 budget and event funding -- Thanks Patty!! Council Social - Keaton Last quarter we talked about spending our $7 social money and we discussed having a park/pool party/bbq We could go to the 7000pizza place We could go to dinner at PF Chang00 just to hang out Council T-shirts - Keaton We might be able to go through a private t-shirt person since we are paying privately They will be zip hooded sweatshirts if we can get 12 We have 12!!Reports:
Carissa - Chair Give in to Giving went very well thanks to Christine and Betty Admit Day winner was only off by 69 jellybeans - he will get a $25 gift certificate 5th week is the changeover week Mandatory Leadership Retreat for new council on May 19th Dave 00Vice Chair Muir Athlete Banquet was last night and was a huge success No applicants for transfer student representative - so position will be open until the fall appointment Betty 00Commissioner of Public Relations Give in to Giving went really well Thanks to everyone who came out to help What should we do with the jellybeans? We should leave them out at Muirstock tomorrow for people to eat Keaton 00Commissioner of College and Council Development We have 12 people who want sweatshirts, so we will have those soon Org head meeting next week Julianne 00Commissioner of Media and the Arts MEC has moonlight kayak on Saturday night New issue of the Tramp is out Muir TV had their exec application due last week, new officers to be announced soon MED has a professor of medicine come speak Lots of orgs came out for Admit Day Annie 00Commuter Student Representative M3C had an Organic Breakfast this week Commuter Social next Thursday 3-6pm 00talian Night00/font> Tickets for subsidized Spiderman tickets are on sale starting Monday Would people come to a forum to get information about moving off-campus for the first time Abbas 00Resident Student Representative Will be having a Sungod preparedness and safety meeting Residence halls will have singles and triples, apartments will maintain current status Matthew 00Senior Senator New rules of running the meeting went into effect this week in AS Provost Smith donated to Give in to Giving Saturday May 12 is the May Ball - geared towards graduating seniors Jessica 00Junior Senator Finished a resolution in AS to send to Virginia Tech saying that AS and our school offer sympathy and condolences There will be an Emergency town hall meeting on April 30 Meghan 00Sophomore Senator Personally, is going to try to make UCSD a more friendly place Adi 00Freshman Senator Am delivering a message from Holly - please come help out tomorrow if you have time - come to El Mercado to the volunteer station to get job assignments Patty 00Dean John Muir Week has been going great Francis Moore Lappe lunch was a success Chalk Walk was great - winners received money prizes Tomorrow there will be cake in the quad Biodegradable John Muir bags are being given out at different events John Muir Week poster is out, available 900 freshmen want to live at Muir next year - 200 more than any other college We will have a another freshman colony at Revelle of about 80 students as well as students in Warren, and more 2nd years in the residence halls Admit Day went well, all sessions were a success New tables are here and look great Meal points will be increased next year to 2100, and they will try to provide more grocery-like options Prices of food will remain the same Produce, gallons of milk, soy products, organic oj and milk, nuts, granola Keep a hold of your laptops - there have been some recent thefts Al Gore is coming to campus!!! Ann 00Assistant Dean Muir has commuter lockers available for $21 a year They need to be replaced, and that will be very costly Currently, 15 out of the 100 lockers are used, so we need to figure out if it is worth replacing them Most commuters seem to use their cars as their 00ockers00/font> There are some in price center that are more heavily advertised, but they may not be used to capacity as is There will be a transfer social on April 24 at 4:30 in the Mandeville East Room, then there will be a stand-up comedian to follow Welcome Week committee started today - time will change to Thursdays at 22nd Roll Call:
Present: Carissa,
Dave, Stephanie, Betty, Keaton, Julianne, Annie, Abbas, Matthew, Jessica,
Meghan, Adi, Patty, Ann
Excused:
Unexcused: Stephan, Birgitte
End: 9:06pm
