ASCIT Board of Directors Meeting – Minutes
Officers Present: Caleb Ng, Zachary Higbee, Joel Nikolaus, Angela Zah, Christopher Watson, Tzong-Lian 'will' Tsay, Matt Czubakowski, Michelle Jiang
Officers Absent: Ekta Bhojwani
Guests: Dvin Adalian, Jason Cerundolo, Alan Deng, Noah Tanabe, Tamas Szalay
Call to order: 12:15
President’s Report:
- The trip will now be called the Student Experience Trip (SET). Signups are posted along the Olive Walk and so far the turnout looks good. A preliminary election will be held this Friday, and those receiving the highest number of votes will participate in a runoff election next week. Interviews for candidates will be held this Saturday or Sunday. The BoD and IHC will wait to announce appointees until after the election in case one of the appointees is elected and will also appoint alternates. The BoD discussed the possibility of opening up more of the positions to direct election. The exact number will be subject to further discussion, but it is provisionally set for two.
Funding:
- Two “Take-a-Prof-to-Lunch” requests. Propose approval of funding. VOTE: Approved (6-0-0)
- DDR appeals its ASCIT club funding and requests $681. The BoD originally did not grant the club any funding because its request was for the capital expense of building a new DDR system, for which club funding is inappropriate.
- The new proposal calls for the replacement of two broken DDR pads. Since funding amount is still relatively high (compared to other clubs) the BoD asks the club to consult with Angela and consider other funding options, including charging membership dues. The BoD will reconsider funding this proposal after other options have been explored.
- Ricketts requests $200-$300 for a rollerskate party. They have not yet considered alternative funding. The BoD recommends organizers request funding from the MOSH and suggests the possibility of collaborating with another House. Propose to approve $100 funding. VOTE: Approved (6-0-0)
Interim Secretary and Election Chairman:
- The ASCIT Executive Committee selected Swati Bhanderi as the interim ASCIT Secretary. Noah says that while there were a number of good candidates, Swati was the most qualified for the position and in agreement with ASCIT’s current philosophy.
- Jason Cerundolo proposed as the new Election Chairman. He is a rising senior and can be relied upon to get the job done. Propose to approve candidate. VOTE: Approved (6-0-0)
ARC:
- The 3-unit student-taught courses is expected to come up for a vote at the next Faculty Board meeting on June 9. Will has been running a survey about them and would like everyone to remind people to respond.
- ARC is working on the Student Experience Conference Report and obtaining updates from the academic faculty committees.
- ASCIT Teaching and Staff Awards went smoothly. ARC will store Teaching Awards decorations in SAC 15A.
Miscellaneous:
- The Honor Keys are expected to arrive on June 20. Seniors receiving keys will be presented with certificates at the awards banquet and ceremony in lieu of their keys, which will be distributed at a future date.
- We are meeting with Anneila for lunch on June 10.
- Notification will be sent out about summer meetings on an as-needed basis. They will be held at more convenient times. Zack and Michelle will not be here this summer.
Meeting adjourned: 12:44
Submitted by Joel Nikolaus, ASCIT Secretary.