ASCIT Board of Directors Meeting: VPSA
Minutes for 17 October 2018. Taken by Rachel Sun.
Officers Present: Sakthi Vetrivel, Erika Salzman, Sarah Crucilla, Varun Shanker, Dana He, Rachel Sun
Guests: Dr. Shepherd, Dean Gilmartin, Tom Mannion
Call to Order: 12:13 PM
President’s Report (Sakthi):
• First two ACRL meetings to discuss charges of committee and reflect on rotation
• Budget meeting – increasing club funding
• Scheduling retreat to set goals
Officer’s Reports:
V.P. of Academic Affairs (Erika):
• Regular Programming
o Course Capture has moved to a new site
o Unix Shell Software Seminar (10/18)
o New Frosh Rep appointments (10/21)
o Ombuds training (10/26)
• Student-Faculty Conference planning underway
o Choosing a date
o Selecting Option Committee chairs and members
o Special Committee topics
V.P. of Non-Academic Affairs (Sarah):
• Writing a Tech article and determining with ACRL what statistics to release
• Meeting with Felicia on Thursday to discuss working together on party safety
• Discussions on House Rotation improvements after ACRL survey
• Open meetings on Tuesdays at noon; minutes posted on the IHC website.
Director of Operations (Varun):
• Club Fair was held on 10/10/18, with over 100 clubs/groups. There are officially 104 clubs registered.
• Annual ASCIT Club Funding Forms sent out to undergraduate student body (due November 2nd)
o In-person club funding pitches to be held weekend of November 3rd
Treasurer (Dana):
• ASCIT BoD is meeting soon to determine budget for this school year; the budget will likely be similar to that of last year. Need to wait until add day for final numbers.
Social Director (Alice):
•* Not present. Report submitted prior to meeting.*
• End of Rotation Party was on Friday, October 5 in the RF courtyard.
• Meeting with Felicia on October 17 (later today) about setting up haunted maze and Halloween dinner with CDS
• Escape room event is happening this Saturday, October 20
Secretary (Rachel):
• Nothing to report.
If anyone has any questions or concerns about a section of the minutes please email the appropriate officer. We are happy to answer any questions.
Meeting Adjourned: 12:50 PM