ASCIT Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes for April 15, 2020. Taken by LC Chen.
Officers Present: Varun Shanker, Rachel Sun, Arushi Gupta, Yuying Lin, Kriti Devasenapathy
Guests: LC Chen, Tom Mannion, Felicia Hunt, Jarrid Whitney, Kevin Gilmartin, Joe Shepherd
Call to Order: 12:00 pm
President’s Report (Varun):
- Health insurance revisions
- Communicating with other student governments about graduate school admissions
- Details about Ditch Day for seniors
Officer’s Reports:
V.P. of Academic Affairs (Arushi):
- Start of term went smoothy
- ARC continuing to receive feedback about online classes
- Brainstorming new ideas for faculty interactions during the online quarter
- Course compliments and ASCIT teaching awards still to happen, but in person gatherings are postponed
- Looking into strengthening avenues where students can receive help
V.P. of Non-Academic Affairs (Kriti):
- Received a lot of student interest in PFE
- New IHC secretary appointed
- Working on appointing positions, since IHC has turned over
- Student questions regarding Caltech in terms of potentially extended social distancing requirements
- Revised PFE rotation rules to sound more encouraging in light of the global situation
Director of Operations (Rachel):
- Checked in with publications: The Tech, Big T, and Little t *Working with Yuying and Ryan to sort out financial statements of student groups
Treasurer (Yuying):
- Facilitating the clearing of old or unused PTAs
- Creating a new and simpler system of PTAs
Guests: 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: 12:52