ASCIT Board of Directors VPSA Meeting
Minutes for January 11, 2022. Taken by Nicole Heflin.
Officers Present: Ayooluwa Odemuyiwa, Mohini Misra, Katherine Chang, Matthew Hajjar, Kavya Rajagopalan, Aditi Venkatesh
Guests: Kevin Gilmartin, Felicia Hunt, Lesley Nye, Miranda Huseth
Call to Order: 12:00 pm
President’s Report (Ayooluwa):
Covid Response/ Support
- ASCIT has been utilizing social media platform to keep people updated
- Sent email to ug to clarify dining hours
- Houses have developed their own food system for individuals who are flagged and living in houses
- Complaints about no outdoor time for students in isolation
- ASCIT put together care packages for students in isolation
- Concerns about gym closure
MOU Review + Bylaws
- Previous amendments were voted down by RevComm because 1) BoD can not pass amendments third term and 2) wording was vague
- Concerns that students wouldn’t have a say on amount for student dues since value will be discussed between ASCIT and admin so we want to negotiate between ASCIT and Caltech (possibly put a lower bound on amount)
- Want to add amendment that would require RevComm chair to step down if they are studying abroad
Counseling Center Concerns
- Students are putting in appointments but are not hearing back 2-3 weeks after; admin has no concrete plans to improve this system since they are focusing on other Covid related issues
Officer’s Reports:
V.P. of Academic Affairs (Mohini):
- Review of return to in-person learning and isolation policy survey → some people concerned about returning to in-person learning; would like to have options for remote learning or at least lecture recordings so that students don’t fall behind
V.P. of Non-Academic Affairs (Katherine):
- House responses to Covid - Picking up food for other students
- Ski trip reimbursements & future house events moving forward
Director of Operations (Aditi):
- SAC cleanup
Treasurer (Matthew):
- Nothing to Report
Social Director (Kavya):
- ASCIT Formal
- Clothing Drive
- Winter Carnival
Guests:
Kevin:
- Has approval to extend Red Door hours; however, there is problem with staffing, so they will extend hours for Thursday and Friday first (still no indoor dining)
- Will pass along concerns about board costs; however, not hopeful that costs will be reduced
- Working with student affairs staff to try and open up gym slowly, move equipment outdoors, or setup an appointment system
- Levels of reopening are being discussed
Felicia:
- Want to work on interhouse dates since we will have to shift these; can’t start construction without going through training first
- Elections require that students need to be enrolled and in good standing; what can we do to have students run for positions who fulfill this criteria?
- Build leadership training module with help of students; want to do one week with ASCIT and IHC instead of two separate weeks; for now, probably keep two separate trainings led by Felicia and Tom
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: 1:00 pm