ASCIT Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes for November 7, 2021. Taken by Nicole Heflin.
Officers Present: Ayooluwa Odemuyiwa, Mohini Misra, Katherine Chang, Matthew Hajjar, Kavya Rajagopalan, Aditi Venkatesh
Guests: Abigail Jiang, Jen Yu
Call to Order: 9:03 pm PST
President’s Report (Ayooluwa):
- Student Experiences Committee (SEC) Meeting Update → improving Caltech's rankings, trying to make Caltech more inclusive, ASCIT wants to generate list of big ideas that could improve student experiences on campus which could be funded by SEC
- Survey Responses:
Olive Walk decorations? - Working with Tom to organize decorations for the holidays
What is BoD? - See Articles III & IV - ASCIT Bylaws
Officer’s Reports:
V.P. of Academic Affairs (Mohini):
- ARC instagram created
- Need to update Donut with Winter term course info
- School-wide Option Advising event next Sunday
V.P. of Non-Academic Affairs (Katherine):
- Trying to improve rotation algorithm
- Trying to get admin to help with Orange Watch and Title IX
- Scheduling for events → interhouses, ASCIT formal, etc.
Director of Operations (Aditi):
- SAC renovations → clearing out old/unused club stuff
- Club funding sent out
Treasurer (Matthew):
- Budget Review
Social Director (Kavya):
- Setting date for ASCIT formal
Secretary (Nicole):
- Nothing to Report
Guests:
Abigail Jiang:
- Potentially compile list of faculty that provide accommodations for students → doesn’t necessarily solve the problem that classes are not accommodating; want to work with ARC to find better solution
- Title IX concerns during rotation were not addressed well
- Problems with setting up orange watch trainings → potential monetary incentives
Jen Yu:
- Student Athlete Advisory Committee wants to organize an athlete event (ex. Field Day) during Spring term with the help of ASCIT
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: 10:15 pm PST