ASHMC Meeting 1/31/10

Linde Activities Center

4:00 PM

Status Updates:

Athletics- good

West- no updates

Sontag- good

Seniors- good. Had social wine and cheese event on Friday. Talked about senior gift and graduation speaker

Cap- good

Frosh- good. Had BBQ last night

Juniors- good

DAC- good

Atwood- good. Had a party last night, one student drank too much and went to the hospital but is ok now.

DOS (Dean Guy)- super sponsor program is being changed to mentor program. Residential life program paired with the proctors. 20/40 sponsors will become mentors. They will be pre-placed for room draw in graduated system for seniors junior, sophomores

South- good. Dorm meeting last Tuesday

East- good, also had dorm meeting last Tuesday

Case- good

Sophomores- good, keep inviting sophomores to meetings

North- good, party this Saturday

Marc- 2C or 5C party? What’s going on with security?

Christina- 5C, getting security in place

VPs- online voting system. Haven’t heard from software development.

Russell- Almost there. Will be able to tell you next week about timetable.

Maureen- tell Bryce to come next week.

President- Trustees meeting. Alum will give donation to Rube Goldberg if they can help. Then it will gave a big budget. Met with Maggie, nothing is up. Set a date for constitutional convention (Feb 26-28): 4 execs and honor board chairs to attend. Want to go off campus. Come from long term fund (good investment for constitution)

Social- good. Mudd goes mad is next weekend.

Zvi Effron- Game Development Club Charter Proposal

-Tried to start this club four years ago. Get people together to make games for profit. Help get into industry when they graduate, resume booster.

-Frequent meetings, more during the beginning.

Denis- how many people in club?

Zvi- 21 people interested, expecting 5-10 more after students-l email. 15ish people overall expected to be active the entire time.

Donald- Will anyone have access to books?

Zvi- Librarian would keep them, go to his room and check it out there

Donald- Opposed to putting them in more open place? Like LAC or Platt?

Zvi- If way to keep track of them, yes.

Donald- LAC has checkout system.

Bonny Guang + Lowell Reade- PRISM Budget Request

-Going to conference in SLO. Sending 10 people to conference. Have $500 from grant, and OID can cover $350. Need $500. Prism budget was $650, but didn’t know about budget. Spent $350 last semester and to spend the rest of it for unrelated events.

Donald- Have you registered for the conference?

Bonny-yes

Nick- rooming?

Bonny-3 rooms, doubles. We’re presenting there.

Donald- what are you presenting?

Bonny- implicit biases

Maureen- how many people in panel?

Bonny-3 or 4

Donald- in the past, we’ve asked people we’ve funded that went to conferences to put together something short to present to us. Would you be opposed to doing something like that?

Bonny- No, since part of the conference is funded by the grant, we planned to write a letter to the person who gave us the grant about what we did at the conference. We could give that to you too.

Alex, Emma, Richard- Mudd-Scripps “Kickin’ It Old School” Shindig Budget Request

-Event this upcoming Saturday, Feb 6 between 12-3

-Dessert picnic, activities, supplies from the LAC (badminton, croquet, juggling club, etc)

-Trying to get a bounce house

-Leaves us $300 short. Haven’t talked to Scripps students yet. Asking for $100

Donald- outside the dining hall?

Alex- yes

Denis- how is it going to be advertized at Scripps?

Emma- student-l email, tabling for 4 meals prior, 100 normal sized flyers, 3 butcher paper posters, and RA emails

Donald- would you allow non-Mudd or Scripps to come?

Alex- Yes, definitely. Dessert spread for 100 people

Donald- Talked to Scripps about funding?

Emma- Yes, Scripps will fund the rest, but wanted to give opportunity to both governments to support the picnic.

Discussion and Action

Mudd-Scripps “Kickin’ It Old School” Shindig Budget Request

Marc- The proctors are great and we should support this.

Denis motion to approve the shindig budget

Donald seconds

Motion passes

(13, 0, 2)

Gave Development Club

Donald- charter exceptionally well written.

Julian motions to approve Game Development Club Charter

Donald seconds

Motion passes

(12,0,1)

Budget

Maureen- don’t have problem

Julian- reasonable considering interest

Donald motions to approve Game Development Club Budget Request

Bryan seconds

Motion passes

(14,0,2)

PRISM Budget Request

Maureen- I would like to fund them. Working really hard on conference. Think it’s great that they’re doing a presentation

Margaret- really good for PRISM

Julian- matching what they’re paying themselves

Donald motions to approve PRISM budget request

Caro seconds

(15, 0, 1)

Minutes from 1-14

Julian motions to approve minutes

Margaret seconds

Motions passes

(13,0,3)