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I. Roll Call/Agenda
II. Old Business
A. Vote on SOAC Reps (Michel Ballard)
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: First off I want to thank Meri Smith for all that she has done to help Kelsey and I. Now on to old business, will the VP Michel Ballard please come up to the podium.
Michel Ballard, CG VP: So last week I named the SOAC reps, are there any questions before we vote?
Vote
Motion Passes
Michel Ballard, CG VP: So last week I named the SOAC reps, are there any questions before we vote?
Vote
Motion Passes
B. Vote on Davis Scholar Constitution Changes (Kathy Fairhurst-Lown)
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: Thanks Michel, next will Kathy Fairhurst-Lown please come to the podium for the Davis Scholar Constitution changes
Kathy Fairhurst-Lown- before we vote does anyone have any last questions?
Vote
Motion Passes
Kathy Fairhurst-Lown- before we vote does anyone have any last questions?
Vote
Motion Passes
III. New Business
A. SCBT Positions (Michel Ballard, CGVP)
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: Will the college government VP Michel Ballard please reproach the podium for the SCBT appointments.
Michel Ballard, CG VP: so I'm going to read of the names for people who were appointed for the SCBT committees that we interviewed for this weekend (see above).
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: Since this is the last senate of the school year you will be voting on these electronically and Kelsey will post some information on the procedure.
Michel Ballard, CG VP: so I'm going to read of the names for people who were appointed for the SCBT committees that we interviewed for this weekend (see above).
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: Since this is the last senate of the school year you will be voting on these electronically and Kelsey will post some information on the procedure.
B. SOFC Update - Lectures Fund (Cortni Jones, Student Bursar)
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: Will the student bursar Cortni Jones please approach the podium on the lectures fund allocations.
Cortni Jones, Student Bursar- Last Monday we had our first lecture funding deadline for the 05-06 fiscal year. Any lectures that are happening next year this is the first deadline. To give you a little background, for next year the student activities fee 443, 390 and we take that and stipulate it in the constitution and 18% goes to lectures funding. Lectures funding is a new process on campus. This 18% was chosen by a SOFC committee a few years ago and that amount $79,810.20 is the amount we have to give out for the 05-06 lectures funding. We have four deadlines and so tell all the orgs that they haven't missed out. One in April 05 this just passed, two October 05 and one in February 06. We don't do any reactive funding so you can't apply if you have already had the lecture but the percentage given is somewhat dictated. We want all organizations to apply early. You can only apply for one deadline per lecture. We look for other people to look into other resources on campus. Here is the SOFC team.
Nadine Abraham, Freeman Senator: We try not to pass any judgments on the lecture so before we start looking at all the budgets we determined the percentage and by the constitution it is recommended that it is between 5 and 10 percent for the first deadline. We decided to give out 10% and that amount came out $7,981.02 we also decided not to accept any late applications. We didn't think it was fair. Then we hand out all the budgets and we took time to look at the applications individually. As a group we decided if there were any cuts to be made. We only make cuts objectively like if they don't follow format. We make an across the board cut. The total amount was about 16 thousand dollars and since we only have 8 thousand to give we take a the same percentage away from all of them we give the same amount to all of them.
Samira Vachani, Pomeroy Senator: Spectram was had three lectures the first one received about $1700, the second one about $2700 and the third about $2,070. The Economic Student Association received about $155, the Wellesley Alliance for Life received $431, Slater Internaltional $293 and finally the International Relations $599
Fiona Cousland, Beebe Senator: Some of the larger policy issues that we decided to tackle after determining our lectures funding were how we determine the amount we are giving out at that deadline and if that guidelines seems appropriate and we try to get orgs to get other sources of funding. We formed a sub committee to work with CLCE. SOFC has trouble working with them in the past because the systems are so different so we are working on making that relationship easier.
Cortni Jones, Student Bursar: If anyone has an issue with funding they should definitely contact me. I was just going to remind that the last day to do business in the bursar's office is the last day of school. It is a student staffed office and that moves into reading period.
Kelly O'Conner: I do sit on CLCE so I would be happy to talk to anyone. And is it the amount requested or the amount given.
Cortni Jones, Student Bursar: It is the amount that they requested of us minus what they are getting they are expecting from outside sources. We just want people to be aware that their other sources out there.
Kelly O'Conner: So it's not the amount that it's costing.
Cortni: Sometimes yes and sometimes no
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: Electronic Vote
Cortni Jones, Student Bursar- Last Monday we had our first lecture funding deadline for the 05-06 fiscal year. Any lectures that are happening next year this is the first deadline. To give you a little background, for next year the student activities fee 443, 390 and we take that and stipulate it in the constitution and 18% goes to lectures funding. Lectures funding is a new process on campus. This 18% was chosen by a SOFC committee a few years ago and that amount $79,810.20 is the amount we have to give out for the 05-06 lectures funding. We have four deadlines and so tell all the orgs that they haven't missed out. One in April 05 this just passed, two October 05 and one in February 06. We don't do any reactive funding so you can't apply if you have already had the lecture but the percentage given is somewhat dictated. We want all organizations to apply early. You can only apply for one deadline per lecture. We look for other people to look into other resources on campus. Here is the SOFC team.
Nadine Abraham, Freeman Senator: We try not to pass any judgments on the lecture so before we start looking at all the budgets we determined the percentage and by the constitution it is recommended that it is between 5 and 10 percent for the first deadline. We decided to give out 10% and that amount came out $7,981.02 we also decided not to accept any late applications. We didn't think it was fair. Then we hand out all the budgets and we took time to look at the applications individually. As a group we decided if there were any cuts to be made. We only make cuts objectively like if they don't follow format. We make an across the board cut. The total amount was about 16 thousand dollars and since we only have 8 thousand to give we take a the same percentage away from all of them we give the same amount to all of them.
Samira Vachani, Pomeroy Senator: Spectram was had three lectures the first one received about $1700, the second one about $2700 and the third about $2,070. The Economic Student Association received about $155, the Wellesley Alliance for Life received $431, Slater Internaltional $293 and finally the International Relations $599
Fiona Cousland, Beebe Senator: Some of the larger policy issues that we decided to tackle after determining our lectures funding were how we determine the amount we are giving out at that deadline and if that guidelines seems appropriate and we try to get orgs to get other sources of funding. We formed a sub committee to work with CLCE. SOFC has trouble working with them in the past because the systems are so different so we are working on making that relationship easier.
Cortni Jones, Student Bursar: If anyone has an issue with funding they should definitely contact me. I was just going to remind that the last day to do business in the bursar's office is the last day of school. It is a student staffed office and that moves into reading period.
Kelly O'Conner: I do sit on CLCE so I would be happy to talk to anyone. And is it the amount requested or the amount given.
Cortni Jones, Student Bursar: It is the amount that they requested of us minus what they are getting they are expecting from outside sources. We just want people to be aware that their other sources out there.
Kelly O'Conner: So it's not the amount that it's costing.
Cortni: Sometimes yes and sometimes no
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: Electronic Vote
IV. Open Discussion
A. Catherine Day, Chief Justice
Catherine Day, Chief Justice: two different things to bring to you this evening. A couple weeks ago Chailee came to talk about the language around the honor code. At this point it is still in the works, however, there aren't going to be any major changes, it's going to pretty much look like what it looks like now. My second point, during the honor code review process talk backs there were a lot of questions about the role of faculty. There is going to be a request for a faculty endorsement of the honor code. What do you think the value of the faculty endorsement is?
Nanki Marwah, Freeman Senator: When you say that it's going to look the same, what do you mean by that?
Catherine Day, Chief Justice: They were a couple concrete ideas but the content is not going to change substantially. At the end Diana has to approve it but it will be coming to students
Mikaela Hagen, Severance Senator: Does the faculty endorsement mean they are endorsing if for the students or themselves.
Catherine Day, Chief Justice: It's more in support of the students
Fiona Cousland: Could you remind us of what the concrete suggestions were and I can't look back at what they were?
Catherine Day: Some of the ideas were another sentence connecting general judiciary more to the honor code, a discussion of when versus should, and points of the federal laws and publicly violations.
Lindsey Silver, Beebe Senator: At that discussion I brought up that we won't be voting on that language and my constituency was definitely concerned about it. I am not clear about why the federal laws are still in there because I know people have concerns so I would really like to get that information.
Catherine Day: What has been voted on by the student body is the honor code itself and that is the stage we are at. I will be happy to get that information to you.
Nanki Marwah, Freeman Senator: When you say that it's going to look the same, what do you mean by that?
Catherine Day, Chief Justice: They were a couple concrete ideas but the content is not going to change substantially. At the end Diana has to approve it but it will be coming to students
Mikaela Hagen, Severance Senator: Does the faculty endorsement mean they are endorsing if for the students or themselves.
Catherine Day, Chief Justice: It's more in support of the students
Fiona Cousland: Could you remind us of what the concrete suggestions were and I can't look back at what they were?
Catherine Day: Some of the ideas were another sentence connecting general judiciary more to the honor code, a discussion of when versus should, and points of the federal laws and publicly violations.
Lindsey Silver, Beebe Senator: At that discussion I brought up that we won't be voting on that language and my constituency was definitely concerned about it. I am not clear about why the federal laws are still in there because I know people have concerns so I would really like to get that information.
Catherine Day: What has been voted on by the student body is the honor code itself and that is the stage we are at. I will be happy to get that information to you.
B. HPC Bells Policy (Ann Basevich)
Lindsey Boylan: So post it to the minutes. Next will Anna Basevich please approach the podium to discuss Bells Policy changes.
Anna Basevich, HP McAfee: We are the student members of the bells committee. We have been reviewing the bells policy this semester. It goes back to the idea of service all the way back to the 50s and 60s. When bells was introduced it was mostly for safety and for receiving packages. With the new student center next year and so it won't be as relevant next year and we want it to go back to the tradition of service to the residence halls. We had a meeting with our hps and the HOWs. We would like to share the changes. These don't need to be voted on.
Kate Derrek: We are asking for feedback but we are not voting on it because it is up to the house councils.
Meri Smith: Whose jurisdiction is this?
Kate Derrek: It would fall under HPC.
Meri Smith: Will this change HPC constitution in any way
Kate Derrek: No changes
Catherine Day, Chief Justice: Any ramification for not doing your hours of services and why only first years?
Kate Derrek: we are trying to revamp the bells policy and make it more positive, we want to reward people by doing recognition and we do plan on discussing it with people for people who have not. As of now, we don't have any punishments.
Anna Basevich: We are not looking to go hunting after people and force some sort of service on people. This is meant to be a flexible policy so this something that we agree going to be going back and reviewing a bit.
Jane Gette: The HOW's are hated and they think you are a bitch, so really want to redo that image.
Kate Derreck: We want to do it less for the first year
Cortni Jones, Student Bursar: your ideas are great for ways to provide service for the halls. I have a question about programming. It can be really expensive for halls, will this be coming from office of residential life because it can be quite a burden. We would also encourage students to co sponsor. We will def look at that more
Katherine Germer, Stone D Senator: Maybe more than res hall and outside campus, some of the halls have a lot of first years
Kate Derreck: We want to keep it focused to the res halls; you could encourage students to come together in your hall.
Meg Kilzy, Cazenove Senator: The only concern that I have is the not checking of id's anymore because I know that it is sometimes still an issue of people wondering around and I am concerned about that.
Anna Basevich: There is no one sitting at bells anyway at those times that people are wondering around. We really want to promote the image of safety and taking responsibility.
Jane Gette: We are offering students the opportunity of sitting at the bells desk
Krystal Walker, Cazenove Senator: How will you regulate if each student does ten hours of service?
Kate Derreck: They should report that to the vice president of service. That's still part of the service that we are looking at
Krystal Walker, Cazenove Senator: We already have someone in charge of volunteering so won't that take their job away
Kate Derreck: we want to collaborate with them
Krystal Walker: VPP's programming- won't they get displaced.
Kate Derreck: We are looking at other options besides programming. Plus we want to promote collaboration
Krystal Walker, Cazenove Senator: I think first years should still do bells. I do it and I think that tradition should stay in tact.
Kate Derreck: It's going to be an option and it's very experimental
Anna: So we are looking at ways to upgrade that to a different kind of service
Krystal Walker, Cazenove Senator: Will the HPs will be allowed to decide or will it be a uniform decision.
Kate Derreck: right now we hope that it will be uniform so it's the same throughout
Nanki Marwah, Freeman Senator: I have three concerns. Funding, House councils are already really particular about who they endorse. I don't think there should not be enforced stress free zones-that will not work. What do you plan to do if one of the house councils vote no?
Kate Derreck: Then the current bells policy will continue. The bells are not just going to go away. Funding- that is something that we will discuss. As far as not allowing them to do work, that is not our intention at all. They can study but they have the opportunity to relax. They can also do service ahead of time
Ariella Huff, Claflin Senator: A lot of residence halls have positions that already do service such as senators.
Anna Basevich: if you are already doing service to the res hall already, then we will count that as your ten hours
Clara Peterson, Bates Senator: The way you framed it here is really intimidating.
Kate Derreck: We actually do have some non sitting bells position. There are birthday bells and taking dishes down to the kitchen. There are also small things they can do- working to clean up a certain part of the hall. We are going to work on this over the summer.
Daria Axelord: How will the first years react to this? Was there any discussion of giving people some free time?
Anna Basevich: We talked about it but there is a lot to be said about the tradition. Especially for first years, this is a great way to get involved with the hall.
Kate Derreck: our hope that the upperclasswomen and the house councils will explain the system to them
Fiona Cousland, Beebe Senator: I think this is a great idea. I think vpp is confusing, I like the name how it's adorable.
Ashira Greene, Claflin Senator: Keep how, we have changed a lot of words, continuity is great. In Claflin, there aren't a lot of first years so there is a lot of stigma attached with that.
Kate Derreck: Right now first year sit in little boxes. Our hope right now that since for so long that it has been a first and second year commitment
Ashira Greene, Claflin Senator: I think there should be more pressure to integrate first years with in the first year community
Lauren Nelson, Pomeroy Senator: I know a lot of first years, they want first years next year to spend their time, and I think that it's important to have the continuing tradition. As far as no punishment, if there is no punishment then why would you do it. In senate there is no punishment. If there are no penalties no one follows them.
Jane Gette: It's hard for them to sit at their penalty slot. Also what if someone did nine hours of service versus no service, we need to figure it out. The punishment really doesn't work.
Anna Basevich: We really want to avoid the financial fine because it is for the good of the community.
Lauren Nelson, Pomeroy Senator: some people can afford it and some people can't, but I think there should be some kind of punishment.
Meri Smith: I agree with Fiona with keeping the name of HOW. I've been in res life for three years, HPs and RA's do so much during orientation and there is not much more that thy can do. Flexibility lacks accountability. There needs to be some time where students aren't just thinking about themselves. I don't think students will do there service if there is no accountability.
Kate Derreck: Thanks so much for your questions.
Anna Basevich, HP McAfee: We are the student members of the bells committee. We have been reviewing the bells policy this semester. It goes back to the idea of service all the way back to the 50s and 60s. When bells was introduced it was mostly for safety and for receiving packages. With the new student center next year and so it won't be as relevant next year and we want it to go back to the tradition of service to the residence halls. We had a meeting with our hps and the HOWs. We would like to share the changes. These don't need to be voted on.
- First years do service in 10 hrs of service to the res halls monitored by the house councils. We came up with a list of suggested service opportunities. They can choose to work on the bulletin boards. This part of the service commitment will be for first years
- Replacing exam bells we would like to set up the bells desk as a stress free zone- no work, sit back and relax a bit and be in touch with the students. They can make stress ball and get information. They can make care packages; there are a lot of ideas.
Kate Derrek: We are asking for feedback but we are not voting on it because it is up to the house councils.
Meri Smith: Whose jurisdiction is this?
Kate Derrek: It would fall under HPC.
Meri Smith: Will this change HPC constitution in any way
Kate Derrek: No changes
Catherine Day, Chief Justice: Any ramification for not doing your hours of services and why only first years?
Kate Derrek: we are trying to revamp the bells policy and make it more positive, we want to reward people by doing recognition and we do plan on discussing it with people for people who have not. As of now, we don't have any punishments.
Anna Basevich: We are not looking to go hunting after people and force some sort of service on people. This is meant to be a flexible policy so this something that we agree going to be going back and reviewing a bit.
Jane Gette: The HOW's are hated and they think you are a bitch, so really want to redo that image.
Kate Derreck: We want to do it less for the first year
Cortni Jones, Student Bursar: your ideas are great for ways to provide service for the halls. I have a question about programming. It can be really expensive for halls, will this be coming from office of residential life because it can be quite a burden. We would also encourage students to co sponsor. We will def look at that more
Katherine Germer, Stone D Senator: Maybe more than res hall and outside campus, some of the halls have a lot of first years
Kate Derreck: We want to keep it focused to the res halls; you could encourage students to come together in your hall.
Meg Kilzy, Cazenove Senator: The only concern that I have is the not checking of id's anymore because I know that it is sometimes still an issue of people wondering around and I am concerned about that.
Anna Basevich: There is no one sitting at bells anyway at those times that people are wondering around. We really want to promote the image of safety and taking responsibility.
Jane Gette: We are offering students the opportunity of sitting at the bells desk
Krystal Walker, Cazenove Senator: How will you regulate if each student does ten hours of service?
Kate Derreck: They should report that to the vice president of service. That's still part of the service that we are looking at
Krystal Walker, Cazenove Senator: We already have someone in charge of volunteering so won't that take their job away
Kate Derreck: we want to collaborate with them
Krystal Walker: VPP's programming- won't they get displaced.
Kate Derreck: We are looking at other options besides programming. Plus we want to promote collaboration
Krystal Walker, Cazenove Senator: I think first years should still do bells. I do it and I think that tradition should stay in tact.
Kate Derreck: It's going to be an option and it's very experimental
Anna: So we are looking at ways to upgrade that to a different kind of service
Krystal Walker, Cazenove Senator: Will the HPs will be allowed to decide or will it be a uniform decision.
Kate Derreck: right now we hope that it will be uniform so it's the same throughout
Nanki Marwah, Freeman Senator: I have three concerns. Funding, House councils are already really particular about who they endorse. I don't think there should not be enforced stress free zones-that will not work. What do you plan to do if one of the house councils vote no?
Kate Derreck: Then the current bells policy will continue. The bells are not just going to go away. Funding- that is something that we will discuss. As far as not allowing them to do work, that is not our intention at all. They can study but they have the opportunity to relax. They can also do service ahead of time
Ariella Huff, Claflin Senator: A lot of residence halls have positions that already do service such as senators.
Anna Basevich: if you are already doing service to the res hall already, then we will count that as your ten hours
Clara Peterson, Bates Senator: The way you framed it here is really intimidating.
Kate Derreck: We actually do have some non sitting bells position. There are birthday bells and taking dishes down to the kitchen. There are also small things they can do- working to clean up a certain part of the hall. We are going to work on this over the summer.
Daria Axelord: How will the first years react to this? Was there any discussion of giving people some free time?
Anna Basevich: We talked about it but there is a lot to be said about the tradition. Especially for first years, this is a great way to get involved with the hall.
Kate Derreck: our hope that the upperclasswomen and the house councils will explain the system to them
Fiona Cousland, Beebe Senator: I think this is a great idea. I think vpp is confusing, I like the name how it's adorable.
Ashira Greene, Claflin Senator: Keep how, we have changed a lot of words, continuity is great. In Claflin, there aren't a lot of first years so there is a lot of stigma attached with that.
Kate Derreck: Right now first year sit in little boxes. Our hope right now that since for so long that it has been a first and second year commitment
Ashira Greene, Claflin Senator: I think there should be more pressure to integrate first years with in the first year community
Lauren Nelson, Pomeroy Senator: I know a lot of first years, they want first years next year to spend their time, and I think that it's important to have the continuing tradition. As far as no punishment, if there is no punishment then why would you do it. In senate there is no punishment. If there are no penalties no one follows them.
Jane Gette: It's hard for them to sit at their penalty slot. Also what if someone did nine hours of service versus no service, we need to figure it out. The punishment really doesn't work.
Anna Basevich: We really want to avoid the financial fine because it is for the good of the community.
Lauren Nelson, Pomeroy Senator: some people can afford it and some people can't, but I think there should be some kind of punishment.
Meri Smith: I agree with Fiona with keeping the name of HOW. I've been in res life for three years, HPs and RA's do so much during orientation and there is not much more that thy can do. Flexibility lacks accountability. There needs to be some time where students aren't just thinking about themselves. I don't think students will do there service if there is no accountability.
Kate Derreck: Thanks so much for your questions.
C. Senators' Projects (Jerilyn Libby, HPC Liaison)
Jerilyn Libby, HPC Liaison: So now we have round two of senator projects presentations.
1. Meg Kilzy: Caz decided did involve a bit of accountability and community work. We saw a theft problem we saw that it was about fixing the nature of the community. We basically we had an all house and had a long discussion about community on campus and how we feel that the relationship between upperclasswomen and the first years needs to be strengthened. We don't exactly have an execution plan that will get what we wanted to accomplish. Caz has diminished substantially since our all house and we also played a tough love relationship and really enforced the rules. And the person that perpetrated the thefts has a better understanding
2. Cara Williams and Erin Doherty: Dower did the town gown adhoac, Nanki made a presentation at the beginning of the year about town gown relations. It started out by soliciting for businesses that were interested in having Wellesley student's intern. So last year they compiled the list of businesses. Our goal was to send out letters and a survey. Right now we have the letter written and we have everything ready to go. Hopefully we will get a response and we want a central directory at the CWS for students to use.
3. Jun Chu, McAfee Senator: One of our projects failed because we wanted hand dryers for bathrooms in res halls. That's why we joined the adhoac. The machinery was very expensive more than towel in the bathrooms. Also students might not want use them.
4. Yamini Ja: Munger wanted to do it for the larger community. So instead of doing coloring in the heart, cg did the afghan girls fund. We would color these books and give it to children's hospitals as a gift. We are doing that this week. It will be the last night of classes and we will be doing it in the Munger living room
5. Ariella Huff, Claflin Senator: WZLY pubbing the events
6. Lauren Nelson, Pomeroy Senator: We decided to help spec with athletic adhoac and revamping it. Basically we met with the presidents. and basically they decided if there was another way to fund them and find out from other schools and find out the concerns of all the presidents of club sports and ask other schools. We got this started for next year
7. Jeanne Amy, Freeman Senator: We want to educate everyone about the new campus center. Before you leave senate tonight take your flyers.
1. Meg Kilzy: Caz decided did involve a bit of accountability and community work. We saw a theft problem we saw that it was about fixing the nature of the community. We basically we had an all house and had a long discussion about community on campus and how we feel that the relationship between upperclasswomen and the first years needs to be strengthened. We don't exactly have an execution plan that will get what we wanted to accomplish. Caz has diminished substantially since our all house and we also played a tough love relationship and really enforced the rules. And the person that perpetrated the thefts has a better understanding
2. Cara Williams and Erin Doherty: Dower did the town gown adhoac, Nanki made a presentation at the beginning of the year about town gown relations. It started out by soliciting for businesses that were interested in having Wellesley student's intern. So last year they compiled the list of businesses. Our goal was to send out letters and a survey. Right now we have the letter written and we have everything ready to go. Hopefully we will get a response and we want a central directory at the CWS for students to use.
3. Jun Chu, McAfee Senator: One of our projects failed because we wanted hand dryers for bathrooms in res halls. That's why we joined the adhoac. The machinery was very expensive more than towel in the bathrooms. Also students might not want use them.
4. Yamini Ja: Munger wanted to do it for the larger community. So instead of doing coloring in the heart, cg did the afghan girls fund. We would color these books and give it to children's hospitals as a gift. We are doing that this week. It will be the last night of classes and we will be doing it in the Munger living room
5. Ariella Huff, Claflin Senator: WZLY pubbing the events
6. Lauren Nelson, Pomeroy Senator: We decided to help spec with athletic adhoac and revamping it. Basically we met with the presidents. and basically they decided if there was another way to fund them and find out from other schools and find out the concerns of all the presidents of club sports and ask other schools. We got this started for next year
7. Jeanne Amy, Freeman Senator: We want to educate everyone about the new campus center. Before you leave senate tonight take your flyers.
D. GLBTQ (Amita Parashar, MAC)
Lindsey Boylan: Thanks ladies next we have Amita and other students here to present on GLBTQ and the day of silence.
Amita Parashar, MAC: GLBTQA is here to present about what they have been working on to increase the GLBTQA advising hours. We wanted to come and give you an update.
Kathy Kim, Spectrum president for next year: A little historical background of the movement.
Ellie Graham, Class of 2004: To give you some idea about the history, we have an advisor now, but Heather Woods was our advisor and she resigned in spring of 2002 and there were various reasons but one of the main reasons she had to resign was because she couldn't hold a fulltime job and this ten hour week advising position in addition. The problem with that is that if you are working ten hour week position you have to have another position. So the props aren't great. There are some reasons why it is important. When Heather resigned, there were various people who looked at what could really be accomplished and what was needed.
Meera Mohan: brief overview of last year, Robin Nelson starting gathering info about duties performed by the advisor and she was told to see the dean and she could never actually meet with the deans. By February of 2004, there were a series of homophobic incidents on campus. In dealing with these we finally got a meeting with the administration. We asked the administration to deal with the homophobic statements and they couldn't do that because the administration themselves were not able to come to an agreement. At the time, we decided that we needed a change in advising and then we came to an agreement. But then the administration said there was a freeze. We asked for 25 hrs a week. At this time we requested benefits and unshared confidential office space, and phone line and the response was a hiring freeze. Then we asked for an agreement that when the freeze was lifted that the advisor would be hired and the offer was refused. At the end of the year were promised a laptop and a gay rd.
Ellie Blume: We have the same requests as before and the computer was promised and received this year. We ended up with a phone line and a laptop. Mac OT and spectrum identified this issue as a high priority issue and Jamie, the spectrum president, ma cot began collecting statements from students and organizations if they related to the statements needing to be filled. In our hands we had a laundry list of emotional and mental health reasons why we needed an advisor for more than 10 hrs a week. Dean Kim promised to give a statement why we couldn't have the position fulfilled and it wasn't fulfilled until late February. We want a statement about where the potion lies in their priorities.
Amita Parashar, MAC: Jamie and Ashley wanted to speak on this issue as well. Since neither of them was either able to make it, I just want people to know how important this issue is, it's not philosophical, it's a real issue here. Currently there are three other cultural advisors that have all the facilities and this position is a joke. Please take these statements back to house councils and if you have any questions feel free to discuss.
SuiLin Yap , Japan Club Senator: Thank you very much for all your work for helping to get the advisor
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: Can I can get a copy of this list to send to constituents and also if students want to get involved.
Amita Parashar: This is a big priority for MAC so I will be here and if you have any questions or suggestions please email and talk to one of us.
Nanki Marwah, Freeman Senator: The letter, Dean Kim said that there is a new location for the advisor, where is the office and is confidential
Kathy Kim: It is not a confidential space and that it is all glass and the ceiling is open.
Nanki Marwah: This is the most upsetting about this issue, what progress has been made?
Meera Mohan: No progress has been made, students have recognized need for confidentiality but nothing has really been moved along
Fiona Cousland, Beebe Senator: We heard at senate about the change in the advising system and how its being more emphasized, does this advisor get more academic role?
Ellie Blume: The cultural advisor doesn't really have a more of an academic role
Fiona Cousland, Beebe Senator: I'm pretty sure I heard that though at the last senate meeting.
Amita Parashar, MAC: Dean Kim talked about the advising for students of African American descent
Alexis Early: What can students do if we are not members of MAC-OT or spectrum and if we are graduating what can we do?
Amita Parashar: For now we are trying to get students and senators really excited about this. Meera will be holding a meeting with all the seniors to give the historical context for everyone else.
Meera Mohan: We will have a historical meeting for this issue, it won't graduate until it is solved.
Ellie Blume: We are trying to get people excited about this right now, this is not a nice time to be in the queer community and it is not going to be a good time next fall. We need to keep that in mind about who will be advocating for queer students.
Amita Parashar, MAC: We will send information to senate.
Amita Parashar, MAC: GLBTQA is here to present about what they have been working on to increase the GLBTQA advising hours. We wanted to come and give you an update.
Kathy Kim, Spectrum president for next year: A little historical background of the movement.
Ellie Graham, Class of 2004: To give you some idea about the history, we have an advisor now, but Heather Woods was our advisor and she resigned in spring of 2002 and there were various reasons but one of the main reasons she had to resign was because she couldn't hold a fulltime job and this ten hour week advising position in addition. The problem with that is that if you are working ten hour week position you have to have another position. So the props aren't great. There are some reasons why it is important. When Heather resigned, there were various people who looked at what could really be accomplished and what was needed.
- Provide support logistical and emotional for faculty and students- like tricky issues, same sex relationships are a point of societal conflict
- Intersection of sexuality and gender and race, culture and religion. The current advisor does this
- Act as a resource for straight people in terms of how to be a better ally
- Training for faculty and staff- safe space stickers do not currently mean anything, serve as liaison to the administration.
Meera Mohan: brief overview of last year, Robin Nelson starting gathering info about duties performed by the advisor and she was told to see the dean and she could never actually meet with the deans. By February of 2004, there were a series of homophobic incidents on campus. In dealing with these we finally got a meeting with the administration. We asked the administration to deal with the homophobic statements and they couldn't do that because the administration themselves were not able to come to an agreement. At the time, we decided that we needed a change in advising and then we came to an agreement. But then the administration said there was a freeze. We asked for 25 hrs a week. At this time we requested benefits and unshared confidential office space, and phone line and the response was a hiring freeze. Then we asked for an agreement that when the freeze was lifted that the advisor would be hired and the offer was refused. At the end of the year were promised a laptop and a gay rd.
Ellie Blume: We have the same requests as before and the computer was promised and received this year. We ended up with a phone line and a laptop. Mac OT and spectrum identified this issue as a high priority issue and Jamie, the spectrum president, ma cot began collecting statements from students and organizations if they related to the statements needing to be filled. In our hands we had a laundry list of emotional and mental health reasons why we needed an advisor for more than 10 hrs a week. Dean Kim promised to give a statement why we couldn't have the position fulfilled and it wasn't fulfilled until late February. We want a statement about where the potion lies in their priorities.
Amita Parashar, MAC: Jamie and Ashley wanted to speak on this issue as well. Since neither of them was either able to make it, I just want people to know how important this issue is, it's not philosophical, it's a real issue here. Currently there are three other cultural advisors that have all the facilities and this position is a joke. Please take these statements back to house councils and if you have any questions feel free to discuss.
SuiLin Yap , Japan Club Senator: Thank you very much for all your work for helping to get the advisor
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: Can I can get a copy of this list to send to constituents and also if students want to get involved.
Amita Parashar: This is a big priority for MAC so I will be here and if you have any questions or suggestions please email and talk to one of us.
Nanki Marwah, Freeman Senator: The letter, Dean Kim said that there is a new location for the advisor, where is the office and is confidential
Kathy Kim: It is not a confidential space and that it is all glass and the ceiling is open.
Nanki Marwah: This is the most upsetting about this issue, what progress has been made?
Meera Mohan: No progress has been made, students have recognized need for confidentiality but nothing has really been moved along
Fiona Cousland, Beebe Senator: We heard at senate about the change in the advising system and how its being more emphasized, does this advisor get more academic role?
Ellie Blume: The cultural advisor doesn't really have a more of an academic role
Fiona Cousland, Beebe Senator: I'm pretty sure I heard that though at the last senate meeting.
Amita Parashar, MAC: Dean Kim talked about the advising for students of African American descent
Alexis Early: What can students do if we are not members of MAC-OT or spectrum and if we are graduating what can we do?
Amita Parashar: For now we are trying to get students and senators really excited about this. Meera will be holding a meeting with all the seniors to give the historical context for everyone else.
Meera Mohan: We will have a historical meeting for this issue, it won't graduate until it is solved.
Ellie Blume: We are trying to get people excited about this right now, this is not a nice time to be in the queer community and it is not going to be a good time next fall. We need to keep that in mind about who will be advocating for queer students.
Amita Parashar, MAC: We will send information to senate.
E. Class Council Presentation (Jen Dietz and Naomi Kim)
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: Next up we have representatives from Class council here to representatives.
Jen Dietz: I am the outgoing vice president for the class of 2005. We want to increase our communication between class council and senate and we want to give updates. The main goal of cg is work on college policy in the four years. However, class council is really different because we want to set up relationship for after graduation. It's really important because they create traditional activities for each class. These activities are the center piece of your memories here at Wellesley . We are working on the senior event. Right now I am on the commitment to choose the student speaker for commencement.
Naomi Kim- next year we will continue that tradition. Class council elections, our constitution is very different in regards to regulations and votes. We have class council executive board committee and the senior class used to be in charge of elections. This year we are thinking about the exec board to work on elections and running on that no class council will be in charge of that. In regards to our constitution regulations, we are going to have that review soon. From now on the Alum office will run elections.
Daria Axelrod and Mea Lewis: Class council has been working really hard on integrating the entire community and how to make it more effective
Yang Qiu, Severance Senator: How close is too close to call in elections?
Naomi Kim: For Class Council we require over 50% of the votes if you are running for a position. You need a majority.
Yang Qiu: Are you creating a new committee for elections?
Mea Lewis: we want a senator and a new chair person will be in charge of elections instead of the senior class.
Jen Dietz: It is too large of a responsibility for the senior class council
Yang Qiu: Having candidates on exec board will it be clear that they cannot count class elections
Jen Dietz: they will be very strict about that
Meri Smith: I think it should be a mandatory responsibility to have members of res halls to sit hand count ballots. Candidates for offices should not have that responsibility. Our senators counted ballots during the cg elections
Naomi Kim: As of now the connection is very loose for the class council rep in House council so we will have to work to strengthen that connection.
Catherine Day, Chief Justice: The chaired women on the exec board will not be eligible for any positions?
Jen Dietz: This is all in review right now, we can not be sure if they won't run. But they might run next year, so they pass the responsibility on to someone else
Clara Peterson, Bates Senator: what was the big problem this year?
Naomi Kim: There was a too close to call election and they have been recounted and the results were correct.
Ashira Greene: I'm disappointed that the 2007 rep is not here and that they unity is so low.
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: I invited them to come and speak to us and give us an update so they were nice enough to come
Ashira: the sophomore class should be represented we are part of this community.
Jen Dietz: I am the outgoing vice president for the class of 2005. We want to increase our communication between class council and senate and we want to give updates. The main goal of cg is work on college policy in the four years. However, class council is really different because we want to set up relationship for after graduation. It's really important because they create traditional activities for each class. These activities are the center piece of your memories here at Wellesley . We are working on the senior event. Right now I am on the commitment to choose the student speaker for commencement.
Naomi Kim- next year we will continue that tradition. Class council elections, our constitution is very different in regards to regulations and votes. We have class council executive board committee and the senior class used to be in charge of elections. This year we are thinking about the exec board to work on elections and running on that no class council will be in charge of that. In regards to our constitution regulations, we are going to have that review soon. From now on the Alum office will run elections.
Daria Axelrod and Mea Lewis: Class council has been working really hard on integrating the entire community and how to make it more effective
Yang Qiu, Severance Senator: How close is too close to call in elections?
Naomi Kim: For Class Council we require over 50% of the votes if you are running for a position. You need a majority.
Yang Qiu: Are you creating a new committee for elections?
Mea Lewis: we want a senator and a new chair person will be in charge of elections instead of the senior class.
Jen Dietz: It is too large of a responsibility for the senior class council
Yang Qiu: Having candidates on exec board will it be clear that they cannot count class elections
Jen Dietz: they will be very strict about that
Meri Smith: I think it should be a mandatory responsibility to have members of res halls to sit hand count ballots. Candidates for offices should not have that responsibility. Our senators counted ballots during the cg elections
Naomi Kim: As of now the connection is very loose for the class council rep in House council so we will have to work to strengthen that connection.
Catherine Day, Chief Justice: The chaired women on the exec board will not be eligible for any positions?
Jen Dietz: This is all in review right now, we can not be sure if they won't run. But they might run next year, so they pass the responsibility on to someone else
Clara Peterson, Bates Senator: what was the big problem this year?
Naomi Kim: There was a too close to call election and they have been recounted and the results were correct.
Ashira Greene: I'm disappointed that the 2007 rep is not here and that they unity is so low.
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: I invited them to come and speak to us and give us an update so they were nice enough to come
Ashira: the sophomore class should be represented we are part of this community.
F. Dining Hall Services Update (Nanki Marwah)
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: Next up we have Nanki Marwah who is going to give us an update on dining services and interest at senate.
Nanki Marwah, Dining Hall Services Update: Post the handout in your dining hall. To go over the hours of operation in the campus center, these hours are tentative. The coffee shop will be open Monday through Friday 7am to 7pm and on weekends from 9am to 7pm. The dining area full service will be open Monday through Friday 11am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm. We will see how the hours work and they will probably adjust it, it's just a projection right now. Reduced service means that there is pizza and grill available. There are other ways to have a lunch from the dining hall. They give you a complete meal and that is why we are going to be facing with the prices. About the prices, they have taken comparative prices from the food that they are serving from places serving similar food in the area. Some things are more expensive than Schneider and some things are less expensive. The price is more than mobile mart and dunkin' doughnuts less than Pete's and Starbucks. The vegan and sauté station will probably be set price. I heard concern about the fact that coffee shop is not 24 hrs. The hoop is open from 3 to 3. So there is only three hours when you can't get fresh coffee. Stone D. will be open for late side of campus. Beebe will only be able to give continental breakfast. The dining service advisory board is still hiring staff for the campus center. You are eligible to apply for any place on campus if you have been cut. They are not being fired they belong to a union. They got training and had cooking classes and training. We need to make sure that they follow health regulations. The food will open along with doors in the fall. The food will be ready when we come back. You can email me or the DSAB conference if you have any questions.
Laura Northrop, Shafer Senator: For the points, if you live in one of the dining halls that have points- we will swipe our one card in Stone d and Beebe will that go to people who live there?
Nanki Marwah: No that goes for reduced service later in the evening. The $200 dollars on your card in flex money where you have one meal and one meal a day.
Andrea Schwartz, Shafer Senator: I am concerned that we are looking at comparative prices rather than covering our costs. Why are we trying to make money? I almost see an ethics issue behind it. Who will be getting that money?
Nanki Marwah: I understand what you are coming from. Some things are being sold below cost. Bubble teas, hamburgers, smoothies, are all below cost. The food is going to be a lot better. There are some things like coffee that will be sold below what it costs to have it there. Just because the restaurant is not in the town of Wellesley , they really do want it to be fare. They are not trying to make a profit off of us. They are employees of the college.
Clara Peterson, Bates Senator: The reduced hours have grill and pizza, but will there be salad?
Nanki Marwah: There will be take out and a healthy option.
SuiLin Yap: Is it a point to a dollar?
Nanki: No, it's not a point to a dollar
Daria: You said that we will be swiping at tower as well but they don't have extended ours and could molly's and hoop could be swipe as well?
Nanki: no to hoop and molly's and I don't know about tower
Alexis Early: Hoop is student run and we don't want to be co-opt out to SODEXO and also will the employees working at another hall get a corresponding pay cut?
Nanki: If you choose to apply for other positions in the college there is no way to determine what jobs they are going to decide to take. It is up to the employee to go and get the training, not everyone can get the position. I can't make a broad statement on that. We haven't finished hiring.
Nanki Marwah, Dining Hall Services Update: Post the handout in your dining hall. To go over the hours of operation in the campus center, these hours are tentative. The coffee shop will be open Monday through Friday 7am to 7pm and on weekends from 9am to 7pm. The dining area full service will be open Monday through Friday 11am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm. We will see how the hours work and they will probably adjust it, it's just a projection right now. Reduced service means that there is pizza and grill available. There are other ways to have a lunch from the dining hall. They give you a complete meal and that is why we are going to be facing with the prices. About the prices, they have taken comparative prices from the food that they are serving from places serving similar food in the area. Some things are more expensive than Schneider and some things are less expensive. The price is more than mobile mart and dunkin' doughnuts less than Pete's and Starbucks. The vegan and sauté station will probably be set price. I heard concern about the fact that coffee shop is not 24 hrs. The hoop is open from 3 to 3. So there is only three hours when you can't get fresh coffee. Stone D. will be open for late side of campus. Beebe will only be able to give continental breakfast. The dining service advisory board is still hiring staff for the campus center. You are eligible to apply for any place on campus if you have been cut. They are not being fired they belong to a union. They got training and had cooking classes and training. We need to make sure that they follow health regulations. The food will open along with doors in the fall. The food will be ready when we come back. You can email me or the DSAB conference if you have any questions.
Laura Northrop, Shafer Senator: For the points, if you live in one of the dining halls that have points- we will swipe our one card in Stone d and Beebe will that go to people who live there?
Nanki Marwah: No that goes for reduced service later in the evening. The $200 dollars on your card in flex money where you have one meal and one meal a day.
Andrea Schwartz, Shafer Senator: I am concerned that we are looking at comparative prices rather than covering our costs. Why are we trying to make money? I almost see an ethics issue behind it. Who will be getting that money?
Nanki Marwah: I understand what you are coming from. Some things are being sold below cost. Bubble teas, hamburgers, smoothies, are all below cost. The food is going to be a lot better. There are some things like coffee that will be sold below what it costs to have it there. Just because the restaurant is not in the town of Wellesley , they really do want it to be fare. They are not trying to make a profit off of us. They are employees of the college.
Clara Peterson, Bates Senator: The reduced hours have grill and pizza, but will there be salad?
Nanki Marwah: There will be take out and a healthy option.
SuiLin Yap: Is it a point to a dollar?
Nanki: No, it's not a point to a dollar
Daria: You said that we will be swiping at tower as well but they don't have extended ours and could molly's and hoop could be swipe as well?
Nanki: no to hoop and molly's and I don't know about tower
Alexis Early: Hoop is student run and we don't want to be co-opt out to SODEXO and also will the employees working at another hall get a corresponding pay cut?
Nanki: If you choose to apply for other positions in the college there is no way to determine what jobs they are going to decide to take. It is up to the employee to go and get the training, not everyone can get the position. I can't make a broad statement on that. We haven't finished hiring.
G. Academic Review Board Update (Maggie Blattner, Mary Haegert, EeCheng Ong)
Lindsey Boylan: Next up we have representatives from the Academic Review Board, Maggie Blattner, Mary Haegert, and EeCheng Ong
Maggie Blattner: The academic review board consists of students, faculty and deans. We research and recommend changes to academic policy. We vote as a board.
Mary Haegert: We go over the things people petition us for which are mainly, exemption from language requirement, courses at an outside college, extra semester due to medical leave,etc.
Maggie Blattner: Everything is confidential
Mary Haegert: Also the requests for exemption have to be reasonable.
Maggie Blattener: Also every case is looked at individually
Jennie Lee, Stone Davis Senator: Did grade inflation fall under your jurisdiction?
Maggie Haegert: We are mostly dealing with exemptions and I don't think grade inflation came up, I think that was a separate.
Meri Smith: CCI, which is another committee of academic council
Maggie Blattner: The academic review board consists of students, faculty and deans. We research and recommend changes to academic policy. We vote as a board.
Mary Haegert: We go over the things people petition us for which are mainly, exemption from language requirement, courses at an outside college, extra semester due to medical leave,etc.
Maggie Blattner: Everything is confidential
Mary Haegert: Also the requests for exemption have to be reasonable.
Maggie Blattener: Also every case is looked at individually
Jennie Lee, Stone Davis Senator: Did grade inflation fall under your jurisdiction?
Maggie Haegert: We are mostly dealing with exemptions and I don't think grade inflation came up, I think that was a separate.
Meri Smith: CCI, which is another committee of academic council
H. Sustainability Advisory Committee (Ariel Diamond and Clara Peterson, WEED)
Lindsey Boylan, CGP: Next we have reps from WEED here to talk about the Sustainability Advisory Committee
Ariel Diamond: we are here to talk about the SAC, we were here a couple months ago and Phoebe is going to give you an update.
Phoebe Poole: we met with Andy Evans and we collectively decided to implement and SAC, the environmental policy that you read was set up as the charge of this committee and the charge could stand as a policy in the future. The goals of the committee are the following- details
Seek out methods
Elevate awareness
Provide forum about grievances
Economic policy
During our meetings with DCW, the committee will be comprised for the committee. In our meetings, we decided that our first goal is an official recycling program.
Jessica Van Houten, Weed Senator: The recycling program would be a really good for the new bells policy. Do you have a senator for next year?
Ariel Diamond: no, tell me if you know anyone
Ariel Diamond: we are here to talk about the SAC, we were here a couple months ago and Phoebe is going to give you an update.
Phoebe Poole: we met with Andy Evans and we collectively decided to implement and SAC, the environmental policy that you read was set up as the charge of this committee and the charge could stand as a policy in the future. The goals of the committee are the following- details
Seek out methods
Elevate awareness
Provide forum about grievances
Economic policy
During our meetings with DCW, the committee will be comprised for the committee. In our meetings, we decided that our first goal is an official recycling program.
Jessica Van Houten, Weed Senator: The recycling program would be a really good for the new bells policy. Do you have a senator for next year?
Ariel Diamond: no, tell me if you know anyone
V. Dean's Corner
A. Deans Kim Goff-Crews and Michelle Lepore
Michele Lepore: Dean Kim is at Williams. First off, we the water outage last week. We wanted let you know that we met to review what happened. There was a call to campus police to get campus up and the running. So clearly it is a frustration if there is a fire on campus, it is a big issue if they use campus water to take out the fire. One of the things that happened no body was posting to community and there were no updates during the day. There were several phone calls to make sure that there was no bigger emergency during the day. Make sure that someone has posted and make sure that they have an official title.
Search for the reconfigured positions in academic advising and two will begin early next week and it is clear that students will still be on campus. We want to have online conferences and we want students to talk to them. Campus Center opening is going to be big and a lot of fun.
I wanted to take a moment to thank Andre Isaak commitment of faculty member
Alcohol is a number of administrators have been working since Dyke Ball to work on some very specific short term things to have fewer students that are high risk drinking. A couple projects that you will see next year. Online education program for first year and we are reviewing our responsible drinking training. We are hoping to do a new survey on alcohol use and do a social norms marketing campaign. The students have a perception that drinking culture is a lot lower than it actually is on campus.
On Saturday, Penny spent two hours after hoop rolling discussing what students want to do next year. The conversation was great and we are meeting again next week. Kathy and Natalia and Penny all want to hear from you.
On Tuesday at 4 in Tower Great Hall, we will be talking about high risk drinking from students. Goal is to put students into groups and discuss what causes high risk drinking. Dean Kim and I will definitely work with students to set up a meeting time with spectrum with everything that was discussed tonight.
Nanki Marwah, Freeman Senator: My understanding was the reason that we have phones now is incase of emergency.
Michele Lepore: How many of you check your voicemail?
A lot of people raise your hands
Nanki Marwah: Is it a safe space?
Michele Lepore: no it's really just a discussion format, if we are not part of discussion we will be there and we just will get the feedback
Ellie Graham: I was thinking of my experience as a student and I was wondering how many students will have to go on hunger strike before the administration helps us?
Michele Lepore: we have been helping
Ellie Graham: Not effectively
Michele Lepore: well that's your take on it
Ashira Greene, Claflin Senator: What if you want to be on the student life advisory committee what do we do and where do we want to find about it?
Search for the reconfigured positions in academic advising and two will begin early next week and it is clear that students will still be on campus. We want to have online conferences and we want students to talk to them. Campus Center opening is going to be big and a lot of fun.
I wanted to take a moment to thank Andre Isaak commitment of faculty member
Alcohol is a number of administrators have been working since Dyke Ball to work on some very specific short term things to have fewer students that are high risk drinking. A couple projects that you will see next year. Online education program for first year and we are reviewing our responsible drinking training. We are hoping to do a new survey on alcohol use and do a social norms marketing campaign. The students have a perception that drinking culture is a lot lower than it actually is on campus.
On Saturday, Penny spent two hours after hoop rolling discussing what students want to do next year. The conversation was great and we are meeting again next week. Kathy and Natalia and Penny all want to hear from you.
On Tuesday at 4 in Tower Great Hall, we will be talking about high risk drinking from students. Goal is to put students into groups and discuss what causes high risk drinking. Dean Kim and I will definitely work with students to set up a meeting time with spectrum with everything that was discussed tonight.
Nanki Marwah, Freeman Senator: My understanding was the reason that we have phones now is incase of emergency.
Michele Lepore: How many of you check your voicemail?
A lot of people raise your hands
Nanki Marwah: Is it a safe space?
Michele Lepore: no it's really just a discussion format, if we are not part of discussion we will be there and we just will get the feedback
Ellie Graham: I was thinking of my experience as a student and I was wondering how many students will have to go on hunger strike before the administration helps us?
Michele Lepore: we have been helping
Ellie Graham: Not effectively
Michele Lepore: well that's your take on it
Ashira Greene, Claflin Senator: What if you want to be on the student life advisory committee what do we do and where do we want to find about it?
VI. Announcements/Adjourn
