The fourth meeting of the 2010-2011 Council.
Chair: Amrita Narine
Minutes: Megan Derbyshire
Introductions:
· Brianne Palmieri, Macaulay Alumni Relations
o Member of the alumni committee (plans alumni events, offers professional development to alumni)
o Working with Amal on the Senior Gift
o Brianne.palmieri@mhc.cuny.edu
· Kunchok Dolma (Macaulay/Lehman, 2009), Asst. Director, We Are NY (Mayor’s Office/English tutoring): <http://www.nyc.gov/LearnEnglish>
o We Are NY helps immigrants learn English and learn about city services. They are in need of volunteers to teach their classes. Classes are a 2hour a week commitment for ten weeks, after you have completed training with the Mayor’s office. Macaulay has been a big supporter and classes have been held at the Macaulay building
o Ambassador Internship through the Mayor’s office offers opportunities to work on “grassroot” organizing
o kdolma@cityhall.nyc.gov, (212) 676-0352
· Olga Barskaya, Coordinator of Special Events (& Baruch/Macaulay Class of 2010!)
o Member of the 10 Year Committee, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Macaulay
o Working on the 10 Year Celebration/Alumni Picnic on June 3rd at Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Updates:
· Arts Night (4/29) – Katie Alacon showed off a Knit Macaulay Septopus Hat and Scarf Hat. Progress is being made on the planning on the Arts Night event. Volunteers and curators will be needed to set up for the event and show guests around during the event.
· Cultural Passport Scavenger Hunt (2/28 – 3/30). – Moving forward as planned. Clues will be posted on the MHC eportfolio, MSC representatives obviously can’t participate and prizes will be awarded at Common Ground.
· Common Ground Cultural Festival (3/30) – This event is in great need of participants and performances. They will need approximately $700 for food.
· Macaulay Olympics/Spring Picnic – as part of Alumni Reunion Week
o First choice is Friday, June 3rd at Prospect Park, Brooklyn
o Second choice is Sunday, June 5th at the Great Hill in Central Park (103-107thStreets)
o The decision was made because of the distance of the Central Park location fromHunter College and the difficulty in transporting between the two locations using public transportation.
o The event will be contingent on the weather
· Masquerade Ball/Spring Formal – the only available dates seem to be May 5th, 6th, or 13th (the 12th is a BIG question mark) – Details need to be worked out.
· Service Project Updates – there have been several successful events and the committee is moving toward more long-term projects with NGOs.
· CUFF at Macaulay: The Annual City University Film Festival (3/26 & 3/27)
· Additional Committee Reports
o Academic Affairs – the survey of the seminars is being put on hold. The committee has been speaking with new Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Dr. Tim, about his plans to completely review the seminars and MHC curriculum. Dr. Tim plans to visit all 7 campuses, speak with students and observe the seminars.
o Communications – working on an MHC eportfolio, which includes biographies, pictures and contact info of all MSC representatives. The committees and clubs will also be listed on this page, with up to date information.
Macaulay Student Organization & Program Updates:
· Macaulay Messenger (newest) – needs submissions and writers, please let Kanika know if anyone is interested
· Pursuit of Happiness (newest) – a group of Baruch students with a community service connection to homeless shelters. This group aims to help one family at a time to move out of shelters and into homes of their own.
· TheMacaulayVlog (new) – the vloggers are willing to promote any and all MSC projects.
· Macaulay Chamber Players (new) – had a very successful concert on December 4th, and hopes to hold one concert a semester. The Chamber Players are looking for more musicians and aim to hold a concert on Friday, April 15th.
· Macaulay Pre-Law Club (returning)
o Alumni Panel on February 24th, 6:30-8:00
o Duane Morris Law Firm Luncheon on April 8th
o Looking to reschedule the Test Masters free LSAT practice exam and review
o Jeff Bonaventura – offers free LSAT practice exams at various NYC locations
· Macaulay Pre-Med Club (returning)
o Weill Cornell Medical School Visit TBA
· Macaulay Business Club (returning) – no news
· Macaulay Theater Group (returning) – no news
· Literary Magazine – advertised in Macaulay Monday. Contact Autumn Payne for more information
Additional:
· More effective communication among and between Council and Committee members is needed.
· It was officially decided and should be added to our bylaws that in the event that someone resigns from their seat as an MSC representative, the runner-up in the original election will be allowed to take his or her seat. If no runner-up was named in the election of that seat, then runner-ups of the other MSC seats of that campus may take the place of the resigned representative. And if there is no runner-up available to take the seat, a volunteer may take the place of the resigned representative.
· Aparna replaced Jake as the 2013 Queens MSC Representative
· Use of the Macaulay Septopus can be requested by emailing macaulayartsnight@gmail.com
· Macaulay gear & new designs/new supplier update – problem with finding a cost-effective company with good quality
o Planning to do a product comparison between Project 571, Zazzle and Café Express products
· The next meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March 6th at 1pm
