MSC Minutes – October 2015

Posted on by Sara Louie

Date: 10/4/2015
Chairs: Drew Adair and Chris Daversa
Scribe: Sara Louie

I.  Introduction

 

II.  Community System

 

    1. Update Club Officers & Members 10/10/15
    2. Add your approved events 10/10/15
    3. Upload your club’s charter 10/15/15
    4. Submit your club’s budget 10/21/15

III.  Meeting Schedule

 

IV.  Upcoming Events

 

    1. Halloween Party (10/29/15 at Macaulay, 7pm-11pm)
    2. Grad Exams Prep

V.  Club Updates

 

    1. Macaulay Business: Working with Baruch
    2. Creative Writing: The 67th Street Scribe October issue has been published. 37 submissions, but they would like more for the next issue. Next Deadline: October 18th. Club meetings are going well.  Meet every other Thursday from 7-8:30pm
    3. Dancers: 10 girls on the team, studio space now at John Jay. Competition in April. Bollywood team meeting Friday, just finished auditions. Workshops (Fridays 6:30-8:30) twice a month that are open to all students at any level.
    4. Debate: competitive team. Competing with Columbia in December. Working with Nasa for an event.
      1. want to hold more events on campus
      2. Meeting: Tuesday in Commons
    5. Game Society: Looking for new members from upperclassmen. Want to have guest speakers, in talk with two people that are part of game design.
    6. Gastronomy: Finalizing plans for Mac & Cheese tutorial night. Hollo-Turk-Mas is happening again this year, as well as outings. Want to get a food anthropologist/nutritionist to come next semester. Thinking about a Sushi night.
    7. Global Brigades: Medical, Water, Public Health a + adding human rights and micro finance. Now reached to students at all 8 campuses! Oct 16th: Game Night. Fall Rumba in November. Going to add educational events, i.e.: speakers.
    8. Habitat for Humanity: builds are on Saturdays, focused on Sandy Relief. First on the 31st in Queens. Planning fundraising event in December to build gingerbread houses
      1. Drew: Macaulay likes to host a “scares and cares.” October service + event. Their halloween event can fit into that.
    9. Hillel: two meetings that went well. Breast Cancer Walk on Oct 18th. Nursing home initiative later this month. Thinking of adding chapter of Israli__.
    10. Humans of Macaulay: planning for 3 posts a week.  Open to upperclassmen. MWF@5pm. Needs reps on these campuses: CSI, Queens, Baruch.
    11. Marauders: Sunday have tournament in Philly. Halloween weekend; NE regionals in Rochester — need help with registration
    12. Mathaulay: Lucy will be stepping down in November. Biggest event: Math symposium for the second year (11/22). General interest meeting with Math related games, more meetings with speakers. Hunter math professor to speak about mathematicians on Wall Street in November.
    13. Messenger: A lot of incoming Freshmen.  First issue will be published tomorrow. Next deadline is on October 24th.  Upgrading Facebook page.
    14. Photography: FIrst meeting was ok with turnout. Create a magazine for work by members. Want photographers to be at the events. Friday nights @5pm biweekly.
    15. Pied Filmmakers: 6 second films. Open event on the October 19th (6-10pm) — workshop and competition, snacks.
      1. 4th July in December party with Global Brigades
    16. Pre-Health: First meeting yesterday – big freshmen turnout. Want to expand pre-health fields, most members are pre-med.  Want to create a peer mentoring program.
    17. Pre-Law: event about admissions policy.
    18. Psychology: next meeting is the next week. Planning on getting speakers.
    19. SPARK: First interest meeting on Wednesday. Volunteer programs being organized for members in East Harlem.
    20. South Asian Health and dvpt: focusing on 3 projects for year: public health and hygiene module – working with an organization, humanitarian comp with zahn center at city college, schools and technology drive (residence halls and high schools). For events: Bollywood event, henna night, festival, and want to work with other cultural clubs to bring Common Ground back up and running.
    21. Theater: main event is the 25th Annual Putnum County Spelling Bee (20 person cast and crew). Help with costume, make up, set building, design — contact them. November 7th (7:30) and 8th (2:30 matinee). Rehearsal alternating Tuesday and Saturdays, plus Fridays. Want to get talks by industry people for advice.
    22. Triplets: winter concert is the November 21st&22nd. Amy Winehouse, Pussycat Doll medley.
    23. YES: VOlunteer at a Community Center by Macaulay. Formed initial teams (games, historian, beauty) that work with seniors in those areas.

VI.  Special Initiatives

    1. Arts Night: Thinking about adding meetings to Fall Semester, will be announcing them. 11/6th from 6-8 in Room 3N.  Adding “Arts Inspiration” nights to go to a gallery or museum –> help get ideas for arts Night.
      1. Drew: College Arts Night at the Met wants to get more CUNY/Macaulay members.
    2. CUFF: Big night for showcasing CUNY’s talent. More information to come soon for this Spring’s event.
    3. Supporting Excellence: last year Cornell West came. (February or March)
    4. TEDxCUNY: November 20th — unsure of venue.  Planning for 20 speakers, expect over 500 attendees. Need volunteers, speaker suggestions, and pitch ideas for speaker competition M-Th next week. Information on TEDxCUNY website.

VII.  New Groups

    1. Political action: made charter, but needs to send proposal.

VIII.  Club Officer Questions

    1. New event form: has the option to send info straight to Macaulay Monday. Would like Upload Document option. A couple people have used it.
    2. Club Spending: communication about expenditures are important between Club Officers and Drew + Chris.
      1. CUNY Campuses screwed by the State’s cuts.  All campuses affected.
    3. Related: Opportunities Fund news.  There will be a second level of review in addition to ensuring request fits majors & all requirements. The second level of review will be done by finance department of Macaulay.
      1. Tip: be as thorough as possible and make sure to complete all requirements.
      2. Seniority issue: seniors may get first dibs if they haven’t yet used much of their opp funds/experiences.
      3. Q: is it temporary? It’s a financial situation that the country is feeling.
      4. More information will be shared as it is announced and understood.
    4. Drew: Macaulay Monday announcements need to be sent in Thursday before 12pm to get them in the Monday issue.
    5. Snack Request Form: clubs can request for events. Good for before budgest are approved. Two weeks notice are needed.

IX.  Elections

    1. Meeting on Thursday, October 15th at 7pm
      1. 2 minute speech
      2. Paper ballots with candidates
    2. Deadline to announce candidacy: October 9th
    3. Student Activities website: current student activities –> election bios

X.  New Business

    1. Spain Trip: working on figuring out this and new programs for students
    2. Mailing lists for classes? Go through on campus advisors.
      1. By major? Drew will talk with Diane Phillips.
      2. Send events to campus advisors for sending to students.
    3. Club contact information will be sent out to all msc members.
    4. Committee members: set number of people per committee, seniority.
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