1. s-p house meeting
october 7, 2003

2. today’s agenda grab some caffeine & sugar fall budget allocations
upcoming reslife events (i.e. parties coming soon)
service awards
Our Guests – Katie O‘Dair & Gabrielle Pardo
intro of s-p board of trustees
open floor/discussion

3. Budget (9/15/03-1/15/04)

4. Budget (9/15/03-1/15/04)

5. Upcoming Events Oct. 8th Weekly Wednesday Oct. 12th Brunch
Muddy Charles Pub
Oct. 12th Brunch
Sunday, October 12th at 10:30am.  Menu will be focused on:
Fruits, bagels, cereals, boiled eggs, etc.
Cultural Committee
Ramadan dinner
Museum of Fine Arts trip

6. Reslife Events Athletics Committee Outing Committee
Intramural Sports (Soccer, Ice hockey, Basketball, etc)
SP Health info session
Free Massages????
Outing Committee
Camelot trip
Thanksgiving ski trip

7. Service Awards

8. Welcome to our Guests Katie O’Dair Gabrielle Pardo
Asst. Dean for Residential Life Programs
Gabrielle Pardo
Program Manager for Graduate Residences

9. A/V System Policy Pertains to high-end A/V equipment and accessories
Owing to time and budgetary constraints, the House A/V system is in general available for house-government events only
However, any resident can submit a waiver application (currently in development) to the A/V Committee requesting private use of the equipment

10. A/V System Policy
If the application is approved, we will work with the resident to facilitate borrowing the A/V equipment for a nominal rental fee

11. Board of Trustees We are: We are NOT: Independent ombuds
– Ronak Bhatt, Jennifer Jemc, Manish Jethwa, Mine Ozkar, Christina Silcox
We are:
Independent ombuds
Help direct comments to the appropriate party
Hear grievances against the House Council
House Judicial Board
Adjudicate conflicts between residents
We are NOT:
Part of the House Council
Don’t take part in decision-making process
Don’t vote
Don’t earn seniority points
How do you contact the Trustees?
Office Hours next week: see ANNO for date/time
Will soon have anonymous on website:

12. How to bring a bill? Discussion on the bill during the House Meeting
Vote – To table bill for a month or To discard
At least 1/4th of the voting members should vote in favor for the bill to be tabled
If tabled, the bill will be brought again for discussion, followed by an official vote at the next House Meeting.