Sidney Pacific Graduate Community April House Meeting Tuesday

Sidney. Pacific Graduate Community April House Meeting Tuesday, April 1 st, 2008

Agenda • • Event Review Upcoming Events Application/Election Schedule Financial Overview Proposed Bylaw Amendment SPEC Election Open Floor

Event Review • • • Officer Appreciation Dinner 2/25 Oscar Night 2/24 Nominations Dinner 3/4 Music Outing to NEC Opera 3/7 Outing to Boston Flower Show 3/15 Special Coffee Hours – – • • Dating Game 2/13 Korean 2/20 Dessert Competition Persian 3/19 Successful Pantry Cleaning 3/19 Wii Smash Bros. Tournament 3/15 Co. SI Lecture 3/20 Climbing Outing to Metro Rock

Outing to the Boston Flower Show Officer Appreciation Dinner Nominations Dinner

Korean Coffee Hour Persian Coffee Hour The Dating Game Dessert Competition

New Initiatives • Arts Board • Purchase of New Piano • New Online Inventory Database

Upcoming Events • Coffee Hours every Wednesday – 4/2 Meet the House Council Coffee Hour – 4/9 SPTV Iron Chef – 4/16 Housing Presentation • • • Brunches 4/13, 5/18 SP Residential Concert Painless Networking 4/10 Volunteering at On the Rise 4/5 Volunteer Work at Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House • Theater Outing 5/2 “QED: An Evening with Richard Feynman” • Regalia Rental Service

Application/Election Schedule • 4/1 House Meeting (SPEC Election) • 4/1 Hall Councilor nominations open • 4/6 -4/9 Meet the Hall Councilor Candidates • 4/15 Hall Councilor nominations close • 4/18 Hall Councilor voting closes • 5/6 New House Council takes office

Financial Overview: Summer House Budget 2007 • transparent and detailed accounting • careful budget planning for optimal spending of SP House Funds • Overall Orientation Budget: total budget of $16, 842 actual expenses $16, 392

Financial Overview: Fall House Budget 2007/08 accurate as of April 1, 2008; outstanding brunch reimbursements not included

Financial Overview (June 15, 2007 – April 1, 2008) Income $93, 125 House Tax $30, 035 External Funds: $13, 986 Summer/Orientation External Funds: $32, 645 Fall/Spring (includes GSLG) Reserve Account $ 5, 591 Housemaster (CH, Events) $10, 868 Expenditures ($82, 842) Materials and Services ($ 10, 574) Food ($31, 556) Entertainment ($6, 542) Other Expenses ($9, 620) Committed Funds (approx) ($24, 550)

Proposed Bylaw Amendment • Presented at the February 2008 House Meeting • Voted on at the April 2008 House Meeting April 1 st, 2008 10) In the Offices of the House Council section, President subsection: 1. Deletion of the Housefellows Liaison Committee 2. Modification of the description of the Committee for Scholarly Interactions - Charged with the promotion and facilitation of scholarly, cross-departmental, and intellectual interactions among Members as well as the establishment of connections and promotion and facilitation of interactions between Members and MIT faculty.

SPEC Elections

Open Floor • Questions? • Comments?