Sidney Pacific Graduate Community May House Meeting Tuesday

Sidney. Pacific Graduate Community May House Meeting Tuesday, May 1 st 2007

Agenda • Service Awards • The New House Council – Role of the House Council – Introductions – Housing • Trustee Nominations • Brunch Logistics • Upcoming Events

Service Awards • • • Rosaria Chiang Nan Gu Wen Liu Tara Sainath Lynne Salameh

Thank You (outgoing) SPEC! • • • Robert Wang Ben Mares Matt Eddy Alex Lewis Jane Kim

Nan Gu House Council 2007 -2008 President Wendy Iskenderian Swati Mohan VP of Information VP of Residential Life Michelle Sander Rosaria Chiang VP of Resources Chair of the Halls

Office of the President Connects Sidney Pacific • What this really means to other organizations – Co. SI Lectures – – – – Academia Housefellow Events Community Outreach Opportunities Industry Alumni Dinners Alumni Advocacy MIT/GSC Collaborations KAΘ Other Dormitories

Ardavan Farjadpour Yuri Loktionov Scholarly Interactions Housefellows Liaison Natalija Jovanovic Mihir Mehta GSC Representative External Wendy Iskenderian Swati Mohan Relations/Alumni VP of Information VP of Residential Life Nan Gu President Anusha Kothandaraman Outreach Shirin Pillay Theta Representative Michelle Sander Rosaria Chiang VP of Resources Chair of the Halls

Office of Information • • • Maintain records and archives Connect the community with technology Publicize events • Main Tools – – – – • Officer’s Wiki SP homepage Poster printing and design SPeaker newsletter Photo archive SPTV (technical and content) Bulletin boards Email/Discussion lists Coming Soon! – Online Forums – Unified Publicity Interface

Mark Baldesarra James Lee SPTV Chair Publicity Chair Nan Gu Karthik Balakrishnan President SPTV Co-chair Publicity Co-chair Swati Mohan Jeewoo Lim Matthew Walker Newsletter Chair Jonathan Ragan. Kelley Wendy Iskenderian VP of Residential Life Photofile Chair VP of Information Biliana Kaneva Kai Iamsumang Wen Rosaria Chiang Michelle Sander Liu Web Co-chair of Resources Web Co-chair VP Web Chair of the Halls

Office of Residential Life • Organize residence-wide social activities – Orientation – Outings, Athletics, IM Sports – Brunches, Coffee Hours • Maintain a hub of campus-wide social life – Collaborations with organizations inside and outside of MIT – Dance Parties, BBQs • Steward financial support for events

Ben Renkoski Lynne Waldman Social Chair Orientation Chair Eric Lam Johnathan Lindsey Social Co-chair Orientation Co-chair Nan Gu Dan Weller President Kerwin Johnson Brunch Chair Coffee Hour Chair Wendy Iskenderian VP Christiana of Information Athanasiou Coffee Hour Co-chair Swati Mohan VP of Residential Life Brunch Co-chair Jessica Edmonds Hila Hashemi Cultural Chair ZP Zhang Tara Sainath Michelle Sander Outing Chair Rosaria Chiang Athletics Chair VP of Resources Chair of the Halls

Office of Resources • Make resources and services available to residents – Procuring/Purchasing – Installation/Inventory – Work with House Manager and vendors on new capital expenses and repairs – Fostering an interest in music and arts • Maintain resources – Inventory database and check-out infrastructure – Guidelines for equipment use – Encouraging community in upkeep of residence • Financial stewardship – Securing funding, establishing budgets, reimbursements

Matt Abel Romain Levy A/V Chair Aquarium Chair Robin Stewart A/V Co-chair Nestor Quispez. Asin Jun. Jay Tan Aquarium Co-chair Nan Gu President Vivienne Sze Inventory Chair Arts Chair Wendy Iskenderian Swati Mohan VP of Information VP of Residential Life Tim Chen Michelle Sander Music Chair VP of Resources Adrienne Li Plants Chair Chia-hung Wu Controller Rosaria Daniel Myers Bikes Chair Chris Mandy Chiang Chair of the Halls IT Chair

Hall Council • • • First point of contact for residents Organize hall events Represent residents to House Council Mediation and counseling Work together to create the community that is S-P

Jack Chu Vacant 2 -North 2 -South Galen Li Chris Dodd Austin Minnich 3 -North 3 -South Floor 1 Nan Gu President Alex Mc. Cauley Carol Hua 4 -South 4 -North Wendy Iskenderian Daniel Klein VP of Information 5 -North Swati Chuang Mohan Chris Rosaria Chiang VP of Residential Life 5 -South Chair of the Halls Monica Martinez-Bravo David Uniman Floor 7 Floor 6 Emily Shen Michelle Sander Floor 8 VP of Resources Hoda Eydgahi Floor 9

What it means to be an SP officer • Volunteer Government – The people who really care – Friendliest, most active people you’ll meet • Supporting each other – Together, we can do what seems impossible

Other Sources of Support Housemasters: Roger and Dottie Mark House Manager: Jack Ahern Associate (and baby) Housemasters: Roland Tang and Annette Kim (and Joshua)

Housing • The answers you’ve been looking for… • Who is eligible? – SP residents with renewable housing contracts – Including incoming house officers and 2 nd year senior segues • Timeline: – May 6: list of rooms available is made public – May 9: room/roommate preference due – May 15: room assignment posted • All moves MUST be completed by 8/20 • If you want to stay in your room, • YOU DO NOT NEED TO DO ANYTHING

Trustee Nominations • Jane Kim • Alex Lewis

Transition Brunch • • May 5 th at the Marriott 9: 30 AM: Meet in the Lobby 10: 00 AM: Arrive at the Marriott 10: 30 AM: Eat while talking with your predecessor/successor • 12: 00 PM: Brunch Ends

Upcoming Events • • • Saturday, May 5 th: Transition Brunch Friday, May 18 th: GSC Acoustic BBQ Saturday, May 26 th: S-P BBQ & Movie Sunday, June 3 rd: S-P Officer Retreat June: Cultural Festival, NBA Finals, HC BBQ & Movie, Brunch • July: Pool Party, Brunch, Movie

GSC Acoustic BBQ • Friday, May 18 th 4 PM-8 PM, Stata Center

Open Floor • Questions? • Comments?

Office Meetings • Follow your respective SPEC members – Office of the President: Nan – Office of Information: Wendy – Office of Residential Life: Swati – Office of Resources: Michelle – Hall Council: Rosaria