BE Board:Meeting minutes/3/12/2007

Meeting Minutes - 03/12/07

 * 1) Coordinators
 * 2) *Mail list conversion update
 * 3) **Doug is consulting with Aran about the change over and the conversion should be complete in the coming weeks.
 * 4) **Objective: decrease the ability for BE students to receive unsolicited blanket emails
 * 5) *Statement from the Dean
 * 6) *BE Foo Camp
 * 7) **Proposed as a concept for retreat discussions, retreat planning for next year maybe
 * 8) **Something the board should independently investigate and tackle in the summer
 * 9) **Start a discussion section and think about logistics
 * 10) First year representative
 * 11) *Interview weekend
 * 12) **First year obligations are being taken care of
 * 13) **Panel members have been selected
 * 14) Treasurer
 * 15) *Updated budget handed out and available by email upon request
 * 16) Academic representatives
 * 17) *Retreat Update
 * 18) **Theme: Impact of BE
 * 19) **Speakers are all lined up, relaxed format
 * 20) **Keynote on Monday night at Dinner
 * 21) **Four poster sessions including Sunday night
 * 22) **Afrernoon Activities: outlets stores, golf, brewery tour(Red Hook)
 * 23) **Monday evening - Open Mic planned
 * 24) **Q&A Tuesday at Lunch
 * 25) **Sunday Night - State of BE type Statement
 * 26) **T-shirts sign ups will NOT be taking place
 * 27) *Study Break for the first years
 * 28) **Funding available, just a question of timing, post spring break
 * 29) Social chairs
 * 30) *TGIF - not for March
 * 31) *Future TGIF ideas: Bowling, Floor Hockey with Roger Kamm and Matt Lang
 * 32) *Social will take on Diversity responsibilities to organize a cultural lunch, maybe middle eastern of some sort?
 * 33) Community service chair
 * 34) *Soup Kitchen event planned, but small groups, two days
 * 35) *Charles River clean up is in the near future and will be organized
 * 36) Diversity representative
 * 37) *Cultural lunch
 * 38) **Handed off to Social this month
 * 39) Athletic chairs
 * 40) *Equipment locker setup
 * 41) **Status of equipment collection is unknown as well as inventory list
 * 42) **Equipment may be migrating to retreat, unknown
 * 43) *Fall Sports
 * 44) **Fines from Dodgeball, two forfeits at $90 each
 * 45) *Spring sport signup in progress
 * 46) GSC representative
 * 47) *TA joined an academic committee, earning an additional $500 for activities
 * 48) *GSC officer elections are upcoming and nominations are being accepted
 * 49) *Lots of services are available, if anyone is interested