USG SENATE MEETING February 21, 2016, 4:00pm Lewis Library 138
Topic Objectives Presenter Time Call to Order • Welcome Jeremy Burton Vice President Burton will convene the meeting.
President’s Report • Go over President’s Report Aleksandra Czulak 5 min President Czulak will present the President’s Report.
Student Groups Recognition • Chairs will present newly Julie Chong, Paul Yang 3 min Committee selected member The Senate will vote on the • Answer any questions from approval of members to the the Senate and take feedback Student Groups Recognition • Senate will vote Committee. Projects Board Approval • Present nominations Naman Jain, Nicholas 10 min and Fund Request • Answer any questions from Fernandez The Senate will vote on the the Senate and take feedback approval of new Project Board • Senate will vote on members members. The Senate will also • Senate will vote to approve a hear a fund request from the fund request for Social Projects Board. Committee Communications Committee • Present update Katie Cion 5 min Update • Answer any questions from Director of Communications the Senate and take feedback Katie Cion will present an update of the Communications Committee.
Mental Health Initiative • Present nominations Nathan Yoo, Sarah 3 min Board Update • Answer any questions from Sakha The Senate will vote on the the Senate and take feedback approval of members to the • Senate will vote Mental Health Initiative Committee.
Campus and Community • Chair will present newly Michael Cox 3 min Affairs Committee Approval selected members CCA Chair Michael Cox will • Answer any questions from present newly selected the Senate and take feedback members of the CCA • Senate will vote Committee. Social Committee Approval • Chair will present newly Rachel Park 10 min and Fund Request selected members Social Committee Chair • Answer any questions from Rachel Park will present newly the Senate and take feedback selected members of the Social • Senate will vote on members Committee. The Senate will • Senate will vote to approve a also hear a fund request from fund request for Social the Social Committee. Committee Treasury Committee • Chair will present newly Hunter Dong 10 min Approval and Budget Report selected members Treasurer Hunter Dong will • Answer any questions from present newly selected the Senate and take feedback members of the Treasury • Senate will vote on members Committee. Treasurer Dong • Present report will also report USG’s • Senate will vote on budget expenses from the month of January. CPUC Update • Present update Naimah Hakim 5 min CPUC Chair Naimah Hakim • Answer any questions from will give an update of the the Senate and take feedback February 15th, 2016 CPUC meeting. Sustainable Events Working • Present update Andrew Ma 2 min Group Update • Answer any questions from Class of 2019 Senator Andrew the Senate and take feedback Ma will give an update on the Sustainable Events Working Group from February 19th, 2016. Committee Updates • Present updates Michael Cox, Shannon 8 min, 2 Osaka, Rachel Park, min per Committee Chairs will present • Answer any questions from Jenny Zhang committee updates on their committees. the Senate and take feedback Agenda Setting • Discuss and add agenda items Aleksandra Czulak 3 min for next week’s meeting The Senate will discuss agenda settings for the next meeting.
Total Time 67 min
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President’s Report Sunday, February 21st, 2016
I. Wellness Tab in USG Emails • New idea for my weekly emails • After going door-to-door and talking to students and our committees, I think there’s a new way to integrate and make “wellness” information available to students. Collaboration with PPP, MHIB, USLC, and other student groups. I am hoping to meet with these committees this week to flesh out this idea. I hope to make this a link that will be updated every week, at least twice a week. There’s a lot of great information out there, and it’s important that we make it easy and accessible to students. o Possible to use www.mindfulprinceton.com • Question: What are your thoughts?
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II. ICC: Conversation on Inclusion, Diversity, and the Eating Clubs • Hosting an initial conversation on the subject of diversity and the clubs on February 28th, 2016 2pm-5pm at Cap & Gown Club. This discussion is open to all, but please RSVP through this form. *Sent to whole school on Thursday, February 18th. • Description: The Princeton Interclub Council (ICC) is a body that prides itself on the strength found in collaboration and unity, being comprised of the undergraduate presidents of each of Princeton’s 11 eating clubs. The ICC meets weekly to discuss campus issues that impact club life and develop best practices for how to best cultivate a culture of respect, safety, and inclusion across all of Prospect Avenue. We also work with other organizations to advance our work inside the eating clubs as well as to engage the eating clubs in service to Princeton-at-large.
III. Meetings and Updates • CPUC Meeting on Monday. February 15th 4:30pm Friend 101 RECAP o Planning for Princeton’s Future, President Eisgruber presents Strategic Planning Framework § Includes accepting transfer students and expanding the student body. § Check out www.princeton.edu/strategicplan to see the plan and to share your feedback. o Wilson Legacy Review Committee
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§ 575 Comments as of Monday, February 15th § Brent Henry (committee chair) and Angela Groves were present from the committee. Solicited feedback from community members. § Open Forum and small discussions on Friday, February 19th. § Check out www.wilsonlegacy.princeton.edu to read bios and give feedback. § In related news: Whig-Clio debate: Renaming the Woodrow Wilson School on Wednesday, February 24th at 7:30pm in Whig Hall. • First ExCom Meeting on Tuesday, February 16th o It went great! • Met with Dave Leach, Director of Campus Recreation and the Resoltz founders o Resoltz is an app developed by a Princeton graduate and his co-founder. o The app is free for Princeton students (use Princeton net id). o They are collecting feedback on this app and will likely have a bigger reach after spring break. o It’s a really intuitive app and web platform with the end goal of helping students (and everyone) maintain a healthy lifestyle. Fitness and health habits can help with overall health and mental health (recent studies). o Question: Will students use it? What do you think of it? • WWS Open Forum held by the Board of Trustees on Friday, February 19th, 2016 2pm- 5pm o Who (on USG) went to this open forum? o Alumni, students, staff, and faculty were present. Many made comments of the low number of students who were present in this open forum. o Similar style to CPUC meeting.
IV. Sustainable Events Working Group Update • Andrew Ma, Class of 2019 Senator, is the student representative on this group, replacing Dallas Nan, U-Councilor. Meeting on Thursday, February 19th 2016. The Sustainable Events Working Group includes representatives from the major event- planning bodies on campus. • Plan to collectively endorse a set of principles/guidelines for campus events next month • Tentative principles for events: o (1) principled reuse of all waste streams o (2) consistent practicing and messaging, o (3) less is more, (4) educating the community. • Tentative guidelines for events: o (1) purchase sustainable food and materials o (2) reduce waste and encourage recycling o (3) reduce energy/water usage, (4) encourage sustainable transportation. • Director of OOS also wants USG to endorse these principles/guidelines and enact them at our own events.
V. Looking Ahead • Weekly Emails
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o Tuesday § Transportation Pilot Information • Michael Cox (CCA). Ella Cheng (2015-2016 USG President), Members of the Class of 2016 Gov, and I have been working on this. o Question: Do you think we should publicize or co-sponsor the debate on renaming the WWS School? • Meeting with UMatter staff about their future initiatives • Meeting with Jed Marsh, Daisy Lovelace, and Chris Burkmar to discuss last semester’s Diversity and Equity Project- the COMBO Report • State of the School o This would be after Spring Break. I would like it to be an open forum for students from all parts of campus to provide updates and next steps of what their groups are working on and for them to share with the whole school. o Will be talking to communications about this over the next week.
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Student Groups Recognition Committee Appointments
Committee Chair: Paul Yang, Julie Chong
Application and Selection Process: • We wanted to keep our committee small, but for the sake of continuity wanted a freshman as we currently have representation from the junior and sophomore class
Total Applications Received: We received 4 applications and selected one
Nominations:
Returning Members (if any)
Paul Yang (2017, WWS) • IRC, Pace, Cooking Club • Incumbent chair
Julie Chong (2017, CEE) • Seniors and Youth, KASA • Incumbent chair
Emily Chen (2018) • WPRB, AASA, AdThis: • Was active member last semester (did not miss a meeting) and extends our understanding of groups to different areas
New Members:
Aaron Sobel (2019) • Mock Trial, Model UN: • Good with people, good speaker and friendly
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Projects Board Update
Project Leader: Naman Jain Project Team Members: Nick Fernandez, Alex Vogelsang, Austin Pruitt ______
• Approval of new members § Sheet Attached • Funding proposals 1. Princeton Campus Farmer’s Market
Event Time: 11am - 3pm
Event Location: Firestone Plaza
Expected Attendees: 100-200 attendees each week (for a total of ~1000 participants total)
Event Description: The Princeton University Spring Farmers' Market will be held from 11:00am to 3:00pm over five consecutive Wednesdays on April 13th, 20th, 27th, May 4th and 11th and will be held outdoors at the Firestone Library Plaza. The goal of the market is to support local businesses in the community by bringing them to campus and giving them another outlet to sell products, as well as to bring healthy food and awareness of these businesses to the Princeton community. It is also a great way to gathers everyone from all areas of Princeton, from undergraduate and graduate students and their families, to faculty and staff, as well as those from the greater community.
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2. Service in Style
Event Time: 8:30pm-10pm; 10:30pm-12am; Event Location: Schultz Dining Room Expected Attendees: 500 attendees between 2 shows. Primarily undergraduate students, in addition to graduate students, community members, representatives from the Eden Institute (see explanation below), parents, and faculty members. Event Description: Fashion Speaks is an annual fashion show benefitting the Eden Institute and Eden Autism Services that is entirely student produced and attended by over 500 students, faculty, and community members each year. The show includes 40 student models, performances by student dance and a capella groups. Our goal is to bring together the Princeton community and the students, teachers, and administrators at Eden to raise awareness for autism and create a collaborative, fun event. Last year two adult students from the Eden Institute walked in the first show, and the institute's director of outreach gave a short speech.
Projects Board Contribution $3,115 (The rest of the budget is primarily funded by Alcohol Initiative and outside donations)
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Projects Board Appointments
Committee Chair: Naman Jain and Nicholas Fernandez
Application and Selection Process: We looked for: • A high level interest and understanding of the role of student group events and Projects Board’s goals • A demonstrated ability and passion to take initiative to better serve the campus community • An overall diversity in backgrounds as well as in extracurricular and academic interests
Total Applications Received: 8
Nominations:
Returning Members: Austin Pruitt ’17, Katie Awh ’17 (Studying Abroad) and Alex Vogelsang ‘18
Eric Wang (’18 WWS) • US-China Coalition, Debate, Manna-Christian Fellowship • Demonstrated incredible understanding of the diverse roles that student groups and events have on campus and had thoughtful insight on how Projects Board can aid those goals
Mathini Vaikunthan (’19 CBE) • Engineers Without Borders, Pace SVC • Impressed us with ability to take initiative and ideas for improving large scale events on campus and Projects Board approach to them
Jean Lee (’19 WWS) • Sinfonia Violinist • Demonstrated great attention to detail with regard to analyzing and evaluating student group events
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Communications Update
Project Leader: Katie Cion Project Team Members: Vivian Mo, Winny Myat, David Lopera, Wendy Zhao, Lucas Ramos ______
Communications Priorities/Initiatives:
• Facebook Page is up and running o Will be posting weekly member profiles and tagging members as well as updates from all-school emails. Also looking for any opportunity to post photos, video, etc. so don’t hesitate to contact us if your committee/project is having a meeting, hosting an event, etc. that could be featured.
• Welcome Video done and ready to be circulated—make sure to share with your friends/followers!
• Will be working with Academics Committee to publicize March 1 survey
• Currently brainstorming for implementation of an online feedback mechanism o Considering best options so that students can constantly let us know how we’re doing § Trade-offs of anonymity, public vs private comments, etc.
• Will be diving into office revamp/clean-up soon o Any ideas/inspiration always appreciated
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Mental Health Initiative Board Appointments
Committee Chair: Sarah Sakha & Nathan Yoo
Application and Selection Process: It was admittedly a really difficult process having to choose people to accept; we ultimately narrowed down our selection criteria to 1. Originality/impact of proposed project (programming and/or policy) 2. Passion and dedication 3. Time commitment. We also kept in mind the ages of those we wanted to accept, thinking long-term with regards to the continuity of the board.
Total Applications Received: 20 applications received, 8 applicants were offered positions, all 8 accepted
Nominations:
Returning Members • Matt Blazejewski ’17 – Matt is involved in a host of activities on campus, most notably Theatre Intime, with which he helped plan Me Too Monologues (a wonderful, poignant event). He he hopes to work more on policy in collaboration with university administrators. He is also a genuine, compassionate person – an asset to MHI. • Jordan Ingersoll ’18 – Jordan was involved in helping plan social media initiatives last semester for Mental Health Week, and she hopes to work on policy more this semester as well as social media. Her continued interest and commitment, as well as great work ethic, are key to MHI. • Morgan Brewton-Johnson ’18 – Morgan single-handedly launched our Instagram, dedicated to updating it frequently with posts about mental, spiritual, and physical health. Her leadership in increasing our social media presence, as well as outreach to athletes, will be crucial this upcoming semester. • Megan Chung ’19 – Megan launched our Twitter and Facebook and has brought a newfound enthusiasm to MHI. She has provided valuable freshman perspective, as well as ideas for programming we had never conceived of before. • Marina Latif ’19 – Marina was instrumental in Mental Health Week by taking the lead on successfully executing the webinar with Dr. Calvin Chin, organizing a Q&A session with him and sending out a form to the student body to receive questions about CPS. Even dealing with some personal issues, the webinar was a success, and we look forward to her vision for the board this semester. • Joe Redmond ’18 – Joe aided Ji-Sung and MHI immensely in design for social media and Mental Health Week, with awesome posters, cover photos, and filters for profile pictures on Facebook. We hope to use his creative genius and skills for social media campaigns this semester. • Ji-Sung Kim ’18 – Ji-Sung has been with MHI since the beginning of freshman year, and his dedication to design has never failed us. With Joe, we’re sure they’ll bring a new face (literally) to MHI this year, as we hope to conduct greater outreach.
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• Nathan Yoo ’17 – Although this was his first semester on the board, Nathan accomplished so much, with great leadership, initiative, dedication, work ethic, and passion, all qualities which will carry into his role as co-chair this semester. He helped translate our desire for greater honesty and transparency in conversation on mental health into actual programming; his vision will help MHI connect with more students this year. • Sarah Sakha ’18 – This is my fourth semester on MHI, and I can’t wait to work with this board, especially with policy initiatives with regards to CPS and withdrawal policy.
New Members: • Shana Salomon ’18 – Shana has proposed looking into a nightline where students can anonymously call or text trained students on campus if they’re looking to talk to someone, as many other colleges have done and successfully implemented. Her vision and determination will help advance policy and programming forward, specifically regarding this idea. o Project Civics Teacher, Chabad Board, CJL o Psychology/neuroscience • Christin Park ’18 – Her perspective as someone interested in biology is unique to MHI, as is her idea of incorporating visual arts/artists into conversation around mental health. And as someone who has personally seen people struggle with mental health issues, we believe her capacity for empathy will be key. o Premed Society/Women in Medicine, AASA, Triple 8, volunteer work o Psychology/neuroscience • Tobi Jegede ’18 – Tobi’s passion was evident as soon as she signed up to attend the Inter-Ivy Mental Health Conference. Her experience with PPP will help with programming, and she has brought great ideas regarding giving more attention to the mental health of minorities on campus. o Princeton Perspective Project, Acapella, Hidden Minority Council o Woodrow Wilson School • Nazik Elmekki ’18 – She proposed having a panel/event where professionals from various backgrounds come to talk about/inform students about mental health, approaching mental health at Princeton from an entirely different, but necessary angle. MHI hopes to provide greater educational resources to students, and she’ll be a great asset in achieving this goal. o Innovation, Community House Volunteer o MOL/EEB • Julie Newman ’18 – Like Christin, Julie brings a unique medical perspective/interest to MHI. She also proposed a greater mentality or culture of helping each other, emphasizing the idea that no one is alone in struggling with mental health issues, whatever they may entail; she’s really passionate about achieving this through both policy and programming. o Habitat for Humanity, PFA, Aquinas o Neuroscience/COS • Layla Varkey ’19 – Her experience working with people in a society that deems mental health a taboo topic/issue (India) is really interesting and singular and translates into a
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more personal element of mental health for her. In addition, she wants to do more research on readmission polices after taking a leave of absence, which is integral to effecting policy change. o PSAT, Chapel Choir, SHARE, Women’s Center o Woodrow Wilson School • Nadeem Demian ’19 – He expressed a strong interest in reducing the stigma around mental health in day-to-day conversation, which will help with more effective, more regular MHI programming this year. As a club athlete who devotes significant time to sports, his perspective will also be useful in greater outreach. o Club Ultimate Frisbee, Committee on Palestine o Neuroscience • Alison Herman ’19 – Having taken a leave of absence herself due to mental health- related reasons, she also brings really valuable, unique perspective to the board – as well as a vested interested in improving withdrawal policies based on personal experience and bringing greater awareness to the student body about students who took time off (and no one was aware that they did). She also hopes to serve as liaisons with various student groups, aiding collaboration. o Art Museum Student Advisory Board, PFA, Lab Assistant, Sociology RA o Neuroscience
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CCA Appointments
Committee Chair: Michael Cox
Application and Selection Process: • Pretty standard interview process.
Total Applications Received: 8 applications, 3 interviewed
Nominations:
Returning Members (if any)
Anne Haque (2017, Econ) Cadee Qiu (2018) Ruby Guo (2019) Atakan Baltaci (2019) Ishan Sinha (2019) Audrey Ou (2019) Christine Jeong (2019) Samuel Lapkin (2019)
New Members:
Charlie Brahaney (2019, History) • Other Activities: Club Squash • From Princeton. He has great connections with town and business owners in it. Really knows what there is to do around here.
Matthew Ramirez (2019, EEB) • Other Activities: Botany Club • Matthew has a lot of great ideas to get Princeton to be a Nationally Certified Arboretum. I think he could really benefit from having the committee behind him on these ideas. We could really build connections with specific town groups as well.
Annie Hadley (2018, Woody Woo) • Other Activities: Orange Key • Want to diversify class breakdown of membership. Annie had a great application and I think she will contribute a lot to the committee.
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Social Committee Appointments
Committee Chair: Rachel Park
Application and Selection Process: • We were interested in selecting people who had relevant experience (i.e have served on the committee before, experience event planning) and interesting perspectives on the specific subcommittee he or she was applying to. I appointed Aileen Huang as VP to help out with applications, as she has worked on the committee before and knows the existing members.
Total Applications Received: 41 applications, 6 interviewed
Nominations:
Returning Members (if any) 14 Returning Members
Simon Wu (2017, Art & Archaeology) • Previous social chair
Aileen Huang (2017, Chemistry) • Other Activities: • Worked as VP for the last year, knows the members and ins and outs of how the committee runs
James Chen (2019, Prospective Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) • Other Activities: Engineers Without Borders - Peru, Princeton Pianists Ensemble, Princeton University Energy Association, Asian American Students Association • Capable of planning and organizing big events. Planned last Dean’s date almost entirely by himself.
Evan Bell (2018, Undecided) • Other Activities: Project Civics, Whig-Clio Speakers Council, PMC • Has experience with planning lawnparties – necessary for such a big and widely attended event.
Camille Price (2019, Undecided) • Other Activities: Squash Team • Capable of planning and organizing events. Self sufficient.
Joe Grabowski (2018, Prospective Political Science Major)
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• Other Activities: Men’s Ice Hockey • Previous member, understands how to book speakers & organize events
Tyler Bozeman (2019, Woodrow Wilson School) • Other Activities: StripeMag contributor, OBME)
Lyon Aung (2018, Economics) • Other activities: AASA, Bodyhype • Has experience on the committee, capable of organizing events and meeting specific deadlines.
Aaron Jung (2019, COS) • Other activities: Bodyhype, PFA • Committed returning Member
Amber Park (2019, Undecided) • Other activities: Women’s Varsity Tennis • Interested in music, planned most of the USG concert series last fall.
Jiayang Li (2019, Undecided) • Other activities: • Committed returning member
Adelle Demitri (2019, Prospective Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering) • Other activities: Business Today, E-Club, Engineers without Borders, Princeton Faith and Action
Selena Kitchens (2017, Classics) • Other activities: Writing Center Fellow, Managing Editor of the Undergraduate Law Review • Previous experience in the Arts Collective Committee
Yasmeen Almog (2017, COS) • Other Activities: UCC treasurer, swimming & diving team • Has served on the committee since fall freshman year.
New Members:
Liam Glass (2019, Prospective candidate for Woodrow Wilson School) • Other Activities: Princeton Debate Panel • Genuine interest in music, family works in the music industry, has done some event planning and organizing
Kasia (Kataryzna Kalinowska) (2019, Prospective History Major)
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• Other Activities: Princeton Hidden Minority Council, theatre (the Lewis Center, PUP, Theatre Intime) • Interested in visual arts, especially theater. Really wants to organize more events for the Princeton Arts Collective/ is very active in the arts community here.
Lucas Ramos (2019, Undecided) • Other Activities: USG Media Chair, DREAM Team, International Relations Council, Ballet Folklorico • Can do some graphics and will work on updating the Social Committee’s website.
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Lawnparties Fund Request
Project Leader: Rachel Park, Social Chair ______
USG Internal Request for Funding
Sponsor: The Social Committee Date of Event: May 1, 2016 Event Name: Spring Lawnparties Proposal: $70,000.00 for main act and operational costs + food.
Overview
Lawnparties has traditionally been an event to celebrate the beginning of classes in the Fall. It is set to take place on Sunday, May 1, 2016 of this year. On behalf of the Social Committee I am requesting $52,000.00 for the main act and operational costs.
The previous bid was not successful, and that is why we are requesting a different amount, for a different artist. The Operation Costs + Foods are the same as from before.
The Breakdown
Item Amount
Main Act, Headliner $70,000.00
Operational Costs + Foods $12,000.00
TOTAL: $52,000.00
The Main Act
This act is an up and coming band and already has a considerable following. We believe that this act will provide a nice foil, musically and artistically, to the Spring Lawnparties Act. Because of how much we were willing to spend on the headliner, we are looking to student DJs or a student band to open. The headliner will also be bringing an opener.
Operational Costs + Foods
In addition to paying for talent, there is a budget of about 35K that goes towards operational costs to run Lawnparties. These include stage rental, security, sound systems, insurance, etc. Roughly 25K of these additional funds will come from Alcohol Initiative and ticket sale revenues. However, because the headline talent is more than we are used to, we require an additional 10K from USG solely in order to keep Lawnparties running. This additional 10K will come from
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USG General funds, already allocated in the budget. The other 2K goes towards food, the rest of the food budget usually comes from AI and Student Events Committee.
Budget
After consulting with Hunter, we are confident that we can afford this amount, because it falls right in our LP budget. Though we might have some money left over from this past Fall LP, we would like to save that for this spring Dean’s Date or even the Fall 2016 LP. We will most likely also be having a Battle of the Bands this coming Spring.
Conclusion
Social Committee and I are confident that this act will respond to student requests from the survey released recently. After discussing with Aleks, LP committee, Dianne, and Dean Dunne, we are confident that this act will be a great choice for us.
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Treasury Committee Appointments
Committee Chair: Hunter Dong
Application and Selection Process: • There was a surprising amount of interest in the Treasury Committee, so I first narrowed it down to people who put Treasury as their first choice • I really looked for people who had a good mix of realism and ambition, many people did not seem to understand the many limitations placed on my role, but a few had very good ideas that were doable within our power • I looked for signs of integrity, organization, and willingness to work above all
Total Applications Received: 15 applications, 8 interviewed, 3 accepted
Nominations:
New Members:
Hanseul Nam (2019, Prospective Econ) • Other Activities: Tiger Capital Management, Tiger Mag Business, The Tab • Surprisingly good reason for why Fetty Wap would be the ideal LP act • Interest in optimizing our cash flows and understand university funding • Experience with managing social funds in high school, done past research on fundraising inefficiency
Diego Negrón-Reichard (2018, Prospective Woody Woo) • Other Activities: Princeton Model UN, Latin American Student Organization • Tired of convoluted fundraising and systems to handle money on campus • Experience with on campus funding procedures
Daniel Girshik (2019, Prospective ORFE) • Other Activities: Mas Flow • Worked on board of DECA club in high school and managed funds • Experienced with campus funding procedures as social chair of Mas Flow
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Council of Princeton University Community (CPUC) Meeting Debrief
Project Leader: Naimah Hakim ’16, Jacob Cannon ’17, Brandon McGhee ’18 Project Team Members: U-Council Date: CPUC Meeting, 02/15/2016 ______
CPUC Agenda: • Introduction – President Eisgruber • Question & Answer Period – There was no Question and Answer period during this meeting in order to allot more time to the conversation regarding the legacy of Woodrow Wilson with the Trustees on the Wilson Legacy Review Committee. • Strategic Planning Updates – President Eisgruber o The framework document has been issued and was approved by the Board of Trustees on January 30, 2016. Ongoing planning work continues to take place; it was designed to be flexible and revisable. http://www.princeton.edu/strategicplan/framework o Major Themes: § Reaffirming Princeton’s core values and commitments as a liberal arts research university § Recognizing Princeton’s responsibility for leadership in a world where superb education and research are urgently needed and all too rare § Responding to technology’s impact on society, education, and research o Reaffirming Princeton’s core values § Sustain a world class faculty in every field § Enhance diversity and inclusivity at all levels and in all fields § Ensure the vibrancy of residential life § Reaffirm Princeton’s signature commitment to affordability in undergraduate education § Provide stipends that will attract and support the best graduate students § Adjust the size of the graduate student body strategically and selectively. o Exercise leadership in education and research § Begin planning to expand the undergraduate class by 125 students per year § Increase socioeconomic diversity and add a small transfer admissions program § Renew and enhance Princeton’s commitment to service § Exercise visible leadership in the arts and humanities § Increase scholarly strength in the study of key regions and cultures § Build an interdisciplinary program and new facilities in environmental studies. o Respond to technology’s impact
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§ Invest, including in new facilities, to support SEAS (School of Engineering and Applied Science) § Expand faculty in computer science, statistics, and machine learning § Develop and extend Princeton’s distinctive approach to entrepreneurship § Support students and scholars in the use of digital techniques § Continue to explore how online pedagogy can enhance teaching § Cultivate Princeton’s innovation ecosystem (29.36) o What’s Next? § Framework articulates general priorities, not specific actions § Task Forces continue to meet § Comments welcome! § Responses from administration will follow
• Wilson Legacy Review Committee Updates § This was the first town hall meeting for the Committee. § They did not present information, but instead offered a platform where people could share their ideas and suggestions that they have regarding the legacy of Woodrow Wilson. o https://wilsonlegacy.princeton.edu/ § They have received 601 comments (as of Feb. 19; an active count is on the page) and have held discussions with small groups of both students and alumni. § Five questions are being asked on their website: • What are your views about Wilson's record and his impact on Princeton as a faculty member and as President of the University? • What are your views about Wilson's record and impact as President of the United States? • What are your views about Wilson’s legacy at Princeton today and about how Wilson is and should be commemorated and recognized? • How do you believe Princeton should think about and periodically reexamine its broader historical legacy and the representation of that legacy on campus? • Please share any other views about Wilson and his legacy that you would believe would be helpful to the committee. o Key Points and Questions from Question and Answer Session with the Committee § They have not yet started the process of evaluating the comments; still waiting for more input. § The purpose of the comments is to see what people think about the issue, but it is not their responsibility to reflect the popular opinion. The Trustees have
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the responsibility to make the best decision for the University. To do so, they are gathering information from all of the university’s constituencies—students, alumni, faculty, etc. § There has to be a balance between creating an environment where everyone feels important, but also acknowledging tradition and recognize how certain people have contributed to the university. § This decision is not binary; there will be commentary and recommendations made to learn more about Wilson and his legacy. § The importance of honor things that are accomplished by people, but also highlighting their flaws. § Some people thought that a public forum is not the best place for this type of conversation; people may be afraid to talk about these controversial and emotional topics publicly. § It was suggested that the board handles the decision on the Woodrow Wilson School and Wilson College separately. First-year students and sophomores are forced to live in this building, whereas people elect to concentrate. § How does this decision impact the way we look at these types of issues in the future? Will this set precedent? Should these cases be examined on a case by case basis? § Some people believe that the Trustees should have a vetting process when accepting donations for buildings. Others suggested switching the names of buildings to letters of the alphabet to avoid controversy. § There is a need to examine what is absent on the campus in regards to the naming of buildings. Are there people from diverse backgrounds that the University has failed to recognize? § There was a suggestion to remove the Wilson name, but not rename the building in order to forever remember the history. § Are there ways to recognize history and people without putting their names on a building?
Undergraduate Student Government 204 Frist Campus Center Princeton, NJ 08544 http://usg.princeton.edu "To Lead Is To Serve." - Elie Wiesel
Sustainable Events Working Group Update
Project Leader: Andrew Ma Date: February 19th, 2016 ______
Meeting on 2/19 of Sustainable Events Working Group (includes representatives from the major event-planning bodies on campus): • Plan to collectively endorse a set of principles/guidelines for campus events next month. • Tentative principles for events: (1) principled reuse of all waste streams, (2) consistent practicing and messaging, (3) less is more, (4) educating the community. • Tentative guidelines for events: (1) purchase sustainable food and materials, (2) reduce waste and encourage recycling, (3) reduce energy/water usage, (4) encourage sustainable transportation. • Director of OOS also wants USG to endorse these principles/guidelines and enact them at our own events.
Undergraduate Student Government 204 Frist Campus Center Princeton, NJ 08544 http://usg.princeton.edu "To Lead Is To Serve." - Elie Wiesel
Committee Updates
Project Leaders: Michael Cox, Shannon Osaka, Rachel Park, Jenny Zhang ______
Academics: Calendar reform survey comes out next Monday, March 1. • Outreach over the next week – this is a huge effort. We want at least 2,500 respondents on the undergrad side. • Similar surveys will be sent to GS and faculty • Three main questions will be surveyed: o Do you want finals before winter break and an earlier start? o If so, do you want a 1 or 2-week intersession? o Do you want a 13-week teaching period with a 2-week reading/finals period? (current is 12-week teaching period and 3-week reading/finals period • Have briefed the following committees on the survey: o Committee on Course of Study o Committee on Classrooms and Schedule • To get involved in the outreach effort, come to Academics Committee meeting tonight at 7:30 pm in USG Office.
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