AHEC Meeting
September 20, 2012
19:30 Crafts Lounge
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- Outside sponsorship for events
- SP has multiple events sponsored by outside companies such as Zipcar and Costco
- Ludwig is going to look into this for future brunches
- Waffle iron for brunch
- Ludwig is interested in getting waffle irons for Brunch
- Floor officer updates
- 1st floor officer - Edbert
- Upcoming events - Next Aiming for a floor event every month
- Japaneese dessert from porter square
- Movie outing
- Bluegrass music performance at a cafe
- 5th floor officer - Abishek
- Upcoming events - likes the classics because people always come
- Two movie outings
- Ice cream trip
- Brewry trip
- Pizza competition
- Presidential debate viewing
- October 3rd - Wednesday
- Ann is willing to give a presentation about how the US elections work
- October 11th - Thursday
- Also a coffee hour night
- They may want to open 15 minutes early or so
- October 16th - Tuesday
- Our residential scholars want to do an event along with this debate
- It would be a panel about politics in different countries
- Brandon suggested something like pizza for the event
- October 22nd - Monday
- Katie is going to Costco tomorrow, and she is going to look for American flag cakes
- HCA meeting updates
- Andrea wrote a letter to the faculty newsletter explaining why it is important to control the rates of increase for graduate dorm rent
- The previous agreement was 3.5% since 2005 and it just expired
- HCA is forming an on-campus rent sub-committee to collect and interpret data on rent
- Ashdown game night
- Andy has organized a game night for next Tuesday at 8pm in the Hulsizer Room
- Publicity:
- There are posters around Ashdown for the event
- Andy sent an e-mail to ashdown@mit.edu and he will send 2 more reminders
- Plan:
- We will get games from the front desk, and welcome people to bring their own games
- In case a lot of people show up, we will make sure to have lots of decks of cards and poker chips for large games of Texas hold-em
- Andy will buy some fruit juice from Shaw's
- We will also put out cans of soda left over from the dance party
- There will not be food there in hopes to not take away from coffee hour
- Future Direction:
- Andy would like to see this turn into a regular event
- Inviting officers to AHEC meetings
- We thought it was helpful, we will continue inviting officers after the dinner
- Officer recruitment and officer dinner
- It is next Thursday before coffee hour
- The Hulsizer room has been booked
- Andy is going to talk about the kitchen and publicity
- Andy also wanted to get people
- Bike room cleanout
- Ashdown R.A.D. program
- Katie suggested the 9th, 10th, and 11th of November for a R.A.D. event
- Front desk fine system update
- Eva talked to Denise, and she wants Eva to talk to Kristen since she is the front desk captain
- Kristen will have feedback about if she thinks it can work