Executive Committee – Minutes
December 14th, 2011

Present: Annie Dell’Aria (ADe), Anne Donlon (ADo), Eero Laine (EL), Christina Nadler (CN), Jared Simard (JS)

JS calls meeting to order at 6:44pm

I. Approval of Agenda
JS adds item IV.a Votenet and IV.b Appointment of Student Technology Fee Interim Committee Member
ADe motions to approve, EL seconds. Passes unanimously.

II. Approval of Minutes of March 11, 2011
EL motions to approve, ADe second. Passes unanimously.

III. Executive Committee Reports
a) Co-Chair for Student Affairs (Eero Laine)
EL report is the same as the plenary report from 12/9/11
b) Co-Chair for Communications (Jared Simard)
JS discussed his work with the FAC coordinator
c) Co-Chair for Business (Annie Dell’Aria)
ADe is planning budget report for January. She would also like us to move up the vote of the Critical Palestine Studies to earlier during the next plenary
d) USS Delegate (Christina Nadler)
CN says will possibly nominate herself for USS ethics committee and next USS meeting. She will also attend a USS budge meeting with ADo on 12/16/11.
e) UFS Liaison (Anne Donlon)
ADo reported on the recent UFS meeting. She shared information about the now former University Security Committee, and the potential for it to be restarted due to the new proposed computer use policy and the privacy issues surrounding the changes. She also shared that IT policies aren’t vetted and that there is a starting discussion of wanting to change this. She also heard from the Chancellor, when he spoke at the UFS meeting, that a new PhD program in Asian Studies is possible.

IV. New Business
a) Votenet
EL explained that in the past the CCC has handled the personal communication with nominees and representatives, the CCSA has set up the ballot, and CCB supports. He would like to bring in the other members of the EC to become involved in this process. The EC will participate in a votenet workshop in January.

b) Appointment of Student Technology Fee Interim Committee Member
CN motioned to appoint Reethee Antony as the Interim Committee Member after she expressed interest at Plenary and because of what she can contribute as a member of the library committee. ADe seconded the motion. The motion passes unanimously.

V. Announcements
ADe announces the holiday party tomorrow from 3-4pm. The EC didn’t receive formal invitation this year, but we all decide to attend.

VI. Adjournment
EL motions. ADe seconds. Motion passes unanimously.
Meeting is adjourned at 7:21pm

Minutes submitted by Christina Nadler