may house meeting sidney graduate community tuesday, may 1 st 2007 pacific

May House Meeting

SidneyGraduate Community

Tuesday, May 1st 2007

Pacific

AgendaAgenda

• Service Awards

• The New House Council– Role of the House Council– Introductions– Housing

• Trustee Nominations

• Brunch Logistics

• Upcoming Events

• Service Awards

• The New House Council– Role of the House Council– Introductions– Housing

• Trustee Nominations

• Brunch Logistics

• Upcoming Events

Service AwardsService Awards

• Rosaria Chiang

• Nan Gu

• Wen Liu

• Tara Sainath

• Lynne Salameh

• Rosaria Chiang

• Nan Gu

• Wen Liu

• Tara Sainath

• Lynne Salameh

Thank You (outgoing) SPEC!Thank You (outgoing) SPEC!

• Robert Wang

• Ben Mares

• Matt Eddy

• Alex Lewis

• Jane Kim

• Robert Wang

• Ben Mares

• Matt Eddy

• Alex Lewis

• Jane Kim

Rosaria ChiangChair of the Halls

Wendy IskenderianVP of Information

Michelle SanderVP of Resources

Nan GuPresident

Swati MohanVP of Residential Life

House Council 2007-2008

Office of the PresidentOffice of the President• Connects Sidney Pacific to other

organizations– Academia– Community– Industry– Alumni– MIT/GSC– KAΘ– Other Dormitories

• Connects Sidney Pacific to other organizations– Academia– Community– Industry– Alumni– MIT/GSC– KAΘ– Other Dormitories

• What this really means– CoSI Lectures– Housefellow Events– Outreach Opportunities– Alumni Dinners– Advocacy– Collaborations

• What this really means– CoSI Lectures– Housefellow Events– Outreach Opportunities– Alumni Dinners– Advocacy– Collaborations

Ardavan Farjadpour

Scholarly Interactions

Natalija Jovanovic

GSC Representative

Yuri Loktionov

Housefellows Liaison

Anusha Kothandaraman

Outreach

Mihir Mehta

External Relations/Alumni

Shirin Pillay

Theta Representative



Nan GuPresident



• 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

• 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

Office of InformationOffice of Information

Wen Liu

Web Chair

Kai Iamsumang

Web Co-chair

Biliana Kaneva

Web Co-chair

Matthew Walker

Newsletter Chair

James Lee

Publicity Chair

Jonathan Ragan-Kelley

Publicity Co-chair

Karthik Balakrishnan

SPTV Co-chair

Mark Baldesarra

SPTV Chair

Jeewoo Lim

Photofile Chair



Nan GuPresident



• 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

• 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

Office of Residential LifeOffice of Residential Life

Ben Renkoski

Social Chair

Eric Lam

Social Co-chair

Lynne Waldman

Orientation Chair

Johnathan Lindsey

Orientation Co-chair

Dan Weller

Coffee Hour Chair

Christiana Athanasiou

Coffee Hour Co-chair

Kerwin Johnson

Brunch Chair

ZP Zhang

Brunch Co-chair

Tara Sainath

Athletics Chair

Hila Hashemi

Cultural Chair

Jessica Edmonds

Outing ChairRosaria ChiangChair of the Halls

Nan GuPresident




• 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

• 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

Office of ResourcesOffice of Resources

Matt Abel

A/V Chair

Robin Stewart

A/V Co-chair

JunJay Tan

Aquarium Co-chair

Romain Levy

Aquarium Chair

Chia-hung Wu

Controller

Nestor Quispez-Asin

Arts Chair

Vivienne Sze

Inventory Chair

Tim Chen

Music Chair

Adrienne Li

Plants Chair

Daniel Myers

Bikes Chair

Chris Mandy

IT Chair

Nan GuPresident





• 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

• 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

Hall CouncilHall Council

Hoda EydgahiFloor 9

Austin MinnichFloor 1

David UnimanFloor 7

Monica Martinez-Bravo

Floor 6

Jack Chu2-North

Vacant2-South

Galen Li3-North

Alex McCauley4-North

Chris Dodd3-South

Carol Hua4-South

Daniel Klein5-North

Chris Chuang5-South

Emily ShenFloor 8



Nan GuPresident



What it means to be an SP officerWhat 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

• 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 SupportOther Sources of SupportHousemasters:

Roger and Dottie Mark

Associate (and baby) Housemasters:

Roland Tang and Annette Kim

(and Joshua)

House Manager:

Jack Ahern

HousingHousing• The answers you’ve been looking for…• Who is eligible?

– SP residents with renewable housing contracts– Including incoming house officers and 2nd 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

• The answers you’ve been looking for…• Who is eligible?

– SP residents with renewable housing contracts– Including incoming house officers and 2nd 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 NominationsTrustee Nominations

• Jane Kim

• Alex Lewis

• Jane Kim

• Alex Lewis

Transition BrunchTransition Brunch

• May 5th at the Marriott

• 9:30AM: Meet in the Lobby

• 10:00AM: Arrive at the Marriott

• 10:30AM: Eat while talking with your predecessor/successor

• 12:00PM: Brunch Ends

• May 5th at the Marriott

• 9:30AM: Meet in the Lobby

• 10:00AM: Arrive at the Marriott

• 10:30AM: Eat while talking with your predecessor/successor

• 12:00PM: Brunch Ends

Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events

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

& Movie, Brunch• July: Pool Party, Brunch, Movie

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

& Movie, Brunch• July: Pool Party, Brunch, Movie

GSC Acoustic BBQGSC Acoustic BBQ

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

Open FloorOpen Floor

• Questions?

• Comments?

• Questions?

• Comments?

Office MeetingsOffice 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

• 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

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