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Minutes
April 21, 2000
Present: IHC, Emma Kang, Amy Barr, Melinda Turner, Eric Tuttle.
Meeting called to order at 12:11 pm in Ricketts.
The IHC is receiving feedback from current members of Student-Faculty
committees.
Amy is a seasoned veteran of Freshman Admissions. Responsibilities include
reading and evaluating applications, ranking them and writing opinions. The
committee meets at the end of first term for early action applicants and the
end of second term for regular applicants. They meet in small committees
of 3 or 4, usually one staff member, one student, and one faculty member, to
make recommendations. She recommends that we find people who are okay with
standing up to faculty. She also recommends continuity. She estimates that
serving on the committee is equivalent to a 3-6 unit class. During finals
week, there are longer meetings, but one can decide whether to participate.
Melinda is serving on Educational Outreach, but she hasn't been asked to do
anything. The committee is supposed to work on the YESS program.
Puneet is a member of UASH. Qualities he recommends for future members
include the ability to communicate well with professors and be assertive.
He recommends that members be objective, even if they feel strongly; keep in
mind the students' long-term interests, and turning someone away is not
always bad. Again, he stresses that it is important to maintain
objectivity.
Heather asks how meetings are conducted.
Puneet says that UASH meets at 9 am on the first day of the term. The
registrar provides a list of petitioning students. They spend 20-30 minute
on each case, and it usually takes a whole day and sometimes a second day.
There is also a meeting after drop day to deal with late adds and petitions.
He adds that it is not a prerequisite to be doing well in school, but
staying afloat is good, especially since it can affect one's objectivity.
Emma is ARC chair, and she is here because Eric suggested in the previous
ASCIT meeting that the ARC, since it is supposed to be the centrallized
committee that deals with academics and research, should have a role in
interviewing for academically-related Student-Faculty committees. He thinks
this will publicize and help sell the ARC.
Some members of the IHC object to relinquishing their committee-appointing
power. At issue is whether the current ARC should suddenly take over the
appointment of some committees when selection of ARC reps occurred before
their duties/powers were known. Emma will attend the interviews and report
to the ARC.
Stephen Wexler (Food Committee Chair) drops by and asks the house presidents
to look into the drop off in food rep attendance.
Housing issues: secretaries that handed out cards will redo the card picks
until after May 10. Chris says that due to the error on the card, everyone
who turns in a card should get guaranteed housing. Dan asks whether it is
okay to select UCCs; no one objects.
Amy wants to add Tuomas to the Ruddock Ath list and drop him from the
Fleming Ath list; no one objects.
Todd wants to make the 250 year old tapestry in the Blacker dining hall
non-RF'able/unprankable. No one objects, so this will be entered in next
year's little t.
Student-Faculty Committee sign-ups go up next Friday. Presidents should
make a list of frosh camp UCCs.
Meeting adjourns at 12:50 pm.
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