SA Community Life Committee

SA Committee on Residence and Community Life Meeting
Goldwin Smith 162
October 6, 2009

• Reviewed/Revised RHD Resolution
• Suggestions for/Comments on RHD Resolution
  • Make it known that program houses are distinct
    • Create committee made of people who live or have lived in program houses
    • Traditional residential halls tend not to have strong ties with RHD
  • Make distinction between selecting RHD for program houses and traditional residential halls
    • RHD transfers are case-by-case situations (programs vs. traditional)
  • Change “dormitories” to “residential halls” to stay consistent
  • Position may be too much for one student
    • Try having subcommittees made up of a student from each building
    • The representative would report to this subcommittee as the executive representative
    • They would discuss interviewing/selection process
  • Issue with large involvement of students
    • with confidential information involved in interviewing/selection process
    • Burke is hesitant about extensive student involvement due to confidential information
  • Remove “The final candidate must be approved by the Director of Residential Programs.”
    • Too much power given to Director of Residential Life may lead to him disregarding student voice
    • He should not have any say; the representative is meant to solely represent the student body
  • Find ways to increase student voice outside of the board since the representative may be overpowered by board of administrators
  • Better to have someone currently living on campus
    • This would be overlooked if ideal student lived off-campus
  • Representative should live somewhere on the east coast not too far from university
    • Transfer process during the summer will be essential for him/her to be present
  • Inform community on when decision-making for the transferring process among halls, where continued occupancy is common, is taking place
    • Release of information on a certain date
    • Create joint committee, that represents community, to meet with Burke when decisions are being made for transferring of RHD’s of continued occupancy halls
  • Deadline will not be respected since it makes no difference to administrators whether or not they meet it
  • Add “Where have you lived in previous years?” onto application
  • No term limit, but must reapply every year
  • Two representatives: one to represent programs and one to represent traditional
    • First ask for two votes
  • Option #1: Pass as is, then tackle distinguishing between programs and traditional later on
    • Does this make us seem unorganized and unsure?
    • Does it make us seem progressive and determined?
  • Option #2: Continue to revise it, and pass it later on
  • Have representative(s) report to RSC and us (Res. Life); at least monthly or at discretion of committees
• Votes
  • Present resolution to SA on Thursday — 3 nay, 7 aye
  • One year term with ability to reapply —unanimous
  • Remove “The final candidate must be approved by the Director of Residential Programs.”— unanimous
  • Change “dormitories” to “residential halls” — unanimous
  • Add “Where have you lived in previous years?” onto application — unanimous
  • Representative(s) are to report to Res. Life — unanimous
  • Two representatives, two votes — unanimous
  • Add Ray to list of sponsors — unanimous
• Misc.
  • RHD Selection Process Agenda will be made into PDF form and emailed by Adam
  • Pizza for next meeting?
  • Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 20, 4:30 p.m.
  • Come out and support this Thursday during the SA Meeting