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
- 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