SA Community Life Committee

SA Residence and Community Life Committee Meeting

Goldwin Smith 162
November 10, 2009

Revitalizing interest in Program Houses

• Send out through Listserv’s
  • RA Listserv?
  • All Listserv’s?
• Promo in the Sun?
• Ujamaa Listserv (for Ujamaa spot)
  • May be met with some reluctance because students will want to see how Ken Glover issue will play out

Resolution 21

• Using our RHD resolution to argue that Glover shouldn’t be removed until students placed on selection committee and have voiced opinion

Ivy Council

• Talked about housing
• Cornell by far has best system (variety, more choice)

Transfer Housing

• Transfers want to be more involved with residential community
  • But would still like to stick together
• New transfer house? In west?
• Integrate groups of transfers into residential community
• Transfer floor? Transfer suite? Program house-like?
• Guaranteed housing for transfers? And sophomores?
  • On west?

    • But sophomores are already guaranteed housing on campus
    • Larger percentage is reserved for sophomores ahead of time

  • Contradicts need to promote interest in program houses (making it less of an option)
  • Can be solved by giving sophomores first pick

Student Survey (will be sent out by SA)

• Include a ResLife question?