Student Association Minutes
The following were noted at the most recent meeting of the Student Association on Jan. 14.
? ?SA President Sanjula Jain announced two informational sessions for those interested in running for college or SA president. At each, Dean of Undergraduates John Hutchinson will speak, and a panel of current presidents will answer questions and reflect on their experiences. Those with questions should email sapres@rice.edu or talk to their college president.
? ?SA External Vice President Yoonjin Min announced the Spring Involvement Fair, which took place in the Rice Memorial Center Grand Hall on Jan. 15.
? ?SA Director of Elections Monica Zatarain presented the timeline for SA General Elections. Students interested can begin submitting petitions Jan. 22. Election positions and the full timeline can be found at sa.rice.edu.
? ?McMurtry College Senator Trent Navran spoke about entrepreneurship at Rice, mentioning OwlSpark and introducing entrepreneurship.rice.edu, and said he would present a revised proposal to the SA soon. Brett Hanson spoke about OwlSquad and announced that the Entrepreneurship Summit will be on Jan. 26. Students can RSVP at goo.gl/aqDlk.
? ?Jain said the Committee for the Student Vision for the Second Century was working on a final draft and would present it to President David Leebron's cabinet on Jan. 22. She asked the audience for suggestions on how to ensure the SV2C remained relevant in future years.
? ?Jain said she was setting up more opportunities for students to communicate with Rice's board of trustees. She said on March 20, a tentative date, board members would eat with students in the serveries.
? ?Jain said the initiative for a new student center was still on the agenda and that for it to happen, all of Rice's students would need to push for it. She asked that those with suggestions for the new Rice Memorial Center email sapres@rice.edu.
? ?Jain said the Alcohol Policy Advisory Committee would submit its recommendations to Hutchinson by Feb. 1 and that she expected changes in the Rice Alcohol Policy to happen before mid-March. She said that policy changes would occur. She asked for suggestions on how to announce the changes and encouraged students with ideas to email sapres@rice.edu or to talk to their colleges presidents.
? ?Jain said the Wellbeing Working Group received many applications from undergraduates but she could only choose two. She asked for suggestions on how the group should communicate and maintain transparency.
? ?Jain said college chief justices had been complaining about a lack of a support structure and resources. Jain said future chief justices should expect more training sessions and support in the future.
? ?Min announced the University Committee on Admissions' new project to survey student leaders to get a better idea of what traits to look for in prospective students. She said students with ideas should talk to her.
? ?Kay Rodriguez and Andrea Mansur announced that an international service project to Guatemala would take place from May 5-19 and that applications, which are due Jan. 23, can be found at cic.rice.edu/ISP.
? ?Jones College President Julian Castro announced that on Jan. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jones College Commons, Larry Kellner, a member of Rice's board of trustees and former CEO of Continental Airlines, would be speaking.
? ?Duncan College Senator Chynna Foucek announced that on Jan. 15, the leader of the Center for Teaching Excellence would speak at Herman Brown Hall Room 227. She also said a sign belonging to Willy's Pub had been stolen.
The SA will next meet on Jan. 28 in Farnsworth Pavilion at 9 p.m.
More from The Rice Thresher
Rice community, experts lend support to Kerrville after deadly floods
In the early hours of the morning on July 4, flood waters rapidly rose the Guadalupe River to 30 feet above its normal height. One of the few gauges on the river failed. Young girls sleeping in the cabins of Camp Mystic on the banks of the river had no phones to receive the flood warnings.
Tea Nook to close after 9 years of business
Rice’s student run boba tea shop will likely shutter its doors after managers were informed that they could no longer operate out of Sammy's Cafe in the Rice Student Center.
Summer indie staples serenade House of Blues on Peach Pit and Briston Maroney’s “Long Hair, Long Life” tour.
A crowd gathered at House of Blues Houston on June 18 to hear the upbeat bedroom pop that got many of them through high school. Titled the “Long Hair, Long Life” tour (see the band members), this collaboration between Peach Pit and Briston Maroney felt like a time capsule to 2017: a setlist teeming with both original songs and music from their latest albums, “Magpie” and “JIMMY”, and an unspoken dress code of cargo shorts, graphic T-Shirts and backward caps.
Please note All comments are eligible for publication by The Rice Thresher.