BSG Meeting Minutes (October 15th, 2014)

Meeting called into order: 8:34 pm

Introductions/Positions: 8:34pm-8:36pm

Break into At-Large/Class Reps
VPs split into four corners

Rankings on the different committees (8:36pm-9:01pm)

Background on committees being ranked:
! Facilities and Sustainability
" Tangible aspects of campus
" Health center, Shuttles for Students, Working with IT to get work orders online
" Newspapers
" Logistics of how to make the campus more sustainable
! Student Affairs
" Involvement by Student Body in the BSG
" Making people see the difference made by the BSG and its functional parts
" Transparency in action for further support from the Student Body
" Making the campus lively
" Encourage Student Body participation in the BSG (Issues and Ideas)
! Student Organizations
" Chartering of groups on campus and clubs
" Looking at proposals and deciding if the interest factor is large enough to charter
a club
" Occasional interaction with The Orbit
" Less meetings than most other branches of the BSG
! Academic Affairs
" Focus of quality education
" Food for Thought (Bowdoin Ted Talks)
" Library rearrangement
! New lights, tables, layout
" More accessibility to students
" Syllabi on Blackboard
! Tentative ideas before class sign up
" Battle of the Majors
! Which majors are more significant in the long run

Explanation and Voting on Proposals (9:01 pm-9:11pm)

! Bridgett McCoy (Facilities and Sustainability) - Proposal 141502
" $12,000 on Residential Life Cinema (Polar Flix)
! Email Chris if a person REALLY wants a movie on the website
! Motion to Vote- Voted in favor

! Executive Committee-Proposal 141501
" First-Year Orientation- Gelato Afternoon with BSG
! Voted- In favor

! Executive Committee-Proposal 141503
" Turbovote (Streamline paperwork and Ballot Casting)
! Registration in the state of Maine or home state
! Voted- In favor

Group updates (9:11pm-9:16pm)

Class of 2018
! No new updates (Will gather complaints)

Class of 2017
! Cider tasting/food fundraiser (Very successful)

Class of 2016
! Chipotle event for Juniors that did not study abroad (Very Successful)

Class of 2015
! Thoughts on budgeting and getting a survey for all senior events
! Large budget events versus more small budget events (surveys)

Inter-House Council
! Houses have funding for events and have been doing well in communication with the
student body

Sports Representative
! Holding out on funding until they begin to show up to meetings

At-Large Representatives
! 52 Harpswell wants a printer within the building (Talk to Bridgett)

Presidential Comments (9:16 pm to 9:24 pm)

! ASAP- Looking for a BSG rep
! Dining Advisory Committee- Very open and receptive to student comments and would
like to communicate with students
! Bowdoin Constitution is on the Bowdoin Website
" Look at by-laws and BSG missions
! Do not miss meetings, mandatory email required if a meeting MUST be missed
" 3 absences a semester AT MOST (BSG will communicate if it is a problem)
! Helped pay for taco truck outside of Ladd for Epicuria
! Look out for class council/BSG get-together (Location-TBD)
! J-Board will be in for next meeting
" Have questioned prepared
! Any ideas on interesting people to attend BSG meetings
" Let the committee know

Meeting Adjourned: 9:25 pm