Harvard Chan Student Association Full Council Meeting09/26/16

  1. In attendance 24/28 (4 Excused)
  2. Introductions
  3. Creating Shared Values and Ground Rules
  4. Why are you here:
  5. Community, change, support, leadership, love, engagement, food…etc
  1. What kind of culture do you want HCSA to have?
  2. Supportive, family, diverse, responsive, honest, camaraderie…etc
  1. What do you want your role to be?
  2. Advocate, supportive, liaison, voice, link…etc
  1. Shared Values:
  2. Respect, community honesty, diversity, inclusivity, credibility, engagement, transparency, accountability, humility, responsibility, equity, open-mindedness, vision, vulnerability, gratitude
  1. Ground Rules:
  2. We can walk away friends, students first, listen first, reserve judgment, be nice, be engaged, be accountable, be present always, be flexible, ask for help, work together, be efficient, challenge each other, be collaborative, assume the best
  3. Don’t want
  4. Sunday meetings, negativity, reliance on the status quo, judgment, don’t interrupt
  1. Meeting and Voting Logistics
  2. Mini-Check-in
  3. Stick to points, don’t ramble on and on, and be mindful of time
  4. Once we go for a votemake decision
  5. At the end: open forum and discussion
  6. 2/3rds for voting
  7. If you are not able to make a meeting, email Paul ()
  8. Preference for in person voting
  1. Office Hours and Logistics
  2. Links for events and submissions on the website:

This includes funding for events, stall stories submission, finding a room, student news, etc

  1. Also go to for public reporting of attendance
  1. Committee Assignments
  2. Finance: tuition, gifts, merchandise, etc
  3. Academic: Degree programs, classes, certificates, academic life
  4. Advocacy: Student culture, welfare, diversity and inclusion, bias and reporting
  5. Student Life: Planning events, food, student experience
  6. President: When it all hits the fan

Advocacy:

1. International Student Advocate: AnuGhuman

2. Diversity and Inclusion Advocate: Sebastian Saurez

3.Rahima

4. Emily Arsen

Communications:

1. Stall Stories: Aude Richard

2. Public Relations: Austin Chiang

3. Xinrui Cao

4.

Finance:

1. Merchandise: Cianna Leatherwood

2. Gretchen Stoddard

3.Sohini

4.

Student Life:

1. Health and Wellness: Paola Abril Campos

2. Social Events: Megan Huang

3. Community and Volunteer Engagement: Elizabeth Welch

4. Fiona Pinto

5.

Academics:

1. Anna Young

2. Jennifer Yland

3. Junaid Nabi

4.Aviva Musicus

5. Kara Higgins

External Committees:

Faculty Meetings: Junaid

Committee on Education Policy: Emily Arsen

Committee on Admissions and Degrees: Sebastian

Harvard Graduate Council: Sohini, Abhi (Alternate), Adil (Alternate)

  1. Vote:
  2. Healthy Eating Guidelines
  3. Vote extended to email vote by Wednesday at nooon
  1. Open Forum
  2. Second student lounge in G1
  3. Not totally ready yet: will be advertised once finished
  4. Games: not advertised
  5. Fridge: could use advocacy to prove that this is a possibility
  6. Tickets for Harvard/Yale Game:
  7. Tickets will be separate for tailgate and game
  8. Will be announced and soon and sold
  1. Adjourned at 7:08pm