{"id":1516,"date":"2016-02-07T22:06:12","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T03:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu\/macaulayscholarscouncil\/?p=1516"},"modified":"2016-02-07T22:06:12","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T03:06:12","slug":"january-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.macaulay.cuny.edu\/mhcsc\/2016\/02\/07\/january-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><b><i>Call To Order<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chair: President Sara Louie<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scribe: Ariella Trotsenko <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student Development: Drew Adair and Chris Daversa<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i><b><i>Scholars Council Updates<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recap Club Fair<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">168 attendees &#8211; Student survey indicates the event was overall really successful <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1f8XiMe-DtwxTpjx3iGX1cZhasCfmiDTGHxhvj02TxC8\/viewform \"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student Survey<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upcoming Events<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spring Formal<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">14 May, Saturday @ CCNY<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tickets will be available for pre-order tickets &amp; at door &#8211; prices to be discussed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Themes and other miscellaneous details will be discussed at Student Life Committee Meeting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking for clubs to join the celebration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking for volunteers for the event <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Olympics<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Location &#8211; not yet decided, looking at CSI Campus \u00a0and Roosevelt Island<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Money through selling food and selling Macaulay merchandise<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student Life will solidify all details in their upcoming Committee Meeting will solidify all details<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking for clubs interested in collaborating <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking for volunteers for the event<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i><b><i>Student Development Updates<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Opportunities Fund<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both MHC and CUNY have had a difficult budget year <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Opp Funds issues fell under budget issues &#8211; affected many students <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Access period ends on 2\/26<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seniors + Juniors who have not yet taken advantage of the fund get full priority<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senior reimbursement (those who had to pay because they could not access funds) get priority for funds <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Working on some other specialities for the opportunities fund<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NCUR Conference \u2192 if accepted, let MHC know and they will work on reimbursements and providing funding<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i><b><i>Marketing + Communications: <\/i><\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Send your photos from in and out of the classroom featuring students doing cool things &#8211; MHC will feature them on Macaulay Monday, FB, Emails, and etc.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Email to: communications@mhc.cuny.edu<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i><b><i>Club Updates<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clubs and Pubs<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Business Club &#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Chamber Music Society \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Chess Club <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*new*<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1st general interest meeting will be in Classroom 2 on 19 February from 4:30-5:30pm (room is booked till 6:30)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1st tournament 9 April, Saturday<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have anything you\u2019d like to do in the club, let them know<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Club is open to all of CUNY<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Creative Writing Club<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu\/67thstreetscribe\/ \"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">67th street scribe newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">set for release on 10 February <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">March issue deadline &#8211; 25 February \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Dancers \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Dewanee <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*new*<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Practice every Friday 6-8pm at MHC<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Working on a lot of different events<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Honors College Debate Society \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Games Society<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Planning semester and long term events<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sponsoring\/Hosting \u201cExtra Life\u201d &#8211; a 24 hour gaming marathon to play games and raise money for charity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First general interest meeting 16 February 6:30-8:30pm MHC (date subject to change)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Gastronomy Club \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Gender Equality Club<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">~on hiatus (all club leaders went on study abroad in fall 2015)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Global Brigades <\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No updates <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Global Politics Society \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Habitat for Humanity \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hillel \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Humans of Macaulay <\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First general meeting was on 5 February, Friday<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now have representatives from all MHC campuses except CSI<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Great Gatsby Gala 26 February 7-11pm <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lots of interest in the club &#8211; all profits generated from events go towards charity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Theme: Faculty February with videos and pictures of faculty <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Planned Theme: Athletes April<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mabuhay: Filipino Culture Club at Macaulay <\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">~hiatus?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Marauders Quidditch Team <\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the process of planning a fundraising event<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Multiple tournaments planned in the tri state area (Rutgers)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Going to texas in April for Division Tournament<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Practice every Sunday <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All tournaments\/practices posted on Club Macaulay <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MATHaulay: Macaulay Math Club \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Messenger Online Newsletter \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Musician&#8217;s Collective <\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Update from Drew: trying to reform, will be hearing from them soon after administration meets <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Photography Club<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First general interest meeting was on 5 February, Friday<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Collaborated with Humans of Macaulay for Great Gatsby Gala (26 February) <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Accepting submissions for their magazine! <\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"mailto:mhcphotography@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">mhcphotography@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the midst of planning events (trip to the International Museum of Photography and trip to Bryant Park) <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Working on doing Headshots for Macaulay students<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next meeting 19 February 5:30pm<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Pre-Health Professions Club \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Pre-Law Club \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pied Filmmakers Collective \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Psychology Club at Macaulay <\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Update from Drew: Involved in a new initiative spearheaded by Goldman. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First weekly meditation workshop will start 11 February, Thursday 7-8pm (one of the number of things MHC is working on to increase support for students) <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More info to follow!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">South Asian Health &amp; Development Initiative <\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First general interest meeting was on 5 February, Friday<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Decided on 3 projects;: (1) Adolescent Health Model, (2) Waste Management Program<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking to expand to different campuses for different chapters<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">19 February &#8211; Bollywood Dance Night <\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Screening of bollywood movies and dances with Dewanee<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay S.P.A.R.K.: Students Partnering and Reaching Kids \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Theater Club \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Triplets A Cappella Group<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Competed in Intercollegiate Competition 6 February in New Jersey <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hoping to be in Semi-Finals <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Venture Club \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay YES: Youth Events for Seniors \u00a0&#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Special Initiatives<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Arts Night &#8211; April 2nd <\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First general interest meeting was on 5 Febaury<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next Meeting 19 February 5-7pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Officially decided on theme!<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay-Wood &#8211; based on Hollywood glamour, movie genres, costume, extravagence, etc. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discussing how they will decorate the building (looking for volunteers) and what kind of workshops they can have like (madlibs screening workshop, hollywood costumes workshop)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Emailing clubs to see how they can participate in the event<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Didn&#8217;t get anyone from Lehman, Baruch, CSI, John Jay<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avasara &#8211; <\/span><b>Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Macaulay Diversity Initiative\/Supporting Excellence Conference &amp; Macaulay Alumni &amp; Students of Color Affinity Group<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">11 March, Friday &#8211; 5th supporting excellence conference<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Theme &#8211; effective collaboration between communities; building movements in terms of social justice<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TEDxCUNY: Hosted by Macaulay Honors College<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3rd year running TedxCUNY &#8211; 6 salon events within CUNY system<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Videos are hitting ~300,000 views online<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking for new team members in TedxCUNY <\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Job roles will be posted online &#8211; Marketing and Communications, Programmers, Development people, Curators to help chose the speakers and content<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Started working on a new initiative to work with other colleges to create a higher education movement (sort of like a TedxCollege series)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more details go to tedxcuny.com or email <\/span><a href=\"mailto:tedxcuny@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tedxcuny@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Film Festival<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">18 February Midnight &#8211; film submission deadline<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/macaulay.cuny.edu\/community\/cunyfilmfestival\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CUFF website has all details<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gala night to see all films 16 April, Saturday<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b><i><b><i>Club Proposals (discussion)<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Step Club<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Goal- to show that anyone can step, to have fun<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Want to do workshops before actually performing so they can have a strong, committed team<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First general interest meeting 4 March 5-7pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Already invited to a show in April<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Already have a strong interest from students that came to the club fair but still need more exposure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"mailto:macaulaystepclub@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">macaulaystepclub@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for more detaila<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b><b><b>Club Approved by Council 14\/14<\/b><\/b><\/b>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Roosevelt Institute at Macaulay<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General overview &#8211; over 120 chapters around USA, network of 10,000 members of which Macaulay should be part of that community<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student run progressive think tank &#8211; economic and political policy <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clear distinction between Global Politics Society which focuses on international affairs while the Roosevelt Institute focuses more on local politics, policy incubations, and working with community activists to implement new policies and such<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Broken up into areas of politics which students can sign up for depending on interest<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Approved by Council 14\/14<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i><b><i>Representatives Vote on Club Proposals<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i><b><i>Budget Announcement + Vote by Representatives only<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i><b><i>Updates on Tuition Letter &amp; Opportunities Fund<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i><b><i>Campus Updates<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baruch<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Undergraduate Winter Carnival<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black History Month events<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sex Week &#8211; Vagina Monologues<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Caitlin Massey has been officially made the new full-time advisor <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brooklyn<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New Advisor replacement &#8211; students can pick between the new or old advisor <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Honors @ Brooklyn &#8211; looking to create honors student council so they can create a larger honors community in Brooklyn<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">City College<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mixed reviews about Peopling of NYC seminar <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hard to incorporate commuters in Macaulay events<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Honors center not really big enough &#8211; Macaulay is getting bigger but space isn&#8217;t <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">College of Staten Island<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chinese New Year Celebration event<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recycling initiative &#8211; pictures of administration\/students posted promoting environmental sustainability <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hunter<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students are now been involved in admissions process of incoming freshman<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Should sophomores even bother applying for opportunities fund? Is it worth it to do such a long applications with budget crisis of MHC?<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Drew: Application is long so that the case can be as detailed and thorough as possible in order to make a better decision <\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get advisors to help with your application! <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Though priorities are for seniors and juniors, sophomores still have a chance, and even if they don\u2019t get it, it will be good practice<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Jay <\/span><b>&#8211; Absent<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lehman<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Valentine&#8217;s Day Concert<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Queens<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Queens College was on SNL skit with Larry David <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Events planning committee with MHC Queens students<\/span>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Planning annual talent night, ice cream social, spring picnic, and more fun activites<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i><b><i>Committee Meetings + sign up to volunteer at Spring Events<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Academic Affairs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Campus Affairs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Community Service<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IT\/Communications<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Student Life<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i><b><i>Macaulay Scholars Council Graphic Logo Design Competition<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i><b><i>Final Remarks and Discussion<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i><b><i>Adjournment<\/i><\/b><\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>March Scholars Council Meeting <\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Date: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sunday, March <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Time: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2pm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Location: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lecture Hall<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call To Order Chair: President Sara Louie Scribe: Ariella Trotsenko Student Development: Drew Adair and Chris Daversa Scholars Council Updates Recap Club Fair 168 attendees &#8211; 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