Location: Sayles 252
Time: 8:30 am
Present Fred Rogers, Shannon Shulz, David Schlosser, Mike Hemesath, Eilidh Higgins, Nora Mahlberg, Alex Persaud, Nathaniel Rosenblum, Cristina Sainati
Absent David Lefkowitz
Secretary: Laura Garlock
First, the committee decided on a new tentative meeting time, which is as follows: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM October 14th, October 28th, and possibly November 11th.
The final staff position in CRIC has been filled by David Lefkowitz, and Nathaniel Rosenblum is now the student co-chair.
Next, the committee divided the list of shareholdings between the members. By the next meeting, each member will look into his or her assigned shareholdings to see which ones could be worthwhile for CRIC to take an interest in. Before the next meeting, the committee will also decide on the final version of the CRIC charter.
Then, the committee discussed future goals, such as looking into the outcomes of past CRIC recommendations. In addition, CRIC needs to get the community’s opinions to make sure they are consistent with CRIC’s future recommendations. To do this, the committee will consider creating posters, flyers, and/or banners, having an information session, and reviewing survey results. Finally, the website needs to be updated with a direct link from the list of Carleton committees, a schedule and agenda, past resolutions and recommendations, and the 2007 annual report.
The committee also discussed what else it can do in its spare time. One option is to focus not only on proxy balloting, but to become involved in other issues such as the money Carleton keeps in local banks and how it decides which bank to use. Another option is to spend more time communicating with the public so that CRIC can have a database of Carleton’s and other community members’ preferences.