BE Board:Meeting minutes/10/15/2007

BE board Meeting Minutes: October 15, 2007

1. Web Portal
   • Shiva working on develpoing interweb thing to
   • connect UG, G recent grads with BE grads in industry
   • Industry part of website should be up by january
2. Social
   • TGIF Friday October 26th
   • Fall Social Friday November 2nd
3. Treasurer
   • Amy reminds us to email her and give receipts to mariann so that she can keep budget up to date
4. Academic Rep
   • Survey is online. 23 responses so far. Encourage your lab members and friends.
   • They've sent 3 email invitations to speakers
   • Assemble alumni directory (from Dalia?) to ask ppl ?
5. Community service
   • Bread and Jams event coming up soonish
   • Plan to do holiday drive
6. Diversity: Lorenna
   • Fondue-enabled discussion of whether America is a melting pot.
   • submitted proposal for funding to GSO
7. Athletic
   • We have tons of shirts
   • first year turnout?
8. GSC
   • Advocacy: BU dental no longer partnering with MIT, but there are talks to get us actual dental coverage.
   • setting up off campus housing website
   • GSC is trying to have more seminars for industry-related stuff.
   • Events-driven funding. you can apply. Avg $500/event.
   • Grad-rat getting re-designed. Hear more about it at the Muddy, every Tuesday 6-8pm (with free food + beer, hear about grad rat) They might even take input on the design (?)