Sidney Pacific April House Meeting Graduate Community Good morning! Thank you for getting up today. Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Agenda Event Review Upcoming Events Application/Election Schedule Financial Overview Proposed Bylaw Amendment SPEC Election Open Floor

Event Review Officer Appreciation Dinner 2/25 Oscar Night 2/24 Nominations Dinner 3/4 Music Outing to NEC Opera 3/7 Outing to Boston Flower Show 3/15 Special Coffee Hours Dating Game 2/13 Korean 2/20 Dessert Competition Persian 3/19 Successful Pantry Cleaning 3/19 Wii Smash Bros. Tournament 3/15 CoSI Lecture 3/20 Climbing Outing to Metro Rock

Outing to the Boston Flower Show Nominations Dinner Officer Appreciation Dinner

Korean Coffee Hour Dessert Competition Persian Coffee Hour The Dating Game

New Initiatives Arts Board Purchase of New Piano New Online Inventory Database

Upcoming Events Coffee Hours every Wednesday Brunches 4/13, 5/18 4/2 Meet the House Council Coffee Hour 4/9 SPTV Iron Chef 4/16 Housing Presentation Brunches 4/13, 5/18 SP Residential Concert Painless Networking 4/10 Volunteering at On the Rise 4/5 Volunteer Work at Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House Theater Outing 5/2 “QED: An Evening with Richard Feynman” Regalia Rental Service

Application/Election Schedule 4/1 House Meeting (SPEC Election) 4/1 Hall Councilor nominations open 4/6-4/9 Meet the Hall Councilor Candidates 4/15 Hall Councilor nominations close 4/18 Hall Councilor voting closes 5/6 New House Council takes office

Financial Overview: Summer House Budget 2007 transparent and detailed accounting careful budget planning for optimal spending of SP House Funds Overall Orientation Budget: total budget of $16,842 actual expenses $16,392

Financial Overview: Fall House Budget 2007/08 accurate as of April 1, 2008; outstanding brunch reimbursements not included

Financial Overview (June 15, 2007 – April 1, 2008) Income $93,125 House Tax $30,035 External Funds: Summer/Orientation $13,986 External Funds: Fall/Spring (includes GSLG) $32,645 Reserve Account $ 5,591 Housemaster (CH, Events) $10,868 Expenditures ($82,842) Materials and Services ($ 10,574) Food ($31,556) Entertainment ($6,542) Other Expenses ($9,620) Committed Funds (approx) ($24,550)

Proposed Bylaw Amendment Presented at the February 2008 House Meeting Voted on at the April 2008 House Meeting April 1st, 2008 10) In the Offices of the House Council section, President subsection: 1. Deletion of the Housefellows Liaison Committee 2. Modification of the description of the Committee for Scholarly Interactions - Charged with the promotion and facilitation of scholarly, cross-departmental, and intellectual interactions among Members as well as the establishment of connections and promotion and facilitation of interactions between Members and MIT faculty.

SPEC Elections

Open Floor Questions? Comments?