Alex attended and sent an e-mail
New officers elected
Study room and 2nd floor lounge have new furniture
Art officer should get some art for it
Zahraa Saiyed attended
Ashdown was approached about an energy consumption pilot program
The project was delayed because the program counted as human testing according to MIT
Trying to make all utensils compostable at the Thirsty Ear
Wrote a GSC grant application to get financial support for it
The dispenser needs to be changed for the new utensils
Put posters in kitchens about composting, which is happening
Green MIT poster on bulletin board
Monthly Dinners
Zahraa thinks a second environmental officer would be beneficial to Ashdown
Unified recycling bins - needs approval from main facilities, whom Zahraa could not get in touch with
Zahraa thinks more visuals would help with composting vs. recycling vs. landfill
Sarah Thorton attended
Incentives for bringing your own plates and utensils
Good to get issues/ideas from current all current officers
- Better food line
- A raffle for prizes
- Smaller plates and cups to make your own plates more attractive
More focus on coffee and ambiance
Special events such as stand-up comedy and puzzle night
Matt Haberland and Arghavan Safavi-Naini attended
The Thirsty Ear should clean up after themselves
Professional cleaning of the Kitchen is important - pressure cleaning? contact MIT facilities
We agreed that AHEC would send a representative to TEEC
TEEC will have a rep to advertise in Ashdown
The shelves from the fridge are missing
April 26, ~7PM
Covering basics of being an officer
Kitchen Cleanliness Presentation - list of things to clean for new officers, require training for some committee members? example: servsafe.
Interviews tonight and Saturday
David Wilson here from tech - ask them for input
People tend to reserve the TV room for long stretches of time, far in advance
Can we make this more fair? - limit reservations by time, auction system, limit hours of reservations allowed per person
Headphones to check out from the front desk to go with the tvs in the common rooms
Ready to be picked up
The Residence Hall Security Review Committee published its findings
We are expecting more action in the coming months
Eva asked about the process of purchasing equipment
The Avery Ashdown will fund was used for the equipment originally
Plan ahead and gather a list of items for the fund around once a semester
Don't buy used equipment, buy new