Highlights: Come to the upcoming balls! Talk to SHARE if you are a signator, talk to Sima Fasihi if you hold an AppComm position.
Student Body President Andrew Happy ‘27 convened Senate Public at 4:11pm. He reported that there is a current appeal going through the appeals process, but had no further reports. He also read for Student Body Vice President Taylor Barth ‘27. For Barth, he said that the search committee for the VP of Inclusion is having a calibration meeting Tuesday, November 17. The Admission and Financial Aid committee intended to meet Wednesday, November 11, and the accountability group liaisons met for their last meeting of the year on Friday, November 6.
Senator Alastair Budd ‘27 reported that there will be a Computing Planning and Policy Committee (CPPC) meeting this Friday, November 13.
Senator Maya Gutierrez ‘27 reported there will be a meeting for Student Life Friday, November 13. The Library Board has a meeting scheduled for Friday, November 20. For bylaw review, Senate discussed making them more concise, but eventually agreed to keep them in their current form. For wage review she met treasury and discussed objectives for this semester's wage review.
Senator and Appointments Committee (AppComm) Co-Chair Sima Fasihi ‘28 reported that the Student Committee on Diversity (SCOD) planned to meet on Monday, November 9, and the interdisciplinary survey is coming soon. There was a HUM 110 meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 10, and she is currently working on updating the old guide for freshmen entering HUM 110. For liaison to accessibility groups, they met last week and debriefed. For AppComm, Fasihi noted that she has set up opportunities for people who hold AppComm positions to meet with her.
Head Treasurer Bella Reyes ‘27 had nothing to report. She did however note, “there are two awesome balls happening this weekend: Dance Yourself Clean on Friday and SAU's Diwali Event on Saturday. Please attend both. They will both be very fun.”
Assistant Treasurer Enzo Lawrence ‘28, Vice Treasurer Al McKee ‘29, and Senator Eddie Memmott ‘30 all had nothing new to report this week.
Senator Sam Kuo ‘28 reported that for SCOD, the next affinity group dinner has been planned for November 20, from 5-7pm in Vollum Lounge. Affinity group leaders are encouraged to attend.
Senator Quinn Capper ‘28 reported that he had met with the Sustainability committee, and talked about how Reed is adapting to Portland’s changing environmental regulations. He also reported that Commons Board met and Senator and AppComm Co-Chair Stella Greer ‘29 attended. Reading for Greer, he reported that there will be more fish options available in Commons during Ramadan and Lent. In a larger announcement, he also said that starting soon there will be cooking equipment available for check-out in Commons, with fees for late returns. He also reported that she has upcoming meetings for Accessibility and Reactor Operations. She also sent a letter to the Ad Hoc AI committee asking to make it mandatory for classes to have a disclaimer if AI is used in the syllabus or other class materials. Capper also read for Senator and Parliamentarian Manoel Pereira Lopes ‘28, reporting that a meeting has been scheduled for the art collection/mural committee. He is also reviewing the bylaws in preparation for bylaw review on November 22.
Senator Magdalen Miller ‘29 reported that if you are a signator and want to have a meeting with a Sexual Health and Relationship Education (SHARE) representative about interpersonal conflicts in your club or organization and how to create a supportive community, to please respond to the email that all signators received.
Senator J.R. Wallingford ‘27 had nothing new to report, except to note that in the near future there will be another election, and thanked students for their participation in the last election.
McKee finally asked students to come to the AppComm job talks, so AppComm can understand how people are handling their new jobs and so recommendations can be given to wage review.
Happy adjourned Senate at 4:21pm.