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Call to Order
Present: Aneesh, Freya, Taylor, Marya, Monique, Hanna, Apoorva, Manasa, Lawrence
Absent:
Secretary:Lawrence
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Open Hearing
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Approval of the Minutes
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Approval of the Agenda
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New Business
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Fifth Funding Cycle
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7:15 - Black Student Alliance - April 6th- 5:00PM-10:00 PM - Folsom Field - “Unapologetically Black Formal”
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Liaisons
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Apoorva
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Notes
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Underrepresented in activities besides sports
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Black culture is misrepresented/appropriated by other groups and that is not known until they are called out
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Used to be deemed to be ghetto-ish until recognized by the community
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Black Americans are not credited for their innovations/inventions and their influence on the modern pop culture
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Anti-blackness is universal across cultures and talking about them will bring the community together to combat it
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Music: Mona Leo and from CU alumni: DJ Ambitious Boy, Fashion: wear your cultural wear, Food: Southern BBQ, Nigeria and Puerto Rican food, Education: Lecture from Dr. Hodges from ϲ communications regarding black culture
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Questions
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How is the event structured
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Speech when food is being eaten
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Followed by the formal
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What time is the event? 5pm
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Will Dr. Hodges be compensated for the lecture?
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Reach out to her about paying her
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Previously paid another professor for their lecture for an event
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Where will the event be held?
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Byron Place/Folsom Field
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Discussion
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Mission Statement Alignment
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Underrepresented students from the continent itself - Ethiopia, Eritrea etc.
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Black culture is misrepresented as not being their own
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Motion to approve mission statement alignment for BSA’s event “Unapologetically Black Formal”
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Approvals - 6
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Abstaining - 1
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Against - 0
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Post-presentation notes
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Well-structured presentation and the event aligns
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Intersectionality highlighting the different cultures among the community
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7:30 - Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Association - April 5th (12:00-5:00PM) & April 6th (9:00AM-5:00PM) - Will Vill MPR - “Spring Conference”
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Liaisons
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Manasa
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Freya
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Notes
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Beginning of April
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Organized by Spanish & Portuguese Graduate Association
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Fostering intercultural competence
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Incorporating panels from undergraduates and graduates from across the country
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Will include cultural shows including dances
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Focusing on narratives around underrepresented voices in the media
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Platform for diverse Latin perspectives including keynote speakers
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Graduate students are teaching for the first time and they hope to leave a mark in the Boulder community through indigenous communities, Monarch High School Spanish Honors society, and local artists
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Broader focus beyond academic conversations to incorporate cultural components including highlighting underrepresented voices and encouraging student engagement through TAs to promote the events
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Funding: increased speaker fees, CU catering - informal space for students to exchange ideas
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Location - Will Vill
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Keynote speakers
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Edgar Heap of Birds, Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation - speaker highlighting the underrepresented voices
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Danielle SeeWalker, Standing Rock Show Tribe in North Dakota - artwork focusing on identifying indigenous women and Native American culture
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She did the artwork in the Engineering Center for CEB
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Questions
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Are professors expected to be part of the conference? (specifically Spanish department)
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A collaborative event where professors help moderate graduate panels and volunteer
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Discussion
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Good to bring undergraduate students to the event
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Mission Statement Alignment
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3 main components - spreading and fostering intercultural competence, highlighting underrepresented voices, bringing the cultural groups from and beyond CU
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Motion to approve mission statement alignment for Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Association’s event “Spring Conference”
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Approvals - 7
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Abstensions - 0
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Negations - 0
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Post-presentation notes
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Undergraduate involvement, interactive event, and focus on intersectionality
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If more than 10K for DS, then suspend Bylaws.
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7:45 - Asian Unity - April 12th - 7:00PM-10:00PM - Byron R. White Club - “Spring Formal and Banquet”
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Budget Request
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Liaisons
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Apoorva
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Monique
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Notes
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Didn’t show up
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Questions
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Discussion
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Mission Statement Alignment
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Post-presentation notes
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8:00 - African Student Association - April 13th - 6:00PM-10:00PM - Rec Center’s Lower Basketball Courts - “A Tour of Africa”
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Budget Request
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Liaisons
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Marya
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Notes
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Cultural night - songs, poetry, dance performances, fake traditional wedding from 2 different countries showcasing bridal and groom celebrations
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Expecting about 400 people
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A basketball court will be organized to accommodate the event
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Preparation starts at 3pm and attendees are expected to arrive at 6pm
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Waiting on official quotes from PC and the Rec
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PC moving to BufConnect could be causing delays
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Food licenses are to be sent to the Rec and the board
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Questions
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Are ASA allowed to have vendors? Booths for selling jewelry and doing henna.
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Aneesh to check the by-laws
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ASA to provide the list of vendors to the board for review
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Are the people doing the performances part of the ASA?
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So far, yes, but they plan to advertise the events to find more performers
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How do they plan to keep the audiences engaged for a long event like this?
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Intermission to give audiences a break
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Interactive events by people of different cultures to keep the people engaged
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Discussion
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Mission Statement Alignment
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Provide entertainment and educate about different wedding aesthetics and highlight African culture
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Motion to approve mission statement alignment for African Student Association’s event “A Tour of Africa”
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Approvals - 5
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Abstensions - 2
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Negations - 0
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Post-presentation notes
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Their last event was good
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Wedding event is a new part of the event
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Audience might lose interest due to the longer length of the event
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Diwali event had similar timings but attendees were engaged due to the food and other things happening
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Audiences will be coming in from 6pm
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8:15 - Nepalese Student Association - April 20th - 4:00PM-10:30PM - Glenn Miller - “Nepal Night 2024”
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Budget Request
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Liaisons
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Lawrence
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Aneesh
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Notes
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Hosted every Spring semester with 500+ attendees
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Highlighting Nepali culture with songs, artistry, and cuisines and sharing them with CU and the broader Boulder community
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The highlight of the event - artists from Nepal
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Brings the people together and provides a homely feeling
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The main performer was an international artist but since the quote is too high, they might bring in 2 people instead at a lower cost
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The last event didn’t have enough food for about 100 people - will increase it to make sure it's enough for all the attendees
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Theme of the event: Heritage of Nepal
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Sharing Nepal’s culture with different groups of people
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Questions
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When will the event be held?
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Glenn Miller Ballroom
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Discussion
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Mission Statement Alignment
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Hopes to unify all Nepalese students on campus by showcasing Nepali cultures including dances and songs
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Motion to approve mission statement alignment for Nepalese Student Association’s event “Nepali Night 2024”
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Approvals - 7
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Abstensions - 0
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Negations - 0
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Post-presentation notes
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Check the food.
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They have improved the logistics around their events
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Last Nepali night dragged along for a long time since it had many different things happening
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This event their focus is only on Nepali culture
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8:30 - International Festival Committee - April 21st - 3:00PM-7:00PM - Glenn Miller Ballroom - International Festival 2024
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Budget Request
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Liaisons
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Taylor
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Aneesh
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Notes
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35-year tradition of bringing in performers from different cultures
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Largest student-run event in the class with 1000-2000 events
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Theme - Cinema
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21 different cultural booths from different cultures
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20 different performances
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Two parts of the event:
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Cultural Booth
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Informational Posters - 6 pictures representing their culture, phrase poster
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Food (Optional) - main food, drink, dessert
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Interactive activity - food sample and passport stamps
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Past events included folded origami papers
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Performances
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Music, dance, and martial arts
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Previous events included groups that are unfamiliar to the CU community
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ISA is currently fundraising for the event
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Quality control and expectations for booths with food tasting to provide feedback to the UMC and rehearsals for the performances
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Design team working on posters and will send them to the board for review
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Questions
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Have the performers been selected?
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20 performers have applied and have been reviewed and selected by the board
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The list will be emailed to the board
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List of performers are included in the budget request
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Discussion
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Is their catering process approved by the EP&C? Yes
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Groups can start advertising their events to illicit interest but CEB cannot be part of the advertising without the board’s approval
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Mission Statement Alignment
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Recognize and celebrate diverse cultural groups on campus and share them with the broader community at CU
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Provide immersive and interactive activities that are more effective to celebrate and understand cultural diversity
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Motion to approve mission statement alignment for International Festival Committee’s event “International Festival 2024”
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Approvals - 6
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Abstensions -1
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Negations - 0
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Post-presentation notes
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Movies from underrepresented communities will be more engaging
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Their last event was extremely crowded but it is spread out throughout the event
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Booths and performances will be happening at the same time
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Including taste testing before the event
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8:45 - South Asian Student Association - April 27th - 6:00PM-9:00PM - Rec Center - SASA Show 2024
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Budget Request
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Liaisons
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Aneesh
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Notes
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Questions
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Discussion
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Mission Statement Alignment
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Post-presentation notes
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CCP
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Brainstorming session as a separate meeting agenda - week of February 12th
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Proposals will be presented to the board’s meeting
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Freya to reach out to interested members
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Members interested
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Aneesh
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Marya
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Old Business
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Third Funding Cycle
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CU Ceramics - “CU Ceramics Club: Visiting Artist Series Spring 2024” - Visual Arts Complex 1B20 (Auditorium) & 175 (Ceramics Common Studio) - February 1st and 2nd - 5:30-6:30 PM
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Liaisons: Apoorva and Hanna
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Updates:
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Sent a check-in email but haven’t heard back
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sending post-event survey
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send another email
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CUBASGA - “CUBASGA Conference” at UMC - Aspen Rooms, UMC-247 - February 24th and 25th - 9 AM - 6 PM
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Liaisons: Monique and Marya
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Updates:
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No updates all is well
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Saudi Student Association - “Saudi Foundation Day 2024” - Will Vill - February 24 - 4-10 PM
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Liaisons: Taylor and Freya
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Updates:
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Did not receive quote from EP&C
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Work in progress
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Did we know about “Saudis in USA?”
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Email to know who they are and what funding
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Font is too small and wrong location is listed
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Vietnamese Student Association - “VSA Culture Show” - GMB - February 24 - 5-10 PM
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Liaisons: Aneesh and Taylor
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Updates:
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Processing the headliners’ contracts
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Sending a check-in email
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Fourth Funding Cycle
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TExCU - “TEDxCU” - March 2nd, 2-7 PM, Macky Auditorium
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Liaisons: Apoorva and Manasa
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Updates:
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Check-in email sent and responded that things are going well and moving along
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Sigma Psi Zeta - “Culture Shock” - March 9th, 6:30 PM-10:30 PM, Glenn Miller Ballroom
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Liaisons: Aneesh and Lawrence
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Updates:
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Headliners have gotten back - Jessica will submit updated quotes from PC
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Officer Reports
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Advisor
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Late arrival for weekly meetings (~7:50ish)
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EP&C updates
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Working with IFest to have them publish their foods
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Meet with them to work on better cultural food
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New finance liaison assignments
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Reallocations/additional funding process
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Liaisons email csifinance@colorado.edu with any reallocations or additional funding for any orgs AND CC Taylor
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Please remind your orgs with events coming up that marketing materials submitted to the board for approval at least one month in advance!
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Printing submitted to CSI resource center/in BuffConnect at least 3 weeks in advance!
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Class conflicts from (3-10pm) Tuesday, Mar 5, 2024- list them below!
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Aneesh - class until 4:45
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Hanna - class until 3:15
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Lawrence class until - 3:15
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Taylor- class until 5:10pm
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Freya - class until 4:45
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Marya - class until 4:45
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Manasa- Office hours for one of my TA role (8pm-10pm)
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Dinner
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People
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Manasa
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Apoorva
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Taylor
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Places
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䲹’s
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Hapa Sushi ????????????????? - Hanna
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Personal update
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Leg Council Liaison
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No Liaison
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GPSG Liaison
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No much updates other than email from Finance Director of GPSG regarding the stipend
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Stipend increased to $500
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Finance Board Liaison
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Absent
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Budget reports on the Feb 13th
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Student Outreach Coordinator
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please
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Can also end tabling at 2pm if need be
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Marketing Coordinator
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Speakers Coordinator
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Met with SRC to give them some information for CUBT/press release
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If you have any strong feelings as to why we chose LS, let me know! Will be providing a quote
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Will send a when2meet soon for Q&A team
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Secretary/Historian
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N/A
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Social Media Coordinator
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We’ve got ads running on IG woo!
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Tell your friends to apply!
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Assistant Speakers Coordinator
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Talked to bookstore.
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No other updates.
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Webmaster
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No updates!
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Chair
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Looking ahead
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02/05
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Rest of the first hearings
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First six second readings
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Application review
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02/12
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Finishing second readings
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Interviews
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Will check what is up with Leg
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Adjourn
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09:48 pm
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