Attendance:
Paul Wang
Anyi Sun
Brandon Lozano Garay
Mundo Ortiz Alvarez
Abigail Martin
Alejandro Ramos
Angelica Gordon
Elliott Ewell
Chase Lenk
Zahren York
Sachin Maharaj
Eleanor Donahue
Ollie Tannahil
Timmy Ignacio
Kelly Shi
Eisa Rafat
Melissa Su
Ugne Stasiukynaite
Kaya Patel
Danielle Lancaster
Cash Reynolds
Camila Eljuri
Liliana Restrepo
Call to Order
Keisha Payson, Directory of Sustainability
- Office of Sustainability run by Keisha Payson and Christina Honeycutt
- Office located in Rhodes
- Biggest endeavor is working on evaluating their fossil fuels emissions and looking into Maine Solar
- Additionally, waste management in the form of composting, trash, waste reduction on campus
- Largest impact could have as a campus is through educating the student body
- Outreach is hard to achieve but also so important
- On the Bowdoin website, there is an interactive tour of sustainability on campus
- Bikes and laundry have been the primary past BSG–Sustainability endeavors
- Hoping to implement a bikeshare program – looking to buy new bikes, possibly checked out through library or by using an app like Citi Bike; accountability for care of bikes is most important
- Harper: Could have half of bikes be for short trips (3hrs or less), and half for longer trips
- Ollie: Will the Yellow Bike Club become obsolete?
- Keisha: Have to figure that out; not sure could do/fund both YBC and bikeshare; might be moving towards newer/institutionalized bike program
- Eisa: A docking station could be good; important to have the bikes get returned
- Metro BREEZ – trying to reduce barriers and better publicize it to students
- Camila: Liked that had many stops, especially in Portland, but also a bit confusing
- Zahren: There is an app that shows live stops
- Keisha: May have Metro BREEZ table
- Brandon: May incentivize students to have a preloaded card with funds that could be used
- Camila: Liked that had many stops, especially in Portland, but also a bit confusing
Approval of Buying Eclipse Glasses
- Eclipse in early April; thinking of buying 350 pairs of glasses for students
- Voting: passed
BSG Merch
- Sachin is leading committee on design and types of merch
Conversation about BSG Chief of Staff Role
- New position that would be appointed by president and vice president
- Role would focus on BSG culture and internal communications – planning retreat, reaching out to someone not attending meetings, sending emails, attending and summarizing Executive Board meetings,
- Harper: Would this person be internal or external to BSG?
- Paul: Could be anyone, but probably internal person who is compatible with president and vice president
- Eisa: Could this be covered by the special advisor role?
- Paul: That would probably be too much, especially for a position that is primarily designed for abroad juniors. Eleanor will be test-running this position this spring
- Elliott: Is this a paid or unpaid position?
- Paul: Unpaid
Ivies
- Anyi: Organizing committee – need someone, ideally 21+, to attend training session for Harps quad on Friday of Ivies
Adjournment