Archive for February, 2010

Live blogging from the Feb. 28 VSA Council Meeting

February 28th, 2010 by

7:02 p.m. | Attendance

7:03 | The Council Meeting begins with a report from Chair of the Judicial Board Dan Salton ’10. “I was sent here on behalf odf the jud board and the daen of students office to inform you about a change in how student conduct is being done here. Traditionally, until last week, disciplinary conduct is divided into two parts: you’re either dealt with by a house advisor or by a more serious college regulations trial overseen by administrators and students. Over the last few months, we’ve been developing a new format to act as a new option—there will be student conduct panels, which are basically miniature squads formed out by the judicial board instead of the house advisors. In cases that are slightly contentious, students will be sent to a panel of three judicial board members who will act in the house advisor’s stead. They will listen to the person, take a vote and then decide on the penalty if it is decided that one is deserved.” This will “increase our student governance significantly,” says Salton. Read the rest of this entry »

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Behind the Story Podcast | Reading Matthew Vassar’s will

February 24th, 2010 by

Opinions Editor Angela Aiuto and Senior Editor Molly Turpin discuss the stipulations of the will of the College’s founder, Matthew Vassar, such as funding for financial aid.

Reading Matthew Vassar’s will

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Live blogging from the Feb. 21 VSA Council Meeting

February 21st, 2010 by

7:00 p.m. | Attendance

7:02 | President introduces special guest Vice President for Computing and Information Services Bret Ingerman, who announces that “starting in the fall of 2010, you will not be able to plug in a phone in your room,” says Ingerman. “For life safety issues, we’re going to be installing hall phones in every residence halls.”

7:07 | Ingerman explains that this year was the first that the College didn’t offer long distance telephone service in residence halls. This saved the College approximately five to 10 thousand dollars, says Ingerman, who adds that removing phones completely from each individual room will eventually save the College up to one quarter to one half a million dollars.

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’90s Nickelodeon to be Founder’s Day theme

February 17th, 2010 by

It was announced last night, Feb. 16, on the Founder’s Day 2010 Facebook group that the theme for this spring’s celebration will be ’90s Nickelodeon. Continue checking miscellanynews.com for more updates.

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Snow to end by evening, says Poughkeepsie Journal

February 16th, 2010 by

The Poughkeepsie Journal reported moments ago that today’s snow is set to wind down by evening. “Another two to three inches is expected to fall today, and total accumulation for the Poughkeepsie area should be about five inches,” said Evan Heller, a meteorologist based in Albany. No weather-related cancellations are planned for Vassar classes, and the Journal reports that no cancellations have yet been announced at Marist College, the State University of New York at New Paltz, Dutchess Community College or Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh. To see photos of today’s snowfall, see this Exposure photoessay by Eric Estes, Design and Production Editor.

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Live blogging from the Feb. 14 VSA Council Meeting

February 14th, 2010 by

7:01 p.m. | Attendance

7:02 | Sustainability Committee Report: While no representatives from the committee were able to attend, Operations explains that the committee has been working to “putting together a common-sense guide to sustainable programming at Vassar.”

7:03 | Executive Report from the President: The President explains that she has mostly been working on a report for the Board of Trustees, who will be visiting campus on the weekend of Feb. 26. Of the topics addressed in the report, several will include “admin review of study abroad, public art in ACDC and the library, as well as the planned 24-hour study space in the Library.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Live blogging from the Feb. 7 VSA Council Meeting

February 7th, 2010 by

6:11 p.m. | Attendance. VSA Council Meeting was moved to 6 p.m. this week to avoid conflicts with Super Bowl XLIV.

6:12 | Student Life announces that the Athletics Proposal endorsed by the Council this September was approved by the Committee on Curricular Policy (CCP). The proposal will next travel to the faculty before it is approved completely.

6:20 | Committee Report from CCP from Academics: “We talked about the relationship between departments and programs in the curriculum. There was a course proposal that sparked a conversation about who gets to teach what and how that’s determined.” Strong adds that there is a subcommittee working to administer Course Evaluation Questionnaires online.

6:26 | The Council discusses a resolution in support of experiential learning; the Executive Board drafted the resolution after members of the Council expressed frustration last week with the recent cancellation of Vassar summer abroad programs. A copy of the resolution can be found at the end of this blog entry.

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