Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors held its first meeting of the quarter last night. The meetings are held every other week in the University Union (UU), room 220.
- ASI President Kiyana Tabrizi reported:
- University Police Department Chief of Police Bill Watton is retiring. He will remain on campus until a replacement is found.
- Chair of the UU Advisory Board (UUAB) Karen Mesrobian reported:
- ASI marquees are being taken down.
- A frozen yogurt shop will be placed downstairs in the UU. More updates to come.
- ASI executive director Rick Johnson reported:
- Johnson said there is “scurrying going on behind the scenes,” of Recreation Center. ASI is “right on target for budget — some areas ahead of budget — so we’re happy about that.”
- There is the possibility of fungus in the leisure pool of the Recreation Center, according to Johnson. “We don’t know what is causing discoloration (in the leisure pool),” he said. There is a pool contractor trying to figure out what it is, so the pool will be drained on Monday. “My belief is the surface is going to have to be redone. The pool will not be open if we open (the Recreation Center) next weekend,” Johnson said.
- Fitness classes will be free to students, though extra classes such as martial arts, will cost money. Faculty and alumni will have the first two weeks after opening to generate business.
- Recreation Center hours are currently set from 6 a.m. to midnight. Johnson said they are looking into extending those hours as necessary. “We have in our minds to be open 24-hours a day,” he said.
- Preston Allen, serving as the university president’s representative, asked for a moment of silence for a student death.
- Academic Senate representative James LoCascio reported:
- On Jan. 3, Cal Poly provost Kathleen Finken announced the school is earning approximately $15 million from out of state students.
- Cal Poly Corporation representative Bonnie Murphy reported:
- The Cal Poly Corporation was “pleased with the turnout” after extending the El Corral Bookstore hours the first week of the quarter. It plans to do it again spring quarter.
- Over the break, the plumbing and trenching work was completed on the Subway construction. The sandwich shop is scheduled to be completed by the end of February.
- ASI advocacy committee representative Aaron Borgeson reported:
- The Bucks Start Here Campaign, which aims to convince Gov. Jerry Brown to refocus on higher education, begins Monday, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m.