*These are not the official minutes of the meeting. The official minutes can be found here, and can be accessed by anyone with a tkc.edu email*
Wednesday's meeting began from a prayer from Reagan president, Patrick Thomas. The primary topics of the meeting were the TKC Athletics mascot discussion and the progress of the House Future Committee.
Reports
Tyler Hinsley gave a report for SAAC. He highlighted the success of the Kayaking event, and updated the Council of upcoming games for women's volleyball and men's soccer. Barton asked Hinsley if there was a way to get informed of games more than a week in advance, but the Dir. of Student Orgs informed Barton that all the games for all sports have been put in the comprehensive calendar. According to tenBoom (a TKC athlete herself), the primary issue about information dealing with time and place for these events is that a venue isn't reserved until a week before the game, so that information can only get shared within a week of the event.
The SBP then moved on to warn the Council about Hurricane Joaquin. He informed the Council that Student Development had a meeting to discuss plans if evacuation were to become necessary. (On Wednesday, the path of the storm was uncertain, but now, on Sunday, it is certain that the storm will not hit NYC)
TKC Athletics Discussion
Lewis moved to limit the discussion to ten minutes. Tyler Hinsley passed out documents explaining that a poll taken two years ago showed that 94% of student athletes agreed on changing the TKC Athletics mascot back to the Purple Knights (mascot of TKC when the school was located at Briarcliff Manor). Hinsley also highlighted athletic alumni who helped found organizations such as the National Christian Collegiate Association (NCCAA) and the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC). He also pointed out alum Eric Bergstol, former TKC basketball player, is the Owner and Founder of Empire Golf Management, LLC. and alum George Dempsey who played for the Philadelphia Warriors (now Golden State Warriors).
The SBP pointed out that even if the mascot were changed back to the Purple Knights, there is no guarantee that a relationship would be formed with these notable alumni. He just wants to show that the "Purple Knights were a credible organization."
The SBP then asked if any of the House presidents had thoughts about forming a committee, along with the Athletics department, to form a plan to create the new Purple Knights. This plan would be then presented to the President's Cabinet for a vote. Reagan asked if the SBP and Tyler had asked members of the general student body to join the committee, but the SBP stated that he wanted to keep the discussion within the Council because he "didn't want to create tension between the administration and the student body" even though the discussion has already started happening amongst general members of the student body.
TenBoom expressed that she would not want to be on the committee because she wants to avoid tension by having a plan come directly down from Advancement or the President's Office. She stated that tension will arise especially with the "eight years worth of alumni who are Lions" and that the Council should be looking at the student body as a whole.
The SBP asked if any House president wanted to be on the committee, and after a few seconds of silence from all the House presidents, the SBP said that he would not form the committee this week.
House Future Committee Report
Reagan updated the Council on the HF Committee. He showed much enthusiasm to report that the new House fundraising proposal is now in effect. The new method includes a stipulation that Houses submit a list of their potential donors so that the school can check if there are any conflicts between school and House donations.
Reagan then moved that Dean of Students, David Leedy, be added to the House Future Committee. The motion was passed by unanimous consent.
Barton Blood Drive
The Barton Blood Drive will take place on October 28th, and the House who has the most participants will get served ice cream by the House of Barton.
Then, the Council discussed the Interregnum committee’s report from the previous meeting. The SBP asked that the Council talk about ways to improve Interregnum for next year. The Council brought up ways to improve the committee's choice of reading, and ways to improve feedback between the Council and committee.
The meeting was then adjourned.
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