Happy Summer

Hi everyone-
I hope you are enjoying your summer so far. Its been a busy few weeks and I apologize for not updating this blog sooner. Over the past few weeks we have been busy at work as well as balancing some of our other summer commitments between jobs and internships as well as taking some time for ourselves. However, we have been able to get some work done in between the busyness and here is what we have been up too.

Board of Trustees Presentation
This past Friday I presented to the Student Life Committee of the Boston College Board of Trustees'. The purpose of this presentation was to introduce myself to the Board as well as talk about our platform and what we wanted to get accomplished for the year. The presentation went very well and it seemed like the Trustees' were very eager to find out about what goes on in the lives of students. They also were very eager to get more involved with students on a regular basis, so look for some events in the future surrounding Board members.

Fall Concert
Currently we are in the process of planning our fall concert. What we have done is worked with our agent to see which artist(s) are available in September and we are currently going through that list to see who is within a reasonable price range but also desirable to students. If you have any suggestions please let me know by e-mailing me or contacting me. (deaa at bc.edu)
From here, we will pick an act and make a bid, if they accept and its approved by the university then we are in good shape. If those don't happen then we look for other options on our list.

Target Shuttles
Its official- Target Shuttles will happen in the fall. We are currently working out some logistics with Target but we have signed most of the paperwork and there are four times throughout the course of the first semester where we will have a shuttle bus that will run to the Target in the Watertown area. This is a pilot program to determine whether or not it will be picked up by the university, so maximum participation is key. Look for more details in the fall, but we probably will do a sign up "first come first serve" list.

Other Projects we are currently working on
- Looking to add water fountains to residence halls
- UGBC Welcoming Week
- Potentially adding a bike share pilot program
- Looking into developing a clear university speaker policy
- 2009-2010 UGBC budget
- Making recommendations with how to remodel the O'Connell House

Programming
- Welcome events (for freshman and for all students)
- Athletics 101 (Slated for September 3rd 2009)
- A potential "Quidditch" tournament
- Homecoming
- Notre Dame Pep Rally

Other
- Cancer Awareness Campaign
- "Solid Gold" Campaign
- UGBC Commercials

So that is what is going on with all of us. We will continue to work throughout the course of this summer. If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions or you just want to chat please feel free to contact us. Enjoy your summer and please let us know if we can be of any assistance!

Cheers,

-Al