To Do list

Here is a link to the To Do list: it is a Google Document that you can edit to add your name or more things that need to be done.

Meeting with the Executive Staff

Stella, Compton, and I met with the Executive Committee today to present the independent study proposal. We briefly discussed the history of how we got interested in the Globe, then the highlights of the independent study, including an emphasis on the student interactions, business minor, etc. etc.

They asked many questions, including our vision of the space- we reiterated that this is a process, but laid out the market/restaurant hybrid, maybe a partnership with a company like GreenLife, local artisans, late night food option, hang-out, etc.

They tended to focus on the academic credit, the structure of the independent study versus a course, which faculty members would take this on, the course description. They were confused about several students working together in an independent study project- getting caught up in the language of 'independent' and worried about more work for the econ/business department. We weren't as clear or certain about this- this needs to be a priority.

What we need to do next:
Meet with Hartman and Jerry Forester about the meeting- emphasis we need more time to put together a viable alternative proposal
Get an ad hoc committee together with the representatives of the OG and Student Assembly to chose the students and faculty members
Talk with faculty members to get them on board, who is willing to take on more
Write course descriptions for the independent studies- each student must have a different focus, not just one course
Advertise with the students about the study

MEETING IN THE LAL at 8pm, Tuesday night to discuss this!!! Please try to make it, we really gotta get this moving.

Sustainability Master Plan

Strategic Plan for Environmental Education and Sustainable Living

or go here http://about.sewanee.edu/trustees/plans

Student Run Markets

Warren Wilson: Campus store, which is like our bookstore,

6-7 students - Students are responsible for the storefront services. Duties include operating the cash register, ordering office and school supplies, assisting with sales, ordering sundries and college insignia merchandise, and receiving and stocking merchandise. Educational opportunities include developing communication skills, learning to run a cash register and general operational procedures (margins, markup policies, inventory control, and customer service). http://www.warren-wilson.edu/academics/catalog/catalog2.php?name=work#campus_store

Princeton: Farmer's market

http://www.princeton.edu/greening/market/

On starting a farmer's market and why to buy local: http://www.princeton.edu/greening/market/education.html

University of Massachusetts: People's Market- student-run co-op, a "natural foods market providing the University community with gourmet coffee, herbal tea, bagels, an assortment of cheeses, fresh fruit and healthy snacks. People’s Market supports local and socially conscious vendors." Also run as a business education program. They have many other co-ops on campus, including a bike shop, snack bars, and cafes.

http://www.learningcentre.coop/resource/center-student-business-student-run-businesses-university-community

UC Berkley: Berkeley Student Food Collective (BSFC), student-run co-op, cafe and market, local produce stand

http://berkeleystudentfoodcollective.org/

Emory: The Green Bean

http://www.students.emory.edu/GREENBEANCOFFEE/blog.html

Meeting with Scott and Randall, Nov 5, 1pm

Stella, Keri, and I just had a meeting with Randall Taylor and Scott Maino and here is what we talked about:

Green Report Card: Scott did not write this, but Mark Kelly of admissions did. Scott is working on my comments I made to the Green Report Card and will get back to me.
According to Tennessee State Law, leftovers or hog slop can not be given away because of sanitation. This is not ARAMARK, so if we want to change it, we would have to go through the state.
In the mean time, Scott is ordering a real compost bucket for beside the tray return, new garbage cans for the prep area so we can start picking up compost a couple of times a week, and continuing with coffee and bread bits.
Waste display was going to happen, soon. Maybe the 16th of November? More to come on that.

Both were opposed to discussion of non-buffet style service- this could be due to the small size of the University and the grand scale of our dining hall, which means McClurg would not be profitable to Aramark if we only paid for 15 meals a week or pay for each item individually as opposed to the unlimited food we get now. They did not say this outright, but Keith Davis explained this to me last year.

THE GLOBE
Barnes and Nobles get priority to the proposal, which they will present in the second week of December.*****Their 7-year contract is expiring in the spring***** So even if we put a proposal together, they will be considered first. They want to put in Starbucks, microwavable food, grab and go type things. If they do want to put local produce it, they would go through Dixie Produce like Aramark does, which means our beloved farmers on the mountain would not be included because they don't have the insurance (the same obstacles to getting local food in McClurg would apply here).

We will be meeting with Eric Hartman, Nikki Hamilton, Mary Beth Walker, and Donna Palmer of Barnes and Nobles to discuss alternatives to B&N or how to work with B&N to get a local market. We will talk with ResLife to promote students cooking for themselves, which would go along with fresh, whole food that could be offered. We want to talk with the university executive committee (aka the VC and trustees) that will be reviewing the B&N proposal to ensure that community engagement, students involvment, and sustainability are priorites.
We want to contact GreenLife to see if they are interested in working with B&N to start a local market in that space.

If you are interested in attending any of these meetings, let us know!