TKC Council Minutes 3 November 2010

A regular meeting of the King’s Council was held at 7:32 p.m. on November 3, 2010, in the Founder’s Room at The King’s College, the Student Body President being in the chair and the Director of Communications acting as secretary. The Member from Truth was represented by a proxy, Betsy Brown. The Student Body President shared from Philippians 4 as a devotional. The minutes from the previous meeting were approved as distributed. The Student Body President moved to create a special committee for purpose of planning Vision Week, to be composed of five members and appointed by the chair. The committee shall report on their plans, subject to Council approval, at the next regular meeting. The motion was unanimously adopted without debate. The chair informed the society of her meeting with Advancement about the president’s inauguration, and indicated the Council’s participation was likely to be ushering. The Director of Finance reported on the society’s budget: $83,317.53 was budgeted for the year, $28,032.04 spent, and $55,285.49 remaining. He moved to allocate $150.00 to City Engagement from the Discretionary budget category. Discretionary contains $3,900. Greg Pittman, speaking by unanimous consent, said he would use the $150.00 for a service organizations fair. The motion was unanimously adopted. The Director of Communications reported on plans for a freshman forum. The society agreed a separate meeting about Ludlow was not necessary. She also announced the Council retreat. The Director of Student Organizations reported on the Organizations Council Committee. The org presidents were excited about its potential for solidarity and idea-sharing, apprehensive about meeting inflation and bureaucracy. More discussion would follow. He moved to remove the reporting deadline on the organizations council committee. The motion was carried 9-1, Reagan dissenting. The Director of Student Events reported on Fall Concert: while it was a high-quality event, attendance was frustratingly sparse, resulting in a $700 event deficit. The society agreed that events had been very successful thus far, and that the end of midterms likely tanked concert attendance more than any other factor. In Old Business, Anthony reported on the decorum committee’s meeting. The committee (Annie Clark, Dr. Bleattler, Lauren Christian, Josiah Peterson, Jonathan Irwin, and Alex Nogy) identified breaches of etiquette occurring in classes and visiting speaker events. They defined decorum in terms of humility, respect, honor, grace, and vision, and determined to pursue positive reinforcement rather than pure crackdowns. They also planned to recommend the concept be introduced at New Student Orientation and tied in with the College’s vision and the honor code. Returning to the Student Body President’s report, the chair moved to enter committee of the whole to continue our discussion of vision, which was unanimously approved by a show of hands. She summarized the remaining points of her vision for the year: community being led in an attitude of service, spiritual life being evident as students live out the spiritual disciplines, academics being put to use outside the classroom simultaneously with the traditional education, and communication being constructive. The chair noted she had observed past leaders viewing their positions as opportunities for authority rather than service. The society discussed delegation, overcommitment, accountability, and spoon-feeding constituents. The chair encouraged all to lead with passion. The society exited committee of the whole by unanimous show of hands. There was no new business, and the society adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

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