Argersinger expressed that SIUC ought to do a better job attracting the talent pool and really selling the university. As there were no further questions, Argersinger thanked everyone for their time and left the meeting. V. Officer Reports A. President Michael Speck Speck passed around a sign-up sheet to volunteer over the Halloween weekend with the Carbondale Police Department. He has had meetings with the Police Department and Sam Jordan of Public Safety to plan for the weekend. They are looking for sober students to watch over not so sober students and break up potential conflicts before they erupt.
Students policing students works better at deflating tension than immediate police interaction.
SPC has hired Paulette Curkin to fill one of the coordinator positions. Curkin previously worked for Housing Programming and will start with SPC this weekend at Homecoming. Speck and Dodds met with the mayor after the last meeting to discuss the lease ordinance, and will meet with Councilman Budslick and the city attorney soon. Speck was optimistic that there will be some substantive changes happening soon. Eleven RSOs turned in operational funding requests, and there are two specific event requests.