Efforts to get the Duke University Union off to the right start next year dominated discussion at Tuesday night's meeting.
President-elect Chamindra Goonewardene, a junior and current Major Attractions chair, proposed plans to sponsor a night of activities during the Class of 2012's freshman orientation in August, which would be a first for the Union.
"People can get an idea of what the Union is when they come in," Goonewardene said. "We want every committee showcased."
Nothing has been decided for certain, but DUU is working to sponsor either Wednesday or Thursday of orientation week, he added.
Plans under consideration include free coffee at the Duke Coffeehouse, a comedian brought by Major Speakers, a band sponsored by Major Attractions, crews from Cable 13 walking around and a free movie from Freewater Films. A display highlighting past Union events is also under consideration, with the goal of giving students have a sense of the Union's range of activities.
"In the past, DUU meshed in with the activities fair, but this way, we'll have a presence from day one for the freshmen," freshman Dustin Gamza, the group's vice president-elect of internal affairs, said.
The Union also agreed to pledge $2,000 to bring hip-hop artist Mike-E to campus in April for the Relay for Life event. Student bands are slated to play for the day-long event, but are doing so free of charge for charity.
Publicity plans were announced for the "Great American Trailer Park Musical" March 24. Tickets go on sale Wednesday.
The Union announced new activities in Krzyzewskiville before the home men's basketball game against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Crazies Who Care and the Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research will co-sponsor some of the events.
The Union also focused on internal affairs by making plans for its "changeover" dinner to initiate next year's board. Evaluations of this year's executive board and meetings among new program directors and the president and vice presidents-elect were also discussed.
In other business:
DUU announced the 2008-2009 executive members of its administrative board: junior Bryant Moquist, executive vice president; junior Casey Callan, chief financial officer; sophomore Gabriela Borges, vice presdient of programming; freshman Dustin Gamza, vice president of internal affairs; junior Jon Grilli and sophomore Adam Barron, directors of marketing; junior Edgar Mkrtchian, director of facilities; sophomore Catalina Blanco, director of development; sophomore Zachary Perret, executive secretary.
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