Annual Report of the Committee on Committee on Vendor Services

To: Steering Committee, Academic Senate

From: Chair, Committee on Committee on Vendor Services

Date: June 26th 2021


Membership/officers

  1. Cheng, Steven, Mathematics & Computer Sciences (2021), Secretary
  2. Mark Schiebe, English (2023)
  3. Qin Li, Social Sciences (2023)
  4. Ostrowe, Linda, Counseling (2022)
  5. Proteasa, Georghe, Biological Sciences and Geology (2022), Chair
  6. Shi, Lucy, Finance & Administration (2021)


Liaisons

Liaisons

       Student Representatives

  1. Gregory Eastwood
  2. Mahendra (Shawn) Mohabir

Committee chairperson had reached out for student representatives to attend the meetings throughout the academic year but no students attended any meetings. Emails sent to Ankush Gaba and Academic Steering Committee with dates/times of meeting each semester.

 

 

Liaisons

 

  • Gheorghe Proteasa, Biological Sciences and Geology, Steering Committee Designee
  • Vikki Terrile, The Kurt R. Schmeller Library, COC Liaison
  • David Wasserman, Finance and Administration, President's Liaison


Membership Composition Changes

The Committee on Vendor Services shall:

  1. Receive and evaluate the report of the Auxiliary Enterprise Board on vendor services and recommend to the Academic Senate on matters pertaining to the services and facilities of all vendors to the College, including the Bookstore and Food Services, on an annual basis;
  2. Consider and evaluate suggestions and complaints regarding the service and facilities of all vendors to the College, including the Bookstore and Food Services, sending them on to the Auxiliary Enterprise Board;
  3. Review the College's assessment of the manner of selection of and the contractual arrangements with all vendors to the College, including the Bookstore and Food Services and make recommendations.


Committee Meeting Dates

Due to the closed campus because of COVID 19, the committee did not meet.


New Committee Members – newly elected Chair and Secretary



  1. Schiebe, Mark, English (2023)
  2. Li, Qin, Social Sciences (2023)
  3. Ostrowe, Linda, Counseling (2022)
  4. Proteasa, Georghe, Biological Sciences and Geology (2022), Chair
  5. Puri, Karan, Math (2024), Chair
  6. Trowbridge, Steven, Engineering Technology (2024)

Karan Puri volunteered to serve as chair, ran unopposed

Linda Ostrowe volunteered to serve as secretary, ran unopposed


Respectfully Submitted,
Committee on Vendor Services Secretary Steven Cheng

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