Central Committee

Each of the nine residential colleges at Rice has its own government, making it a virtually autonomous entity. The founding members of Lovett named their government the Central Committee, more commonly referred to as the CC. The CC has a number of officer positions and subcommittees and runs on a budget of about $40,000 a year. This budget is used for building upkeep, the purchase of properties, planning parties, and throwing study breaks, among other things.

The Central Committee meets every Tuesday night at 10 p.m. in the lower commons with food provided by one of the subcommittees. The meeting is led by the President, and each committee gives its report, starting with the President, Masters, Resident Associates, Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Justice, and Secretaries, then progresses in alphabetical order. The meeting concludes with general announcements. All Lovetteers are encouraged to attend, as the meetings help keep people informed of the goings-on around Lovett.

The Central Committee is made up of a number of officer positions and subcommittees as stipulated by the Lovett Constitution. Each elected committee or position gets one vote, and anyone who attends the meeting is welcome to voice an opinion.

Members

President - Runs CC meetings, represents Lovett in the Student Association, and has general administrative duties.

Vice President - Runs internal operations at Lovett. Handles space requests, organizes elections, and heads up Ambience Committee meetings.

Chief Justice - Enforces the Rice Alcohol Policy and Lovett's noise policies. Also runs annual parking and room jacks, and sometimes holds college court for egregious offenses.

Secretaries - Keep Lovett up-to-date on campus goings-on with weekly CC minutes, semi-weekly announcements, and a light dose of humor.

Treasurer (appointed) - Oversees the Lovett budget. Controls the Lovett checkbook and handles money requests at CC meetings.

Academic Coordinators - Keep Lovett well-informed of academic deadlines. Organize Lovett's course each semester, keep a test file from common courses, and subscribe to magazines for the college.

Activities Coordinators - Organize activities to promote college enthusiasm. Post birthdays each month, organize study breaks, control the Lovett Netflix account, and organize occasional off-campus events for the college. Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), is the largest online DVD rental service, offering flat rate rental-by-mail to customers in the United States. ...

Associates Coordinators - Stay in contact with the Lovett Associates. Organize Associates Nights and other events throughout the year.

Cultural Coordinators - Organize various events throughout the year that involve culture in some way. Subsidize tickets to concerts and theater performances throughout the year, as well as organizing Lovett's semi-annual Pub Nights.

Outreach Coordinators - Organize various community service projects for Lovett. Represents Lovett in the Rice Student Volunteer Program and inform Lovett of various service projects, including blood, can, and clothing drives.

Properties Coordinators - In charge of Lovett property and maintenance. Responsible for upkeep of the laundry room, kitchen, and gaming equipment. Also keep the Lovett vacuum cleaners.

Social Coordinators - Organize all Lovett parties. Find sponsors and decorations for Getcheroxoff and Casino Party and pick the themes for these parties. Also organize TG's (as in T.G.I.F.) on select Fridays.

Member-at-Large - Performs weekly polls of Lovett College members and presents the results at CC meetings.

Freshman Representative - Only voting member of the freshman class. Also keeps track of freshman service hours.

Off-Campus Representatives - Represent off-campus members of Lovett College. Keep people living OC informed of events at Lovett.

In addition to the elected positions and the permanent appointed position of Treasurer, the President is permitted to appoint whatever other positions she sees fit. The appointed positions do not receive a vote on CC. Standard appointed positions include: Sid-Gov, College Night Coordinators, Beer-Bike Coordinators, Theater Chairpersons, Club Ed, Honor Council Representative, U-Court Representative, Food Representative, Environmental Representative, and more.