Central Committee
According to Lovett legend, the first Lovetteers formed a government known as the Central Committee (CC) as a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Soviet Union. To form a more perfect union, our predecessors voted to disband the first CC meeting and spend the entire first year’s budget on beer. Fortunately (or unfortunately), we do not currently follow their example. Now, CC is headed by the Executive Committee (President, CJ, IVP, EVP, Secretaries, and Treasurers) and manages a sizable budget and large group of representatives and committees. Most of what is done at Lovett is student-run.
CC meets every Tuesday at 9:30pm in Lower Commons. Everyone is invited to make comments or announcements, enjoy free food (purchased weekly by various CC voting members), and engage in Lovett democracy!
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Nick Ess
President
Andrew Kim & Brian Bishara
Secretaries (Secs)
Anish Attarde & Ryan Wang
Treasurers
Alexa Scott
Chief Justice (CJ)
Chairperson of Central Committee. Primary liaison between Lovett students, the OWL team, and university administration. Oversees all of Lovett’s operations and affairs.
Email: nre4@rice.edu
Oversees all internal affairs of the college and advises all appointed committees. Conducts housing and parking jacks and responsibly manages Lovett elections.
Email: lcf3@rice.edu
Oversees all external affairs of the college and advises all elected committees. Manages all Lovett public spaces and communications with housing and dining staff.
Email: mj45@rice.edu
Oversee all communications to the college, including the Lovett listserv, CC minutes, weekly announcements, and public posting spaces. Maintain and improve the Lovett website.
Emails: adk7@rice.edu, bbb8@rice.edu
Manage the Lovett budget and all expenditures for the college. Maintain the college’s financial records.
Emails: asa19@rice.edu, r.wang@rice.edu
Chairperson of Lovett College Court and liaison for Student Judicial Programs. Works to maintain SJP, Rice, and Lovett community standards regarding safety and alcohol policies.
Email: afs4@rice.edu
Mehek Jain
External Vice President (EVP)
Lucia Fernandez
Internal Vice President (IVP)
Send announcements to: ustudents-l@mailman.rice.edu
ELECTED COMMITTEES
Ethan Kelly, Natalia Mendiola, & Rohan Pillai
Activities
Meera Borle, David Shaw, & Ariel Ma
Associates (Ass)
Alex Figueroa, Charisma Abolo, & Imani Hill
Culturals
Members-at-Large (M@Ls)
OC Reps
Sophie Chikhladze, Atira Aidarous, & Anwuli Chukwumah
Outreach
Siddhant Patil, Anne Wang, & Amelia Tsai
Properties (Props)
Amy Lam, Sejal Gupta, & Allison Stocks
Socials
Plans and organizes all minor Lovett-sponsored social events to promote student connection to residential college culture, including Mr. Lovett, Lovett Skates, and finals-period study breaks.
Coordinates Lovett's Associates program, including semesterly Associates Nights, the Lovett Associates Buddy (LAB) program, and skill-based classes taught by Associates to foster relationships between Lovett students and Associates.
Oversees the Lovett Diversity Council and all cultural activities for the college to create a welcome home away from home for Lovetteers of varying cultural backgrounds.
Represent all Lovetteers by gathering their opinions and feedback to present to Central Committee. Also serve as comedic relief.
The voice of all new Lovett students on Central Committee. Organize social events throughout the year for new students.
Represent all Lovett off-campus students. Organize events for off-campus and on-campus student integration and provide assistance in the off-campus moving process.
Oversees service hours and volunteer opportunities both on and off campus for Lovetteers. Coordinate events to show appreciation for H&D and other Rice staff.
Manages and maintains the non-facility capital inventory of Lovett. Advises the renovation of Lovett public spaces.
Plans and executes all major Lovett-sponsored social events, including a fall Music Festival public, Casino Night, and EOL Day.
ELECTED CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVES
U-Court Rep
Honor Council Rep
RPC Rep
Surina Kushinchandani & Rose Clarke
SA NSRs
SA Senator
Represents Lovett on the Rice University Court, the judicial authority of the university's Student Association.
Represents Lovett on the Rice Honor Council, the undergraduate student organization responsible for adjudicating matters relating to Rice's academic integrity standards. Ensures students stay updated on the Honor Code.
Represents Lovett on Rice Program Council, the university's campus-wide social event-planning organization. Promotes RPC events to Lovett and answers all RPC-related questions.
Serve on Rice's Student Association with the College President and SA Senator to pursue ideas to improve Rice's campus and community.
Represents Lovett along with the College President at Rice's Student Association and keeps the college informed on weekly Senate proceedings.
LOVETT-APPOINTED POSITIONS
Beer Bike Committee
Melissa Carmona, Sophia Figueroa, Ethan Kelly, Ariel Ma, Debi Saha, & Sadie Siegel
Chalkboard Committee
Rita Ajit, Surina Kishinchandani, Shieun Lee, Christopher Rodriguez, Shannon Shao, Mignote Tadesse, Ana Tiscareño, Amelia Tsai, Nhi Quach, & Jennifer Zhou
College Night Committee
Sophie Chikhladze, Steven Cloud, Kendall Cooney, Jessica Hao, Connor Morris, Aanya Noorani, Sarah Roberts, & David Shaw
Fun Friday Committee
Rita Ajit, Sanya Garg, Luis Gomez, Neha Kohli, Fernanda Valle, & Jack Tomkiewicz
H&D Food Reps
Historians
Kitchen Reps
Laundry Rep
Merch Committee
Ecem Aktas, Anna Chung, Pavithr Goli, Yurie Han, Amy Lam, Ariel Ma, Caroline Mascardo, Stuti Mehta, Amelia Tsai, & Elysia Wu
O-Week Coordinators
Public Space Coordinator (PUSC)
Senior Committee
Armando Amador, Neil Chopra, Abby Dowse, Ryan Draper, Chris Hernandez, Praneel Joshi, Michael Kelley, Adarsh Suresh, Andrew Tang, Rachel Wang, & Elysia Wu
Sports Reps
Plans the most anticipated and beloved Rice tradition of the year for Lovett. Coordinates sponsors and activities for the week-long celebration leading up to Beer Bike, as well as the race itself.
Maintains the best chalkboard on campus! Puts up new themes and a monthly list of birthdays and works with committees that want to put a design on the chalkboard.
Plans the semesterly College Nights for Lovett, a university-wide tradition. Coordinates the theme, sponsors, and creative events for the week leading up to and on College Night.
Plans fun, inclusive events to help Lovetteers relax on a few Fridays throughout the year. This Lovett tradition takes place in the quad and usually includes drinks, snacks, games, and music.
Act as liaisons between Lovett and Seibel Servery. Conduct surveys about the satisfaction and quality of food being provided to present to the chefs.
Take pictures of Lovetteers at special events and upload them to the Lovett Instagram and Lovett Historian Facebook pages.
Maintain and implement upgrades to the Lovett Kitchen.
Ensures machines are in working order, tidies up the laundry room, and finds ways to make doing laundry at Lovett as painless as possible.
Designs, orders, and distributes Lovett merchandise, whether for the college in general or for specific events. Past merchandise has included t-shirts, sweatshirts, stickers, hats, and much more!
Plan and implement all operations preparing for and during O-Week at Lovett.
Oversees the maintenance and upkeep of Lovett public spaces. Works closely with the EVP to implement large scale space improvements and acts as a helpful resource for use of Lovett's public facilities.
Plan senior week events for Lovett and represent the Lovett senior class on the campus-wide senior committee. Coordinate events and fundraisers throughout the year leading up to senior week.
Coordinate all intramural and college sports for Lovett. Deal with the dreaded IMLeagues website, meet with campus-wide Sports Coordinators about rule/policy changes, and most importantly, lead the quest for the P-Cup!
Advises Central Committee and the college on the Constitution, By-Laws, and parliamentary procedures. Maintains and oversees amendments to the Constitution.
Parliamentarian
CAMPUS-APPOINTED POSITIONS
Student Maintenance Rep (SMR)
Eco-Rep
OIT Ambassador
Lofts beds and oversees the summer storage program. Ensures everything is well-maintained at Lovett.
Makes sure Lovett is green by spreading their environmentally friendly ways throughout the college!
Fixes and refills the computer lab printer with paper. And offers tech support against hackers from other colleges!
LOVETT COLLEGE COURT
Associate Justices (AJs)
Charisma Abolo, Zac Ambrose, Sophie Chikhladze, Connor Morris, Tyzic Pina, Joseph Quinlan, & Renee Sanders
Act as resources for Lovetteers when they are in need and participate as members of the Lovett Court.
Chief Justice (CJ)
Chairperson of Lovett College Court and liaison for Student Judicial Programs. Works to maintain SJP, Rice, and Lovett community standards regarding safety and alcohol policies.