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 9:00pm 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
Andrew Kim
President
Dylan Wall & Franchesca Sentmanat
Secretaries (Secs)
Zac Ambrose & Sam Griffin
Treasurers
David Rauch
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: adk7@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: as328@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: an67@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: dlw10@rice.edu, fcs5@rice.edu
Send items for weekly announcements to:
Manage the Lovett budget and all expenditures for the college. Maintain the college’s financial records.
Emails: zaa4@rice.edu, sg187@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: der5@rice.edu
Alina Nguyen
External Vice President (EVP)
Ayush Suresh
Internal Vice President (IVP)
ELECTED COMMITTEES
Chloe Diehl, Bruce Hurley, & Auggie Swartz
Activities
Audrey Arroyave, Ariel Ma,
& David Shaw
Associates (Ass)
Sanya Garg, Shieun Lee, & Surina Kishinchandi
Culturals
Eric Shackleford & FernandoTamames
Members-at-Large (M@Ls)
Hiya Dattani & Dylan Wall
New Student Representatives (NSRs)
Andy Bough & Aanya Noorani
OC Reps
Lucia Fernandez, Neha Kohli, Arman Saxena
Outreach
Gina Kotinek, Ava McClung, & Christopher Rodriguez
Properties (Props)
Eneye Gbedee, Aj Brooks, & Abby Proctor
Socials
Plans and organizes all minor Lovett-sponsored social events to promote student connection to residential college culture, including Lovett's Finest, 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
Riya Yarlagadda
U-Court Rep
Caroline Snider
Honor Council Rep
Christopher Rodriguez
RPC Rep
Siddarth Vuskamalla and Bruce Hurley
SA NSRs
Neha Kohil
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
David Almanzan, Isabella Barone, John Cotter, Ethan Kelly, Bruce Hurley, Ana Sofia Navarro, Debi Saha, Erica Takang
Chalkboard Committee
Rita Ajit, Daniela Bonscher, Bess Glenn, Roly Gonzalez, Bryan Ibarra, Tomi Kuye, Denise Maldonado, Noah Oh, Christopher Rodriguez, Auggie Schwarz, Ana Tiscareño, Riya Yarlagadda
College Night Committee
Brian Bishara, Sophie Chikhladze, Kendall Cooney, Carina Galutia, Eneye Gbedee, Tomi Kuye, Aanya Noorani, Auggie Schwarz, April Tong, Eliana Yared
Fun Friday Committee
Rita Ajit, John Cotter, Bela Chandler, Hiya Dattani, Navyaa Jain, Fernanda Valle, Dylan Wall
H&D Food Reps
Kory Sila, & Siddhant Patil
Historians
Aanya Noorani, Jack Tomkiewicz, Fernanda Valle, Hannah Zhang
Kitchen Reps
Franchesca Sentmanat & Sadhana Chari
Laundry Rep
Haydn Howe & Obie Ozoigbo
Merch Committee
AJ Brooks, Jacey Denny, Sejal Gupta, Pavithr Goli, Surina Kishinchandani, Molly Kyles, Amy Lam, Caroline Leung, Bryan Mendoza, Sarah Radtke, Sarah Roberts, Christopher Rodriguez, Sadie Siegel, Ana Tiscareño,Amelia Tsai, Hannah Zhang
O-Week Coordinators
Brian Bishara, Anne Wang, Eliana Yared
Public Space Coordinator (PUSC)
Fernando Tamames
Senior Committee
Steven Cloud, John Curylo, Brita Faerber, Pavithr Goli, Evan Huang, Jasmine Liou, Connor Morris, Ariana Moshiri, Rohan Pillai, Yash Shahi, Sadie Siegel, Ryan Wang
Sports Reps
Mohamed Abead, Steven Cloud, Sebe DiPrampero, Pavithr Goli, Evan Huang, Alex Rosales, Yash Shahi
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
David Rauch
LOVETT COLLEGE COURT
Associate Justices (AJs)
Jack Henry, David Shaw, Alice Xu, Alexis Leyow, Bruce Hurley, Navyaa Jain, Lucia Fernandez, Bela Chandler, & Fernando Tamames,
Act as resources for Lovetteers when they are in need and participate as members of the Lovett Court.
Chief Justice (CJ)
David Rauch
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.
CAMPUS-APPOINTED POSITIONS
Claire Dean
Student Maintenance Rep (SMR)
Amy Lam & Sophia Figueroa
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!
