SHEA House Government 2007-2008

∎Reimbursement form∎

∎ House Representatives

House Director: Ahmad Obiedat
Programs Facilitator: Tarun Jain
Senior Resident: Jonathan Forney
Resident Advisor: Ali Birouti

∎ Language Coordinators:

Arabic: Professor Mohammed Sawaie
Chinese: Professor Shu-Chen Chen
Hindi-Urdu: Professor Mehr Farooqi
Italian: Professor Enrico F. Cesaretti
Japanese: Professor Tomomi Sato
Persian: Professor Zjaleh Hajibashi

∎ Language Advisors:

Arabic: Alaa Mohamad Buhisi
Chinese: Doris Wenhao Diao
Hindi-Urdu: Amna Khokar
Italian: Miriam Aloisio
Japanese: Anika Yoonheui Kim
Persian: Houriya Mahboobi

∎ Committees:

Communications/Media: Chair: Soo Jung Shin
Duties: development and maintenance of a house website, e-mailing the house concerning Board proceedings, archiving of these e-mails for house records, house publicity, taking meeting notes/minutes. Satellite television programming, obtaining subscriptions to print and electronic media in the House languages, other media issues.
 

Culinary: Chair: Daniel Jin
Duties: setting and enforcing kitchen rules, purchasing kitchen supplies, managing kitchen cleanup system, corresponding with UVa Dining Services and chef to improve food and promote culture.
 

Cultural Convergence: Co-Chairs: Rebekah Brooks and Daniel Wilkerson
Duties: organizing cultural programming beyond the scope of a single language group, possible development of a house library.
 

Financial: Chair: Dami Han
Duties: budget proposal incorporating suggestions of all residents, managing house budget, raising general funds.
 

Social: Chair: Zohra Saleh
Duties: organizing parties, organizing service events, coordinating intramural sports.
 

∎ House Constitution:

The House Constitution
This is a student created and amended document that serves to:
- linguistic immersion in one of several selected world languages
- promotion of culture consistent with the experience of speakers of that language
- increased awareness and understanding of global culture, especially of the represented languages
Take a look and see how this government runs!