Get a closer look at SGA! Here are the minutes from our meeting on Monday, February 16th!
Ithaca College Student Government Association
Senate Meeting Agenda
Monday, February 15th, 2016 7:30pm – Taughannock Falls Room
I. Call to Order.
II. Roll Call:
Absent:. Charles Kane
Late: Jonathan Couce
Left Early:
III. Approval of the minutes.
Joseph
Second: TJ
IV. Guest Speakers
V. New Business
A. VP Campus Affairs Interim
¨ Luis
¨ Good options, I have always educated my time for ensuring equity for everyone
¨ Safe productive space for everyone as possible
¨ Come to understand the intersectionality that exists on campus
¨ Desires that wish to change on Ithaca campus
¨ Current semester, started working in office of student engagement and multicultural affairs
¨ Shown me ropes of internal affairs that exists on this campus
¨ Help him learn ways to learn the student body even more
¨ Hope to be able to work to make students feel like they don’t need to protest
¨ Don’t want students to feel silenced
¨ Want to make sure I can help as many students as possible
¨ Questions:
o What are three things you would be interested in working on initiative wise?
o Answer: Race, I also mentioned intersectionality, when we are discussing race issues, it should be what if someone is a black woman who identifies as queer. An issue I take personally is mental health. Make sure it isn’t effecting someone’s learning.
o What year are you?
o Answer: Sophomore
o What inspired you to run for this potion?
o Well I wanted to get involved next year, but I feel like I’ve been really involved behind the scenes and I want to find a way to get involved in the actual structural policies.
o How did you hear about this?
o Evan Layne
¨ Discussion:
o I think the fact that he wanted to join next year anyways and he is joining now, I think it is good, he will definitely hit the ground running.
o I think he is well qualified, I like his range of leadership positions.
o I think he is really qualified for the permanent position.
o One of the most important parts of VP of campus affairs is that there is a meeting that happens with campus leadership. It had been hard to keep a consistent presence there; I want to make sure we have more of an SGA presence there.
o He brings in a different perspective.
o From hearing his speech, I think he is qualified to an extent.
o He is outside most of our groups which is why he brings in a different perspective.
Motion to vote: TJ
Second: Seandre
In favor: 11
Opposed: 0
Abstaining: 1
Motion to move to continuing business: Joseph
Second: Attila
VI. Continuing Business
A. LGBT Studies
¨ Expect more out of me this week.
B. State of Student
¨ By Monday we will have a draft to show rest of Eboard.
C. No Confidence
¨ Responsibility has been given to the Eboard and all of SGA to select students to be put forward to sit on presidential search committee for next president.
¨ This has to be started by March 1st.
¨ We were encouraged by board members that this is the most inclusive process that they could possibly run.
D. Course Evaluations
¨ On faculty council’s list of things to talk about.
¨ Not high on the radar.
¨ If someone else is passionate about this let me know and you can take it on.
E. Student Bill of Rights
¨ Carlie has a doodle that we will figure out by the end of this week.
F. Shared Governance
¨ Committee met this morning, they will likely be coming into SGA for presentation at some point.
¨ We will be trying to get things out to the public about what we are doing.
¨ Goal is to have a lot of listening sessions before spring break.
Officer Reports:
Dom:
¨ Next week, on Monday night, the provost will be here presenting with myself and a staff member and a faculty member on new policy change, not meal plan, or dining hall.
¨ Treat this policy as important.
¨ Be prepared to actively engage.
Kyle Stewart:
¨ I will send out doodle tonight.
¨ Going to be sending out permanent application for VP of campus affairs.
Kyle James:
¨ Scholarship committee.
¨ What I need is at least 6 senators to volunteer for this committee, if you are a current senior or first year, you are not eligible to apply for this.
¨ Student Government Scholarship need at least a 3.6.
¨ If anyone is interested or knows for sure they don’t qualify for it let me know if you want to be on the committee.
¨ Had a relatively busy week last week.
Marieme:
¨ Next meeting, we will have provost.
¨ We are going to go over bill processes, go over how to do it and pair people up so you guys can work and create it.
¨ All new senators meet with me after meeting.
¨ Applications for the Permanent VP Seat will go out tonight and will be due in a week.
¨ I will send an email out to senators when that goes out.
Sierra:
¨ Trustees were on campus last week.
¨ My tenure ends in May, so I will begin the search soon.
¨ You have to be on campus for two years.
¨ If you are not interested in the position but are interested in committee let me know.
Matt:
¨ Next Tuesday, we have a guest speaker at RHA. Presentation on IC Mentor connect.
¨ Between 8:15 and 8:30.
Alexa:
¨ The Alumni Board meeting that was supposed to occur on February 26th, only 6 people were able to attend, therefore as of right now it is being moved to Friday May, 20th starting at 9:00 am.
¨ I have a meeting with Carrie tomorrow.
Motion to move to open Agenda: Jonathan
Second: Emily
Open Agenda:
¨ Dom: I want to open up the floor for questions about Shared Governance.
¨ What things or areas have you seen that would’ve been better if there had been shared governance?
¨ IC 2020, the strategic planning part of it, was done in a non shared way, it wasn’t transparent, the problem became that the community didn’t buy into the plan. If you take a couple steps back, things like SGA specific, when SGA passes a bill we don’t have a clear destination for that bill, often times it gets shuffled around campus, or sits in the SGA office. There has been a real lack of engagement from students and staff in processes in governing the college.
¨ African Latino Society banquet is on Saturday.
¨ We did end up canceling the Elect Her conference.
Motion to close open Agenda: Joe
Second: Jonathan
Motion to adjourn meeting: Emily
Second: Tim
Call for acclamation.
End Time: 8:38
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