Ithaca College

 Get a closer look at SGC! Here are the minutes from our meeting on Monday, February 20th!

 

Ithaca College Student Governance Council

Senate Meeting Agenda

Monday, February 20, 2017 7:30pm – Taughannock Falls Meeting Room

                                                                                                                             

I.                              Call to Order.

II.                          Roll Call

Motion to approve last week’s minutes: Mike

Second: Emily

III.                      Approval of the minutes

A.         2/6/17

IV.                       Guest Speaker: STAT (if present)

V.                           New Business

 

Motion to open new business: Taulant

Second: Mara

A.         1617-0010: Library Space Bill (Kane) -Moving from agenda.

VI.                       Continuing Business

A.         Alternative Coffee Bill (Morris, Yohannan)

• Other projects ahead of Gimme Coffee, trying to speed it up

B.         Sanctuary Bill (Hau)

• Tompkins County Immigrants Rights

C.         Bill Structure Reform Bill (Friend)

• If you are writing a bill and have questions about the structure let Conor know.

D.        Allocations Committee Reform Bill (Friend)

• Implementing all of the changes that we made

E.         International Student Support (Grullón, Friend)

• Bonnie Prunty talking to admin for pricing per week, finding ways to subsidize
• Meetings still being held to see if the college will cover the entire cost

F.          Allocations Committee Reform II (Friend)

• Same as the first

Motion to close: Mike

Second: Alex

 

Motion to open officer reports: Conor

Second: Jessica

VII.                   Officer Reports.

A.         President – Marieme Foote

• Not present

B.         Vice President of Communications – Catherine Proulx

• Senator photos will continue next week
• Environmental committee meets Thursdays at 4

C.         Vice President of Campus Affairs – Anna Gardner

• Campus affairs committee - let her know if you want to be a part of it or if you know someone who would
• OSEMA Women Leaders Series - starting in March

D.        Vice President of Academic Affairs –  Michele Hau

• Scholarship committee met, still need one senator to join
• You can apply through Orgsync

E.         Vice President of Business and Finance – Ezeka Allen

• Allocations from last week
• Fall funding will be opening next week

F.          Senate Chair – Carlie McClinsey

• Not present

G.         Student Trustee – Elijah Greene

• No update

H.        Residence Hall Association – Nick Simpson

I.            Student Liaison to the Alumni Board – Lima Hossain

• I Love IC Week
• Co-Sponsor a bill regarding the campus map

 

Motion to close: Isabella

Second: Taulant

 

Motion to open open agenda: Julia

Second: Charlie

VIII.               Open Agenda.

• Isabella - Interfaith Mingle - March 1st at the Kava Bar
• Ezeka - Survey for Food Committee is out - enter to win a Galaxy Tablet
• Cat - IC Progressives, if you are interested in an event about the Affordable Care Act- this Thursday from 3-5pm in Business 103.
• Darius - talking to International students and seeing what they need, singing in a recital Thursday in Hockett Hall at 7pm
• Anna- Tompkins County Immigrants Rights Coalition - Natalia Serna coming to Unitarian Church on February 26 at 6pm for a concert to raise funds to protect the rights of immigrants and refugees
• Cat - Recyclemania, IC is 5th place
• Mike - Take a little more time with filling out food survey and trying to recognize the good thing the dining hall has done, if you are going away next semester try to find someone to continue any projects you are working on
• Conor - Wednesday 4-5:30 in Friends 208 Economics department grads will be speaking about politics and the new economic frontier
• Jessica - PRSSA basketball tournament for charity - April 8th

 

Motion to close open agenda: Conor

Second: Francesca

 

Motion to adjourn: Taulant

Second: Cal

 

Call for acclamation

IX.                       Adjournment.

End Time: 7:57

 

 

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