Ithaca College

SGC General Body Meetings are open to the public and take place every week on Monday from 7-9 p.m. in Taughannock Falls room on the third floor of Campus Center.

Ithaca College Student Governance Council

Senate Meeting Agenda

Monday, 09/23, 2019 7:00pm –Taughannock Falls Meeting Room

 

SUMMARY:

· Speaker Lara Hamburger of the Advocacy Center discussed the Center’s role on campus and Ithaca community. SGC will continue to support and expand Advocacy Center operations on campus.

· 7 members of the Appropriations Committee were confirmed unanimously by the Senate.

· Souymaa Joshi (2023) confirmed unanimously for Senator of school of Humanities and Sciences.

· Executive Board Office Hours are:

· Office Hours:

-VPBF: Fridays from 1-2

-VPAA: Thursdays 11-12

-VPCA: Fridays 1-3

-VPCOMMS: Wednesdays 2-3

-President: Mondays 10-11/12

-Senate Chair: TBD

 

I. Call to Order: 7:01 PM

 

II. Roll Call

 

A. 8 senators total, 7 present

 

III. Approval of the minutes

 

A. Alex: motion to approve the minutes

i. PASSED: 6-0

 

IV. New Business

 

A. Icebreaker

B. Speaker: Lara Hamburger- The Advocacy Center of Tompkins County

i. What does the Advocacy Center do on campus?

1. Serves people who have been affected by sexual and relationship violence

a. Can be for yourself or for other people, including friends and family

b. Secondary support

ii. 24-hour confidential hotline number is main way people can reach the advocacy center

1. Confidentiality and people never have to identify themselves

2. Only exception to confidentiality is child abuse, suicidal or homicidal thoughts

iii. Work one-on-one with an advocate for support

1. Emotional support, filing reports, filling out paperwork, going to the hospital

iv. General role: educator

1. First year seminars

2. Conversations on changing the culture

3. Violence Prevention Committee

4. Responding to student groups and needs

v. Alex: who are the advocates?

1. Some are licensed social workers, most are people who have done work in the field for extended time

2. Certified NYS rape counselors

vi. Specific programs:

1. Confidential shelter

2. No population specific guidelines, all ages, all gender identities, no matter when they had the experiences, no matter immigration status

a. All services are free

vii. How does the advocacy center get funding?

1. Violence Against Women Act

2. Federal and state funding

3. NYS is very supportive of funding

viii. NYS education law 129B

1. All colleges and universities must have certain things available to students, including confidential resources

a. Suggested to work with organizations like the advocacy center

2. Definition of affirmative consent in student handbook

ix. Advocacy Center on Campus:

1. New student orientations

2. Responding to what the college asks of the Center

3. Emma: adult sexual assault counselor and advocate, gets put in touch with students through a hotline

4. Title IX

5. Office hours: 11-1 on Tuesdays in the Chapel

a. Talk to Center about any concerns

b. Student activists

c. Educational or emotional support

6. Support group: Thursday evenings for anyone who identifies as a survivor of violence

a. Student government helped advocate for this kind of support group

7. Henry: how do you initiate Title IX?

a. Go with students to Title IX to have initial conversation

b. Advocate for students with Title IX coordinators

i. Timing, information, and acting as a middle man

c. Investigation adviser- another person in the room for the investigation

8. Connor: everyone takes 2 posters and getting them in common spaces around campus, digital copy on social media and having SGC put information on Intercom

a. Video chat with Farwa for Instagram!

9. Sebastian: including POC on campus, especially POC women

a. Difficult to come out to talk about

b. Yetunde: working with Ourstory is not History

i. Mental health improvement on campus

10. Connor: how does the advocacy center address the POC community?

a. What are the particular needs of communities of color?

b. Full transparency: white organization and we recognize that

i. Visible parts of this movement has been lead by white women

ii. Try to show up for other organizations in the community

11. Alex: how do we help students find the right fit for them? How do we put the Center in the social fabric of the college?

12. How do we address culture change on campus? How do we have challenging conversations? How do we make our community safe?

13. Farwa: expanding spaces?

a. Office hours in campus center did not work

b. Some room for expansion

 

V. Confirmations

A. Allocations: each candidate spoke briefly regarding their qualifications for committee.

i. Adam Justiniano

ii. Cole Mistysyn

iii. Chris Killoran

iv. Jennifer D’Urso

v. Max Powers, Junior OT, Senator-at-Large

vi. Henry Wade, Freshman Accounting major, Class of 2023 Senator

vii. Joe Pullman: Senior Sport Management Major, Student-at-Large

viii. Alex Perry: motion to approve all candidates, 5-0

B. Platform Presentations

i. Soumyaa Joshi, Freshman Applied Psychology Major:

1. Ali: interest in appropriations?

a. Potentially.

2. Alex: initiatives that are in her mind?

a. Events to have H&S students mingle

3. Henry: why are you the best person to represent a diverse school?

a. Already has a diverse group of friends, and thinks it takes several people to create accurate representation

4. Yetunde: H&S identity

a. Collective identity through social events

5. Max: motion to approve

a. Approved, 7-0

 

VI. Continuing Business:

A. Setting up Senator Reports

i. 10/7: Alex, Henry,

ii. 10/14: Max, Sebastian

iii. 10/21: Hunter, Grace, Khadija

iv. 10/28: Mayuri, Soumyaa

 

VII. Officer Reports

 

A. President –

i. Confirmations through September 30th

ii. Climate change: can we make ourselves a climate innovator?

iii. Office Hours:

1. VPBF: Fridays from 1-2

2. VPAA: Thursdays 11-12

3. VPCA: Fridays 1-3

4. VPCOMMS: Wednesdays 2-3

5. President: Mondays 10-11/12

6. Senate Chair: TBD

B. Vice President of Communications –

i. SGC on ICTV game show

ii. Ideas for Fall event

iii. SGC pride – getting our bios out there

1. Senator spotlights

a. Name, bio, and Instagram handle, picture

C. Vice President of Campus Affairs –

i. Eva will be posting graphic for assistant to Campus Affairs

ii. Organizations: think about people for Campus Affairs Committee

D. Vice President of Academic Affairs –

i. Uniform syllabus policy

1. Creating a template for new faculty

ii. Lizzo???

E. Vice President of Business and Finance –

i. Recruiting allocations committee members

ii. Training on Wednesday with food!

iii. Next week: reviewing budgets

iv. Weekly funding newsletters

F. Senate Chair –

i. 4 more senators and 2 students at large for Organizational Review Committee

ii. CAPS committee

G. Student Trustee –

i. OurStory is not History: focusing on survivors of sexual misconducts for people of color

1. September 28th at Stewart Park 3-5 pm

ii. First Board meeing will be in a matter of weeks

H. Residence Hall Association –

i. Max: committees are starting up, clusters will be meeting soon

I. Student Liaison to the Alumni Board –

 

VIII. Open Agenda.

A. Farwa: confirmations and senate orientation

B. Connor: making meetings more fun and engaging

i. Eva: family style table is a GO!

C. Alex: home tournament at Country Club of Ithaca on Saturday, tee-off starts at 9 co-hosting with Cortland; Sunday at 10 am in Cortland

i. Student Athlete Advisory Council: student athletes and injury and mental health, focusing on resources for student athletes

1. Student athletes feel like they have to keep their struggles with the athletic population

a. Someone who could understand those sorts of struggles

b. Integrating student athletes and larger community

2. POC SAAC?

3. Student athlete panel?

D. Mary: Free ice cream in the SAC 11-1 am

E. Connor: hang up posters

 

IX. Adjournment.

A. Max: motion to adjourn, PASSED 7-0