Student Government Association

The following are meeting minutes from the Senate meeting. The Senate meets every Monday at 5:30 PM in Room 318 on the third floor of The Commons. These meetings are open to all students to listen to discussion. If you would like to present an issue, please contact the Speaker of the Senate, Steve Gilmore, in advance so you can be added to the agenda.

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October 2, 2006

5:31 meeting called to order.
Avi Simon not present, has excused absence.
No objections to last week’s minutes.

There are a couple of new students interested in the First Year Ambassador position.

Brittany
Need volunteers for Communiversity Fest.
Jen Dress (SEB) allowing free ticket to comedy show and free t-shirt for volunteers.
Need Set up: 9-11:30; 2 people per game (Erickson Field); free play in game room all day (11-6); inflatable on Erickson Field; student performances hopefully on Erickson but if not, in Commons; clean up.

- Week in Review

Mike
Chill with SGA – about 25 people showed up. Thinks next time could be more successful.

Alex
Sat on alumni board committee (past Tuesday) – planning and advertising for 40th anniversary – will be mostly online. Basketball representatives came to try to get more people out to games. Also, Alumni associate wants to start Career Mentoring Program geared who would get a chance to talk to alumni in their field, and also a Showing the Ropes geared more towards Freshman. Finally, discussing the way alumni groups could be put together; what requirements would be to be a committee and be recognized by the board. Argued over whether it should be a percentage or not, because they want to make sure there are enough people in it.

Terrance
Approved over $1,000 of DVDs. Couldn’t get West Wing complete season and a few others – too expensive. Family guy vol 4, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man’s chest, Chapelle show, Nip tuck 1 and 2, Simpsons season 5 and 8, office space, inside man, and more!

Adrienne
Sat on Food Action Team committee. Oscar told her that the meal plans while offered at 25% discount, but if you use all 19 meals you will have beaten the system. Brought up the fact that there is a lack of vegetarian/vegan/etc options. Started dismissing, saying why Adrienne was wrong. Feels like people doesn’t really understand how much they are being ripped off. Would like to organize a forum and bring Oscar. Said the Commons was built with plans that it wouldn’t be a serious competitor to the dining hall.

- New Business

JL04-0607 General Ledger Allocation for Dell Color Laser Printer 3110cn

Will come back to.

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JL05-0607 Funding for the Study Place at UMBC

First floor of the University center, which has been empty for a long, long time. Going to make it a study space, where you get tutoring, study, etc.
University decided not to fix a lot of stuff that is messed up there as is. GSA putting in some money, but $8,000 left (would pay for Security cameras, wiring, etc.)

Thaddeus – space will eventually be switched to something else, as far as I know. To put $10,000 into it for a study space, I would want to be able to take the stuff that can be moved out of there to put it somewhere else. Needs to be understood that when the time rolls around that the University wants to change it to something else, SGA has access to certain things.

Carrie – hoping that this space will be successful and University President won’t take away, but as is, the space is defined as a temporary space. The items that could be moved will be defined clearly.

David – the entire UC is deemed to one day be offices. Waiting for funding, aqua the state to do renovation. No one can guarantee how long until that happens, but hopefully enough will happen to that space that it doesn’t make sense for UMBC to convert it.

Thaddeus – access control? $4,000?

Carrie – does not have a bathroom, and state law requires that when space open a bathroom is accessible. Would pay for card swipper to be able to get to bathroom.

Adrienne – is there a way to know what $8,000 goes towards exactly?

David – have learned in past couple days that there must be something to put in so that people can enter without having police alerted. Office of Student Life will cover the marketing. The rest Student Life is coordinating payments – what dollar pays for what can be talked about later.

Thaddeus – may want to consider putting more money into it at a later date; furniture, etc, so that it attracts the crowd we want to attract.

Alex – what will the hours be and what restrictions on the building etc?

David – initially only have it open during times can staff it (9-4:30 M-Th, 10-2 F). Hope is to make it more like student orgs is now, any time building is open you can be in there.

Brittany – When is this going to be put into effect.

Carrie – October 20th is the hope. Not guaranteeing everything will be in there by then, but want this to be up and going this semester.

David – know it can’t happen the 20th, but no reason it can’t be the week after.

Thaddeus – will the bar area remain?

David – would cost a lot of money to get rid of it. Plan to use as natural barrier between tutoring, studying, and vending machines/talking area.

Alex – seems hours are middle of the day. What does this space offer that others don’t?

Carrie ¬– space offers drop in tutoring. Can go and check their questions before class, or right before a quiz. No other space designed for study group to meet. Lots of departments are hoping to have their Grad students have their TA Office hours there.

David – If you look at resolution for laser printer, in box at top of page, this legislation is for a general ledger allocation expenditure, which requires passage in both houses by 2/3 vote – move that into JL05-0607. Also after $8,000, add to be taken from General Ledger.

Adrienne – still hesitant to donate so much money to something that isn’t guaranteed space.

Alex – Carrie brings up a good point, need to push for it, as it may be the start to something a lot better. Thinks is a worth-while risk. Can only hope that the university will cooperate after seeing results.

Thaddeus – looking at location, center of academics, would be seen as a space for commuters to get internet access and get their stuff done – would give commuters another place.

Carrie – umbc is a do-it-yourself kind of place. This space is a space that students really made happen. This would be a real service to students.

In Favor: 9
Opposed: 0
Abstain: 0
Absent: 1

- Projects

Elani – Thaddeus and I met about shuttle system, getting a GPS put into them. Trying to schedule meeting with Joe Regier.

Adrienne – part of esuds committee, but talking to students. Phil Graff said maintenance may get expensive if people abuse how many clothes they wash each time.

Alex – thinks a lot of students would have to find time to schedule laundry into day. Doesn’t see many students abusing it.

Thaddeus – capability to see online how many more minutes each machine has left should be main focus.

Danielle – talking about doing a trash monster for end of October. Students for Environmental Awareness would go around and collect trash, then put it in chicken wire costume to get point across of how much people litter. Lots of other organizations are interested in getting in on this. Only have to do 4 times a year.

Steve – Brittany and I met about Harbor Hall café. Came to conclusion that if going to do long projects, need to contact people who took on projects before, especially ch 3.

- Jake from Students for Environmental Awareness

Typically done during Halloween, set up as a service project, go through and get different organizations to help out. One week before Halloween, build urban sculpture on campus with facts about how much was reusable, not reusable, and how much was found on campus.
Will fill out raffle with how many pieces of trash are in the monster.
Is there paper recycling on campus? Yes, but a very lackluster project. Amount of man power that it takes to make it work for this size campus isn’t...

- Exec Reports

Carrie - Andrea making progress on mystery shopper program. 14 study groups. Dr. Sokolove has agreed to be Faculty advisor. Kristina Gaddy working on Safety Awareness. Jay maintaining websites. Making another push at end of October for study group.

Brady – no debate after October 15th from Ehrlich and O’Malley. Meeting with Lee Hawthorne about signs specifically for student orgs space.

Gabe – study groups. Looking forward to working with Dr. Sokolove.

David – Worked with study space stuff a lot. Has noticed there are a lot of people who respect the SGA, see the SGA as students who making things happen, instead of just talking. In meeting with marketing interns for communiversity fest and homecoming.

- Announcements

TheMarylandForum.com – former prime minister of Israel, bob Woodward, Cal Ripken, Al gore, etc. $5 for students, LOTS more for everyone else.
http://www.umbc.edu/window/

Res Life new polices about alcohol and smoking paraphernalia. Issues that SGA needs to work with RSA on.

6:42 meeting adjourned.

The following are meeting minutes from the House of Organizations meeting. The House meets every Tuesday at 5:30 PM in Room 318 on the third floor of The Commons. These meetings are open to all students to listen to discussion. If you would like to present an issue, please contact the Speaker of the House, Nayana Davis, in advance so you can be added to the agenda.

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I. Call to Order
5:34
II. Roll Call
Absent: Ben
III. Approval of Minutes
Approved
Cabinet
A. Jordan- Funding for study place. November 1, during free hour it will be open indefinitely.
B. Carrie- Study space. Thank Steve and Andy for organizing stuff. Dr. Skolov is fac. advisor for Study group. House and the Senate Poli 369- We have been studying electorial systems. We talked about how SGA members. The class would like to take different elections and would like to come in and give a presentation on alternative methods for election. They would present about 3 or 4 different methods. They will also have to look up computer programs to count votes. They would present for about an hour. I want to make sure that you are interested in it. Are you interested in listening to it?
Ozel- I am for it to interact with the community. It will show our support for the students. There si no harm done is seeing alternative methods.
Alex- Downside?
Carrie- We can change the way we elect the cabinet elections. If that is alright with it.
Ross- It will be interested to get people outside of SGA to give ideas.
Carrie- They have to make it easy to understand. It is just hearing different options.
C. Phil- New student orgs were recognized, there training is next Tuesday 6:30. It will most likely be in student orgs place. Business services center wanted another total for food items. There is a max for food. Only two additional allocations for Thursday.
D. Jay- has nothing to say.
David- Communiversity- there is a risk that students are going to get drown out. It will be helpful for the SGA members to talk about it. You Me and Dupree. Thursday- Bonfire. Friday- Talent Show 10:00. Saturday- Communiversity event- carnival games, free game room. Volunteers will be need, about 40. students orgs wanted to help with the games.
Jordan- We have tee shirts for those participating and you also get a UMBC homecoming shirt.
David- How do we create a buzz. How can we get people motivated to partcipate? How do we recruit student orgs to take on one of the carnival games? Maybe give them an incentive of about $200. It would be open to everyone.
Ross- How would we create a legislation?
David- I heard that we could put it into the budget. I hoping we can take 2000 dollars out of the $20000. Brittany created the correct number of slots, and we need everyone to partcipate.
Ross- Any ideas how to get orgs involved?
Phil- I think that the money incentive is plenty. Talk to people.
David- And that is why we volunteered.
IV. New Business
A. HL 16-0607- Additional Allocation for Party Like a Greek
Nayana- They want the gameroom, food and drinks.
Jordan- It says the gameroom costs $550.
Ross- It should be $15 an hour, so it is a total of $75.
Nayana- Any questions?
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
B. HL 17-0607- Additional Allocation or American Model United Nations
Nayana- Transportation and hotels, and the lottery. They asked for $5600 and it went down to 2910.
Jordan How many eople?
Nayana 16
VOTE For 3 Opposed 0 Abstaining 2
C. HL 17-0607- Additional Allocation or First Semi-Annual Go Club
Ross- They are having a tournament. They invited people from other schools. The fee is for their chapter to partcipate in tournaments. The membership is a requirement to partcipate in the tournaments. They are charging $5 for the events because they don’t have any money.
Ozel- Why can’t the students pay for the membership?
Phil- The $10 membership will be for the whole year.
Ozel- These people will be able to participate in the event.
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
D. HL 18 - 0607- Additional Allocation for Fair Hill International Field Trip
Ross- They are a special interest. They are going to see horses.
David- They get no exercise.
Ross- Some of them own horses. I’m a member but i don’w have horses
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
E. HL 19 – 0607 Additional Allocation for Movie on the Lawn
Nayana- Christian group want to show The Princess Bride. We don’t think that they show the movie outside in October.
David- Club relationship to movie?
Nayana- None
Ozel- Purpose of the event?
Nayana- To bring students together from UMBC.
Jordan- Advertising?
Nayana- It is under misc. expenses
VOTE For 2 Opposed 2 Abstaining 1
Nayana is opposed… does not pass.
F. HL 20- 0607
G. JL 04 – 0607- General ledger Allocation for Dell Colour laser Printer 311cn
Jay- To purchase new laser printer for the office. It is 6 or 8 years old. It has been great but right now it has a fuser problem.
Phil- It only jams on tray 3.
Jay- This printer is less than $800. It is networked. It is colour, it is usually $1500. But we have a deep discount.
Phil- It says 3 yr next day response. Full extent of warranty? Can we make it longer?
Jay- There was either 6 yr limited warranty: if it wears out due to anything due to age. But 3 yr warranty and we could beat it with a baseball bat and get a new one. The copier can print but Xerox is unreliable. So if the copier breaks, we will be out of business.
Carrie- Why do we need to be large?
Jay- They aren’t sold any smaller. it would not be networked and we won’t have colour. And they tray would be filled once or twice a day.
Carrie- Are there ways that the colorness fo this printer is not being abused?
Jay- Colour can be turned off with an approval code. And those with the code can always be reached.
David- Was there a way to take it out of the general ledger?
Jay- It would have taken about 4 months, if I read it right.
David- I think our first step always has to be to look for the money that is coming in.
Nayana- Why is $800, and $748?
Jay- I couldn’t get a straight answer whether they charge for shipping.
Ross- What did senate say?
Jay- I was in Arlington. Next Monday I will be going to the Senate meeting to answer questions.
Joy- IS the printer not working?
Jay- The fuser is not working. $200 repair. And tray 3 will jam. We will have a sizeable upgrade.
Joy- do we have to get it now?
Jay- it is better for the what if scenario. But what if the copier/printer breaks down.
Nayana- What about the Xerox machine?
Jay- If we don’t have a copier or printer, we can’t do work.
Phil- What would it take to change a line item in the budget?
David- It would be a reallocation. So the money would go to some other purpose. We have $1200 for that budget.
Phil- What will happen to the printer right now?
Jay- I would say it was broken, it might go to the basement in the commons.
David- Students on the second floor who have access on the 2nd floor will be seen printing out homework. I think the concern was, are students using the office as their personal homework space?
Jay- Even though students may be printing a little bit of homework, I have a problem with it. I don’t have a problem with people using it to use for things related directly to SGA.
Nayana- Vote
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
H. JL 04 - 0607 Funding for the Study Place at UMBC
Nayana- Friendly amend- be it resolved, include that it is from the general ledger.
Jordan- The study space is going to cost $16,000-$17000. We could have funded the whole thing. We got $6000 from the president’s council. OSL has promoted the space. We have requested $8000. Security- card swipe. Students will have access to the study space for meetings. Most of the cost will be one time costs. Tables, maintenance. We may have to pay $1000-2000 a year. Off campus student services have donanted people for 9- 4 30. Computers have been donated. We have gotten a lot of money from other places. It is a partnership for the entire university.
Ozel- What do you want to add to the space after awhile?
Jordan- We can move the study groups there. We have the math TAs wanting to do work there. Long term- we want to create an alternative space to the Atrium that si open 24 hours. A study place that is going to meet
Joy- Where is it going to be?
Jordan- The bottom floor in the university center. The space has not been used in 4 years. We want to create a space where students are going to learn and like it, they won’t take it away from us.
David- The cost is going to be more to $19.000 for security to keep equipment. The comment about Imperialism- We don’t know how long that space is going to be used for that purpose. This may be a worthwhile investment, it’s not the same as creating a space that will be controlled forever. The money to renevate it, the university doesn’t have the money.
Ross- It would be nice to see a breakdown of this.
David- Security cameras $5015. Swipe 3660. Break in protection system $1985. marketing $2900. $2100 for mobile white boards. $750 for wiring.
Ozel- Are there going to be printers and scanners available?
Jordan- At this point no, but there will be computers. Right now it is just going to be a study space.
David- Freedman has used the study space as an example of the way that the student body is excellent. The president is saying look what SGA has done.
Nayana- At yesterday’s senate meeting, it seemed like it wasn’t specific what our $8000 is going for.
David- That is doing it without all of the extras, that is just to open the doors.
Nayana- Our $8000 is pretty genereal now.
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1

V. Reports
A. Executive reports
B. Ex- officio Reports
C. Officer Reports
XI. General Discussion
A. In House Elections- October 17. I found last years in house application. I am thinking about keeping it for the most part the same. We might put in the categories or change up the questions.
Ross- I would like to see a question added about time commitment.
Joy- I like the idea of seeing how much they are willing to commit.
Nayana- This is a FYA-Archama. bio chem. major. I am interested because I was in SGA in high school. Any other changes aside from the time commitments.
Ozel- We could ask for their schedule.
Nayana- Find people from your organizations and find good people. And budget hearings will be two weeks later.
Gabe- character traits that describe yourself.

XII. Announcements
Jordan-SGA elections are only a few months away. Think if you want to run in the spring. Hopefully all of you realize the impact you are making. I hope you encourage your friends to come out and apply for SGA.
Ross- Bring a friend to SGA meeting.
Jordan- Can we do it with the Senate? Next week then.

XIII. Roll Call
Absent: Ben

XIV. Adjournment
6:30

Did you know that ever year the SGA buys DVDs that students can borrow from the library and watch in their residence hall or at home? On the second floor of the library in the Media Center you can find all of the DVDs available to students, those purchased by the SGA and those purchased by other organizations, and borrow them for up to 7 days. To see the list of movies the SGA has purchased, which is periodically updated whenever we buy more movies, see the DVD Projects page.

The following are meeting minutes from the Senate meeting. The Senate meets every Monday at 5:30 PM in Room 318 on the third floor of The Commons. These meetings are open to all students to listen to discussion. If you would like to present an issue, please contact the Speaker of the Senate, Steve Gilmore, in advance so you can be added to the agenda.

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5:34 meeting called to order.
Everyone here.
No objections to last week’s meeting.

Week in review:

Thaddeus- Elani and I met with Joe Regier. Found out he hired 8 students to take phone calls (Nextel phone system). You can call and find out where the busses are, but does not put out info very well. UMBC just got on CollTown network – network of schools in and around Baltimore. We are responsible for that route one day a week. They have specific regulations we have a to follow (inside/outside video). CollTown uses GPS.

Brittany – Communiversity Fest. Need more volunteers, especially with inflatables. Carrie: maybe could give students extra credit for volunteering. Offering $125 to student org or sorority for running table for whole day. Also free ticket to comedy show and t-shirt. Brady: might be worth sending out email to woolies to ask for help. David:

Special Projects:
Possible bigger projects.

Fireside lounge. Conversations from 3 years ago led to use of student orgs space and uc space. Commons paid for entirely by students, but there is a space that is not accessible to students.

JL04-0607 Printer legislation
Can print color.
Crazy good deal.
House has already passed this legislation.
Copy machine supported by Xerox. We pay a monthly fee.
There is a method to manage the color printing capabilities. There would be certain people you would have to ask to print color.
Black ink 5000 page - $75
Color toner (2000) typically go for about $75-90
Opted for the next day warranty.
Need to save for x # of months before we’d have money for printer.
Requesting $800 as buffer. Bookstore does not charge shipping. $800 as buffer.

In favor: 9
Opposed: 1
Abstain: 0
Absent: 0

Announcements:
Jordan couldn’t be here but wanted to ask for 2 volunteers to work on fee that would be just for students and not varsity sports at all.

Next Thursday, Homecoming bonfire. We need 12 volunteers.

Elani: Parking petition. Has no proposal but, what is SGA prepared to do?
Overcrowding.
Alex – trying to get carpooling program together.

Carrie: Poli Sci 469 (senior seminar course) would like to do presentation on how to change SGA’s electoral system. Have 4 elections now. Would like to do presentation on other ways to elect SGA members. Presentation would probably be an hour long.

Elani: pay roll!

Everybody here.
7:04 meeting adjourned.

The following are meeting minutes from the House of Organizations meeting. The House meets every Tuesday at 5:30 PM in Room 318 on the third floor of The Commons. These meetings are open to all students to listen to discussion. If you would like to present an issue, please contact the Speaker of the House, Nayana Davis, in advance so you can be added to the agenda.

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I. Call to Order
5:31
II. Approval of Minutes
Absent: No One
III. Roll Call

IV. New Business
A. HL21-0607- Additional Allocation for Juggling Club Supplies
-Asking $486: Balls, etc. They plan to us it annually, every year. Any questions?
-Ozele- For putting on shows?
-Alex- their main focus is to teach people. They started last year.
-Ross- they never have been funded before
-Alex- Sports club?
-Nayana- no they don’t compete
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
B. HL22-0607- Additional Allocation for Social Event
-Nayana- most for the money asked for food, they asked for $500 and they didn’t tell us what it was for. We tried to contact them but no one came, so we cut out the food.
-Ozele- what’s the arts and crafts for?
- Ross- social event
Phil- we sent them emails and they never got back to us
Joy- I feel if they are not contacting us, it’s not important to them. They aren’t taking intiative. Do you have to email to let them know?
Nayana- we could send them email to let them know how much they are getting.
Ross- it’s not very often people don’t respond.
Nayana- Questions
VOTE For 1 Opposed 2 Abstaining 2 FAILS
C. HL23-0607- Additional Allocation for Substance Abuse Panel
Nayana- For SWSA, we cut out all of the food. Questions?
Ozele- Is this a questions session?
Phil- I think it is something where speakers come in and answer questions about substance abuse.
Ozele- Any idea what is going on.
VOTE For 1 Opposed 2 Abstaining 2
D. HL24-0607- Additional Allocation for Festivus Acapellius
Concert in Lecture hall 2, originally $900? I think.
Alex- it was going to be in the UC ballroom.
Nayana- The decorations we to decorate the drab lecture hall 2. But remember to consider other organizations.
Joy- What type of decorations?
Alex- Halloween decorations. They are good so I don’t have a problem with the amount.
Nayana- but remember to make same considerations for other organizations.
Ross- We can fund or not fund decorations at anytime.
Phil- I think we should reduce it, and we can use it at as a guideline for other organizations.
Ross- We cut decorations for other event of the same size by $50. I’m fine with the decorations.
Joy- I know we cut another orgs decorations.
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
V. General Discussion
A. First Year Ambassadors- Jen first year ambassador.There will be another general interest meeting headed by Nayana and Steve. We will do interviews, we want people to help with interviews they should come to us by the first week of November. An application has been written for it. They are required to be members of FYC. Free hour on Friday is general interest meeting. All House members are interested in coming.
B. In House Elections- Ross wrote an applications and sent it out to student orgs list proc. Applications at OSL.
Ross- People who are interested have to come one meeting.
Nayana- I don’t know any people who have handed in an application.
C. Organization Hearings
Nayana- Ross printed out schedule, door in SGA office. I sent an email to SGA listproc to make sure they sign up for it. It is on the cabinet in the office. You need to go sign up for it, 3 hours a day. I think it is feasible for all of us to do it. SGA should sign up for it.
Joy- Are there weekends?
Ross- We can put that up if we need to. Try to see how many spots you can put your name in, only definite spots.
Alex- Weekends not up yet?
Nayana- We are going to see if we can fill the week up first. David mentioned not doing the budget hearing this year, and do additional allocations all years.
Alex- Upside/downside?
Nayana- There will be a lot more legislation asking for a lot more money and we promised a lot of organizations budget hearings
Joy- Additional Allocations and budget hearings, what is the difference?
Nayana- Budget hearings is planning money for an organization for the entire year.
Ross- It helps the organizations plan for the entire year. We will give them money to fund it. If money isn’t given to something, then they can submit an additional allocation. Or if something comes up, then they can get additional allocation for it.
Joy- have we ever done that throughout the year?
Ross- We did additional allocation for ever month. It was a lot of work every week, some of the finance committee meetings would go to 8.
Phil- This is the first week under 5. You are committing all the time within two weeks, and it will probably be less than 5 every week.
Ross- A lot of groups are waiting for the hearings to request large funds.
Nayana- Our house meetings tended to run to 8:00 and they would run for several hours and that is due to not many funds being asked of us. Are you guys wanting to do a whole lot of work in a small amount of time or vice versa?
Ozele- Get everything out of the way at one time?
Everyone agrees
Nayana- David thought maybe not doing the budget hearings this semester. His main concern is we are committing to something we can’t follow through with it. We had deliberations Sunday afternoon.
Phil- After the meeting, the representatives need to sign up for first member spots and if that spot is already taken, then fill in the second spot.
Nayana- Questions? Scheduled for October 30- November 1.
Alex- what time does it start?
Ross- It starts at 9.
Joy- Do orgs pick times?
Nayana- they pick times.
D. Others- Student life and finance committee meetings- COME we need as many people as possible. It counts as half an absence.
XI. General Discussion
A. Budget Hearings and Deliberations
B. Projects
i. Building Hours
ii. Catalogue of Space

XII. Announcements
Joy- lacrosse team is having Locks of Love 14/02/07. SEB is doing a costume party 27/10 and having a powder puff game that weekend.
Phil- This Sunday, I’m walking in the breast cancer walk, if you want to make a donation let me know.
Ross- communiversity day: Britany has been sending emails to students orgs it has been pushed to tonight as the deadline. She needs people to sign up for communiversiyt to happen.
Alex- If an org signs up for 2 spots, can we get twice as much money.
XIII. Roll Call
NO ONE
XIV. Adjournment
6:05

The following are meeting minutes from the Senate meeting. The Senate meets every Monday at 5:30 PM in Room 318 on the third floor of The Commons. These meetings are open to all students to listen to discussion. If you would like to present an issue, please contact the Speaker of the Senate, Steve Gilmore, in advance so you can be added to the agenda.

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5:39 meeting started.
Everyone here.Annouce
Minutes last week approved.

Week in review.
Adrienne, FAT meeting. Flex dollar donation system. Being able to buy soup by grill. Canned food drive this Wednesday.
Big easy eat at Pub. Trying to have available for cash.
Upgraded website. Each venue has new food items.

Thaddeus, second resolution for next week.

Smoking policy forum on nov 15 during free hour. Implementation starts today.

Brittany, communiverstiy fest, gotten a lot of volunteers. Everything taken care of pretty much. Clean up and prize table still need volunteers.

Golden Harvest Community Service Project Oct 30, main street, 11-2

New Business
Students for a greater black and gold – go and gather trash and make trash monster. Trying to make tradition.
SR01-0607
For: 9
Opposed: 0
Abstain: 1

Special Projects
Possibility of moving bookstore. Profit from bookstore goes outside of Commons – since building is paid for by student fees, shouldn’t it

Religion week (Amanda Rosenbush)– religiocity ribbons to be worn that mean you’re open to talking about your religion.

Announcements –

Senate committees and sign up sheet for bonfire on Thursday.

Nayana – needs more volunteers for Friday movie.

Roll call – everyone’s here.
6:52 meeting adjourned.

The following are meeting minutes from the House of Organizations meeting. The House meets every Tuesday at 5:30 PM in Room 318 on the third floor of The Commons. These meetings are open to all students to listen to discussion. If you would like to present an issue, please contact the Speaker of the House, Nayana Davis, in advance so you can be added to the agenda.

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I. Call to Order
5:33
II. Approval of Minutes
Approved
III. Roll Call
Absent: NONE
IV. New Business
A. HL25-0607- Additional Allocation for Washington International Horse Show
Ozele- how many people is for admissions?
Ross- 10 people $30 a ticket.
Ozele- When is it?
Ross- Sometime in December, it will be indoors.
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
B. HL26-0607- Additional Allocation for Halloween Bash
Ozele- What are the pumpkins for?
Ross- Art
Joy- Where is it being held?
Ross- one of the rooms in the commons
Joy- Everyone or just members?
Nayana- everyone
Ozele- What is considered for the food
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
C. HL27-0607- Additional Allocation for Career Day at the Zoo
Ross- they are taking more than ten less than 20 members to the zoo.
Nayana- The purpose of this trip is to provide a job fair type thing for Bio members.
Ross- The cost of tickets depends on how soon they get the tickets. The number of people depends on how many people go.
Ozele- Can we hold this off until we know for sure when they go. I move to table this.
Ross- The longer they wait, the more the tickets will cost.
Joy- Do they come for a lot of money.
Nayana- not a lot.
RECESS
Ozele- The price as given is $15 for individuals, they called the zoo about group discounts. The price we have here is from the website.
VOTE For 3 Opposed 0 Abstaining 2
D. HL28-0607-Additional Allocation for Party Like a Greek
Nayana- Party like a Greek, Hero came to us to ask for the money because they were unaware that the game room didn’t come with room set up or sound system.
Nayana- We already have some money invested in it.
Alex- lights were $500 and we have cut it down some.
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
E. HL 29- 0607- Additional Allocation for New Haven Mock Trial Trip
Nayana- This is for 12 people. Comments/Concerns. When they come to us they come to us for a lot of money.
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
F. HL30-0607-Additional Allocation for Society of Mock Trial Philadelphia Trip
Nayana- Funding for 6 people.
Ozele- This is a competition?
Nayana yes
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
G. HL31-0607- Additional Allocation NSBE Fall Regional Conference
Nayana- they are bringing 20-25 people.
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
H. HL32-0607- Additional Allocation for Students for a Greener Black and Gold
Nayana- Yesterday, Senate recognized the last Friday in October and November as SGA days.
Ross- I would like to change And where as several organizations has requested.
It will be a big event. We are trying to get 200 volunteers. All of the fraternities, there are a lot of groups. SGA just has their name on it.
Ross- Where is this?
- The commons terrace or the academic walkway. The trash monster is a urban sculpture which is an environmental education.
Joy- Is the building of it, the same day as the collecting?
- It will be an ongoing process
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
I. HL33-0607- Additional Allocation for Nobel Prize Nominee Speaker
Nayana- The speaker almost won the Nobel prize 3 times. When this group came to us, the $250 was originally transportation but it went for Honorarium.
Ross- She collects experiences from war-faring areas.
Nayana- They may need money for security.
Ross- They are also getting financial support from something on campus. She will be in a lecture hall.
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
J. HL34-0607- Additional Allocation for Period Prom/Bake Sale
Nayana- They are asking for baking ingredidents.
Ross- This is two events. The bake sale is advertising for the event.
Joy- The money from the bake sale?
Nayana- It is going to the organizations.
Ross- The bake sale is a week before.
Nayana- The 7th floor of the library is where the bake sale is.
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
K. HL35-0607- Recommendation for Recognition of Student Organizations
Nayana- We looked at the constitution for the organizations, they wish to be funded. Student life committee was okay with them. We need to make a recommendation for recognition.
Ozele- What does the craft club do?
Ross- Craft club gets together to make crafts and criticizing music.
Ozele- Esporanto club?
Ross- Made up language, 200 people speak it as their first language.
VOTE For 4 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1

V. Reports
Gabe- College bowl, 4 people per team, jeopardy type thing. This year we want ten teams to participate. October 28 will be he competition. Two rooms on 3rd floor. If they beat the college bowl team then they will go on to nationals.
Ozele Gift certificate?
Gabe- UMBC bookstore. Has to be UMBC students.
A. Executive reports
B. Ex- officio Reports
C. Officer Reports
XI. General Discussion
A. In- House elections- Turn in applications by Friday to David Hoffman. We are getting them next week.
Stan- Are the rules still in effect, like you have to be in UMBC for 1 semester?
Ross- I know they used to have fall elections. I don’t know where that rule is stated. I think that is a dumb rule.
B. Organizational hearings-
Nayana- most of the slots are filled up with budget hearings. We need house members to sign up. I spoke with an event advisor, we are getting a room hear in the commons. We may need to use the Greek Life office. SGA office gets a lot more use. This room won’t work because the event advisor said no.
-You can look online and see where it will be open.
Nayana- we want it for our own members so we can be consistent. I am open to suggestions. For now, the hearings will include September and October of the next fiscal year. We also have to plan a way to train SGA members how to do budget hearings.
Ross- we could create a short film that is us mocking a budget hearing.
Nayana- When would you like to do that?
Ross- Next Thursday, I’ll write a script by Thursday.
GOOD IDEA!!!
C. Review SOP- We have a problem with an organization that was recognized as a special interest group. They are acting as a Greek organization. Multicultural Women. It is a violation of our policies. We have a student organizational policy, we need to make a decision at Thursday.
-Some organizations are represented as special interest, they can wear Greek letters, etc. but they operate like they were Greek.
OSL- they were never recognized as Greek. you can’t stop an organizations from wearing Greek letters.
- In terms of legislation, how did this get passed?
Ross- these organizations are in violations of their constitutions as presented to us.
Gabe- One of the biggest problems was how the advertised, they advertised themselves as a sorority. There is a waiting list and a numbers of those who haven’t even applied.
D. House Project Ideas
Nayana- I asked house members to think of ideas for projects that we could do to help student orgs.
Ross- Space has always been a big issue for me. Last year we tried to create a catalogue of space by creating a database.
Ozele- Find a way to show more active Greek life, to show numerous fraternities and sororities to show this. Put something on display to advertise and raise awareness.
Joy- Courts. The gym is closed so we want to put basketball courts in other places and use fields for club sports.
Alex- Tennis club is not getting funding. How athletics can get a forum or something to get a direct answer from the Athletic director.
Nayana- People always come asking for security, we get the people from the Safe committee.
Ross- We could fight to get those fees down. Only half of the money goes to the student marshal. I don’t know how you would affect that fee. I was talking about space, like the fine arts amphitheater. I know the Senate last night was talking about moving the bookstore to another building. But it would be cool if we could put where the retriever or the radio in that space.
Nayana- I think doing the safe committee is a priority and we should have some knowledge about it.
Ross- When do they meet?
Ariane- 2:00 on Mondays.
Nayana- We can only pick one.
Ross- lets not pick space.
Ozele- if we did a basketball, it would be outdoors
Steve- If you are really interested in more athletic spaces, we are trying to get an extra fee as recreational enterprises. It wouldn’t be able to use for varsity sports, talk to Steve or Jordan.
Nayana- so that takes out Courts. Let’s not do space. Let’s start off small.
Ross- what would be a good way to show off Greek community.
Ozele- If we had something big in the commons, maybe a mural or collage.
Joy- It sounds like something that would be good for all the Greek life to get together for that projects.
Danielle- SGA already funded money for wooden Greek letters.
- We should put the mural in the Academic walkway.
Ross- we shouldn’t do it for Greek life, we should do it to get people involved.
Colus- All they know is that Greek life doesn’t get funding for a lot of events.
Danielle- in SIC we started doing a spotlight on student organizations. We could make a month for Greek life and a month for academic departmental.
Ross- I really like that idea.
Joy- I think we should do that as a project.
Ozele- I am taking that idea.
Nayana- how athletics spend money? Doesn’t that go with what Steve is doing.
Alex- I am still trying to figure out how they are spending money. Like why do the courts lights go off at different times. I want to audit athletics and see what is going on.
Ross- lets all create an objective to get done in the next week.
Nayana- I think we should all have a topic to work on. And from there we have an objective.
All representatives are for moving forward with the spotlighting thing.
Nayana- I will discuss Safe on Thursday. Come up with spotlight objectives for next meeting.

XII. Announcements
Talent show Friday. 28 black and gold day. tickets.
Sign up for bonfire. All finance committee can help out with the bonfire.
pie will be at finance committee meeting.
if anyone want to volunteer for the conference, the times are 11-12
Movie night Wednesday- but isn’t it wet and cold.
XIII. Roll Call
Everyone is here
XIV. Adjournment
6:44

Whereas, UMBC is a campus that values service as part of the educational process and,

Whereas, the Student Government Association continues to be involved in service projects throughout the campus and community and,

Whereas, the environment has come to the forefront of critical issues in our society and,

Whereas, the student body values the environment and the future it holds for everyone then,

Be it resolved that, the last Friday and Saturday in October shall become Official SGA Fall Environmental Service Days and,

Be it resolved that, these days shall be named "Students for a Greener Black and Gold".

The following are meeting minutes from the Senate meeting. The Senate meets every Monday at 5:30 PM in Room 318 on the third floor of The Commons. These meetings are open to all students to listen to discussion. If you would like to present an issue, please contact the Speaker of the Senate, Steve Gilmore, in advance so you can be added to the agenda.

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5:33
no one absent
minutes fine from last week

week in review:
homecoming awesome. Bonfire, clutch. Talent show, ballroom was packed. Thanks to everyone who volunteered.
Special thanks to Brittany for her work on Communiversity.
Free give a-ways really successful.
Adrienne – new article in Retriever, protecting bashing of study space.
Thaddeus – couldn’t get to his meeting for athletics.
Elani – talked to athletics about: protecting practice fields, would like to post a student conduct around practice fields
Avi – last Tuesday went to classroom committee. Faculty running meeting questioned free hour, wanted to have a review session during free hour but is not allowed. Also, there will be reconstruction to LH 4. Avi asked if there would be power outlets under chairs – said no, that would be an extra $50 grand, but there would be power outlets on walls. Professors upset about that, said people would trip over the cords.
Danielle – library committee. Budget cut this year, trying to get more budget to keep up scientific journals. Will have to cut !% journals otherwise. Want to move LRC from basement to first floor, and the gov’t documents downstairs.
Mike – RSA meeting about block party. Students couldn’t use meal plans in Commons, and had to use meal to eat at block party because DH was closed.

New business:
SL05-0607 Religiosity Ribbons
Nov 13- nov 17. Events open to all students on campus. Asking for $140 for ribbons and safety pins. Black, yellow and white colors. Enough for 500 ribbons.

For: 8
Opposed: 1
Abstain: 1

Danielle – was everything closed? A: you could use flex.
Carrie – wasn’t advertised as event you had to pay for. Students didn’t know couldn’t use meals in commons. Don’t think fair thing to do to students.
Mike – I think rsa put stuff up in the dh about it.
Adrienne – did a lot of students have a problem with that?
Carrie – not a lot of students were upset, but a few were. I feel we have obligation to be forthcoming to students about student events.
Thaddeus - lots of advertisements in Commons. Heard a lot of people didn’t want to have to go over to the Block Party to use their meal.
Carrie – what policies are there around how meals are used and who has controlled there. If students had to use meal at such and such event, how would that work.
Mike – only one meal was restricted.
Thaddeus – it’s tough to get food in-between classes when there’s only a few minutes available. When you mess with that, people will be upset.
Adrienne – let’s look into who makes the decision about meals and try to do something about it.

Senate underwent a problem-solving exercise.

Announcements:
Student advisory committee – next Monday 9:30-11.
Mamas Boys concert this Saturday
Nov 1st – study space opening
Danielle got email at 4pm last Friday saying trash monster cancelled. Went through run around, and doesn’t know who cancelled it.
Nov 18 – College bowl (It’s academic for college). If interested, talk to Mike P.
SGA could perhaps do thing for freshman to help with class selection.

Everyone here except for Elani

Adjourned at 7:37

The following are meeting minutes from the House of Organizations meeting. The House meets every Tuesday at 5:30 PM in Room 318 on the third floor of The Commons. These meetings are open to all students to listen to discussion. If you would like to present an issue, please contact the Speaker of the House, Nayana Davis, in advance so you can be added to the agenda.

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Call to Order
5:33
Approval of Minutes
approved
Roll Call
Absent: Ozell
New Business
A. In-House Elections
Danielle and Stanley are new house members. Oath is given
B. HL35-0607- Additional Allocation for History Student Council for Candy Fundraiser
Nayana- they want $50 to buy candy so they can sell it at a higher price as a fundraiser.
Danielle- what did we give them last week?
Nayana- That was just the finance committee meeting.
David- is there a guideline about how organizations can convert SGA money?
Nayana- we considered it like a bake sale.
Ross- The guidelines are set by us, in previous years $50 was enough.
VOTE For 6 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
C. HL36-0607- Additional Allocation for History Student Council Banner
Ross- they would like a new banner, they want to use it at their events.
Nayana- They are having someone special design the banner.
VOTE For 6 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
D. HL37-0607- Additional Allocation for History Student Council HSC Holiday
Nayana- Money for food.
Ross- large event that is mostly funded by their department, just wanted money for food
VOTE For 6 Opposed 0 Abstaining1
E. HL38 - 0607- Additional Allocation for Korean Student Association Game Mania
Nayana- Game room rentals, flyers, sodexho food and no gift card.
David- how much money in additional allocation amount?
Ross- Probably between $50-$70,000.
David- You have to think how much you want to use to allocate and how much you want to save for the future.
Ross- 3 allocations for history. I would like them together
Ozell- They seem to be different events so it makes sense
VOTE For 6 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
F. HL38-0607- Additional Allocation for Musical Theatre’s Club “A Night at the Movies”
Nayana- They are doing it in the sports zone, they still have to meet with the safe committee and we want them to get a different venue possibly. They are going to be sing broadway songs.
Steve- How long have they existed?
Nayana- we just recognized them.
VOTE For 6 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
G. HL39-0607- Additional Allocation for SPS Career Day
Nayana- they want $50 for refreshments. Questions?
VOTE For 6 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1
H. HL40-0607- Additional Allocation for Society of Physics Students Stargazing Trip
Nayana- camp expenses.
David- What’s food stuff?
Ross- Dinner and breakfast, s’mores possibly.
Alex- How many people were going?
Nayana- I think 10
Ross- i think they are trying to get more people to go
VOTE For 6 Opposed 0 Abstaining 1

Special Project
A. Share Objectives for “Spotlight on Organizations”
Nayana- I asked you to come up with objectives
Ozell- An event that came out of the blue, other schools have an organizational Olympics. The organizations compete in games, community service, etc. Each event during the week would promote a certain quality. And at the end of the week, a light is shone on that organization.
Alex- would they get money?
Ozell- it’s up to the SGA. a trophy and a little money.
Danielle- I know OSL recognizes certain orgs as great and we can have different groups from different categories as group of the year. If they each took a month, or two weeks to spotlight each organization. IE academic departmental, the rep would make public recognition, or academic corridor. Or just an informal meet and greet during free hour, cause that is free space.
Nayana- So cultural rep gets together group leaders?
Joy- for people to join orgs or to gain publicity?
Danielle- Both.
David- If sga recognized and published orgs that does something that contributes to the campus, then we could give them some sort of incentive.
Ross- Academic row, you know the things that look like this (DIAGRAM), if we could get one of those things or banner to post orgs information when they are being spotlighted.
Joy- Culture/Ethinic Groups- maybe there could be performances in the commons during free hour.
David- When you walk in student orgs, all you see in old stuff, you should put posters in the student orgs area that spotlight the orgs
Nayana- how do we get organizations to get new people?
Danielle- make a spectacle fo organization in the commons.
Liz- how is the different than involvement fest?
Nayana- it’s focused on a group
Ozell- they are on display.
Joy- It could just be like involvement fest, it would be good if we have cultural groups, but what are the groups like academics going to do to attract them.
Danielle- the chair of the group will have to do that. We would have to the groups about. Have space available to have a poster?
Nayana- maybe we can’t think of those ideas. Those groups will have to.
Joy- Academic week- a mock trial on the screen.
Nayana- what can we do for the next meeting?
Ozell- ask organizations to send videos to put together in commercials and stuff.
Nayana- do we still have the listprocs of the departmental groups?
Joy- We don’t just one group spotlighted, if we split up within ourselves to contact different departmental groups. Is it going to be by week?
WEEK IS GOOD. Maybe every other week.
David- during the budget hearing, that would be a good time to ask something of them. But if you created a piece of paper to tell them what this is about, that would be a good way to get information to go out.
Danielle- we want them to show that SGA is recognizing the organizations and show what they are doing.
Joy- We want to see what SGA is doing, we should advertise to students as well, the ones who aren’t involved. We need to make them see what they can do to get involved.
Danielle- It is really easy to advertise on campus. There are ways to reach people, that involvement fest doesn’t do. I think the publicity will make it more than the fest and spotlight an organization.
Ross- People who say nothing ever happens here, no matter how many flyers you put out, we have to make things happen here. How do you get people involved? That is something even bigger than this, if we just start off by making groups have pride in themselves.
Joy- If students can get involved, they will have a better experience in college. People who are always bored are not involved in everything.
Stan- We need to show and emphasis what benefits the students. Students say that they won’t benefit from anything, don’t come out for other things.
Joy- we need to show students what organizations do to benefit people. We need to put flyers with all the groups for that week.
Stan- In CASA, there was a stereotype about the group and we are trying to profile people (majors) to see how they can help people. It is easier for culture and academics to recruit people.
Nayana- Next week?
Danielle- Flyers.
Nayana- Topic for next meeting?
Ross- we need to start saying this is what I am doing within this week.
Nayana- Next week we are going to delegate costs.
Ozell- do we still need a way to contact all the listprocs?
Nayana- Danielle will take care of that
Joy- Timeline?

General Discussion
A. Organizational Hearings
Nayana- Next week. Danielle and Stan need to sign up. Org leaders come to us come to ask for us for the next fiscal year’s budget. We may want to discuss if we are going to set a limit.
David- A limit on the total amount to be given?
Steve- is there a plan about a short information session, to inform people how it works?
Ross- I hve the recordings from last years budget hearings, I will pick out the good ones as examples and put them on blackboard.
David- I think the important thing to remember is that you are the SGA, you are the face of the SGA.
Steve- How many orgs signed up?
Ross- last i heard it was 2.
David- This is the first time in the fall, it is the officers who will be implementing the events who will be asking for the money. You are going to need to remind people because it is so different from anything else. What are you going to do if only a third of the groups submit budgets?
Ross- There is an OSL listproc that goes to all the orgs. It was sent to them 2 weeks ago. Phil said he was going to do it tonight or early tomorrow morning. We need to make these things mandatory. The spring budget hearing when you didn’t go or get signiatures, the most you could receive for the next year was $500. If we want these to be serious, we may have to impose these types of things.
David- if there are very few submissions, you are going to do the hearings for those organizations, then you will have to do additional allocation all year? You can you every resource you have contact the groups?
Nayana- we have to publicize these groups. Are we for sending out that threatening email.
Ross- If you do not submit request on time or with all the necessary things, you may be restricted additional allocation.
Steve- If you throw out the $500, you may get more angry people.
Danielle- You could adversely affect campus.
David- I think they have only heard about it once.
Ross- It should have been two. David sent out another reminder for the first two months of next fall.
Joy- Do we only have the emails of those organizations?
Nayana- Phone numbers. and emails. We don’t necessarily have to follow through with it.
Alex- we could say that it may affect their future affects.
Danielle- we don’t want to not have budget hearings for 2/3 of the organizations because we don’t want to have adversely affect the campus.
Joy- they should have something.
Ross- I don’t think there will be anymore budget hearings next year. We should have been hammering them. I am not incredibly worried because i know groups have done them and not just turned them in. I don’t think it would be fair to put a fine, but we should say that the finance committee will look favorably upon those who turn in a budget.
David- It is pretty clear and firm in the book. Someone talk to Phil tonight. Would it make sense to have a table on mainstreet?
Ross- talk to people who you know in organizations.
Alex- we could use facebook. Joy will do that.
B. Updates on First Year Ambassadors
Nayana- when i was sending emails to the first years ambassadors, it might not have gotten to them, we are giving them till this Friday for them to hand in application and next week during FYC meetings their will be interviews.
C. Other
Ross- what is this discussion period?
Danielle- LEADERSHAPE… APPLY!!! You learn a lot about leadship skills. You can fill it out online. It is $100. It is the 14 or something of winter break.

Roll Call
Absent: NO ONE
Adjournment
7:19
Pass the Gavel

The following are meeting minutes from the Senate meeting. The Senate meets every Monday at 5:30 PM in Room 318 on the third floor of The Commons. These meetings are open to all students to listen to discussion. If you would like to present an issue, please contact the Speaker of the Senate, Steve Gilmore, in advance so you can be added to the agenda.

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October 30, 2006

5:31 meeting called to order.
Everyone present.
No objections to last week’s minutes.

Week in Review-
Steve (Advising) There has been conflicts with trying to motivate faculty to do advising the way administration wants. Advisors should be there to talk about career goals, not just stopping after giving the clearance for registration. Considering having professional advisors, outside of present staff, working with first and second year students mostly, helping them pursue goals (career and internship), and then as upper-classman, faculty members will act as advisors for students.
If anyone is interested in attending these committee meetings, contact Steve.

Adrienne – Went to restaurant that participates in red card program, and that was awesome. Also, about food at block party: raised 91 pounds of food at food drive recently. Flex dollar donations supposed to be set up, though SGA hasn’t really been contacted about this. Campbell’s soup dispenser coming soon. Concerns about RSA Block party: 1, wanted people to come. 2, swipe machines in DH and Commons were offline. Also not enough staff to run Block party and DH. Formal dance committee also met last week. Approaching SGA within next week to get money for deposit. Any questions, talk to Adrienne.

Thaddeus – Student Athlete Committee meeting. They’re attempting to connect more with campus who are not athletes or coaches. Thinking of doing 6 man club for lots of other sports. Punch cards with rewards like t-shirts. Adopt an organization/adopt a team – sports team would go to student org events and student orgs would go to sports events. Also, conduct policy in RAC (no swearing, no physical contact, etc). Probably won’t be a huge deal, but good to have rules in case things to get out of hand. Also had the idea for black out games and gold games – dressing in all black or all gold.

Danielle (readership program) – Dr. Fey. Pilot program, 11,711 students saw papers in that month. Said all copies were basically taken on daily basis. Said what he wanted to do is increase Washington Post and decrease rest, come to 665 copies. 75 posts, 75 usa today’s, 70 suns. $18,000 a year. Other departments to fund this project? Dr. Fey hadn’t had time to look into the matter. Asked students if they would be willing to pay for paper, 60% said yes (about 300 students). Danielle told him that despite his unwillingness to promote own project, thinks it is a good project. Only way thinks it will get passed without paying for all of it, will be to go out and find others to help fund project. Dr. Fey told Danielle that he’d talked to one person about the program, but he didn’t know which department it was or who the person was. Could’ve been the Sondheim program. Maybe we could do a survey of our own. Seems that Dr. Fey put this together with intention of passing the program off to the SGA.
Carrie – General Ledger, although has $300,000 or so, it’s not a lot of money, and it’s not smart to let people think they can just take from the pot. Next years Senate may not even want to keep the program going. People have started to think that the SGA is a bank. The SGA shouldn’t have to fund a program by themselves that benefits the entire campus when everyone uses it.
Terrance – keep the program, but limit to who can get the newspapers.
Danielle – when woman came to talk about swipe cards, said we’d have to be on board now to get them by February.
Nayana – machines could be huge investment, and we don’t even know if we’ll keep this program.
Carrie – might be a good time for Senate to define how people should present things to the Senate in the future.

Elani – study space looks pretty good. Opens Wednesday at noon.

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Progress of Projects –
Thaddeus – transportation, Joe Regier. Issue now is CollTown is being sluggish in finalizing contract and getting UMBC on their route. Trans lock is low initial cost and high maintenance cost. On hold until fulfill contract.

Adrienne – 1, dance. Biggest issue is looking for funding. 2, ch 3. Will stop by ch. 3 guy this week.

Elani – hopefully by end of week, legislation for SGA library advertising.
Smoking forum, is it possible to have some kind of tangible idea like the pie idea for the fee forum.

Avi – website where students can go and rate off campus housing.

Danielle – thinks there should be some kind of SGA representation on the 10 year plan committee.

Terrance – dance committee. Also working with Joe on DVD proposals.

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Announcements

David – study place opening Wednesday at noon. Preparation from 9-12 Wednesday morning. SGA t-shirts if you come to set up.

Danielle – meeting with Dr. Fey again this Wednesday. Adrienne – will you ask him to seriously consider co-sponsorship.

Brittany – UNICEF. Donations go to help children in need.

Nayana – budget hearings are this week.

6:31 meeting adjourned.

The Student Government Association is proud to celebrate the opening of The Study Place on the first floor of the University Center near the CommStore. Remember that room that hasn’t been used in over two years, that’s been sitting empty and waiting for students to rescue it from neglect? The SGA, with the help of other campus departments, has transformed it into a place where students can get help with their studies, research their projects, and study for exams. If you’re hungry, you can grab a bite to eat, too! Join us for the opening ceremony on Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at 12:00 PM.