Date: 02.25.2008
Present: Natasha Iriah, Neketa Kakar, Sameera Syed, Jeff Badugha, Whitney Torchia, Heather Kopf, Rahilla Tarfa, Jen Kent, Ben Kitterman, David Hoffman, Gabe Rettaliata, Michael Comberiate, Steve Gilmore, Amir Karimian & Josh Michael.
Guests: Chris Cromwell, Jonathan O’dell (vice pres from RSA)
Meeting in order: 5.43pm
Week review:
* Housing services
* Campus connect meeting
o Student mentoring program
o No students present to mentor
o Next meeting
+ Long-term or not
* Focus group meeting
o Reslife
+ Campus master plan for 10years
+ Deciding on apartments and parking spaces improvements
* Last Growl
o Record for number of people in the RAC
Title: Conformation of Chris Cromwell
JL15-0708
* Appointed for election board member
* Visual arts major
* Help set up the previous election
* Why this position: Considered by Erin and wants to be more involved in SGA since elections
* What he wants to change: push people to vote.
* How will he do this: Pick up a lot on Jay’s actions and accomplishments, encourage people to understand the potential the SGA has.
Passed: 7
Opposed: 0
Abstaining: 1
Legislation passed: 02.25.2008
Title: Software licensing
JL14-0506
* This is for SGA computers
* This is for continuing subscription and automatically receive new products and software programs
* Unlimited number of licenses but not available to all undergraduate students who are not employed by the SGA
* 4 grand will be allocated but only after 2 years
Passed: 7
Opposed: 0
Abstaining: 1
Legislation passed: 02.25.2008
Jake:
(This is not a legislation)
* Won the game at the last growl
* Fan busses to Binghamton for the basketball game
* 2 grand for a bus to stay overnight and back for 50 people. $40 per person
* This will cut down the student’s expenses for attending the game to $30 per person
* RSA is looking into sending at least one bus up
* Security will be the dept. responsibility
* Black n Gold commission meeting on Wednesday at 7
Natasha leaves at 6:15pm, unexcused
Title: Amendment to the Bylaws
SL14-0708
* This legislation allows vacant voting positions to be filled by the Senate or the Finance board, when number the number of voting positions fall below 50%
* This would be through in-house elections
* This goes into SL15-0708
o First year ambassadors automatically assigned to vacant Senators positions
o This is to allow these first year ambassadors to vote
o Concerns: lack of experience since positions are only for freshmen
* Passing of legislation extended till next week
Title: Confirmation of SGA Senators
SL15-0708
* First year ambassadors able to empower vacant voting positions within the SGA
Passed: 6
Opposed: 0
Abstained: 0
Legislation passed: 02.25.2008
Review:
Elani: prove it !!
* 5 finalist have been chosen
* Next week 3rd or 7th, on blog proposals will be posted
* Announcement ceremony
Announcements:
* Chef’s fair at the dining hall this Wednesday
* Woolie applications – available for SGA members
Meeting adjourned at 7.12pm