Student Government Association

5:34 pm meeting called to order

Present: Yasmin, Fouad, Joy, David

Minutes approved from last week.

UMBC TV
What im pushing for is a video mixer to improve
quality for UMBC tv. Currently we're
using my laptop for live content but the quality
isnt great. We're going to do the
Presidential debates live but we need the video
mixer. We have a lot of requests to
stream things on campus live, but we dont have
the equipment. This month we're trying
to stream the presidential debates, the top
model, the 48 hours film festival ceremony.

Joy: So what exactly are you asking for?
WEll i'm asking for one of the options I've
highlighted on the handout.

David: So do you still want the monthly streaming
bill?
Well yes I am still asking for that but I've
found a cheaper alternative for that.
The fee will be $25 a month but it might bump up
to $50. FOr the presidential debates,
with the $50 about 10 people can watch.

Joy: Will this be resuable?
Welll the monthly fee will have to be paid every
month, but if I leave the next person will
be able to pick it up. Right now our club has
about 5 people but we're getting more people.
What I would like to be doing is independent Tv
kind of shows that would be for entertainment
rather than only campus events. The problem I'm
having with that is with people being
involved. Im having trouble getting enough people
for that kind of project.

joy: So you've gone through the different kinds
of set ups, which one is the best one?
WEll 5 would be the ideal. I just put that out
there. I have no clue what kind of funding
you would be able to provide but I just put them
there.

Joy: The monthly fees, is that something you have
to pay with a contract over a year or something
or is that by month?
Well I havnt seen a contract yet but i'm only
getting it for the one month for the
presidential debates. With set up 4 i Wouldnt
need the monthly fee and with set up
2 and 3 I might be able to work it but i cant
guarantee that.

Yasmin: So youre askin for the set up, the two
wires?
Well purely for the presidential debates i'm
looking at set up 1 with two of the cables
at the minimum. For the debates I have my own
camera and a friends camera and someone
elses camera. The third camera isnt required for
the debates but I dont want to rely on
friend's cameras. The cameras if funded could be
used for all kinds of campus events.
Essentially what set up 5 has is 4 cameras coming
in and the LCD monitors displaying each
camera's input and the final product. Basically
I need some sort of monitor.

Thank You

Confirmation of April Lewis:
Its my last year at UMBC and I was in SGA last
year but not this year. I figured I wanted
to get involved in the election without having to
run for anything. David Hoffman asked me
to try for it and I decided to.

Alpha Epsilon Pi- Israel Cultural Celebration
Joy: Tel us about the event
Its the 60th anniversary of Israel's indpendence
so that week there are going to be
events to celebrate it. We're hoping to have a
tent on Ericson field on Monday te 5th
about Israel. Basically we're asking for funding
for food for 50 people. We're hoping
to have a 100 people show up over the course of
the event. I foudn the cheapest tent
rental quote. We want to do a lot of advertising
with a banner and fliers around campus.
Ive tried to get Ericson field but if we dont get
it then we've asked for the COmmons Terrace.

David: Its open to all UMBC students?
Yes, its free to students, theres no offcampus
advertising. This isnt the full budget but we've
received some funding from other organizations
off campus as well.

ASA Jambo Night:
Joy: Can you tell us about the event.
Its a culture show we have every spring semester.
We show people what Africa is all about.
We have fashion, drama, performances, etc. Its
usually sold out every year.

Joy: Can you tell us about the contract money for
7000.
We have a pretty popular African musician coming
all the way from Nigeria. We have a fashion
designer designing for the fashion show so those
two reflect the contract.

Christine: Are you charging?
Not UMBC students but non students we are.

Joy: Is the food from sodexho?
No we have a food waiver.

Joy: how many people are you expecting?
Capacity of the ballroom so 450.

David: What kind of set up is it?
THeatre style.

Joy: Do you have more of a breakdown for the
contract?
ONe of the musicians is 3500, the fashion show
we're not sure but she said $500. Someone
else charged us $1000 to perform and another
charged a $1500.

Thank You

Agape Kings Dominion Trip:
Joy: Can you tell us about the event.
WE have extra money left from the initial
allocation. Basically we wanted to get students
together and try to have them pay as little as
possible. We're trying to cover transport and
food.

David: How much exactly are you trying to
reallocating?
Well we have about $345 which we're reallocating
towards tickets.

Joy: How many people are you expecting?
We're hoping for 30 people.

David; how much is each ticket?
33

Joy: How are you paying for transportation?
We're paying from our organization.

David: If more people want to go will you just
spread it out per person?
Yes

Thank You

Confirmation of Jeremy Nevitt, Kristopher Dela
Cruz, April Lewis, Chris Cromwell and Ben Ring
For: 4
Opposed:0
Passes

Israel at 60:
For: 4
Opposed:0
Passes

Jambo Night:
Voting:
For: 4
Opposed:0
Passes

UMBC quizbowl:
Joy: Tell us about the event.
Its our national tournament that we qualified for
after winning regionals.

Ashley: What are the requirements to be in
quizbowl?
Anyone cann join it.

Ashley: But to go to the tournament what are the
requirements?
I noted that anyone could show up for the campus
tournament but you hav to qualify to go to
nationals. We won regionals so we get to go to
the national tournament.

Joy: Is this the last thing youre asking for for
the year?
We may ask for more but theyd be local
tournaments so the only costs there would be
registration fee. So i think we can safely say
this is our final request for the year.

David: YOu received $615 at the beginning of the
year of which only 150 has been spent.
Yes we're about to spend another 190 but the
remaining 300 or so we want to save for
tournaments that could occur locally for our
members who arent going to the nationals.
We are opening to using that for this event but
we'd like to save it for the rest of our
members.

Yasmin: Wheres the tournament?
In Minnesota in St. Paul.

Fouad: So five people are going?
Yes

Thank You

Freedom Alliance:
Drag Show:

Joy: Can you tell us about the Drag Show
Its an event we do every May. Its open to
everyone and we hav prizes, etc from people who
support the GLT community. We have student judges
and an outside judge to host the event.

Joy: Where is it being held?
The UC ballroom.

Joy: And these are all quotes from them?
Yes

Joy: how many people are you expecting?
About 300.

James: You said something about a host?
Thats someone to run the drag show, introduce
people, etc.

Joy: Do you have to pay for the host?
Yes

Christine: Who did you have last year?
We had one of the big drag queens from Baltimore
come here. We've had students host it before
and the year before that we had Andromeda who is
very big in Baltimore. We try to bring
big people in. we're trying to get one of the
Charm City Boys. Its a big drag king group
in baltimore.

yasmin: How essential are the hosts?
Very Essential, they run everything on stage and
do their own acts as well.

Breaking the Silence:
Joy: Can you tell us about this event.
This year its ocurring on April 25th. Some
people stay silent the whole day to commemorate
the event. We hand out fliers, etc. This year
we'd like to have a bigger event and bring
a band in. The band would bring their own
equipment so thats included in the $300. The security
is the same as the Drag show because we expect
the same number of people.

Christine: Whos the band?
Odd girl out, theyre a big band in Baltimore.

Joy: How many people are you expecting for this
event?
We dont know.

David: have you been to the safe committee yet?
No

Thank You

Breaking the Silence Tabled

Agape:
Kings dOMinon trip:
For: 0
Opposed:0
Fails

Quizbowl:
Taking off: Meals,airport travel expenses.

Funding: Hotel, Airfare: $2184
Discussion: Too much money for 5 people.

Honors College Council:
Mirror Ball:
Joy: Tel us about the event
Its going to be open to the entire student body.
We're hoping to get upwards of 100 people.
We're going to have food, refreshements. Its
just a time to get together and have fun.

Joy: Wheres it being held?
Skylight room.

Joy: Is it free to students?
yes

Yasmmin: And thhe marketing?
Thats just fliers, banners, etc.

Equestrian Club
Tshirt making party:
Joy: Can you tell us about the party?
We're going to have a little party on campus.
WE're going to get blank tshirts and get together
to make tshirts.

Joy: How is it related to your mission?
Well we want to show we're more a group, we want
to bring people who arent in the club but
are interested togehter.

Joy: How many people are you expecting?
10

Joy: Is it people in the club?/
Right now yet, but its open to others.

Joy: Can you explain about the administrative
fees.
We're sending letters to potential sponsors.
WE're in the middle of being a club sport
and a special interest club. To let the RAC know
that we are interseted in become a club
team, we need to show them that we're
professional.

Joy: How many letters do you plan to send out.
About 30. Some of the letters go oversees
because theyre international companies.

Virtual Showjumping Tournament:
Joy: Can you tell us about the event.
That was actually cancelled. The sportszone told
us that their tvs werent compatible with
gaming systems so we would have to use the
gameroom and we didnt want to do that so
we decided to postpone it.

Joy: Are you going to come back for anything else
this year?
WE wanted to ask for a bus to go to Pimlico for
an event called Preakness. We wanted to know
how student orgs go about getting a bus.

David: Getting a UMBC bus for this event might
not be a good idea but you can contact an
outside company.

Yasmin: Are you advertisig through facebook or
anything?
Well we could, we have a website with a calendar
of our events but we could advertise.

Back to Quizbowl:
Cutting $333 for one hotel room(pending
reallocation from current SGA account)
For: 3
Opposed: 1
Passes

UMBC Freedom Alliance:
Voting on Drag Show:
For:4
Opposed:0
Passes

Voting on Honors College Council- Mirror Ball(SGA
Cosponsorship GL expenditure)
For:4
Opposed:0
Passes

Equestrian Tshirt Party:
For:0
Opposed:4
Fails

Equestrian Administrative: (Cutting Stamps down
to 75)

Voting:
For:4
Opposed:0
Passes

Game Developers Club Digital Entertainment
Conference:
Joy: Tel us about the event.
We get speakers to come in for this conference in
several fields. Historically we've had
200 people each year, hopefully we'll have more
this time because we're starting earlier
and we're advertising more. WE're having 6
speakers from the industry as well as someone
from microsoft. Its going to be free for
students and even non students.We know we cant give
them gifts or anything, but we've had Sodexho
give them lunch and meet everyone in the club
meet them.

Joy: How many people are you expecting?
250 and thats throughout the day. The most we'll
get at any one event is 150. The reason
is because we have speakers from all different
fields so someone interested in art isnt going
to come to see a speaker on programming.

yasmin: Who is the lunch open to?
Its open to the club, the speakers and people
directly involved in holding the event.

Ashley: So anyone can come to the event?
Yes, but not everyone comes to the lunch.

Voting on Digital Entertainment Conference:
For: 4
Opposed:0
Passes

UMBC TV:
James: The fire wire card and the two cords are
the essentials for the debates, the other stuff
isnt essential yet but it would help him.

Voting on 70 ft firewire cable, recurring fee,
firewire card, camera:
For: 4
Opposed:0
Passes

NSBE End of the year Gala Dinner:
Joy: Tell us about the event?
Its to round of the year and get everyone
together. We're getting students and companies
together. We're giving out awards and having
food.

Joy: How many people are you expecting?
70

Yasmin: Whos invited?
Its open to everyone but we have a max capacity
of 70.

Joy: Is the quote from Sodexho?
Yes

Joy: Is it in the skylight lounge?
yes

Thank You

Voting on NSBE:
For: 4
Opposed:0
Passes

Meeting adjourned at 7:37pm

Date: 03/31/2008

Commons 318

Present: Heather Kopf, Rahilla Tarfa, Jeff Badugha, Steve Gilmore, Ben Kitterman, Jen Kent, Natasha Iriah, Sameera Syed, Michael Comberiate, Neketa Kakar, Gabe Retalliatta, and Whitney Torchia

Guests: Kate (Baltimore Collegetown)

In order: 5.32 p.m

Week in review:

* Meeting in the halls April 10th in Chesapeake
* Classroom meeting
o Feedback
o Academic committee
* RSA & SEB
o UMBC next top model
o Need an SGA judge
o Wednesday at 8 p.m
* Last Wednesday
o Ceremony for prove it
o Selection committee will meet with all the finalists
* This semester
o A penny for good effort in the dinning hall
o A meal plan able to use at Jazzman

College town network

* Kate
o Academic agreement in cooperation with 16 other colleges
o Shuttles and bus system go to all these schools
o Leadership workshop
+ Leaders from all the other schools will be attending
o College game nite this Friday shuttle will be working
+ Tickets: $6
o Battle Baltimore
+ B-ball and softball games
o Check out their website lots of information!!!!
o Half price tickets for shows are available for print out
o Shuttle is not working during the summer though ☹

JL 20-0708

* April Lewis appointed as an Election Board member by James McCauley
o Time: available during the day, working afternoons
o Previously Director of Student Advocacy
o Questions asked by James
+ Answered: that she tries to be unbiased in her everyday life….
o Has done an errand for James compiling information for the election of the people running

# of senators for: 9

# of senators opposed: 0

# of senators abstained: 1

SL 18-0708

* Approval of Retriever Weekly budget
o $ that remains after the year goes over to their saving account
o Photographers and writers not really staff members

Legislation extended

SL 19-0708

* Approval for SEB budget
* No asked increase from SGA
* Increase prices of concerts
* Decrease in expenses for salaries and stipends due to summer jobs last year
* $ that rolls over goes to their savings account

# of senators for: 9

# of senators opposed: 0

# of senators abstained: 1

Legislation passes

SL 19-0708

* Approval of SGA budget
* Include salaries, stipends, student organizations, SEB and Retriever Weekly.
* Letter drive, get 6 new laptops for next year
* Increase in budget for the executive board to $15,000
o This prevents them from going through the finance board and long processes.
o This gives them leeway to spend this $ without consensus, senate and finance board.
o Due to several projects such as Prove it or the bus trips to Binghamton, during the year, the budget might seem necessary but that much $ is not needed, this gives the exec to use it for whatever reason
o This budget was set to prevent encounters where the exec has to use the savings account, GL
o Suggestion: that part of the budget should be put into the senate’s pot so the exec has to go through the senate first
* Prove it fund needed for completing the Green Space project
* Legitimate $ transfer, e.g $ for phone transfer for the use of office supplies.
o This will be at the discretion of the president
* G.L allocation; negative budgeting shouldn’t be a trend: James said (executive board)
o Trying to prevent negative budgeting this year due to no fee increase
o Natural inflation!!!!
o Against state law to put the G.L fund (state’s $) in a savings account rather than a checking account.
* Legislation extended till next week

Executive reports:

* Compiling of teacher
o Worst average score for dept mechanical engineering and science

Announcements:

* School health insurance company
o Increase of 18-19% compounded yearly
o No increase in benefits only fees
* Presidential debate
o Date: April 9th
o Time: 7 pm
o Place: student organization area
* Stress-free zone meeting
o Wednesday at 6 pm student org space

Meeting adjourned at 6.59 pm

Meeting called to order 5:33pm

Present; Yasmin, Fouad, Christine, David, Joy

Perfected Praise Dance Fest 2008
Joy: tell us about the event.
Its an event that we want to hold annually. We started last year. We invite
different dance ministries to come. Its a
christian event. We've advertised off and on campus. Thats the biggest event we
hold. We initially wanted to join
a liturgical dance network but the fees were too high. The fees that we originally
had allocated to that we wanted to
move towards this event.

Fouad: It says youre charging for tickets, are you charging admission?
Yes, UMBC students are free but non students have to pay.

SGA Advisor: So are you requesting a reallocation or an additional allocation?
WE're requesting $600 dollars from our budget to be reallocated and an additonal
allocation of $300.

Yasmin: How many people do you expect?
200, its going to be held in the UC.

Thank You

Tea Empire Enchanted Herb Garden and Tea ROom Trop
Joy: Tell us about the event.
Its basically a field trip to a tea room

Fouad: Where is the $25 going towards?
Its towards the tea room to pay for admission, etc.

FOuad: SO youre just carpooling therE?
Yes

Yasmin: How are you deciding on the 18 people?
Well the whole list proc has 250 people so they replied and we decided after that.
Basically
18 people replied.

Joy: If more people want to go will you divide the costs?
yes, what if people drop out?
David: You could always reallocate it to something else or fill in the spots.

Voting on Go Club Issue:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes

ASU Layleena:
Joy: tel us about the event.
Its a cultural event on May 3rd. ITs going to include cultural dance, belly dance,
a cultural fashion show, food,
etc. ITs free to UMBC students and $10 for non students.

Fouad: where is this going to take place?
Skylight room.

Ashley: What is the $500 for contracts?
Its going to be less than that. Its for a singer and its only $100. Its for a
dance team and they charge $100.

Joy; How many people are you expecting?
about 150.

Fouad: Are you gooing to re-use the costumes?
Yes.

Yasmin: Are you advertising on campus?
Yes we're advertising through common vision. We're gettin a banner and 2 posters.

Thank You

Back to the Budget:
Voting:
For: 2
Opposed:1
Abstaining: 2
Passes

Perfected Praise:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes

Tea Empire:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes

ASU:
For: 3
Opposed: 0
Abstaining :2
Passes

JL22- Quadmania After Party:
Joy: WE're trying to hold a mini after party in the cabaret. SEB is paying for the
sound and lighting. SEB is asking us to
fund the DJ.

SGA Advisor: This is in no way an SEB event so that means its SGA's responsibility
to collect tickets, etc.

Ashley: So if this was to be advertised, SGA will have to advertise for it. I think
SEB might want to say its their event.

David: $1000 has always been allocated for the after party so we dont need an
additional allocation, we just need to reallocate
$400 from the $1000 towards this and me and Jay can do that.

Meeting adjourned at 7:17pm

Senate meeting- 4/7/08

1. Call to order at 5:41pm

2. Roll Call- Rahilla absent, Jeff will be late

3. Minutes approved

4. Week in Review:

- SGA in the halls: Wed. at 8 in Chesapeake

5. New Business:

- SL18-0708- Retriever budget:

o Answers to questions provided by Kyle Clelan
o Vote- 8 For, 0 Opposed, 1 Abstaining, 2 Absent PASSED

* JL19-0708- SGA Budget:
o Already talking to SAFRB
o Stipend for election board chair will raise
o Six new laptops to replace aging desktops and laptops- will allow for mobility but will be able to be locked down on desks
o Exec. Fund- will raise, but a portion will be dedicated to spirit
+ Possibly have exec. Budget out and present to Senate at start of year- strong disapproval of this
+ Split up the $15,000 into a $12,000 discretionary fund and $3,000 for spirit
o Leadership training- Will go up to fully cover Leadershape
o SFZ budget will increase
o Line item to set aside some money for future of Prove-It
o Salaries reset to pre-‘07-‘08 levels.
o Readership budget will go up
o Study Place money will ensure staffing exists
o Fall retreat site cost will increase so this covers it
o Vote- 8 For, 0 Opposed, 1 Abstaining, 2 Absent PASSED

* JL21-0708- Mirror Ball:
o Hosted by Honors college, mirror ball=disco ball. It is a semi-formal event. Last year there were 100-200 students that came, not all from Honors College.
o Not a student organization, so they can’t allocate through Finance Board
+ They could lose honors college funding if made into a student org.
+ Student org. must have open selection of officers and be open to all students
o Open to all students
o This event has occurred at least the last two years.
o Vote- 8 For, 0 Opposed, 1 Abstaining, 2 Absent

6. Executive Reports:

* David H: Erin Carter will be leaving, looking for a replacement. Kyle Carter also leaving. Also, take David’s class next fall! Study Place walkthrough- $7500 security upgrade is all that is needed to make it open 24 hours.
* Brady: Remember to compile transition materials before inauguration. There has been a plan for a project to make a permanent chess board for the large chess pieces outside- about $15000 to be built over summertime.
* Dave I: Finance Board has about $6,000 left for orgs. Only $52,000 has been spent by orgs, so a lot will roll back. SAFRB presentations going well.
* Jake: no report
* Jay: Food contract announcement on Friday. Working with SAFRB. Transit system needs double cost for maintenance than what we had. We have to kick in a final $15,000 for equipment- legislation forthcoming. Cell phone kiosk coming soon- approved by Commons advisory board.
* Gabe: Ratings are pretty much compiled and formatted. Power rankings also ready- wrote a blog post. Need to put together a website.

7. Announcements:

- Natasha: meeting with rep. from Chevy Chase about ATM’s.

- Brady: trying to get a “safety walk” put together with Chief Williams towards end of April/ beginning of May

- Jake: Our student fan codes of conduct being adopted at Georgia Institute of Tech. Jake will talking with some big school donors.

- Jay: Mama’s Boys concert on Saturday in UC ballroom

- Steve: RSA having dogapelodeon on Sat. on Erikson field. CEAS wants to partner with us to do another smoking policy forum.

-Sameera: Presidential debate Wed. at 7

8. Meeting adjourned at 6:29

Meeting called to order at 5:33pm
Present: Yasmin, David, Christine, Joy

Transloc Bus Tracking system supplement:
Extra $15,000 in addition to initial $45,000 required.

BSU Experience Weekend Bustrip:

Joy: Can you tell us about the event.
WE tried to go through UMBC transit but it wasn really efficient. David suggested
we go
through the Track teams company Dylans. The quote for leaving at 9am and returning
around 8
is about $1418. WE just need help with the transportation cost and then each student
would pay their entrance fee.

Yasmin: HOw many people are you expecting?
About 45-50, any extra people will drive.

Thank You

Men's Volleyball:

Joy: tell us about the barbecue.
Its basically a chance on the volleyball team and the UMBC community to come out and
have
a good time before the end of the semester. Is also to celebrate that we're now ranked
5th on the east coast. Also, its to build school spirit for the game we're having soon
after.

Joy: Is it open to all UMBC students.
Yes, open and free.

Joy: How many people are you expecting?
Atleast a 100.

Thank You

Voting on Transloc Tracking System:
For: 3
Opposed:0
Passes

Voting on BSU Bus trip:
SGA Advisor: You're talking about a group that wants to take members and prospective
members
to an amusement park. If you cant say yes to every group that wants to do this, then
you should be careful about funding any one.

For: 0
Opposed: 3
Fails

Asian Student Connectiong Awareness Forum:
Joy: Tell us about the event.
Its basically a forum that we're repeating from last year. Except this time, we're
focusing
on Asian topics. We'll have different organizations working together to create this
forum
and increase awareness.

Joy: How many people are you expecting?
30-40

David: And this is free?
Yes, to all students.

Thank You

UMBC Men's volleyball barbecue:
For: 3
Opposed: 0
Passes

Asian Student Connection Awareness Forum Voting:
For: 3
Opposed: 0
Passes

Voting on FASA Pistahan:
For: 3
Opposed: 0
Passes

Voting on FASA FIND Dialogue:
For: 3
Opposed: 0
Passes

Voting on HAPP Com Event:
For: 3
Opposed: 0
Passes

Pre Dental Society Recruiter:
Joy: tell us about the event.
Shes a recruiter who comes here every year from the University of Maryland: Baltimore.
We usually give her an honorarium but this year shes also staying for lunch. Shes also
on the admissions board there and so its a great time for our students to meet her.

Joy: So the $50 is just for lunch for her?
No its her, some students and faculty shes bringing with her and the head of our board.

Joy: How many people do you expect to show up?
We have a reserve list of 60 students but we're expecting 40-50 people.

Thank You

Pre Dental Society Recruiter fails as submitted to late.

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Forum Tabled.

GES COM Annual BBQ:
David: Whens the date the event is happening?
I dont think we've picked a definite date yet for September but our officers for
next year
will make that decision.

Joy: Can you tell us about this event.
This is the fourth year we've had the event. Its a time to get all the GES faculy
and students
together, and anyone interested in joining GES. Its a social gathering to basically
get everyone
together at the beginning of the year.

Joy: Is it open to all students?
Yes

Christine: Where are you having it?
Last time we had it on the patio next to Flat Tuesdays, and before that we've had it
in the
Harbor patio. Its probably going to be one of these places, outside.

Thank you

Voting on GES Barbecue:
For: 3
Opposed: 0
Passes

Delta Sigma Theta missing todays meeting, will come next Tuesday at 5:40pm

Musicians for World Peace:
Joy: Can you tell us about the event?
Its a fundraising event, we're trying to raise money for a Katrina charity.

Joy: are you charging students?
No, we're only charging non students. We're having optional donations.

David: Have you already been to the Safe Committee and scheduling?
yes

Joy: How many people are you expecting?
About 50, we'd like to have more but we're not sure.

Joy: and this is in the ballroom?
Yes

Thank You

Voting on Rock for Relief:
For: 3
Opposed: 0
Passes

Roll Call: yasmin, David, Christine, Joy

Meeting adjourned at 6:53pm

Meeting called to order 5:32 pm

Roll Call: Yasmin, Fouad, Christine, David, Joy

Meeting from last week approved.

Stress Free Zone:
Joy: Tell us about the event.
Basically we needed a General ledger allocation of $1400 for stress free zone next
year.
The allocation has already been approved by the senate.

Thank You

Voting on Budgetary Policy change legislation:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes

Voting on GL expenditure for Stress Free Zone:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes

GES COM FBL169:
David: They had money allocated from their budget but we also gave them an additional
allocation last week. We're just going to pull back what we gave them last week
since they
already have money for it.

Voting on FBL169
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes

Skydiving Club:
Cannot fund parachute as they are a sports club.
Can fund Baltimore trip as it is open to everyone. However, $60 of request is for only
club members so cant fund that part. Can fund $400 however.

Parachute Repair(since still a sports club):
For: 0
Opposed: 4
Fails

Voting on $400 for Baltimore trip:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes

Equestrian Club Washington INternational HOrse Show:
Joy: Tell us about the event.
We're taking people to the washington horse show.

Fouad: How many ppl are going?
4 people, tickets are $40 each.

Fair hill International:
Joy: Tell us about the eveent.
Its another show, tickets are $15 each. WE want funds for 4 ppl.

Christine: How many active members do you have?
10.

Christine: Howcome you arent asking for money for more people
Well we only have 4 confirmed, when we get more we'll know for sure. We're going
to advertise.

Thank You

Freedom Alliance:
Drag Show:
Joy: Tell us about the event.
We already requested money for it. But when we went to scheduling they said that there
were additional housekeeping costs.

Fouad: Are these numbers additional costs or new total costs?
These are the additional numbers we need.

David: You have some events in April and May that are happening, are you going to
reallocate those funds?
Well the event youre referrin to is Pride week which already ocurred. We spent most
of the
money for that.

David: We have a policy about asking for funds less than 2 weeks before an event.
Well we were initially told by scheduling that there would be no costs for what
we're asking
for now. They only told us a few days ago that we would in fact have these costs.

Yasmin: When is the event?
Its a week from today, next Tuesday.

Thank you

Date: April 21, 2008

Room: commons 318

Present: Elani, Gabe, Mike, William Joyner, Ben, Jen, Heather, Neketa, Sameera, Steve, David Hoffman, Vanessa.

Absent: Natasha, Rahilla, Jeff

Meeting called to order: 5.42 pm

Approval minutes:

Weekend minutes:

- Walker apartments are still accepting

- Town hall meeting rsa LH 6 April 29th 6pm

- 18th of May donation day at Erickson field

- May 13th midnight dessert

- Will meet up with rsa about the penny project

Legislation from the finance board:

- $400 left in the gl

- Last day for request donation of events this year is next year

- 10 grand is enough to last us

Passing: 7

Opposed: 0

Abstained: 1

Legislation passed

Legislation of the Stress-free zone

- William presenting

- $ 4858 estimate cost for this whole event

- $ 3420 is only in the SFZ budget, so they need additional funding to complete this event

- There will be a masseuse

- Shawnee unable to give William a concrete amount

Passing: 7

Opposed: 0

Abstained: 1

Executive reports:

- Executives are discussing the chess pieces (the chess board)

- Election seems to be getting pretty well, it’s running smoothly

- If people for some reason can not vote e-mail David Hoffman

- Student teacher website, received e-mail complaints about the I.S dept.

Announcements:

- Inauguration may 8th Thursday night

Meeting adjourned at 6pm

Location: commons 318

Date: April 14, 2008

Present: Heather, Gabe, Ben, Neketa, Steve, Mike, Natasha, Elani, Jen, Whitney, David Hoffman, Jeff, and Brady

Absent: Rahilla, Sameera

Meeting called to order: 5.33 p.m

Weekend review:

* Change in orange juice price reduced to $2.40
* Penny horse
* Food services:
Sodexho replaced by Compass Group (Chart Wells) food company
Official press release on this next week
No details yet on the contract
Over the summer transitions in the Commons food places
Commons will be completely transitioned by Fall, but Dining Hall might possibly be still
in process due to physical changes.
Changes to the meal plan in terms of flexibility will be applied
+ D-hall limitations more flexible than Commons
# Unlimited D-hall policies
Might put some food services at the Study Place
+ Seating area would still be available 24/7
+ But the food services would be closed off
+ If this were to happen quietness would be sacrificed
* SGA in the halls in Chesapeake
Successful and fun
* Academic committee
Changes will be made to policies through the SGA
Jay and Steve will be attending meeting next week

JL 22-0708

* TransLoc Bus Tracking System Supplement

* Track equipment for busses

* Legislation for $45,000 funding transportation systems
For bus tracking system, due to flaws in the tracking system of Nextel, that was unable
to function properly
Issue has been Nextel NOT TransLoc
* Equipment changes will cost $15,000

# of senators opposed: 0

# of senators approved: 7

# of senators abstained: 1

TEC Network

* Senior photos
* Will meet up with Steve next week
Will bring sample with him
* Seniors will be able to dress up and make pictures

Chess Board:

* Over the Summer and Fall the area will be leveled
* Its outside the commons
* 15 – 20 grand more closely 15
* Maintenance
32 chess pieces??
SGA will be deciding on the policies regarding this
* Is this really necessary because it comes out of the students activity fee
* Should this project be financed through the general ledger or rather another office financed
though the state?
* Mike: policies should be made before allocating this

Shared governance

* Goal: to asses the effectiveness of shared governance on campus
* Survey on student’s opinions on shared governance
* Targeted at SGA
* These surveys only for USM affiliated schools
* Responses will be sent electronically

Stress Free Zone

* William Joyner will be working on it
* Anyone able to contribute and help is highly appreciated
* Meeting will be Wednesday at the Student’s org place

Executive reports

* Prove it in the process
* Elani will meet up with finalists
* Study place will be discussed about maintenance
* Website on teacher ratings is up
o sga.umbc.edu/teacherratings
o zwybak post
* campus event
o Quadmania
o Planned an after party event will be SGA sponsored
+ Will be in Flat Tuesdays
o OSL will be running the Black and Gold nominations
+ Awards nominations online deadline is 2mrw
o Election next week

Announcements:

* Sky-light lounge
o Free dessert and drinks
o Opening of internet café
o Open to everyone

Meeting adjourned at 6.38 pm