Finance Board 10/7
Call to order
5:30 pm
Roll Call
All members present, but Christine (late @ 5:33)
Allocations
Omicron Delta Epsilon: ODE Banquet
Economics Honors Society. Banquet is our only function. Recognitions for certain individuals. Get to know professors – very well attended by economics professors.
Questions:
Yasmin: Is the event open to everyone?
ODE: Yes, in the past it has been $5 for new ODE inductees and $30 for all other students. Value of dinner is $30, would like to bring down expense to $5 for all UMBC students.
ODE: The money is to prevent students from saying they will go and then not showing up.
James: If fully funded, what would the $5 from the students go to?
ODE: We didn’t request fully funded. If it was we might not charge the 5.
Harsh: So this is the total amount you need for the event?
ODE: This is the total amount we are requesting for ballroom setup, food, etc. Cardstock, trophies, we aren’t requesting money for those.
Harsh: Everyone pays $5 to get in?
ODE: Yes.
Emily: How many are you expecting if you charge the $5?
ODE: In the past there have been 30-35 inductees and 15 to 20 other students. I was hoping to get at least 30 students. The only definite number is 33 inductees last year. Not well attended by students, more so by faculty.
Harsh: Our policy does not allow us to fund restricted funding for an event.
ODE: If we said it was free for everyone, would that make a difference?
Harsh: Additional Money is for the trophy?
ODE: For the dinner actually.
Harsh: You requested funds for food. So people are paying for the dinner, but your also paying?
ODE: The dinner is closer to $30, we are trying to get $25, so the students pay less.
Yasmin: in regards to restricted orgs, we only fund their events intended for all UMBC students. I don’t think this event is intended for the entire campus.
ODE: Other economic clubs go. Focus is primarily on economics department, not just inductees.
Yasmin: But it’s 35 inductees and then 15-20 others.
ODE: This has been in the past.
Silva: How much are you charging for faculty members?
ODE: I have no idea, the economics department probably funds faculty, I have no part in that.
Silva: Where is the food coming from?
ODE: Sodexho
Siva: This is just the cost of the students?
ODE: Yes.
Yasmin: you said you were expecting 90 total?
ODE: Yes, ideally.
Yasmin: And only half are faculty?
ODE: As of right now, I’m hoping to get 90 students.
Silva: How many people are the quotes for?
ODE: Not sure, around 30 per person would be the goal number.
Harsh: this would cover the inductees and the students?
ODE: Yes.
Harsh: So amount asked for would cover $25 per student, you would still need the 5 per person?
ODE: $30 for 85 people would be less than amount requested. Estimate is incorrect.
Harsh: If we funded the full $2500, students would get in for free?
ODE: Yes. We would request that they RSVP. But it would be possible to enter at the door.
Catherine: How are you advertising?
ODE: We don’t need the advertising money.
Yasmin: How would you advertise without our funding?
ODE: Would put up flyers around campus. We have not advertised in the past.
Discussion:
Catherine: she said that they could make it free for students.
Yasmin: I don’t think its intended for everyone.
Harsh: Just sounds like an induction events.
Yasmin: even if 90 students come (and they didn’t last year), that’s still a lot of money for 90 students.
David: Open to some other students, can argue that it’s for econ majors only. When funding a restricted org, events should be geared towards all students.
Stefan: Money seems to be going more towards staff
Silva: What if someone interested in econ wanted to go?
Stefan: Don’t need a 3000 event to do this.
Yasmin: If it didn’t have an induction side to it, then we might be more willing to fund it.
Decision: Members For: 0, Opposed: 3, Abstaining: 1, Absent: 1
Rock for Life: Genocide Awareness Project
Questions:
Harsh: Informational event?
RFL: Yes.
Harsh: What kind of posters?
RFL: 4x6with messages.
Discussion:
Yasmin: seems like a beneficial event.
James: odd that there is not security.
Yasmin: Where does the money paid for the posters go? Is it paying specifically for posters or is it going to their foundation.
RFL: For transporting posters here.
Silva: How many posters?
RFL: 12, modular display.
Decision: Members For: 4, Opposed: 0, Abstaining: 1, Absent: 0
Muslim Student Association: Eid Dinner
Dinner celebration. Do not need money for food, locally family is sponsoring. Expecting about 150 students. 312 security, 20 for table and chairs, 30 for decorations – balloons, ribbons, etc. Open to all students, no admission fee. Planning on getting entertainment.
Questions:
James: talked to scheduling about AV equipment?
MSA: No, not yet.
Harsh: Are the other quotes from scheduling?
MSA: Yes.
Silva: Why didn’t you ask for advertising money?
MSA: Using face book and flyers. Know people who design flyers, have money in carryover. Don’t want to ask huge among.
Harsh reminds org about 100 free flyers.
Discussion:
Silva: worth it.
James: This seems to me like the best setup of an event. Should congratulate them.
Decision: Members For: 4, Opposed: 0, Abstaining: 1, Absent: 0
First Year Ambassador Conformations
Harsh: Would you rather do one by one?
Agreement to interview the ambassadors one at a time.
Harsh: Why did you apply?
Stephanie: Heard about SGA through friends. Applied to all positions, and this is the one I got.
Emily: I wasn’t officially in SGA in high school, but I helped out. I felt out of the loop and I thought it would be a good experience to find out what SGA at UMBC was all about.
Catherine: Applied because I really wanted to be part of a leadership group. I believe I fit this role well, even if I don’t always ask to be part of it.
Yasmin: How have you liked your time here?
Stephanie: A lot more intense and structured then high school SGA.
Emily: Surprised. Though it was more of a social thing in high school, its a lot more hardcore here. Everyone has to work together with others.
Catherine: I thought it was a long, but good experience. I got a good idea of how things work here, and what issues need to be resolved.
Christine: What’s you biggest weakness? Strengths?
Stephanie: I don’t know another language fluently. I can balance social and academic life well.
Emily: Prioritizing things. I can balance things out well but sometimes I get carried away. Strengths is that I'm really dedicated. If I think something is important I will work hard for it.
Catherine: One of my strengths is that I get along with everyone well. I’ve never had an experience where I couldn’t work anything out with someone. I know I have weaknesses, but I'm having trouble pointing them out. Sometimes I procrastinate, but not if it’s something I care about.
Harsh: Tell us one good and bad thing about UMBC.
Stephanie: there’s a lot of diversity on campus. But a lot of people leave on the weekend.
Emily: People at UMBC are really friendly, but there’s not a lot of school spirit.
Catherine: I think there are two things. First is the transit system. The shuttles run at really inconvenient times. I also think that there is a lack of recycling at events. I like the diversity here. It’s a lot different from all the other schools I applied to.
David: As a member of the finance board, how do you ground your decisions in the actual opinions of real students.
Stephanie: Ask for varying opinions of students, and bring them together in meetings. I am in lots of other organizations.
Emily: Hopefully I wont be biased in anyway. I know some people in other groups.
Catherine: Make sure I am fair and unbiased in all decisions. Looking at examples from last week with the Go Team and the Toastmasters, I see the importance of focusing less on what the club is about, and more on what they are asking for.
Harsh: What other orgs are you in?
Stephanie: American Chemical Society, Gospel Choir, CAB (and some others I didn’t get).
Emily: Tennis club, still looking at orgs that are available, not set on anything yet.
Catherine: Students for Environmental Awareness, Ancient Studies Club
Harsh: Do you think you will have enough time to balance all these orgs?
Stephanie: So far I have been able to.
Discussion of ambassadors:
Harsh: what did you all think?
Yasmin: Thought they were all good, did a nice job of participating. Answered questions well.
James: was impressed by their ability to be vocal at previous meeting.
Some discussion about them taking the oath of office.
Vote: Members For: 5, Opposing: 0, Abstaining: 0, Absent: 1
Students all take oath (see pg 81 of Action Guide)
Further Allocations
Quiz Bowl: Wake Forest NC Quiz Bowl Tournament
This weekend in NC, hoping to send tem down to compete. Will head down on Friday, return on Sunday. If we do well enough in this tournament we would qualify for nationals.
Questions:
Yasmin: How do you select people to be in the tournament?
QB: Keep track of how they score in past events. Hoping to go to more local tournaments.
Harsh: How many are in your org?
QB: 6-8 people (meet Mondays and Fridays). 12 active members.
Yasmin: How many are going to event?
QB: 4 or 5
Harsh: Is your team already selected?
QB: Yes
Harsh: Where are quotes from?
QB: Gas prices based on 30 miles a gallon, hotel expenses are cheapest we could find. Tounmament fee quoted by the university. Requesting no funds for gas and food expenses.
Discussion:
Silva: the event is not technically open to everyone
Yasmin: anyone can join the club.
Stephanie: 4 – 5 selected
Harsh: we can fund it; the question is whether or not event is worth it for 5 people.
James: orgs in the past were funded with limited classification. Do not have to try out for the club. They do bring the best members to the tournament.
Silva: can anyone else go?
QB: Yes. Everyone who wants to go can go. No opposite to observers going, would just have to increase the budget. Then transportation would be an issue. Ideally the best players are going.
Silva: so you all agree to get the best players to go?
QB: It varies. We rotate. IF you join the club you can be in a tournament. We rotate players. We are going to 4 other tournaments, but this is the only one we are requesting funding for.
Harsh: So the next tournament would be another 5
QB: Ideally, but it depends on peoples schedules.
Stephanie: What is the difference between this and the Equestrian Club?
Yasmin: the horse club competes physically. That brings up issues with liability.
Silva moves to vote. Harsh seconds.
Decision: Members For: 3, Opposed: 0, Abstaining: 1, Absent: 1
FASA: FIND
District six rep for FASA. A dialogue held in fall, conference held in the spring. We pay 40 to become a member of FIND. Anyone can join, don’t have to be Filipino. Held at
Questions:
Yasmin: Not on campus?
FASA: No
Stefan: How many?
FASA: Originally for 30, promoted it and we got 41. This is why we need to adjust the budget.
Harsh: You want to change the amount?
FASA: Yes, and add registration.
Registration is now $410, need to add a car. $1085.68 to add another car.
Yasmin: 10 per person?
FASA: Yes, for registration.
Harsh: Still need the $1228 for the hotel?
Silva: So you don’t need extra for the hotel?
FASA: We have the hotel rooms, we got budget approved before. We only need extra for gas and toll.
Yasmin: $229.20 for hotel, $600 for registration, would you fully reallocate that to another part?
FASA: Yes.
Yasmin: You haven spent what we allocated you last year?
FASA: No.
James: what?
Yasmin: they have $2100 right now, we want to just give them $728. Could ask for $600 for registration fees and could reallocate registration fee. I can figure out numbers.
FASA: School from another district bids each semester. We didn’t get it last year.
Christine: Like money?
FASA: Like ideas. Non-profit org. To educate people about leadership.
Harsh: How many cars?
FASA: 8 cars, 5 per car. Hoping on getting a van.
Silva: Did you actually calculate the amount for tolls?
FASA: Yes, looked it up on google maps. Based on last years funds.
Yasmin: $1085.68 for gas?
FASA: Yes.
Sivla: You already advertised?
FASA: Yes, we worked with HLSU and Asian Student Connection.
Silva: are you planning on doing ay more advertising?
FASA: If we do, we have to change the budget but we can if you want us to. Technically open to everyone.
Catherine: So we already gave them money last year for registration fees? Does this go against policy?
Yasmin: we don’t have a policy against it. Last week was something we decided.
Yasmin: If more people wanted to come, would you be open to splitting the cost?
FASA: Yes.
Silva: If you wanted to advertise more, could use 100 free flyers.
Discussion:
Allocated $2100, all we need to vote is the extra amount the need. Total is $1023 is all that we are voting on.
Yasmin: Impressed they got 41 people to go.
James: This is inline with their mission statement.
Harsh: Issue – for 40 people it’s about 75 dollars per person. Getting close to student activity fee. We made the Intervarsity Christian group pay last week.
Yasmin: I would argue this is different. Open discussions like this will impact more UMBC students.
Stephanie: What did you decide about registration fee?
Yasmin: there are differences. With the toastmasters, you had to pay a due to have that title. In this case the registration is to attend an event.
Silva: I disagree. We don’t know what the Christian fellowship brings back. We are not to judge what happens afterwards
Harsh: I agree. I think its fair to ask them to pay $30
Catherine: the registration for this only costs $10 per person.
Harsh: this is for the whole thing.
Yasmin: We should be judging the benefit groups will have on the campus.
Silva: we don’t know enough about that.
James: If you do that then what about free events for students? Fully funded things in the Past so that it is free for UMBC students.
Stephanie: this is not for all UBMC students. Is limited.
Yasmin: is not limited.
Harsh: am skeptical about groups bringing back something to campus. I think its fair to pay $30 for two-night trip.
Steve: 41 people are going
Harsh: they only have $2100.
Stephanie: should we cut it down to half?
James: I don’t think we should cap it at the $78. Don’t always have to use the comparison to student fees.
Yasmin: would people turn away from event if they found out they had to pay?
Harsh: even if we don’t pay them the amount requested, we’ve already funded them $52.
Catherine: So if we didn’t fund them the money, how much would each student pay?
Harsh: $30ish when taking into account the $2100
Yasmin: if not all than about $75
Erica: What exactly happened last week? You paid for part of a conference.
Harsh: For that one they were asking for 80 per person to go. That was over the student activity fee. Not that we shouldn’t give people over the student activity fee, we just thought it would be fair for the students to pay some of it. She even said it would make students more invested in the cause if they paid.
Erica: Was there ever a discussion of what they would bring back to campus?
Yasmin: the concern is will it spread beyond people who go.
James: that is the difference between these two. She had the idea of the amount being subsidized
Harsh: future orgs might come back wanting full funding for off campus events.
James: If you don’t fully fund this, you will get people who don’t want to go.
Harsh: People who really wanted to go wouldn’t mind.
Catherine: I wouldn’t have 30 for an event like this.
Stephanie: Can fundraise.
Catherine: If we are only going to give them 30 we need to make it clear that we want them to fundraise.
Yasmin: We have no say over how they spend money.
Catherine: how much did the intervarsity Christian fellowship advertise? It seemed to me that it was mostly for their group.
Silva: same for this.
James: Christian fellowship was going on a retreat, whereas FIND is going to a convention where UMBC will be represented.
Harsh: the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship did fundraising, is it fair that FIND should get full funding for this event without doing that.
James: we do fund orgs that don’t fundraise.
Erica: Question: was there conversation last week about what would be brought back during interview?
Harsh: I think we sent a precedent last week.
David: Yasmin seems to be coming around from what she said last time about the Finance boards discretion.
Yasmin: I think we should have discretion.
David: we have a limited amount of money to give out. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to charge for events. Can agree to pay for part of the cost, if the org pays part of the cost. That way student activity money can be stretched farther.
Silva moves to vote. Harsh seconds. Voting on the amount of $1023.88
Decision: Members For: 2, Opposed: 2, Abstaining: 0, Absent: 1
David: Legislation fails in the event of a tie unless someone makes a motion for a new amount.
Yasmin works out new numbers. Move to make it $523.88 and then everyone would be paying 15. Stefan seconds. Harsh and Silva want at least 20 for students to pay.
2nd vote: Members for: 2, Opposed: 2, Abstaining: 1, Absent: 1
Harsh moves to allocate $150 for FIND. Silva seconds that.
3rd vote: members for: 2, Opposed: 2, Abstaining: 1, Absent: 1
Yasmin moves to fund $408.88. Stefan seconds.
4th vote: Members for: 2, Opposed: 2, Abstaining: 0, Absent: 1
David: you could table the event until 5th finance board member is present. Finance Board agrees to table event.
Bioethics Student Association: World AIDS Day
About people who have lost family members to AIDS. December 1 is world AIDS day. Trying to reach out to minorities, who are more affected by AIDS. Want to get quilts (6). Rental fee is for 6 panels, 12ft x 12ft, 120 for shipping. Assuming it’s the same there and back. May have to find out if we gat charged for putting it up and taking it down. Not sure yet.
Harsh: you do have time.
BSA: Trying to get a speaker to come through.
Questions:
Harsh: The quilts are just sort of hung up on the wall?
BSA: Yes.
Harsh: What’s on then?
BSA: Names, images, etc related to people who have died from AIDS. Like a memorial.
Silva: How will these quilts benefit the event? What would you do if you couldn’t get them?
BSA: Sending out emails, trying to get groups to do events on that day. Should know what exactly is going on soon. May have speakers.
Emily: Where are these quilts being hung?
BSA: In the commons somewhere. Probably main street.
Harsh: Is this your biggest event of the year?
BSA: There are other events that are in the works now, probably our main event for this semester.
Discussion:
Yasmin: I think the event is worth the $865. Very powerful event. Also funded world AIDS day concert, will create a lot of attention
Silva: I think it’s a lot of money for quilts. Is there another way to get the point out by using something more interactive? Quilts will be just sitting there.
Stefan: This is a lot like the Post Secret event
Silva: But that didn’t cost this much money. They don’t know where the quilts are going yet either.
Catherine: We could suggest they get less quilts.
Harsh: I don’t think the quilts are a bad idea.
Stephanie: What if they took a picture of the quilts and put that up instead.
Yasmin: there is a big difference with that. Is the package you guys are getting coming with 6?
BSA: Yes
Harsh: Can you get fewer?
Yasmin: How much per quilt?
BSA: $500 down payment for quilt, then 25 additional dollars for each quilt. $500 would technically get us just one.
Harsh:12x12, do you have enough space?
Yasmin: I think there for the columns between windows.
Silva: I feel like there’s a better way.
Emily: random people walking down the commons will see it.
Catherine: going to a concert is not as emotional as the quilts. They are more personal.
Silva: could have someone with AIDS write a letter and that would have the same effect.
Harsh: This event will reach thousands of students.
Yasmin: It’s hard to miss 6 12x12 quilts.
Decision: Members for: 2, Opposed: 1, Abstaining: 1, Absent: 1
Black Artists Society:
Spring Cleaning Fashion Show
We put in an allocation for a spring fashion show. It’s intended to be our largest event yet. We’ve only been an official org since last December, have only had smaller events. It is not until February.
Questions:
Yasmin: Have you already reserved a space?
BAS: Yes, the UC Ballroom.
Harsh: How many?
BAS: Maximum capacity is 450
James: What happens to clothes after show?
BAS: Were not sure, either the individual designers will get it for their personal portfolio or we will have a clothing drive.
Silva: So you guys are designing these clothes?
BAS: We have designers from UMBC and outside designers we have to pay.
Silva: How long is the fashion show?
BAS: Two shows, two hours for each show. Free for students, charge for non-students.
Harsh: So your donating clothes?
BAS: Yes, for the most part.
Harsh: could they possibly be used in the org in the future?
BAS: Yes.
Harsh: State law says we cannot directly give money to charity, would have to keep the clothing remaining within org, or give back to designers.
Yasmin: If you give the cloths back to the designers and they decide to donate them, this is fine.
Silva: How did you come up with the $300 for flyers?
BAS: Common Vision
Silva: Is it like a package?
BAS: It’s around $100 for about 2000 flyers. We plan on advertising through the next semester.
Harsh: 100 free flyers every month.
BAS: Is that with Common Vision?
Yasmin: No, with SGA.
Silva: What kind of decorations will you have?
BAS: Backdrop, props, manikins, red carpet, feathers and stage props.
Yasmin: Have you talked to scheduling about setting up stage as runway and chairs? 300 is also for runway and chairs?
BAS: Yes.
Discussion:
Silva: Advertising can be cut down.
Harsh: Can use free flyers
Silva: How did you take into account how much the clothing would cost?
BAS: Approximated $200 for scenes, there are 6 scenes. For the designers $200. 20 to 25 models.
Silva: so there are 6 outfits for each?
BAS: No, there’s those scenes, not every model will be in every scene. Average 15 models per scene.
Decision: Advertisement price cut down to $225.
Members for: 3, Opposed: 0, Abstaining: 1, Absent: 1
“Heart of the City” Comic Book
Just started it last semester. Wanted to print copies. Cost to print one book (8pages) $152 for 50 copies. With additional tax fee. Would like to have a table somewhere in the commons and hand them out with optional donation box.
Questions:
James: Who produces the actual comic strip?
BAS: Members.
Harsh: You do no have to pay sails taxes if an event is funded by us.
BAS: Should we change it? It’s about $152.
Silva: are these comics handed out on a first come, first serve basis?
BAS: Yes. And if there are people who still want to read it, they go online.
Yasmin: You could use the 100 free flyers to advertise the online comic.
Discussion:
Stephanie: I feel like they could just advertise for the online comic using flyers. Instead of making a hardcopy.
Catherine: I might not go on the website to check out a comic if I see a flyer, but if I got a book, I might be more willing to look at it.
Stefan: some people prefer hard copies.
BAS: we hadn’t gotten a lot of feedback about comics until printed out rough version.
Decision: Printing cost reduced from $160 to $152
Members for: 3, Opposed: 0, Abstaining: 1, Absent: 1
Chinese Student Association: CSA Paintball Event
Quotes from Robinhood Paintballing, org is providing transportation, limited amount of space. A total of 30 people are coming. First come, first serve basis.
Questions:
Harsh: How many so far?
CSA: 22 have signed up. Not until Nov 1st, so can split cost if more than 30 come. We have a limit of 30 people per trip – limited amount of space per game.
Harsh: $1200 is for 30?
CSA: Yes, 40 per person, including all equipment.
Hoping this event will get peoples attention about the org.
Emily: Are you planning to advertise this event?
CSA: Yes, we are advertising at the meeting tomorrow and starting up a facebook group.
Harsh: But you can only take up to 30 people?
CSA: Yes.
Harsh: out of 22 so far, how many are in your org?
CSA: All, except members of other orgs: TSA
James: What benefit has your org seen from this? What is the relevance?
CSA: People are seeing us as a bigger organization – finding out about our org. The relevance is to Chinese wars, Gorilla Warfare. Like a historic adventure.
James: So this is mostly a membership thing?
CSA: Yes.
Yasmin: This finance Board is very strong about events that are in line with a group’s Mission statement.
CSA: We thing that this will teach people about Chinese culture.
Yasmin: We voted down Korean Association’s Bowling Night. Maybe if event was on campus, or more informative, would be more in line with your mission statement.
CSA: Teaches people about strategies used.
Silva: You say your trying to get your name out, but restricted to 30 people, and the 22 who signed up were people who already knew about it.
CSA: We are getting other clubs attention as well.
Silva: You’ve already advertised this event?
CSA: Yes.
Harsh: Would rather see a paintball club go to an event like this, could spend SGA’s money better.
Discussion:
James: I wanted to talk about the policy a bit. The goal of this org is to bring together Chinese and other students and embrace culture. Networking fact. Why do we need to define orgs by just their constitution? Equity thing, if great event does it matter.
Harsh: event is not on campus
James: but you shouldn’t look at just policy first.
Harsh: that along with other things was why we didn’t fund it.
James: now considered traditional event, been going one for 5 years, does get some special consideration.
Yasmin: traditional if we funded 5 years? We funded it last year, but not the year before. Its not policy that is violated, its what us as Finance Board agrees on.
Silva: if every org came to us and wanted to go paintballing, would we have to fund them all?
CSA: we have been asking our members for ideas. Officers before were deciding everything. We got a lot of response when we suggested paintball.
Stephanie: based on their interests, only limited to 30 people, not beneficial to all UMBC.
CSA: interaction within the group is important to us.
Stephanie: that’s a personal gain.
CSA: how would you suggest we get everyone together for impute.
Stephanie: You could have sports here.
CSA: we are having a dodge ball tournament.
Catherine: You are asking for student activity fee money. All students pay it, but not all will benefit from this event. You could do fundraising in the future
CSA: we did
Silva: How would I find out about event if I wanted to go?
Facebook
James: Point 1: orgs doing things where only people in orgs know about them, seems to me that people in the CSA are interested in what there doing. Point 2: I worry about us becoming the “Fun Police”.
Harsh: would go to specific org when interested in event related to org.
Yasmin: I think there can be great fun events that are educational. We rejected Black Student Union going to Kings Dominion. No way to justify that. We are then setting ourselves up to fund future events like this.
James: Can have fun events that are relevant, but we don’t have to become so strict. Not necessarily about this specific event, more about precedence.
Silva: You could do laser tag, same thing for cheaper.
CSA: we could put out lasertag, but there is still only a limited amount of people that can go.
Silva: could break it up into groups.
CSA: but then not everyone would play together. With paintball everyone plays together. Two factors: did fundraising on Monday. Got $240, but our expenses were a little high. Only have 600 in our carryover. Also more and more people have been coming since previous year.
Harsh moves to vote. Yasmin seconds.
Decision: Members For: 0, Opposed: 3, Abstaining: 1, Absent: 1
Colleges against Cancer – sent in a request.
Yasmin: that will be at next weeks meeting. If you don’t hear from me, assume that it’s not going to be discussed at the next meeting.
Not Attending
Asian Student Connection: Mid Semester Planning Session
Discussion:
Silva: more about the food than the event.
Stefan: You can argue that about any meeting where people ask for pizza.
Harsh: Might have more students attend if pizza is offered.
Emily: How does this relate to their mission statement?
Harsh: This is just planning. We fund meetings for orgs so that more people will come.
Decision: Members For: 3, Opposed: 0, Abstaining: 1, Absent: 1
Linux Users Group: Linux Awareness Week
No response, tabled.
Hindu Student Council: Annual Garba Additional Decorations
Discussion:
No issues.
Decision: Members For: 3, Opposed: 0, Abstaining: 1, Absent: 1
Taiwanese Student Association: Big Two Tournament
Discussion:
Harsh: Are charging for UMBC students. Seems geared towards non-students
Yasmin: Goes against our policies.
Decision: Members For: 0, Opposed: 3, Abstaining: 1, Absent: 1
Post Meeting Discussion
Organizations divided up for email (didn’t get details).
SGA members at larger funded events
Postponed until next week.
Roll Call
All members present except for Christine (left around 6:40pm) and Stephanie (8:11pm)
Adjournment: 8:28pm