Agenda of the 84th Senate Hofstra University Student Government Association October 3, 2019 Student Center Greenhouse A. Quorum Call B. Special Business a. INTO Program b. Newman Club Presentation c. Club Recognition i. De Moda d. S.A.2019.84.008 C. Approval of Senate Minutes from September 26, 2019 D. Approval of Cabinet Minutes from October 2, 2019 E. New Business a. SGA Restructure Presentation F. Executive Board Report a. President - K.Harley b. Vice President - K.Dimes c. Comptroller- R. Bathija d. Secretary Update G. Committee Chair Reports a. Appropriations - N. Cote b. Club Relations - J. Alameda c. Public Relations - R. Rielly d. Rules - Z. Farooqui e. Spirit - D. Firooz f. Student Services - A. Osner H. For Good of the Order I. Announcements J. Snap Cup K. Adjournment
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DE MODA CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE. Under Article I, section two, of the Student Government Association Constitution, the following organization is hereby granted approval to function as a student organization for the best interest of the University community. It is the duty of this student organization to follow the Student Government Association’s Constitution and Policy Series. A club or organization shall be defined as non-exclusive in its membership and actions if it extends equal opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to Protected Characteristics. Qualified individuals are defined as those who meet the expectations and standards of the organizations’ inherent purpose. ARTICLE I: NAME AND PURPOSE: Section 1. The name of this organization shall be “De Moda.” Section 2. The purpose of De Moda shall be: a. Empower and embrace flaws and change perceptions through fashion and the arts b. Help members achieve their goals to the best of the executive board’s ability, whether it be assisting in finding fashion-related internships, simply switching up their style, or providing fashion & art related outlets to assist in relieving the stress that comes with college. c. Provide a safe space for Hofstra students to embrace their creative passions ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Any undergraduate Hofstra student who pays the undergraduate activity fee as required by the Student Government Association (SGA) may become a member. Section 2. Status of members 1. Members shall be recognized as active after attending three (3) meetings. 2. Members who miss more than three (3) meetings in a row shall be considered an inactive member unless they have notified club officers of their upcoming absences beforehand. 3. An inactive member may be reinstated as an active member by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the active membership present and voting at the meeting. ARTICLE III: CLUB ADVISER Section 1. The Club Adviser for this organization shall be a Hofstra University employee. Section 2. The adviser shall be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the active members of this organization. Section 3. The duties of the club adviser shall be the following: 1. Mentor and advises the organization on how best to fulfill its purpose. 2. Help members and officers of this organization accountable. 3. Provide structure for the meetings of this organization and serve as a resource. for all members and officers during meetings. ARTICLE IV: THE TITLES OF THE OFFICERS AND THEIR DUTIES SHALL BE:
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Section 1. President 1. Preside at full meetings of the club. 2. Represent the club where such representation is required, requested, or deemed appropriate and/or acceptable. 3. Carry out or delegate duties not specifically vested in any other officer in the club. 4. Update GetInvolvedHU by ensuring that the membership roster is active and complete and by updating adviser information. 5. Acts as a leader delegating duties and treating all members with respect Section 2. Vice-President 1. Assume the duty of the president in the event of a resignation, removal of the president, or in the event that the president cannot, for any reason, fulfill their duties until an emergency election is held. 2. In the event that an officer is unable to fulfill duties, the vice-president shall perform the duties until a new officer is appointed. 3. The vice-president assists the president in certain areas as needed. Section 3. Treasurer 1. Keep track of all records concerning club funds. 2. Attend Appropriations Committee meetings when necessary. 3. Track money fundraised through designated tabling events to donate to the Fashion Foundation. Section 4. Secretary 1. Send out emails by the direction of the president. 2. Keep track of meeting dates and what will be done at each meeting. 3. Send out emails to club members to inform them of upcoming events/important dates/details, etc. ARTICLE V. ELECTION RULES Section 1. Elections shall be held at the last meeting before the culmination of the spring and fall semesters. 1. The presiding officer shall take nominations from the floor. Any active member may nominate any other eligible active member for any office. 2. There shall be a closed ballot; the elections shall be constituted by a simple majority of active members, present and voting. 3. If any one (1) candidate does not obtain a majority, the two (2) individuals with the highest number of votes shall participate in a runoff election. 4. If there is a tie in the percentage of votes cast in the first election, all of the candidates shall re-introduce themselves and proceed with another election until there are either a clear majority or two (2) individuals with the highest number of votes, which refers back to subsection. Section 2. No voting by proxy shall be permitted at any election. However, if an active member cannot attend the elections, they may hand in a signed written ballot to the advisor prior to the election. Section 3. The order of election shall start with the president. After the president is elected, the vice president shall be elected followed by the treasurer and so forth. Section 4. Elected officials shall take office immediately after the conclusion of the elections. Section 5. Procedure in the event of resignation, removal, or vacancy: 3
1. Any vacancy in the presidency shall result in the succession of the vice president to the presidency until an emergency election can be held. 2. If for any reason the vice president cannot assume the presidency, the election shall take place as soon as possible to elect a new president. ARTICLE VI. MEETINGS Section 1. Meetings shall be held bi-weekly. Meetings will be at a reserved room on campus. The exact time and date shall be determined by a common agreement of the members. ARTICLE VII. REMOVAL OF OFFICERS Section 1. If it is determined that an officer is not fulfilling the duties of their position, or is violating the rules and procedures of the club, they shall be removed from office in the following manner: Section 2. An impeachment committee shall be formed to collect and bring charges against the officer. Section 3. The impeachment committee shall send a letter to the officer notifying their of the date of the impeachment vote. Section 4. The committee shall present their findings to the club. Section 5. The officer shall have a chance to rebut the charges. Section 6. After all the procedures have been carried out, a two-thirds (â…”) vote of all active members is required to remove the officer. Section 7. A member of the Student Government Association Rules Committee shall be present for all impeachment proceedings. ARTICLE VIII. METHOD OF AMENDMENT Section 1. Proposed amendments to this constitution shall be presented at any regular meeting and shall be ratified by a two-thirds (â…”) vote of the active members present in voting at the following regular meeting. Section 2. The Rules Committee of the Student Government Association shall approve all amendments.
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Hofstra University Student Government Association Two Thousand and Nineteen
S.A.2019.84.008 A Resolution to Detail Student Government Association’s Responsibilities Pertaining to the Pride Blocks
Whereas, the Student Government Association, hereafter referred to as SGA, remains responsible for funding the construction of the Pride Block(s) and all necessary supplies, such as paint and brushes. Whereas, SGA remains responsible for funding any possible future demolition of the Pride Block(s) as deemed appropriate by both SGA and the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement (OSLE). Whereas, SGA Programming Deputy shall collect applications for use of the Pride Block(s) and maintain a calendar of clubs that have reserved and been granted access to paint the Block(s). Whereas, SGA Spirit Committee, as well as OSLE, shall be held responsible for approving designs that clubs submit when seeking access to use the Block(s). Whereas, SGA shall be held responsible to paint over profane language or images swiftly if the issue so arises. Let it be resolved, that the Student Government Association is fully accountable for the fiscal responsibilities, maintenance, and organization of the Pride Block(s).
Respectfully Submitted, Donia Firooz Spirit Chair
Alexa Paturzo Senator
Nadine Khalaf Senator
Joshua Linsenberg Associate
Chelsea Tomasso Associate
Michael Hotaling Senator
Palak Maniani Associate
Olivia Kearse Associate
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Agenda of the 84th Senate Hofstra University Student Government Association September 26, 2019 Student Center Greenhouse Call to order at 6:40 PM A. Quorum Call a. Quorum set at 18 B. Elections Bash a. Swearing in of Senators b. Swearing in of Justices c. Administrator Introductions d. New quorum set at 28 C. Special Business a. Makin’ Treble Club Recognition i. Makin’ Treble is the all-female acapella group on campus. They provide an outlet for anyone who identifies with the female experience to be able to sing in an audition-based group. ii. Chairman Farooqui moves to open the gallery 1. Motion seconded a. Motion passes 2. Gallery member Denise Boneta explains that they are allowed to receive recognition because there is another club that is a gender counterpart iii. Chairwoman Osner moves to close the gallery 1. Motion seconded a. Motion passes iv. Senator Ortiz Jiminez moves to suspend the rules to approve the Senate minutes from 9/26 1. Motion seconded a. Motion passes v. Senator Ortiz-Jiminez moves to reinstate the rules 1. Motion seconded a. Motion passes vi. Makin’ Treble President and Music Director come to present to get SGA recognized. They are a performing group, and they provide entertainment to Hofstra and the local community. vii. They brought this issue to the other members of the group, and girls from the group put their info into the powerpoint. viii. They do lots of events on and off-campus, and off-campus events require transportation, which costs money, which is why SGA recognition would be useful. ix. In the future, they want to record an EP or album, and that will get Hofstra’s name out there. They also want to go to other colleges and perform, which would be a good way to spread the Hofstra name. x. They also want to hold workshops for high schoolers on long island to get them into the groove of what it's like to be in a collegiate, competitive acapella group. 6
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They have collaborated with Spectrum designs, a company that provides work opportunities who are on the autism spectrum. xii. They want to collaborate with more clubs on campus, and they want to start joining relay for life. xiii. They also performed in the ICCAs, which were held at Hofstra. This is an event where people from the Hofstra community and beyond came to see. 1. Comptroller Bathija asks how many people they take in and how many people they have a. They have 19 people currently, and usually, they take about 3 people per audition period 2. Chairman Alameda asks if they do any fundraising a. They collaborate with jersey mikes and tables in the student center, and they are interested in doing more community service opportunities. 3. Senator Ortiz-Jiminez asks if they have collaborated with any high schools a. They have not yet, but they plan on visiting Plainview and Connetquot xiv. Chairman Farooqui moves to recognize Makin Treble 1. Motion seconded a. By a vote of 27-0-0 that motion passes. i. Makin’ Treble is now an SGA recognized club b. Hofstra University Dutchmen Club Recognition i. Senator McDonough moves to suspend the rules to look at Cabinet minutes 1. Motion seconded a. Motion passes ii. The Hofstra Dutchmen are an all-male acapella group on campus. Their purpose is to spread music, and they have members of every grade level. They love to put smiles on other people's faces and have fun. They also perform on and off Hofstra's campus iii. They always uphold the standards that Hofstra recognizes. They perform at a lot of events on Hofstra's campus, and they love to involve themselves, and they want to get other members involved in the acapella community. iv. Recognition would be useful for them because they would be able to afford attending invitationals out of state, but they don’t compete like many of the other Hofstra acapella groups do, but they did host the ICCAs last year. v. They provided a timeline of all events that they performed at and events that they attended last year. They collaborate with other groups on campus a lot. vi. They want to record an EP or an album, which allocation money would also be useful for. Like Makin’ Treble, they also collaborate with Spectrum designs. vii. Though they did not compete in the ICCAs, they did host it, which is a good way that they got their name as a Hofstra-based club out there. 1. Senator Hotaling asks how many members they get per semester
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a. This year they took in 9 members, they have a total of 21 members 2. Chair Alameda asks if they do any fundraising a. They say yes, they raise a lot of money for Relay for Life 3. Comptroller Bathija asks if they collaborate with any non-acapella groups on campus a. They said no but they may in the future 4. Senator DeBiso asks if why they don’t compete in the ICCAs a. They say that being competitive is not in their nature viii. Senator O’Brien moves to recognize the Hofstra Dutchmen 1. Motion seconded a. Motion passes. With a vote of 27-0-0, Hofstra Dutchmen are now an SGA recognized club. D. Approval of Senate Minutes from September 18, 2019 a. Senator McDonough moves to pass senate minutes i. Motion seconded 1. Motion passes E. Approval of Cabinet Minutes from September 25, 2019 a. Senator Hotaling moves to pass Cabinet Minutes i. Motion seconded 1. Motion passes F. New Business a. S.A.2019.84.006 i. Chairwoman Osner wants to move Service chair to Student Services instead of Spirit. The service chair coordinates community service projects for Senate. ii. Senator McCluskey moves to pass S.A.2019.006 1. Motion seconded a. Motion passes with a vote of 27-0-0 b. S.A.2019.84.007 i. This S.A. will allow the Rules Committee chair to ask the Comptroller to freeze the budget of any club that is not abiding by SGA rules 1. Comptroller Bathija moves to open the gallery a. Motion seconded i. Motion passes 2. Denise Boneta explains that SGA is allowed to freeze the club budget if directed by OSLE. a. Senator Hotaling moves to close the gallery i. Motion seconded 1. Motion passes b. Senator McCluskey moves to pass S.A.2019.007 i. Motion seconded 1. Comptroller Bathija Y 2. Chairman Cote Y 3. Chairman Alameda Y
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4. Chairwoman Rielly Y 5. Chairman Farooqui Y 6. Chairwoman Osner Y 7. Senator Battipaglia Y 8. Senator Colon Y 9. Senator Hotaling Y 10. Senator Khalaf Y 11. Senator McCluskey Y 12. Senator McDonough Y 13. Senator Mobley Y 14. Senator O’Brien Y 15. Senator Ortiz-Jiminez Y 16. Senator Paturzo Y 17. Senator Stark Y 18. Senator Aquino Y 19. Senator Cady Y 20. Senator Greco Y 21. Senator Hrivnak Y 22. Senator Kaludis Y 23. Senator Monono Y 24. Senator Perez Y 25. Senator Surajbali Y 26. Senator Walker Y 27. Senator DeBiso Y c. By a vote of 27-0-0, S.A.2019.007 passes G. Executive Board Report a. President - K.Harley i. Welcomes all new senators. ii. President Harley is disappointed with the presence of returning senators and she wants them to show an example to our new senators. Please sign up for painting for pride expo. iii. Pride expo is required for all returning senators. New senators are welcomed to come, but not required for them. iv. Chairwoman Firooz appointed Senator Paturzo as the new spirit deputy. v. Remember that your behavior at the fall fest is directly representative of SGA. vi. If anyone wants to sit as a representative on the bookstore advisory committee, please let President Harley know. They meet at 9:30 am on Wednesdays once a month, so it is a low time commitment. vii. SGA retreat is Oct. 11th at 3:30 pm and will last until Oct. 12th until 8 pm. Please reach out to Kathryn if you cannot attend because this is a required event. b. Vice President - K.Dimes i. On Fridays at 3:30 in the DOS conference room, the Student Diversity Advisory board meets. It is a very low-key and low time commitment.
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Tomorrow, all new senators will be placed on committees, so look out for an email by Monday morning with committee assignments. c. Secretary - M.Merinuk i. No report d. Comptroller - R. Bathija i. Go to pride court tomorrow night to support Rhea in the performance. H. Committee Chair Reports a. Appropriations - N. Cote i. Explains to new senators how appropriations minutes work 1. Senator O’Brien moves to pass the Appropriations allocations a. Motion seconded i. Motion passes 2. Chairwoman Osner moves to pass Appropriations minutes a. Motion seconded i. Motion passes b. Club Relations - J. Alameda i. Introduces what Club Relations is to new senators ii. This week, they talked about restructuring SGA. Club Relations is very serious about changing the structure of SGA. Next week, they will most likely give a formal presentation about restructuring. That being said, Chairman Alameda wants any and all feedback so please reach out to him. If you don’t reach out to him, your voice will not be heard in the restructuring process so please reach out to him. 1. Chairman Farooqui moves to pass Club Relations minutes a. Motion seconded i. Motion passes c. Public Relations - R. Rielly i. PR got four new associates. ii. In two weeks on October 10th, SGA will have a headshot night, and if the weather is nice it will be held outside in the gazebo. There’s no strict dress code, but she recommends business casual. iii. They also will be creating designs for stickers and fans to let non-SGA Hofstra members know that they are senators and that they are there to help. iv. They also want to create a “reach out to your senators” page on the website, and the newsletter “The Decorum For ‘Em” will be coming out soon. v. They also may be placing an idea board in the SGA office for people to write ideas down on 1. Senator McDonough moves to pass the PR minutes a. Motion seconded i. Motion passes d. Rules - Z. Farooqui i. Introduces himself to new senators ii. S.A.2019.006 and 007 were both passed and Makin’ Treble and Dutchmen were moved forward to Senate
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1. Senator Ortiz-Jiminez moves to pass Rules minutes a. Motion seconded i. Motion passes e. Spirit - D. Firooz i. Senator Paturzo presents the Spirit minutes ii. Pride Unleashed week also became a topic of discussion. Many ideas are being thrown around. Expect a GroupMe message about what time senators should be at pride expo. 1. Senator McCluskey moves to pass spirit minutes a. Motion seconded i. Motion passes f. Student Services - A. Osner i. Student Appreciation Week - Student Services heard back from a few offices about sponsorships ii. They are also looking to pass sustainability initiatives, along with initiatives that involve the Hempstead Area iii. It’s On Us ambassador helps promote education about sexual assault on campus. This position is open, so please reach out to Chairwoman Osner if you are interested in representing SGA as the It’s On Us ambassador. 1. Chairman Cote moves to pass the Student Services Minutes a. Motion seconded i. Motion passes I. For Good of the Order J. Announcements K. Snap Cup a. Senator Battipaglia moves to adjourn the meeting i. Motion seconded 1. Motion passes Adjournment at 8:48 PM
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Cabinet Agenda Dean of Students Conference Room October 2, 2019 I.
Call to Order A. President Harley calls the meeting to order at 8:00 pm
II. III.
High, Low, Butterfly President & VP Updates A. President Harley 1. Meeting with David Harb from the University Senate to talk about merging to work on larger scale initiatives that affect the entire campus. Open invitation to attend a meeting with Kathryn and Kaylor. Senate will be finalizing survey questions soon 2. Retreat contract has been difficult as the company fired someone who handles the contracts. Possibility of staying on campus for retreat and is very frustrating as we’ve been working on this for a lot of the summer until now. They will keep everyone posted about details a) Chair Firooz offers that in the case the contract doesn’t work out, we can contact Pat Montagano to use the Fitness Center 3. Chair Assignments for retreat a) Kaylor and Zain will be working on a Parli Pro workshop b) Joey will be working on a Club Leader training type session for members c) Nick and Rhea will be working on a basic budget overview (1) Comptroller Bathija says we should focus on the FAQs of budgets and Student Services and how to do initiatives (a) How to interact with Admin d) After the crash course, we will be breaking up into committees to have more specific group time B. “It’s On Us” Ambassador will be temporarily held by Chair Alameda until a senator applies for the position 1. “It’s On Us” committee meets every other Monday from 11-12
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Matters at Hand A. Kathyrn and Kaylor will be reaching out to the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Cornell Craig, about the Anti-Semitism article. They will also be reaching out to faithbased clubs and organizations for a deeper conversation 12
B. Comptroller Bathija says that members of SGA should be informed of SGA procedures to be able to inform club leaders C. Rules Chairman Farooqui would like returning senators to sign up for elections because new senators are not sure what they are doing and need to be trained D. President Harley says that more senators should be signing up for elections as Chairs have very full plates 1. Vice President Dimes says that cabinet members should still be doing elections 2. Harley says senators should be getting more facetime with clubs as clubs mainly interact with Cabinet members anyways 3. With an organization of 40 people, we should not be relying on the same 20 to be picking up all of the tasks we need to be doing 4. Dimes says we should propose legislation for senators to complete a certain amount of elections that each senator should have to do them 5. Chair Alameda says we should go over why we do elections to ensure we all understand what the importance of doing them is a) Comptroller Bathija says we should also be cross-referencing with GetInvolvedHU 6. Vice President Dimes had to do an election last week and is not required to per policy as compared to how senators are. This election took about 10 minutes so it didn’t take too much time out of her day 7. This will be a continued conversation V.
Chair Check-Ins A. Appropriations 1. Club Rugby came to Approps and wanted to know why they are not completely funded. Approps Chair Cote wants to work with Pat Montagano to figure out if there is a way to make the process fairer a) Comptroller Bathija wants to sit down along with Approps chair Cote and the Rugby team so that they can find a common understanding 2. Appropriations Chair Cote wants to have a couple of senators a week to come into their weekly committee meeting to learn what the budget process is like ahead of Budget Appeals a) Chair Rielly asks for more specifics (1) Comptroller Bathija says we could potentially have a mock Appropriations committee meeting
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(2) President Harley suggests that if there are time conflicts with committees that they join Approps at the beginning and then leave to continue in their own committee meetings B. Club Relations 1. The Committee spent a lot of time with the Newman Club as they requested funding for their “retreat”. This year, they submitted a budget to have a leadership conference and the previous SGA Appropriations Chair redefined their event as a retreat and thus denied funding for the event. Newman will be attending Senate to discuss the issue. 2. Chairman Alameda will introduce the Newman club tomorrow at the senate meeting so that the senators are aware of the issues that Newman sees a) Gave Newman their options for how they could go about getting funding for their retreat. Including SGA either changing the policy series or they can go to Approps and see if they will fund them for the retreat b) President Harley addresses how respectful that they have been during the entire process c) Vice President Dimes addresses how the Newman clubs presentation will go tomorrow at the senate meeting. Will inform senators that this will not be a time to debate d) Chair Alameda says that this meeting should be more of a time to inform senators about the impact the SGA really has e) Chairman Cote talked to Denise about changing the policy series and what the cap would look like for the budget 3. The Committee also went over the SGA Restructuring PowerPoint to be able to present as an unmoderated caucus. Chair Alameda says he doesn’t want this to be a place to debate but have a productive conversation C. Public Relations 1. Chairwoman Rielly has two new associates and two new senators. She did a quick powerpoint to get everyone on the same page 2. Photoshoot next Thursday in Plaza East at 6:30. Senators should make time to attend as they will receive a free professional headshot they can use for realworld applications 3. Chair Rielly presents a sticker that senator Mobley created and all of Cabinet thinks that it is great
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a) Chairwoman Rielly says that Denise wants to add to the sticker b) Chair Alameda says that Denise is wrong. “Put that in the minutes.” 4. President Harley exclaims that the SGA t-shirts are in! 5. New form for the SGA Announcements box in the Hofstra Portal. 6. There isn’t a new Facebook group for this year as Facebook is “for old people” a) Possibly create a LinkedIn group b) Motion to have a straw poll c) Motion rescinded 7. Interest in attending the Mark Leadership Conference at Rutgers D. Rules 1. Saw De Moda, will be seeing them tomorrow night for Recognition 2. S.A.2019.94.008 - Pride Block Resolution 3. Saw SASS and the club officially changed their name to H.O.S.E. 4. Saw Undergraduate Chinese Student Association, however, their constitution had a few issues and so they did not pass the constitution 5. Going through all of the club election forms since the 82nd senate and Chairman Farooqui is shredding all of the sheets after they go through to make sure that the clubs hold an election by the end of the semester 6. There are 26 clubs that have not held an election and they are at risk to have their budgets frozen if they do not hold one by the end of the semester a) Chairman Alameda and Chairman Farooqui are going to work together on this E. Spirit 1. Chairwoman Firooz went over Pride Expo with the committee. SGA won second place and we are donating our funds to the Pride Pantry 2. Chairman Alameda came to visit and they went over the restructure powerpoint 3. The committee is working on ideas for Pride Unleashed Week a) Working with the committee on with emailing different administrators to get ideas for PUW 4. Programming Deputy Paturzo wrote emails for clubs and departments 5. Talked with Denise about the tailgate event a) Mike Neely met with Alex Federico (Director of FSL) and Interfraternity Council (IFC) about the event. b) Chair Firooz will be meeting with IFC to go over the event’s details
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c) IFC is interested in getting a DJ for the event d) IFC will be sharing the funding for the event if the event happens e) SGA will likely be catering the event f) Chair Firooz will not have SGA take over the event and would like to partner with more clubs and organizations to improve the chances of success of the event g) Mike Neely would like to attend Senate the night of October 24th F. Student Services 1. Chairwoman Osner gave her senators their folders that are filled with contact information and general information about the committee 2. She is making sure that her senators sign up for elections by bringing the sign-up sheets to each meeting 3. Black Students Union Event a) Club Relations and Student Services will be splitting the event costs so that SGA can successfully partner with the club b) BSU will be completing the contracts c) The event takes place on November 12th and both SGA and BSU would like SGA members to attend d) For Student Appreciation Week Chairwoman Osner is emailing the offices that donated to the committee e) There are enough senators to focus on all three initiative areas that Student Services will be taking on f) Anyone can attend the “It’s On Us” committee meetings g) Denise gave the idea to showcase the initiatives that Student Services is working on so that Associates can join to work on the initiatives that the committee has for the year. VI.
Arrive Alive A. SGA is partnering with OSAPA to raise awareness about drunk driving 1. October 30th
VII.
For Good of the Order A. Panhellenic Council is trying to plan a Trunk-or-Treat and is trying to get various departments, clubs, and organizations to get involved in 1. Reach out to the Social Coordinator, Senator Colon, to promote this
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B. Chairwoman Firooz reminds Cabinet of a Human Trafficking panel being held on October 23rd 1. Hopes that SGA can have a presence during the day as it is Day of Dialogue C. Vice President Dimes wants to remind senators to not be on their phones during Senate. She also wants to work on having a Canva for Associate applications to put around the residence halls. VIII.
Adjournment A. Chairwoman Osner moves to adjourn this meeting 1. By a vote of 7-0-1, that motion passes
Meeting adjourned at 9:20 pm
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Appropriations Committee Minutes F19 Weekly Meeting 4 10/1/19 Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended
6:07 PM Chairman N. Cote Comptroller R. Bathija Senator G. Khandelwal Senator G. Klaudis Senator J. McCluskey Senator L. Monono Associate A. Liebowitz
Absent
Associate T. Bonelli
Visiting:
Senator J. McDonough Senator T. Stark
I. II.
III. IV. V.
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship A. Item One: Maximum amount funded - Can only fund $100.00 per person for conferences Club Ice Hockey A. Item One: Partially Funded - Budgetary Constraints B. Item Two: Not funded C. Item Three: Not funded D. Item Four: Not funded Hofstra Rock-Climbing A. Item One: Fully funded Hofstra Men’s Rugby A. No Allocations Made Phi Alpha Delta A. Item One: Not funded due to policy restrictions - can only fund $15.00 per member for apparel per academic year B. Item Two: Fully funded C. Item Three: Fully funded
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Week 2
Club Name:
Items:
Requested
Allocated
(10/1/2019)
IVCF
The Big Event Conference
$ 1,352.00
$ 800.00
Total
$ 800.00
CHF/ECHC Fees
$ 11,175.0 0
$ 4,575.00
Practice Slots
$ 7,150.00
$ 0.00
Game Slots
$ 2,750.00
$ 0.00
Hotels for Tournaments
$ 5,154.84
$ 0.00
Total
$ 4,575.00
$ 250.00
$ 250.00
Total
$ 250.00
Apparel
$ 1,005.80
$ 0.00
Bracelets & Cards
$ 55.93
$ 55.93
Clothing Drive Supplies
$ 39.90
$ 39.90
Club Ice Hockey
Hofstra RockClimbing
Phi Alpha Delta
Apparel
Total Total Requested $ 31,675.41
Meeting Adjourned
Percent Allocated
59.17%
17.44%
100%
$ 95.83
8.69%
Total Allocated
Percentage Allocated
$ 5,720.83
18.06%
8:26 PM
Respectfully Submitted,
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Chairman Nicholas Cote
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Club Relations Minutes F19 Weekly Meeting 4 9/30/19 Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended
6:37 PM Senator Wiley Fletcher Senator Tara Stark Senator Gisselle Ortiz-Jimenez Senator Antonella Colon Chair Joey Alameda
Visiting
Chair Nick Cote Chair Donia Firooz
Absent -
Glad we’re all on the same page about this being a tough week. Newman Club: updates coming on Thursday! RESTRUCTURE TALKS!!!!!
Meeting Adjourned 8:00 PM Respectfully Submitted, Joey Alameda
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Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended:
Absent:
Public Relations Minutes Fall 2019 Weekly Meeting 4 10/1/19 6:32pm SGA Conference Room
Senator Bernice Aquino Senator Antonella Colon Senator Maria Mobley Senator David O’Brien Senator Kyla Surajbali Associate Arriana Liebowitz Associate Sydney Zaremba Chairwoman Rosaria Rielly Associate Rachel Potula Associate Anna Proft
1. Four New Associates and two new senators! 2. Welcome to PR powerpoint a. What we do and our goals for the year 3. Headshot logistics next Thursday a. Business casual dress code 4. Stickers a. SGA t-shirt designs? b. Voting on designs c. Ordering logistics i. SGA: Support. Guide. Advocate. ii. Thank you to Maria for the design 5. The Decorum For’um a. Posting first Friday every month/ update pictures 6. Portal box a. Form sent out to Cabinet with updates b. Post about the newsletter 7. Posting stories from other accounts on Instagram a. Hofstra Study Abroad and Compass b. We should be posting for them all, voice for all students c. SGA recognized clubs d. Can write a policy maybe when they’re our own, have a timeline e. Make a post with them all and highlights 8. Thoughts on SGA Facebook and LinkedIn groups a. Past and present members 9. Interest in attending conferences in the future a. The Mark Leadership Conference 10. Advertising with Scarecrows around campus with shirts for our events
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a. b. c. d.
“How much is Hay?- David” “I just wanted a scarecrow, man” Pumpkins instead to advertise I like the ideas but we need permission first Advertising in the dining halls with the clear placards
Meeting Adjourned
7:35pm
Respectfully Submitted, Rosaria Rielly Public Relations Chairwoman
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Rules Committee Minutes F19 Weekly Meeting #4 9/30/19 Meeting Commenced
6:30 PM
Attendance Attended
Associate Manni Doan Senator Celeste Battipaglia Senator Gopal Khandelwal Senator Jack McDonough Senator Bryan Perez Senator Kelly Rose Chairman Zain Farooqui Senator Angela Greco (Excused)
Absent I. II.
Introduction De Moda seeks SGA Recognition A. Senator Battipaglia moves to pass De Moda’s Constitution 1. By a vote of 6-0-0, that motion passes
III.
S.A.2019.84.008 - Pride Block Resolution A. Senator Khandelwal moves to pass S.A.2019.84.008 1. By a vote of 6-0-0, that motion passes
IV.
Student Advocates for Safer Sex brings Constitution Updates A. Senator Battipaglia moves to pass SASS’s Constitution 1. By a vote of 6-0-0, that motion passes 2. SASS is now known as Hofstra’s Organization for Sexual Empowerment (H.O.S.E.) and has officially absorbed the Campus Feminist Collective (CFC).
V.
SGA-Recognized Club Elections Audit A. Compiled all club elections data from the past 3 years into one document 1. Clubs without elections recorded within the last academic year will be contacted
VI.
Undergraduate Chinese Student Association seeks SGA Recognition A. Senator McDonough speaks for 1. Believes that there may be some kind of miscommunication and that their eboard meeting is also their general body meeting. The club also has 16 members registered on GetInvolvedHU. B. Senator Rose speaks against
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1. Because the club is made up of 16 people and that 15 people basically make up their e-board, g-board, and committees. At what point do club meetings become e-board/g-board meetings. From the information provided, the club’s e-board meetings are being treated as their general meetings. C. Associate Doan moves to pass UCSA’s Constitution 1. By a vote of 0-4-2, that motion does not pass VII.
Adjournment A. Associate Doan moves to adjourn the meeting 1. By a vote of 4-0-2, that motion passes
Meeting Adjourned
9:02 PM
Respectfully Submitted,
Zain Farooqui Rules Chairman
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Spirit Minutes F19 Weekly Meeting #2 09/24/19 Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended
6:34 PM Senator Alexa Paturzo Senator Michael Hotaling Senator Nadine Khalaf Senator Maxie DeBiso Associate Makayla Bullard Associate Palak Maniani Associate Joshua Linsenberg Associate Olivia Kearse Chair Donia Firooz Chair Joey Alameda (visiting)
Absent 1. Introductions 2. Pride Expo Recap a. Won 2nd place b. Winnings going to Pride Pantry c. Proud of the committee 3. Chair Alameda’s restructure presentation a. Amazing presentation b. Great questions i. Awesome responses 4. Pride Unleashed Week a. Fanny packs (Josh) i. Hofstra Lions b. Rally towels (Donia) c. Bucket hats (Olivia) d. Popsockets (Alexa) e. Phone wallets (Palak) f. Stickers (Michael) Meeting Adjourned
7:44 PM
Respectfully Submitted, Donia Firooz Spirit Chair
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Student Services Committee Minutes Weekly Meeting #4 9/30/19 Meeting Commenced 6:34 PM Attendance Attended
Associate Aafiya Alladin Senator Duncan Cady Senator Khiya Connolly-Sisk Senator Jasmeet Kang Senator Maria Mobley Associate Ben Welch Chairwoman Alexa Osner
Visiting Absent 1. Introductions- What’s your personal weather forecast? a. Maria- Partly cloudy b. Aafia- Partly sunny c. Khiya- Tornado d. Ben- Sunny e. Duncan- Showers in the morning, sunny afternoon f. Jasmeet- Sunny g. Gigi- Cloudy day in the summer 2. Folders a. Expectations and goals b. Overview of committee i. Questions about the retreat, senate, SGA in general? 3. Sign-ups - expectations a. Club elections 4. BSU event 5. SAW a. Send sponsors emails back with the budget transfer number b. Basic ideas on how to incorporate each initiative into the week c. Bags 6. Committee Initiatives - what is each senator interested in? a. Sustainability b. Hempstead initiative c. Accessibility 7. It’s on Us and Service Chair Meeting Adjourned 7:33 pm Respectfully Submitted, Alexa Osner Student Services Chair
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