Agenda of the 83rd Senate Hofstra University Student Government Association September 13, 2018 Student Center Greenhouse Call to Order I. II.
III. IV. V.
VI.
VII. VIII. IX.
Quorum Call Special Business A. Student Center Quad area updates/feedback – Dom Lavin B. Public Relations presentation – Public Relations Committee Approval of the Special Cabinet Minutes from September 5, 2018 Approval of the Cabinet Minutes from September 12, 2018 Executive Board Reports A. President— A. Normandin B. Vice President— D. Denton C. Comptroller—M. Kutsch D. Secretary— M. Nijjer Committee Chair Reports A. Appropriations— T. Grief B. Club Relations— B. Crofts C. Public Relations— A. Labrie D. Rules— C. Ramirez E. Spirit—C. Tomasso F. Student Services—I. Schmidt For Good of the Order Announcements Snap Cup
Adjournment
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Cabinet Agenda September 5th, 2018 I. II. III.
Call to Order - 7:00pm New Business Pres & VP Updates A.
Cabinet attendance at upcoming OSLE meeting 1.
B.
C.
Team Drive 1.
Usage, expectations, archives
2.
Comptroller Kutsch: will figure out where to put everything
Leadership monthly schedule 1.
D.
Mondays, 11am -12pm
Doodle Poll
Retreat confirmations 1.
Cabinet: September 15th, 10:00am - 5:00pm and bonding afterwards
2.
SGA: October 5th-6th (5:00pm - 5:00pm) a)
Cabinet Ideas
b)
Chairwoman Schmidt: Work-Space Workshop (1) Maybe with Cabinet Retreat
c) E.
Comptroller Kutsch: Icebreakers could be silly
Rules for Elections: hitting the cap 1.
1st option: “at large senators� as JUST senators a)
2.
All like this option
Advisor Denise Boneta: Associates should feel more welcome and added on since more students might be running than we could take on.
3.
Days: Sept. 17 at 6pm in Davison 106; Sept 18 at 6:30pm in Davison 106; Sept 19 at Common Hour in Davison 106.
F.
Think Tank 1.
Hofstra Votes/ Fall Fest a)
Tabling Sign-up
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b)
Ideas? (1) Brainstorm for next Cabinet
2.
No H8 a)
G. IV.
Sign-ups for OSLE Club Trainings
Matters at Hand A.
Timeline-style
B.
Thursday: Appropriations Sign-ups for next week - try to find more clubs
C.
Saturday: Block Party - Sept. 8 1-4pm Intramural Fields (Chairman Crofts)
D.
Saturday: 6pm Election (Chairwoman Ramirez)
E.
Monday: PR - 6:30pm SGA Conf. and Rules - 6:15pm DOS 1.
Monday: It's On Us Meeting - 3pm
G.
Tuesday: Chairwoman Tomasso - good for committee
H.
Tuesday: Chairwoman Schmidt - good for committee
I.
Tuesday: Chairman Grief - good for committee
J.
VI.
Agenda/Idea
F.
1.
V.
See the background of this campaign
Appropriations will try to fix the voucher problem with Comptroller Kutsch.
Wednesday: Chairwoman Schmidt - Fresh Check Day Tabling (pledge)
For Good of the Order Adjourn
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Cabinet Agenda September 12th, 2018 I. II.
Call to Order – 6:30pm New Business A.
Mandatory hour at Pride Expo 1.
Sept. 29th at 12pm - 2pm
2.
Chairwoman Tomasso motions for a vote a)
B.
Mandatory hour for Election Tabling 1.
Chairwoman Ramirez motions for a vote a)
III.
Motion passes 5-0-0
Motion passes 5-0-0
Pres & VP Updates A.
Team Drive 1.
What’s still missing?
2.
Minutes a)
B.
All went well
Retreat confirmations 1.
Cabinet: September 15th, 10:00am - 5:00pm a)
Guiding questions for lunch with trio
b)
Activities afterwards (1) Officially postpone it
C.
Think Tank 1.
Hofstra Votes/ Fall Fest a)
Tabling Sign-up
b)
Comptroller Kutsch (1) Photo Booth
2.
Mike Birbiglia a)
D.
Sept. 20th
Upcoming Public Safety lunch
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1. E.
Include someone from ResLife
T-shirt designs from Leslie from Broadway Marketing 1.
Option 1
F.
Einstein’s Ribbon Cutting - who is available?
G.
First committee meetings
H.
Closet space/ office cleanout updates
I.
1.
Cleaning out period on a Saturday
2.
Office supply order a)
Rubber Bands
b)
Fridge (consider it)
c)
Tape
d)
Staplers (no staples)
e)
WBMason - find them (before I send it to Denise)
Ideas in general 1.
Collaborating with other organizations on campus like ResLife
2.
Website Renovations
3.
Mandatory Tabling and Sign-Ups a)
IV.
Matters at Hand A.
Timeline-style 1.
V.
Ideas for letting senators know what they are responsible for
For Good of the Order
Adjourn A.
Comptroller motions to adjourn at 7:19pm
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Appropriations Committee Minutes F18 Weekly Meeting 1 9/11/18 Meeting Commenced 6:29 PM Attendance Attended
Senator Donovan Harvey Senator Hannah Shepherd Senator Janet Narain Senator Mana Tadbiri Senator Manni Doan Senator Rana Ismail Senator Richard Caldwell Comptroller Max Kutsch Chairman Timothy Grief
Meeting Adjourned
9:02 PM
Respectfully Submitted, Chairman Timothy Grief
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Club Relations Minutes F18 Weekly Meeting #1 09/10/18 Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended
6:39 PM Senator Nick Carrion Senator Charles Kim Chair Brandon Crofts
Absent
1. Introductions! 2. General Expectations a. Discussed what is expected of the committee this semester. b. Read through the Policy Series of Club Relations. 3. Mission of Club Relations a. Our current mission is to increase Club Relations presence on campus. b. Will decide as a committee which events to go to. c. Once the committee is larger, will go over how to talk to leaders. 4. Club Office Space Discussion a. Talked about how we would potentially go about Club Office Space Allocation. b. Want to have more information readily available to our club leaders about our storage spaces. i. Possibly put together an FAQ sheet for club leaders.
Meeting Adjourned
7:25 PM
Respectfully Submitted, Brandon Crofts Club Relations Chair
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Public Relations Minutes F18 Weekly Meeting 1 9/11/18 Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended
6:30PM Senator Donia Firooz Senator Joey Alameda Senator Rosaria Rielly (left early) Senator Sandra Read Senator Kathryn Harley (left early) Chairman Alex Labrie
Absent 1. Build A Friend a. Shirts 2. Fall Social Media Plan a. Instagram i. Sundays and Wednesdays ii. Stories as needed 1. Events “memory� b. Facebook c. Twitter 3. Website 4. How to Take A Good Picture Presentation 5. Branding Guide 6. Matters at Hand a. Senate Locations Graphic i. Delegated to Senator Read b. What Happened at Senate Graphic i. Delegated to Senator Alameda c. This Week at Hofstra point person i. Further conversation to be had with Senators that left early
Meeting Adjourned
7:25PM
Respectfully Submitted, Alex Labrie Public Relations Chairman
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Rules Committee Minutes F18 Weekly Meeting 1 09/10/18 Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended
6:30 PM Senator Antonella Colon Senator Zain Farooqui Senator Wiley Fletcher Senator Simrit Kaur Senator Alexa Osner Senator Angelina Ottavio Senator Kelly Rose Chair Ramirez
Absent I. II.
III. IV.
V.
Introductions Goal Setting A. One goal within the committee B. One goal within SGA C. One goal outside of SGA Overview of the Rules Committee Ethics and Conduct Chair + Archivist Appointments A. Ethics and Conduct Chair 1. Senators Rose, Osner, and Ottavio are interested a) Will send paragraph by Wednesday to Chairwoman Ramirez B. Archivist 1. Senator Farooqui is appointed Constitution/Policy Series Discussion A. There is going to have to be a massive overhaul at some point in the form of many amendments to the Constitution or a Constitutional Convention 1. “Friendly” Grammatical, Spelling, and Punctuation Edits (15) 2. Edits for Clarity but Maintaining Spirit of Content (1) 3. Changes to Content (12) 4. Complete Cuts to Outdated Content (3) 5. Things that Should be Added but isn’t Imperative (2) 6. Keep but Make More Effort to Enforce (6)
Meeting Adjourned
8:04 PM
Respectfully Submitted, Carissa Ramirez Rules Chairwoman
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Spirit Minutes F18 Weekly Meeting 1 9/11/18 Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended
7:00 PM Senator Celeste Battipaglia Senator Tejas Nair Senator Jack McDonough Senator Moon Rob Chairperson Chelsea Tomasso
Absent
Senator Nicole Algarin
Visiting
Senator Donia Firooz Chairperson Isabelle Schmidt
I.
II. III. IV.
Pride Expo a. September 29th b. Everyone will receive a shirt that they will wear to the event c. Possible photobooth as activity Mike Neely from Athletics is coming to our next meeting No Midnight Madness Pride Unleashed Week a. Fuller week schedule more like SAW b. View current schedule c. Need more activities to fill in the gaps
Meeting Adjourned
7:58 PM
Respectfully Submitted, Spirit Chair Tomasso
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Student Services Committee Minutes F18 Weekly Meeting #1 9/11/2018 Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended
6:30 PM Senator Catherine MacCarthy Senator Emanuelle Souffrant Senator Cristian Sanchez Senator Charlie Greenberg Chair Isabelle Schmidt
Absent
Senator Gabby Spann
A. B. C.
INTRO TO SS (OVERVIEW OF SEMESTER) SUMMER UPDATES STUDENT APPRECIATION WEEK I. SPONSORS AND BUDGET TRANSFERS II. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE AND NEW IDEAS -vision board through career center Common Hour Day III. SHIRTS!!!! IV. SURVEYS D. IT’S ON US I. NATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION (SEPT 24-28) II. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS WEEK (OCT 3-9) III. SEXUAL HEALTH AND RESPONSIBILITY WEEK (NOV 26-29) IV. SAAM IDEAS + PANHEL V. AMBASSADOR FROM SGA!!!! E. INITIATIVES I. II. III. IV. V.
Cristian---- electronic voting in Senate Charlie---- network restrictions? Emanuelle--- safety on campus preventing strangers and solicitors from coming to residence halls / improving communal bathrooms Catherine---- Tutors and resources for Hempstead High School-end of semester meals and printing points for student paperwork Belle--- pronouns through system and mental health resources
F. Worst thing to happen to us this SUMMER Charlie- bored and lonely and fire alarms!!! Cristian- car broke down and pushed it for a mile and melty inside Emanuelle- didn’t know a kid’s name and got roasted by her mom Catherine- went to Thailand, friend didn’t get her luggage, no one spoke English, 7 floor mall but NO UNDERWEAR Belle- Texas is hot, worked outside, dad’s car broke down 5 times, didn’t have health insurance for a month
Meeting Adjourned
7:45 PM
Respectfully Submitted, Isabelle Schmidt Student Services Chair
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