Call to order
Agenda of the Senate
Hofstra University Student Government Association (25th September 2025)
Hofstra University
Meeting Called to order at 6:54 PM EST
A. Quorum Call
a. Quorum set to 23
B. New Business
a. Chair Ahmad moves to open the gallery
i. Motion Seconded
ii. Motion Passed
b. Welcome new justices
i. Administered by the Vice President
c. Welcome new senators
i. Administered by the Chief Justice
d. Quorum set to 37
e. Food and Cake
f. S.A.2025.90.007
i. Presented by Secretary Justin Danek
ii. Chief Justice Ramos: Judicial Panel was not consulted regarding this senatorial action. It would be difficult to implement with new justices and it would have been nice if you consulted the Judicial Panel beforehand. JPanel wants to be more involved but we need time to discuss this decision.
iii. Senator Rades moves for a 3 minute unmoderated caucus to discuss SA.2025.90.007
1. Motion seconded
2. Motion passes
iv. Senator Rades: At this point, the office hour policy is already in the constitution. This isn’t making any changes, just making the documents match.
v. Senator Pierre: They are saying this wasn’t discussed with them and it should have been.
vi. Chief Justice Ramos: I think we would need two weeks to make sure justices were able to comply.
vii. Chair Ahmad: It is the responsibility of each person to read the policy and know what is expected of their position. At info sessions, we were telling them that justices completed office hours. It would be false advertising to not enforce it.
viii. Motion to extend unmoderated caucus by 3 minutes
1. Motion seconded
2. Motion passes
ix. Chair Iacobovici: J-panel is always saying they want to be more involved and this is the way for that to happen.
x. Chief Justice Ramos: I completely understand. I wish we were consulted before the Senate saw this.
xi. Senator Pierre: J-Panel should have been consulted, and they need more time to review.
xii. Chair Dzaveluri: If they say they need two weeks, we should give them the two weeks. I don’t see the problem.
xiii. Motion to extend the unmoderated caucus
xiv. Senator Finkelstein: I think we should give them the two weeks.
xv. Senator Rades: I want to say again no matter what happens tonight, Justices are still required to do office hours as per the constitution.
xvi. Senator Yari: I don’t see the issue with just waiting two weeks.
xvii. Senator Black: What are the options? Can we table this for another week?
xviii. Senator Finkelstein moves to end the unmoderated caucus.
1. Motion seconded
2. Motion passes
xix. Senator Pierre moves to table SA.2025.90.007 for two weeks.
1. Motion seconded
2. Motion passes
g. Club Recognition Presentation- Culinary Club
i. Culinary Club Presentation
1. Senator Yari: I founded this club last semester, our mission is to unite food enthusiasts of all levels, discover new dishes, and participate in dishes and social events. Some of our meetings we
had a Ratatouille event, a mocktail event, and tabling, and a vitamin talk. On the groupme we currently have 230 members and on the Instagram we currently have 350 followers. This semester we meet Mondays at common hour, last semester we met Tuesdays at 5:30pm. Upcoming events include Hofstra’s Hell Kitchen, Monsters and Munchies, Tea and Snacks, Thanksgiving foods, and gingerbread decorating.
2. Matt: We had culinary workshops and demos, club cookbook, nutrition and wellness talks, community outreach, guest speaker series, and much more. Making food costs money, we shouldn’t try to skimp out on club meetings.
3. Senator Yari: With SGA funding we have a lot of extra ideas including electric pots, more expenses to bring in guests, and recipes for healthy dishes. Comments include members saying it is so fun, everyone loves to eat different foods, and people have met a lot of friends.
a. Senator Green: In addition to SGA funding, do you guys want to do fundraising events?
i. Senator Yari: We like national holiday dishes, so we would like to honor those national holidays. We also have a fundraising chair to help with those events.
4. Deliberation:
a. Chair Jacob: We were interviewing freshmen yesterday, and one of them mentioned that they wanted to go to culinary club. They are genuinely interested in participating in the club and its events. The budget they are asking for is very valid.
b. Comptroller Skeldon: Culinary club is currently a pride organization with access to up to 5% of the external budget. They are a great club doing a lot of great things.
c. Senator Yoni: This is a really promising club teaching an important skill to a lot of young adults that are going to be living on their own soon, it is important to support them.
d. Senator Michael: They are a really important club we should focus on promoting more
5. Senator Finkelstein motions to complete the Check-In process for Culinary Club i. Motion seconded ii. Motion passed
6. Congratulations Culinary Club!
C. Approval of the Minutes
a. Chair Orellana moves to pass the Senate minutes from 09/18
i. Motion Seconded
ii. Motion Passed
b. Senator Rades moves to pass the Cabinet minutes from 09/24
i. Motion Seconded
ii. Motion Passed
D. E-board Reports
a. President
i. Welcome!
ii. Meetings:
1. Met with VP Jess Eads
a. Athletics Pride Wall and student center lounge
2. Met with President Poser
a. Reopened conversations about food prices, student activity fee, student worker wages, AI
3. Met with Panhellenic President
4. Meeting this Friday with HCLAS
5. Board of Trustees in a few weeks
iii. Cabinet minutes
b. Vice President
i. Senate Retreat Saturday
1. Senate Retreat Form
a. QR code
2. Be at HOFUSA at 10:00 AM sharp!
ii. Congratulations new Senators
c. Comptroller
i. Digital budget platform
1. Ready to go!
2. Follow-up call next Friday
d. Secretary
i. Forms
1. Getting to know you
a. QR code
2. Cub/Lion
a. QR Code
ii. First set of minutes of the semester going up over the weekend
iii. Room Request Form
iv. Catering Request Form
E. Committee Chair Reports
a. Appropriations
i. Welcome new Senators and Justices! We are very excited that you are here!
ii. 9/23 Minutes
1. The conference policy was overturned!
iii. Budget weekend, best weekend!
iv. Senate Treasurer Training?
b. Club Resources
i. 9/22 CR Minutes
ii. New Club Trainings
iii. Welcome new Senators and Justices!!!
iv. Club Eboard office hours- accountability
v. Club Recognition Committee!
c. Communications
i. 9/22 Minutes
ii. Tune Tuesday
iii. Birthday Graphic
d. Programming
1. minutes
2. Hofstra Hunts…. Get hype
a. (thank you kyle for graphic)
3. Meeting with Kelsey Wohlford (FSL) tomorrow
4. BAF finalizing…
a. (Shoutout Sophia for an AMAZING graphic for the tees)
5. Fall Fest Booth!!
a. Tabling sheet coming soon…
e. Academic Affairs
i. AA minutes 09/25
ii. Meeting with First Gen office
1. Ideas to increase student outreach
2. Promotion of the new First Gen lounge
iii. Meeting with Suzanne Pike- Associate Provost for Academic Support and Global Initiatives
1. Discussing a partnership with AI
a. Ways to control and manage its use in classrooms
iv. Meeting with Christopher Niedt- Chair
1. Concerns about the merger
2. Meeting with the anthropology club E-board
f. Equity & Inclusion x
i. Minutes
ii. Rep Your Flag
1. Thank you for coming and supporting! It went AMAZING
iii. National Coming Out Day
1. October 9th Student Atrium
2. Tabling sheet
iv. International Enrollment Office
1. Helping out with World’s Table and International Enrollment
2. Nov 17 - 21
a. Any events going on please let me know!
v. Meeting with Cornell on Monday
g. Facilities & Operations
i. Minutes
ii. Fitness Center now has QR codes accessible to report any issues with equipment.
iii. International Food Week - Clubs will have until October 3 to submit their dishes.
iv. Flyers will be hung up around campus w/ QR code to the general facilities report forum.
h. Wellness & Campus Safety
i. Minutes
ii. Hofstra Hope Fest on 9/29!!!!
iii. Tabling sheet for HHF
iv. Filmed Rachel on the Run yesterday
v. Met with Brittany for Plan Van contract
vi. Met with Jovanni from Public Safety
F. Approval of Committee Minutes
a. Senator Finkelstein moves to pass the committee minutes from 09/22
i. Motion seconded
ii. Motion passed
G. Approval of Allocations
a. Chair Denson moves to pass the allocations from 09/23
i. Motion seconded
ii. Motion passed
H. For the Good of the Order
a. Anything SGA related!
i. Senator Yari: No Printers are working!!!!
1. Senator Finkelstein: I was trying to print something out and it took me over 20 minutes to find a working printer. Can we please work on this?
ii. Senator Pierre: Has there been any update on the Athletics AI video when you met with Poser?
I. Announcements
1. President Quail: We didn’t speak about it at this meeting, but when we had talked with her staff over the summer they said they were not interested in taking it down.
a. Anything non-SGA related!
i. Senator Bruso: Club Frisbee tournament October 8? Toss plastic!
ii. Chair Iacobovici: Gaming, Goodies, and Get Together Sunday 9/28 14PM Nethies Lounge
iii. Comptroller Skeldon: Follow @skellhouseband on Instagram for my class!
J. Snap Cup
a. Decorum suspended
K. Adjournment
a. Senator Green moves to adjourn this meeting
i. Motion seconded
ii. Motion passed
1. Meeting adjourned at 8:41 EST
“I, (name), hereby solemnly swear to faithfully execute the duties of the office of (Justice, Legal Aide) for the Student Government Association of Hofstra University; to obey and enforce the Student Government Association Constitution and Bylaws and such policies, rules, and procedures made pursuant thereof and to fairly and faithfully discharge the duties of the office.”
“I, (name), hereby pledge to uphold the Constitution, Bylaws, and Policy Series of the Student Government Association, fulfill all obligations as outlined, and act in the best interests of the Student Government Association and all of its members.”
Meeting Commenced: 6:31 pm
Attendance:
Comptroller Maddie Skeldon
Chair Nene Dzaveluri
Senator Prahlad Peri
Senator Alexander Green
Senator Patrick Bruso
Senator Jake Urban
Senator Daniel Malayeri
Late:
Senator Harish Subramanian
Absent:
Agenda:
● Online platform update!
Appropriations Committee Minutes Fall 2025 Meeting
PPAW Conference Room 260D 9/23/25 - 6:30pm
● Icebreaker - What is everyone's favorite word?
● Budget Weekend!!! YAY! We will have food and dessert!
○ Mandatory! Please let me know of any conflicts ASAP!!
○ October 31st from 12-4
○ November 1st from 12-4
○ November 4th- until completion
○ BUDGET WEEKEND?
● Budget Reviews!
○ Attendance for one is mandatory! It’s super easy!
○ Sign Up!
○ A sheet will also be in the office to confirm that you attended a slot!
○ Monday, October 20th at 1 pm
○ Wednesday, October 22nd at 1 pm
○ Thursday, October 23rd at 1 pm
○ Friday, October 24th at 1 pm
● Allocations Assignments!
○ 6:35 pm - American Choral Directors Association- Nene, Harish
○ 6:40 pm - Black Student Union- Nene, Jake
○ 6:45 pm - National Association for Music Education- Alex, Harish
○ 6:50 pm - Friends of Médecins Sans Frontières- Prahlad, Pat
○ 6:55 pm - Hofstra pre-dental student association- Daniel, Pat
○ 7:00 pm- History Club- Daniel, Prahlad
○ 7:05 pm- SASA- Alex, Jake
● Comptroller Financial Report
Allocations:
American Choral Directors Association
● Asking for a hotel for one night.
● Senator Peri moves to allocate $466.17 for line item 1; seconded by Senator Green.
● Senator Peri rescinds the motion, and Senator Green rescinds the second.
● Chair Dzaveluri moves to allocate $523.23 for line item 1; seconded by Senator Green
● The motion passes
Black Student Union
● There is conversation regarding the price discrepancies between the quotes and the breakdown sheet
● Senator Urban moves to allocate $1,404.92 for line item 1; seconded by Senator Green
● The motion passes
National Association for Music Education
● Senator Green and Subramanian question whether the Appropriations Committee has funded taxes on hotel rooms in the past
● Chair Dzaveluri questions about the allocation of leftover funds
● Chair Dzaveluri moves to overturn the conference policy series; seconded by Senator Peri
● Motion to overturn the policy series is passed
● The Committee agrees to fund both breakdown sheet line items 1 and 2 under line item 1
● Senator Subramanian moves to allocate $1392.02 for line item 1; seconded by Senator Green
● Senator Malayeri moves to reinstate the policy series; seconded by Senator Bruso
Friends of Médecins Sans Frontières
● Chair Dzaveluri suggests that the policy series is overturned to offer more money to pride clubs
● Comptroller Skeldon states the the policy series does not need to be overturned until the pride budget has no more money
● Senator Subramania moves to allocate $214.20 for line item 1; seconded by Senator Green
● The motion passes
● Senator Peri moves to allocate $97.98 for line item 2; seconded by Senator Malayeri
● The motion passes
● Senator Peri moves to allocate $112.16 for line item 3; seconded by Senator Green
● The motion passes
● Senator Peri moves to allocate $79.69 for line item 4; seconded by Senator Green
● The motion passes
Hofstra pre-dental student association
● Malayeri moves to allocate $361.13 to line item 1; Chair Dzaveluri seconds
● The motion passes
History Club
● Comptroller Skeldon reminds the committee that supplies the club is requesting are available in the supply closet
● Chair Dzaveluri moves to allocate $23 to line item 1; Senator Peri seconds
● The motion passes
● Chair Dzaveluri moves to allocate $15.99 to line item 2; Senator Peri seconds
● The motion passes
● Chair Dzaveluri moves to allocate $9.99 to line item 3; Senator Green seconds
● The motion passes SASA
● Senator Peri and Senator Subramanian abstain from the appropriations of SASA
● Senator Urban moves to allocate $1307.50 to line item 1; Senator Green seconds
● The motion passes Amnesty International Movement
● Comptroller Skeldon reminds the Committee that SGA does not fund coach buses, and that the policy series would need to be overturned to fund it
● Debate on whether the policy series should be overturned or not
● Chair Dzaveluri moves to overturn the policy series; Senator Urban seconds
● The motion fails
● There is a debate about the precedent of overturning the policy series for specific modes of transportation. Whether this committee should stay within the boundaries of transportation we currently fund.
● Senator Subramanian moves to overturn the policy series; Chair Dzaveluri seconds
● The motion fails
Meeting Adjourned: 7:38
Respectfully Submitted, Chair Bianca Yepez
Meeting Agenda
Fall 2025
6:30 pm, Sep 22, 2025
SGA Conference Room 6:32p.m.
Chair Maisa Ahmad
Chair Ronit Malhotra
Senator Dayanna Rubio-Chacon
Senator Abigail Rades
Senator Tara Yari
Senator Adiba Mansour
Associate Ava DiSanto
Late Arrival Absent Visitors!
I. Icebreaker
A. Best pizza topping?
II. Chair Updates
A. Elections started today at 9am and end on Wednesday at 12pm
B. Club Recognition Committees started today!
III. Senatorial Action SA.2025.90.007 Policy Series Updates
A. Secretary Danek presents SA.2025.90.007.
B. Deliberation:
1. Friendly - “Justice”
2. Friendly - “Senator”
C. Senator Rades moves to pass SA.2025.90.007.
D. Senator Chacon seconds the motion.
E. Motion passes.
IV. Constitution Change
A. Welcome Unicef @ Hofstra
1. New Constitution
2. Deliberation:
a) Article V; vii, make the bullets clearer
b) Article Vii: removal of officer move b down
c) Looks great!
d) Love the events coordinator
3. Senator Rades moves to update Unicef’s new constitution
4. Chair Malhotra seconds the motion.
5. Motion passes!
V. Club Check in
A. Welcome Culinary Club!
B. Revised SGA check in sheet
VI. Upcoming!
A. Club Masterlist is in the works…
B. Next committee, I’ll discuss more about the Senator Liaison system!
C. Future Club Recognition Dates
1. Wednesday, September 24 @1:00pm-3:00pm
a) Ronit
b) Abigail
c)
2. Friday, September 26 @10am-12pm
a) Abigail
b)
c)
3. Wednesday, October 1 @1pm-3pm
a) Tara
b) c)
4. Friday, October 3 @9:15am-11:45am
a) Abigail
b) Tara
c)
VII. Reminders
A. Be sure to take a look at the CR policies. It is definitely long but not a hard read! It will be GREAT if we all have an understanding of the policies.
B. You can reach me at (832) 417 7912 if you have any questions or need anything at all!
Meeting Adjourned 6:49 pm
Respectfully Submitted, Maisa Ahmad Club Resources Chair
Communications Committee Meeting
Student Center Rm 145 September 22, 2025
Meeting Called to Order: 6:00 pm
Quorum
Present:
Chair Kyle Denson
Chair Rachel Jacob
Absent:
Senator Logan Finkelstein
Guests:
President Evelyn Quail
Comptroller Maddie Skeldon
Chair Jacob Iacobovici
Agenda:
1. Icebreaker
a. If you had to close one dining location on campus, which would it be?
2. Updates
a. Cab photos are here!
i. Working to update SGA website
b. Promoting the SGA election
i. Pinned post went up this morning on how to vote
ii. Flyers printed and put around the Stu - Well… not really
iii. Filming a reel tonight
c. Rachel on the Run
i. Wednesday, Collab with Wellness/Academic Affairs, How to Survive Your First Semester (and beyond)
ii. Wellness planned out additional ideas for the semester!
3. Business
a. Weekly Content Calendar
b. Which committee should be on Feature Friday?
i. Wellness
c. SGA “Feedback Form” - general feedback for the linktree
d. New Reels that are funny/not SGA vibe - chill
Reminders:
● If you have to miss committee, please email VP, Secretary, and me. If you are missing Senate, make sure to email the VP and Secretary. It needs to be 24 hours in advance!
Meeting Adjourned: 6:14 pm
Respectfully submitted, Kyle Denson Communications Chair
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