MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENT ASSOCIATION SENATE MEETING
MINUTES FOR
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Present:
Senators:
Senator Bickel
Senator Broyld-Absent
Senator Darrow
Senator Haessler
Senator Robinson
Senator Wadach
Senator Villarreal
President:
Daniel Elliott
Vice President:
Ronald Quider
Speaker:
Senator Lawson
Campus Center Advisor:
Elizabeth Stewart
Faculty Advisor:
Joe McCauley
Visitors: Craig Proctor, Campus Center; Annette Agness, MCC Association, Inc., Devin Lynch, Student;
Donna Brennan, SA Secretary.
I.
CALL TO ORDER (2:15 p.m.)
A. Roll Call
(See attendance above)
II.
SPEAK TO THE SENATE
Advisor Stewart thanked those who contributed in any in the 9/11 Ceremony. She is very proud of the
work that was done and is looking forward to a great year if that is any indication of what is in store.
III.
REPORTS
A. Speaker’s Report
Speaker Lawson…
 Orientations – he thanked everyone who helped over the summer; an amazing eight senators
are on board so far.
 September 11 Remembrance Ceremony – SGA was very busy with the planning.
 Constitution Day is Monday, September 17 - Student Trustee David Ladwig will read the
Preamble of the United States Constitution and Speaker Lawson might be dressing as George
Washington.
B. Senator Reports
Senator Bickel…
 SGA - we have a great team so far and she is looking forward to an outstanding year.
 Library Advisory Committee – This committee enables both students and staff to serve as
representative of the broader student community on library issues. Since January, 2007 she
has been working on the committee with Peter Genovese, Director of the Leroy V. Good
Library and members of the Library staff. She is looking for 3 students to serve on the
committee. The first official committee meeting will be held on October 3rd from 2-3 pm in
the Library conference room (2-446). She encourages members from both the Senate and the
Presidential Cabinet to see her if interested. All student input is welcome; any student who
would like to fill one of the remaining spaces is also encouraged to contact her.
Senator Darrow…
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 Fundraiser for service men and women – he is looking into setting up a collection of nonperishable items possibly during the week before Thanksgiving.
Senator Robinson…
 Social Clubs – she looks forward to serving them and will soon be distributing to them a letter
she has put together.
Senator Wadach
 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony - As of September 6th, the catering had been taken care of
and verified by the catering director of Aramark, Kathy Cole.
 Constitution Day - The posters with quotes and pictures of the founding fathers are finished
and look great.
 Academic Clubs - a letter for all the academic clubs introducing herself and letting them
know what she is here to help them with has been written and will be distributed on Monday.
She reminded them to fill out their Welcome Back packets.
C. Campus Center Advisor
Campus Center Advisor Stewart…
 Damon City Campus will be celebrating their 15-year anniversary on Wednesday, September
19, with a reception at 6:00 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m. Mark Pastorella from the MCC
Foundation has offered free tickets Brighton students who would like to attend to show their
support for the Damon students.
 Student Leader Picnic and Retreat – she reminded everyone to sign up for the picnic and
retreat.
 President Flynn has invited the Brighton Student Government Association, Senate and
Cabinet, and the DCC SEGA students to his home on Tuesday, October 2, for an opportunity
to speak to the governments.
D. Faculty Advisor
Faculty Advisor McCauley welcomed everyone to the Senate and looks forward to great things
this year.
IV.
NEW BUSINESS
1. ACTION ITEMS (Items requiring a Senate vote)
a. Presidential Cabinet Approvals
Resolved that the Brighton Campus Student Government Association Senate approve the
following for positions on the Presidential Cabinet: Lindsey Jones, Diversity Coordinator;
Kanyon Grantham, Elections Coordinator; Haley Bucklin, Promotions Coordinator;
Jennifer Leo, Promotions Coordinator; Mark Soderberg, Roundtable Coordinator; Clayton
Munnings, Campus Environment Coordinator; Caitlin Kurnath, Finance Coordinator;
Lauren Tellgren, Physical Activities Coordinator; Ron Swarthout, Student Services
Coordinator.
Speaker Lawson called for a motion to approve the resolution.
Senator Darrow so motioned, seconded by Senator Bickel.
Discussion:
President Elliott informed the Senate that he and Vice President Quider interviewed each
of the above candidates; they are awesome candidates and they look forward to working
with the Student Government.
A vote was taken.
Be it resolved, the Monroe Community College Brighton Campus Student
Government Association unanimously approves the above candidates for positions on
the Presidential Cabinet.
b.
MCC Association Board of Directors Student Member
Resolved that the Brighton Campus Student Government Association Senate approve
Vincent Chirico as a student member of the MCC Association, Inc. Board of Directors.
Speaker Lawson called for a motion to approve the resolution.
Senator Darrow so motioned, seconded by Senator Haessler.
Discussion:
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President Elliott informed the Senate that Vincent Chirico is the former Student Trustee, a
former Interdisciplinary Senator for the Student Government, and currently a student
worker in the Operations Office. Vince is very knowledgeable and has many great ideas.
Advisor Stewart introduced Annette Agness, Director of the MCC Association, Inc. and
explained that the Association manages the student life fees. The Board of Directors
makes policy for personnel and finances for the MCC Association. The President and
Speaker of the Brighton Student Government, by position, are members of the Board and
the President appoints 2 other students to sit on the Board. Vince is an excellent choice
for this very important seat; students have a very strong voice on the Board of Directors.
Advisor McCauley explained that the students who serve on Faculty Committees have a
tremendous voice if they show up and use it. A former Speaker of the Senate served on
the Curriculum Committee and made a difference in classes being taught.
A vote was taken.
Be it resolved, the Monroe Community College Brighton Campus Student
Government Association unanimously approves Vincent Chirico as a student member of
the MCC Association, Inc. Board of Directors.
V.
QUESTIONS & COMMENTS
Vice President Quider asked about overflow parking for the resident hall students. He explained that
there are 772 residents on campus and at times there aren’t any available parking spots for the students
who have R, S & T lot passes.
Annette Agness explained that there are currently 415 available parking spots in the resident lots; as of
Tuesday, September 11, 378 passes for those lots have been processed. As soon as #415 has been sold,
they will sell Lot E overflow passes. Visitors should be parking in Lot E, not in Lots R, S or T. She
will look into the parking problem and report back.
President Elliott thanked everyone for the awesome job with the 9/11 Ceremony. He also gave a
special thank you to Advisor Stewart for her help. He asked Annette Agness about the price increase
on items in the vending machines. Annette informed the Senate that the vending company must submit
a proposal for price increases; some of the increases were approved, but not all. She will verify that the
company is holding to what was submitted and will do a comparison with other area colleges.
VI.
ADJOURNMENT
At 2:40 p.m. Speaker Lawson called for a motion to adjourn.
Senator Darrow so motioned, seconded by Senator Wadach. The Senate meeting was adjourned.
VIII.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Respectfully submitted,
Donna M. Brennan
SA Secretary
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