Monday, March 7, 2016
Digs 114- 7:00 P.M.
I. Call to Order by: Ray McKetty at 7:00 p.m.
II. Roll Call by: Michaela Dunbar
A. Present: Ray McKetty, Alexander Nowlin, Michaela Dunbar, Tristan
Proctor, Khadesia Barmore, Ashley Briggs, Maria Clarken, Olivia Berry,
Amandine Farrugia, Mashario Morton, Cameron Benton, Akchita
Singh, Ta’Niss Robinson, Hayley Neiling, Diante Gibbs, Dr. Edward Lee,
Ke’Asia Lance, Zach Lane, Ximena Perez, Matthew Hatchell, Dean
Bethany Marlowe, Macy Ruple, Elle Plattenburger, Tiraney Mills,
LaVerne Page, Beth West, Eva Owusu, Sarah Survance, Kaala Maple,
Sydney Cope, Amelia Beilke, Jamal Tate, LaRaven Temoney
B. Absent: Jesse Motte, MJ Miller, Erick Gonzalez
III. Approval of the Minutes
A. Minutes:
i.
Motion: Zach Lane
ii.
Seconded: Diante Gibbs
iii.
Approved by: all present
B. Agenda:
i.
Motion: Beth West
ii.
Seconded: Kaala Maple
iii.
Approved by: All Present
IV. Student Allocations Committee Report
a. $5,763.70 Remaining
b. Interviews will occur the first Friday following Spring Break
C. Committee Reports
a. Civic Integrity
i. State House Day is this Wednesday
ii. Be sure to do some research on the legislators that you will
be meeting with
iii. Dr. Perez who is the VP of University Relations will give us
more details immediately after tonight’s meeting
b. Trending Now
i. The SEUSA event with Rose Hamid will be April 1 at 2pm in
Dina’s Place. It will be a free event
ii. We will need volunteers. E-mail seusa@winthrop.edu to help
iii. Planning a Black Lives Matter event collaborating with
NAACP to explain recent issues such as Beyoncé’s newest
single
c. Campus Life and Engagement
i. Roommate mixer will be on World Wide Winthrop Day 4/9
ii. Currently researching other schools to see how they conduct
similar events
iii. Still waiting for official approval from the WWWD leaders
d. Communications
i. Tell It All Tuesday comments from students: Parking lot of
the library needs to be paved, need more green trees on
campus, need more available spaces in classes, bring back
“Wing Wednesday”, should start a hip hop or R&B day, the
drag cultural event was offensive, Garnet and Gold Gala was
amazing
ii. For future Tell It All Tuesdays we will need volunteers
outside of the Communications committee to help
V. Chair’s Report
A. Met with Dr. Mahony: Discussed safety concerns after the robbery
that occurred last week, upcoming meeting this Wednesday as well
B. Bystander Intervention Program this Wednesday at 7:30pm behind
the Margaret Nance Parking Lot—collaborating with Residence Life.
Dean Knight will be presenting to discuss being an active bystander.
Need volunteers to help with hot chocolate—see Ray after meeting
C. Election Commissioner Update: We have one ticket so far, need at
least one more. There will be two additional interest meetings this
week. Interest meetings will be held this Tuesday and Thursday in the
computer lab outside of Ray and Alex’s office in Digs at common time
Upcoming:
Forum will be March 28 at 7pm
Presidential Rally March 30
New President and VP will be announced on April 1, 2016
Encourage great applicants to go to an interest meeting
D. Open Floor
A. York Co reorganization for the Democratic Party will be March 12 at
the Freedom Temple Ministries. This will mean that new precinct
leadership will be elected for positions such as treasurer, secretary,
chairs, etc. Will also be voting on what delegate to send to the National
Convention
B. Macy Ruple will be featured in a gallery opening this Wednesday from
6-8pm at Loading Dock Gallery in Old Town Rock Hill
C. Welcome our new College of Business Rep LaRaven Temoney
D. NAACP hosting an event in Dina’s Place following tonight’s meeting
E. Two lacrosse games at home this Saturday at 12 and 6 pm
F. Upcoming Leadership development workshop opportunities:
3/8 The Question Bridge @ 7
4/14 Officer Transition @ 11 Digs 223
Adjournment at 7:33 pm
A. Motion: Maria Clarken
B. Second: Amandine Farrugia
C. Approved by: All Present