STUDENT SERVICES COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES
September 24, 2013
MEMBERS PRESENT: Ramona Hall, Ali Soylu, Colton Rancourt, Rebecca Aremu,
Waheed Gbadamosi, Hannah Smart, Jennifer Holland, Zeak Naifeh
ALSO PRESENT: Debbie Mefford
MEMBERS ABSENT: Chao Zhao, Rose Welch
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The meeting was called to order at 4:02 p.m.
Paperwork was distributed.
Vice President Holland went over the committee’s responsibilities as
stated in the Student Organizations Policies and Procedures.
SSC elected a chair, Colton Rancourt.
Discussion began on the following prospective new student organizations.
a. Diversity Diplomats: The committee discussed the constitution of the
organization and thought they needed to add Roberts Rules of Order to
cover any incidents that might come up that wouldn’t be covered by
their constitution. The committee invited the Diversity Diplomats
representatives to come in and introduce themselves. Taylor
Thompson stated the need for the organization on campus and Corey
Medley, organization president, explained how the organization would
help pull all other diversity organizations together. VP Holland stated
the need for the organization to add Roberts Rules to their constitution.
The representatives were dismissed and the committee voted
unanimously to approve the Diversity Diplomats with the required
constitution change.
b. Physics & Astronomy Club: The committee discussed the constitution
of the organization and thought they also needed to add Roberts Rules
of Order to their constitution, most thought this was already an
existing organization. The committee invited the Physics &
Astronomy Club representatives to come in and introduce themselves.
Saeed Ahmad reviewed the purpose of the organization and VP
Holland stated the need to add Roberts Rules to their constitution. The
representatives were dismissed; Colton called for a motion to approve
the organization, Rebecca made the motion to approve them with the
constitution changes and Hannah seconded the motion. The
committee voted unanimously to approve the Physics & Astronomy
Club with the required constitution change.
c. Alpha Psi Omega – Theatre Honor Society: Zeak Naifeh gave an
overview of the organization and discussed their low membership not
meeting the criteria for an organization, but thought the committee
should make an exception to serve the needs of the students in the
major, as there is currently no student organization for Theatre majors.
The committee invited the Alpha Psi Omega representatives to come
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in and introduce themselves. Eric Abbott stated that the organization
was present on campus in the past, but due to low membership was
currently not. He expressed the need for Theatre majors to have that
connection. VP Holland informed APO that SSC could only approve
them to be a student organization and the “Honor Society” must be
approved by the Honors Council. Erick Abbott said the organization
would follow the National Organization. The representatives were
dismissed, Colton called for a motion to approve the organization,
Hannah made the motion to approve them and Colton seconded the
motion. The committee voted unanimously to approve Alpha Psi
Omega – Theatre Honor Society and VP Holland said she would send
the information to the Honors Council.
d. Cameron University-Society for Creative Anachronism (CUSCA):
The committee discussed the name and the fact that this was a very
popular interest group. VP Holland wanted CUSCA to make a change
to their constitution regarding the percentage to elect an officer stating
50% + 1 would clarify and reduce any problems that could arise, she
also expressed the need to contact Public Safety when CUSCA held
events on campus to avoid confusion from costumes. The committee
invited the CUSCA representatives to come in and introduce
themselves. Eric Abbott gave an overview of the organization and the
committee discussed various historical and current aspects of the
organization, the need to change the election section in their
constitution, and the reason and need to contact Public Safety. Eric
Abbott stated the organization would be affiliated with the city group
and they would also be part of the National Organization which had
strict rules to follow regarding costumes and safety. The
representatives were dismissed; Colton called for a motion to approve
the organization, Waheed made the motion to approve them with the
constitution changes and Dr. Soylu seconded the motion. The
committee voted unanimously to approve CUSCA with the required
constitution change.
e. Cameron University Dive Club: The committee briefly discussed the
organization and was interested in hearing for the representatives.
Dave Elder gave an overview of the organization and his position at
Cameron. Although his is currently an adjunct instructor, the
committee felt he was very adequate to serve as advisor for the Dive
Club. Their constitution was solid and the committee dismissed the
representatives. The committee then discussed the liabilities if any to
Cameron for a dive club, understanding that many universities have
such a club, but decided to hold the motion to approve the organization
until VP Holland could check with legal counsel regarding the high
risk factor before making a final decision.
VP Holland thanked the committee members for their attendance, and told
them she would email all the organizations the results.
Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.