Campus Center Room 204
Thursday, February 15, 2006 7:00pm
Members Present: Meg Ambrus, Jillian Flynn, Molly McCadden, Jan Arbaugh, Adrienne
Lee, Margaret MacRae, Ayesha Siddiqui, Michele Chapdelaine, Devin Burke, Rae-Anne
Butera, Mary Opler, Ali Woodruff, Aliza Leventhal, McKay LeBlanc, Shadavia Jones,
Kamille King
I. Call to Order – Meg
A.
Meg called the meeting to order at 7:05pm
II. Opening Activity – All
A. What is the funniest/most interesting thing someone said to you this week?
III. Minutes – Adrienne/All
A. Motion to approve minutes from 2-8-07 passes 13-0-2
IV. Constitutional Review – Meg/All
A. Ada Cabinet Overview
1. Ada revisions pass 14-0-1, with the provision that the constitution is made gender neutral
B. J.B. Overview – Michele
1. Are there checks and balances?
2. Straw poll: 8-3-2
3. Obligation to students’ rights and responsibilities
4. Motion to approve the changes including “review” passes 12-2-1
5. Motion to approve the changes including “the college counsel or his or her designee” passes 14-0-1
6. Motion to change “Probation” to “Social Probation” and add a separate
section entitled “Probation” passes 14-0-1
7. Motion to change “Expulsion” to “Permanent separation” passes 14-0-1
8. Motion to pass the section on Judicial Board passes 14-0-1
C. EnA Overview – Special Guest: Nicole
1. Wants vice chair to be elected in all-campus vote and then automatically become the chair for the next year a. Counter reason: encourage underclass-people to start involvement in
SGA as EnA chair and to continue SGA involvement, and twoyear commitment is a lot
2. Motion to approve the placement of the EnA Chair on cabinet as a
voting member passes 14-0-1
3. Motion to have the vice chair of EnA sit on Senate as a non-voting
member passes 14-0-1
D. Remaining Changes – All/Committee Leader
1. Motion to change “budget” to “SAF” in II.2.H passes 14-0-1
2. Motion to change I.1.K to include Committee on Elections and
Appointments passes 14-0-1
3. Motion to approve changes to Articles I-IV passes 14-0-1
4. Motion to table constitutional review passes 14-0-1
VI. Board of Trustees – Meg/All
A. Independent Study Group?
1. McKay leads; Adrienne, Molly, Aliza, Jill, Meg, Mary
B. Diversity Group?
2. Kamille leads; Jan, Michele, Shadavia, Ali, Ayesha, Margaret, Devin
VII. Pub Updates – Meg
A. Food?
1. Wings, pretzels, chips, fries, cheese, crackers, fruit, vegan food, Oreo cookies
B. Rules?
1. College policy and state laws will be enforced
VIII. Essential Committee Updates – All
A.
Molly
1. HPA and SCEMS joining together to form better bathroom pamphlets on campus
B.
Ali
1. Suggest alternate themes for senior ball; e-mail Ali
IX. Motion to Adjourn
A. Meg motioned to adjourn at 9:06pm