El Camino College
Associated Students Organization
Senate Meeting Minutes
9 April 2009
1:00 p.m.
Stadium Room
I.
Call to Order
 K. Humphrey (Senate Leader) called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m.
II.
Roll Call (by sign in)
 Executive Cabinet
Present:
Megan McLean, Clarissa Jones, Chiamaka Sandra Enemuoh, Elise Yerelian,
Angelina Nader, Michael Pearlson, Deyja Charles
Not Present:
Ivana Poste (excused), Joe Udeochu (excused)
 Senators
Present:
Joshua Casper, Elizabeth Mercado, Hassanat Kadiri, Liz Valencia, Stephanie
Perez, Salvatore DiGaetano, Sam Hong, Jose Iglesias, Philip Stokes, John Fornes,
Kelly Humphrey, John Wyatt
Not Present:
Michael Hiney (excused)
 Adviser(s)
Present:
Janice Watanabe, Harold Tyler, Jeannine Barba
 Guests
Present:
James Alonzo, Wing Sheung Man, Peter Johnson, Timothy Johnson,
Hooman Nouri, Michael Cahn
III.
Approval of the Minutes
 The Minutes were approved as presented.
IV.
Approval of the Agenda
 The Agenda was approved as present.
V.
New Business
5.1 Division Council Appointments – J. Wyatt
 Motion to appoint Alex Will, Kelley Mizukami, Peter Johnson, Kevin
Douglass, Manuel Ameya, Timothy Johnson, Akiyoshi Yamamoto, Forrest
Ackerman, and Sally Nguyen to the Math Division Council. Moved by J. Wyatt,
Seconded by S. DiGaetano. Motion passed.
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5.2 SSCCC Attendee Approval – M. Mc Lean
 Four ASO members and the President, M. Mc Lean, will be attending the SSCCC
Conference on May 1-3, 2009. M. Mc Lean will be the delegate in place of D.
Charles who is not able to attend.
 Recommendation to send Angelina Nader to go to the SSCCC Conference.
Moved by M. Mc Lean, Seconded by J. Casper. Motion passed.
 Recommendation to send John Fornes, Elizabeth Mercado, and Josh Casper
to the SSCCC Conference. Moved by M. Mc Lean, Seconded by J. Wyatt.
Motion passed.
 Priority will be given to those members who have not yet attended a conference if
substitutes are needed.
5.3 Police Safety Discussion – P. Stokes
 After the two recent attacks on campus, we need ideas on how to keep our campus
more safe (P. Stokes).
 We could write letters to the Campus Police with our ideas on how to improve
security. We need more officers or cameras around the campus and not just around
the parking lot (D. Charles).
 There are no cameras inside the bathrooms where this particular attack took place.
ASO could make a flyer to post on the outside bathroom door that encourages
students to take another person with them (M. Mc Lean).
 We could try to team up with the bookstore and request that they begin selling
pepper spray (S. Perez).
 Is there a way that we could have those “blue” phones that are around campus
installed into the bathrooms (J. Casper)?
 We need to be informing our peers about the recent incidents and tell them to be
more aware (H. Tyler).
5.4 End of Year Banquet – M. Mc Lean
 The end of year banquet is currently being planned. We will be going to the
Melting Pot in Torrance on Thursday, June 4, at around 6 p.m. Depending on the
amount of people attending, the prices may change. Please RSVP.
VI.
Old Business - None
VII.
Reports
7.1 ASO Member Reports
 S. Perez – The Fine Arts Division meeting discussed mainly its budget,
possibly new full-time faculty, and the possible expansion of the Health
Center’s hours to accommodate the nighttime students.
 M. Mc Lean – Because of E. Yerelian’s insistence that the new fees for the
express, hand-carry transcripts were too high; the price per transcript has been
lowered from $10 to $8.
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7.2 ICC Report
 P. Stokes – ICC is currently working on planning the Spring Games on April
24, 2009.
7.3 Committee Reports
 H. Kadiri – The Academic Awards is being held on May 20, 2009. We need
volunteers to help with the 4-5:30 p.m. shift, the 5:30 – 7 p.m. shift, or both.
 J. Casper - The Parking Committee discussed how only the first two levels of
the new parking structure are currently open. There are two to three security
cameras per level. Five parking spots will be reserved for ASO members.
7.4 Advisor Reports - None
VIII. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
 H. Tyler – Please take a few minutes to fill out the papers being distributed
that ask: 1) What does citizenship mean to you? 2) What volunteer groups are
you a part of now (campus or community)? Participation in Student
Government has been shown to increase participation in your community by
15%.
 H. Tyler - Student Services groups asked what our outcome from our classes
should be. This is stated in our SLO (Student Learning Outcomes). Our SLO
is what we will be able to do when the class is finished.
 H. Tyler – For those who have not been to a Board Meeting, it will be Elise
Yerelian’s last meeting and we want to be there to support her.
 J. Fornes – I need to know every one’s T-shirt sizes so we can place our
order.
 D. Charles – We need volunteers for High School Senior day on Friday, May
15th. High school students will be visiting the campus. There will be student
panels, booths, campus tours, and breakout sessions. All Student Ambassadors
will be working that day.
 M. Cahn (visitor) – I would like to introduce myself as I am hoping to be
appointed as the Senator of Heath Sciences and Athletics.
 H. Nouri (visitor) – I wish to be appointed as a Senator so I would like to
introduce myself.
IX.
Adjournment
 Motion to adjourn.
Moved by K. Humphrey, Seconded by J. Casper. Motion passed.
 Meeting adjourned at 1:43 p.m.
Minutes recorded by A. Dreiling
Minutes verified by:
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Megan Mc Lean, ASO President
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Janice Watanabe, ASO Adviser
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