Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no
forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died
in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will
remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the
children."
-President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001
JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNMENT
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION II
September 11, 2012
I) Introduction: (4 minutes)
1. (2 min)
a. Approval of minutes
i. Voting on online minutes
: motion to have names on minutes online.
:second
Favor: 3
Against: 4
Abstain: Not approved.
2. Minute Approval (2 min) APPROVED
3. Roll Call (1 min)
II) Board (20 min)
a. Welcome to our guests (3 min)
i. : based on Act 0001 the new senators have been approved by the
board, however you can still raise questions or objections if you
have any. Karen is the only person running for representative
freshman but we wanted to have her here to let her see how
student government works. Please, introduce yourselves.
ii. : This is the third semester in student government, I wanted to re
apply because I had a great experience.
iii. : I just graduated and this is my 1 semester at jcu. I got a chance
to understand what student government was from the high
school I attended in Georgia but I could not join it as an exchange
student. This time I really want to get into the heart of university!
iv. : I am a senior, major in international affairs and a minor in
economics and I am planning to be part of student government.
b. New advisor (3 min)
i. Prof Ogle will no longer be our advisor because he is becoming
the new head of department. He suggested Prof Driessen instead.
Mery Merva emailed us, making it official. Senate will be able to
meet him next week.
c. Academic Meeting (3min)
i. We had a meeting last Friday with some professors and dean
Merva. We talked about our academic goals for this year.
We talked about Communication major. Library reserve books.
Apparently it is illegal to have more than 1 copy every 40
students .They understand some books are very expensive but all
Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no
forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died
in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will
remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the
children."
-President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001
they can say is that professors will make
sure to pick not too expensive books. In the
meanwhile we should double check the
law. Or find a way around it. Another idea is
that of using EBooks. We would like to
increase the number of languages taught at
our university. However, they said you
need a certain quorum every many
semester, an on going thing. Anyway if you
are interested in helping us join the
academic committee. They were really nice
and they were looking forward to working to us.
b. (5 min)
a. Kick-off
Tomorrow 8.45pm some of us did the shopping. We are getting
hamburgers that school uses for thanksgiving that are really good.
Money:
Try to put on the Chinese lights. I have a Kick off schedule.
During the kick-off. Grill: Davide and Yumi
Take meet out of bags: Jerelyn and Lucrezia
Veggies: Sandra, lily, Karen
Plating and serving: fillip, valeria,
Order of tables: we print out tickets that say: hot dogs,
cheeseburgers, veggies.
: last year it was very successful. Are you sure this time we will
have enough food?
: well, this time we have120 hamburgers, 120 hot dogs, lots of
veggies, chips, soda..
: timing?
: we can cook hamburgers. Medium.
: the order table?
: who is missing?
: I have therapy at night. Can I skip the set up and come later?
: yes. I do not want people to do nothing around. The veggies, the
meat are going to be prepared before. So that has to do with the set
up. Someone has to pick up the meet at 10am !
Filip and Lily will go.
: new members, send Lucrezia the schedule so that we know when
you have classes.
b. Distribution of Kick-Off Schedule
c. (2 min)
Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no
forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died
in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will
remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the
children."
-President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001
a. Gala: everything is going well. We are selling
tickets and hopefully by next week we will have the
invitations printed. Otherwise we will have to think
a plan B.
III) General Assembly (10 min)
1. Alexandria’s Email (2 min)
a. She decided to resign.
b. Romecoming organization (5 min)
i. : She resigned. Someone else can join
student government. What do we want to
do with her position?
: run a campaign.
: there is no application for senators.
: let’s just take a person from the list that applied.
: this position is not just about being nominated, but elected by
the student body.
: Yes, it represents the entire school since it is a representative
: Ok. Since she was voted in and now she is resigning the only
solution is to leave that spot open until next year’s elections.
Students wanted her, no one else can have her position.
: I agree.
: why cant we have elections now?
: you can motion that to ask to the advisor. I mean, also do you
realize how much work it takes to organize elections?
: second umberto, to ask advisor.
IV) Committees (15minutes)
1. Academic Affairs (5 minutes)
a. : Started by Angelo in order to have a liason among students, professors
and administration. Students that come to the forum give us feedback
and we talk to faculty. We need people to be part of the committee
especially those not afraid of public speaking.
b. :
i. First forum – Thursday Sept 20
ii. : We would like to hear students opinion on orientation week
Feedback! “Welcome back forum.”
2. Electoral Commission (3-5 min)
a. Representatives and VS
3. Community Service (3 minutes)
: no leader. Clean up day. Anyone with a strong community sense that wants to
keep it up becoming the leader? Or will just stick to clean up day.
: we can collaborate with student service
: do we really need it?
Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no
forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died
in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will
remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the
children."
-President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001
: yes, good advertising.
: we could also collaborate with STAND.
: this is not what we are talking about right now.
: Sandra and Alina have good ideas, you should be on this
committee make proposals and we can all vote on that.
a. First Clean-Up - Sundays.
4. Social Events
a. : Everything that has to do with social events.
Publicizing, organizing the idea… a person that
wants to have the school spirit. And sense of
community.
5. ISLC
6. Constitutional Committee
a. : We need a new constitution we cannot keep going against it. Of course
student government has changed and I need someone that helps me
updating the old constitution.
----- Lily: sign up sheet, please at least one. Remember you joined student government to
start getting involved.
V) Task Forces (2 minutes)
VI) Legislation (4 minutes)
1. Act 009 : explaining what legislation acts are. Reading of Act 009.
: who decides the election date?
: electoral committee and advisor- Can anyone notice my mistakes? We did not
sign it. Does anyone want to amend it? Will be written with the date. Motion to
debate:
: second. The board decision?
: it makes the board legitimate. So that newspapers can say whatever they want.
But they must be allowed to write what they want or it will be censorship.
: Who decides time and place?
: electoral committee. And it is already in the constitution.
: what if they schedule it at an impossible time?
: advisors are never bias! They are professors. They make sure the electoral
committee is not trying to help someone and keeping someone outside.
: motion to vote for it as it is now
: Second
In favor: 8
Opposed: Abstaining: 5
APPROVED. And next meeting you will see the signatures and it will be
published.
VI) Open Session (Debates) (10 min)
Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no
forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died
in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will
remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the
children."
-President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001
VII) Closed Session (Voting)
Vote on having a constitutional committee
Favour- 11
Against
Abstain: 1
Motion Approved
Next meeting same time. Email from the committees leaders. For
those that do not have any leader, you have to decide among
yourselves.
Event committee: meeting to discuss romecoming.
: motion to adjourn the meeting.
All second.
IX) Adjournment