“Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ~Abraham Lincoln JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNMENT GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION X November 6th, 2012 I) Introduction: (3 min) 1. Lily (1 min) Minute Approval (Valeria) (2 min) 2. Roll Call (Valeria) (1 min) II) Board (20 min) a. Soccer Proposal (4 min) i. : Sporting events are the basis of community, and supporting our team is an example of creating community. SG would have to be “the voice” and promote the game blu wearing school colors (blu or white T-shirts). Athletics will get 50 TShirts. They could through scarves out to the students. ii. : prior-to-game activity could turn out into absence at the game iii. : if we have enough buses to take everybody from the dinner to the game it is not a problem. If we give out more water bottles or 15 free ice creams iv. : we can make this a yearly tradition for the first game of the season v. : we could do it every semester vi. : let’s do it for volleyball as well vii. : let’s do it for all sporting events : motion to vote ; second b. Bring back Halloween Decorations ASAP (2 min) i. : not everyone from SG participated, however Halloween decorations need to be brought back to Tiber. ii. We will take the decorations from Guarini to Tiber c. Booklets to Kathy (1 min) i. : booklets have been brought to Kathy Nov 6, 1913 = Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa. Nov 6, 1944= Plutonium is first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility and subsequently used in the Fat Man atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Nov 6, 1962= the United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation. “Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ~Abraham Lincoln d. Reflection 2. (4 min) a. Q&A postponed 3. (2 min) a. Gala Bill i. : the gala cost $19,796.50. ii. : university is paying for singer and photographer : please provide spreadsheet of expenses (school and SG) so it could be helpful for next year iii. 4. (2 minutes) a. Halloween Event Turn out i. : turned out well ii. : made over 200euros iii. : between 70 and 90 people showed up. Had enough food and club collaboration was great.We did not the whole 500euros we had budgeted. We spent around 300euros which was good. iv. : will the report be done by all the clubs or by SG? v. : let’s just do it ourselves vi. : send out email to club and take consensus from their responses to draft report (task by Tuesday Nov 13) III) General Assembly (5 min) a. Fall Break Proposal Update (deadline, Nov 13th) IV) TASK Forces (10min) 1. Writing Center Task Force (5 min) a. Update () i. : appointment with Keenan on Thursday; ii. : focus on appointments to be made in writing lab and having a calendar so students see which spots are available. iii. : If Keenan does want to open WL on fridays we could have a trial to see how it turns out iv. : every school has writing centers and it should be opened anyways as we are paying for a Nov 6, 1913 = Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa. Nov 6, 1944= Plutonium is first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility and subsequently used in the Fat Man atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Nov 6, 1962= the United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation. “Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ~Abraham Lincoln service ; we could try a trial during midterms and finals. It should be available 2. Registrar Task Force (3 min) a. Emails Problem () i. : we spoke to Anna. She recognized that everything was messed up. Next semester they hope there will be more time. Carmen leaving created problems. ii. : these issues were present even before Carmen had left. iii. : we need the calendar because next semester we have the graduation ceremony iv. : we have calendars for various reasons, so when an email is sent three days before an audit it creates confusion. Setting a date could be more organized v. : calendar could help advisors as well vi. : errors do happen, so let’s be diplomatic vii. : has registrar ever considered online registration? : investing in web registration was considered but it is not possible now viii. ix. : we should extend online registration to DS because of timing with the registrar x. : we should encourage the calendar issue as it would benefit the senior class as a whole. Online registration would be beneficial for freshmen and abroad students as well. Software issue (and cost) should be directed to Giummarra xi. : let’s talk to Registrar first and then bring it to Giummarra xii. : Carmen being absent could be detrimental to our meeting with registrar xiii. V) Committees (25minutes) 1. Academic Affairs a. : Discussion about the Q&A i. Dean of Students Nov 6, 1913 = Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa. Nov 6, 1944= Plutonium is first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility and subsequently used in the Fat Man atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Nov 6, 1962= the United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation. “Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ~Abraham Lincoln 1. : dean of students handles sensitivity issues that go on in the university; dean of students would provide support us as student organizations when it comes to proposals. 2. : we could give the role to someone of faculty 3. : Harris and Govero are associates as well 4. : Lanzone used to sign all of our events request forms and he played part of the role of dean of students 5. : being involved and managing logistics is different from being dean of students. Pilar does not have the necessary background to be dean of students. We have faculty that has a good background for the role 6. : the issue is not going to the finance office; it’s about having a proper system, and it seems like the system is not working now 7. : with MUN we do everything with the finance office; we never deal with Pilar 8. : Special Events has to receive our proposals before approving our proposal, telling us everything regarding the logistics, which have nothing to do with either Stefano or Giummarra 9. : Special Events also has to tell Eva (in charge of cafeteria), which never happens 10. : dean of students is like a figure that supports students, who needs to be understanding and adaptable to what students want 11. : it is difficult here because Dean Merva is in charge of everything, not only of students; it is intimidating. It is conflicting Nov 6, 1913 = Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa. Nov 6, 1944= Plutonium is first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility and subsequently used in the Fat Man atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Nov 6, 1962= the United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation. “Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ~Abraham Lincoln 12. : it is a lot of work on her and it should not be all on her, because the system will eventually break down 13. : it is a very delicate situation 14. : we should let Q+A pass now and think about the issues to bring up at the Q+A. 15. : will we have a say in who needs to be the dean of students? 16. : we should voice our opinion 17. : they have to make the ultimate decision; the administration is not going to let us choose 18. : academic committee should be focuses on this issue and see what the dean of students entails as a job; we have to have our own framework on this 19. : I don’t believe students have the right to come up with names or professors; wee role should list some factors instead 20. : we could come up with a list of qualities and narrow it down to the right people 21. : we could consider assistant deans for the role 22. : we shouldn’t name the people to choose because we don’t know what the administration knows when it comes to hiring someone. We can list what we need the dean of students to do 23. : we don’t have the power to choose; we can strongly recommend a dean of student as SG, having talked about it in our meetings. Let’s work withe the administration in a civilized manner 24. : we could talk about it during the forums for further feedback from students before bringing the issue up to the Q+A 25. : Sg members better now faculty and administration members Nov 6, 1913 = Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa. Nov 6, 1944= Plutonium is first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility and subsequently used in the Fat Man atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Nov 6, 1962= the United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation. “Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ~Abraham Lincoln 26. : we need to get the students’ momentum and inform who is unaware of what a dean of students is 27. : maybe we should ask the Dean or whoever it concerns if they want to recommend someone for the role 28. : it is a matter of putting the right person in the right position 29. : academic committee is going to take care of this 2. ISLC a. (5 min) i. American university of Central Asia 1. two representatives ii. American University of Armenia 1. interested in coming; has a lot to due with the cost. Dean Merva is looking into getting housing for the students iii. American University in Bulgaria 1. 2 representatives probably iv. Morocco 1. 2 of them are still in SG v. International Phone Call 1. We have it; will talk about it tomorrow VI) Open Session (Debates) VII) Closed Session (Voting) *If we are going to pass the “Promote the jCU Spirit & Community Building proposal”: FOR: 9 AGAINST: 1 ABSTAIN: 1 motion carries IX) Adjournment: 21:34 Nov 6, 1913 = Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa. Nov 6, 1944= Plutonium is first produced at the Hanford Atomic Facility and subsequently used in the Fat Man atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. Nov 6, 1962= the United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning South Africa's racist apartheid policies and calls for all UN member states to cease military and economic relations with the nation.