University Affairs Committee Meeting
June 4th, 2012
John Sapp Conference Room 5:30 PM
Chairwoman: Monica Bowman
I.
II.
Call to Order
Sen. Bowman calls meeting to order at 5:29 pm.
Roll Call – Samantha Delgado
Quorum is established with 4 voting members.
III.
Approval of Minutes
First meeting, so no minutes to be approved.
IV.
Approval of Agenda
Motion from Sen. Fountain to strike the approval of minutes.
Motion from Sen. Fountain to approve agenda as amended.
V.
Chairwoman Report and Remarks- sgauac@unf.edu
The purpose for these meetings is for all committee members to express ideas.
VI.
Director of Governmental Affair’s Report
Director’s position entails communicating to all committee members the positions
in legislation. If you have any questions about Florida legislation, let Director knowshe has all the information. Not much has changed. At national level, tracking the
student’s interest rates of subsidized student loans. Most have failed but have
produced more bills. Will report back with updates. Fee will either increase or stay
the same.
VII.
Guest Speakers
None
VIII.
Student Remarks
None
IX.
Old Business
None
X.
New Business
1. Committee Discussion
Discussion geared towards committee member’s goals.
Motion from Sen. Fountain to open the floor for committee discussion.
Sen. Fountain- Loves the idea of this committee. Can be used for good
communication with UWCs.
Sen. Ramirez- How is it we can gain info from a UWC?
Sen. Bowman- Will each be assigned to meetings; you will take notes and
report them back to me.
Sen. Fountain- The notes that our committee members are taking- are
those notes for only our committee or to be shared with the organization
as well?
Sen. Bowman- The notes you take are just for us.
Sen. Ramirez- What should the notes consist of?
Sen. Bowman- Cannot discuss every detail of the meetings because they
are private but just a brief outline.
Sen. Fountain- Is there a penalty for if a member does not report back
notes?
Sen. Bowman- There will be some type of penalty. Would like to add that
to Title 13.
Sen. Ramirez- Goal is emphasis on technology. H Drive is not available in
the computer lab.
Sen.- Goal to build good relationships and have good communication
between various groups.
Sen. Fountain- UWC fairly inactive during summer. Therefore we should
find out as much as possible over the summer to familiarize ourselves.
Sen. Bowman- Agree. Summer is perfect time for that.
Pres. Varshovi- Goals for Senate to become more familiar with these
groups and also take action on the things that negatively affect the
students or help to benefit the students more. Also to represent SG well
and have accountability for ourselves.
Att. Gen. Turner- See benefit in a single scantron system. Students who
are less involved care about the simple things and this would be helpful
to them.
Sen. Bowman- list of what to uphold on when a part of this committee:
1. Attendance – penalties for not showing. Notify if cannot make the time
so can be removed for the semester and hopefully be available in the
spring.
2. Bylaws – get most updated version and review. Not all have bylaws so
need to know outline of how committee operates.
3. Make sure you take notes and send to chairwomen. Not word of
mouth, this doesn’t always get back.
4. Dress code- dress well when attending other meetings. Don’t wear
Greek letters or athletic shirts. You are representing SG.
5. Engage in discussion and asking questions during these meetings are
vital. Need to be proactive and speaking out.
Motion from Sen. Fountain to close discussion. Second. No objections.
Moved.
XI.
Announcements
1. The next regularly scheduled Senate Meeting will be June 11th, 2012
XII.
Final Roll Call – Samantha Delgado
Quorum is reestablished with 4 voting members.
XIII.
Adjournment
Sen. Bowman adjourns the meeting at 5:51 pm.