SAC Minutes
September 6th, 2013 3:00pm
I.
Call to Order
Meeting called to order at 3:20 pm.
II.
Roll Call
No quorum is established with 2 voting members.
III.
Approval of Minutes
Tabled to next meeting.
IV.
Approval of Agenda
Tabled to next meeting; discussion will continue.
V.
Guest Speakers
a. Student Government Student Advocate Alin Cepoi
Chairman Cepoi – Student advocate. Few announcements. Working on 2 academic appeals.
Both are working on syllabus issues. Because of ambiguity on the syllabus students may
receive higher grades than they actually deserve. Second topic is scholarships; all are online
except the decentralized scholarships, like the women center. I promote the scholarships. Last
but not least, we’ve talked about Pita Pit. I totally support this idea of having it on campus;
it’s a different restaurant. In regards to voting online I believe that we should have students
make it mandatory, and put a hold on their account until they vote. I’ve always been a
supporter of having questions online. Not sure if it’s legal or not, but it’s the idea to have
more people vote.
Agree. That way we can have all people online. We can get more physical copies.
Chairman Cepoi – These are all related to students, they should be voted. Nick Tillem was on
the University Committee but he is no longer with us so Aaron Anderson will replace him.
b. Student Government Treasurer Joe Turner
Treasurer Turner - Asked to come here today by your chairman and present and idea to you.
That idea is to conduct a monthly round-table event, on an alternate 2 week schedule from
Osprey Voice. We’d be discussing different issues each week. Can use all locations,
ballrooms, green, flagpole; see who runs with it. This way we can get an idea to see where
students’ priorities lie.
Sen. Anderson – I liked it not only for topics that are general but to follow up on Osprey
Voices and get a little bit more feedback. This way we’re not voting on Osprey Voice
questions at every committee that we have. We’d be alternating between a round table open
discussion forums.
VI.
Chair Report
Sen. Anderson – We’re trying to keep the signs that we’ve put up, as there is not official sign
policy. I have to change the slips of paper; if anyone would like to help me after the meeting,
I would greatly appreciate. It’s to advertise the next general senate meeting.
VII.
Old Business
VIII.
New Business Tabled to next meeting; discussion will continue.
a. Discuss Possible Changes to In-person Osprey Voice
Sen. Anderson – Our attorney general and pro-tempore like having a uniform and group
outing of when the senators do Osprey Voice. We’d do it maybe a few different times on
that Tuesday or Wednesday, or throughout that week, either with Osprey Voice t-shirts or
your Senate polos, which will be in soon.
Sen. Reich – When we go out in a group we get a lot of the same results. I strive for 50
when I do mine to get as many varying results as possible to get a good cross-section. We
may not want to give them the temptation for all the senators to mark the same answers
for the survey. I think it would be easier and more fun for the senators, but it would get a
better cross-section to do it individually at different times of the week.
Sen. Anderson – We are moving speedily ahead to have more elections in an online
aspect. According to President Brady it’s a great idea to use that same platform for
Osprey Voice.
Chairman Cepoi – Where would this be available?
Sen. Anderson – To my knowledge it would be very easily accessible to all students;
located on a myWings tab.
b. Discuss Possible Roundtable (a two (2) day event in which Senators engage the
student body on various issues of student concern) Issues/Topics.
Sen. Anderson – We would do one on Wednesdays. Senator Antworth will be doing
Market Days trying to attract senators to fill the vacant positions and inform them about
the elections and appointments process. I would like to see a volunteer sign up to hand
out left over finals frenzy scantrons, mints, pencils, green books, and have people fill out
Osprey Voice. To get more than one person there and get Osprey Voices filled out. It
would also be nice to have different tables and different senators throughout campus. It’s
a passive way to get people to join, but the giveaways could help. It’s something
obviously we’ll discuss with a fuller meeting, representation of senators.
What would we be doing?
Sen. Anderson – It’s very open. You get a panel of students/outside speakers to talk about
topics that are relevant to students and you have the senators collect the information.
Again, the idea of being in SAC is that you are liaison between student government and
students. We want to relate any issues going on between the two.
Do we have the topics?
Treasurer Turner – When Megan Jones originally came up with the idea, it was supposed
to be around the same time as elections so students’ minds are already on SG, and getting
them engaged in SG; getting their reaction and initial thoughts from the election. I think
it’s a good time to get good feedback and the natural excitement from an election.
Sen. Anderson - The topics we’d like to have in our next round table are the things that
are voted on by students, whether it’s new parties or anything else going on in the
elections. We’d have parts of different branches come up with ideas for the things voted
on.
c. Vote on Osprey Voice questions:
i. During your time at UNF has your experience/interaction with Academic
Advising had a positive or negative impact on your educational experience?
Please explain.
ii. During your time at UNF has your experience/interaction with One Stop had a
positive or negative impact on your educational experience? Please explain.
iii. Would you support a Pita Pit in the new Clubhouse building, between The
Villages and The Cove? If not, what food vendor would
Vice President Namen – Essentially the main focus was to put out
something there that’s different from the variety we have on campus.
When we heard they wanted a Chartwells there the members quickly
reacted and wanted to do something about it. As you remember President
Fassi asked the senate, which they wanted, and the senate unanimously
decided on something outside of Chartwells. Pita Pit really jumped out at
us immediately; it provides a cuisine that is not on this campus –
Mediterranean food. It’s a healthy option with different options within it:
meat lovers, vegetarian, vegan, gluten free. It’s something that is
growing in Jacksonville that started at the beaches and is now also
downtown. They’re extremely excited to come to campus. We wanted to
propose it to you guys and see what you guys think and we wanted to
confirm it with an Osprey Voice.
Where would it be?
Vice President Namen – It would be in the new club house by the Osprey
Coves and the Village. Myself, Dr. Gonzalez and President Fassi went to
pita pit to taste the food and see the design set up. It matches up really
well, the design itself, with the way the club house is set up. Despite the
normal day options, they have a little sliding door where you can come
up there and order right then. They want something with easy access
extremely late at night at any time.
How late will the clubhouse be open?
Vice President Namen - The target is 24/7. It would probably start a little
shorter than that to see how it would fit with the students. Including pita
pit.
Chairman Cepoi - When would the project start? Pita pit?
Vice President Namen - As soon as we get a lot of traction with it. If the
students want and vote for it we’ll push for it. The project has already
begun. The space is already being built; equipment has been ordered for
the space. I’m sure we can move fast. Fortunately for us the equipment
Chartwells already bought will work for any vendor.
IX.
X.
XI.
Announcements
a. The next regularly scheduled Senate meeting will be on September 13th at 1:00 pm.
b. The next regularly scheduled Student Advocacy Meeting will be on September 20th at
3:00pm.
Roll call
Re-established with 2 members.
Adjournment
Meeting is adjourned at 3:50 pm