KALAMAZOO COLLEGE STUDENT COMMISSION
COMMISSION ASSEMBLY MINUTES
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15th, 2012—9:00 PM
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Call to Order (Bianca):
a. Called to order at 9:02pm.
Roll Call (Ian):
a. Missing Shadae.
Approval of the Minutes
a. Motion by Wyatt, Second by Laura to Approve the Minutes. Motion carries. Minutes approved.
Adoption of Agenda
a. Motion by Alex, Second by Sam Wolfe to Adopt the Agenda. Motion passes. Agenda adopted.
First Committee Report
a. Financial Policies Committee (Cameron):
i. Cameron: Three things were approved yesterday. 1) Autism Awareness: $310 for annual
event that bring in kids. Movie rights to Chimpanzee for local autistic kids to watch, with
snacks. This is one of the few groups we do food for, because it motivates the kids to pay
attention. 2) SHAG: $27.33 for SHAG supplies to organize their locker. SHAG and
POWER: $95 to buy magnets that will feature numbers for people to call for help. There
is $20,000 left for the quarter as of now.
ii. Bianca: There is nothing to vote on. This will be a quick meeting.
First Public Comment
a. No Public Comment.
Executive Reports
a. Bianca (President):
i. Bianca: Board of Trustee Committee Meetings this Friday and Saturday. Committees
meeting with one StuComm representative each on Friday. Five meetings, three filled
already. We would like to fill the other two meetings for Finance and Academic Affairs.
Would anyone like to go to them? There will be about 20 Board of Trustee members at
each meeting.
1. Lauren: I’ll go to Academic Affairs.
2. Kelly: I’ll go to Finance.
3. Alex: We’ll give you the low-down on Trustee events.
4. Bianca: Please dress formerly.
ii. Bianca: Ian, Sam Wolfe, and I went to Kalamazoo City Commission Meeting today a few
hours ago. We talked about K’s involvement in the community.
iii. Bianca: “Let’s talk about race baby!” event is this week. This Wednesday 5-8pm in the
banquet hall. Shadae wanted me to make an announcement. StuComm is cosponsoring,
so it’s really important that we get attendance. Email Shadae to RSVP. I can’t stay the
full three hours, but that’s okay. Do as much as you can. It’s a really good event. It’s a
really good thing to attend.
b. Darwin (Vice President):
i. Darwin: We’re not getting a lot of committee reports and that says to me that either
committees are not getting too much done or aren’t meeting. If you haven’t met, please
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meet. We have these committees for a reason. We want to cover student affairs on all
fronts. Please send me your committee meeting times.
ii. Darwin: As a side note, I know people use laptops here. Two years ago, you couldn’t.
Now, try not to be on Facebook. That says to us that you’re not present at the meeting.
Something that we’re talking about might not be the most exciting thing in the world, but
when you’re here, you’re here.
c. Cameron (Secretary of Finance)
i. No report.
d. Katherine (Secretary of Communications)
i. Katherine: Sweaters. Scheduled to be in on the 17th. Hopefully we’ll get them in time for
Homecoming. You can pick them up with Alex in Trowbridge any time after 7pm on
Thursday the 18th. I can post directions on the Facebook group.
1. Alex: My phone number is one the Facebook group.
2. Bianca: If you don’t have your sweaters, it’ll be really nice to have those for
Homecoming. It’ll be great to show that you’re part of StuComm.
ii. Katherine: I just wanted to say that we have been graced with the opportunity to become
a Homecoming volunteer. I’ve been sad at the level of enthusiasm. Please sign up.
1. Alex: It’s fun and it’s mandatory.
2. Katherine: You’ll get to see everybody. Here’s to StuComm. Please sign up.
iii. Lauren: What is the Thursday event that I signed up for?
1. Darwin: Show up early and they’ll give you the low down. The Google Doc that
we filled out before were for weekday activities. We did great with that. That’s
awesome. For Saturday, we need so many volunteers for the Homecoming dance,
to set up throughout the day and to help out throughout the event. It’s pretty
mandatory. We’re cosponsoring the event. We should be on the forefront of
making things run smoothly.
iv. Laura: If I’m volunteering for the 1-2:30pm shift on Saturday, does that count?
1. Darwin: Yes.
v. Wyatt: We really need people to work check in at the dance. If nobody does it, we don’t
have a dance.
1. Darwin: We want a $10,000 event to run smoothly. Please take up what you can.
2. Alex: Everyone should sign up.
3. Darwin: We expect to see everyone’s names. We poured a lot of resources in this.
e. Alex (Secretary of Student Affairs)
i. No report.
f. Ian (Secretary of Records)
i. Ian: We settled all election stuff last week, so no report.
Committee Reports
a. Homecoming Committee (Darwin):
i. Alex: We wanted to give you guys a rundown of what Homecoming Day will look like,
Saturday. There’s a lunch from 11am-1pm on the Quad. There will be live music, spirit
activities. Meal swipes are good for that, or $6. Field dedication at 1:15pm by the new
Field House. That’s the official dedication. There will be special drummers at the event.
There will be 2,000 cupcakes, as well. There is a Homecoming football game versus
Hope at 2pm. Unless you are volunteering at that time, I would sincerely hope that you
come. Dance is 9-12pm. You will not be let in after 10:30pm.
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ii. Darwin: Free Homecoming t-shirts for all volunteers.
1. Wyatt: AT the end of your shift.
iii. Darwin: The first people at the game will also get t-shirts. The first 100.
iv. Alex: In general, Homecoming has historically been a thing for alumni, that’s in the
nature of the event. The fact that nothing used to happen for students didn’t sit well with
all of us. Take a look at all the emails that you’ve gotten over the past week about
Homecoming. Enjoy Homecoming.
v. Wyatt: The t-shirts on game day are different. They’re actually long-sleeve t-shirts.
Available to the first 100 fans.
vi. Lauren: On Homecoming, is it true that if you go there you get a ticket to win a car?
1. Darwin: It’s to get a one-year lease on a car. If you are chosen, you have to kick a
40-yard field goal. If you do it, you win the lease.
2. Wyatt: It’s a truck, not a car.
b. Community Council (Ben):
i. Ben: It’s the K-Plans 50th anniversary. They were wondering if we had ideas about how
to celebrate it. If anyone has any ideas, please talk to me after the meeting. We need to
draw attention to the anniversary.
Old and New Business
a. Josh: Business and Athletics Committees, stay after.
Second Public Comment
a. Kelsey Donk: Is there a place where students can find a schedule for Homecoming?
b. Alex: Yes, on the OSI website, under events.
Good of the Order
a. No Good of the Order.
Adjournment
a. Motion by Cameron, Second by Katherine to Adjourn. Motion carries. Meeting adjourned.
b. Adjourned at 9:20pm.
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