Minutes of the Los Medanos College
Associated Student
Senate Meeting
Date:
Monday, November 3, 2014
Place:
Los Medanos College- Library Community Room 106
2700 East Leland Road
Pittsburg, CA 94565-5107
Chair:
President Gary Walker
Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 1:10 pm
Roll Call:
Present
President Gary Walker
Vice President Candice Tidwell*
Treasurer G. Lopez-Thomas*
Senator: Brianna Klipp*
Seantor: Diona Shelbourne*
Senator: Justin Simon*
Senator: Sable Horton*
Senator: Cleashaun Hill*
Advisor D. Lawrence
*Voting board members
Quorum:
Those present constitute a quorum.
Absent
Tardy
2. Approve Agenda Monday, November 3, 2014
Move to approve agenda for November 3, 2014
Motion: Diona Shelbourne
Second: Justin Simon
Unanimous
Motion to approve the minutes of October 27, 2014 with the corrections of editing the first bullet
in Gary Walkers report.
Motion: Diona Shelbourne
Second: Sable Horton
Unanimous
3.Public Comment

Joy Osiuhwu:
Here to observe the senate for a field study project. Mr. Clarks Political Science class.
 Darren Meeks:
Here to observe an AS meeting to see if it sparks interest.
 Lissette Urbina:
Student Journalist- here to cover the meeting.
4.Officers and Senators Reports/Updates
Cleashaun Hill:
 No report
Gilbert Lopez Thomas:
 The budget is now updated and the current budget is about $99,000
 Line item 7 still needs the debate team funding taken away.
Diona Shelbourne:
 Went to the Dig Pink Volleyball Game it was pretty cool, very decorated.
 Also went to the last event for Anti-Bullying Month, the spoken word event was
successful.
Sable Horton:
 Attended the Human Library Event, Dig Pink Volleyball Game and The Day of the Dead
festival.
Justin Simon:
 No Report
Gary Walker:
 Went to the Human Library which was really fun and successful, checked out two books
and it was great to see how many people showed up.
 There were passionate students at the Spoken Word event for Anti-Bullying Month.
 Pink Game is fun, there was a referee issue but overall a good turnout.
 Went to downtown Pittsburg and met up with business leaders about “Rent” and made
connections. Actually met a historian and found out that there was nothing about Los
Medanos College in the Museum
 Had the 1st meeting to the Veterans Appreciation Dinner - Came out with great ideas,
November 17 at 11am they will have their first test meeting. Thinking of Veterans
Appreciation Dinner around February 6th.
Brianna Klipp:
 The public debate at Pittsburg City Hall went well; there was a lot of interaction with the
audience.
 Attended the Spoken Word event for Anti-Bullying Month and it was really interesting to
see all the passionate speakers
 Went to some of the Dig Pink Game
Candice Tidwell
 No Report
5. Advisor Report
D.Lawrence
 Next Tuesday from 11am-1pm there will be an annual Soup Cookoff, the last day to
register is tomorrow at 5.
 The Lady Mustangs did will the Pink Volleyball Game
 College Scholarship Workshops will happen this Wednesday in the CORE
 Blood Drive, Wednesday 11/12 from 10AM-3PM in L109, donors will receive a ticket to
six flags discovery kingdom
 There is a Soccer Pink came this Thursday November 6th from 4pm-6pm, there will be
cancer awareness t-shirts and free hotdogs.
 There Student Life Office and the English Department is coordinating an event to have
Brian Copeland preform his one man show “ Not a Genuine Black Man”
 Saturday November 15th is Philanthropy Day- filling out thank you note cards for donors
on campus, there will be a set up in the student life office.
 Los Medanos College 40th Anniversary- March 21st from 10am-3pm
6. Theater Dept. Update with Professor Nick Garcia
 There will be at least 20 different types of posters, each character will have its own spot
on a poster.
 The flyers being distributed will be the first wave of flyers there will be many to come
 Ticket count is due by Tuesday
 T-Shirt ideas for t-shirts to give away after the play.
7. GA Continuation
 The rooms for GA are sold out.
 There people who are registered to come are 4 people LMCAS, 1 delegate and 3 students.
 There is 1 king sized bed and 1 roll away bed.
 There are 2 rooms, one for the ladies and another for the gentlemen.
 Candice Tidwell is not able to attend GA because of an exam
 Diona Shelbourne: Expense wise and for the room situation, only people that haven’t
been to GA should go.
 Early Bird Registration is $235 per registration and $140 for the delegate, and now the
price is $285 for registration for each additional student.
 2 additional people will be added for registration for GA, in total there will be 6 people
from LMCAS.
 The GA Program is available.
8. National Philanthropy Day
 Philanthropy Day is on November 15, 2014
 It would be great if LMCAS could participate.
 There will be a set up in student life
9. Supporting Veterans Strategy
 There are about 300 Students at LMC are identified as a veteran.
 Under represented population.
 There are also blue star families at LMC that should be a part of the event.
 They will send out post cards to all the registered veterans on campus.
 February 6, 201-is an estimated date for the dinner.
 Brianna Klipp: There should be a campaign to let people know about the event.
10. National Bullying Month Update
 Wrapped up National Anti-Bullying Month
 The Spoken Word event was going to be canceled because the turn of the event was less
than expected but then people started to want to be a part of the Spoken Word event.
 The events could have been bigger but someone learned something and as long as
someone was affected in a positive way the events were successful.
11. March in March
 Briana Klipp: Experienced the event to be very unorganized
 Diona Shelbourne: In the region they were talking about March in March and they were
wondering if LMC was going to have a March in March
-There is an advocacy conference prior to March in March
-March in March is very empowering
-It’s actually a leadership conference in Sacramento
12. Business Card Update
 There hasn’t been any feedback from the company making the cards
13. Retreat Ideas & Budget
 Table topics until next meeting
14. Historians Update
 The historian will keep track of things that LMCAS is doing.
 The historian will provide more than just visual minutes.
 The Honors Program has student historians.
15. Photo Shoot
 Photoshoot from 2:30-3:00 with cardigans, t-shirts, and name badges
16. Adjournment
The meeting held on November 3rd 2014 is adjourned at 2:08pm