Student Government Association
1st Legacy Session
General Assembly- September 2, 2014
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IV.
V.
Call to Order
Opening Prayer / Moment of Silence
Roll Call
Previous Meeting Minutes Approval
Guests/Administrators/Departments
 Alumni – Steve Hemphill
• Public Relations - Kayla Rice
Light The Way Workdays
Saturday, September 13th, 9am – 12pm (Marian Hall)
Wednesday, September 24th, 5:30pm – 8:30pm (Marian Hall)
VI. Officer Reports
President1) Summer 2014
a. Four Executive Council (EC) officers appointed, Affordable Care Act (ACA)
and UIW policies forced the Director of Public Relations and Treasurer to resign
(Attorney General resigned due to other reasons). The DPR, AG, and Treasurer
have been replaced.
b. Summer retreat taken to BU and SMU
2) June 2014 Board of Trustees Meeting
a. Medical still on track to open in August 2016
b. Endowment at all time high
c. Fine Arts/Auditorium still under construction
d. UIW needs a 'majestic' area on campus, right now all we have is Dubuis
Lawn
e. Enrollment is slightly down
3) Athletics
a. DI Strategic Planning is breaking up into seven subcommittees
b. SGA will be partnering with athletics to to giveaways and tailgates
c. Spring semester SGA will work on taking students to Notre Dame Classic at
Wolff Stadium
4) Sustainability Committee
a. Working on website
b. Student Center Greening plan meeting on 8/24
c. Waste Management numbers are being reported, work on getting monthly
reports
d. AAHSE conference in October (10/26 - 29), can SGA send a few students?
e. Green Space Alliance Gala (10/16), UIW may get a table
f. Grants being worked on (Kreskie, GSA, Spurs, EPN)
h. Community Garden is going well, sites at Ella Austin and Carroll Head Start
are operational
i. Headwaters workdays are still going well
j. Office of Sustainability Proposal will go into 2015-16 budget process
k. Legacy Fund will work with admin
l. B-cycle station may be coming to UIW with help of admin and SGA, one
station granted, buy another station for $65,000
5) Student Engagement Center
a. Meeting with sustainability to discuss greening plans
b. Sell of Watson building will determine building timeline (Sell in fall '14, begin
construction in mid 2015. sell later, then construction pushed back 1 year)
6) Earth Month Committee
a. Meeting on 9/12
7) Development
a. "Feed The Pig" student fundraising underway. A student fundraising
committee is being created, possible brick campaign starting in spring
8) Sisters
a. Have semesterly events with SGA
b. EC may travel to Mexico City campus is Spring
9) HEB School of Business
a. Possibility of increasing business plan competition prizes
b. increase financial literacy of students (loans, cars, houses, credit, etc.)
10) European Study Center
a. SGA is planning to help promote the ESC, may be able to send President
and additional student to Germany after finals in fall.
Vice PresidentMy officer report is based on the University Mission Committee meeting because
the Development Board hasn't met yet. In the meeting we discussed how can we
present the mission and the core values in a manner that would both be seen but
not overwhelm students. Joseph Lopez of Communication Arts drafted a poster
that we could frame in the school. The poster has the core values; Truth,
Education, Service, Faith, and Innovation. Each core value has separate box and
under the core value is the school's definition. The UMM has come up with the
idea of framing the core value in the main entrances of every building and for the
description, every department will write what the core value means to them and
how do they follow it.
SecretaryAll General Assembly minuetes will be posted on the student government
website as well as on org sync!
ParliamentarianCommittee has not met
TreasurerCommittee has not met
Chief of StaffThe University planning commission (UPC) retreat took place from Thursday
August 17 to Sunday August 10th at the Purple Sage Ranch in Bandera, Texas. I
represented the students and the SGA at the said retreat. Here are the important
things that were discussed;
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The University of the Incarnate Word, as of this moment has,
1. $20,000 000 in reserves.
2. $10,000 000 in net reserves
3. $3,000 000 set aside for the School of Osteopathic Medicine
4. $700, 000 set aside for the construction of the medical school
5. $2.600 000 set aside for the construction of the Professional Golf
Management building on the plot next to the Republic Golf Course
6. $1000 000 set aside to begin the construction of the Student
Engagement Center, which everything being equal, will begin in
March of 2015.
7. It is expected that by 2018, UIW will have an ending reserve of $22,
7000 000.
8. It should also be noted that the sale of the Watson building across
the street is essential in order for the construction of the new
student engagement center to begin. According to the university
president Dr. Lou Agnese, the sale of the building will bring in about
$6,217,000 which will go the construction of the student
engagement center which is slated to being in March of 2015. In
the case that the Watson building is not sold, the construction of the
student engagement center shall be pushed back a year to March
of 2016.
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Current Enrolment at UIW is:
1. 7527 students overall. This number reflects just the enrolment
numbers of the San Antonio campus.
2. 4305 fulltime undergraduate students.
3. 917 First time freshman students
4. 227 Transfer students
5. There was a 53% increase in the number of faculty led international
trips for our students
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Projected tuition rates for the next few years are as follows:
1. 2014/2015 = $25,750/year
2. 2015/2016= $26,770/ year
3. 2016/2017= $27,841/ year
4. 2017/2018= $28,955/ year
Note: It should be noted that these are just tuition rates and does
not include fees. It is reasonable to think that as the tuition rates
increase, fees are also going to increase. There is the possibility
that by 2018, students might be paying something in the
neighborhood of $40,000 and up per year for tuition and fees at
UIW. According to the administration, the good news is they are
looking to increase financial aid and other university based
scholarships.
5. I suggested that in order to help families send their kids to UIW,
and to make sure they stay in UIW for at least all four years and
graduate within four years, the university should consider
introducing a “buy one get 25% off the second.” That is, if a family
has a child at UIW, that child pays the full tuition, if that family
sends their second kid to UIW, that second kid gets 25% off tuition.
When that first kid graduates within four years, the second kid gets
another 25% off tuition for his/her junior or/and senior year. This will
help create a relationship with families and the university, thereby
helping with retention and higher four year graduation rates. The
members of the commission seemed to like the idea and Dr.
Agnese commented that it was a good idea and that he will think
about it.
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The acceptance rate at UIW right now is in the neighborhood of 95% and
graduation rate is at 19%. According to Dr. David Jurenovich, it is the
university’s goal to have a graduation rate of 80% by the year 2020.
The University has also be declared #1 in the graduation of Hispanics in
the United States
According Mrs. Cynthia Escamilla, the General Counsel for the University
of the Incarnate Word,
1. The Cameron Redus lawsuit against UIW is in a federal
court, but the plaintiffs (Redus Family) want the case settled
in a Texas state court.
2. At the time of Mrs. Escamilla’s briefing, and prior to suit, the
attorneys of the defendants and the plaintiffs had discussed
settlements.
3. The case could likely take a number of years to get resolved
4. The criminal case is being investigated by the District
Attorney’s office, as is customary in police office shootings.
5. There was an internal review, which is not yet completed
because the university is not privy to many facts and expert
analyses about the case that is known only to the Texas
Rangers, and Alamo Heights Police Department and the
DA’s office. The facts and expert opinions, which the
university is not privy to, are needed to reach a definitive
conclusion as to what really happened. Therefore, it will be
prudent that we all withhold judgment as to who was in the
right and who was in the wrong until the official investigation
is released by the proper authorities investigating the
unfortunate incident.
6. Mrs. Escamilla also encouraged the community to
appreciate that the Redus incident has not been hard only
on the students, their families and the faculty and staff of
UIW; it has also been hard on the campus police
department. They have felt alienated, disrespected etc. Dr.
Denise Doyle the Chancellor encouraged all to reach out to
the police officers because they are members of our
community as well.
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Mr. Douglas Endsley, the Vice President of Business and Finance
reported that:
1. There have been some personnel changes that the campus police
department. Among the changes made, is the chief of police. Chief
Colunga is no longer the chief, but he is still an office of the campus
police. The new chief is Mr. Robert Chavez.
2. There are also some vacancies in the Campus Police Department
(CPD). Mr. Ainsley is in contract with a security firm Allied Barton to
temporarily fill in the vacant slots while the university takes its time
to hire well qualified police officers. I think the idea is, the university
takes the issue of security very seriously and so they do not want to
be in a hurry to hire just anybody as campus police, they want
make sure they find and hire the right people for the right positions.
It is also advised that we the students give the same cordial
treatment accorded to our regular campus police to the security
officers from Allied Barton, as they are going to be members of our
community for a while.
3. During the meeting, I mentioned to the commission that a number
of students including myself have complained that the campus
police trucks are a little too big for our campus roads and well, just
too big. Mr. Endsley as well as other administrators admitted that
indeed the trucks are quite big. Mr. Endsley explained that they did
not realize how big the trucks were, especially when put on our
campus. He said he was looking for other uses for the trucks, at
which time they will be substituted for regular size police cars, until
then, we are just going to tolerate the current trucks.
4. Mr. Endsley also reported that a security consultant was going to
meet with us to discuss the suggestions made by students to
prevent anymore incidents like the unfortunate incident that took
the life of Redus.
5. Furthermore, the student safety committee is effectively disbanded
as students shall be appointed to the University Campus Safety
Committee.
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The Medical School;
1. It is going to be located at Brooks City Base, in the south side of
San Antonio along I-37.
2. The hiring of staff and personnel is ongoing.
3. The process of accreditation is ongoing. It is the hope of the
university that the medical school can get provisional accreditation
by September of 2015.
4. Assuming that everything goes according to plan and well, classes
should begin by August 2016 with an enrollment of at least 80
students. The university is hoping to get accreditation for about 150
students but, the plan is to begin with 80 good students, they do not
want to concentrate on quantity but quality given that it will be the
medical school’s debut and precedent setting year.
5. Finally, the university has $3,000 000 set aside for operations and
other important things related to opening and running the medical
school. It also has $700, 000 set aside to begin construction of the
medical school
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The Music Building;
1. The music building should be ready to move into by the first day of
class this semester that is by August 18th 2014.
2. The music building has
(a) A professional recording studio
(b) 19 student practice and rehearsal rooms
(c) A choir room
(d) A new concert hall which seats about 640 people
(e) An orchestra room
(f) A recital hall
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The Fine Arts Building;
1. Expected to be finished and opened by December 2014
2. It includes dedicated rooms for out of class painting by
students
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The Professional Golf Management Program;
1. The university is starting a professional gold management program
2. The university has procured a plot next to the Republic golf course
here in town.
3. On the plot, the university is going to construct a facility for the
students in this program
4. The facility is also going to be used for the training of our Division I
men’s and women’s gold teams.
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There have also been a few moves of departments around campus;
1. The office of admissions and graduate studies across the street in
the Watson building will be moving to the former help desk and IT
offices in the administration building.
2. The North wing of the 4th floor of the admin building has been
converted into classrooms, faculty and dean offices for the School
of Media and Design.
3. The Information Resources center which used to be in the ground
floor of the admin building, has been moved into the South wing of
the 4th floor and into the library media center
4. The Data center has also been moved to the library
Note
I was impressed with the improvements the university has made
especially on the issue of security and I think Mr. Doug Endsley deserves a lot of
credit and appreciation for that.
Attorney GeneralDirector of Public RelationsVII. Old Business
N/A
VIII. New Business
Budget- Motion to adopt budget, Vice President seconds
Calendar- Motion to adopt calendar, Treasurer seconds
*Attached after minuets
IX. Student Concerns
Spending Processes
 Meet with comptroller (debit cards can be available for orgs)
UIWPD
I.
Gate Closures
nd
 2 Opening
 Consistency in closing time
Closing track for students
Parking- reduce permit price
Pedestrian pathway
Set time for shuttles
X. Organization Announcements
 Email UIWtv two weeks in advance to be able to promote event!!
 IFC Rush week!
XI. Advisor Comments
XII. Adjournment
Dates to Remember
• Senate
Wednesday, September 3rd @ 12pm (GB 120)
Wednesday, September 10th @ 12pm (GB 120, Solar House, MH 218, MH
215)
• House
Tuesday, September 9th @ 6pm (TBD)
• General Assembly
Tuesday, September 16th @ 6pm (Library Auditorium)
Fall 2014 SGA Calendar
 Executive Council Meetings
o 8/25, 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10,
11/17
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General Assembly – Tuesdays @ 6pm in the Library Auditorium
o 9/2
o 9/16
o 9/30
o 10/14
o 10/28 – Halloween Edition (Costume Contest?)
o 11/11
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House Assembly – Tuesdays @ 6pm in the Special Collections Room
o 9/9
o 9/23
o 10/7
o 10/21
o 11/3
o 11/17 (SGA Thanksgiving w/ Sisters?)
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Senate Assembly – Wednesdays @ 12pm in GB 120
o 9/3
o 9/17
o 10/1
o 10/15
o 10/29
o 11/12 (if necessary)

Legacy Fund Directing Boards – Wednesdays @ 12pm in GB 120, Solar
House, SGA Office
o 9/10
o 9/24
o 10/8
o 10/22
o 11/5 (Open Forum?)
o 11/19 (if necessary)
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Events
o Freshmen Pinning Ceremony Reception – Thursday (8/14) @ 7pm
o Activities Fair – Thursday (8/21) @ 11am – 1pm
o Football Tailgate – Saturday (8/30) @ 2-6pm
o Presidents Meeting – Sunday (8/31) @ 2:30pm & 6:30pm
o Volleyball Tailgate – Saturday (9/27) @
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W. Soccer Tailgate – Friday (10/24) @
Football Tailgate – Saturday (10/25) @
Open Forum – Wednesday (11/5) @ 12pm
Golden Harvest – Saturday (11/8) @ 8am – 2pm
End of Semester Event - TBD