General Assembly Meeting
September 17th, 2014
Call to Order 7:19
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes from, September 3, 2014
 Motioned by Senator Cassata
 Seconded by Secretary Dybas
Executive Officer Reports
-Student Body President (C. Joyce)
 Meeting with Director of Rec
o All purpose soap installed in the showers
o Gregory Fields 3 stage
 High ropes coarse
 Astroturf field for clubs practices
o More yearly events
 A recognized capture the flag
 Greek Cup
 Sports related
o The Reggie Ride
 Over 900 rentals last year in total
 Over 500 rentals thus far
 Meeting with the Director of the Bone
o Attain a white board for SGA messages to students
 We need to find space in the bone to place it
 Possibly a rollaway
o Off and On campus senators run a survey about banks
 If students would use a bank that was located inside the bone
 There are a list of questions and guidelines
o Flex is not accepted in the Lobby Shop
 The flex dollars have a specific use, and items in the store do not fall
under category
 Data is key
o Surveys used to find out if students even want this changed
o Use constituent contact to accomplish this
 Town Hall meetings
o Need two senators
 Only meet every other week
o Mid November (3rd week) for the first meeting
-Student Body Vice President (M. Christensen)
 Open Positions
o West Campus
ADVOCACY
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o East Campus
Meet your mentor night
o Jacob and Brandon attending
State of University Address
o Tomorrow 2pm Center of Performing Arts
 Wear Clothes worth wearing
Leadership and Service
o Fall Leadership Conference
o Saturday October 11th
 Provide breakfast and lunch
Watching out for names on resolution
o Everyone need to be on one
-Student Body Executive Director (J. Swift)
 Passing of gavel
o April 12th Circus Room 4-7pm
o Pass current association to next association
 Winter Retreat
o January 10th
o Guest speakers and Rec
 Apparel
o Quarter zips are ordered
 Promotional Items
o PDF’s
o Will be in by homecoming
 Monthly budget report
 Office Supplies
o Let Swift know in the next few days
 Sign In Sheet
o Report what time you were in the office
Assembly Officer Reports
-President of the Assembly (R. Powers)
 Send in reports the Friday before the next meetings
o New business is allowed
 Questions are for questions
o Ideas are for private conversations
-Vice President of the Assembly (J. Johnson)
 The new constituent contact hours sheet is on the Facebook page
 2 hours of Constituent contact should be done by first half of month
 New members will only need 2 hours
 Academic Senate Behavior
o Representing student body
 Show respect to speakers
o No phones allowed
-Secretary of the Assembly (K. Gallagher)
 Make up event
o There will be a makeup event
 Sunday October 5th from 1-4 in BBC
 Voters registration
Advisor Report (J. Davenport)
 University receiving reports from cab companies
o If you essentially DD and accept money
 This is illegal
o Do not promote that you are charging for your services on social media
 Cab companies are turning students into the Police
 1 on 1’s
o Half hour
o Setting up this week
 Surveys
o Please reach out to John
o Carry so much more weight when you have students backing with surveys
 Electronic surveys through ISU
Executive Cabinet Member Reports
-Secretary of Governmental Relations (M. Spann)
 Thanks to those attending Meet and Greet
o Largest population attending
o Town Council Excited
 Bus’, Open leasing, and meter time increasage
 Attend all of the Town council meetings
o First and third Monday of each month
-Secretary of Programming (S. Dybas)
 Homecoming
o September 28th Window Decorating 1-5
o September 28th Chalk the quad 3-6
o September 29th Homecoming Kick Off 6-8
o September 30th Redbird Rumble 7-9
o October 3rd Redbird Rendezvous 6:30-9
o October 4th Homecoming Parade 9:30-11:30
-Secretary of Public Relations (A. Kendrick)
 Group picture right after meeting
 Events are posted on Facebook page
 Bulletin Board
o Let know if have any programs activities to promote
-Secretary of Diversity Affairs (J. Mejia)
 Meeting with Angela Davenport
o Incorporate Ex-efficios
o Diversity discussion dinner
 Focus on first semester freshman and faculty members
o Promoting existing programs with diversity
-Secretary of Information Technology (M. Giacomo)
 Pictures of association on website after tonight
 Tablets
o Possibility
o Access outlook outside of work
o Voting
o Select survey
 Share point
o Documentations project management
 Everyone can look and comment
 Outlook
o SAIT has all positions VPSA’s linked with personal VPSA’s
 SGA Email
o Making an SGA whole email
 Swift disperse out to association
-Secretary of College Affordability (D. Thompson)
 Course load
o Emailing senators who will be ideal for committee
o Reach out to faculty to get backing
-Secretary of Sustainability (C. Lindenmier)
 Fall Sustainability Forum
o Resolution coming
o Marketing intern working on marketing event
 Bike Paths being painted on the quad
Committee Chairperson Reports
-Membership and Outreach Committee (S. Dybas)
 Halloween party
o Quad with candy bags and SGA stickers
o Pumpkin carving, s’mores maker,
 Christmas
o Hot chocolate and candy canes
 Trick or treat for Change
o October 31st
 Up Till dawn
o November 8th
o 6 SGA members have been requested
-Finance and Allocation Committee (D. Thompson)
 8 out of 9 members trained
-Civic Engagement Committee (M. Spann)
 Voter’s Registration push
o Kegs on Quad September 24th 10:30-3pm
 Turbo Vote
 2 laptops and 2 printers
 Signup sheet coming around
o Homecoming kick off
 September 29th
 Paper registration
o Sunday Fun day October 5th
 BBC 1-4pm
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 October 7 last day to register to vote
 Congress Debate Date (Tentative)
o October 30th
-Policies and Procedures Committee (M. Giacomo)
 Constitution and Bylaws
o Approving the changes made by the previous association
 Bring to association in the next month or two
Senator Group Coordinator Reports
-On Campus Senators (M. Porter)
 Meeting with Chief of ISU Police Woodruff tomorrow at 12:30
o Discuss ticketing in the residence halls
 Offer other ideas
 Kegs on the Quad
o Verbal conversations with students about policies
 Met with Watterson HDC
-Off Campus Senators (F. Cassata)
 Friday Constituent Contact
o Surveys/Flyers about
 Open Leasing
o Use Student
 Kegs on the Quad September 24th
 Spoke with University of Michigan SGA with Open leasing
o Received a 30 page about their process to push back open leasing
-Academic Senators (P. Kelly)
 Met with deans
o Get ball rolling
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Finished survey for
Dead week now will be Reading Week
New Senators speak with Kelly
Spann- Library overcrowding
o Possibly leave academic buildings open later
-Student Life Senators (C. Breeden)
 Met with Amanda: GA in SIC
o On board with Fall Spring Board
o Opportunity Fund info sessions
 Student Involvement Week
o Partnering
o Forming a committee
 SGA members to sit on
o Amanda
 RSO of the Month
o Moving to a plaque
 Place in bone
 Meeting with Larger organizations
o ALAS
o APAC
o PRIDE
Ex-Officio Reports
- ALAS
- Bienbinetos Fiesta
- Moved event to SSB
- Event at SSB 375 tomorrow at 7pm
- Diverse event
- APAC
- Quad Quest yesterday
- More entertaining activities to attract other races
- September 20th bring it back to normal
- October 7th Professional Night with APAC at 7pm
- Interview and Resumes
- October 21st Iron Chef SSB 375
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Floor President Get together
Channels in Residence Halls being fixed
Heat in Watterson
Open House for office
- Possibly get Keurig
BSU
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Fisrt GA was scavenger hunt on quad
Quad Jam
- 300 attendees
PRIDE
Student Trustee
Information Items
A. 14-15.07 Resolution Authorizing Student Government Association Involvement in
Homecoming
a. Motion to move to action item by Secretary Kendrick
b. Seconded by Secretary Mejia
B. 14-15.08 Resolution Authorizing Kegs on the Quad Event
a. Motion to move to action item by Secretary Whittington
b. Seconded by Secretary Dybas
Action Items
A. 14-15.07 Resolution Authorizing Student Government Association Involvement in
Homecoming
a. Dybas Friendly amendment to line 15 so it reads “September 28th, 2014 from 1pm
to 5pm
b. Dybas Friendly amendment to line 16 so it reads “September 28th, 2014 from 36pm
c. Frank Friendly amendment to line 20 adding “;”
d. Maureen Friendly amendment to line 32 changing “THAT” to “That”
e. Swift Friendly Amendment adding lines 31-32 “THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, That office hours be suspended this week and all hours be dedicated
to Homecoming events and Assembly Meetings”
1. Voted in unanimously
B. 14-15.08 Resolution Authorizing Kegs on the Quad Event
a. Porter Friendly Amendment deleting spaces before all semicolons
b. Porter Friendly Amendment to line 34 capitalizing ‘d’ in ‘director’ and
‘davenport’
c. Porter Friendly Amendment to line 30 capitalizing ‘r’ in ‘relations’
1. Voted in unanimously
Special Items
A. Approval of appointment for CAST Senator
a. Michelle Alvarez
i. Approved with a unanimous vote
B. Approval of appointment for CFA/Mennonite Nursing
a. Rob
i. Approved with a unanimous vote
Passing the Gavel
Adjournment
 Motioned by Secretary Kendrick
 Seconded by Secretary Mejia