Minutes of the first meeting of the 57th CLAS Assembly, August 26, 2013, Bedford Lounge, Student Center

Members present:

  1. Abdou Salma
  2. Abrahams Shani
  3. Bejanyan Maria
  4. Berkowitz Zakery
  5. Berman Moshe
  6. Berman Teddy
  7. Borshch Karina
  8. Chamani Isaac
  9. Deutsch Ronit
  10. Edeson Ian
  11. ElghandourTarek
  12. Esperanza Maria
  13. Friedman Shari
  14. Fruchter David
  15. Gorbonos Allen
  16. Hovell Mike
  17. Jean Laurent Yves E.
  18. Logie Kenji
  19. Mikhli Jennifer
  20. Nathan Moshe
  21. Osman Fatema
  22. Waingort Alberta
  23. Zaghi Nisan

Members absent:

  1. Cohen, Robin
  2. AndrawisGiuseppina
  3. Cremidis Paolo
  4. Levitin Leah
  5. Mizrahi Raymond
  6. Rudy Hayeem

1:25 pm Meeting called to order

  1. Former Speaker David Rosenberg swears new members of the assembly in as members of the 57th CLAS Assembly
  2. Nominations for speaker begin
  3. TarekElghandour nominates Alberta Waingort for speaker second by Kenji Logie
  4. Moshe Nathan nominates Moshe Berman for speaker second by Isaac Chamani
  5. Alberta 20 votes, Moshe 1 vote and 2 abstention (ZakeryBerkowitz, MosheBerman)
  6. Alberta Waingort Chairs meeting as speaker of the assembly
  7. Nominations for Governmental Operations Chair begin
  8. TarekElghandour nominates Salma Abdou for Governmental Operations chair second by Shani Abrahams
  9. Roll call vote, Salma Abdou 21 votes no abstentions
  10. Nominations for Budget and Finance Chair begin
  11. TarekElghandour nominates Teddy Berman for Budget and Finance Chair second by Kenji Logie
  12. Roll call vote, Teddy Berman 21 votes no abstentions
  13. Nominations for Student Affairs Chair begin
  14. TarekElghandour nominates Shani Abrahams Student Affairs Chair second by Maria Bejanyan
  15. Roll call vote, Shani Abrahams 21 votes no abstentions
  16. Nominations for Academic Affairs Chair begin
  17. TarekElghandour nominates Nisan Zaghi Academic Affairs Chair second by Jenifer Mikhli
  18. Roll call vote, Nisan Zaghi 21 votes no abstentions
  19. Nominations for Media, Outreach and Engagement Chair begin
  20. TarekElghandour nominates Mike Hovell Media, Outreach and Engagement Chair second by Salma Abdou
  21. Roll call vote, Mike Hovell 20 votes 1 abstentions (RonitDeutsch)
  22. Nomination of 3 members to sit on the Brooklyn College Association Board Joint Resolution introduced by Kenji Logie and David Rosenberg
  23. Members nominated Kenji Logie, Brani Cohen, Maria Bejanyan
  24. Motion is passed, unanimous, no abstentions
  25. Next meeting time announced for September 10, 12:30 pm in the Penthouse.
  26. Motion to adjourn made by Deputy Speaker, seconded by Maria Esperanza, meeting adjourned.

2:10 pm Meeting adjourned

Minutes prepared by Kenji L Logie