1st SGA General Body Meeting

Monday, September 11, 2017

5:00-6:00 pm, 2W11

Meeting began at 5:05 by Amanda Menke

  1. Welcome – Amanda Menke
  2. Go over agenda, sign up sheets, introductions of E-Board members
  3. Introductions with ice breaker – Amanda Menke
  4. If you could be a kitchen utensil what you would be and why?
  5. Introduction from Karen Oppenheimer: Associate Dean of Student Affairs
  6. Requesting advice about scheduling a time for connecting with SGA to do meet and greet with any student who is interested in learning about services school offers and to meet everyone
  7. Brief summary of each group
  8. SGA Executive Board – All in attendance
  9. Amanda Menke, Maureen Walker, Erica Thorton, Jennie Lowe, Arriel Humphrey
  10. Dawn Shaffer
  11. Student representative Lauren Highsmith
  12. Tikkun – Jacob Singer
  13. Goal: make people aware of issues Jewish people face, increase awareness of experiences of different sects of Jewish people
  14. No meeting set for September
  15. Anti-Oppression Work Group – Emily Smith
  16. Working to make a more anti-racist and anti-oppressive school of social work
  17. Upcoming meeting on 9/18 at 5pm in room 2E02
  18. Alliance of Anti-Racist Social Work Practitioners – Emilie Thomas an Domonique Thompson
  19. What does anti-racist social work look like, learn ways to incorporate anti-racism into our curriculum
  20. Upcoming meeting on 9/18 at 5pm in room 2E02
  21. International Social Work Organization – Sandi Giver
  22. Learn, engage, act, discuss which classes have an international lens, placement opportunities, networking, and professional skill building.
  23. No scheduled meeting or events coming up, weekly emails go out to interested students
  24. Macro Student Union – Mary Kelty
  25. Encourage greater awareness of what is macro practice, increase opportunities to learn about macro issues, networking
  26. Upcoming meeting next Monday at 5pm 3E10
  27. Organization of African American Students in Social Work – Ramona Dowdell
  28. Activism, spirituality, self-care
  29. Upcoming meeting 9/18 at 5pm 2E11
  30. Christian Social Work Fellowship – Jennifer Pritchett
  31. Promote spiritual growth, provide a place to refill, learn how to be both a Christian an da social worker, bible study, prayer
  32. Latinx Unidos for Community Healing and Awareness – Vanessa Gonzalez
  33. Promote social awareness, social justice, anti-oppression, offer a place for Latinos to feel safe and talk about relevant issues
  34. Upcoming meeting 9/25 12:15pm in 2E02
  35. Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Allies Union – Amanda Fox
  36. Focus on activism and raising awareness
  37. No meeting currently scheduled
  38. SSW Committees - Amanda Menke
  39. Reviewed all committees currently in need of representatives, if you would like to volunteer to represent then email Amanda and she will email you a questionnaire to fill out
  40. USGA Senators - Amanada Menke
  41. USGA meetings occur the second Wednesday of every month at 5pm, Amanda can email applications if interested
  42. Black Lives Taken Vigil - Maureen Walker
  43. Event 9/18 at 8am, meet in the SSW lobby, hot chocolate and coffee to be served, walk over to park for candle-light vigil
  44. Adjournment – Amanda Menke
  45. Meeting adjoured at 5:54pm