37th Student Senate

1st Session

Agenda forSeptember 1, 2016

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Approval of the Journal
  4. Approval of the Agenda
  5. Bill #1 moved from new business to old business
  6. Bills Returned by the President
  7. Officers’ Reports
  8. Speaker – Caleb Kitchen
  9. Review of the Expectations and Requirements for the Senate
  10. Review of Committee Meetings
  11. Staff Senate Liaison has been selected: Senator Schrecongost
  12. Speaker Pro Tempore – Hannah Carse
  13. Office Hours will be held soon
  14. Sign ups for 1-on-1’s
  15. Clerk – Ryan Steele Powers
  16. Journals will be sent at about 11pm every week on Wednesdays
  17. Legislation needs to be submitted by 4:30pm on Wednesdays with the exception of Diversity and GCR
  18. Committee Reports
  19. Administrative and Financial Affairs – Jalen Stubblefield
  20. First meeting is 9/2 at 3pm, will review vice chair elections and expectations and goals for the year
  21. Goals
  22. Create a budget
  23. Provide funding for committees
  24. Review the Code
  25. University Services – Danni Gonyo
  26. Student Dining Board meets every other Tuesday at 2pm
  27. Committee will be meeting at Wednesdays 4:30pm
  28. Diversity and Multicultural Affairs – Alicia Cedeño-Salgado
  29. Meeting with President and Vice President about goals for the year
  30. First committee meeting will not be on Monday due to the holiday, will be held
  31. University Life – Nick Webb
  32. Gold Rush- November 12th- has held meetings to discuss event details
  33. Committee meeting is Tuesday at 4:30pm- will review expectations and goals for the year
  34. Would like input from new senators about fun things and policy
  35. Will wait for freshmen and transfer senators are elected until vice chair is elected
  36. Government and Community Relations – Ben Olsen
  37. Mason Lobbies- has begun to discuss the logistics and to create ways to make the event more appealing. Date is January 25th, 2017
  38. Committee meetings are Wednesdays at 6:00pm
  39. Vice Chair position: email Senator Olsen, and he will respond with expectations for the position
  40. All members sitting on the GCR committee: please send Senator Olsen your email address
  41. Academic Affairs – Grant Pitarys
  42. Will not meet on Monday due to Holiday, will meet on September 12th, at 12pm.
  43. Will try to highlight the services the University provides
  44. Senate Military Liaison – Frederick Edwards
  45. No announcements
  46. Public Session
  47. Executive Report - President Nathan Pittman and Vice President Gaby Peda
  48. President Pittman
  49. The President sat on new Chief of Police interviews, and will sit on the interviews for the new Assistant Chief of Police.
  50. Auntie Anne’s has moved from Tidewater into Johnson Center, Red Mango has officially closed. Erbert and Gerbert will be closed. Garbanzo will open, as well as Steak and Shake.
  51. Cabinet meetings are at Wednesday at 7pm
  52. Vice President Peda
  53. 2:2’s Begin this week
  54. Vice President Peda will be sitting in on interviews for Vice President of the University for Communications and Marketing.
  55. Student Involvement Advisor(s)
  56. Andrea Martinez
  57. SG will have 6 people working with them in different areas
  58. Update them with how we can help them
  59. Mason Life Representative
  60. Other Members of the University Administration
  61. Gallery Members
  62. Appointments
  63. Alicia Brisset, Sec. of Admin and Finance
  64. President Pittman reads a statement on her behalf. Absence is due to class.
  65. President Pittman gives executive report on the candidate
  66. Discussion and Debate
  67. Chairman Webb- has experience working with the candidate, and has faith that the candidate will execute the position to the fullest extent. Chairman Webb has moved the question, and it has been second
  68. Candidate passes 19-0-1
  69. ObumEgolum, Student Funding Board
  70. Candidate introduces himself, demonstrates his past activities and experiences on campus and the reasoning as to why he would like to be on the Student Funding Board
  71. President Pittman give his executive report on the candidate, mentions experience he has working with the candidate.
  72. Moved to Discussion and Debate
  73. Senator Wires has moved the question and it has been second
  74. Candidate passes 19-0-1
  75. Presentations
  76. John Hubbard – Beta Theta Pi
  77. Beta Theta Pi is relocating on campus, and want to reach out to the student body. They have a $1,000 scholarship to a non-Greek life participating male that is committed to academic excellence. This is separate from the recruitment process. They have referral sheets for anyone who is interested in Beta Theta Pi
  78. Questions
  79. Senator Pitarys- Were you on campus before?
  80. Were forced on campus due to size of the organization
  81. Chairman Stubblefield- what are you offering that is different?
  82. The values and motivation they hold one another to, plus the service they give back to the community
  83. Senator Pitarys- What are your values?
  84. They had 5 values that I missed
  85. Senator Genoese Szerbe- How do you enforce values?
  86. They are held by holding each brother accountable by educating them, and creating a personable relation with each brother.
  1. Old Business
  2. Bill #1- A Bill to Allocate Funds for the September 11th, 2016 Day of Service
  3. Chairman Stubblefield reads the statement of the bill
  4. Chairwoman Gonyo asks where the funds are going
  5. Chairman Edwards asks if the funds can be increased from $500
  6. Chairman Webb has concerns over whether Student Government will be donating money or will be purchasing items and donating said items, and how that could affect the budget going forward.
  7. Advisor Martinez says that the money is being allocated to another sanction of the University. The conversation could be held whether it is money or items that are being donated. There is no right answer
  8. Clerk Powers mentions to keep the amount of allocation and moves the previous question
  9. The Bill passes 19-0-1
  10. New Business
  11. R#1 A Resolution to Support the Tradition of Gold Rush 2016
  12. Chairman Webb reads the title of the resolution
  13. R#2 A Resolution Urging the Fairfax Community to Oppose the 2016 Meals Tax Referendum in Fairfax County
  14. Senator Lively reads the title of the resolution
  15. R#3 A Resolution to Support “Rock The Vote”
  16. Chairwoman Gonyo reds the title of the resolution
  17. R#4 A Resolution to Establish the Budget of Student Governance
  18. Chairman Stubblefield reads the title of the resolution
  19. R#5 A Resolution to Establish and Support the Patriots in Action Subcommittee
  20. Chairman Stubblefield reads the title of the resolution
  21. Announcements/Points of Privilege
  22. Next Meeting –Merten Hall 1201
  23. Chairman Webb held a meeting with the School of Conflict, Analysis and Resolution- they need 60 people to come to their event, “What Does Peace Look Like to You?” September 14th, 15th and 21st. The school wants school wide involvement.
  24. Senator Wires is having an event where a Holocaust survivor coming to speak about his experience in the September 28th at 6:30pm
  25. Chairwoman Gonyo reminds that the registration date to vote is October 17th. Election day is November 8th
  26. Chairman Stubblefield reminds the senate that tomorrow (Friday 9/2) is Green and Gold Day Spirit Day.
  27. Contact Chairwoman Gonyo about sitting and the Student Dining Board.
  28. Adjournment
  29. 5:35pm adjournment