ASCSU Weekly Report 10/12/10
President’s Report –Cooper Anderson
New This Week:
§ Individuals up for ratification this week:
o Hammam Belgasen-Assistant Director of Leadership Development
o David Chambers-Assistant Director of Legislative Affairs
o Please login to RamLink and keep familiarizing yourself with the site. Find ASCSU's page and request membership.
§ Financial Accountability Plan Highlights:
o The credit level "gap" will be adjusted to 12 credits from 10 credits. In other words, tuition will cost less credit-by-credit starting at the 12 credit line instead of 10. This means an increase of $525 per semester for a student taking 12 or more credits by just moving the line.
o This report is a placeholder for more discussion through Q2 2011. It is certainly not the final word from the CSU system and is not a referendum on an "increase" beyond the moving of the line.
o "Subsequent to FY12, assuming no further reductions in state funding, CSU plans to remain within the tuition increase provided within Senate Bill 10-003 of not more than 9%."
o More than 4,000 students were Pell Grant eligible in Academic Year (AY) 09-10, a CSU record.
o Differential tuition is only mentioned briefly. However, a comprehensive model will be released in a few months from the CSU System. This means that different colleges could start charging different amounts for their credit hours depending on their costs.
Ongoing Reminders:
§ Please get your office hours to Associate Director Andrew Riley ASAP so he can post those to the website.
§ Please throw away any junk in the office to keep our space clean, especially newspapers and papers that are not needed anymore. If you think something might need to be saved, please file it away.
Dates to Remember:
§ 10/15-ASCSU Alumni Reunion and Homecoming
Vice President’s Report – Jennifer Babos
New This Week:
§ The Pacesetter has been chosen! The Press release went out Monday; her name is Jordan Heberlein. I am currently working on setting up brunch with President Frank and Vice President Hughes with the Pacesetter, organizing her recognition in the parade and at the football game.
§ SFRB now has two senators; working on catching up people who missed the retreat and that liaison relationships are going well.
§ Finishing the SFRB proposal for OWP and meeting with the OWP director Thursday to review it. The proposal is due Friday.
§ meetings with the public safety team on Tuesday to voice student concerns of safety.
§ hiring a new executive assistant, her name is Wendy Bowling.
§ special course fee committee finished up this year’s audits and now are working on revising the manual that is responsible for the special course fees committee
§ meeting with Chief Wendy this week with RAIV to talk about getting a grant from the dept of justice
§ onecsu idea still in the works
Ongoing Reminders:
§ HOMECOMING! JOIN STUDENT SERVICES IN HELPING WITH THE FLOAT AND OTHER AMAZING SPIRITED ACTIVITIES.
COME WALK IN THE PARADE WITH ASCSU
§ Appreciate each other J
§ DO OUTREACH PLEASE -connect with students!
Dates to Remember:
§ Friday- homecoming parade
Finance Report – Jordan Von Bokern
New This Week:
§ The Student Funding Board (SFB) approved $3,545.00 in student organization event funding on Thursday, October 7. You can now find their events listed in the SFB calendar at the end of this report.
§ SFB has now allocated 41.6% of the total SFB budget.
Meeting Date / Amount AllocatedSeptember 2 / $14,517.30
September 9 / $17,853.40
September 16 / $12,036.18
September 23 / $28,320.00
September 30 / $9,419.00
October 7 / $3,545.00
Total Allocated / $85,690.88
Total Remaining / $120,309.12
§ We currently have liaisons assigned to Computer Information Systems Club, ASLA Colorado State, Phi Gamma Delta, Young Americans for Liberty, Student Sustainability Center, IOPAC, Pagan Student Alliance, SOVA, and Student Veterans Organization.
§ Finance Tip of the Week: Remember: Printing, copying, and scanning all cost money.
Ongoing Reminders:
§ If a student group comes into the office asking questions about getting funding, please give them my card (it’s on the front desk) and ask them to contact me.
§ SFB members meet with a lot of student orgs in the office, so please try to keep the big table clean so that we have an office meeting space that is professional and welcoming.
§ Tell Tim Sellers how good of a Controller he is.
Dates to Remember:
§ October 14 – Next SFB meeting. LSC 213-215 at 5:15pm.
§ The following events have been funded in part by your student fees:
o October 13 – El Louie and Other Past-Pachuco Dreams (Sigma Lambda Beta)
§ 7 – 9pm Lory Student Center Theater
o October 16 – Simon Sedillo: The Demarest Factor (f.a.c.t.)
o October 16 – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Swing Dance Society)
o October 18 – 3Two at CSU (Shades of CSU)
o October 21 – Sally Keith Poetry (Organization of Graduate Student Writers)
§ 7:30pm in the CSU Art Museum, University Center for the Arts
o October 22 – Shabbat 150 (Chabad)
o October 27 - Luke Muehlhauser (Leaders in Free Thought)
o October 30 – India Nite 2010 (Indian Students Association)
o November 2 – Tim Augustine (Delta Sigma Pi)
o November 4 – Margaret Ronda and Julie Carr Poetry (Organization of Graduate Student Writers)
§ 7:30pm in the CSU Art Museum, University Center for the Arts
o November 5 – Comedy Show (BSA)
o November 9 – Seminar: Dr. Tom DiLiberto (Wildlife Disease Association)
o November 11 – Barry LePatner (CMAA)
o November 17 – Darryl Ray (Leaders in Free Thought)
o November 18 – MFA Reading (Organization of Graduate Student Writers)
§ 7:30pm in the CSU Art Museum, University Center for the Arts
o December 2 – MFA Reading (Organization of Graduate Student Writers)
§ 7:30pm in the CSU Art Museum, University Center for the Arts
o December 7 – Seminar: Dr. Todd Cornish (Wildlife Disease Association)
Controller – Tim Sellers
Chief of Staff –Nate Fiedler
New This Week:
§ Worked on more of the framework for ONE CSU Committee
o Scheduled to attend El Centro’s weekly staff meeting on Thursday
o Meeting with SDPS Staff scheduled for this Thursday
o Met the new Ram Leadership Team at their first meeting on Thursday
o Spoke with Ambassador Roger Dwayne Pierce in the ASCSU Office
o Got a great potential project for Academics from Phoenix Mourning-Star
Ongoing Reminders:
§ Keep using RamLink!
o Start posting events on RamLink!
o Directors- feel free to occasionally bring your associates or assistants to our weekly meetings!
o If you see any RLT members in the office please introduce yourselves if you have not already done so
Dates to Remember:
§ Can Wars October 4th-15th
Deputy Chief of Staff –Eric Berlinberg
New This Week:
§ ASCSU Retreat Survey: If you have not yet completed the ASCSU Retreat survey, and you did attend the retreat in August, please take the survey online at: http://studentvoice.com/ASCSUretreatfa10.
§ Senators/Cabinet Members: If anyone is interested in conducting a Student Voice Survey to gain insight and opinions from your constituents, please e-mail me. I can help coordinate the survey.
§ If you have open Senator/Associate Senator spots, I can assist your College Council in getting those spots filled. Please let me know if you would like assistance.
Ongoing Reminders:
§ Senators, please remember to attend your College Council meetings regularly and provide updates on Legislative business.
§ Cabinet: Please attend events. Go to SPDS offices. Have fun.
Dates to Remember:
§ Thursday November 11 – 7-9pm - ECC Bowling Night at Chippers Lanes on College
§ Monday’s by Noon – Weekly Directors Reports are due to Kim Grubbs + Nate Fiedler
Public Relations –Amy Lamb
Academics –Shadi Barzideh
New This Week:
§ Meeting with Graduate students to learn more about their Academic concerns
§ Meeting with Year 2 at CSU to help them in their startup year
§ Meeting with professors to learn about their attitudes towards plus/minus grading
§ Working on a Student voice survey for plus/minus grading
§ Compiling all the information for 7am finals so that we can continue to work on long term solutions
§ Outreaching to SPDS offices around campus
§ Working with the Committee on Teaching and Learning to explore our options for a new Learning Management System
§ Caitlin and I are working on a workshop for TiLt
Dates to Remember:
§ October 19th: Academic Integrity Day
Community Affairs –Chase Eckerdt
New This Week:
§ Big week for ASCSU and for community affairs. We have legislation on the city’s proposed sales tax increase so please come see me if you have questions.
§ There is a change of plans for our guest speakers in senate this week. Councilmember Aislinn Kottwitz had something come up so Council Member Wade Troxell will be speaking to us against the tax and Mayor Hutchinson will still be speaking in favor of the tax.
§ We beat CU in our Voter Registration Competition! We registered almost 2,400 voters compared to their 1,800. Tell Andrew good work.
§ There will be some outreach done on Wednesday so come and see us about the Tax. Keegan and I need Senators to help.
Ongoing Reminders:
§ As always please come and see me if you have questions. I look forward to talking to all of you.
§ Remember we have the Council Roundtable event coming up on the 21st. Please come
Dates to Remember:
§ Oct 13th- Mayor Hutchinson and Wade Troxell speaking to senate.
§ Oct 21st- Council roundtable 5:30 pm Grey Rock Room LSC.
§ Nov 2nd- Election Day VOTE CSU.
Diversity & Outreach –Sam Raso
New This Week:
§ Meeting with the SDPS offices directors with Nate to talk about One CSU.
§ The Diversity Board has moved. It will now be in front of the RAIV cubical.
§ Setting up meetings to talk to new directors of OWP and B/AACC
§ Talking to Chief of Police about doing a forum with students from the B/AACC office as well anyone else that would like to attend.
Ongoing Reminders:
§ September 15th-October 15th is Hispanic Heritage month of October is GLBTQ History Month
§ Month of November is Native American Awareness Month
§ Fun Fridays in the B/ACC office every Friday. Check it out the play video games, watch movies, play games. Its fun and a great way to meet new people.
§ Real Talk in the B/ACC office is every Tuesday 4 p.m.-5 p.m.
§ Native American Woman Circle in the N/ACC office is every Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.
§ T.E.A Time in the A/PACC office is every Thursday 2 p.m.-3 p.m.
Dates to Remember:
§ Secure Communities or Not?- October 13th, 6-7:30, LSC 224-226
§ Sigma Lambda Beta’s play- October 13, 2010
§ Graduate Student Prep-October 13th, 5-6:00, Career Center Classroom
§ “My Story” Meeting-October 14th,6:00 pm, LSC 208
§ Noche de Comida Latina-October 15th, 7-9 pm, Northside Azlan Center
Elections Manager –Andrew Ives
New this week
§ Going over the Elections Code and drafting legislation to make some helpful changes.
§ My office hours will be held from 1pm-2pm everyday in the ASCSU office
§ If you have any questions about elections or any ideas you have on how to make ASCSU elections better please come and talk to me!
§ If you can’t make it to my office hours feel free to email me at , I’ll get back to you as soon as possible!
Election Dates to Remember
§ Elections are next semester!
§ October 20th is wear purple day http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wear-purple-on-October-20th-2010/156982340989569?v=info&ref=share
§ Vote on November 2nd!
Inter Personal Violence Coordinators –Rachel Drechsler & Allison Watt
New This Week:
§ Meeting with Mike Elllis to talk about spring project
§ List of expectations from faculty and administration concerning interpersonal violence
§ Meeting with Chief Wendy to discuss Department of Justice Grant this Friday
§ Planning and contacting people about RAINN Day and now in the process of receiving RSVP’s from on and off campus organization’s and resources
§ Finishing up informational pages for website
§ Starting work on coping techniques page for website
§ Begun the beginning stages of figuring out costs of training for the grant, as well as, writing the grant itself.
§ Meeting with the office of presidential gifts this upcoming week
Ongoing Reminders:
§ Do what you can to spread awareness about IPV…if you have questions about anything related to IPV, please see Rachel or Alli!
§ PLEASE suggest the RAIV page to all of your friends on FACEBOOK! Alli and I only have so many friends…
Dates to Remember:
§ Oct. 27: RAINN Day
§ Nov. 17: RAIV awareness Day
Leadership Development – April Ragland
New This Week:
§ Ratification of new assistants and Ram leaders this week and next.
§ Next week we want to put together an ASCSU information session for all the new Ram leaders. This will give them all a better idea of exactly how our organization operates. We would like to have some representation from all three branches and someone from every dept. Please let me know who from your dept will be attending. I will be sending out an email to the list serve.
§ Rachel is working hard at recruiting
§ Dom is focusing on the Ram leaders and running those meetings.
§ Betty assisting Dom
§ New assistants Olivia and Hammam are getting ratified. Olivia will focus on the Ram leaders and Hammam will be helping me with Professional development for ASCSU.
Ongoing Reminders:
§ If you are interested in being part of the RLT mentor program let me know. In the next couple weeks we will be starting this program. We really need ASCSU’s involvement in order for this to be a success. Let me know if you are interested ASAP.
§ If you have any ideas on topics for professional development sessions please let me know.
Dates to Remember:
§ Dept meeting- October 13th 7pm
§ RLT- October 14th 6:30-8:30