General Assembly Meeting Davidson Room

Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 6:00 PM

Executive Board Present: Jake Thaker, Ashley Spain, Duc Nguyen, Lane Bennett, Emani Johnson, Tyler Casebolt, Tina Brkovic, and Crystal Ocampo-Fernandez. Senators Present: Brianna Bacigalupo, Zoey Bouras, Lily Chang, Victoria Drake, Veena Hamill, Jenn Hart, Alex Stogin, Brock Taylor, Linda Zhang, Marissa Cozzi, Chris Taraszka, Kerry Zhang, Brian Streu, Cong Vu, Don Tomes, Cindy Basilio, Kyauna Bradley, Robert Perez, Jennifer Chlebek, Elizabeth Hassett, Gindy Nguyen, Jazmyne Kellogg, Matt Piotrowiak, Daniel Roadman, Inez "Kittyi" White, An Nguyen, Amy Linman, Gavin Schroeder, Cortney Sears, Breck Seitz, Kristen Grisamore, Laurel Jiang, Josie Linman, and Alyssa Shannon. 1. Call to Order

a. President Thaker called the meeting to order at 6:03 PM 2. Roll Call 3. Additions or Corrections to the Agenda

a. There were a few items of business that shifted position on the agenda, the civic engagement commissioner’s report was stricken from the agenda, and the Dean’s Report was stricken from the agenda.

4. Reading and Approval of the Minutes: March 1st, 2015 a. President Thaker entertained a motion to approve the minutes from March 1st. Senator Grissamore

motioned and Senator Chang seconded. President Thaker called for a voice vote, motion carried. 5. Speaker: Matthew Damschroder

a. Matthew Damschroder is the Assistant dean of students. He has been working heavily with the LGBTQA+ community and students with different sexual identities. It is imperative to foster an environment of inclusion around campus. There has been a LGBT life webpage created for these students to find resources. There have also been many programs implemented such as: Safe Zone, Lavendar Graduation, Pride Alumni Community, and the Pride Summit just to name a few. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion has written in LGBTQA+ issues into their mission statement, which has institutionalized the outreach to this community. The Office of Residential Life has instituted a LGBTQA+ roommate matching service. This service offers one-on-one meetings to cover what roommate and floor community to match. A new space will be created next year called the rainbow floor. The 1st floor on the West Wing of Pfeiffer Hall will house 14 students in a gender inclusive environment.

6. Dean’s Report a. Stricken from agenda

7. Constituent Concerns and Ideas a. Senator Chang stated that a staff member wants for Senate to be more flexible about office hours

by having Senators serve there office hours during campus events. b. Senator Stogin would like for the Dugout to bring back breakfast burritos. c. Senator Chlebek says that the CNS computer labs are out of ink. d. Senator Sears wants for physical plant to either turn down the heat or to turn on the air.

i. Senator Grissamore, Senator Tomes, and Senator Kellog all agreed. ii. Matt Damschroder stated that when the temperature gets above 55 degrees consistently then

the heat kicks off, and that if the temperature is above 78 degrees you can contact physical plant and they will turn it down. 1. Senator Sears asked if there was a way to find the temperature. 2. Matthew Damschroder said that the RD on duty has a thermometer.

e. Senator Perez stated that people would like more tables out on the quad. f. President Emeritus Isaacs proposed a plan to purchase chairs that could be rented from Ames. g. Senator Kellog said that the computer in the Multicultural house needs replaced.

h. Senator Grissamore would like for the panels taken off of the Ames steps need to be replaced soon because they could potentially hurt someone.

i. Senator Roadman stated that when you log on to Moodle you have to confirm security exception before you can log on. i. Senator Grissamore stated that it depends on the server you are using.

j. President Emeritus Isaacs stated that in the news around the country that a few incidents have occurred that found racist and homophobic things from fraternities and sororities governing documents and events, and that it may be a good idea to have Senate and IFC to program around it.

8. Executive Officer Reports: a. Treasurer

i. Current Balance: $204,700.92 ii. Rollover: $72,498.68

iii. FAB Approvals 1. $20.00 to Colleges against Cancer for Event Supplies 2. $35.00 to IWU Hillel for Event Supplies ($30.00) Publicity ($5.00) 3. $100.00 to NAfME for Speaker 4. $208.00 to Unite for Sight for Event Supplies ($58.00) and Publicity ($150.00) 5. $55.00 to SSC for Event Supplies

iv. FAB Consent Agenda 1. $1,006.88 to Collegiate DECA for Conferences 2. $730.00 to Titan TV for Capital Development 3. $802.48 to Black Student Union and SALSA for a Field Trip 4. $2,800.00 to I-Society for Cultural Food ($2,700.00) and Event Supplies ($100.00) 5. $2,696.75 to ACM for Conferences 6. $425.75 to Students for a Sensible Drug Policy for Conferences 7. $520.00 to SASA for Event Supplies ($100.00), Cultural Food ($250.00), Capital

Development ($20.00), and Publicity ($150.00) 8. $2,328.64 to Student Senate President for Entertainment ($1800.00) and Food ($528.64) 9. $2,130.00 to College Democrats for Conferences

a. President Thaker asked if there were any objections to voting on the FAB Consent Agenda as a slate.

b. Senator Seitz asked to move item 2 and 7 to FAB recommendations because they are Capital Development items.

c. President Thaker entertained a motion to approve the remaining 7 items. Senator Chang motioned and Senator Streu seconded. President Thaker called for a clicker vote, motion carried.

v. FAB Recommendations 1. $730.00 to Titan TV for Capital Development

a. President Emeritus Isaacs asked if Senate had already purchased cameras 3 years ago.

b. Representatives from Titan TV said that the camera that they have is from 2011.

c. President Emeritus Isaacs said that a few thousand dollars of equipment was purchased by Senate and that Titan TV should look for it to utilize it. President Emeritus Isaacs also thought that the equipment was to be used for live streaming.

d. Representatives from Titan TV said that live streaming may be through the University.

e. President Emeritus Isaacs said that Senate bought the equipment a few years ago so they should have access to it.

f. President Thaker Entertained a motion to allocate $730.00 to Titan TV. Senator Grissamore motioned and Senator Tomes seconded. President Thaker called for a clicker vote, motion carried.

2. $520.00 to SASA for Event Supplies ($100.00), Cultural Food ($250.00), Capital Development ($20.00), and Publicity ($150.00)

a. President Thaker entertained a motion to allocate $520.00 to SASA. Senator Chlebek motioned and Senator Chang seconded. President Thaker called for a voice vote, motion carried.

vi. FAB Recommendations with Penalties for Retroactive Reimbursement 1. $3,500.00 to Alpha Kappa Psi for Conferences

o FAB’s recommendation is to freeze funding for the rest of the semester and throughout the summer for retroactive spending.

o President Thaker entertained a motion to allocate $3,500.00 to Alpha Kappa Psi with the proposed penalties. Senator Seitz motioned and Senator Chang seconded. President Thaker called for a clicker vote, motion carried.

b. Civic  Engagement  Commissioner i. Stricken  from  agenda

c. President i. President  Thaker  discussed  what  was  going  on  with  CUPP:  working  with  the  Provost  to  

do  a  faculty  wide  review,  looking  for  member  to  add  to  the  committee  to  find  a  new  athletic  director,  and  looking  at  adjunct  professor  to  tenure.

9. New  Business a. Professor/Staff  of  the  Year

i. President  Thaker  entertained  a  motion  to  move  into  closed  session.  Senator  Chang  motioned  and  Senator  Grissamore  seconded.  President  Thaker  called  for  a  voice  vote,  motion  carried.

ii. Returned  to  open  session. b. Confirmation  of  new  Treasurer

i. President  Thaker  entertained  a  motion  to  enter  closed  session.  Senator  Chang  motioned  and  Senator  Sears  seconded.  President  Thaker  called  for  a  voice  vote,  motion  carried.

ii. Returned  to  open  session. iii. President  Thaker  Entertained  a  motion  to  approve  Brian  Streu  as  the  new  Treasurer.  

Senator  Drake  motioned  and  Senator  Grissamore  seconded.  President  Thaker  called  for  a  voice  vote,  motion  carried.

iv. Senator  Seitz  motioned  to  make  Duc  Nguyen  Treasurer  Emeritus.  Senator  Sears  seconded. 1. President  Thaker  entertained  a  motion  to  suspend  the  Constitution.  Senator  Chang  

motioned  and  Senator  Basilio  seconded.  President  Thaker  called  for  a  clicker  vote,  motion  carried.

2. President  Thaker  called  for  a  clicker  vote  on  the  original  motion  to  make  Duc  Nguyen  Treasurer  Emeritus,  motion  carried.

c. FAB  Elections i. Senator  Tomes  nominate  himself.

ii. Senator  Kellog  nominated  Senator  Bradley,  and  she  accepted  her  nomination. iii. Senator  Seitz  nominated  Senator  Drake,  and  she  accepted  her  nomination. iv. Senator  Amy  Linman  nominated  Senator  Cozzi,  and  she  accepted  her  nomination. v. All  nominees  gave  a  brief  statement.

vi. President  Thaker  entertained  a  motion  to  enter  closed  session.  Senator  Chang  motioned  and  Senator  White  seconded.  President  Thaker  called  for  a  voice  vote,  motion  carried.

vii. Returned  to  open  session. viii. A  clicker  vote  was  taken  to  narrow  down  the  four  candidates  to  two.  Another  clicker  

vote  was  taken  and  Senator  Cozzi  won  the  position  on  FAB. 10. Announcements

a. Senator Seitz would like for the Minutes to reflect that he was not happy that he didn’t receive the candidates information about Professor and Staff Member of the year prior to the meeting.

b. Senator Teraszka stated that the Health and Wellness Fair is in April. c. Senator Grissamore stated that PfuGu Fest is coming up which is a block party between Pfeiffer

and Gulick Halls. d. University Events Commissioner Casebolt stated that there is a comedian at Hansen at 8PM this

Saturday. e. President Emeritus Isaacs announced that there will be an election 2 weeks from Tuesday.

Students will be able to vote for the school board and city council races. You can vote in the Hansen Student Center on April 7th.

f. Civic Engagement Commissioner Ocampo reminded senators to nominate people for awards that will be given out at the Civic Engagement Banquet through a poll she sent out that will close on March 30th. The Civic Engagement Banquet will be held on April 14th.

11. Adjournment a. President Thaker entertained a motion to adjourn. Senator Teraszka motioned and Senator Basilio

seconded. President Thaker called for a voice vote, motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 PM.