SGA Senate Meeting Minutes September 3, 2021

September 3, 2021

Sixth Session

I. Call to Order, Roll Call (2 minutes); Time: 10 a.m.

Present

  • President Oriana White
  • Vice President Jake Dyrkacz
  • Chief of Staff Aneri Patel
  • Faculty Advisor Dr. Richard Rupp
  • CES Senator (H) Savannah Yamat
  • CES Senator (H) Mya Methner
  • CHESS Senator (H) Michael Edington
  • CHESS Senator at Large (W) Emily Feliciano
  • CON Senator (H) Mason Cook
  • COT Senator (W) Braden Regier
  • Honors College Senator (H) Megan Granados
  • Honors College Senator (W) Saige Addison
  • Graduate School Senator (H) Evan Fus

II. Approval of the Agenda (2 minutes)

A. Motion: Senator Granados

B. Second: Senator Regier

C. Measure: Pass

III. Executive Board (2 minutes per)

A. Oriana White, President

1. Introduction

2. Explained the procedure for Senate meetings

B. Jake Dyrkacz, Vice President

1. Introduction

C. Aneri Patel, Chief of Staff

1. Introduction

D. Dr. Richard Rupp, Faculty Advisor

1. Introduction

E. Dr. Colin Fewer, Dean of Students

1. Introduction

IV. Voting Procedure (5 minutes); Executive Board

A. Need one Senator to motion, one senator to second, and the motion is passed.

V. Interviews (30 minutes)

A. Emily Feliciano (for Senator At Large CHESS)

1. Vote:

M.E. M.M. S.Y. B.R. M.C. E.F. M.G. S.A.

Y      Y       Y     Y      Y      Y     Y      Y

B. Senator Emily Feliciano voted into the Senate as a Senator at Large for CHESS.

VI. President Pro Tempore (15 minutes)

A. Candidates: Senator Megan Granados & Senator Michael Edington

1. Vote:

M.E. M.M. S.Y. B.R. M.C. E.Fu. M.G. S.A. E.Fl.

M.E.   Y       N       A     N      A      A        N     A      N

M.G.   N       Y       Y     Y      Y      A        Y    Y       Y

B. Senator Megan Granados voted in as the President Pro Tempore.

VII. Chief Financial Officer (15 minutes)

A. No self nominations were made.

B. Position will be available to be filled at the next meeting unless a committee is formed in its place.

VIII. Director of Communications (15 minutes)

A. No self nominations were made.

B. Position will be available to be filled at the next meeting unless a committee is formed in its place.

IX. Orientation Packet (15 minutes)

A. Introduction to the SGA purposes and expectations of all SGA members

B. Introduction to outreach hours

1. Outreach hours include the following: Dean meetings, organization meetings, SGA tablings, volunteering at SGA events, representing SGA at other organizations’ events, SGA office hours (limited to 2 per month), SGA committee work.

2. Example of outreach hours

C. New hire forms (need to be turned in by the next Senate meeting 09/18/21)

X. Resolution How-To (5 minutes)

A. President White & President Pro Tempore Granados explained the procedure for resolutions.

1. 1 Senators must sponsor the resolution, however there is no limit on cosponsors.

2. Resolutions need to be turned into Senator Granados by Wednesdays @11:59pm.

XI. Added Business/Concerns (5 minutes per)

A. None

XII. Open Comments from the Student Senate (5 minutes per)

A. None

XIII. Open Comments from Student Body (5 minutes per)

A. None

XIV. Meeting Adjourned (1 minute)