California State University, Bakersfield Associated Students, Incorporated

Board of Directors

Friday, January 31, 2020 3:00 PM WSL ITV Studio C

MINUTES

I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Candice Livingston, Chair of the Board, at 3:00 p.m.

II. Guiding Principles

III. Roll Call Aaron Wan, Joselito Flores, Ulyses Rodriguez, Krystal Raynes, Nestor Espinosa, LaFay Crawford, Matthew Anderson-Spaulding, Jorge Zamora, Aaliyah Beed, Nadia Mendoza- Mendez, Divyang Motavar, Giselle Gomez, Sneha Guduru, Myles Howard, Rania Elhossiny, Elysia Aguayo, Serenity Sanchez, Gurnaaz Deol, Aaron Aragon, Maria Espinoza, Stephanie Magana, Jason Baldwin, Vanessa Chicaiza, Daniel Tapia

Members Absent: Roxanne Esparza (recognized at 3:21pm), Anthony Quintino

Also Present: Ilaria Pesco, Christina Contreras

IV. Introductions: Adrianna Hernandez, Lawrence Salcido, Leah (LGBTQ+ Network), Haley (Student Union), Lea from Athletics, Doc Waller, Ziggy Siegfried, Frankie De La Pena, Parmbir Sidhu, Afaf Aldhulay, Michael Lukens, Christine Bedell, Erica (Alumni Office), Mary O’Mahoney, Dr. Lynnette Zelezny V. Action Item – Approval of the Agenda A. Elysia moved to approve the agenda, seconded by Daniel. The motion passed 23-0-0. VI. Action Item – Approval of the Minutes from Prior Meetings A. Krystal moved to approve the minutes from the January 24th meeting, seconded by Daniel. The motion passed 23-0-0. VII. Public Comment - None VIII. Academic Senate Report - None IX. Alumni Engagement Report A. Christine introduced Erica as the new staff member in the Alumni Office. She reported that there will be a speed networking event on Tuesday, February 4 from 6 to 7:30pm at Temblor Brewing Co. Vanessa volunteered to sit on the Grad Fest committee. X. Campus Programming Report A. Afaf reported that there are two homecoming court positions available for every class level. AV campus has two senior positions open. Applications are now open. Voting begins on February 22. Fliers for homecoming activities are available in Campus Programming. The homecoming dance is February 29, and the theme is Winter Wonderland. Black History Month activities begin on Monday, February 3. Afaf also stated that tracking for game attendance for students interested in the WAC trip begins with the women’s game tomorrow. Students must stop by the Campus Programming table to check-in. Students interested in going on the trip need to complete the interest form on the Campus Programming website. Anyone interested in deejaying can also fill out a form on the website. There will be a DJ-off and a homecoming promo day on February 12 at 11:30. There will be free food. DJ’s must play clean music and provide their own equipment. XI. President’s Report A. Dr. Zelezny reported that the Grimm family donated $5 million dollars to the School of Business to start an ag business center, which will be named after the Grimm family. There will be a lecture series about the center starting this spring, and a search for an executive director will also begin. Dr. Zelezny also met the LinkedIn CEO at a conference. A LinkedIn representative may be coming to CSUB to teach students how to use LinkedIn to maximize their professional networks. Dr. Zelezny will also be attending a WASCUC meeting in Berkeley on February 13. It is the final meeting that will announce CSUB’s accreditation status. There will be an open forum on Wednesday, February 5 at 9am in the Student Union MPR. It will be livestreamed to Antelope Valley. Each cabinet member will give five-minute updates. Dr. Zelezny acknowledged Aaron Aragon and Roxanne for sharing their ideas on the Census Committee. There will be a gospel festival on Thursday, February 6 in the Icardo Center to commemorate Black History Month. The Unity Breakfast is on Friday, February 7 at 6:45am. Super Sundays will also take place this month where campus leaders will go to African American churches to outreach to potential CSUB students. The next Board of Trustees meeting is March 24. A community champion from Bakersfield will be recognized at this meeting. XII. Student Affairs Report - None XIII. Student Union & Organization Governance Report A. Lawrence reported that renovation is currently going on in the Student Union. Haley reported that the sweet bread and cocoa event was successful. It sold out in 34 minutes. XIV. Appointments / Oath of Office A. Oath of Office i. Parmbir Sidhu – Director of Budget Management a. Parmbir was sworn into his new position. XV. Campus Issues A. Roxanne reported that a student complained about a tripping hazard near the food pantry. She forwarded the complaint to Ilaria. Another student was having trouble with psychology class accommodations. Ilaria stated that Facilities will work to resolve the tripping hazard. She also emailed the student and forwarded the campus issue form to Dr. Harper. XVI. New Business A. Information Item i. Ziggy Siegfried – Athletics Updates a. Ziggy offered athletics shirts to the Board. He also reported that student athletes have had a cumulative GPA of 3.0 and higher for the tenth consecutive term. Athletics will be partnering with Services for Students with Disabilities office to host a basketball game with members from a wheelchair basketball team competing with student athletes. The date for the game is forthcoming. Ziggy also reported that there is a women’s basketball game tomorrow at 2pm. They will also be celebrating women in sports for National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Alumni female student athletes have been invited to come to the game and will be recognized at a reception later that day. He also reported that two track student athletes were awarded WAC championship rings by Dr. Zelezny. Athletics is also looking for an Athletics Student Leader to bring excitement to the games and to help bridge the gap between student athletes and students. The Feud on the Field game will be at noon on February 16 versus Arizona State. There will also be a new bronze, roadrunner statue going up in front of the Icardo Center. Daniel reported that several pep band members have complained that they feel underappreciated by Athletics for the hard work they put into providing entertainment for every game. Ziggy stated that he will address this issue and work to resolve it. He also gave away more bobbleheads. b. Lea, a student athlete on the SAAC committee, and Doc Waller also provided updates on activities. Lea suggested for the pep band to collaborate with members from the swim team, who also attend many games and participate in their own cheers. Doc reported that WINGS mentors will be on campus tomorrow morning to mentor female student athletes. There will also be middle school students visiting the campus tomorrow as well. Over 2,000 students will also be visiting the campus on February 5 for Education Day to watch a women’s basketball game. Doc also reported that the athletes will also work to engage in more community service this year. ii. Mary O’Mahoney – Wake Forest Wellbeing Survey a. Mary, the SRC Director, discussed the results of the survey. She reported that this campus-wide survey was conducted last year. The goal of the survey is to gauge the overall wellbeing of members of the campus community and find out where attitudes stand with regard to activities, programs, or services the campus offers that are wellness-related. There were 296 students who participated in the survey. Mary discussed the results of the survey. The data suggests CSUB has work to do to improve the wellbeing of students on campus. This ties in to the strategic plan in that it will give the campus information about areas where we can improve on to provide for students needs. Mary asked the Board to take the survey this year and to encourage other students to do the same. Four iPads will be raffled off as an incentive for students to take the survey. An email with a survey link will be emailed to students between the ages of 18 and 24. B. Discussion Item i. BankMobile Proposal a. The Board discussed the proposal and several members asked questions about the proposal. Ilaria stated that the Executive Board will draw up a resolution for this proposal to be presented next week. C. Action Item i. FR 200 – LGBTQ+ Network – Gay La Dance: 2nd Annual Queer Prom a. Members from the club presented information about the upcoming event. The dance will take place on March 27 from 8pm to 12am in the Stockdale Room. It will be free for students and $5.00 for guests. There will be a DJ and a photo booth. Food will be catered by Moo Creamery. The club is requesting $2,313.45 in funding from ASI. They will be fundraising to cover costs that are not covered by ASI funding. Club members asked questions regarding costs for the event. b. The Board discussed funding for FR 200. c. Daniel moved to approve FR 200, seconded by Aaron. The motion passed 24-0-0. ii. SB 200 – Elections Code Changes a. Aaron briefly discussed the proposed changes to the elections code. b. Krystal moved to approve SB 200, seconded by Daniel. The motion passed 24-0- 0. iii. SB 201 – Bylaws Changes a. Aaron briefly discussed the proposed changes to the bylaws. b. Joselito moved to approve SB 201, seconded by Jorge. The motion passed 24-0-0. XVII. Old Business - None XVIII. Special Reports A. Antelope Valley a. LaFay reported that the Multicultural Club will have its first meeting of the semester next Thursday, February 6 from noon to 1pm. They will be planning for Black History Month. The Sociology Club had its first meeting yesterday. The Criminal Justice Club will be doing valentine grams. Mathew reported that welcome week and club outreach was successful. There will be an anxiety awareness day event on February 12. Planet Fitness will also be on campus to sign students up for memberships. AV campus has also been advertising for Homecoming. Also, SLAAC is looking to fill an empty position on the committee. B. Student Recreation Center a. Aaron Aragon reported that outdoor adventure trips are filling up fast. Rec Week will be February 17 through the 22nd. It will have a 90’s / MTV theme. Aaron discussed events taking place for Rec Week. Information about events can be found on the SRC website and on Instagram. C. CSSA a. Aaron Aragon reported that Aaron Wan was voted onto the CSSA Finance committee. Aaron Wan reported that the state budget was discussed at the CSSA meeting. The Governor proposed a state budget of $200 million, which is well under the proposed amount of $569 million the CSU asked for. The CSU will continue its lobbying efforts to increase the budget. Voting will take place in April for the final budget. The quantitative reasoning postponement was also discussed. Krystal reported that the University Affairs committee gave an update on the graduation initiative and recognized CSUB in their efforts in streamlining the process of transferring BC students to CSUB. Title IX updates that are concerning to the CSU were also discussed. Aaron Wan also stated that Krystal will be interviewing for the student trustee position. This will be her second interview. Aaron Aragon reported that, as of December, CSUB holds the number one spot in civic engagement. Aaron also listed the policy priorities for CSSA. XIX. Director Reports a. Stephanie reported that Recyclemania will kickoff on Wednesday, February 5 from 10:45 to 1:30pm on the Student Union patio. Curbside will be catering the event. Stephanie also reported that she has a calendar of all Recyclemania events. There will be a professional pop-up closet event taking place. She is asking for clothing donations beginning February 10. Students will be able to pick out professional attire for job interviews. Stephanie also stated that ASI has adopted the Science II area to maintain for campus beautification. The first clean-up will be next Friday from 10 – 11am. She asked for Board participation in the clean-up. There will also be a campus clean-up event on February 24 at noon. Aaron stated that these events will count for office hours. b. Jason reported that he is collaborating with Divyang to plan a study event on Fridays from 1 to 2pm in the Student Union Lounge. He would like for tutors to be on hand for students, as well as the campus advocate. One goal is to increase student attendance at ASI Board meetings. c. Elysia reported that her Bingo Night event will be on February 5 from 3 to 4:30pm. There will be a sign-up sheet in the office on Monday. d. Myles reported that the Veterans Club had their first social yesterday. It was well attended. The Veterans Club is also working closely with the BC Veterans Center to help students make a smooth transition. e. Daniel reported that he met with Dr. Harper. The funds for repairs to the Dore Theater will not come out of any academic department. It will come from other sources on campus. They also discussed plans and costs for restoring the Dore Theater. f. Krystal moved to extend the meeting by 10 minutes, seconded by Aaron Wan. The motion passed 24-10-10. g. Maria reported that 378 people were served at the food pantry this week. There were 174 people served at the pop-up produce pantry. h. Jorge reported that the next set of LEAD workshops will focus on elections. They will be on Wednesday, February 5 from noon to 1pm and on Thursday, February 6 from 10 to 11am in the Blue Room. He is looking for volunteers for these events. Roxanne stated that these events will count for office hours. XX. Executive Officer Reports A. President a. Aaron reported that he attended the Master Planning Committee meeting this week. They discussed the mapping of the university and the building structures. The current master plan will accommodate 18,000 students. He also reported that the Academic Senate will be voting on campus at the end of February. The Budget Planning Committee discussed having a potential energy and innovation major for sciences. The next Student Leadership Council meeting will be next Wednesday. B. Executive Vice President a. Roxanne reported that she has been meeting with her committee members. She also attended the Campus Preparedness Committee meeting this week. They discussed internal campus speakers and the concern about the spreading coronavirus. There has also been work done to the generators on campus to be able to support housing students in case of an emergency. They also discussed emergency messages documents. She also attended a meeting where they discussed the student misconduct task force report. They focused on academic irresponsibility. Policies need to be made more consistent. C. Vice President of Campus Life a. Joselito reported that he has been busy planning Runner Hour events. He encouraged Board members to sign-up for events. D. Vice President of Finance A. Ulyses reported that his committee has been busy planning events for the spring. There will be an event for clubs and organizations next week. He encouraged Board members to help out and attend the event. He attended the Financial Literacy committee meeting where they discussed financial literacy awareness for college students. He will be collaborating with the committee to plan upcoming events. E. Vice President of University Affairs a. Krystal reported that she has been working with Stephanie to finalize details for the Recyclemania Kickoff. She is also finalizing bi-weekly meetings with her directors. The first AAA meeting is next week. She also stated that ASI elections applications open on February 3. Krystal will be coordinating a social media push to promote ASI during the elections. Her programming is called “A Day in the Life of People in ASI”. Instagram stories will focus on the duties of each selected Board member. She encouraged Board members who are interested in being featured in the program to contact her after the meeting. F. Chief Justice a. Nestor reported that the Judicial Council is currently working on creating a complaint form for students. b. Gurnaaz moved to extend the meeting by 10 minutes, seconded by Krystal. The motion passed 23-0-1. G. Executive Director a. Ilaria reported that she will be attending a basic needs conference next week. Members from CSUB will be leading four educational sessions. Census Committee activity will begin to pick up. Aaron Aragon and Sneha are part of that committee. Elections information goes out on Tuesday. She encouraged the Board to talk to students about their positions and encourage them to join ASI. Mohammed is creating a video to promote ASI, which will include current ASI Board members, as well as campus staff who are former ASI Board members. He will be emailing the Board to see if they would like to participate in his video. XXI. Campus Committee Reports A. Aaron Wan reported that he attended the ITC meeting this week where they discussed upgrading the wi-fi on campus to wi-fi 6. It will only be implemented in academic buildings. They are also looking to improve the efficiency of phone calls to the help desk. XXII. Closing Remarks A. Joselito announced that Sneha is the ASI Champion for the week. B. Aaron encouraged the Board to finish the semester strong. He thanked the Board for their hard work. XXIII. Adjournment A. Daniel moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Maria. The motion passed 24-0-0. The meeting was adjourned at 5:15pm.

Noted and Recorded by: Approved by:

______Christina Contreras, SAS Aaron Wan, ASI President