Virginia Commonwealth University Monroe Park Campus Student Government Association Student Senate Meeting Agenda Monday, September 26th, 2011

SENATE MEETING AGENDA FOR 09/26/2011 I. Call to Order a. Welcome b. Roll Call i. 29 present c. VCU Creed d. Approval of Agenda e. Approval of Minutes II. Introduction and Reports Officer Reports 1. Chairwoman – Miracle Allums 2. Vice-Chairwoman – Jazmin Tanner 3. Clerk – Juston Hugue III. New Business a. Confirmation of University Committee Appointees- President Asif Bhavnagri i. presented list of appointees ii. motion to confirm appointees as a block; seconded iii. discussion iv. friendly amendment to add Anthony Morales to substance abuse committee; accepted v. friendly motion to add Anthony Morales to the Honor Council; accepted vi. motion to move into voting; seconded vii. motion passes b. Paint The Town Green- Emily Eason i. we have 5 neighborhoods, need a lot more volunteers ii. event is on October 8th from 9am-1pm iii. Jackson Ward, Oregon Hill, Fan, Randolph - more than picking up trash this year iv. many neighborhoods have flower bed projects v. motion to yield the floor to Asif; motion passes vi. It is important to give back to the community vii. Our goal is 125 volunteers c. Virginia21 Updates- Brittany Tyler i. a non-partisan group ii. new campaign on student loan debt iii. two fold campaign: social media & "what's you number" t-shirt iv. looking for interns for the fall: social media, research v. email Brittany to apply for internship: [email protected] Virginia Commonwealth University Monroe Park Campus Student Government Association Student Senate Meeting Agenda Monday, September 26th, 2011

d. Swearing In of New Senators- Chief Justice La Juana Chambers i. all present: Ghansyham Patel, Jenna Pham, Alicia Cowan-Brown, Carolyn Song, Bryan Portillio, Vickas Argawal, Caroline Lewis, Logan Dickens, Quashauna Smith e. S.B. 04 201112 General Bylaws Amendments- Chairwoman Miracle Allums i. you can check all revisions on blackboard ii. duties have been added to the vice chair iii. movement of attorney general from judicial to executive f. S.B. 05 201112 VCU Q Bill- Vice Chairwoman Jazmin Tanner i. creation of VCU Q Day ad-hoc committee ii. committee will begin once bill is signed and end the first week of April g. S.B. 06 201112 Supplemental Bill 2- Senator Ryan Evans i. 9 groups are being funded h. Weekly Discussion Series – Vice Chairwoman Jazmin Tanner i. starting a tuition forum in the Spring ii. will be the week of March 6 iii. will include cabell life forum, tuition forum, dinning services forum, courses/faculty i. Fall Speak Out Change Discussion- Senator Evelynn Escobar-Thomas i. speak out will on October 27th ii. We will have the VA 21 plan "what's your number" t-shirt campaign at speak out j. Safety Escort Discussion- Vice Chairwoman Jazmin Tanner i. referenced the two incidents involving VCU students over the weekend ii. Chief Venuti will come on October 17th iii. GPS system was supposed to go in the vans by the beginning of this year, has not happened yet iv. possibility of students interacting with each other to see if they are going to the same place. ex: walking from the library to Johnson v. presentation time extended by 3 minutes vii. possibility of student escorts IV. Discussion & Voting a. S.B. 02 201112 Legislative Guidelines- Chairwoman Miracle Allums i. motion to lay bill on table; seconded, ii. bill is passed b. S.B. 03 201112 Supplemental Bill- Senator Ryan Evans i. bill passes c. Long Term Projects Committee Guidelines i. motion to approve long term projects and special grants committee guidelines in a block ii. guidelines are passed Virginia Commonwealth University Monroe Park Campus Student Government Association Student Senate Meeting Agenda Monday, September 26th, 2011 d. Special Grants Committee Guidelines V. Committee Reports a. Academic Affairs – Chairwoman Katheryn Witt i. discussing food for extra exam study space ii. committee is working on the SGA social event

b. Appointments – Chairwoman Tiffini Smith i. welcome to the new senators c. Appropriations – Chairman Ryan Evans i. had to post pone a groups meeting - they were unprepared d. Elections – Chairman Sajan Moktan i. spread the word about elections e. Information & Technology – Chairman Anthony Morales i. vice chair conducted meeting ii. still working on accessing wireless access points iii. Oct 4th - VCU cyber security fair f. Long Term Projects - Chairman Wesley Dawson i. elected vice chair and secretary g. Legislative Issues & Civic Action (LICA) – Chairman Virag Patel i. voter registration going on now - please sign-up to help table h. Public Relations - Chairwoman Jerusalem Solomon i. started designing flyers i. Student Life – Chairwoman Evelynn Escobar-Thomas i. thinking of having a pep rally ii. want to have a SGA mixer j. Special Grants – Chairman Joel McNamara i. met with student veteran association ii. grant applications are ready to go out VI. Bill Assignments VII. Announcements (the following are quoted directly from the announcements sheet. They are not in my words) a. The men of Alpha Phi Alpha will be holding a program called slaves to success on Thursday at 7pm in the OMSA office b. Redskins are going to kick the cowboys bootayy c. Official launching of the Collegiate 100 at VCU, Friday 9/30/11 at 7pm in the Richmond Salons I d. Que Pasa Festival, celebrating Hispanic Heritage month on Saturday Oct.1st from 11am- 7pm, it's free! It's at the Science Museum of Virginia. VCU's Latin American history Virginia Commonwealth University Monroe Park Campus Student Government Association Student Senate Meeting Agenda Monday, September 26th, 2011 professor, Dr. Espinoza will present "indigenous peoples of Latin America and Education" at 3:30 pm in the Discovery Room. See Debbi Price for info e. VCU Cybersecurity Fair 2011 - in the commons Oct 8th (0800-14000). light breakfast or lunch offered to guess. raffle prizes including an ipad2 f. Delta Phi Omega will be hosting their annual Gandhi Day of Service this Sunday in the Commonwealth Ballrooms from 1-3pm g. Reminder you cannot campaign for the elections in the commons - that includes getting signatures

VIII. Adjournment