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Student Government Association The Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg Campus, Capital College Sixth Meeting of the First Session of the 47th Congress Thursday, October 10th, 2013 –12:00pm TL 118, Science and Technology Building

 Call to order the Sixth Meeting of the First Session of the 47th Congress

o President Kenny Seaman

-Meeting called to order at 12:02

 Master Roll Call

o Chief of Staff Gino Giovanni

o Senator Lipuma made a motion for Senator Ranalli to join the senate at 12:04. Senator

Dekorte seconded the motion.

 Approval of Minutes from 10/3/13

-Senator Dahyia made a motion to approve the minutes from 10/3/13. Senator Kakuturu

seconded the motion.

-Senator Dekorte made a motion for Nana Nyantekyi to join the senate at 12:08. Senator

Dahyia seconded the motion.

 Old Business

o THON Carnival

-SGA is doing Tic Tac Toe

- We need prizes for the carnival

-Senate is urged to please be in attendance

 New Business

o Prospective Senator Christine Bangura

-Discussion of the prospective senator

-Christine Bangura takes the stand and tells us about her self and why she wants to be

in SGA -Discussion

-Senator Dekorte made a motion to approve Christine Bangura into the senate. Senator

Nyantekyi seconded the motion. Yes-8 No-0 Abstentions-0

-The motion passes

- Chief Justice Michael Passiment swears in Senator Christine Bangura o Fall Fest

-We need volunteers for the walking taco stand for fall fest o Stuff-A-Plush

- Is hosted by campus life and is occurring on October 24th o CCSG Reports

President Kenny Seaman covered the geography, commonalities, and student life

breakouts

-Barry Bram was the guest speaker

-Engaged scholarship initiative

Dr. Brent Yarnal- Chair of the faculty senate

-We passed 3 pieces of legislator

-Supporting engaged scholarship

-Advising concerns

-Support of senate bill 410

- Pertains to membership on the board of trustees. Their does not

necessarily need to be a student representative on the board, we are attempting

to make the seat permanent. We would like one from University Park and one

from a commonwealth campus. o Geography breakout-campus issues

-Issue with the common hour

-Textbook issue -Talked about some of the events we are hosting. o Commonality caucus

-Upcoming events

-Issues on campus o Student affairs

-Tiers of SAF

-Facility fees o Academic affairs- Vice-President Megan Bennett

-New program- ALEX, gives students three chances for math placement tests

-Engaged scholarship-could in effect for spring 2016, we don’t think it is possible

-Academic advising-issues and solutions

-Veteran advising

-Some campuses have advising hours

-First year seminars

-Not all campuses require them

-Degree audit lessons for students

-Advising concerns

-We can’t blame the advisers entirely and we don’t want to target tenure advisers

-SRTE o Governmental Affairs- David Dekorte

-Voter registration

-Push for legislators on campus

-Senate bill 410

-House bill 209

-House bill 311-right to know law o Student Life- Chief of Staff Gino Giovanni

-Integration between all commonwealth campuses and University Park for sporting

events and other activities.

-PSU Knows No Hate, a University wide initiative for racial slurs and other actions

towards students.

Is being implemented by CCSG, UPUA, and, GSA

-Diversity Summit

-University wide calendar for all events and other social media networks for increased

integration.

-Get Connected

-ORGSYNC

-Facebook

-Google Docs

-Issues between campuses

-Students on knowing what SGA is

-Leadership issues

-Respect

-Issue on Global Programs in campuses

 Financial Report

o Funding request 024 for Intervarsity Christian Fellowship

-Funding request is denied, did not meet the 30 day requirement.

o Funding request 025 for the Math Club

-They are requesting $716.49 to attend the Regional Conference of the Mathematical

Association of America.

-Representative from the Math Club speaks

-Discussion -Senator Kakuturu made a motion to allocate $491.49 to the Math Club. Senator

Nyantekyi seconded the motion- 7-Yes 1-No 1-Abstention

o –Funding request 026 for IEEE

- They are requesting $500.00 for guest speaker Jim Watson, a professional engineer

from Washington D.C. to speak

-The representative from IEEE speaks

-Senator Dahyia made a motion to allocate $500.00 to IEEE. Senator Nyantekyi made a

motion sid to allocate 500$, second-nana, 6-yes 0-no 2-ab

-The funding request is approved

o Funding request 027 from the finance club

-They are requesting $6,298.30 for a tour of the Chicago financial building and other

brokerages.

-The representative from the finance club speaks

-Discussion

-Vice-President Bennett made a point that the finance club did not attend this months

ICC meeting on fundraising.

-Senator Lipuma made a motion to allocate the full amount. Senator Nyantekyi

seconded the motion. 0-Yes 4-No 5-Abstenstions

-The funding request is denied

o Restricted budget up for review and approval

Senator Dahyia made a motion to approve the budget. Senator Nyantekyi seconded the

motion. 7-Yes 1-NO 1-Abstentions

-The budget is approved

 Judicial Report

-Continued approval and revisions for clubs

-Michael Passiment gave a PowerPoint presentation on Roberts Rules  Senate Report

-No senate report

-Working on planning on meeting.

 THON Report- Andy Dessel

-Next canning weekend is October 18th

-Friendly’s night was last night

-October 17 is the carnival for a cure from noon to 3 o’clock

-November 3rd is the Harrisburg 5k

 Advisor Reports

-Card swipe information

 Executive Reports

o Community Liaison Aretha Diri- no report

o Chief of Staff Gino Giovanni

-When giving a report I ask that you speak clearly and loudly so we can thoroughly

document it on the minutes.

o Vice-President Megan Bennett

-ICC meetings

-This month’s theme is fundraising

-Office hours

-Talked to the registrar but is going higher for the common hour concern

-Healthcare concern- Penn State needs to pay your healthcare if you work more than 30

hours. Therefore you can now only work 20 hours and only in one job

-University wide celebration in the Olmstead Lobby

-Kenny will be representing Harrisburg in the homecoming parade in state college

tomorrow -Dr. Kulcarni is having a meet and greet today

 Public Comments

-Kenny Seaman

-David Dekorte

 Adjournment

-Senator Nyantekyi made a motion to adjourn. Senator Kakuturu seconded the motion.

-The meeting was adjourned at 1:19

Minutes Respectfully Submitted by Chief of Staff Gino Giovanni