California State University, Bakersfield Associated Students, Incorporated

Board of Directors

Friday, November 1, 2019 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, Roxanne Esparza, Ulyses Rodriguez, Krystal Raynes, Nestor Espinosa, LaFay Crawford, Matthew Anderson-Spaulding, Jorge Zamora, Aaliyah Beed, Anthony Quintino, Giselle Gomez, Divyang Motavar, Sneha Guduru, Jose Meza, Rania Elhossiny, Elysia Aguayo, Serenity Sanchez, Gurnaaz Deol, Aaron Aragon, Stephanie Magana, Vanessa Chicaiza, Daniel Tapia

Members Absent: Joselito Flores (recognized at 3:08pm), Samantha De La Cruz, Maria Espinoza, Jason Baldwin (recognized at 4:13pm)

Also Present: Ilaria Pesco, Christina Contreras

IV. Introductions: Ruby Alvarez, Hilda Nieblas, Chief Marty Williamson, Sgt. Carlos Fuentes V. Action Item – Approval of the Agenda A. Krystal moved to approve the agenda, seconded by Roxanne. The motion passed 21- 0-0. VI. Action Item – Approval of the Minutes from Prior Meetings A. Elysia moved to approve the minutes from the October 25th meeting, seconded by Jorge. The motion passed 21-0-0. VII. Public Comment – None VIII. Academic Senate Report A. Roxanne reported that they discussed the Canvas pilot report at the last meeting. Aaron Wan stated that the Budget Committee passed a resolution in support of Canvas at the meeting. It is now up to the Academic Senate to decide how to implement the new software. The deadline of November 22 has been removed to allow for more discussion to take place. Aaron also reported that the Black Board contract has been extended until 2021 so there is no rush in making a decision about Canvas. IX. Alumni Engagement Report A. Ilaria reported for Sarah in her absence. There will be a RAMP resume writing / interviewing skills / networking event on Tuesday. Students can RSVP to [email protected] if they would like to attend. X. Campus Programming Report A. Mike Kwon thanked the Board for writing letters for Runner Letter Day. There were 946 students who picked up their letters. A student named Amir will be presenting on his home country of Pakistan next week in the Stockdale Room at noon. Mike also reported that the First Generation Celebration event is next Friday from 11:30 to 1pm. Ilaria stated that Joselito will be speaking at the event. ASI will be hosting a photo frame table. XI. President’s Report A. Claudia Catota reported for Dr. Zelezny in her absence. She stated that they are looking for a new campus advocate, as Vanessa Corona has accepted a position elsewhere. The campus is working with Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault to find a replacement. Claudia has spoken with Ilaria about having a student on the search committee. She also reported that there will be a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization ceremony on Tuesday, November 12 at 10am in the Dore Theater. There will be 100 people from the community receiving their U.S. citizenship. Parking lot C will be used for this event and will be closed from the morning until about noon. Claudia also stated that this is a public event. Dr. Zelezny arrived later in the meeting and thanked the Board for coming to her house for dinner last Friday. She also reported that CSUB was given the Christa McAuliffe Award for excellence in teacher education. She brought the award to show the Board. XII. Student Affairs Report A. Ilaria reported that Dr. Drnek is out of the hospital and is now at a rehabilitation center. He will be there until Monday. XIII. Student Union & Organization Governance Report – None XIV. Appointments / Oath of Office - None XV. Campus Issues – None XVI. New Business A. Information Item i. Chief Martin Williamson – UPD Updates a. Chief Williamson introduced Sgt. Carlos Fuentes to the Board, who is a new campus officer. Sgt. Fuentes introduced himself and discussed his previous experience in law enforcement. He started his career at the Lodi Police Department and was there for almost 17 years. He was a sergeant when he left the police department and was hired as a sergeant on our campus. The Board asked Sgt. Fuentes questions about how his experience will benefit and relate to the campus. Chief Williamson shared data he compiled with the Board about the number of arrests there have been on campus. This year there have been 54 arrests, compared to last year where there were a total of 27 arrests. He assured the Board that the campus is safe and would like to hire one more officer to deal with the increased criminal activity. Most of those arrested are homeless or transient individuals who are stealing recycle items from the trash cans. Chief Williamson also shared with the Board an incident that took place last week in which 3 individuals were arrested for attempting to steal vehicles on campus. They also had illegal weapons on them. Chief reported that the campus safety walk will be sometime in December. There has also been discussion about adding additional parking. The Zombie Scavenger Hunt was successful. There were about 200 people who participated. Chief also reported that the Campus Preparedness Council has been working on plans in the event of a lengthy power shut-down. The power interruption on Wednesday afternoon caused our phones to go out and some elevators to shut down. The UPD responded quickly to this incident. Chief also reminded the Board about the naturalization ceremony on November 12 and the Bakersfield Marathon on November 17. The campus will be closed to motorized vehicles, except Kroll Way, for about an hour. Ulyses asked if putting parking structures on campus has ever been considered. The Chief responded that this is not an option right now due to the expense and the added security it would take to monitor the structure. Ilaria instructed the Board to create a list of areas that need to be addressed for the safety walk and submit it to her or the Chief. ii. Hilda Nieblas – New Coordinator DREAM/MAGEC Center a. Hilda introduced herself to the Board. She is the new Coordinator for the Dream / MAGEC Center and is an alumni of CSUB and of ASI. She reported that there will be a grand opening for the Dream / MAGEC Center on Tuesday, December 3 from 2 to 3pm. Her department is also collaborating with UNIR with their Undocu Week event. They are also working to get campus representatives to sit on a committee that would help to make Undocu Week an annual event. The goal is to inform the campus community about the resources that are available to undocumented students on and off-campus. Hilda would also like the Board to spread the word about the next round of legal services that will be available on campus on Tuesday, November 12 from 12 to 8pm and on Wednesday, November 13 from 8 to 2pm. AV students will be able to receive consultation via phone. The sessions are for 30 minutes. Hilda stated that she would like to come to the ASI meetings on a regular basis to give updates for the Board to share with students. B. Action Item i. FR 122 – Financial Management Association – Small Business Event a. Members from FMA presented to the Board about their upcoming Small Business event that will take place on Thursday, November 21 from 5 to 8pm in the Student Union MPR. Attendees will get information about career opportunities, how to start a small business, and be provided with financial tools and resources. Several panelists will be attending to speak and to answer questions. The club is asking for ASI funding in the amount of $1,386.00. The funding will cover room fees, food, marketing and gifts for speakers. b. The Board discussed funding for FR 122. c. Krystal moved to approve FR 122, seconded by Daniel. The motion passed 20-0-2. XVII. Old Business - None XVIII. Special Reports A. Antelope Valley a. Lafay thanked Ilaria for the nametags and bobble heads. There was good turnout for the Gamers’ Halloween event. The Multicultural Club will host Depression Awareness Week beginning November 9. Matthew stated that he and two officers from the Business Club will be attending the Student Leadership Summit tomorrow. Dean Schultz will be the Business Club’s guest speaker on Monday, November 4. The foster youth drive will continue until November 14. Also, SLAAC would like to know if the Board can attend the Feast with Friends event on the 14th. Roxanne said this event will be discussed at the next Executive Board meeting. Mathew also stated that the AV Board would like to come to the main campus once more in November and December, possibly to attend the meetings or the holiday dinner. B. Student Recreation Center a. Aaron Aragon reported that the SRC’s food and hygiene drive begins Monday and will go until the end of the semester. Upcoming events include a climbing series event, outdoor adventure trips, and a student leadership weekend development event. The Bishop Peak hike is also next week. There are spots still available. C. CSSA a. Aaron Wan stated that the next CSSA meeting is the weekend of November 16 at CSU Northridge. Aaron Aragon reported that there was a special committee meeting held yesterday to discuss revising CSSA’s constitution. Krystal added that this was an internal meeting where they also discussed adding officers, which includes the social justice and equity officer position. The next Board of Trustees meeting is November 18 and 19. Anyone who would like to attend the meeting and make a public comment should notify Krystal so they can be placed on the speaking list. XIX. Director Reports a. Daniel reminded the Board about the CSUB Singers concert on Tuesday, November 5 at 7:30pm in the Dore Theater. b. Gurnaaz reported that the NSME Club Fair was successful. He thanked the Board for their help with the event. c. Jose reported that the Veteran’s Center will be hosting a Veterans Day Celebration event on November 7 from 11 to 1pm. Senator Shannon Grove will be in attendance as well as other speakers. The Black Hawk helicopter will land again and light armored vehicles will be on display. There will also be a resource fair. Volunteers are welcome. d. Aaliyah reported that the homeless center volunteer day will be Saturday, November 23 from 10am to 12pm. There will be a sign-up sheet in the office next week. e. Vanessa reported that she is working on a lending library project called Rowdy’s Little Libraries. There will be libraries placed in the Student Union and in the Children’s Center. Books can be checked out in exchange for leaving a book for others to view. Vanessa is looking for volunteers for this project. XX. Executive Officer Reports A. President a. Aaron reported that he attended the Community Action Committee meeting. They were able to bring the preferred name issue to IT, and a fix was implemented that will allow students to choose their preferred names with regard to gender. The committee also has IRPA data in which they will decide on how to publicize it to the campus without infringing on privacy. Aaron also stated that the GI2025 task force is also considering where to apply a $50,000 allocation. He will be attending the California Economic Summit next week in Fresno. Aaron is also working on having one-on-one meetings with Board directors. B. Executive Vice President a. Roxanne reported that she attended the Academic Support & Student Services Committee meeting and completed the minutes for that meeting. She has also been working with Ed to see how more student data can be collected in Presence. She expects the student spotlight to be finished next week. Roxanne encouraged the Board to sign-up for events that Aaliyah presents. She also reminded the Board to turn in their hours. C. Vice President of Campus Life a. Joselito thanked the Board for helping at the pumpkin painting event during Runner Hour. The movie night event was also a success. Joselito will be attending the Young Men of Color conference next week. He will also be speaking at the First Generation Celebration on Friday. Joselito encouraged the Board to help with Runner Hour next week in his absence. He also instructed the Board to pay attention during the meetings. The Board Social is today after the meeting at Outback Steakhouse, then laser tag afterwards. D. Vice President of Finance A. Ulyses acknowledged Gurnaaz and Serenity for their successful events. He also reported that $19, 852 in ASI funding has been awarded to clubs and organizations so far this semester. Ulyses has also been attending the Admit Hub Committee meetings. He is also working on a project to feed local firefighters as a thank you for the hard work they do in fighting fires. E. Vice President of University Affairs a. Krystal reported that she has been working to preserve the Social Justice & Equity officer position on the CSSA Board. She attended the Internal Affairs meeting where they discussed constitution edits. They also discussed implementing a member cap, which would limit the amount of representatives sent to CSSA. Krystal also reported that she and Aaron Aragon will be attending the Board of Trustee meeting on November 18 and 19. There are 3 spots available if anyone would like to join them and make a public comment. She is also working to finalize the undergraduate student success survey. Once finished, it will be sent to students via Survey Monkey. She hopes to get a pool of 500 students. Krystal will spend time promoting this event with tabling. F. Chief Justice a. Nestor stated that the Judicial Council had its first meeting today where they went over Robert’s Rules and viewed ASI scholarship applications. G. Executive Director a. Ilaria reported that several Psychology major students were unable to register for their classes during priority registration, and as a result were place on waiting lists. Ilaria shared this concern with Tanya Boone-Holladay, who is the Dean of SSE. Dr. Vernon Harper is also looking into this issue. Ilaria instructed the Board to message her if they know of any students who ran into this problem. Next Thursday is the Graduate School and Profession Fair in the SRC from 1 to 3pm. The food pantry served 382 people this week. The weather contributed to the decline in the number of people served. Barbara Jean Sober Living will be out next week for the 2nd Friday of the month food giveaway. The pop-up produce pantry served 108 people this week. Ilaria thanked the Board for writing Runner Letter Day letters. Candice asked why Psychology isn’t an impacted major. Joselito responded that to declare a major impacted, it has to do with the number of students at the school and the number of students registered for that major. Nursing is one of the impacted majors, followed by Liberal Studies. XXI. Campus Committee Reports A. Krystal reported that she attended the Academic Affairs Committee meeting where they discussed ethnic studies at CSUB. Currently, our ethnic studies major is called Interdisciplinary Studies. There is debate as to whether ethnic studies should be required as a separate class in order to graduate or whether it could be an overlay class where it fulfills the requirement as a self class and also meets the requirement of another ethnic studies course. The committee gave the recommendation to implement the ethnic studies course as an overlay course during the 2022 academic year. Discussion took place that focused on the make-up of the committee that Krystal sits on. B. Aaron invited the Board to send him any recommendations or suggestions about qualifications pertaining to the Provost position. He will then take them to the Provost Search committee. XXII. Closing Remarks A. Jason asked if he could request a meeting to discuss the quantitative reasoning issue. He would like CSSA members to be present at the meeting. Ilaria responded that Jason is welcome to go to the Board of Trustees meeting with Krystal and Aaron to make a public comment about this issue. Jason stated that he would just like to know how it came to be that CSSA has taken a stance against quantitative reasoning. Ilaria suggested that she and Jason can have this discussion after the meeting. B. Roxanne announced that the ASI Champion Award winner is Vanessa. C. Ilaria announced that the couch in the ASI office is off limits as one of the legs is broken. D. Matthew thanked the Board for their hospitality last weekend. XXIII. Adjournment A. Daniel moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Krystal. The motion passed 23-0-0. The meeting was adjourned at 4:49pm.

Noted and Recorded by: Approved by:

______Christina Contreras, SAS Aaron Wan, ASI President