USG SENATE MEETING February 21, 2016, 4:00pm Lewis Library 138 Topic Objectives Presenter Time Call to Order • Welcome Jeremy Burton Vice President Burton will convene the meeting. President’s Report • Go over President’s Report Aleksandra Czulak 5 min President Czulak will present the President’s Report. Student Groups Recognition • Chairs will present newly Julie Chong, Paul Yang 3 min Committee selected member The Senate will vote on the • Answer any questions from approval of members to the the Senate and take feedback Student Groups Recognition • Senate will vote Committee. Projects Board Approval • Present nominations Naman Jain, Nicholas 10 min and Fund Request • Answer any questions from Fernandez The Senate will vote on the the Senate and take feedback approval of new Project Board • Senate will vote on members members. The Senate will also • Senate will vote to approve a hear a fund request from the fund request for Social Projects Board. Committee Communications Committee • Present update Katie Cion 5 min Update • Answer any questions from Director of Communications the Senate and take feedback Katie Cion will present an update of the Communications Committee. Mental Health Initiative • Present nominations Nathan Yoo, Sarah 3 min Board Update • Answer any questions from Sakha The Senate will vote on the the Senate and take feedback approval of members to the • Senate will vote Mental Health Initiative Committee. Campus and Community • Chair will present newly Michael Cox 3 min Affairs Committee Approval selected members CCA Chair Michael Cox will • Answer any questions from present newly selected the Senate and take feedback members of the CCA • Senate will vote Committee. Social Committee Approval • Chair will present newly Rachel Park 10 min and Fund Request selected members Social Committee Chair • Answer any questions from Rachel Park will present newly the Senate and take feedback selected members of the Social • Senate will vote on members Committee. The Senate will • Senate will vote to approve a also hear a fund request from fund request for Social the Social Committee. Committee Treasury Committee • Chair will present newly Hunter Dong 10 min Approval and Budget Report selected members Treasurer Hunter Dong will • Answer any questions from present newly selected the Senate and take feedback members of the Treasury • Senate will vote on members Committee. Treasurer Dong • Present report will also report USG’s • Senate will vote on budget expenses from the month of January. CPUC Update • Present update Naimah Hakim 5 min CPUC Chair Naimah Hakim • Answer any questions from will give an update of the the Senate and take feedback February 15th, 2016 CPUC meeting. Sustainable Events Working • Present update Andrew Ma 2 min Group Update • Answer any questions from Class of 2019 Senator Andrew the Senate and take feedback Ma will give an update on the Sustainable Events Working Group from February 19th, 2016. Committee Updates • Present updates Michael Cox, Shannon 8 min, 2 Osaka, Rachel Park, min per Committee Chairs will present • Answer any questions from Jenny Zhang committee updates on their committees. the Senate and take feedback Agenda Setting • Discuss and add agenda items Aleksandra Czulak 3 min for next week’s meeting The Senate will discuss agenda settings for the next meeting. Total Time 67 min Undergraduate Student Government 204 Frist Campus Center Princeton, NJ 08544 www.princetonusg.com President’s Report Sunday, February 21st, 2016 I. Wellness Tab in USG Emails • New idea for my weekly emails • After going door-to-door and talking to students and our committees, I think there’s a new way to integrate and make “wellness” information available to students. Collaboration with PPP, MHIB, USLC, and other student groups. I am hoping to meet with these committees this week to flesh out this idea. I hope to make this a link that will be updated every week, at least twice a week. There’s a lot of great information out there, and it’s important that we make it easy and accessible to students. o Possible to use www.mindfulprinceton.com • Question: What are your thoughts? Senate | Sunday, February 21st Website | USG Facebook | Movies | Wellness II. ICC: Conversation on Inclusion, Diversity, and the Eating Clubs • Hosting an initial conversation on the subject of diversity and the clubs on February 28th, 2016 2pm-5pm at Cap & Gown Club. This discussion is open to all, but please RSVP through this form. *Sent to whole school on Thursday, February 18th. • Description: The Princeton Interclub Council (ICC) is a body that prides itself on the strength found in collaboration and unity, being comprised of the undergraduate presidents of each of Princeton’s 11 eating clubs. The ICC meets weekly to discuss campus issues that impact club life and develop best practices for how to best cultivate a culture of respect, safety, and inclusion across all of Prospect Avenue. We also work with other organizations to advance our work inside the eating clubs as well as to engage the eating clubs in service to Princeton-at-large. III. Meetings and Updates • CPUC Meeting on Monday. February 15th 4:30pm Friend 101 RECAP o Planning for Princeton’s Future, President Eisgruber presents Strategic Planning Framework § Includes accepting transfer students and expanding the student body. § Check out www.princeton.edu/strategicplan to see the plan and to share your feedback. o Wilson Legacy Review Committee Undergraduate Student Government 204 Frist Campus Center Princeton, NJ 08544 www.princetonusg.com § 575 Comments as of Monday, February 15th § Brent Henry (committee chair) and Angela Groves were present from the committee. Solicited feedback from community members. § Open Forum and small discussions on Friday, February 19th. § Check out www.wilsonlegacy.princeton.edu to read bios and give feedback. § In related news: Whig-Clio debate: Renaming the Woodrow Wilson School on Wednesday, February 24th at 7:30pm in Whig Hall. • First ExCom Meeting on Tuesday, February 16th o It went great! • Met with Dave Leach, Director of Campus Recreation and the Resoltz founders o Resoltz is an app developed by a Princeton graduate and his co-founder. o The app is free for Princeton students (use Princeton net id). o They are collecting feedback on this app and will likely have a bigger reach after spring break. o It’s a really intuitive app and web platform with the end goal of helping students (and everyone) maintain a healthy lifestyle. Fitness and health habits can help with overall health and mental health (recent studies). o Question: Will students use it? What do you think of it? • WWS Open Forum held by the Board of Trustees on Friday, February 19th, 2016 2pm- 5pm o Who (on USG) went to this open forum? o Alumni, students, staff, and faculty were present. Many made comments of the low number of students who were present in this open forum. o Similar style to CPUC meeting. IV. Sustainable Events Working Group Update • Andrew Ma, Class of 2019 Senator, is the student representative on this group, replacing Dallas Nan, U-Councilor. Meeting on Thursday, February 19th 2016. The Sustainable Events Working Group includes representatives from the major event- planning bodies on campus. • Plan to collectively endorse a set of principles/guidelines for campus events next month • Tentative principles for events: o (1) principled reuse of all waste streams o (2) consistent practicing and messaging, o (3) less is more, (4) educating the community. • Tentative guidelines for events: o (1) purchase sustainable food and materials o (2) reduce waste and encourage recycling o (3) reduce energy/water usage, (4) encourage sustainable transportation. • Director of OOS also wants USG to endorse these principles/guidelines and enact them at our own events. V. Looking Ahead • Weekly Emails Undergraduate Student Government 204 Frist Campus Center Princeton, NJ 08544 www.princetonusg.com o Tuesday § Transportation Pilot Information • Michael Cox (CCA). Ella Cheng (2015-2016 USG President), Members of the Class of 2016 Gov, and I have been working on this. o Question: Do you think we should publicize or co-sponsor the debate on renaming the WWS School? • Meeting with UMatter staff about their future initiatives • Meeting with Jed Marsh, Daisy Lovelace, and Chris Burkmar to discuss last semester’s Diversity and Equity Project- the COMBO Report • State of the School o This would be after Spring Break. I would like it to be an open forum for students from all parts of campus to provide updates and next steps of what their groups are working on and for them to share with the whole school. o Will be talking to communications about this over the next week. Undergraduate Student Government 204 Frist Campus Center Princeton, NJ 08544 www.princetonusg.com Student Groups Recognition Committee Appointments Committee Chair: Paul Yang, Julie Chong Application and Selection Process: • We wanted to keep our committee small, but for the sake of continuity wanted a freshman as we currently have representation from the junior and sophomore class Total Applications Received: We received 4 applications and selected one Nominations: Returning Members (if any) Paul Yang (2017, WWS) • IRC, Pace, Cooking Club • Incumbent chair Julie Chong (2017, CEE) • Seniors and Youth, KASA • Incumbent chair Emily Chen (2018) • WPRB, AASA, AdThis: • Was active member last semester (did not miss a meeting) and extends our understanding of groups to different areas New Members: Aaron Sobel (2019) • Mock