EMU SGA

I. Call to Order 8:05 pm

II. Roll Call/Prayer

a. Present: Lindsey Grosh, Sarah Roth, Anny Smucker, Karra Black, Bess Moser, Tyler Grove, Michael Harnish, Kim Hawks, Nathan Kauffman, Kate Nussbaum, Rebecca Stouffer, Lauren Watson, Amy Springer, Maria Bowman, Jackson Maust Terry Jantzi, Ken Nafziger, Nick Meyer

b. Absent: Andrew Gascho, Steven Stauffer, Tezzia Ndandula

III. Approval of Minutes

a. Motion: Maria Bowman

i. Second: Nathan Kauffman

ii. Action I: Approved unanimously

IV. Announcements

a. Committees – These committees should be in contact with senators about meeting times and dates. Global Village is committee is not filled as of now. Sarah told senators to tell the executive when they have meetings, so they can report back to the senate.

b. T-shirts – Due to financial reasons, the t-shirts have not been ordered. Yet.

V. New Business

a. Update on Common Grounds – Matt Swartley came to thank us for the support that SGA gives CG. CG strives to create a coffee shop atmosphere. Becoming sustainable is one of their top priorities. Told us about new equipment, new signage, mounted speakers, new furniture.

b. Sophie Beya – She spent the past summer in Southern Sudan (non-profit) and worked as a guidance counseling in a refugee camp. Many children are orphans. One thing these kids are trying to hold onto is their education. They spend one or two years doing hard labor to make money for one year of education, and continue the cycle after that first year. $40 for one student to go to school for the entire year (another $10 for supplies). She is wondering if SGA would be willing to support her in this initiative – publicity and institutional backing. Make this a hall service project; get big groups of people to reach this goal. Numbers are important. Sophie is planning on going back in January in order to personally see that the money goes through the right hands and that supplies are acquired.

c. Constitution Approval – Earthkeepers

i. Motion: Tyler Grove

ii. Second: Jackson Maust

iii. Action II: Approved unanimously

VI. Open Floor

a. Spirit Week is going very well! Nathan moved to nominate Brent Beachey as most spirited Royal.

b. A senator heard that students are concerned with student life searching through Facebook to find incriminating evidence. Ken would like to set the record straight – if inappropriate pictures are reported, then action will be taken. They aren’t randomly going through Facebook to “find” people out. All students, whether they live on or off campus need to sign the CLC. Distinction between signing something that says - I will not do something - I understand that if I break these rules, consequences will follow. Questions about privacy on Facebook and how much and what kind of pages IS can monitor.

c. Another concern is the trees down in the Quad being cut down recently – what is up with that? We all love trees. And oxygen. And leaves turning colors in the fall.

VII. Adjournment 9:07 pm

a. Motion: Tyler Grove

b. Second: Lauren Watson

c. Action III : Approved unanimously

I. Call to Order 8:05 pm

II. Roll Call/Prayer

a. Present: Lindsey Grosh, Sarah Roth, Anny Smucker, Karra Black, Bess Moser, Tyler Grove, Michael Harnish, Kim Hawks, Nathan Kauffman, Nick Meyer, Tezzia Ndandula, Kate Nussbaum, Rebecca Stouffer, Lauren Watson, Ken Nafziger, Amy Springer

b. Absent: Jackson Maust, Andrew Gascho, Steven Stauffer, Maria Bowman, Terry Jantzi

III. Approval of Minutes

a. Motion: Nathan Kauffman

i. Second: Tezzia Ndandula

ii. Action I: Approved unanimously

IV. Announcements

a. Office Hours Sign Up – sent around sheet for senators to sign up for at least one hour a week. We as an executive don’t want to be sticklers for putting your hours in, but try and make an effort to be there. Mentioned the log notebook – sign in when you are in the office.

b. Chapel on Friday – Decided to meet at 9:45 pm on stage to go over details.

V. Old Business

a. T-shirts – Anny has designs from Sunil Dick. The design for a poster isn’t necessarily what we want on a t-shirt. More discussion about where to put the logo on the shirt – middle or sleeve.

b. Committee Sign Ups – We signed up.

VI. New Business

a. Den Hours – Bruce Emerson was wondering if SGA would be willing to advertise the new hours in the den. He also wondered if we could orchestrate an open mic night next Monday. We could make a poster to hang up in the den. Ken explained how he (and SGA) was instrumental in getting the hours to be extended. Moved into discussion about fixing the aesthetics of the Den – getting booths put in. Or pews? Put different colored light bulbs to create atmosphere. Move the smoking area into the den to get a “smoky bar” atmosphere.

b. First Debate in CG with Res Judicata: Res Judicata wants to facilitate four debates throughout the semester. The first one will be held on Tuesday, October 30 at 9 pm (topic will be immigration). They want to know how much SGA will be involved – publicity or just our name. Make sure to have other clubs involved as the debate topics pertain to their cause.

c. Constitution Approval – Pre-Professional Health Society: Do we have to approve ratifications of club’s constitutions?

i. Motion: Tyler Grove

ii. Second: Lauren Watson

iii. Action II: Approved unanimously

VII. Open Floor

a. Smoking action group – Had a meeting and talked about possibly having two smoking areas around campus or just a central location.

VIII. Adjournment 8:52 pm

a. Motion: Tyler Grove

b. Second: Tezzia Ndandula

c. Action III : Approved unanimously

I. Call to Order 8:10 pm

II. Roll Call/Prayer

a. Present: Lindsey Grosh, Sarah Roth, Anny Smucker, Karra Black, Bess Moser, Maria Bowman, Andrew Gascho, Tyler Grove, Michael Harnish, Kim Hawks, Nathan Kauffman, Jackson Maust, Nick Meyer, Tezzia Ndandula, Kate Nussbaum, Steven Stauffer, Rebecca Stouffer, Lauren Watson, Ken Nafziger, Terry Jantzi

b. Absent: Amy Springer

III. Approval of Minutes

a. Motion: Tezzia Ndandula

i. Second: Tyler Grove

ii. Action I: Approved unanimously

IV. Announcements

a. Retreat Notes and Action Groups – Each action group needs to have a point person. Point persons need to contact everyone in their group to set up meetings and steps for action.

b. Bags in Office – We will hang these in the SGA office, reminded senators to write notes during their office hours.

V. Old Business

a. T-shirts – Logo is not finished yet. Rust Red with white lettering. Wow…that was fast. Nick suggested that we have “Wear your SGA t-shirt” days, so we are more noticeable around campus. Discussion about what to put on the back and front of the t-shirts: small logos on bottom or sleeve of shirt, names on back. Finalize and act on design next week.

VI. New Business

a. Pictures – Group picture after meeting

b. Celebration Funding Request

i. Asking for $300 to purchase a drum set and drumming paraphernalia.

ii. Discussion: Asked about previous budgets and if they went over, quality of drum set purchased, half of the drum set has already been purchased, confusion about asking for additional funds over and above their $200 budget. A question about where the money for this funding request comes from – talked about the SGA budget. Tell future Celebration leaders not purchase items over and above their budget before approaching SGA for funding.

iii. Motion: Jackson Maust

1. Second: Andrew Gascho

2. Action II: Approved unanimously

c. Equestrian Club Request

i. Discussion: Riding is an expensive hobby – during their two year period who will be picking up the tab? SGA funds or member dues? Our job is to help organize them as a group of interested riders, not their riding fees. How will this student club make them available to the EMU campus or benefit the campus?

ii. Motion: Michael Harnish

1. Second: Nathan Kauffman

2. Action III: Approved unanimously

d. Blue Like Jazz – Jason Hildebrand is coming to EMU to perform his Blue Like Jazz//Live performance. Campus Ministries is asking SGA to help with funding – nothing more than $1,000.

i. Discussion: Possibly make it a stipulation for FYS students to be required to attend this event if we approve the funding request? If we want to start bringing in big-name artists for concerts, where does fulfilling this funding request leave us? Lots of concerns about whom else will help to fund this event, and can we afford to give them $1,000. Concern about making this a required event for FYS. Senators think that a lot of students will be interested in attending this event. Denying this funding request and making other clubs pick up the slack seems like a cheep thing for SGA.

ii. Motion: Tyler Grove

1. Second: Nick Meyers

2. Action III: Approved with one opposed

VII. Open Floor

a. Fill up spots for Spirit Week

b. SGA has been getting lots of complaints about the smoking location outside of Oakwood.

c. Anny talked to Dave King about using noisemakers for games for Homecoming weekend. Possibility of getting rally towels and having students pay for them or increase tuition.

VIII. Adjournment 9:15 pm

a. Motion: Tezzia Ndandula

b. Second: Tyler Grove

c. Action IV: Approved unanimously

I. Call to Order - 8:07 pm

a. Lindsey asked the senators to introduce themselves.

II. Roll Call/Prayer

a. Present: Lindsey Grosh, Sarah Roth, Anny Smucker, Karra Black, Bess Moser, Maria Bowman, Andrew Gascho, Tyler Grove, Michael Harnish, Kim Hawks, Nathan Kauffman, Jackson Maust, Nick Meyer, Tezzia Ndandula, Kate Nussbaum, Steven Stauffer, Rebecca Stouffer, Lauren Watson, Ken Nafziger, Amy Springer, Terry Jantzi

b. Absent: All present

III. Announcements

a. Went over the binder and the constitution within it. We also covered Robert’s Rules - making motions and the process of voting. Karra covered funding guidelines and the budget for SGA.

b. Fall Retreat – Sunday September 23^rd 8:30 am (breakfast and worship) – 7 pm Martin Chapel. Kai will be coming in again (he did last year’s Fall Retreat) to facilitate conversation about dreams and visions for the up-coming year.

c. T-Shirts: New t-shirts? Or the pink t-shirts?

i. Open discussion: Opposition to the pink t-shirts. Executive decided to come to next meeting with color and design options.

d. Office Hours: Lindsey encouraged the senators to stop by the office during the day if they have free time, so students know we are available to talk to and hear concerns. Decide to walk by the office to show the senators where the spare key is after the meeting.

IV. New Business

a. Celebration Funding Request: Celebration is asking for $300 to purchase a new drum set (operating budget $200). This is a one time big purchase – don’t foresee this happening in future years. We don’t have a written request from Celebration so we can’t formally act on it.

V. Open Floor

a. Sarah told the senators to think about the time commitment they need to fulfill as they serve on University wide committees. We will have a list of committees and their descriptions so senators know what they entail. Ken added that senators are voting members while they serve on these committees. Ken also brought up the new Housing Task Force (every Mondays 11:45-1 pm); one senator will serve on this committee. Another senator job is approving the formation of new clubs – next week we will be addressing the Equestrian Club.

b. Discussed the importance of open floor and how senators should share concerns that they hear from students.

c. Next meeting in UC 209A at 8 pm.

d. Steven had a question about the Tennis Club – student clubs can request monies from SGA. Ken explained the difference between student funding and athletic department funding.

VI. Adjournment

a. Motion: Karra Black

b. Second: Tezzia Ndandula

c. Action I: Approved