Eastern Mennonite University
Student Government Association
October 21, 2015
- Call to Order
- Hanna calls meeting to order at 8:05pm.
- Prayer requests and time of meditation.
- Roll Call
- Approval of Minutes
- Minutes approved.
- Announcements
- Photos for Marketing
- Photographing senate moved to next week, on Wednesday October 28th.
- Photos for Marketing
- Old Business
- Tyler outlines Club Fund Policy Guideline
- Jim Lehman has been contacted and will be a spokesperson for potentially moving forward with Investment Club
- Points of Action Feedback
- Inclusion and Diversity Council: Photo project will start next week with the SGA head-shots.
- Spirit Committee: Response from Dave King was positive. In moving forward, Bruce Emerson will be contacted to discuss a meal location.
- Community Involvement Committee: Clothing drive. Donation boxes dispersed around campus. In moving forward, decide incentive for a contest format.
- Ministry of Money Management: Continue to be in correspondence with Jim Lehman.
- Tyler outlines Club Fund Policy Guideline
- New Business
- Funding Request: Social Work is People
- Materials for Take Back the Night event. Requesting $1,035
- Mario: Wondering about a plan if they have access funds after the event.
- Nicole: Interested in the prospect of leftover funds going to an organization related to sexual violence prevention.
- Bethany: Wondering if the Collins center would be an ideal candidate for potential access funds
- Jessamyn: Concerned that funds should be sustainable. Poses idea of having t-shirt sales role over into next year funding for Take Back the Night.
- Tyler: USO breaks down the USO funds to $3,000 this year.
- Mario motions to give SWIP the full amount of $1235 ($717 from USO and $518 from SGA) with contingency that money from t-shirt sales will be used in the future years. Robert seconds.
- In Favor: 9
- Abstaining: 5
- Opposed: 0
- Motion Passed.
- Funding Request: Peace Fellowship
- Rachel Bowman is here representing Peace Fellowship. Asking $1,215 to send students to MCC UN conference in NYC. Covering partial registration cost, transportation, and housing for students.
- Nicole: Impressed by Peace Fellowship taking our concerns into consideration.
- Mario motions to give Peace Fellowship the full amount of $1,215. Jessamyn seconds.
- In Favor: 12
- Abstaining: 0
- Opposed: 2
- Motion passed.
- Funding Request: Social Work is People
- Open Floor
- Mario: Raises the issue of increasing the student fees, to meet needs of new, rising clubs.
- Sarah: Even small increments of student fees add up over the years.
- Vi: It may be an issue to discuss raising student fees, while also discussing investing role over funds.
- Hanna: clarifies that this topic is an important discussion, and will be tabled for a different time.
- Mario: Raises the issue of increasing the student fees, to meet needs of new, rising clubs.
- Robert motions to adjourn the meeting. Mario seconds. Meeting adjourned.