{"id":110,"date":"2010-02-03T22:46:01","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T02:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/blog\/sga\/?p=110"},"modified":"2010-02-03T22:46:01","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T02:46:01","slug":"january-27-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/sga\/2010\/02\/03\/january-27-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"January 27 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

I. Call to Order <\/em>Michael (8:03)<\/strong><\/p>\n

II. Roll Call\/ Prayer <\/em>Michael prayed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Present:<\/em> Michael Spory, Karissa Sauder, Sarah Beck, Brent Beachy, Katie Landis, Heidi Bauman, Brendon Derstine, Hans Weaver, Peyton Erb, Darian Harnish, Brook Musselman, Gabe Brunk, James Souder, Brandon Habron, Alli Eanes, Amy Springer, Ken L. Nafziger<\/p>\n

Absent: <\/em>Giles Eanes, Sara Derstine, Vi Dutcher<\/p>\n

III. Approval of Minutes<\/em><\/p>\n

Motion 01272010-1 to approve the minutes: Peyton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second: Brendon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Motion passed unanimously<\/strong><\/p>\n

IV. Old Business <\/em><\/p>\n

a. Haiti Panel @ 9 p.m. in CG: <\/em>Peyton shared that we know have 5 panel members who will be speaking at this event.\u00a0 Panel members include Sylvia Lorisme, Jim Lehman, Luke Shrock-Hurst, Ker Ferdinand, and Sue Cochrin.\u00a0 Michael also shared that he and Karissa met with a team from YPCA and they are going to try to purchase supplies for kits to send to Haiti using the money we raised at the basketball games.<\/p>\n

b. Committee Reporting\u2014Strategic Planning Council: <\/em>Michael shared that he attended the meeting.\u00a0 One of the things on the agenda was talking about marketing EMU to prospective students and find out what current students think about the university.\u00a0 There were also talks about updating EMU\u2019s goals and how to improve the cross-cultural experiences.\u00a0 Another agenda item involved an official flag statement in the event the basketball team continues to do well and the playoff games require a flag in the gymnasium. <\/em><\/p>\n

V. New Business<\/em><\/p>\n

a. QEP\u2014Jim Yoder & Lisle Bertsche: <\/em>Jim Yoder shared that the Quality Enhancement Plan is a 5-year program that is part of EMU\u2019s accreditation process.\u00a0 It must be implemented to enhance student learning.\u00a0 The focus of the plan for EMU is environmental sustainability, which will now formally become part of the curriculum.\u00a0 The QEP planning committee was placed in charge of outlining what this plan would look like and now the implementation team is in charge of\u2026implementation.\u00a0 Handouts were passed around showing learning objectives and implementation actions.\u00a0 While every discipline and thus, course offered will be affected by this in some way, the classes most significantly affected will be Transitions and the cross-cultural classes.\u00a0 It will begin integrating into the curriculum this coming fall; however, it is a gradual process and will not be fully implemented for 2 years.<\/p>\n

Jim and Lisle also shared that there will be a SACS On-site review committee visit to evaluate the QEP at EMU from March 2 to March 4.\u00a0 They would like to start a campaign to inform the students on campus what the QEP is because committee members may stop students at random to ask what they think about the QEP and it would be nice if students had informed things to say about it.\u00a0 Part of this campaign will include t-shirts, WeatherVane articles, CG events, myEMU announcements, and flyers on campus.\u00a0 The campaign was detailed on the handout; one major event was the big kick-off on February 19 in Common Grounds.<\/p>\n

After Jim and Lisle left, discussion ensued amongst the senators that during the campaign, we would have to be careful not to overload sustainability to the students and make sure all the students really do understand the purpose of the QEP and how it can be beneficial for the students.\u00a0 One senator expressed some concern that the QEP committee is planning on participating in Gonzo Theater, which is supposed to be free of administration.\u00a0 Brandon shared that the plan with Gonzo is to be free of judgment and sustainability will simply be the theme of Gonzo.\u00a0 Many senators also felt that this is something SGA could co-sponsor but be involved more with handing out t-shirts, attending events, etc.\u00a0 A general consensus was agreed that senators will help out at events as they can and help support the QEP in this process.\u00a0 Both Brandon and Katie volunteered to help out as student reps for the QEP implementation team.<\/p>\n

b.<\/em> Career Day Opportunity\u2014Amy Springer: <\/em>Amy shared that Student Life (Career Services) and the Undergraduate Services will be hosting a Career Day on February 17.\u00a0 The day will include a series of workshops (focuses on benefits, budgeting, housing, renting, networking, etc.), mock interviews, resume reviews, and speakers talking about career path and callings.\u00a0 There will also be a fair in the University Commons hosting employers, admissions services, EMU grad programs, etc.\u00a0 She would like the SGA senators to work a welcome table for students signing in and handing out door prizes.\u00a0 A sign-up sheet was passed around for this.<\/p>\n

VII. Adjournment<\/em><\/p>\n

Motion 01272010-2 to adjourn: Darian<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second: Peyton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Motion passed unanimously<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I. Call to Order Michael (8:03) II. Roll Call\/ Prayer Michael prayed Present: Michael Spory, Karissa Sauder, Sarah Beck, Brent Beachy, Katie Landis, Heidi Bauman, Brendon Derstine, Hans Weaver, Peyton Erb, Darian Harnish, Brook Musselman, Gabe Brunk, James Souder, Brandon Habron, Alli Eanes, Amy Springer, Ken L. Nafziger Absent: Giles Eanes, Sara Derstine, Vi Dutcher....<\/p>

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