{"id":112,"date":"2010-02-17T22:51:23","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T02:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/blog\/sga\/?p=112"},"modified":"2010-02-17T22:51:23","modified_gmt":"2010-02-18T02:51:23","slug":"february-03-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/sga\/2010\/02\/17\/february-03-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"February 03 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  1. I. <\/em>Call to Order <\/em>Michael (9:06)<\/strong> <\/em><\/li>\n
  2. II. <\/em>Roll Call\/Prayer <\/em>Brent prayed<\/strong> <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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

    Absent:<\/em> Gabe Brunk, Brandon Habron<\/p>\n

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    1. III. <\/em>Approval of Minutes<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Motion 20100103-1 to approve the minutes: Heidi<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

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      1. IV. <\/em>Old Business<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        a. Haiti fundraising update<\/em> Michael shared that some students have taken over the fund raising for Haiti: Peyton Erb, Jason Ropp, Michael Harnish, Kristi Reihnhardt, and Andrew Derstine.\u00a0 The students will be involved in gathering items for students to create kits to send to Haiti, organizing student support and help in putting kits together, etc.<\/p>\n

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        1. V. <\/em>New Business<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          a. Club Approval \u2013 S.T.A.R.S. <\/em> A group of students is requesting approval to become an official club.\u00a0 The club is Students Teaching And Reaching Students, and they want to teach students about the awareness of several health and social services.\u00a0 General discussion followed the reading of the proposed constitution.\u00a0 Many felt that the constitution was vague in certain areas such as purpose, membership, and voting.\u00a0 There were also points that clarification is needed on reinstating members and other points in the constitution.\u00a0 We decided not to approve the constitution until they have made those major changes; at this point we do not feel right about approving this until we understand the constitution.<\/p>\n

          b. Club Approval \u2013 Explore <\/em> Another group of students is requesting to become an official EMU club.\u00a0 Their focus will be on outdoor trips, local and regional areas of interest, and providing an outlet to be active in the outdoors around EMU.\u00a0 Some suggestions were to put the constitution in outline form, specify when a secretary and treasurer (and possibly historian) would be included, and a few other minor changes.<\/p>\n

          Motion 20100203-3 to approve the club with the changes we suggest: Darian<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

          c. Funding Request for Safe Spaces \u2013 Hannah Kraybill: <\/em>Hannah shared that Safe Space is requesting up to $350 because the club is looking to get t-shirts to sell to students.\u00a0 They are also planning a weekend of events in mid-March (19-22) and they need funds to rent space in the theater and Common Grounds and also to provide refreshments.\u00a0 Some of the events they are planning include a guest speaker, a stage reading of the Laramie project, and a forum on different perspectives from various departments on campus.\u00a0 Senators discussed that this organization seems to have a lot of prevalence in this day and age as the EMU community and the Mennonite community have to<\/p>\n

          Motion 20100203-2 to approve the funding request for $350 for Safe Space: Katie<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

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          1. VI. <\/em>Open Floor<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            –<\/em>Hans shared that there are now new speakers in the SGA office!<\/p>\n

            -Michael was wondering if we can implement something in the SGA constitution where incoming exec sits in on a few meetings the year prior to the year they serve so they can get a feel for how meetings run.\u00a0 This will help efficiency at the beginning of the following year so exec members understand their role more.\u00a0 Current exec members feel this would have really helped prep us for our roles and eliminate a lot of the work at the beginning in figuring out what we are expected to do.\u00a0 Many senators agreed that this would be a good idea and we will discuss it more in depth at a future meeting.<\/p>\n

            -Michael shared that the Writing Committee has an opening for an SGA member; Katie can\u2019t fill that role anymore due to a class this semester.\u00a0 Michael will cover tomorrow\u2019s meeting but we will need someone else for the remaining too.<\/p>\n

            -Katie shared that she has heard several students complain about the Den transfer meal hours.\u00a0 Several people have asked that the transfer meals extend to 2:45 instead of 2:30 because some classes don\u2019t end until 2:30 and those students can no longer get transfer meals.\u00a0 Sarah also shared that several people would like the hours to begin earlier because on Tuesdays and Thursdays people that have class at 1 often can\u2019t eat because transfer meals don\u2019t begin until 12:30. \u00a0Katie will e-mail Bruce to see if the Den can extend open hours from 12-2:45.<\/p>\n

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            1. VII. <\/em>Adjournment<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Motion 20102003-4 to adjourn: Katie<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

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              I. Call to Order Michael (9:06) II. Roll Call\/Prayer Brent prayed Present: Michael Spory, Karissa Sauder, Brent Beachy, Sarah Beck, Giles Eanes, Brendon Derstine, Peyton Erb, Darian Harnish, Katie Landis, Heidi Bauman, Hans Weaver, James Souder, Brook Musselman, Alli Eanes, Sara Derstine, Amy Springer, Vi Dutcher, Ken L. Nafziger Absent: Gabe Brunk, Brandon Habron III.....<\/p>

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