{"id":118,"date":"2010-03-17T21:49:13","date_gmt":"2010-03-18T01:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/blog\/sga\/?p=118"},"modified":"2010-03-17T21:49:13","modified_gmt":"2010-03-18T01:49:13","slug":"march-03-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/sga\/2010\/03\/17\/march-03-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"March 03 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"

I. Call to Order <\/em>Michael (9:06)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

Absent: <\/em>Brendon Derstine<\/p>\n

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

Alli added a slight change that she forgot to mention Guatemala as a Spring 2013 cross-cultural in her report last week.<\/p>\n

Motion 03032010-1 to approve the minutes with said change:Darian<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

IV. Announcements<\/em><\/p>\n

a. The \u201cSpirit Bus\u201d or lack therof . . . <\/em>Michael shared that there were very few student sign-<\/p>\n

<\/em>ups for the Spirit Bus last week so those who signed up ended up taking a \u201cmini-van\u201d which<\/p>\n

only cost the SGA $37 instead of $300.\u00a0 There was a good showing of people watching the<\/p>\n

games in Common Grounds and the Campus Center though!<\/p>\n

b. SACS visiting committee <\/em>Michael shared that the committee is now here.\u00a0 The members<\/p>\n

have been traveling through different departments at EMU and have talked to many faculty<\/p>\n

members and students.\u00a0 They will still be here through tomorrow so be prepared to answer<\/p>\n

questions!<\/p>\n

c. Committee Reporting<\/em><\/p>\n

1-Undergraduate Council-Brandon: <\/em>Brandon shared that he met with the<\/p>\n

Undergraduate Council.\u00a0 He shared that there was a lengthy discussion about the WCSC<\/p>\n

program and potential changes to the coursework; however they decided that the<\/p>\n

program will continue.\u00a0 The committee also discussed possibilities for potential make-<\/p>\n

up days due to the snow days.<\/p>\n

2- QEP- Brandon:<\/em> Brandon shared that the QEP meeting discussed the SACS committee<\/p>\n

coming this week and approved a powerpoint to show to all the members of the SACS<\/p>\n

committee during their visit this week.<\/p>\n

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

a. STARS Constitution Review: <\/em>Michael shared that STARS made changes to their<\/p>\n

constitution; however, a question still remains regarding the article about amendments<\/p>\n

because the wording is unclear about the process.\u00a0 We will need to ask for a little more<\/p>\n

clarification on this point.<\/p>\n

Motion 03032010-3 to approve the constitution with said changes: Darian<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

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

a. EBIT Constitution review- Matt Ropp: <\/em>Matt came to share with the SGA a proposed<\/p>\n

<\/em>constitution for a new club EBIT (Economics and Business Innovators of Tomorrow) that<\/p>\n

would bring together the students in the business major.\u00a0 He shared that many people have<\/p>\n

expressed interest in this club, but people are hesitant to take on leadership roles.\u00a0 Because<\/p>\n

of this, he designed the constitution to be more fluid rather than follow the traditional<\/p>\n

\u201cpresident, vice-president\u201d formula.\u00a0 The club is looking to team up with MEDA<\/p>\n

(Mennonite Economic Development Associates).\u00a0 The club already has some events<\/p>\n

scheduled for the end of the year and has generated a lot of support because the business<\/p>\n

major is one of the largest ones on campus and there\u2019s currently no club specifically for<\/p>\n

this major.\u00a0 Elections will occur as more of a \u201cboard\u201d with a President, Treasurer and<\/p>\n

Secretary that are elected board members.\u00a0 While the club will be geared more towards<\/p>\n

economic and business topics, it will be open to students with any major.\u00a0 A few minor<\/p>\n

clarifications were suggested and grammatical mistakes addressed.<\/p>\n

Motion 03032010-2 to approve the constitution with said changes: Katie<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

<\/strong>b. The Shen-Andrew Jenner: <\/em>The Shen representatives talked about how they will have<\/p>\n

around $10,000 left over after this year and are unsure about whether or not those funds will<\/p>\n

be rolled over to their account next year or where the money will go.\u00a0 As far as which option<\/p>\n

previously discussed will work better, Michael asked Andrew what the Shen staff is<\/p>\n

recommending.\u00a0 The staff felt the opt-out option will most likely include the most students<\/p>\n

and they feel this is the best option for the Shen at this point.\u00a0 Andrew shared that since then<\/p>\n

the business office has talked about the logistics of this and this may be a major headache for<\/p>\n

them.\u00a0 This method may also decrease the amount of money that SGA would need to allocate<\/p>\n

to the Shen.\u00a0 *Clarification: This is a discussion to help the Shen staff know what to request<\/p>\n

when it comes time to put in budget requests at the end of March.\u00a0 There was general<\/p>\n

discussion between Shen representatives and senators talking about various models and<\/p>\n

possibilities.\u00a0 The question from the Shen is if the allocation has to change from SGA because<\/p>\n

the easiest scenario is for SGA to allocate about $15,000 which could give every senior a free<\/p>\n

yearbook and subsidize each book purchased by other students by about $10.\u00a0 Once the Shen<\/p>\n

reps left, Ken shared that this is ultimately SGA\u2019s decision about how the Shen should work<\/p>\n

with this issue.\u00a0 The senate members discussed the possible options and everyone really<\/p>\n

thought that we would get the most response from the \u201copt-out\u201d model.\u00a0 We could then have a<\/p>\n

booth in the registration line for students to (informed) opt-out.\u00a0 Some senate suggestions<\/p>\n

included possibly moving the photo place to either the registration line or a more central place<\/p>\n

than Northlawn (possibly the Campus Center or right outside the Caf).\u00a0 These proposals were<\/p>\n

suggested to help out with the opt-out model.\u00a0 Michael will meet with Andrew after the<\/p>\n

meeting to discuss the SGA\u2019s sentiment for what they should submit for their budget requests<\/p>\n

at the end of March.\u00a0 We have decided for now to agree in principle to the free senior book<\/p>\n

within the Shen\u2019s existing budget.\u00a0 If for some reason there isn\u2019t enough student interest for<\/p>\n

the Shen to cover their expenses, the SGA will help them out.<\/p>\n

VII. Open Floor<\/em><\/p>\n

–<\/em>Katie shared that Bruce got back to us on the Den transfer meal hour shift.\u00a0 After Spring<\/p>\n

Break, transfer meals will be available to students from 12-3 everyday! WHOOHOO!<\/p>\n

-Hans shared a brief update with the concerts decided last semester.\u00a0 He followed up on our<\/p>\n

potential Christian concert this semester but the idea was pretty much shot down by the CAC<\/p>\n

for this year and there was no forward motion with this.\u00a0 Next year, the ball is kind of in<\/p>\n

CAC\u2019s court and they are taking the lead on this one.<\/p>\n

-Karissa met with Brian Martin Burkholder about the Friday Announcement guidelines and<\/p>\n

he made the proposed change so she will sign the guidelines this week!<\/p>\n

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

Motion 03032010-4 to adjourn: Sara<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

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

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