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March 29, 2009 Minutes

Emma W-B called the meeting to order at 7:10 PM

Roll Call

Excused Absences: Liz Hood ’10, Katherine Dahl ‘11

Unexcused Absences: Marisa Franz ’10, Patricia Lebron ’09, Sarah Gelfand ’11, Brittney Thornbury ‘11

Community Members present: Madeline Velltuia, Adelyn Rishbuagh, Ashta Shaffer ’11, Jill Walker ’09, Nelly Khaselev ’11, Lindsey Turr ’11, Steph Migliori ’09, Elizabeth Held ’12, Evan Schneider ’10, Celia Turner ’10, Ashley Madden ’09, Megan Roberts ’10, Katie Kellom ’09, Sarah Sherman ’11, Colleen Purcell ’11, Lydia Bello ’12, Sharan K. Mehta ’12, Annafi Wahed ’12, Julia Aranda ’11, Kate Gould ’11, Sarah Theobald ’12,, Dakota Garrity ’12,

Announcements:

Hannah Curry MacDouglad ’10: Elections are being run for Traditions Mistresses, Song-mistresses 2010, 2011, 2012, Residential Council Head(s), Curriculum Committee Head(s), Class Presidents 2011, 2012, Faculty Rep, Haverford Rep, Board of Trustees Rep, Honor Board Positions: One position for class of 2012, Two 2 year positions for class of  2012,  Two 2 year positions for class of  2011,  Two 1 year positions for class of 2010. All nominations open at 9 am on Monday March 30. Please send nominations to elections@brynmawr.edu

Your 2-Cents

None.

SGA Skits:

Members at Large

  • Reviewed different meeting procedures that allows community members to get involved in SGA meetings.

Appointments

  • Anyone can fill out an application on the Blackboard website to apply for an appointed position.
  • There is then an interview with the entire Appointments Committee-which includes the Vice President of SGA and three elected appointments members—who ultimately decide who to choose to fill the position.

Athletic Association

  • A forum for all the athletic groups on campus to discuss relevant matters such as coordinating lab/TA sessions to not be during athletic practices, renovating the gym, making the fitness center more accessible, choosing scholar athletes, among others.

Student Finance Committee

  • First time clubs can only get $250 dollars for their first semester and they are not guaranteed that amount.
  • For every semester after that clubs are eligible to get more than $250 dollars however a certain percentage of everyone’s budget is cut.
  • For clubs that feel that they have been cut unfairly or that want to ask for more money they can go to grievances.

Elections Committee

  • Nominations Period
  • Information Sessions-mandatory sessions, hold about two a nomination period. Go over election-by-laws.
  • Candidates Forum
  • Elections-Carolyn Lyod makes the ballot, gets the results and emails them to the Elections head. The Elections head emails the candidates and you have 24 hours to accept the nomination

SGA Jeopardy

Participants: Jill Walker ’09. Sadie Marlow ’11, Rodline Louijeune ’11, Taline Cox ’10, Steph Hilton ’09, Christina Wagner ’11, Leyana ?, Weezie Lauher’10, Liz Ritche ’11, Grace Kung ’10

Honor Code and Constitution

 

  1. The proportion of the student body needed for quorum at Plenary
    a. What is 1/3
  2. Added at Spring Plenary 2007, this is another part of life at Bryn Mawr where the Honor Code applies
    a.  What is the internet.
  3. Four of these are randomly selected to sit on hearings of the Social Honor Code Infractions
    a. What is community member
  4. Those elected who vote on matters at SGA and whose attendance is counted in quorum
    a.  What is the representative council
  5.  At request of two current members of SGA and approval of the Assembly what can be conferred upon someone who has rendered notable service to BMC.
    a. What is honorary life membership to SGA

Lingo

  1. A request to continue the discussion for a set amount of time.
    1. What is a motion to extend time
    2. A statement that can be made at any time during the meeting, when the speaker has pertinent information.
      1. What is a point of information
      2. A time during the meeting when anyone can ask for a discussion of a topic they think is important, ask a question, or make a comment.
        1. What is your 2 cents
        2. A statement to call someone out of line that will strike the previous comment from the minutes
          a.   What is out of order
        3. A method of obtaining the opinion of everyone in the room on any topic
          a.  What is a straw vote

Positions

  1. This position is responsible for communicating between the Assembly and non-resident members of the Association.
    1. Who is the Off-Campus Representative
    2. These elected members of the Representative Council serve as the liaison between classes and the Assembly.
      1. Who are the Class Presidents
      2. This elected member of the Representative Council organizes and facilitates campus-wide programming.
        1. Who is the Social Committee
        2. This elected member or members, shall at their discretion serve as a liaison between the Assembly and the Department of Transportation.
          1. Who is Head of the Committee of Public Safety (COPS)
          2. These positions can be held for a two-year term.
            1. What is the Representative to the Board of Trustees and Honor Board member

Elections and Appointments

  1. At this event, candidates for election are given the chance to answer questions from the community.
    1. What is the Candidate’s Forum
    2. Member of this committee are ineligible to hold voting positions in the SGA Assembly.
      1. What is the Appointments Committee
      2. All candidates for elections must follow what policy during campaigning.
        1. What is Posting Policy
        2. After Spring Plenary 2009, the Plenary Committee now consists of this number of Association members in addition to the Executive Board.
          1. What is three
          2. If the Appointments Committee cannot come to a decision the appointment is decided by this type of vote.
            1. What is Assembly vote (simple majority)

Potpourri

  1. Housing a kitchen, a living room, storage, a computer lab area, a dining room and meeting spaces, this building was created in 2004, for the use of SGA.
    1. What is SGA house
    2. The Assembly shall compose/revise/reaffirm this at the beginning of each academic year, which must be approved by a 2/3 vote.
      1. What is the SGA Constitution
      2. A bi-annual event set to amend the Constitution and foster discussion around proposed new changes.
        1. What is plenary
        2. The number of Assembly Members, which comprise each Sunday’s meeting.
          1. What is 40 (the number of SGA positions) or 60 (the number of members)
          2. Founded in this year, the Bryn Mawr Self Government Association was the first of its kind.
            1. What is 1892

Old business:

Laurel Lemon ’11: Last meeting we discussed newspapers on campus and had a vote as to how to break up the newspapers—should we have just the New York Times or a combinations of the New York Times, USA Today, and Philadelphia Inquirer. So now we’re going to do a straw vote as to the numbers of each newspaper. Currently we are getting 50 New York Times, 42 USA Today, and 40 Philadelphia Inquirer.

Straw Vote

Stay the same: 10

Increase the numbers of NYTimes: more than 10.

Laurel Lemon ’11: We can change it anyway we want as long as we stay in our budget of about $7500

Kendalyn Brown ’09: Can we change it to have more  Philadelphia Inquirer?

Laurel Lemon ’11: Yes we can; I want to make sure that we choose the most cost-effective strategy—so I’ll be comparing the packages from USA Today and NYTimes.

New Business:

Sophie Papavizas ’11: We have a new round of Appointments coming up. I choose to bring this up during new business and not announcements so you guys can ask question. We have a couple of appointment positions coming up.

  • Alternative Concert Series Head(s)
  • Film Series Head and two committee members
  • Plenary Committee (3 positions)

Something new that we are trying for this round is to have information sessions so that people can come and ask questions and I can meet them. We are having these Tuesday March 31 8-9, Monday April 6 7-8, Wednesday April 8 9-10. Keep track of Hall Group/Multiple Occupancy/Room Draw and make sure that you don’t come to a session that conflicts with room draw.  All sessions will be held in Taylor E. Email questions to appointments@brynmawr.edu

Nelly Khaselev ’11: What is Student Curriculum Committee?

Sophie Papavizas ’11: It works basically as a liaison between the faculty curriculum committee and the student body.

Emma W-B: Thanks so much for coming, just a reminder that next week is the Hidden Gems meeting—so we’re looking forward to that.

SGA Meeting Adjourned at 8:22 PM