SGA Meeting 02/09/14
Natalie calls the meeting to order at 7:10 PM.
Absent: Colin Baumann, Jessica Ferriera, Chrystyna Colon, Natalie Zamora, Alexandra Krusinski
Announcements:
Charlie Bruce ’16: I’m one of the Seven Sisters representatives. We’re working to create links between Bryn Mawr clubs and other colleges’ clubs. If your club is interested in working with other clubs at other Seven Sisters colleges, contact me at cebruce@brynmawr.edu.
Lauren Buckheit ’15: This is a reminder that H-Forum is happening in the Campus Center at 9 PM. It’s a community-wide discussion on Hell Week and hazing.
Karina Siu ’14: Because of last Wednesday’s snow day, we moved the National Girls and Women in Sports Day to this week. Come to the Campus Center!
On Saturday at 2 PM basketball is playing against Dickinson.
This past weekend basketball played Johns Hopkins. Nicolette Parmese was named the all-time leading scorer in the history of Bryn Mawr.
On Saturday is the breast cancer awareness Think Pink basketball game. There will be raffles and prizes.
Natalie Kato ‘14: I’ve been in touch with student financial services, with the student representatives as well as the head of the department. If people want to meet and give feedback, send me an email so I can put your names on a list for direct conversation.
Your 2 Cents:
Nora Scheland ’15: We wanted to debut the plenary video here. We are hoping that you guys can share it and come to Plenary. I’m going to post it on Facebook and Twitter. Please share it!
Conflict Resolution Committee Presentation:
Sarah Gilmour ‘14: We are some members of the Conflict Resolution Committee. It has existed for a few years but it’s fallen out of use. Last spring it was appointed. Over the fall semester we worked to reinvent the committee and the use. We sent out a survey about who you go to when you have a conflict and who you would like to be able to go to. People wanted a third party who isn’t a member of the DLT. We are interested in getting the word out through the Residence Council. Each of us is a representative for several different dorms. That doesn’t mean that you have to contact your dorm representative, though. You can contact any one of us individually or through conflictresolution@brynmawr.edu, or through our office hours held in Guild.
Anne Claire Grammer ‘16: This is our mission statement: We encourage fellow students to feel empowered and confident in expressing their perspective. We hope to create sustainable solutions in order to uphold a culture that is able and willing to confront conflict when it arises. The primary role of the CRC is to facilitate dialogue and assist students to find solutions that benefit all parties involved.
As a third party we listen to concerns and offer recommendations in order to have a framework for positive resolution. Our goal is to provide intentional solutions that will lead to wholesome resolution of conflicts.
Alizeh Amer ‘16: This is the procedure to utilize the Conflict Resolution Committee. If there is a conflict on the hall or in the larger community, you can talk directly to us, or you can talk to a DLT member first. They might refer you to us. We want to make sure there is no conflict of interest with Hall Advisors or Customspeople so they can remain impartial. There is a form you can fill out including your name, the issue, what you want to get out of the meeting, your perspective, other parties, whether or not you have approached them, etc. If not, we can help you figure out how to hold that conversation or send the email to come to a CRC meeting. There are also options for spaces you would feel most comfortable holding a meeting.
Once you fill out the form, the CRC will contact you and host the meeting. We will try to assist you to come to an agreement. For further conversation, we will contact you after a meeting, and you can fill out a reflection form regarding feedback about the process.
Sarah Gilmour ‘14: All of us did go through extensive training through the Dean’s Office which will be continued.
Anne Claire Grammer ‘16: After the reflection form we can meet for up to three meetings for follow up. After three meetings we might refer you to the social honor board or the deans.
Carolyn Jacoby ’14: Can you give us a brief explanation as to how this is distinct from a DLT member?
Sarah Gilmour ‘14: In the constitution, it is against the rules for DLT to be involved in mediating conflict. They are supposed to remain unbiased on the hall or in the dorms. We will take over conversations that students are having with Customspeople or Hall Advisors. They are able to talk with you and facilitate conversation. We are here for a more in-depth mediation.
Carolyn Jacoby ‘14: Have you talked to ResLife regarding the way DLT members are trained?
Sarah Gilmour ‘14: Training is being revised.
College Budget Meeting Feedback Report:
Natalie Kato ‘14: The meeting was held about two weeks ago. Rebecca, Amy and I attended.
Amy Chen ‘14: The operating budget is barely break even. With the snow days, the budget looks like it’s going to go into the red for this year. There was an increase in net tuition. The freshman got a lower discount rate. Most students got 48.6% but the freshman got 47%. The freshman basically received less financial aid. We have increased net tuition by 7.1%. The postbacs and grad students are on budget. There is an agreement with the Board of Trustees – the campaign will use endowment funds to break even. The Bryn Mawr fund will reach its annual goal.
The discount rates for undergraduates are presented in a breakdown. 2014 has the most discounts. The reason is because the majority of us entered during the recession. The senior class this year, from the time we entered, has gotten more aid than others. The five-year budget model is continuing with the seven-year campaign. The goal is to reach 7.5 million dollars in endowment every year. They are funding five initiatives and will not add more because it’s not possible in the budget. Staff compensation might fall behind peer groups, but faculty compensation has increased by 12%, including promotions, merit, cost of living adjustments, and severance packages. The campaign is to increase discount rates in years to come. It’s dependent on the economy. According to the Board of Trustees, there will be a 3.7% increase in undergraduate tuition fees. There is a 0.7% increase which is $100 because of lab fees. This is because individuals would have to pay lab fees, which was more for science majors. This is a burden for those specific students. Financial aid didn’t know about this and couldn’t provide extra aid for those fees. From now on they are going to get rid of the lab fees so everybody has $100 added to the tuition. The reason to change is because Haverford students taking lab classes at Bryn Mawr don’t pay fees because it’s through Haverford tuition. The postbacs don’t pay, because it’s in their tuition. SGA dues have also increased by $20. This was voted by the Board of Trustees in February.
Board of Trustees Representative Recap:
Alexis de la Rosa ‘15: We’ll go through the presentation that we gave with Natalie and the grad school reps. We talked about post-grad planning. We received 420 responses from our survey. The Board of Trustees had a lot to say. There are going to be resources added to make the CPD more accessible, especially starting freshman and sophomore year. People wanted to be more engaged with the CEO or CPD earlier in their time at Bryn Mawr.
There is an update on Haffner. The trustees wanted to report some exciting things. The layout of the courtyard between the dining hall, Perry House, and residence hall is going to be unlike any outdoor space we’ve had before. Also there is something going from the building to admissions – that’s exciting!
Miriam Ahmed ‘15: Amy covered everything from the finance committee. There was also a new agenda item added to cut down on sexual harassment across campuses. They are going to install a hotline. It will be run by a 3rd party, with operators covering Bryn Mawr.
The investment subcommittee said that the endowment passed the $800 million mark.
Alexis de la Rosa ‘15: There was a quick recap of sustainability initiatives. We are looking forward to the college transitioning to wind energy. They want to engage the students in the initiative to make links between the abstract thought and bringing it directly into our lives at bryn Mawr. They are impressed by the 360 programs that are going on, and a lot of our buildings have had some excellent energy ratings: 98% for Merion, 95% for Brecon, and 90% for Radnor.
They are looking at the candidate pool for new trustees right now – they are looing for younger trustees, and more diversity on the board.
Meg Sumner-Moore ’15: In the sustainability efforts, was there any mention at all about the possibility of hiring a coordinator?
Alexis de la Rosa ‘15: They are looking into hiring a coordinator. It is one of their top priorities. They will work between Bryn Mawr and Haverford.
Campus Girl Scouts Discussion and Vote:
Natalie Kato ‘14: I’ll read the description from the email we sent to the Representative Council: Concerns were recently raised regarding the allocation of money of this club. This is the description of the Campus Girl Scouts club according to the Student Activities website: Campus Girl Scouts provides fun and informative activities for local Girl Scout troupes in the Eastern Pennsylvania Council. We mostly focus on badge workshops and Thinking Day, but we also organize cookie booths on campus. We wished to have a discussion and vote on our next steps. Historically SGA pays for the girl scout badges ($200) and workshops like pumpkin carving (activities for the girl scouts). Their budget has consistently been around $400-$500 range. What we wanted to ask was if we approve or disprove of this club’s budget for certain things that are being given to non-Bryn Mawr College community members. The options for the vote will include funding the club, not funding the club at the moment and asking them to revisit their constitution and come back to Mid Semester Reviews, and abstain.
Because of updated information about the club being more inclusive of Bryn Mawr activities and collaboration with current students, we will change the vote to just things that are funded for Girl Scouts only – just the badges.
Rachel Genovese ’15: I am the treasurer of Campus Girl Scouts.
Melissa Torquato ’15: I am the president of Campus Girl Scouts.
Rachel Genovese ‘15: We were surprised about concerns about our budget mostly because we are a community service club that focuses on helping local Girl Scout troops. SGA has been funding us for annual events for years now.
Melissa Torquato ‘15: We were also surprised that it wasn’t addressed in our budget interview which was the purpose of the interview. The SFC members seemed supportive.
Rachel Genovese ‘15: The big event is Girl Scout World Thanking Day. We’ve been planning it since last semester, and it’s about two weeks from now. It’s an annual event. We will educate local Girl Scouts on cultures around the world. It is based on United Nations things and takes place for all Girl Scouts. It’s our biggest event of the year.
Melissa Torquato ‘15: Most of our budget does not go to the event. Most of our budget is spent on Mawrters. We host events to spread awareness, such as pumpkin carving and potting plants. The breakdown of our budget is $240 for the big event. Most of this money goes towards badges so that the girls have a souvenir to take home. It’s based on education. The rest of the budget, $275, is for events for Mawrters like potting plants and collaborated events with other clubs.
Sarah Lesser ’15: The budget sent out said that that art club is receiving $400 for Overbrook, which is community service. How is that different?
Amy Chen ‘14: I wasn’t at these meetings. I was very ill. It was based on the fact that Overbrook is buying supplies for them as opposed to souvenirs. That was the concern that was raised.
Sarah Gilmour ‘14: Could you explain why their budget is being called into question when it hasn’t before?
Amy Chen ‘14: It arose from the discussion with the SFC and EBoard that the money was $240 for badges out of campus. Does Bryn Mawr want to support something like badges for Girl Scouts? This is the question that we wanted to ask.
Anna Kalinsky ‘15: I still don’t understand the distinction between Overbrook and Girl Scouts. Overbrook still has supplies that are going out of the community.
Amy Chen ‘14: The supplies are for the purpose of teaching. Girl Scouts is just having a vote for whether or not to sponsor badges.
Melissa Torquato ‘15: We want to make Girl Scouts as accessible as possible. Us buying badges for them is in the interest of having every girl go home with something from Thanking Day. We understand the concern regarding socioeconomic status.
Meg Sumner-Moore ‘15: Can community service clubs receive funding from the CEO?
Amy Chen ‘14: It’s a possibility but they have to set up a program with the CEO. Overbrook is partly sponsored by the CEO.
Rhett Richardson ’15: You said the reason Overbrook is funded is because of the way the mission statement is worded. Why hasn’t the issue been raised before?
Amy Chen ‘14: It boils down to new SFC, new members, and new questions are raised because they’re new eyes.
Carolyn Jacoby ‘14: After having awarded them the budget, can we vote and tell them that they don’t get it?
Amy Chen ‘14: The budget hasn’t been awarded yet.
Carolyn Jacoby ‘14: I’m confused as to why this hasn’t stayed internal.
Amani Chowdhury ‘14: The reason we are reevaluating all SFC rules and looking at clubs is that SGA funding is community money for community events and community members. We wanted to talk to the Representative Council about it so as to be more inclusive.
Anna Kalinsky ‘15: If it’s an issue of the wording in the club description, what is the justification for turning around and saying it’s not okay as opposed to just a warning?
Natalie Kato ‘14: We have not rejected the funding. We are bringing it here because we want to know if it is something that we do with to fund. It is deemed separate from Overbrook because Bryn mawr students go, but Thanking Day – is it only for the Girl Scouts or with Bryn Mawr students?
Melissa Torquato ‘15: Girl Scouts have a booth and present a country. It’s about interacting with the community.
Emma Rosenblum ‘14: Some troops partly fund patches themselves. Have you collaborated with the troops? How do girls otherwise get the badges?
Melissa Torquato ‘15: It’s never been a question or problem. We just inherited the system of paying for badges up front. We don’t know if it’s an option or if the troops have funds.
Nora Scheland ‘15: If we make this decision will it go into effect for all clubs?
Amy Chen ‘14: We’ll take it into consideration. It’s shifting with the new bylaws to trying to keep more things inside the SGA budget, like fundraising. We don’t pay for cupcakes to sell but we will buy pans.
Sarah Lovegren ‘14: Is there a way in the future that Girl Scouts can become more a part of the CEO?
Melissa Torquato ‘15: In theory I guess yes. I’m not aware about the process. We’ve always been funded by SGA.
Sarah Lovegren ‘14: As an organization would you say the events are for the outside community or for the students at Bryn Mawr?
Melissa Torquato ‘15: Both. We want to transition away from doing events only for Girl Scouts in town and more on bringing Girl Scouts back to Bryn Mawr. Now they can do it in college.
Sarah Lovegren ‘14: If you see it going into a different direction, I’m the CEO rep. I can talk you through it.
Sarah Gilmour ‘14: Are we voting just on badges? Would not funding badges disable you from being abel to run the events that you want?
Melissa Torquato ‘15: Yes. We have at least 100 girls coming with more troops waiting to apply. They are expecting to get badges. They already know it’s part of the event, or at least we were under the impression that it was part of the event. I would say yes, it would be a damper on the event.
Natalie Kato ‘14: We will move to a vote about funding things that are solely for Girl Scouts – just badges.
Yes, we will fund the badges: Alex Beda, Anna Kalinsky, Namita Dwarakanath, Sara Kim, Celeste Gambino, Erin Saladin, Rhett Richardson, Carolyn Jacoby, Sarah Lovegren, Phoebe Jordan, Jessica Arbon, Emily Garcia, Karina Siu, Sarah Lesser, Odeymarys Garrido, Angela Blatz, Danyelle Phillips, Ivy Drexel, Sam Terry, Sarah Gilmour, Anna Sargeant, Alex Francendese
No, we will not fund the badges: Noor Masannat
Abstain: Meg Sumner-Moore, Jancy Munguia, Xavia Miles
We will be funding badges for campus Girl Scouts.
Iron Owls/BMC Hillel Discussion and Vote:
Natalie Kato ’14: I will read the description from the email sent to the Representative Council: the explanation will be a little complicated, so please let me know if you have any questions. On Saturday, the clubs Iron Owls and Hillel had missed their interviews to review their budgets with the Treasurer and Student Finance Committee. The Treasurer got in contact with Iron Owls and said that because they missed their interview slot, they could not submit a budget at this time and will have to wait until Mid Semester Reviews to submit a budget. The Treasurer became ill and was unable to get this information to the club Hillel. Hillel signed up for another interview slot on Sunday, came and interviewed (by this time, the Treasurer had already left because her illness escalated to an unsafe level). There were only enough slots for interviews as there were clubs/committees/etc., so when Hillel signed up for a second slot, it prevented other clubs/committees/etc. from signing up (those clubs were asked to come to Mondays interviews, and if a club/committee/etc. completed their interview quickly, the other clubs/committees/etc. could then step in and interview). Only clubs that did not have an interview slot at all could come and do this, so the Iron Owls club were not allowed to interview during that time. We are unsure of our next steps, but feel that we should treat both clubs the same in what we decide. We want to have a discussion and vote of how to fund these two clubs given the circumstances. The options for the vote will include: funding the club, not funding the club at the moment and asking them to come back for Mid Semester Reviews, and abstain.
In the email we said we were unsure of our next steps but we wanted both clubs to be treated the same. We are going to separate the vote. In light of recent updates that were brought to my attention – BMC Hillel had submitted budget late – we are going to vote on both clubs separately and determine what happens to the budget.
Sarah Lesser ’15: This was mentioned by the EBoard. We attended a second meeting during which we were not told that there were any issues with the budget. It came as a surprise saying that we would not be receiving funding. We host cultural and religious events for Jewish students.
Hannah Rifkin ’17: We collaborate with other clubs, like with Rainbow Alliance for a film screening. We also host weekly Shabbat on campus. We have two to three meetings a week.
Sarah Lesser ‘15: In addition to meetings we host Passover. It’s a benefit to our community members because of our dietary restrictions. The dining halls do not provide kosher foods. The funding allows for us to eat meat on Friday nights. For the entire week of Passover there is no kosher food in the dining halls. We host two seders. Without funding, we will not be able to provide food.
Emma Rosenblum ‘14: If you submit for Mid-Semester Review, will you receive funding in time for Passover?
Sarah Lesser ‘15: Yes however a lot of our other budget would be depleted. We receive funding from AMO as well. We would have to restructure the whole budget.
Sam Terry ’14: You missed your meeting. Why?
Sarah Lesser ‘15: The previous treasurer thought they signed up for a meeting on Sunday but accidentally signed up for Saturday. We were at the AMO workshop.
Sam Terry ‘15: Did you reach out to the EBoard?
Sarah Lesser ‘15: No. We were unaware that we had missed our meeting. Wew ere told that we were attending a meeting on Sunday, for which we were present.
Meg Sumner-Moore ‘15: What date is Mid-Semester Review?
Amy Chen ‘14: It’s the last day before spring break, and they get notified when they get back from spring break.
Sarah Lesser ‘15: It’s just in time for Passover.
Amy Chen ‘14: We have $315 available for Mid-Semester Review. Shabbat and seder is $600 requested for food.
Meg Sumner-Moore ‘15: Right after spring break is four weeks before Passover.
Karina Siu ‘14: What is the annual budget breakdown for the club?
Amy Chen ‘14: Shabbat services $00, Passover/seder $200, meals for the week $240, discussion group $100, another item for $100, LGBT movie $100, Israel day $100.
Natalie Kato ‘14: This is pre-cutting.
Sarah Lesser ‘14: These will not be the actual amounts if we are given our budget. This is an overestimate.
Melanie Bahti ‘16: Have you heard from Iron Owls?
Natalie Kato ‘14: We sent them an email. No response.
Meg Sumner-Moore ‘15: If you were to do a Mid-Semester Review, is that four weeks before Passover enough time to organize everything?
Sarah Lesser ‘15: Yes but we would have to restructure the budget because we would be using AMO money.
Sam Terry ‘14: This was an issue referenced in the email – because you took the spots from other clubs. How many clubs didn’t get spots?
Amy Chen ‘14: Three. They did get interviews but were kicked out during their normal time slot and had to re-do their interviews.
Emma Rosenblum ‘14: If you don’t get funding – would you be able to get food?
Sarah Lesser ‘15: We would not be able to fund Passover or we would only be able to fund Passover.
Amy Chen ‘14: Haverford Bi-Co Chabad gets a decent amount of money for Shabbat dinners. Can you attend theirs?
Sarah Lesser ‘15: We discuss this every year. Chabad and Hillel are two different organizations. They are both national organizations. Chabad is a specific group with a specific religious affiliation, led by a rabbi. Hillel is a student-run, non-denominational group, run by students in conjunction with our advisor.
Natalie Kato ‘14: Move to a vote. Options:
Fund this semester: Emma Rosenblum, Alex Beda, Anna Sargeant, Sarah Lovegren, Namita Dwarakanath, Sara Kim, Kaeun Bae, Daniele Arad-Neeman, Rhett Richardson, Carolyn Jacoby, Jessica Arbon, Phoebe Jordan, Emily Garcia, Karina Siu, Lindsey Crowe, Odeymarys Garrido, Xavia Miles, Sarah Gilmour, Lucy Gleysteen
Not fund them, ask them to go to Mid-Semester Review: Meg Sumner-Moore, Danyelle Phillips, Nina Shmorhun, Karunya Venugopal, Noor Masannat
Abstain: Ivy Drexel, Celeste Gambino
We will fund them.
Monica Nelson ’15: It is my fault I missed the meeting for Iron Owls. We are a second-semester club. We need a very low amount of money, just so we can provide legitimate coaching for students involved in the club. We want $300 for a semester, once a week coaching.
Sam Terry ‘14: What is Iron Owls and why do you need a coach?
Monica Nelson ‘15: We teach any and all students about weight lifting, power lifting, Olympic lifting, or body building.
Meg Sumner-Moore ‘15: If it’s a second-semester club, there are rules about how much the budget can be. Does this fall in line with the allowed increase?
Amy Chen ‘14: They asked for $300 which is under the 50% increase.
Lindsey Crowe ‘14: Have you thought about talking to Stacey Adams?
Monica Nelson ‘15: We talked to several people. We were unable to hire Courtney to teach individual lessons. We asked Kathy Tierny and Stacey Adams to look out for a coach, but they provided no candidates. Stacey doesn’t have the time to coach us.
Natalie Kato ’14:
Fund this club: Alex Francendese, Anna Kalinsky, Celeste Gambino, Anna Sargeant, Jennifer Mendez Alba, Christina Tse, Daniele Arad-Neeman, Carolyn Jacoby, Emily Garcia, Lindsey Crowe, Karina Siu, Sarah Lesser, Odeymarys Garrido, Angela Blatz, Danyelle Phillips, Xavia Miles, Christine Newville, Sarah Gilmour
Do not fund, Mid-Semester Review: Meg Sumner-Moore, Sam Terry, Phoebe Jordan
Abstain: Hannah Hastings, Sarah Lovegren, Namita Dwarakanath, Ivy Drexel, Noor Masannat, Jessica Arbon
We will be funding Iron Owls this semester.
Annual Fund Presentations and Votes:
Natalie Kato ‘14: This was recently created by the treasurer and the SFC.
Amy Chen ‘14: It’s used primarily to fund culture shows.
Natalie Kato ‘14: It’s similar to Special Events funding. We will have three presentations from BACaSO, Mujeres, and Sisterhood.
Faatimah Jafiq ’15: I am the co-president of BACaSO.
Raquel Azcue ‘15: I am the other co-president of BACaSO.
Adukwei Brown ’15: I’m the co-treasurer of BACaSO.
Sakyiwaa Aboagye-Atta ’16: I’m the other co-treasurer of BACaSO.
Raquel Azcue ‘15: BACaSO is Bryn Mawr’s African and Caribbean student organization. We create events on campus to promote diversity and let others know about our culture. We are an open group that promotes diasporic communities. We want identities and community to be celebrated through the culture show. It has been going on for nearly a decade, and it is a yearly event.
Faatimah Jafiq ‘15: We have dances, spoken word, performances, written pieces, and others. We have performers from other universities and communities. The estimated attendance is 120. The budget includes dinner and a party afterwards
Sakyiwaa Aboagye-Atta ’16: The DJ is higher than normal because it’s specific music we were looking for. We cater from Kilimanjaro in Philly in the past and hope to do the same. We also have a keynote speaker and performances. Then silverware, tablecloths, etc.
Jancy Munguia ‘14: How do you plan on using AMO money?
Faatimah Jafiq ‘15: DJ budgets are usually $300, so we will use AMO money towards the DJ budget. We are also going to use AMO money for things such as transportation.
Sakyiwaa Aboagye-Atta ’16: Also for the senior dinner.
Pamudu Tennakoon ‘15: How many requests are there? Three? Is there a possibility of funding all of them?
Amy Chen ‘14: It’s $10,000 – it’s enough for all three.
Natalie Kato ‘14: Move to a vote:
Yes, fund: Emma Rosenblum, Jennifer Mendez Alba, Christina Tse, Sarah Lovegren, Hannah Hastings, Sara Kim, Anna Sargeant, Celeste Gambino, Erin Saladin, Rhett Richardson, Carolyn Jacoby, Jessica Arbon, Phoebe Jordan, Karina Siu, Emily Garcia, Lindsey Crowe, Chrystyna Colon, Odeymarys Garrido, Danyelle Phillips, Meg Sumner-Moore, Karunya Venugopal, Noor Masannat, Ivy Drexel, Kayla Bondi, Sam Terry
No, don’t fund:
Abstain: Kaeun Bae
We will be funding BACaSO’s event.
The next group is Mujeres.
Cesiah Novoa ‘15: The theme for our annual culture show is Borderlines. We want to focus on intersectionality. We have had performers from Swat and the Philly area, and will try to mix it up and bring new acts, such as a Mexican folk dance. We teamed up with Sisterhood last year.
This year!
Alexis de la Rosa ‘15: We want to explore diasporas, intersectionality and borderlands.
The budget is $1,650, which is lower than normal because we are using costumes from previous years.
$700 for food and catering is based off of what we had last year. Supplies range between $50 and small amounts for decorations.
Natalie Kato ‘14: Move to a vote.
Yes, fund: Alex Francendese, Emma Rosenblum, Anna Sargeant, Hannah Hastings, Sarah Lovegren, Jennifer Mendez Alba, Christina Tse, Celeste Gambino, Sara Kim, Erin Saladin, Rhett Richardson, Phoebe Jordan, Jessica Arbon, Carolyn Jacoby, Emily Garcia, Sarah Lesser, Karina Siu, Lindsey Crowe, Meg Sumner-Moore, Danyelle Phillips, Nina Shmorhun, Xavia Miles, Odeymarys Garrido, Karunya Venugopal, Noor Masannat, Ivy Drexel, Kayla Bondi, Lucy Gleysteen
No, don’t fund:
Abstain:
We will be funding Mujeres’ event.
The final annual event presentation is from Sisterhood.
Chantille Kennedy ‘15: The event is our culture show. Sisterhood is for those who identify or are interested in African-American culture. We want to focus on the appropriation of black culture in media. We will bring poets, dancers, and singers. This has been an ongoing event. This year we are switching it up to increase attendance and will be hosting on Merion Green on May 2nd. It will be outside, with a stage, and dinner to follow, with a party after that’s in the works.
Tonja Nixon ‘15: $2,600. Because we’re changing the venue to outside, the budget reflects the stage set up and lighting. Food is always around $1,300 because of the caterer we use. We can usually lower it a little bit. Dancers and performers from other colleges and universities require fees, like the men’s singing group from Villanova. We found a DJ for $250. We need $50 for decorations because most of the event will be outside except for the after party in the Campus Center.
Anna Sargeant ‘15: May Day is on May 4th. The may poles are put up on Merion green on Friday morning, which is the 2nd. We just want you guys to keep that in mind.
Natalie Kato ‘14: We can move to a vote.
Yes, fund: Sarah Lovegren, Alex Francendese, Christina Tse, Hannah Hastings, Anna Kalinsky, Celeste Gambino, Anna Sargeant, Daniele Arad-Neeman, Rhett Richardson, Jessica Arbon, Carolyn Jacoby, Phoebe Jordan, Lucy Gleysteen, Sofia Oleas, Emily Garcia, Karina Siu, Lindsey Crowe, Sarah Lesser, Odeymarys Garrido, Danyelle Phillips, Nina Shmorhun, Karunya Venugopal, Noor Masannat, Ivy Drexel, Kayla Bondi
No, don’t fund:
Abstain:
We will fund Sisterhood’s event.
Spring 2014 Budget Presentation and Vote:
Natalie Kato ‘14: While everything was going on, Amy added in the clubs we voted on. She is going to present the new budget.
Amy Chen ‘14: SGA gets $1,500, New York Times gets $3,290, Bryn Mawr Film Series gets $8,863, Bryn Mawr Concert Series gets $1,900, we already voted on the class of 2014 budget, Traditions gets $60,000, Mid-Semester Review is $315, Bi-Co Mid-Semester is $1,500, and the leftover from the fall budget is $11,000.
Some notes: Everyone got $15 for food for movie nights. $37,000 was cut not including what was voted on today. We were more intent on impressing upon 50% budget increase from clubs.
Natalie Kato ‘14: Options for budget vote.
Yes, I approve the spring 2014 budget: Alex Francendese, Jennifer Mendez Alba, Sarah Lovegren, Christina Tse, Namita Dwarakanath, Sara Kim, Kaeun Bae, Emma Rosenblum, Hannah Hastings, Anna Sargeant, Celeste Gambino, Daniele Arad-Neeman, Carolyn Jacoby, Rhett Richardson, Jessica Arbon, Phoebe Jordan, Emily Garcia, Karina Siu, Lindsey Crowe, Sarah Lesser, Odeymarys Garrido, Danyelle Phillips, Karunya Venugopal, Noor Masannat, Ivy Drexel, Nina Shmorhun, Sofia Oleas, Sam Terry, Sarah Gilmour
No, I do not approve the spring 2014 budget:
Abstain:
Spring 2014 budget has been approved.
Old Business:
Natalie Kato ‘14: We will have a discussion about the SAW penalty at next SGA meeting. Options for the vote will be emailed out with the agenda. We cannot email them out right away because Amy hasn’t met with SFC yet. Look for an email with options.
New Business:
Elizabeth Vandenberg ’16: Tomorrow on Moodle voting starts at 9 AM. It will go until 7 PM on Tuesday. Positions up for election are the appointments committee, the elections head, the head of the honor board, the president, the secretary/parliamentarian, the treasurer, and the vice-president. For questions email me at elections@brynmawr.edu, and for more information about the candidates visit elections.blogs.brynmawr.edu.