January 3, 2012

Date:  01/03/12

Call to Order: 7:00 pm

Approval of Minutes: Approved.

Old Business:

• We will be trying out discussing old and new business at the beginning of our meeting, as well as adding a discussion portion after reports.

New Business:

• Beat Butler Week
  
  • Wednesday: 6:30-7:30- “Meet the Team” at the Bridge Café
    • Need SG members in attendance from 6:00-8:00
  • Friday: 4:30-7:00- “Beat Butler Bash” by Student Alumni Association in McLin Gym
    • Free good, t-shirts, and rowdy towels
  • If you cannot attend these events or the game Friday, please email the E-Board.
• Raider Spark Discussion
  
  • General Discussion Points:
    • Most people think the dance will never catch on.
    • We need our own WSU Tradition.
    • The Nutter Center may be too large of a stadium for this type of dance.
    • An idea this big needs more time to plan.
• New Ticketing Policy
  
  • SG will be having athletics attend an upcoming meeting to discuss issues with the new no pre-sale ticketing method.

Executive Reports:

• President – Paul Reed
  
  • I hope everyone had a good break, and I’m glad to have everyone back. Please stay motivated throughout this quarter. If you run into any problems don’t be afraid to come to the e-board. This quarter we’re going to try to do a lot with athletics, and get students out to the games. Our big goal should be to try to continue to do what we did Fall Quarter. Also, I have an exciting announcement. For the next fiscal 2011-2012 year, any money that we raise for charitable organizations up to $10,000 will be matched by the President’s office. Therefore, please start thinking about what service event we want to do this quarter.
• Vice-President – Nick Warrington
• Chief of Staff – Steve Young
  
  • I hope everyone had a nice break. Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in our Winter Work Day. For people that missed this our Fall Quarter Award Winners were as follows:
    •  Progress:
      • Cabinet:
        
        • Second Place: Marc T
        • First Place: Ryan Phipps
      • Senate:
        
        • Second Place: Matt Harmon
        • First Place: Jake Todd
    • Member of the quarter:
      • Galen Crawford
  • Cabinet meetings will start next week. Please fill out the when is good that I sent out by Friday.  
• Chief Justice – Zack Beck
  
  • Associate Chief Justice- Spencer Brannon
    • We have been reviewing the constitution, and are hoping to make some small changes in the form of resolutions soon.
• Internal Affairs – Becca Bolender
  
  • I will be sending out the evaluations to all members. (Cabinet members will receive cabinet evals, etc.) Look for those around Friday. Also, if you are in need of funding this quarter please remember to fill out the proper paperwork a week in advance.

Committee Reports:

• Search Committee for Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies: The committee has short listed the candidates, and they have decided who will be interviewed. Next week there will be two open forums that I encourage you all to attend. They are: Monday at 10:00 am in the Rathskellar and Wednesday at 3:00pm in e156 SU.
• Dining Services: There is now a credit card machine in the library café.
• Building and Grounds: The committee is still talking about access to buildings on the quad. They will be coming to discuss the issue of keeping buildings unlocked at an upcoming meeting.
• Semester Committee: The committee met over break and is currently working on a communications plan to get informative information out to students. If there are things about semesters that you think students should know please see Spencer Brannon.
• Academic Advising Committee: Currently looking for student feedback on MAPS

Cabinet Reports:

• Speaker of the House – Ryan Phipps
  
  • The first House of Reps meeting is tomorrow from 6:00-7:00. It should be a quick meeting. We will be giving away some fall quarter awards! Today Brandy and I met and went over our goals for the year. We also reevaluated where we’re at after fall quarter. House of Reps is going to be doing a spirit competition. Finally, Luke Keiser has resigned due to some health issues; therefore, we will re-open the interview process tomorrow for Secretary of the House.
• Assistant Speaker of the House – Brandy Zapata
  
  • Dr. Hopkins will be at the House of Reps meeting on 1/18/12. We will also have a speaker from athletics coming to speak to us the day before Bus to Butler. I am also trying to get someone from the book store to visit a meeting. We’re going to have an upcoming “House Party” which will replace the past organization fair. The event will have food, drinks, games, contests, etc. Organizations will have the opportunity to have a table and talk to students in order to hopefully recruit people for winter quarter. The event will be: 1/26/12 from 2:00-4:00pm
• Director of Academic Affairs – Nick Port
• Director of Campus Culture – Christian Richardson
  
  • First off, I’m sorry to anyone that has unsuccessfully attempted to get ahold of me. I don’t have a computer or car at the moment. My biggest project right now is the Elect Her conference. I am trying to get some sororities committed to this. Also, I have set up a meeting with Brandy to work on campus voice.
• Director of Disability Affairs –  Dominick Evans
  
  • I am working on planning the Abilities Expo. We will be having several different modules that demonstrate different kinds of disabilities. I am looking for ideas, so if you have seen one of these before please contact me. I also went to the recent Abilities United officer meeting. We have teamed up to work on a lot of the same issues together from now on.
• Director of International Affairs –  Mark Tshimanyika
  
  • I have been working on the buddy system program, and have a meeting next week to plan that.
• Director of Public Relations –  Adam Verdecchia
• Director of Student Affairs –  Galen Crawford
  
  • Bus to Butler planning is going well. We have individuals who have volunteered to look for added income in order to get more busses this year. Food will be taken care of by Quaker Steak. Those of us involved with the project are meeting tonight shortly after meeting to get on same page. The Student Org Complex revamp will cost nearly $15,000- Spencer will be looking for support for that. Katrina has been helping me a lot, and I really appreciate all of this.
• Director of Web Communications – Matt Burks

Senator Reports:                                           

• Boonshoft School of Medicine Senator – Riyad Tayim
• College of Education and Human Services Senator – Jeremy Keller
  
  • The tentative date for the CEHS Open House is 2/21/12.
• College of Engineering and Computer Science Senator – Cory Snyder
  
  • The brochure for engineering students about various opportunities for research is going to our students next week. I am also working on getting all of the college’s DSAB’s together to teach/help each other.
• College of Liberal Arts Senator – Luke Wortley
  
  • We are going to begin working on the creation of a Public Relations Committee. Let me know if you’re still interested. We want to involve people outside of SG, as well as work towards hiring an associate. For my own position, my main initiative for the quarter is to sponsor an art exhibit that promotes awareness of social justice. Also, from last quarter there are now two extra Spanish S.I. sessions available- big success. Finally, The Department of Modern Languages is offering a $1500 grant for international travel. See me for information.
• College of Nursing and Health Senator – Brittany Piasecki
  
  • I am working on getting the Nursing Council elections together. I met with my Dean and the council will now be called a DSAB. Riyad and I have been tossing around the idea of doing a health and wellness fair. I would love feedback if you send me an email. The event would consist of different screenings, quick healthy meals, yoga, etc.
• College of Science and Math Senator – Kent Weaver
  
  • Over break our Dean’s Circle went on a trip to talk to high school students. We went to three schools, and next year we’d like to speak to more. If anyone is thinking about doing this ask me, I have advice.
• Commuter Senator – Abby Benston
  
  • I contacted the car club about having a car show in the spring, but haven’t heard back yet. I am thinking about trying to institute a commuter award to highlight people that have done big things within the community.
• Raj Soin College of Business Senator – Matthew Harmon
  
  • I am also working on the effort to meet with all DSAB’s.
• Residential Senator – Jake Todd
• The Graduate School Senator – Lindsey Hofmeyer
  
  • The Graduate Student Assembly met over break. We are trying to get speaker Dan Rome to WSU with the help of Dr. LeRoy.
• University College Senator – Jenn Barbadora
  
  • I am working on the creation of a DSAB for University College. I also met with the tutoring director for the math and writing center to discuss ways to get more students involved.

Discussion of Reports:

• Discussion points for the evening were as followed:
  
  • Art Exhibit
  • Public Relations Committee
  • Student prospective of semester transition

Public Forum:

Advisor Reports:

• Dr. Dan Abrahamowicz
  
  • I spoke to Bob Grant and there is supposed to be a way to streamline student tickets for Friday’s Butler game.

Announcements:

Adjournment: 8:11pm