Agenda of the 85th Senate Hofstra University Student Government Association March 11, 2021 Hofstra University Zoom University Call to order Meeting Called to order at 6:31 PM A. Quorum Call a. Quorum Set at 27 B. Approval of the Minutes a. Senator Patane moves to approve the cabinet minutes from 3/10 i. Motion Second ii. Motion Passed b. Chair Aquino moves to approve senate minutes from 2/25 i. Motion Second ii. Motion Passed C. New Business a. S.A. 2021.85.002 i. Changes to the policy series are grammatical changes or updates that do not exist anymore 1. Senator Behm a. Clarifying the changes or how it can not be accurate and how we do work with PR issues 2. Senator Behm moves to have a moderated caucus for 15 minutes a. Motion Seconded b. Motion Passed 3. Senator Congdon and Senator Behm a. Talks about concerns for the correct wordage and what can be changed and asks for the constitution to be updated 4. Chair Aquino a. If you want to propose changes we can write another legislation 5. Senator Behm Moves to propose new wording with a. Any full time undergraduate student must have served in the Student Government Association for one (1) year and in good standing with the university is eligible to run for the office of President and Vice President. 6. Senator Congdon a. If people want to propose new changes we should bring it back at a later point 7. Chair Conolly-sisk moves to pass S.A.2020.85.002 a. Motion Seconded i. Motion passed 1. By a vote of 18-4-5
b. Objection i. Debate 1. Chair Connolly-Sisk For a. I feel that we should pass this legislation and make edits later to come next week. 2. Senator Welch Against a. I think we have a pretty good paragraph now and we should put this in and pass it now 3. Chair Aquino For a. Wording and language is very hard and to make it perfect that's why we take writing policy very serious we are here to represent the students we should bring it back next week and all set and stone 4. Senator Behm a. I would love to do wording now but I understand the general consensus is that we would rather do this another time so I think it is a good compromise to unstrike the struck words concerning President and VP election eligibility ii. Chair Germaine moves for a Roll Call Vote a. Motion Seconded i. Comptroller Cote: Yay ii. Appropriations Chair Liebowitz: Yay iii. Club Resources Chair Ortiz: Yay iv. Communications Chair Colon: Yay v. Programming Chair Paturzo: Yay vi. Academic Affairs Chair Connolly-Sisk: Yay vii. Equity & Inclusion Chair Germaine: Yay viii. Facilities & Operations Chair Aquino: Yay ix. Wellness & Campus Safety Chair O’Brien: Yay x. Senator Behm: Nay xi. Senator Cheng: Yay
xii. Senator Congdon: Yay xiii. Senator DeBiso: Abstain xiv. Senator DeCrescenzo: Yay xv. Senator Doherty: Abstain xvi. Senator Funk: Yay xvii. Senator Kang: Abstain xviii. Senator Patane: Yay xix. Senator Perez: Abstain xx. Senator Potula: xxi. Senator Rudder: Yay xxii. Senator Schanck: Yay xxiii. Senator Shareef: Yay xxiv. Senator Welch: Yay b. By a vote of 19-1-5 SA.2021.85.02 is passed D. Special Business a. Creation of Elections Commission i. Chair Connolly-Sisk Nominates Chair Paturzo 1. Motion Seconded 2. Chair Accepts ii. Chair Germaine Nominates Chair O’Brien 1. Motion Seconded 2. Chair Accepts iii. Senator DeBiso Nominates Senator Hotaling 1. Motion Seconded 2. Senator Accepts iv. Chair Connolly-Sisk Nominates Vice President Osner 1. Seconded 2. Declined v. Chair O’Brien Nominates Secretary Greenberg 1. Seconded 2. Accepts vi. Chair Germaine Nominates President Stark 1. Seconded 2. Declined vii. Chair Connolly Sisk Nominates Chair Colon 1. Seconded 2. Declined viii. Chair Germaine Nominates Senator Welch 1. Second 2. Accepts ix. Chair Connolly Sisk moves to ratify elections commission by roll call vote 1. Motion Seconded a. Comptroller Cote: Yay
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Appropriations Chair Liebowitz: Yay Club Resources Chair Ortiz: Yay Communications Chair Colon: Yay Programming Chair Paturzo: Yay Academic Affairs Chair Connolly-Sisk: Nay Equity & Inclusion Chair Germaine: Yay Facilities & Operations Chair Aquino: Yay Wellness & Campus Safety Chair O’Brien: Yay Senator Behm: Nay Senator Cheng: Yay Senator Congdon: Yay Senator DeBiso: Abstain Senator DeCrescenzo: Yay Senator Doherty: Abstain Senator Funk: Yay Senator Kang: Abstain Senator Patane: Yay Senator Perez: Abstain Senator Potula: Senator Rudder: Yay Senator Schanck: Yay Senator Shareef: Yay Senator Welch: Yay i. By A vote of 24-1-1 b. Presentation by Senator DeBiso i. Presents on the resources that we have for students 1. Work Order 2. Compass Dining 3. Academics 4. Works with Students to help Advocacy E. E-Board Reports a. President - T. Stark i. A student leader meeting with the new University President will be happening soon. If there is anything specific that you would like addressed, please let us know. b. Vice President - A. Osner i. The new Director of OSLE will be joining Cabinet and Senate next week as he will be SGA’s new acting advisor. ii. We will be attempting to have one in person Senate meeting on April 22nd for all who are comfortable with doing so. An online option will still be available. c. Comptroller - N. Cote i. Nothing To Report d. Secretary - C. Greenberg i. Had a Meeting With Sam
1. Worked on Website 2. Updates to Calendar 3. Meeting with Sev updates and help accommodate adjustment to SGA and Hofstra 4. Staff Appreciation Letters 5. Compass Dining F. Committee Chair Reports a. Appropriations - A. Liebowitz i. Treasurer Training is currently happening. Reach out to any club E-Board members you know of and get the information out to them. ii. The committee is looking into artists who could potentially give a virtual concert for the Spring Fall Fest. b. Club Resources - K. Ortiz i. Looking over S.A.2 during the week ii. Working on club Outreach iii. Club space allocation was pushed a week c. Communications - A. Colon i. SGA Take over please look at the Google Doc d. Programming - A. Paturzo i. Build-A-Friend is in the works now e. Academic Affairs - K. Connolly-Sisk i. CUA & CAE met with Marc and Diane to discuss plans for next semester as well as other advising area concerns ii. IT & EdTech are continuing to research the technological strategies of other educational institutions iii. DAV(e) will now be meeting with SAC on March 24th iv. Will be meeting with Vice Provost Blue next week f. Equity & Inclusion - W. Germaine i. Meeting with Cornell Craig Tomorrow ii. HOLA is having an event Next week please come g. Facilities & Operations - B. Aquino i. Updates from Joe Barkwill 1. Wifi in Pride Den 2. Tents are Coming Back March 22nd h. Wellness & Campus Safety - D. O’Brien i. Discussed Proposal and resolution ii. Updates from Wellness regarding iii. Working on licensing but there are lots of Laws that the school has to follow iv. Updates to staffing i. Senator Patane moves to pass all committee minutes i. Motion Seconded ii. Motion Passed G. Announcements H. For Good of the Order
I. Snap Cup J. Adjournment a. Chair Conolly-Sisk moves to adjourn the meeting i. Motion Seconded ii. Motion Passed 1. Meeting adjourned at 8:24 pm
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Call to Order A. Meeting called to order at 8:06pm Pres/ VP Updates A. Two reviews to encourage committee and community to fill out B. New SGA Advisor- Severino Randazzo, schedule to meet one on one C. Met with Houston 1. Parent And Family Garden coming to campus 2. Meeting with Dr. Poser new Hofstra President a) If you have questions for her let Tara & Alexa know D. Elections commission will be formed tomorrow during Senate Comptroller Updates A. Updates to Allocations and what is going to happen with budgets this year Secretary Updates A. Had a Meeting With Sam 1. Worked on Website 2. Updates to Calendar 3. Meeting with Sev updates and help accommodate adjustment to SGA and Hofstra 4. Staff Appreciation Letters Committee Updates a. Appropriations i. No Official Report b. Academic Affairs i. Change is Happening! More dining seats available! ii. Concerns from Academic Excellence with mental health iii. Meeting with Elfreda Blue Next Thursday c. Club Resources i. Club Outreach Applications will get sent our Next Week ii. SA.002 Policy Series Grammer Update
d. Communications i. Wellness Wednesday was Posted ii. Associate TikTok iii. SGA Photoshoot Happening this week e. Equity and Inclusion i. Working with Senator Perez for HOLA event ii. Working with Chief Inclusion DIversity Officer Cornell Craig f. Facilities and Operations i. Met with Joe Barkwill ii. Update on Hofstra Masks iii. Working on internet speeds in the Pride Den iv. BLAC lounge v. Dining Hours or can’t find them vi. Tents coming back March 22nd g. Programming i. Build-A-Friend Update ii. Updates from Senator DeBiso iii. Meeting with Allison soon from Sexual Awareness h. Wellness and Campus Safety i. Met with Dr. Gutman and Colin Sullivan ii. Looking for SAW Data VII. For Good of the Order VIII. Adjournment Chair Germaine Moves to Adjourn the meeting Motion Seconded Motion Passed Meeting Adjourned at 8:46
Hofstra University Student Government Association Two Thousand and Twenty-One S.A.2021.85.02 General Edits to the Policy Series
Taken from article I, section E, subsection 1h; article III, section A, subsection 3e; article 3 section C, subsection 1; article III, section E, subsection 1a, 1b, 1d, and 1e; article X, section B, subsection 1; article X section F, subsection 4d
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GENERAL POLICIES E. ABSENCE POLICY 1. Members who acquire an absence shall receive penalties weighted according to the meeting missed (absences expire at the end of each semester): h. Failure of a Committee Chair to submit a mid-year semester or monthly report end of semester report: one (1) absence to said Chair III. CLUB RESOURCES A. OFFICE SPACE PROCEDURES 3. Office Space Review Application: e. The Club Resources Chair shall monitor all transitions between office space moves. C. CLUB LEADER TRAINING 1. The Club Resources Chair shall call a Club Leadership Training at least once each academic year.
E. STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION 1. An active club may seek Student Government Association Recognition if it abides by the following guidelines: Follows a constitution having been approved by the Club Resources Committee and Senate that contains the Student Government Association’s most current preamble. Attends a Student Government Association Club Resources Committee meeting to review the club constitution. Following approval of the club constitution by the Club Resources Committee, the club or organization must attend a Senate meeting to seek recognition. Maintains a membership with no more than half being members of a currently banned or suspended Hofstra club or organization. Maintains an updated and approved GetInvolved HU profile. X. ELECTION RULES B. ELECTION OF PRESIDENCY AND VICE PRESIDENCY 1. Any full-time undergraduate student in good standing with the university is eligible to run for the office of President and Vice President. F. CAMPAIGNING 1. The start of campaigning shall begin at a time and date determined by the Elections
Commission and approved by a majority of the Senate. 2. There shall be no campaigning at any of Hofstra University’s computer labs or academic areas such as but not limited to classrooms, laboratories, libraries, etc. 3. There shall be no campaigning in the Student Government Association office or during any Student Government Association activity. 4. Publicity: a. No individual or endorsing group shall publicize prior to the start of campaigning. b. Flyers shall not be hung in off-campus business establishments. c. All mediums of campaigning shall be in good taste and shall not libel or slander another candidate, nor destroy any campaign materials of another ticket. d. All flyers shall be approved by the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement, whom who shall keep a file of all approved flyers to which the Elections Commission may refer.
Respectfully Submitted, Khiya Connolly-Sisk Academic Affairs Chair
Kristin Ortiz Club Resources Chair
Agenda of the 85th Senate Hofstra University Student Government Association February 25, 2021 Hofstra University Zoom University Call to order Meeting Called to order at 6:35 PM A. Quorum Call a. Quorum Set at 26
B. Approval of the Minutes a. Senator Congdon moves to approve the cabinet minutes from 2/24 i. Motion Second ii. Motion Passed b. Chair Aquino moves to approve senate minutes from 2/18 i. Motion Second ii. Motion Passed C. New Business a. S.A. 2021.85.001 i. Senatorial Action Talks about the club apparel and that it got waived from last semester and we are making changes for it. Also updated clubs amount of money ii. Chair O’Brien moves to pass S.A. 2021.85.001 1. Motion Seconded 2. Motion Passed a. By a vote of 23-1-2 that motion Passes D. E-Board Reports a. President - T. Stark i. Meeting with Vice President Houston this upcoming week ii. Board of trustees meeting 1. Juneteenth is a Hofstra holiday now and university will be closed on that day 2. Data regarding the remote learning conversation is will be coming b. Vice President - A. Osner i. In Person Program is now going to be happening from the students starting Mar 1 1. We see hope for clubs coming soon 2. Getting closer to normalcy 3. Set Capacity for the room limits 4. Received positive feedback c. Comptroller - N. Cote i. No official report d. Secretary - C. Greenberg i. Working with senators on Staff Appreciation Week. ii. Next week is a non-operational week for SGA. Enjoy your time off. E. Committee Chair Reports a. Appropriations - A. Liebowitz i. Thank you to the Senate for passing the Appropriations policy change ii. Currently working on setting up budget approvals. b. Club Resources - K. Ortiz i. Focused on Senatorial Action ii. Worked sending out the Office Space Allocation information to clubs. c. Communications - A. Colon i. All committees will introduce themselves via TikTok. ii. Take a look at the photo shoot sign-up sheet. d. Programming - A. Paturzo
i. Starting to get Build-a-Friend up and running and finalize dates. e. Academic Affairs - K. Connolly-Sisk i. IT is beginning research on how other schools are approaching technological literacy. ii. SAC and DAVe will be meeting to discuss potential programming iii. There was no COVID contact tracing within clubs 1. OSLE will be in your club meeting to make sure we follow guidelines f. Equity & Inclusion - W. Germaine i. Met with IEI today in our meeting 1. They are hiring for peer mentor program reach out to them for questions g. Facilities & Operations - B. Aquino i. Report given by Senator DeBiso 1. Food tasting by Chef yesterday new food in the student center starting today by innovation kitchen so go check it out ii. Working with Associate Boothe and Senator Welch about sustainability on campus h. Wellness & Campus Safety - D. O’Brien i. Hofstra will not be a vaccination site for the near future 1. Everyone is responsible for getting the vaccine from 3rd party people ii. Art with impact is happening iii. Card Services update iv. SAW Survey about charge i. Senator Shareef moves to pass all committee minutes i. Motion Seconded ii. Motion Passed F. Announcements G. For Good of the Order H. Snap Cup I. Adjournment a. Senator Perez moves to adjourn the meeting i. Motion Seconded ii. Motion Passed 1. Meeting adjourned at 7:32 pm
Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended:
Appropriations Committee Minutes Spring 2021 Weekly Meeting 5 03/08/21 7:35 PM Chair A. Liebowitz
Comptroller N. Cote
Senator M. Hotaling Chair W. Germaine Senator B. Welch
Senator J. Kang Associate J. Lee Senator A. Rudder
Associate A. Sierra
Senator M. Safian
Arrived Late: Absent: I. II.
Treasure Training: A. Invited treasures to receive an overview of the committee and its dealings. Spring-Fall Fest Preparation A. Continued to discuss Spring-Fall Fest. 1. Listed current artists and requested other artists from committee members.
Meeting Adjourned Respectfully Submitted, Chair Aaron Liebowitz
8:07 PM
Club Resources Committee Minutes Spring 2021 Meeting #5 03/08/2021
Meeting Commenced 6:50 PM
Attendance Attend Associate Zacchia Senator Behm Senator Perez Senator Potula Chair Aquino Chair Connolly-Sisk Chair Ortiz Absent Chair Aquino (excused)
Introduction/Opener I.
Outreach Updates A. Forwarded an email for club election
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Timeline Updates A. The Club Office Space Application will go out the week of the 15th
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Policy Series Review A. Passed with a vote of 4-0-1
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Constitution Review for Next Week A. Page 11
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Tik tok Make another spreadsheet due to no editing access
Communications Committee Minutes Spring 2021 Weekly Meeting 5 03/09/2021 Meeting Commenced 6:32pm Attended:
Senator Thomas Doherty Senator Daniel DeCrescenzo Chair David O’Brien Senator Andrew Patane Senator Afsah Shareef Senator Julie Singh Senator Gigi Walker Associate Olivia Bevinetto Associate Alma Glavatovic Associate Alisha Riggs Associate Mac Sykes Chair Antonella Colon Absent: 1. High/Low 2. Social Media a. Graphics i. Treasure training- Julie 3. Thomas’s Wellness Wednesdays a. Morning class exercise 4. Take Over Tuesdays a. Day in the life of an SGA Member b. Biweekly 5. Photoshoot a. This Saturday b. Logistics 6. TikTok a. Updates i. Intro of the associates ii. In the drafts b. Committee video
Meeting Adjourned 7:50pm Respectfully Submitted, Antonella Colon Communications Chairwoman
Programming Committee Minutes Weekly Meeting #5 3/9/21 Meeting Commenced 6:30 PM Attendance Attended Senator Calob Congdon Senator Maxie DeBiso Senator Katie Funk Senator George Kaludis
Senator Faith Schanck Associate Amanda Doherty Associate Nicole Kerr Associate Jessaia McGri Associate Gabrielle Schroeder Chair Alexa Paturzo
Senator Susan Cheng (unexcused)
Absent p 1. p Check in 2. p Programming Ideas
a. p Advocacy centered programs i.
Sexual Assault Awareness Program during April 1. p Update 2. p Meeting
b. pBuild-A-Friend i.
Update
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April 5th-9th p
ii. p Surveys 3. p How to Hofstra Update 4. p Ideas? 5. p TikTok 6. p Remember to register for Fall semester classes! 7. p Housekeeping a. p Sign up for elections, Senators are required to complete two club elections this semester. b. pAbsences c. p Questions?
Meeting Adjourned 7:32 PM
Respectfully Submitted, Alexa Paturzo Programming Chair
Academic Affairs Committee Minutes
Spring 2021 Meeting #5 03/11/21 Meeting called to order at 6:00 pm est Attendance Attended Chair Connolly-Sisk Chair Paturzo Senator Behm Senator Congdon
Senator Walker Senator Kaludis Senator Schanck Associate Navarro
Absent Visitors A. Icebreaker a. What do you think is the lamest superpower and why? B. Updates from me a. There are now alternative spaces for dining!! b. I have a meeting with Vice Provost Blue next Thursday- please send me questions you have fo her c. TikTok! d. Draft questions for SAW C. Subcommittees a. CUA/CAE i. Met with Marc and Diane! A lot discussed! ii. There’s a plan for fully in person classes, unsure on Online option iii. Tutoring will likely be in person but advising will likely have in person iv. Help advertise for workshops v. Huge link between mental health, motivation, and academic success b. IT/EdTech i. Slow down in getting a list of schools- but that's okay! c. DAV(e) i. Meeting with SAC is rescheduled for the 24th ii. Going to have meeting with Julie Yindra D. The Weekly Norm a. Sign-up for elections! b. Review Absence Policy :)
c. Hey! SIGN UP FOR THE PHOTOSHOOT d. I want to grab coffee with all of you- reach out to me! E. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 6:30 pm est Respectfully Submitted,
Khiya Connolly-Sisk Academic Affairs Chair
Equity and Inclusion Committee Minutes Weekly Meeting #5 3/11/21
Meeting Commenced 6:03 PM Attended
Visitor Absent
Attendance Associate Lila Campbell Senator Suzie Cheng Chair Antonella Colon Chair Will Germaine Senator Anja Rudder Senator Afsah Shareef Senator Maheen Safian Senator Bryan Perez
1. Peak/Pits 2. Check-ins a. Subcommittees Assignment i. Programming : 1. Lila, Suzie 2. Ppt preparation ii. Outreach : 1. Anja, Bryan, Afsah 2. Work on email drafts iii. Research: Researching DOU events and NO HAte programs 1. Anto, Maheen b. Task for each subcommittee i. Assigned. Due next committee. 3. Chair Updates a. Meeting with Cornell i. TownHall Debrief b. HOLA event update c. Racial Equity Council i. Day Of Understanding April 30th d. Tiktok Intro i. Submit a 10 second video ending with a wave. e. SAW Questions i. Ideas? ii. Knowledge of the Ethics reporting system 1. Email Vice Provost about system f. Sign up for Photoshoot 4. Questions/ Heads up a.
Meeting Adjourned
6:29 pm
Respectfully Submitted, Will Germaine Equity and Inclusion Chair
Facilities & Operations Committee Minutes S20 Weekly Meeting #5
3/11/21 Meeting Commenced 6:00pm Attendance Attended Chair Bernice Aquino Associate Aleyana Boothe Senator Maxie DeBiso Senator Thomas Doherty Associate Abia Farzandali Senator Katherine FunK Senator Andrew Patane Senator Julie Singh Senator Benjamin Welch Absent Associate Anthony Papasodero I. II. III.
Peak/pit of your non-operational week (or this week in general) :) Tiktok for Communications Updates from Joe Barkwill: A. A request was made for cloth masks for residential students -- the University has an inventory of cloth masks available for students. Joe can provide us with 1,000 and proposed that SGA distributes them to students. I will consult Cabinet in regards to distribution. 1. If anyone has any ideas/comments on distribution, please leave them here: 2. Notes from cab: Build a friend?; give them to RAs; outlets in the pride Den; get a mask after surveillance testing; how can we send them to out of state students? B. Joe consulted the ITS team to improve wifi service in the Pride Den. They have detected the interference (a lot of technical things that is probably best not to mention in detail haha), and have successfully improved the speed of the internet. 1. If you hear of any students that are still struggling with connection in the Pride Den, please let me know! C. Renovations for the BLAC lounge are essentially complete. They will start to renovate the club offices shortly.
D. Hours of operation were re-posted at each dining location. Joe also asked for the hours to be posted online for student reference. E. Tents are coming back 3/22.
Meeting adjourned 6:30pm Respectfully submitted, Bernice Aquino Facilities & Operations Chair
Wellness & Campus Safety Committee Minutes Weekly Meeting #5
3/11/21 Meeting Commenced
6:00 PM
Attendance Attended Senator DeCrescenzo Senator Hotaling Senator Kang Chair Liebowitz Chair Ortiz Senator Potula Associate Sanchez Chair O’Brien
Visitor Absent
1. Ice Breaker a. Everyone is great! 2. Wellness Wednesdays a. Senator Hotaling will create content for 3/17/21 3. Updates a. Card Services Replacement Fee b. Per 2019 SAW results, Are you aware that there is a $25 fine every time a student enters their residence hall without their Hofstra ID? i. Yes - 224 (29.63%) ii. No - 363 (48.02% iii. N/A - 169 (22.35%) iv. Total respondents: 756 c. Proposal d. Date for resolution? Sunday, 3/14? 4. Communications Committee TikTok a. The Office theme song b. Easier to film self or do over zoom? 5. SAW 2021 Questions a. How comfortable are students with taking in person classes for Fall 2021? b. Send me questions on your own time PLease! Questions/Concerns i. None
Meeting Adjourned
6:35 pm
Respectfully Submitted, David O’Brien Wellness & Campus Safety Chair