Call to order
Agenda of the Senate
Hofstra University Student Government Association (30, April, 2026)
Hofstra University
Meeting Called to order at 7:03 EST
A. Quorum Call
a. Quorum set to 28
B. New Business
a. Chair Peri moves to open the gallery
i. Motion Seconded
ii. Motion Passed
b. Welcome Senate Guest
i. Executive Director for Equity and Inclusion, Dr. Aisha Wilson-Carter, Director, Commuting Student Services and Community Outreach, Anita Ellis, Executive Director of Student Access Services, Caitlin Sullivan, Associate Director of Health Promotion, Grace Landrigan, Vice President of Student Enrollment, Engagement, and Success, Vice President Jessica Eads, Campus Dining Marketing Manager, Lexis Meehan, Senior Director of Campus Recreation, Pat Montagano, Title IX Coordinator for Student Issues, Brittany Rhodan, Executive Director of the Office of Residence Life, Novia Ramsay, Associate Dean of Students, Dr. Sharmeen Ahmed, and Associate Vice President for Student Health, Wellbeing & Campus Support Services, Steve Richman, Senior Assistant Dean of Students Russ Smith
c. End of Year Cabinet Presentations
i. Executive Report
1. Presented by President Quail and Vice President Young
a. President Quail: Congratulations to our new senators and new president and vice president, and thank you to our
administrators for being here. We met with President Poser and Vice President Eads, and met with the Board of Trustees and university committees. We discussed a number of issues including AI on campus and library improvements. We had our annual spring into action week to learn more about what students wished for on campus. We aimed to expand our campus reach and make everyone more aware of what we do on campus.
b. Vice President Young: We had senate retreat, senate shark tank, and senate games. We elected new justices and senators. Three of the best presentations from the senate shark tank are underway. We also had an alumni party. Our longest senate lasted until 11:00 pm and our shortest until 8:20 pm. The longest minutes were 35 pages.
ii. Comptroller
1. Presented by Comptroller Skeldon
a. Comptroller Skeldon: I worked with Senator Ferheen on the advisor breakdown sheet in the subcommittee. I worked to build strong relationships with organizations and enhance the accounting file. Club spending has increased a lot this semester. We help support a lot of major events this semester including Pride and Plant. We allocated 360000 this semester with about 250000 spent. This is in large part due to reallocation. We reviewed fall budgets during budget weekend. We have about 14000 remaining. We fully allocated Compass dining vouchers. Each committee was given an internal budget. 190000 was unallocated and will be rolled over.
iii. Secretary
1. Presented by Secretary Danek
a. Secretary Danek: My team included Sophia, who was our ethics and conduct chair, and Kripa, who was our archivist. Some things I did this year were track the attendance sheet, track absences, make placards, reserve rooms, order supplies, and so on. I updated our GIHU page and the monthly calendar. We had fall giveaways including merch such as stress balls and stress cubes, and 4-pack of buttons, amongst others. I also finalized our end of senate gifts and graduation stoles.
iv. Wellness & Campus Safety
1. Presented by Chair Chauhan
a. Chair Chauhan: Thank you committee for everyone’s hard work this year. Gabe was our OneLove ambassador for the year. We hosted a yoga event, nutrition trivia, a OneLove workshop, stop the bleed and narcan training, a food drive, promoted the plan van, and finals frenzy. We posted Wellness with Aari videos and tabled at sex fest. We are looking at promoting social media services and promoting the campus climate survey.
v. Programming
1. Presented by Chair Iacobovici
a. Chair Iacobovici: We had many events this semester. We did a valentines day photobooth in the student center atrium. Our big event was Build-a-Friend with the theme pride in the wild. We had about 150 more bears this semester, and it was a very successful event. Sex Fest with Equity, BSU, and QTPOC went very well. We also had compass karaoke night, which was 2016 themed and had a raffle as well as themed food. This Tuesday we had Finals Frenzy with the Wellness and Academic Affairs committee. Looking forward, we have Senior Sunset which I planned with VP Daeja and Senator Sophia.
vi. Facilities & Operations
1. Presented by Chair Malhotra
a. Chair Malhotra: We are an advocacy committee and talk to admin on how to fix issues. Someone came up to me and told me there was no place for veterans on campus. It is located in Memorial Hall 012. We are hoping to have a veterans’ affairs department at Hofstra long-term. We pushed for increased accessibility and advocated to expand the number of automatic doors.
vii. Equity & Inclusion
1. Presented by Chair Orellana
a. Chair Orellana: We supported IEI with our Hofstra series. We also helped them fund a trip to the Studio Museum in Harlem. We worked with the office of equity and inclusion with their impact awards, equity council, and fireside chats. We collabed with Empowerher for Women’s History Month. There was also a lot of student engagement. We also continued Eats Around the World this semester.
viii. Communications
1. Presented by Chair Denson
a. Chair Denson: We keep the SGA website and linktree updated. The biggest job is social media promotion, we utilize social media to keep students up to date. One of the newest projects was the TV screens placed around the office. We increased the accounts we reached and total followers. We held an in-person alumni panel with members from many previous senates. We are slowly working towards switching from Canva to Adobe Express. Members in committee would do an activity with Adobe Express and create reels that we post on the Instagram. I will be posting the decorum for ‘em this weekend.
ix. Club Resources
1. Presented by Chair Ahmad
a. Chair Ahmad: We increased transparency by creating a senatorial action tracker. As of today, we will have had 39 senatorial actions. I met with over 23 clubs to check-in from pride to blue and blue to gold. However, 0 clubs checked in. 12 groups applied for club recognition. 2 presented to the committee and 1 club was recognized. I worked closely with the appropriations chair to expand the club closet/storage. This year we switched club office spaces, and I started the rental room process so clubs can have meetings. We introduced constitution updates and consistency, cleared up investigation protocols, restructured the club recognition process with OSLE and overall increased transparency and communication.
x. Appropriations
1. Presented by Chair Peri
a. Chair Peri: We are fully transitioning to doing budgets on GIHU. I worked with OSLE and the committee to find the best system for everybody. We made sure each club could get the funds they needed and worked on being transparent with clubs about why they did not get funding. I worked on updating our off-campus catering policy with Sharmeen and Hugo to clarify the process and overcome challenges clubs may have. We had a record number of submissions for semesterly budgets.
xi. Academic Affairs
1. Presented by Chair Dzaveluri
a. Chair Dzaveluri: We worked on the bulletin board initiative. Another initiative I continued was the monthly
d. 10 minutes recess
newsletter with updates. One of the events we held was CUA at the library. Another initiative was the standardized syllabus for every major and every department. 70 faculty members are adapting it which is a good start. We also increased AI awareness with events like “Are You Smarter Than Chatgpt”. Finally, we held Finals Frenzy which had a turnout of around 90 people.
i. S.A.2026.90.39
1. Presented by Senator Araba
a. Senator Araba: This is adding a subsection in the policy series about snap cup. It allows students to leave senate immediately before snap cup if needed.
b. Senator Pierre: What was the purpose of codifying this into policy?
i. Senator Araba: This is something that’s a part of senate so it makes sense to add it.
c. Senator Urban: Does leaving before snap cup count as an absence?
i. Senator Araba: You may have to say you are leaving. You can’t just leave.
d. Senator Bokhari: Why does it need to be in policy as people leave already but it does not count toward absences?
i. Senator Araba: It makes it official
e. Senator Pierre: How would you ensure they are a commuter and not a resident student who just wants to leave faster?
i. Senator Araba: We need to go deeper into it, but we know each other.
f. Chair Dzaveluri moves to pass SA.2026.90.039
i. Motion seconded
ii. Motion objected
1. For:
a. Chair Dzaveluri: We are family. After a stressful day, you need snap cup to destress with loved ones. We should add it to the constitution next time. Leaving commuters out of it is a great step. We have to continue this beautiful tradition
b. Senator Araba: I think her point is very good, we are family. We should give them the option to do that.
c. Chair Iacobovici: What a way to end the 90th senate. I truly think that this senatorial action does amazing for the senate. I just want everyone to know that snap cup is a tradition. This is something that truly creates an atmosphere of jokes and a family. We cannot be as close with each other if we don’t have snap cup. Some people don’t have cars. I think allowing commuters to leave creates a better environment for the senate. Codifying it ensures that it is not forgotten ever.
d. Chair Ahmad: We have 2 senators who have never made a senatorial action who took the effort to make this. We are lacking, this is a great path, let’s support snap cup.
2. Against:
a. Chair Chauhan: I have a long list as to why this should not be in our policy series. Sometimes we don’t want to have snap cup. I heard the points and it makes sense to me. We are family. We have to think about what we are putting in the constitution.
b. Senator Mansour: As a commuter, we signed up for this no matter what. I think adding it is not important as we already do this.
c. Chair Malhotra: We are family, but we have bedtimes.
d. Secretary Danek: Snap cup is one of those unwritten traditions. OPutting into tradition kills it and makes it feel more formalized rather than
something we do after the agenda is done and ending on a high note. We have been doing snap cup for over 10 years. It should’ve been added in the first few years it was implemented. That takes the whole point out of it.
e. Senator Mansour: I agree with everything Justin said. Chair Ahmad you never write anything in the snap cup.
iii. SA.2026.90.039 passed
1. Vetoed by President Quail
2. SA.2026.90.039 Veto
ii. Spring 2026 Elections Commission Report 6
1. Presented by the Elections Commission
a. Comptroller Skeldon: We are electing 36 senators and 6 justices. Special elections are tomorrow at 12:00 pm in Breslin 105. In order to run for a position, you need to be nominated for a position. Attendance is required. The elections for the presidential and vice-presidential elections are in the document. Thank you for all your hardwork and dedication.
b. Senator Mansour: We can’t see the number of votes we got as senators?
i. No, we don’t even know. You can work to write that into policy.
c. Senator Araba: Can non-returning senators come tomorrow?
i. Yes.
d. Will the minutes for the special elections be published?
i. Yes
C. Approval of the Minutes
a. Chair Dzaveluri moves to pass the Senate minutes from 4/23
i. Motion Seconded
ii. Motion Passed
b. Chair Chauhan moves to pass the Cabinet minutes from 4/29
i. Motion Seconded
ii. Motion Passed
D. E-board Reports
a. President
i. Congratulations everyone!
b. Vice President
i. Congratulations everyone!
ii. Fill out the senior sunset staffing sheet.
c. Comptroller
i. May 6th paperwork deadline — last call!
d. Secretary
i. Last call for formal! Venmo by Saturday, I can take cash at the door
E. Committee Chair Reports
a. Appropriations
i. 4/28/26 Appropriations Minutes
ii. Appeals close May 22nd
iii. Thank you all for a great year!!
b. Club Resources
i. Minutes
ii. Club office switches on May 7 and May 8!
iii. You are all so amazing!
c. Communications
d. Programming
e. Academic Affairs
i. AA minutes from 04/30
ii. Last meeting with CERT on Friday!!
iii. Finals Frenzy
1. 90 people - YAAAYYY!!!
iv. Thanks, guys!
f. Equity & Inclusion
i. Minutes
ii. AANHPI @ Hofstra May 4th MPR West Common Hour
iii. Drop of Drag 7-9PM May 6th Adams Playhouse
iv. Thank you for everything 90th!!!
g. Facilities & Operations
h. Wellness & Campus Safety
i. Minutes
ii. Thank you!
F. Approval of Committee Minutes
a. Chair Ahmad moves to pass the committee minutes from 4/27
i. Motion seconded
ii. Motion passed
G. Approval of Allocations
a. Senator Urban moves to pass the allocations from 4/28
i. Motion seconded
ii. Motion passed
H. For the Good of the Order
a. Anything SGA related!
i. Non-Returning/Non-Senior Speeches
ii. Senior Speeches
I. Announcements
a. Anything non-SGA related!
i. NAACP event
J. Snap Cup
a. Decorum suspended
b. Chair Denson moves to close the gallery
i. Motion seconded
ii. Motion passed
K. Swearing in the President and Vice President
a. “I, (name), hereby pledge to faithfully execute the duties of the office of (office) for the Student Government Association of Hofstra University; and to defend and uphold the Constitution, Bylaws, and Policy Series of the Student Government Association and to act in the best interests of all the students.
L. Swearing in New Senators and Justices!
a. Senator Oath:
i. “I, (name), hereby pledge to uphold the Constitution, Bylaws, and Policy Series of the Student Government Association, fulfill all obligations as outlined, and act in the best interests of the Student Government Association and all of its members.”
b. Justice Oath:
i. “I, (name), hereby solemnly swear to faithfully execute the duties of the office of (Justice) for the Student Government Association of Hofstra University; to obey and enforce the Student Government Association Constitution and Bylaws and such policies, rules, and procedures made pursuant thereof and to fairly and faithfully discharge the duties of the office.”
M. Adjournment
a. Chair Orellana moves to adjourn the meeting
i. Motion seconded
ii. Motion passed
1. Meeting adjourned at 10:09 EST
91st Senate Agenda
Meeting Commenced: 6:30 pm
Appropriations Committee Minutes Spring 2026 Meeting
PPAW Conference Room 260D Tuesday, April 28th- 6:30pm
Attendance:
Comptroller Maddie Skeldon
Senator Bianca Yepez
Senator Pat Bruso
Senator Ferheen Bokhari
Senator Rebecca Noel
Senator Jake Urban
Associate Jake Tenebruso
Absent:
Associate Albert Li
Chair Nene Dzaveluri
Associate Brett Hoerner
Agenda:
Ice Breaker: Superpower & Summer Plans
Allocations Assignments:
● April 28th
● SASA - EVERYONE :) :) :)
Announcements:
● Make sure to send me your picture for the EOYR if you haven’t yet - (508-406-1424)
● Talk to me if you want to be chair next year
● Thank you all for a great semester!!
● Budget Appeals are Open
Comptrollers Report:
Allocations:
● 6:35 pm -South Asian Student Association
○ Senator Bokhari moves to allocate $520.96 for Line Item 1; Seconded by Associate Jake Tenebruso.
Meeting Adjourned: 6:35
Meeting Agenda
Spring 2026 6:30 pm, Apr 27, 2026
SGA Conference Room 6:29 pm
Attendance
Chair Maisa Ahmad
Chair Aarushi Chauhan
Senator Lily Hoffman
Senator Dayanna Rubio-Chacon
Senator Jean Pierre
Senator John Vira
Senator Sophia Apostal
Associate Lily Hiebert
Associate Sai Vignesh Vajinapelly
Associate Balina Singg
Late Arrival Absent Visitors!
Chair Prahlad Peri
I. Icebreaker
A. What did you accomplish this semester?
II. Club Constitutions
A. Project Sunshine
1. Deliberation:
● It looks good!
2. Senator Pierre moves to update Sunshine Club Constitution as of Spring 2026.
3. Senator Vira seconds the motion.
4. Motion passed!
B. Creativz
1. Deliberation:
● Really liked it!
2. Senator Vira moves to update the Creativz Club Constitution as of Spring 2026.
3. Senator Pierre seconds the motion.
4. Motion passed!
C. Hardline Capital
1. Deliberation:
● Looks good!
2. Chair Chauhan moves to update Hardline Capital’s Club Constitution as of Spring 2026.
3. Senator Vira seconds the motion.
4. Motion passed!
III. Senatorial Actions
A. Senatorial Action S.A.2026.90.39 Policy Series Updates
1. Senator Smook presents S.A.2026.90.39
2. Deliberation:
● Friendly: move the order of some and fix capitalization
● Good structure
● Friendly: snap cup is a process
3. Chair Chauhan moves to pass SA.2026.90.39
4. Senator Vira seconds the motion.
5. Motion passed!
IV. Chair Updates
A. Club Office Space
1. Rental Room booking process.
● Limiting the time to 1 hour, times per week 2-3x a week?
(1) Scheduling for weekly sessions
(a) I think it could be something similar to booking the library study rooms!
( like a spreadsheet broken down into days and hours. 30 min increments?)
● Use the CR calendar and add a new calendar and print out the QR code. Create a new calendar within the calendar dedicated for room bookings.
(1) Keep the space open for the first two weeks to understand usage.
● Keeping the room clean between sessions?
(1) Warning system
(2) Have CR members in charge of this
2. May 7 & May 8 will be the club office moving dates.
● Sev and I are finalizing logistics
● Email will be sent out Wednesday!
3. Current floor plan
● Updated emails were sent out
4. Send me a picture NOW!
V. Reminders
A. Be sure to take a look at the CR policies. It is definitely long but not a hard read! It will be GREAT if we all have an understanding of the policies.
B. You can reach me at (832) 417 7912 if you have any questions or need anything at all!
C. If you’re going to be absent, email me, sga_secretary@pride.hofstra.edu; sga_ethics@pride.hofstra.edu; sga_vicepresident@pride.hofstra.edu!
Meeting Adjourned 6:59 pm
Respectfully Submitted,
Maisa Ahmad
Club Resources Chair
Communications Committee Meeting
Student Center Rm 142 April 27, 2026
Meeting Called to Order: 6:03 pm
Quorum
Present:
Chair Kyle Denson
Senator Michael Araba
Senator Adiba Mansour
Senator Yoni Smook
Associate Nathan Arscott
Absent:
Chair Ronit Malhotra
Senator Harish Subramanian
Senator Wasih Gillani
Agenda:
1. Icebreaker:
a. What is a place that you have always wanted to go?
2. Updates
a. Promoting
i. Voting
1. Graphic went up today
2. Thank you Adiba for virtual “sticker” graphic
ii. Plan Van
iii. Chargers in the Library
iv. Finals Frenzy
v. Senior Sunset
b. TVs
i. IEI TV in the office also has graphics for their events
3. Business
a. Decorum for ‘Em
i. Waiting on some chair updates but pretty close to done
ii. Only doing digital copies
Reminders:
● Thank you for such a great semester!
● Send me a photo of yourself for my EOYR (if I don’t receive one from you, I will find one)
● If you are interested in my position, feel free to reach out and ask me questions
Meeting Adjourned: 6:16 pm
Respectfully submitted, Kyle Denson Communications Chair
Attendance:
- Attended:
Chair
Senator
Chair Jacob Iacobovici
Senator Lily Hoffman
Senator John Vira
Senator Dayanna Rubio-Chacon
Senator Joseph Vazquez
Senator Michael Araba
Senator Patrick Bruso
Associate
Associate Isabella Dempsey
Associate Luca Giordano
- Late:
- Absent: Ice Breaker
- Soulmate game
Chair Updates
1. Finals Frenzy
a. 90 people b. YAY
2. Meeting with CERT on Friday
3. Fav memories/initiatives/events
4. My lil thank you speech!
5. CAKE CAKE CAKE
Upcoming meetings/events/initiatives
04/30/2026 PPAW
Meeting commenced at 6:00 pm EST
Initiative/Goal Tracker
- 2025-2026 Goal Tracker
- Please write down any ideas or initiatives you would like to work on!!! Even if it is something small!!
Open for your questions/comments
1. If you are going to be absent, email the secretary and CC your chair, VP, and ethics
2. Anything else you may want!
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 6:31 pm EST
Respectfully Submitted, Nene Dzaveluri
Academic Affairs Chair
Equity and Inclusion-Meeting Agenda
Spring 2026
6:00 pm, Apr 30, 2026
SGA Conference Room
Meeting Commenced 6:01p.m.
Attendance
Chair Orellana
Chair Maisa Ahmad
Senator Sophia Apostol
Senator Rebecca Noel
Senator Jean Pierre
Senator Yoni Smook
Associate Spencer Hamilton
Associate Anusha Khan
Associate Juan Carlos Flor
Late Arrival
Absent `Visitors!
4. Spencer: Fun
5. Anusha: Comforting
6. Maddie: BOOM
7. Sophia: POW
8. Celeste: Exciting
II. Chair Updates
A. AANHPI @ Hofstra May 4th MPR West
B. Drop of Drag May 6th 7-9PM Playhouse
1. Check in at 6:30P a) Yoni and Spencer?
C. EOYR
III. Brainstorming
A. MY GOODBYE NOOOOOO
IV. Upcoming!
A. Henna Night May 1 5:30P 13th Floor Estabrook
B. Shabbat Dinner May 1 6:30PM SC Greenhouse
C. KPOP Azure Party May 1 6:30 PM SC 127
D. ASA Fashion Show May 2 7:00P HOFUSA
E. CSA Brunch May 3rd 11AM University Club
F. DANCEWORKS SHOW MAY 3RD MAY 5TH ADAMS PLAYHOUSE WOO
G. SENIOR SUNSET MAY 4TH 6-8PM PRIDE PARK
V. Reminders
A. You can reach me at 347-481-9150 if you have any questions or need anything at all!
B. Email SGA Equitysga_secretary@pride.hofstra.edusga_ethics@pride.hofstr a.eduif you're going to be absent from committee and sga_vicepresident@pride.hofstra.edu if you're going to be absent from the senate!
C. SGA Policy Series
D. SGA Constitution
Meeting Adjourned 6:08PM
Respectfully Submitted,
Celeste Orellana Equity and Inclusion Chair
Wellness and Campus Safety Committee Minutes
Weekly Meeting - Pride and Purpose Advocacy Workshop
Thursday- April 30, 2026
Meeting Commenced - 5:58 pm
Attendance
Present:
Chair Aarushi Chauhan
Chair Kyle Denson
Senator Ferheen Bokhari
Senator Adiba Mansour
Senator Kripa Thani
Senator Gabe Kurtz
Associate Trisha Painuli
Associate Ava DiSanto
Associate Milena Aparicio
Late Arrival: Absent: Visitor:
1. Check-in
a. Attendance
b. Icebreaker: Soulmate!
c. Happy Turnover!
2. Chair Updates
a. No updates
3. Event Updates
a. Finals Frenzy i. Thank you for showing up
4. Ideas and Discussion i. Thank you
5. Reminders
a. Last committee i. Have fun over the Summer
ii. Good luck on Finals
iii. Congratulations on Graduation!!
1. Kyle and Ava!!
b. If you are interested in running for a position, please ask someone to nominate you and someone else to second the motion.
Meeting Adjourned - 6:00 pm Respectfully Submitted, Aarushi Chauhan Wellness and Campus Safety Chair