Agenda 3.15.2018 by Hofstra University

Special Meeting of the 82nd Senate Hofstra University Student Government Association

March 15th, 2018 Student Center Greenhouse Call to Order I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII.

VIII.

IX. X.

XI. XII. XIII. XIV.

Quorum Call Campus Dining Focus Group Approval of Senate Minutes from March 1st, 2018 Approval of the Cabinet Minutes from March 7th, 2018 Approval of the Special Meeting Minutes from March 8th, 2018 Approval of the Cabinet Minutes from March 14th, 2018 Mid-Semester Reports A. President—R. Cinquemani B. Comptroller—M. Kutsch C. Appropriations—S. Read D. Club Relations—A. Radeva E. Public Relations—I. Hinson F. Rules—A. Labrie G. Spirit—C. Tomasso H. Student Services—D. Denton Executive Board Reports A. President—R. Cinquemani B. Vice President—A. Normandin C. Comptroller—M. Kutsch D. Secretary—A. Gieger Heard @ Hofstra Committee Chair Reports A. Club Relations—A. Radeva B. Public Relations—I. Hinson C. Rules—A. Labrie D. Spirit—C. Tomasso E. Student Services—D. Denton F. Public Relations—I. Hinson Initiative Share-Out For the Good of the Order Announcements Snap Cup

Minutes of the 82nd Senate Hofstra University Student Government Association

March 1st, 2018 Student Center Greenhouse Meeting called to Order at 6:11pm 1. Quorum Call 2. Approval of Senate Minutes from February 15th, 2018 a. Comptroller Kutsch moves to pass the Senate Minutes i. Motion seconded ii. Motion passes unanimously 3. Approval of the Cabinet Minutes from February 28th, 2018 A.

Senator Battipaglia moves to pass the Cabinet Minutes i.

Motion is seconded

ii.

Motion passes unanimously

4. New Business A.

Chairperson Labrie moves to amend the Senate Agenda to reflect the accurate title of S.A.2018.82.001 for the legislation being brought today i.

Motion seconded

ii.

Motion passes unanimously

S.A.2018.82.001 i.

President Cinquemani and Comptroller Kutsch present

ii.

President Cinquemani explains that this senatorial action is in reference to the Elections Commission - there were stipulations that only students who are not assisting in a campaign can sit on the Elections Commission

iii.

Comptroller Kutsch explains that this Senatorial Action formalizes some rules that have been in place for a while - no conflicts of interest

iv.

President Cinquemani - before it was only the Rules chair and President who could nominate but now it is everyone

Vice President Normandin asks for background on the Elections Commission

vi.

vii.

President Cinquemani explains they are a group of people not running in the Spring Election so that they have no stake in the election. They table and conduct the elections in an impartial way as well as work on PR for the elections and run election information sessions

Comptroller Kutsch - they also go over all the packets being submitted to check the 700 numbers

Chairperson Labrie asks to reiterate what happens if there are not enough people to sit on the committee 1.

2 members may be nominated by Cabinet and subject to a vote for ratification at Senate

This legislation allows current members of Senate to sit on the commission

Chairperson Labrie asks in other words people who are running for the 83rd Senate would be able to sit on the Elections Commission? 1.

Yes, this is correct and it opens the commission up to associates as well who do not run

viii. Senator Craig asks if this addresses people sitting on the commission if they’ve been on a campaign before 1.

This legislation makes it that if you have aided in a campaign before it doesn’t matter, you are only ineligible if you are helping in a campaign for the election of the year you’d be on the commission

ix.

The only stipulation is that no person on the commission can run on a ticket or help with a campaign for that election year

Chairperson Hinson moves to amend SA.2018.82.001 to change the requirement from “by the second Senate meeting of November” to “by the second Senate meeting of February” 1.

Motion seconded

Chairperson Labrie objects a.

xi.

Chairperson Hinson rescinds her motion

Chairperson Hinson moves for an unmoderated caucus for 5 minutes in which Senate stays at the table to discuss the motion a.

Chairperson Hinson suggested the 2nd meeting of February so that SGA is far enough into February to be thinking about the elections but not so far that the commission gets behind on PR and planning

Senator Ramirez says SGA would already have broken the November and February dates this semester; also the 2nd week of February is very soon after the start of the semester and will be a lot to do so soon after the start of the semester

Chairperson Tomasso says the second week of February is very specific so maybe saying by the 5th Senate meeting of the semester would leave a deadline but less specific

Chairperson Denton says SGA should not contradict their own legislation even the first semester

Chairperson Labrie suggests not setting a specific week - the Elections Commission is something that needs to happen so it will definitely get done but if it’s left to discretion of the Vice President setting the agenda each semester it can go on a year by year basis- whichever week it works best for that Senate

Comptroller Kutsch thinks February might be a bit early in the semester but thinks a specific date to shoot for is good so that SGA has a goal - every year he’s been involved in SGA they have broken this Elections Commission rule that it was to be established in November and that’s not good either

Chairperson Hinson says she thinks some date even if it’s not especially set - maybe “by the end of March” would be good as long as not totally open ended

Senator Narain says it’s not good for SGA to break their own policies so setting a time frame but not a specific date that will be difficult to hold to would be better

Chairperson Read says in her head November makes sense because that’s after the Rules committee is done with their fall responsibilities it might not be bad to organize the Elections Commission right away

Senator Crofts says flexible is good but having some deadline - his suggestion: by spring break because that could be a good time of reference, so that the commission can start working

Comptroller Kutsch - waiting until second semester is a good idea but thinks before spring break is best

Senator Ramirez moves to extend speaking time by one minute a.

Senator Ramirez agrees with Chairperson Labrie that it should be left to future Senates and leaving no deadline because the commission will have to meet regardless so when letting Senate’s decide when is most convenient for them will allow flexibility and it’s certain that it will be done

Senator MacCarthy says a lot of club elections that she has ran in general contradict their constitutions because of deadlines for their elections that their constitutions establish; they then have to vote to overrule their constitutions before electing anyone and SGA should set an example and not do this with SGA’s own rules

Senator Ramirez- also if the need changes and needs to be more specific about dates in the future they can change it then

Senator Craig asks for a point of information - is SGA behind schedule with the Elections Commission right now? a.

Senator Crofts asks if this is from SGA's Constitution does this count as an amendment a.

Yes and it requires a 3/4 vote today to pass

Senator Crofts follow up question- to change it back in the future would it need 3/4 also? a.

xii.

From a constitutional and advisor standpoint, yes because SGA has violated the current constitution and SGA Advisor Boneta says she would like information as soon as possible so she can book rooms, etc.

Chairperson Labrie responds yes

Chairperson Labrie moves to amend SA to strike “by the last senate meeting of November” 1.

Motion seconded

Chairperson Hinson objects

Debate:

Chairperson Labrie for - setting deadlines in Constitutions are always overlooked or ignored and clubs wind up breaking these deadlines (as SGA has in the past); by not setting a deadline it allows each Senate to work at their own pace each year and SGA will need an Elections Commission so it will happen for sure; also as SGA Advisor Boneta has demonstrated SGA’s advisor keeps SGA on task if it’s getting late

Chairperson Hinson against - it is not the advisors’ job to keep SGA on task - setting a date in general “by [a certain time frame]” to guide SGA by themselves is showing responsibility a.

Yields time to the chair

Senator Ramirez for- she doesn’t think it looks good for SGA to go back on the same standards that we hold clubs too- setting a deadline sets SGA up to miss the deadline and this is a bad look as a body trying to set an example - this will continue in the future that SGA’s might miss these specific dates - also it is our advisor’s job is to keep SGA on track

Senator Craig against - thinks because SGA is already behind, we should not leave it open and since we are already behind, leaving a deadline for future senates is important so they do not wait as long as we have this year also in the future the advisor might not be as on top of what needs to be done either a.

Yields time to the chair

Vote to strike a deadline for the Elections Commission a.

By a vote of 24-7-1 this motion passes

xiii. Chairperson Labrie moves to pass S.A.2018.82.001 1.

Vice President Normandin explains that because this is an amendment to SGA’s constitution Senate will debate and require a 3/4 vote to pass

Debate

Comptroller Kutsch for - this codifies the existing practices which is a good thing and allows SGA to run elections in a way that does not violate the policy series a.

Senator Crofts against - he likes the amendment and would want it to pass - his issue is that it should not pass as is because he would like the amendment to be perfect and there is a “the” that needs to be put before “Rules” at the bottom of the page

Senator Ramirez for - this needs to be passed since it clarifies how the Elections Commission will be carried out this year - we do not want to create legislation that we violate already this year

Senator Fletcher against - if it comes to a situation where there are not enough people on the Elections Commission he can see how there would be an issue

Senator Ramirez asks if they can make a friendly motion to change the “the” that Senator Crofts has an issue with a.

Chairperson Labrie agrees it is friendly and this amendment is made

Vote to pass S.A.2018.82.001 a.

Yields time to chair

By a vote of 32-0-0 this motion passes

Executive Board Reports A. President—R. Cinquemani i.

“Empowering all Women” speaker - Tina VanSteenbergen is giving a talk - cosponsored with Panhellenic and is on March 7th at 8pm in the Student Center Theater

ii.

Hofstra Student Leadership Awards

1. Chairperson Denton explains they have “freshman, sophomore… of the year”, etc. and other awards and anyone can nominate anyone and it’s a good way to recognize the hard work of students 2. Nominations close 3/15 and the ceremony is 4/29 iii. Novia and Beth from Reslife have a reminder that the housing deposit is due and the housing selection for on campus living is opening soon B. Vice President—A. Normandin i.

Senate Activities - we will reach out if anyone is interested in helping set up these events 1. Senator Rielly - on 3/15 the Associates and Justices will be invited and SGA will take a personality test to discuss leadership styles 2. Vice President Normandin - club mingle with food and initiative discussion as well as bringing more people into Senate and increasing communication 3. Secretary Gieger - 4/12 there will be an alumni panel 4. Chairperson Denton - SGA leadership workshop but bringing in faculty from fields that deal with specifics of committees and deconstructing SGA to work towards the 83rd Senate

ii.

Thanks Senator Harley for all her hard work as Service Chair

iii. Saturday 3/3/18 is the MARK Conference iv. Senaor Algarin has a question - what is homesteading 1. Senator Ramirez responds that this is where you apply to stay in the room you live in currently 2. Senator Craig adds that if you homestead you still have to move out for the summer and move back in the fall 3. Senator Crofts - freshmen cannot homestead in freshman dorms and some rooms in towers 4. Senator MacCarthy adds that if you can’t homestead you will have received an email saying so already C. Comptroller—M. Kutsch i.

If a club leader is upset and in the office, it is not your concern to deal with them - just forward them to Comptroller Kutsch (if the concern is money related)

D. Secretary—A. Gieger i.

No report

VI. Heard at Hofstra

A. Senator Narain - friend got food poisoning from Smashburger i.

Vice President Normandin asks if it was reported 1. It was not a.

Encourage him to go onto the app and report this

B. Senator Crofts - heard people saying HofUSA is coming back - he is weary of this because is unsure of whether or not HofUSA is coming back in it’s original form- get the word out that Smashburger is leaving and something similar to the old HofUSA is coming back C. Senator Doan - south side is very dark at night and food is greasy D. Senator Chiagozie - she had food poisoning from the salads at Dutch and so did a colleague of hers - and she and her colleagues did not go to the Health and Wellness Center because they do not do anything E. Senator Battipaglia - students would like a ketchup, mustard, fork station in the Pride Den F. Senator Fletcher -Welches fruit snacks are at Dutch but they have funky flavors and not the blue ones and people want the blue ones G. Senator MacCarthy - Public Safety is not driving people to the hospital and calling an ambulance costs a ton of money for the student and is something a student in pain and on their way to the hospital should not have to worry about H. Senator Sanchez - people want more paper recycling bins around academic buildings and in residence halls I.

Senator Farooqui – “fix” the wellness center

Chairperson Denton – Hofstra is not fully equipped for those with disabilities ramps, elevator size, etc.

K. Senator Spann - wants more options of Ben and Jerry’s flavors and students are worried about health and safety checks and are concerned that they are different from last year L. President Cinquemani - more benches on the academic side and tables to do work outside M. Comptroller Kutsch - class with people who were at Public Safety event and they liked it N. Chairperson Read - what are the guidelines for hanging things on walls - 6 in for RA, 18 for RD checks, and 24 for fire Marshall? O. Chairperson Radeva - concerned that Public Safety is not equipped or trained to respond to a serious situation - they are not a police force was repeated and they can’t help with any situations - in particular they do not carry guns/how would they help with any scenario - for example where an RSR would have to press a panic button and her and others she knows do not feel very safe or secure - will be requesting a meeting/information personally

P. Senator Ismail - the 3rd floor of the library is a no-food zone now and some people have been told that only workers are allowed to use the bathroom on the floor - no sign or official but still confusing Q. Senator Algarin - friends got sick from Korean bowl student choice i.

Her Public Safety question was answered and she does feel safer

R. Senator Harley - one student expressed concerned about price and another about availability of mental health resources i.

Want More seating on south side - especially cafe on the quad area

ii.

Appreciated posts on social media of the Public Safety event

S. Senator Rielly - places to recycle plastic bags; also the containers at the pasta station are flimsy T. Senator Rob - password change every few months is annoying; some rooms in the library have chalk boards - can they switch to white boards U. Senator Tadbiri - happy about Public Safety event - they are concerned about answers though - in particular her friend has seen Public Safety officer with guns so she thinks they lied V. Senator Leighton- Public Safety in Monroe - they kick people out early or lock people in the building because don’t check well - also a friend had his ID taken by an officer and then left; students work irregular hours and they want opportunity to work at night in buildings that are not just Hammer lab W. Senator Greenberg - knows it’s hard with dining hours but have heard that people would like the seating area of Netherlands to stay open later even if the dining area is closed because people do homework there X. Senator Schmidt - any time her friends are sick - no one wants to go to wellness center - people are still concerned about mental health issue - are we moving forward with that? Also hearing that the RSR booths are not bullet proof glass was concerning Y. Senator Ramirz - wellness center issues - when they said they track food issues from there it was concerning because people do not go because they do not trust it and especially if you’re a female you’re just asked if you’re pregnant multiple times i.

Not a lot of seating on memorial quad or Roosevelt quad- this was clear with warm weather

ii.

Queer students at Public Safety event were not satisfied with responses about situations with suicide and mental health - when they say Public Safety has training feels like not enough - they want to know what types of training/details

Z. Senator Battipaglia - during health and safeties the inspectors knock and then open right away and there was an incident where a girl was in the shower and the people just came into her room and she was very uncomfortable - also the inspector was very rude last semester AA. Responses

Senator Craig - if Public Safety at least sends an email to everyone outlaying the ambulance policy so that people know about it, it would be better than the shock in the moment

ii.

President Cinquemani - mental health counseling updates - they are supposed to advertise how they have changed from 3 sessions free a year to 3 free a semester and she will follow up with him if this is not happening

iii. Senator Chiagozie - last semester Public Safety took her to the hospital if you go through the wellness center and wellness center requests that they drive you, they will 1. RSR area: a friend of hers mistakenly pressed the panic button once and then Public Safety came an hour later 2. Sasha said the booth is protection and was surprised to know not bullet proof - she would like more training as an RSR now also they said it’s a ‘gun free’ campus but how do they know this or monitor this iv. Chairperson Denton -there are a lot of unanswered questions about Public Safety and a representative mentioned she’d like to do a focus group and that would be a great thing to bring to SGA v.

Senator Narain - in reference to the inches from the ceiling rules- there is a new Fire Marshall and he is much stricter than the old Fire Marshall so there is confusion with the transition

7. Committee Chair Reports A. Appropriations—S. Read i.

Saw 4 clubs this week

ii. 3/7 and 3/28 are treasurer trainings during common hour in Breslin 103 iii. Budget review 4/4 in DSA hallway iv. Budgets due 4/4 by 11:59pm and there is a google form that has been made up this semester v. Budget weekend is April 6th,7th, and 8th vi. 4/13 by 5pm is the appeals email deadline vii. Budget appeals are 4/19 at Senate viii. Senator Narain moves to pass the Appropriations Minutes 1. Motion seconded 2. Motion passes unanimously B. Club Relations—A. Radeva i.

Office Spaces - some clubs were deemed inactive and they hold offices so their offices are going to be revoked and reallocated to two new

clubs and will open a preliminary allocation process and will be sending this information to all SGA recognized clubs ii. Nexus and Pride Veterans Club initiatives iii. Yearbooks have been taken by archives, are keeping some for SGA office records and others will be recycled but they are still trying to find a place who will take the hundreds of yearbooks iv. Working on Legislation to open up the storage space to all clubs (not just SGA-recognized) v. Chairperson Denton suggests working with the Campus Sustainabilities officer as she might know places that work with Hofstra and can aid in recycling for yearbooks vi. Senator Farooqui moves to pass the Club Relations Minutes 1. Motion seconded 2. Motion passes unanimously C. Public Relationsâ€”I. Hinson i.

Senator Rielly presents

ii. Did FaceTime with SGA this week and completed the posts for the Public Safety event iii. Coming up with ideas for publicity and events for Spirit Week iv. Will work with Spirit on the promotional video v. Working on apparel to order for Spirit Week vi. Working on PR for Elections - stickers, etc. maybe even food during polling as incentive for students to vote vii. Senator Rob moves to pass the Public Relations Minutes 1. Motion seconded 2. Motion passes unanimously D. Rulesâ€”A. Labrie i.

Saw SA.2018.82.001 that was passed today

ii. New initiative for club constitution audits - knows there are a lot of clubs with constitutions that no longer follow SGA policies and will be auditing about 1/3 of clubs that are SGA recognized; members will select clubs they want to look into and deal with any violations they find iii. Campus Feminist Collective officially has an elected president again but will be having another election for the rest of their executive board as their constitution says iv. Club Relations is in charge of elections this week

v. Senator MacCarthy compiled a list of common mistakes seen in club constitutions and will be handed out to clubs especially new ones to hopefully avoid this in the future vi. Senator Algarin moves to pass the Rules Minutes 1. Motion seconded 2. Motion passes unanimously E. Spirit—C. Tomasso i.

CAA watch party on Sunday 3/4 in Hof USA at 8:30 1. Add people to the facebook page about the event 2. There will be a lot of food there 3. Senator Narain asks what food a. pizza, hot dogs, moss sticks, etc.

ii. Spirit Week is 4/9-4/14 1. Mitch Holson has agreed to do an SGA Spirit Week Trailer 2. Brainstorming ideas for that week still but some very good ones iii. Senator Battipaglia moves to pass the Spirit Minutes 1. Motion seconded 2. Motion passes unanimously F. Student Services—D. Denton i.

Thanks everyone who attended the Commuter Lounge opening and Public Safety event

ii. SGA at the Corner - send her questions you would like to see iii. Provost Scholar Reception is 4/4 iv. Initiative updates from her committee v. Vice President Normandin asks which SGA shirts she will be giving out 1. Chairperson Denton says the most recent gray ones a. This doesn’t sound plausible since the extras are for administration/ haven’t been picked up vi. Senator Harley moves to pass the Student Services Minutes 1. Motion seconded 2. Motion passes unanimously 8. Initiative Share-Out

Senator Farooqui - working on updating cords for computer connections in library

Senator Narain - initiative to put cameras in parking lots on campus to try to help with break in and hit and run issues - gathering pictures and stories of these events to compile

Senator Chiagozie - Is working on having signs put up for directions to where the open gates are on campus at night or also focusing on getting this data into waze

Senator Ismail - started an initiative regarding the issue when the professor for the course you sign up for gets changed from after you register to when you show up - somehow notifying the students to deal with this - Senator Ramirez is bringing this up to USenate

9. For the Good of the Order 10. Announcements 11. Snap Cup Senator Narain moves to Adjourn the Senate Meeting Motion is seconded Motion passes unanimously Senate Meeting Adjourned at 8:28pm

Minutes of the 82nd Cabinet Hofstra University Student Government Association

March 7th, 2018 Google Hangout Meeting Called to Order at 6:45 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2. New Business a. SGA at The Corner Questions i. Chairperson Denton briefly goes over the questions that Student Services have come up with - in particular questions related to Senators’ initiatives ii. Vice President Normandin says that the franchises asked about should be the ones from the survey that received the most votes iii.

Comptroller Kutsch and President Cinquemani asked about goals for question 11 - the yearbook was not technically free in the past - students paid at least $5 per book 1.

Comptroller Kutsch asks if it’s to help Senator Crofts’ initiative

Chairperson Denton says she can’t speak to this

Chairperson Radeva says that this is in relation to Senator Crofts’ initiative - the only other person interested is a graduating senior and she is passionate because she wants a yearbook this year - Senator Crofts thinks this is a shared sentiment but they don’t know also in the 2018 Facebook group it was brought up that students were wondering why there were no yearbooks - thinks that Senator Crofts can help with explaining the language of the question at Senate

President Cinquemani is confused though and thinks it’s misleading to say that SGA was in charge of creating and distributing the yearbook - SGA funded the Nexus budget a.

Chairperson Radeva agrees but says it was SGA who gave the money and signed the contracts

Comptroller Kutsch says that could be said about any club event - his signature is on almost all club transactions - doesn’t mean SGA is responsible for/in charge of all those things

President Cinquemani doesn’t think we signed the contracts anyway

Chairperson Radeva says - this question can be changed and she’s open to discussion

Comptroller Kutsch suggests a follow up question about how SGA is trying to find people interested in helping with a yearbook initiative i.

Chairperson Radeva thinks there are already a lot of questions and doesn’t want to make the survey too long

Chairperson Denton suggests asking if people are aware there won’t be a yearbook for 2018 and then suggests a drop down that asks if they are aware SGA is interested/working to bring a yearbook back next year i.

Chairperson Radeva doesn’t think drop down is appropriate because it implies it’s going to be worked on and happen for next year but it not

ii.

President Cinquemani suggests making the drop down the main question and a drop down to ask if they are aware that the yearbook is a student run initiative

iii.

Vice President Normandin says unless the data is helping us directly with initiative the survey is long already and it’s not helpful even if people are interested in helping the survey is

anonymous so we wonâ€™t be able to use this iv.

Chairperson Radeva will talk to Senator Crofts and figure out the wording with Senators Doan and Chiagozie; also to see if the data from it will be useful

Comptroller Kutsch moves to add S.A.2018.82.002 to the Senate Agenda 1.

Motion seconded

Motion passes unanimously

3. President Updates a. Panhellenic event that was supposed to be today was rescheduled for the same time next Wednesday b. Bookstore is looking into revamping appearance on campus and has formed a bookstore advisory committee c. Yearbooks - there has been upset in the 2018 class page and her and Vice President Normandin have talked to individuals and didnâ€™t realize it was a student led initiative - people have been understanding - another issue has been that the Hofstra website still has outdated information which will be corrected IV.

Vice President Updates a.

No pressing updates

Chairperson Denton goes back to SGA at corner - it is 3 days now and need help with tabling so she moves to require Senators to table for one hour in lieu of their office hour that week (9-5) on March 13th, 14th, and 15th

VI.

Motion seconded

ii.

Motion passes unanimously

Comptroller Kutsch moves to have a special meeting tomorrow to discuss the SGA at the Corner questions and the Elections Commission with Senate

VII.

Motion seconded

ii.

Motion passes unanimously

Elections Commission a.

Comptroller Kutsch nominates Senator Craig i.

Motion seconded

ii.

Motion passes unanimously

Chairperson Hinson asks how many people are on the Elections Commission i.

Chairperson Labrie responds 2-5 people

Chairperson Read clarifies who can be on the Elections Commission this year i.

Chairperson Labrie says people not running on a ticket this semester for the 83rd Senate, even if they are coming back or running for a Senator position can be nominated

Chairperson Labrie proposes just discussing and nominating the additional members of the committee at Senate tomorrow instead of nominating people who may not even be interested 18

VIII.

Chairperson Tomasso moves to require 2 hours of tabling during Spirit Week in place of the office hour requirement which will be 4/9-4/14 so she can have people start to sign up tomorrow

ii.

Motion seconded

Motion passes unanimously

Chairperson Denton asks what happens if there is no school tomorrow 1.

Vice President Normandin says there are options - will figure it out if it happens

IX.

For the Good of the Order

Comptroller Kutsch moves to adjourn the Cabinet Meeting Motion seconded Motion passes unanimously Meeting adjourned at 7:16 pm

Special Meeting of the 82nd Senate Hofstra University Student Government Association

March 8th, 2018 Student Center Greenhouse Meeting called to Order at 6:16 pm 1. Quorum Call 2. New Business a. Chairperson Labrie reminds Senate that due to the snow day yesterday this is a non-operational week and this meeting was called for time sensitive business that needs to be passed - also Senators are not responsible for their office hour this week b. S.A. 2018.82.002 i. Chairperson Denton and Student Services present ii. Senator Schmidt says the first survey question is about composting on campus iii. Chairperson Denton says the second is about Senator MacCarthyâ€™s initiative on recycling bins on campus iv. Senator Harley explains the third question is her initiative about getting color printers on campus v. Senator Schmidt says questions 4 and 5 are included based on her sexual assault initiate vi. Senator Ramirez -question 6 is based on her initiative related to sexual assault reporting as well vii. Senator Osner - the question is based on her initiative about menstrual products on campus viii. Senator Spann- her question relates to her initiative on active shooter and emergency situation protocol with Public Safety ix. Chairperson Denton -is asking about Narcan; a nasal spray that can be used to save lives in occurrence of overdose

x. Chairperson Denton about question 10: to help dining with the decision on what to put in Bits xi. Chairperson Denton about question 11: this is about the yearbook and if people are aware there isn’t one this year xii. Senator Crofts moves to edit question 10 to read “what dining option would you like to see at the BYOB (at Bits and Bytes) location in the future” and the choices would be the same with an addition of an option that reads “BYOB (no change)” 1. Motion seconded 2. By a vote of 26-1-1 that motion passes xiii. Senator Ramirez asks if we can leave the Build Your Own Burger spelled out with BYOB in parenthesis xiv. Chairperson Denton adds a point of information for Senator Crofts since he is the lead- what does he want to gain from the data from asking the question about the yearbooks 1.

Senator Crofts wants to know if students are aware that they can request a yearbook and they wouldn’t have to pay for it - he is open to changing the wording

xv. Chairperson Hinson moves for an unmoderated caucus for 5 minutes where Senate stays at the table to discuss the yearbook question 1.

Motion seconded

Motion passes unanimously

Senator Crofts says he talked with President Cinquemani before the meeting and saw her wording which made more sense than his own a.

President Cinquemani adds a point of information: the idea is to make the sub question the main question and ask something to the effect of “are you aware the yearbook is a student led initiative and needs a group of students to operate”

Chairperson Hinson asks if this is Senator Crofts goal - does he want people to know SGA is trying to start a group a.

Senator Crofts - if students didn’t know before then they would reach out to get it started now that they see it is based on student initiative

Senator Fletcher clarifies again about the question order between sub and main question

Senator Ramirez thinks we should shy away from directly asking if people want to join the yearbook initiative because this does not seem fair for SGA to be playing favorites. There are other clubs in need of SGA help as well

Chairperson Radeva - doesn’t think this is a problem because they aren’t a normal club - people are used to receiving a yearbook and since there is negative feedback form a large part of the student body it would be helpful to have this information

Senator Narain thinks the question should gauge if people want a yearbook before trying to make a club because we have a closet of unclaimed yearbooks and don’t want a repeat of that

Senator Craig agrees and thinks the current question is worded like that

10. Comptroller Kutsch - the survey is anonymous so if students were interested we would need to add a fill in section for them to add their name for this to have meaning 11. Chairperson Denton - instead of asking this in the SGA at the Corner survey it might be better to address this in an SGA press release to explain what is going on xvi. Comptroller Kutsch moves to add an additional 3 minutes discussion time 1.

Chairperson Radeva thinks it’s appropriate because it gauges the interest in a yearbook and if all the effort her committee members are putting in is worth it

Chairperson Hinson - comments on yearbook question

Chairperson Radeva - right now people are blaming SGA for not having a yearbook; from the perspective of the students they see SGA’s at fault because SGA fund this - students need to be aware that it is not us there are a lot of circumstances

Senator Craig says even though the survey is anonymous, if there is a lot of interest in joining versus not a lot it’s good information to know

Senator MacCarthy - changing it to asking about a student led initiative that needs a group to operate makes it sound like it will be difficult - doesn’t like the wording

Chairperson Radeva - all the other questions are for other senators initiatives and this is an initiative for 3 of her senators and if the data will be useful for them it should be on the survey

xvii. Senator Crofts moves to reword question 11 to have it be the sub question “are you aware a Hofstra Yearbook will not be produced for this year (2018)” and then with yes or no answer options - he would then like a sub on both options that reads “does this information upset you” 1.

Second

Objection

Debate:

Senator Crofts for: he is open to changing the wording but thinks it should be worded like this because it’s important to know that if they don’t know about the yearbook, whether or not they don’t care; beyond knowing or not, if they’re upset or not about it tells if the effort should be put in to keep the yearbook initiative going

Senator Ramirez against: asking “are you upset” is not very quantifiable maybe “would you like to see in the future” or “would you be interested in the club” gives a more direct answer, “upset” is also leading i.

Senator MacCarthy for: the question now makes it seem like SGA was providing yearbooks and now SGA is not so asking if students are upset tells us if they care/how they feel about it - not just if they would like one if it was an option i.

Yields time to the chair

Yields chair

Comptroller Kutsch against: likes the spirit of the question; it’s great to see how students are feeling but if there is anger from students but no commitment from students to actual join and work on it, it doesn’t matter; it should be on commitment not feeling because we do not have the man power or capability to do it ourselves

Vote a.

By a vote of 1-26-1 this motion does not pass

xviii. Senator Craig moves to change the question to have the sub question become the main question and then have a sub question for yes and no to ask if students would be interested in joining a student led initiative to create a yearbook and then another sub question: would you want a physical yearbook in the future 1.

Chairperson Denton asks for a point of information from Senator Crofts - does he want us to use “free” before yearbooks a.

Senator Crofts is fine with this

Senator Ramirez asks if the yearbook will be physical or is digital a consideration? Because then we could make “physical, digital, none” as options for the last question

Senator Craig adds to her motion the word “free” before the first question and adjusts the question to include Senator Ramirez’s suggestion

Motion seconded

Objection

Debate

Senator Craig for: while the question seems lengthy it will give us the data that will actually be useful and even though it is anonymous just hearing about the option to get involved will get the idea out there i.

Chairperson Radeva against - the questions are on point but the way it is phrased is ambiguous - like if it’s not available for “free” does that mean you can pay (you can’t) and asking about interest in working on it is misleading i.

Yields time to Senator Craig also in regards to if this will give students hope for this semester - the first part says there is not one, it should be clear

Senator Doan against: with the word “free” it will be easy for people to say they want it but people won’t want to join the group and put in work so the question about that doesn’t make sense i.

Yields time to Chairperson Tomasso - thinks a physical or not physical question is not necessary since we’ve already polled on this and the important part is if people want the yearbook or not

Senator Fletcher for: yearbooks this semester isn’t going to happen and these questions get to the point of that but work forward i.

Senator Ramirez - each question has a specific goal to accomplish - if people aren’t interested in a yearbook there’s no point in pursuing the initiative farther also the digital inclusion is important for students to know there are options and for the initiative to know what to focus on

Yields time to Senator Crofts - he agrees about the word “free” - he was for it before but agrees that removing the “free” would actually clarify the question a lot

Senator Ramirez asks if taking “free” out would be friendly a.

Chairperson Labrie says no, this would require a motion

xix. Vote: 1.

By a vote of 9-18-1 this motion does not pass

xx. Senator Ramirez moves to keep the wording the same as Senator Craig’s suggestion just without “free” 1.

Motion seconded

Vote:

By a vote of 26-2-0 this motion passes

xxi. Senator Algarin asks if it would make sense to add a question for people to identify if they are a commuter/resident and what year they are 1.

Chairperson Labrie says she can motion to do this

Senator Ramirez asks why this data would be beneficial a.

Senator Algarin - for example the res-hall printer question and the Public Safety/night shuttle ones could be different for commuter/resident and for the yearbook is it upper or lower classmen expressing interest

xxii. Comptroller Kutsch moves to add an additional question that reads “do you believe that there is a need for a smoothie venue on campus” “south (academic side), north (residential side), no” 1.

Motion seconded

Objection

Chairperson Radeva asks for a point of information - is this in reference to Red Mango

Senator Spann asks “do you believe there is a need?” Why would this question be necessary

Debate: a.

Comptroller Kutsch for: this is from communication between Vice President Normandin and administration so if the administration wants this it would be good to ask - they are not in the habit of asking useless questions so it would not be asked if it wasn’t needed i.

Senator Narain against : there are a lot of questions already and the wording is weird - there are already smoothie places on both sides of campus i.

Yields time to Senator Fletcher - this would be good because vegetarians would have more options if there were more smoothie places

Yields time to Chairperson Tomasso - she doesn’t think SGA’s job is all about food and the smoothies at just freshens are fine

Chairperson Denton for: it’s important to continue to foster a relationship with the administration and this should be in place -we know that dining is always changing especially this year so it’s important to have data on what students want i.

Yields time to Senator Algarin thinks that in the past there was too little questions and its beneficial to have more data

ii.

Senator Spann against: we already have a lot of smoothie options on campus and we have Freshens and Dutch and Dunkin should have smoothies too also the dining app has a thing for feedback if people feel that strongly i.

Senator Ramirez - she’s confused where this is coming from and she knows more about dining than other students from the SGA focus groups and thinks that it’s not right to ask with no background and the answer will be different depending on what people think this is in reference too

Senator Craig moves extend speaking time by one person for one person against, one minute each i.

Motion seconded

ii.

Motion passes unanimously

No one speaks for

Senator Craig against: thinks that people aren’t going to think there’s an additional need for this question unless it is clear for sure the Red Mango is leaving

Yields time to Comptroller Kutsch- thinks adding more questions might be annoying to some but it’s important to get information to advocate for students accurately

Yields time to Senator Ramirez - it’s irresponsible to ask this without giving the scope of what this would mean

ii.

Yields time to Chairperson Radeva - Compass had their own survey so they could have asked it then

iii.

Yields time to Senator MacCarthy- the word “need” is a lot - we definitely don’t “need” anything

Chairperson Hinson for: understands the need for the background but also always thinks if the students think worst case scenario (example): what if there’s none, what would you say

Vote a.

By a vote of 3- 24- 1 this motion does not pass

xxiii. Senator Farooqui moves to add to number 7 option “c: not applicable” 1.

Motion seconded

Objection

Debate a.

Senator Farooqui for: thinks this is absolutely necessary because the “not applicable” will be needed so that there isn’t an overwhelming amount of “no” data from people that don’t experience periods

Senator Crofts against: thinks a not applicable option is important but that it should be the “a” option so that guys look at it and realize that they should choose that option first

Senator Fletcher for: agrees - people who don’t experience periods should not sway this choice and don’t want to ask gender as a new question i.

Yields time to Senator Ramirez - good way to keep data succinct and not skewed

Senator MacCarthy against: only concern is that if half the population says “not applicable” than the “yes” option will look like a smaller proportion of responses and data might look less important

Senator Farooqui asks for clarification - the question is worded as “would you utilize” not are you in favor

Vote: a.

By a vote of 23-5-0 this motion passes

xxiv. Senator Doan moves to move the “c: not applicable” to be option “a: not applicable” 1.

Second

Vote: a.

By a vote of 23-4-0 this motion passes

xxv. Senator Algarin moves to add a question number 1 that reads “are you a resident or commuter at hofstra” with a sub question of “which year are you” “freshman, sophomore, junior, senior” 1.

Senator Craig asks - in the past has this question been asked a.

Chairperson Denton - usually yes this is asked

Motion seconded

Objection

Debate: a.

Senator Algarin for: thinks beneficial because it will help clarify data for the other questions if we understand the year and if they student is a resident or commuter

Senator Fletcher against- asking these questions loses anonymity so might as well get all personal information than and the difference between commuter and resident isn’t that different i.

Yields time to Senator Harley - if we’ve asked before than the data should be there

ii.

Yields time to Senator Ramirez - if you’re a commuter you can still be in favor of res hall related issues like color printers or composting

Senate Doan for - there are 4 questions that have to do with residence halls and yes commuters can contribute but they might not care or think like a resident would i.

Yields time to Senator Crofts - doesn’t hurt to have additional information about the data

Chairperson Tomasso against: all for it but thinks it should be two separate questions because it will make it easier to separate the data i.

Senator Leighton - thinks more questions loses validity and too many question makes people not care

ii.

Comptroller Kutsch as a clerical thing - it’s not usable unless the questions are fully a drop down under each of those answers at the beginning

Vote: i.

Yields time to Senator Craig - if a lot of seniors want one option it doesn’t make sense to go with what they want if they’re leaving

By a vote of 1-25 -2 this motion does not pass

Senator Ramirez moves to delete the first question and make it “would you be in favor of having compost bins on campus” with responses “in res halls, in dining facilities, both, none” a.

Motion seconded

Objection

Debate i.

Senator Ramirez for: thinks the “are you aware part” adds a question to the survey that is not useful - we are not trying to educate them - even if people say no because they don’t understand the no data will not impact the initiative

ii.

Senator MacCarthy for - thinks if you’re not aware of benefits than you should not have a

say and this data should not be taken into consideration iii.

Yields time to Senator Doan adds that people could google the topic or ask the people tabling what it is if they do not know

Yields time to Senator Leighton - it is not ethical to say certain people cannot have a say

By a vote of 23-3-1 this motion passes

Motion seconded

Vote: By a vote of 27-0-0 this motion passes

Senator Craig asks about question 9 - add a description of Narcan in parenthesis a.

Motion seconded

Vote: i.

Yields time to Senator Crofts - even if someone doesn’t know specifics they still have an opinion and a right to contribute and answer the question

Senator Doan moves to switch the order of question 8 so that the responses are in order “very often, often, not often, not at all”

i. 7.

Vote i.

Senator Narain for: regardless of if they are aware of benefits they might know about it in general

By a vote of 26-1-0 this motion passes

Senator Osner moves to add an 11th option to number 7 “JC Adams Playhouse” a.

Motion seconded

Objection

Debate i.

Senator Osner for: wants to add this because it’s a popular location on campus 1.

Yields time to Senator Craig - this would be helpful for drama students

Senator Algarin - agrees it’s beneficial for students who are in the playhouse often

Senator Harley - might as well get the data.

Senator Doan against: there are already 10 options and that seems like a lot and there aren’t that many students who would use the playhouse - it’s redundant

iii.

Chairperson Denton for: no new points 1.

Yields time to Senator Fletcher even though it has academic buildings listed already it would clarify that Adams is included since it may not be considered an academic building depending on the definition

Yields time to Senator Osner - people in plays/shows have long shows and rehearsals there

Yields time to Chairperson Tomasso they should be in every possible bathroom you could go to

Senator Crofts against: no new points

Vote: i.

Yields time to Senator Narain - good to have the offering in as many places as possible

ii.

iv. d.

By a vote of 27-0-0 this motion passes

Senator Craig moves to change question 11’s where it asks if students would you consider joining a student led initiative for creating a yearbook and add for “fall 2018” a.

Senator Craig rescinds the motion

10. Chairperson Radeva moves to rephrases the same question to say “student led organization for next academic year” a.

Motion seconded

Objection

Chairperson Radeva rescinds the motion

11. Chairperson Hinson moves to rephrase same question as Chairperson Radeva said but with the word “initiative” instead of “organization” a.

Motion seconded

Vote: i.

By a vote of 25-1-1 this motion passes

12. Comptroller Kutsch moves to add additional franchise options to the Bits and Bytes question a.

Senator Fletcher asks about why.8

Senator Spann asks why only the 4 listed are on it currently i.

Chairperson Labrie says that originally SGA only knew certain ones from dining but these additional ones would include all possible franchises even if they were lower on dining’s polling list

Motion seconded

Object

Debate i.

Comptroller Kutsch for: thinks that by giving students all options would get more accurate data - realizes it adds more options but will increase data accuracy 1.

Yields time to Senator Ramirez - thinks it’s important to give students all possibilities instead of us making a decision for them

ii.

Senator Leighton against- no problem with list - just concerned that a longer list will create no majority or weaker preferences across the board and indecisiveness about BYOB is part of whats holding up issues and if there is no good winner in this survey this might have building implications

iii.

Senator Harley for: students like options and if we give them a limited amount knowing they could have more it would be upsetting and the information will be valuable

iv.

Senator Narain - it’s important for students to see all options

Comptroller Kutsch suggests making it a “check all that apply” which would allow for the most data

Senator Doan against: dining already had a survey on this and got the top 4 choices so it seems redundant to ask all of the options again

Senator Crofts point of information - how were these 4 options chosen i.

Yes

Senator Crofts asks if we know about the ranking that came from the previous survey i.

Chairperson Denton explains that these were just chosen temporarily - they were random not the top 4 from the dining survey because they were waiting to find out the full list

Senator Spann asks if the other options come from the dining survey i.

Yields time to Senator Ramirez - thinks it’s important to keep current options for condensing the survey options

President Cinquemani adds a point of clarification - it was not a compass survey it was sent by the University and they did not share the data with SGA

Vote i.

By a vote of 24-3-0 this motion passes

xxvi. Senator Fletcher moves to make the options “check all that apply” 1.

Motion Seconded

Objection

Debate a.

Senator Fletcher for: if people have to choose just one they will be conflicted on their choices and the numbers might not be as valid, but if check all then some might be significantly higher than the others

Senator Ramirez against: agrees data is important but maybe top 3 or top 2 is better so they aren’t open as much but still not forced to choose just one i.

Yields time to Senator Leighton - thinks a better way is to have students rank to eliminate least popular choices

Senator Crofts for: thinks top 3 is a good idea but also thinks SGA should put check all because maybe people are okay with certain ones which is more valuable than what people want above all else

Senator Narain against: the top 3 option is much better for information purposes

Senator Ramirez - if itâ€™s what everyone would find acceptable - it could result in data that is not as substantial

Vote a.

By a vote of 2- 23-1 this motion does not pass

xxvii. Senator Fletcher Moves to make it check your top 3 1.

Motion seconded

Vote a.

xxviii.

By vote of 22-0-1 this motion passes

Senator Crofts asks what the purpose of question 4 is 1.

Senator Schmidt says we are looking for data for her sexual assault initiative

xxix. Comptroller Kutsch moves to pass SA.2018.82.001 a. 2.

Motion seconded

Vote i.

By a vote of 23-0-0 SA.2018.82.001 passes

c. Elections Commission Nominations i. President Cinquemani explains that Senator Craig was nominated last night at Cabinet 1. Senator Craig accepts the nomination ii.

Chairperson Labrie will now take additional nominations; Senators, Cabinet, Associates, Justices, can all be nominated but they cannot be running on a ticket for the elections this semester

iii.

Senator Crofts clarifies if this means you cannot run for the 83rd Senate

iv.

Chairperson Labrie say no - because of the legislation that was passed last week, this year even people on the Elections Commission can run and this nomination process is to ensure that those nominated are a non-biased source

President Cinquemani adds the only exception is anyone on a ticket - so if people are running for President or Vice President or plan to aid in a campaign they cannot

Comptroller Kutsch nominates Senator Narain 1.

Nomination seconded

Senator Narain respectfully declines

Senator Craig nominates President Cinquemani

vi.

Nomination seconded

President Cinquemani accepts

Senator Alagarin asks for an explanation of duties of the Elections Commission 1.

Chairperson Labrie explains that the Elections Commission books rooms for information sessions (these are mandatory even for reelection), giving the presentations, getting catering, approving all election materials (the posters approved), tally results, deliver results emails

Senator Algarin asks about commmitment/times to meet a.

vii.

This is decided internally later

Senator Leighton asks if you canâ€™t help anyone else campaign does that mean you canâ€™t campaign for yourself 1.

Chairperson Labrie explains no you can campaign for yourself just not for others running on tickets

viii. Senator Farooqui asks about getting an SGA Elections popup on the portal like for birthdays or spirit week 1. ix.

xi.

xii.

President Cinqemani says this is a good idea and something the Elections Committee would look into later

Senator Battipaglia nominates Senator Algarin 1.

Nomination seconded

Senator Algarin accepts

Senator Crofts nominates Senator Farooqui 1.

Nomination seconded

Senator Farrooqui respectfully declines

Senator Narain nominates Senator Harley 1.

Nomination seconded

Senator Harley accepts

Chairperson Tomasso nominates Senator Spann 1.

Nomination seconded

Senator Spann respectfully declines

xiii. Chairperson Denton nominates Senator Nair 1.

Nomination seconded

Senator Nair respectfully declines

xiv. Senator Crofts nominates Senator Doan

Nomination seconded

Senator Doan respectfully declines

xv. Senator Narain nominates Senator Fletcher 1.

Nomination seconded

Senator Fletcher respectfully declines

xvi. Senator MacCarthy nominates Senator Greenberg

Nomination seconded

Senator Greenberg accepts

Senator Narain moves to pass all Elections Commission nominations: Senator Craig, President Cinqemani, Senator Algarin, Senator Harley, and Senator Greenberg i.

Motion seconded

ii.

Vote 1.

III.

By a vote of 23-0-0 this motion passes

Comptroller Kutsch moves to add Approval of the Appropriations Minutes to the Agenda so that the allocations can pass and clubs can have access to funds A.

Motion seconded

Motion passes unanimously

IV. Approval of the Appropriations Minutes - Comptroller Kutsch i.

Senator Narain moves to pass the Appropriations Minutes 1. Motion seconded 2. Motion passes unanimously

5. For the Good of the Order Senator Narain moves to Adjourn the Senate Meeting Motion is seconded Motion passes unanimously Senate Meeting Adjourned at 8:22 pm

Minutes of the 82nd Cabinet Hofstra University Student Government Association

March 14th, 2018 DSA Conference Room Meeting Called to Order at 6:32 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2. New Business a. No New Business 3. President Updates a. Panhellenic Event - has been rescheduled again and will take place sometime in April b. SGA is funding a table for students nominated for Student Leadership Awards c. Compass Updates i. There was a soft-opening of Dunkin Donuts earlier today ii. Overall feeling is that people were confused, and they will be having another soft opening tomorrow iii. Chairperson Labrie asks why they are doing this 1. President Cinquemani - they do this usually and did it with Smashburger but it was over break so it wasnâ€™t noticed

2. SGA Advisor Boneta - it was supposed to be a targeted audience only got vouchers today so it got a little mixed up because the vouchers wound up being given out haphazardly because of the snow day which did make confusion; also this is for the workers - to get them used to orders and customer service iv.

Chairperson Tomasso asks about the Dunkin Donuts coffee to go in the student center - it has not been there in weeks 1.

President Cinquemani says to bring this up with Compass

The Grand Opening of Dunkin Donuts will be on the Wednesday after break and Compass wants President Cinquemani to do the ribbon cutting and SGA to be present thoughts: 1.

Chairperson Read -she would like to be there

Chairperson Denton doesn’t like the idea of SGA being “VIP” invitees - perhaps her and Vice President Normandin should be there but not everyone else especially

Vice President Normandin - Cabinet being there very much links SGA to all things Compass and Dining good or bad

Chairperson Tomasso - doesn’t know why President Cinquemani would even do it - it’s Candace and Rich

and the food committee’s work it wasn’t all SGA’s work 5.

Comptroller Kutsch - it’s not misrepresentation to say that SGA is involved with Dunkin Donuts - SGA does have focus group and input into changes of dining on campus

President Cinquemani - the grand opening will be open to all of campus

Vice President Normandin - yes we should all be there as a supportive part of the student body but doesn’t know if going as VIP guests or as ribbon cutters is appropriate

Still waiting to hear back from Dr. Guthman on mental health concerns and Pak Ho has been reaching out as well i.

Chairperson Denton says there will be an open activity/mixer/field/food/picnic/social event for students and mental health counselors coming up in the Liberty Republic field next to the center

IV.

Vice President Updates a.

University Senate updates: i.

Passed legislation outlining more clearly that faculty is required to follow rules about students who have to miss class for religious observances

ii.

Legislation passed - if you have a 2.0 GPA but are in good standing with the University you no longer have to take a CUA skills based course because they found there was no statistical evidence of a correlation between grade improvement and the class so now students who have this issue must make a plan and schedule with advisors so that they can get individualized help

iii.

Bookstore Advisory Committee 1.

President Rabinowitzâ€™ cabinet appointed this committee to determine what students want to see in a bookstore wants to get student input about who uses the bookstore or the website and want to make the space more welcoming with a cyber hangout on the top floor

Chairperson Radeva - she received and filled out a survey from the bookstore - maybe SGA can promote the survey because it covers everything from structural changes to what you use the bookstore for and the questions are well thought out so that could be great a.

Vice President Normandin says that they want more data because it was a long survey and did not get statistically significant data and so they want SGA to informally feel the vibe on campus as well

President Cinquemani says - this was from a Corporate survey not the bookstore here specifically

iv.

The Amazon lockers are coming to campus- they will be located in the basement of the Student Center

There is a friend of Senator Harley who wants to do a gun violence campaign - she wanted to do a vigil/protest and also wants to start a letter writing campaign for students to write letters: writing that they support the victims, etc. i.

Chairperson Hinson - CCE is doing a conversation on 20th of April (anniversary of Columbine) and they want to screen â€œwalk outâ€? but they have limited funding if SGA is interested in getting involved

ii.

Chairperson Hinson says to tell the student interested to get in contact with her 1.

Vice President Normandin says whether or not SGA partners with this event - CCE can come for the 5% legislation allocation as this would be a campus wide event

Nominations for Student Leadership Awards are still open until tomorrow- nominate people!

Matters at Hand a.

Appropriations - Chairperson Read

The sign up last week was messed up because of the snow day and so was this weekâ€™s meeting - those who had been signed up were invited for next week

ii. b.

Met with ALPFA and it was good to create a positive dialogue

Public Relations - Chairperson Hinson i.

Elections Commission dates 1.

SGA Advisor Boneta - Senator Craig will be reaching out about the specifics - the election dates are set but information sessions are not

ii.

Spirit Week 1.

Chairperson Tomasso says everything besides Wednesday is set

iii.

Chairperson Hinson is still figuring out the Spotlight issue just email her suggestions of SGA members to Spotlight 1.

Chairperson Read suggests a google form in the Facebook page where people can just really quick put down names

Chairperson Tomasso asks if it can be associates a.

iv.

Yes, as well as justices, anyone in SGA

Earth Day - During Common hour on April 18th different clubs/organizations will be tabling on the Quad and people will be speaking and performing - would SGA be interested in participating

Vice President Normandin asks if SGA would need an activity - no they have this pretty set it would mostly just be to have a presence there

Chairperson Hinson suggests talking to Compass even about their farm - information about where the food on campus comes form

Chairperson Read suggests moving the farmers market to the quad that day too

Club Relations - Chairperson Radeva i.

No meeting this week

ii.

Last week - continued organizing yearbooks and could not find recycling or other offices on campus who would want them but there is nothing else to do - she will be putting in a work order to throw the rest of the yearbooks out

iii.

The legislation for the club storage space should be going to Rules soon

iv.

Will be working on legislation for reallocating vacant offices from derecognized clubs

Committee brought up a concern: 1.

Activities during Senate - the club mingle - the overall attitude on the committee was they do not like the idea because they were planning an event at the end of the semester so it would be like the same event and they will cancel their event

Vice President Normandin - what she is foreseeing does not fit a Senate meeting because she would like them to stay for Senate so if her event is different it could be better and she would like to help

Chairperson Radeva suggests making the event at the end of the semester an office hour for Senators so that there is an SGA presence and it can include the SGA aspect that Vice President Normandin was thinking about for Senate

Student Services - Chairperson Denton i.

Chairperson Denton mentions having an open cabinet 1.

ii.

Vice President Normandin says yes, they discussed this

Chairperson Denton also says Public Safety will be coming to do a focus group with SGA and they will most likely come to one of the Open Cabinet meetings so it can be whoever would want to be there 1.

Chairperson Labrie asks if this would be educational to ask questions or a time to give suggestions to Public Safety a.

Chairperson Denton says both - there were concerns still coming up after the event so to ask these and also give our suggestions

iii.

The SGA on the Corner surveys - more active tabling and increase response numbers 1.

Chairperson Read - she heard a lot of complaints that the surveys were too long so keep this in mind for the future

iv.

OSAPA meeting about stress busters â€“ for organizational purposes, the first 10 clubs who respond to a proposal can work with SGA on an event this week

Rules - Chairperson Labrie i.

Committee did not meet this week

ii.

Last week - the Constitution audit is in progress 1.

The biggest concern they are looking for is elections issues

iii.

Public Relations covered elections this week

iv.

Chairperson Denton says two students from a music organization came in and will be emailing him about recognition

Spirit - Chairperson Tomasso i.

Spirit Week 1.

Monday - food truck parked near Breslin - students will get free food up to an allotted amount and then the truck will be done

Tuesday -prize wheel tabling with T-shirts

Wednesday - legal procedure for a dunk tank seems too much for right now but is asking the athletics department to look into this because they might be able to move the process along a.

Name: thoughts on Dunk a Hunk i.

Some like it, Vice President Normandin thinks it might make her uncomfortable but also personally loves it

ii.

SGA Advisor Boneta: as a governing body the word “hunk” has a connotation

iii.

Chairperson Tomasso explains it would be the Mens’ Lacrosse team and their coaches are on board to be dunked too and other spring sports could be involved too like the Baseball team so it wouldn’t be labeling one group

iv.

Chairperson Labrie thinks it’s the Spirit Week from the Spirit committee - it’s fun and will get people excited and interested to come

Now - if it doesn’t work out because of legal - it would be a waterballoon event a.

Deandra suggests “Spring Splash” for the event

Other idea - making it a philanthropy event as well so that students have to pay a dollar to throw it and then the funds could go to a philanthropy a.

President Cinquemani suggests donating to the Relay for Life

Chairperson Hinson - Senator Firooz is trying to raise money for her Syrian event

Thursday - cotton candy

Friday - cornhole in the atrium - athletics has multiple boards a.

Vice President Normandin suggests getting putput from the Fitness Center

Mitch Holson is making the Spirit Week video - he has already been to the Spring sports teams and gotten clips to edit together

ii.

Buying a speaker and a bullhorn for Spirit 1.

Comptroller Kutsch says there shouldnâ€™t be an issue at all

Comptroller Kutsch i.

Will send Senator Craig the Elections Commission budget

ii.

Would like a new Comptroller laptop

SGA Advisor Boneta i.

Would like to send an email about all upcoming SGA events: budgets, elections, spirit week, any Open Senate/Cabinet 46

meetings - an SGA newsletter of sorts and will compile a message to send to anyone registered with GIHU - would like this by the Tuesday after spring break 1.

Chairperson Tomasso - will send blurbs for the portal to her as well for approval

ii.

Club Advisor meeting tomorrow to discuss processes and clubs they have concerns about 1.

Chairperson Radeva asks if she can remind the advisors to tell their clubs to be in communication with the Club Relations chair often with any issues a.

SGA Advisor Boneta reminds her to always CC advisors on her communications with clubs

Comptroller Kutsch asks if it’s okay if he CC’s SGA Advisor Boneta on everything for her to forward to appropriate advisors

iii.

Relay for Life and Spring Fest -neither was allocated for food and they will not be getting a compass donation because of the compass contribution this semester so they need to reallocate or come to appropriations

iv.

40 Clubs have been de-recognized by OSLE

9 clubs were derecognized but appealed and were granted status as “on probation” meaning they need to fill their club/get attendance up and attend all trainings

VI.

For the Good of the Order

Chairperson Labrie moves to adjourn the Cabinet Meeting Motion seconded Motion passes unanimously Meeting adjourned at 7:57pm

President’s Mid-Semester Report Spring 2018 – 82nd Senate Everyone in the Student Government Association has been hard at work to help ensure that student’s voices are heard on Hofstra University’s Campus. This past semester we gained 5 associate senators and numerous new initiatives. We are excited to see all the amazing things our members accomplish as we approach the end of this academic year. The Student Government Association has been in session for 4 full operational weeks in the Spring Semester. However, we have held two special meetings to discuss pressing matters pertaining to SGA at the Corner and collaborations with departments across the university. To help further our vision and focuses, the Student Government has been working hard on the following: Strengthening Relationships • • • • • • • •

Campus Dining by Compass Group Student Health and Counseling Center Public Safety Residence Life Office of Commuting Student Services and Community Outreach Facilities and Operations Division of Student Affairs University Senate

Communication • • • • • • •

Treasurer Trainings Board of Trustees Meetings Student Affairs Meetings HCLAS Student Advisory Committee Meetings University Senate Meetings University Senate Student Affairs Committee Bookstore Advisory Committee Meetings

Community Service • •

1 Million Acts of GOOD Relay For Life

Collaborative Initiatives • • • •

Spring Involvement Fair Commuter Lounge Renovations Tina VanSteenBergen Event with the Panhellenic Council Public Safety Hears You! Event with University Senate Student Affairs Committee

Internal Initiatives • • • •

Elections Commission SGA at the Corner S.A.2018.82.001: Election Commission Qualifications S.A.2018.82.002: SGA at the Corner Questions 2018

Future Events and Initiatives • • • •

Spirit Week Stressbusters Provost Scholar Reception Elections for the 83rd Senate

Thanks to all the hard work of all the members of the Student Government Association, as an organization, this semester is off to a great start! We look forward to continuing our initiatives and conversations to ensure that students’ voices are heard. Respectfully submitted, Rita Cinquemani President Student Government Association Hofstra University

Mid-Semester Report of the Comptroller March 15, 2018

Breakdown of Compass Contribution expenses: SGA: Club Relations, 114.25 Spirit, 206.91

Leadership, 307.90

Student Services, 2,284.44

As seen above, SGA use of the Compass Contribution has been mostly used by the Student Services committee, a trend that is likely to continue. SGA Leadership and Spirit are the two other projected large users of the contribution in the remaining semester.

Clubs and Organizations:

ALPFA, 292.6 Hofstra Tax Society, 648.00 HINT, 558.6 HOLA, 133.12 Accounting Society, 799.75 The Pride Network, 318.49

Total requested Spring 18 Weekly Meetings: $41,587.53 Total allocated Spring 2018 Weekly Meetings: $28,534.50 5% Legislation: None Used Spring 2018 Progress: I. Compass Contribution a. After discussing with a variety of organizations, the aim is to re-visit some of the voucher policies in order to make them easier to use. b. Multiple meetings with student leaders have helped make the transition easier with vouchers, but work remains to be done.

Respectfully Submitted, Comptroller Kutsch

Appropriations Mid Semester Report Spring 2018 MEETING 1: 1/31/2018 â€˘

General meeting

MEETING 2: 2/8/2018 Club Name

Club Category

Requested

Allocated

Total % Allo. 52

Motorsports Engineering Club College Republicans HAMA Hofstra Men’s Lacrosse Rock Climbing Club Total

Pre-Professional Political/Socially Pre-Professional Club Sport Club Sport

MEETING 3: 2/13/18 Club Name FORM Gallery transcenDANCE Hofstra Amnesty International Muslim Student’s Association Total

Club Category Media Performance Political/Socially Faith Based

MEETING 4: 2/27/18 Club Name African Student Association Culinary Club Women’s Club Lacrosse Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Total

Club Category Intercultural General/Social Club Sports Club Sports

MEETING 5: 3/6/2018 Club Name Computer Science Society DECA

Club Category Academic Pre-Professional

Hofstra Powerlifting Club Women’s Rugby

Club Sports Club Sports

HAMA Total

Pre-Professtional

$5616.98 $1,096.00 $693.94

$1,925.24 $480.00

$5,930.00

$693.14 $5,930.00

$2,627.50

$1,597.50

$15,964.42

$10,625.88

84.23%

Requested

Allocated

Total % Allo.

$650.00

$650.00 $2,454.92 $674.04 $950.44

$2,878.90 $864.75 $1,058.28 $5,451.93

$4,729.40

86.75%

Requested

Allocated

Total % Allo.

$ 4,689.88

$2,239.88

$713.68 $360.00 $3,247.53 $9,011.09

$713.68 $360.00 $2,327.57 $5,641.13

62.60%

Requested $692.75

Allocated $692.75

Total % Allo.

$1,222.00 $543.75 $9,100.01

$1,172.00 $543.75 $5,653.34

$00.00 $11,014.76

$00.00 $7,518.09

Meeting Meeting 1 Meeting 2 Meeting 3

Total Weekly Meetings Requested Allocated $15,964.42 $10,625.88 $5,451.93 $4,729.40

% Allo. 84.23% 86.75%

Meeting 4

$9,011.09

62.60%

$5,641.13

68.25%

Meeting 5 Total

$11,014.76 $41,587.53

$7,518.09 $28,534.50

68.25% 68.61%

Completed Initiatives •

• •

Treasurer Training 1 o 2/23/2018 o 2 Clubs Attended Treasurer Training 2 o Cancelled Intercultural Caucuses

3/6/201

Future Initatives • • •

Treasurer Training 3 – 3/28/2018 Budget Review – 4/4/2018 Budgets Due – 4/4/2018

Respectfully Submitted, Sandra Read Appropriations Chairwoman

Club Relations Mid-Semester Report Spring 2018: March 14th Goals of the Club Relations committee • Build connections • Encourage and facilitate collaboration • Foster communication • Create an environment where clubs will thrive • Foster a community between SGA recognized clubs • Improve relationship between clubs and SGA • Uphold office rules and regulations Accomplishments • Inspected club office space and resolved all safety violations • Met with club leaders to resolve individual club issues • Requested set office hours from all clubs that have office space and posted all of these hours on office space doors • Submitted work orders for issues in club office space (i.e. safety concerns, installation of new furniture, etc.) • Launched an initiative to clean and organize the SGA storage space: have been moving in accordance with timeline • Allocated storage units to two clubs: GiveKindnessHU and Amnesty International • Continued the Nexus initiative: have been recruiting members and working on advertisement • Reviewed and organized old yearbooks: issues from each available year will be kept and the rest will be disposed • Worked on PSVO project: met with interested students End of Semester Goals • Finalize the organization of SGA storage space • Draft storage space legislation • Order new door signs for club office space • Draft office space legislation • Reallocate vacant club office space • Host a social/collaboration event for club leaders Respectfully submitted,

Aleksandra Radeva Club Relations Chair

Mid-Semester Report Public Relations Committee Spring 2018 Committee Members: Senator Rosaria Rielly Senator Jewell Stewart Senator Charles Greenberg Associate Julia Esposito Associate Margaux Davis Associate Charles Kim Associate John McDonough Chairwoman Hinson 1) Public Safety Event a) Tabling for Event b) Hofcast Made c) Fliers made and posted d) Social Media Posts e) Organized questions to go onto social media live 2) Commuter Student Lounge Grand Opening a) Hofcast b) Fliers made and posted c) Social Media Posts 3) Spotlight a) Highlighting different Senators, Justices, and Associates for outstanding work they have done b) Posted on all social media platforms 4) SGA at the corner a) Social Media Posts made b) Hofcast made 5) Facetime with SGA a) Tabling in the student center atrium in order for students to feel familiar with SGA faces

Respectfully submitted,

Imani Hinson Public Relations Chair

Rules Midsemester Report 82nd Senate -----Rules Chairman Labrie Appointed Positions Senator Mana Tadbiri holds the position of Ethics and Conduct chair over the course of the spring semester of the 82nd Senate. Senator Catherine MacCarthy was appointed as the Archivist.

Club Elections Last semester, the Rules Committee had the idea of delegating the task of assigning Senators to club elections to individual committees on a week-to-week basis. This has been fully implemented this semester and has gone swimmingly. Every week, committee(s) have been assigned the task of staffing the club elections that are to occur that week. This has been executed very well thanks to the great work and collaboration between the Rules Committee and the other SGA committees who have aided in this effort. Club Constitution Audits The Rules Committee has conducted audits of a large portion of club constitutions of SGA recognized organizations. The purpose of this is to moderate clubs who may have not attended a Rule Committee meeting in some time and ensure that their constitution aligns with SGAâ€™s current policies. This is also to proactively address issues in constitutions before they become larger problems for the club as well as to keep lines of communication open between the Rules Committee and club leaders.

Senatorial Action SA.2018.82.001: Spring 2018 Elections Commission, passed SA.2018.82.002: Spring 2018 SGA At The Corner Survey Questions, passed

Updated Club Constitutions Hofstra vs. Zombies (Hofstra Live Action Gaming) Respectfully submitted, Alex Labrie Rules Committee Chairman

Spirit Mid-Semester Report: Spring 2018

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Valentine’s Day – completed a. Spirit, along with members of senate who volunteered, tabled during common hour on Valentine’s Day. Spirit Committee made goodie bags that included a corny pick-up line and candy. The event seemed to be a success, but next year we will move any tabling done for Valentine’s Day to the atrium. CAA Watch Party – completed a. The CAA Watch Party took place in Hofstra USA this year. There was a lot of free food for students to come and enjoy the game. Hopefully next year we can work on getting more attendance. Overall, the event ran smoothly. Spirit Week – upcoming a. Spirit Week is something new we are starting this year. Similar to Pride Unleashed Week, it will include a week of programming to increase awareness of spring sports. The week starts April 9th through April 14th and will include the men’s lacrosse game that Saturday. The tentative schedule for the week includes giving out cotton candy in the atrium, giving out t-shirts, and throwing water balloons at the men’s lacrosse team. To help increase PR for the week we’re also creating a promotional video for the week, something that SGA has never done before. Miscellaneous a. Tabling at Basketball Games – completed i. We’re changed face tattoos which were extremely difficult and messy to apply to face glitter. A small change, but it’s been easier on our part and people love it! ii. We’ve also been giving our Mardi Gras beads and rally towels at every game we table at which students seem to like. b. Pride Den Plaque – upcoming

Student Services Mid-Semester Report March 15, 2018 General Committee Information/Updates Meeting Times ● Tuesday at 5:30 PM in the Peer Advocacy Wing Conference Room (Student Center 260) Committee Members ● Associate Margaux Davis ● Senator Kathryn Harley ● Senator Ryan Leighton ● Senator Alexa Osner ● Senator Carissa Ramirez ● Senator Isabelle Schmidt ● Senator Gabrielle Spann ● Chairwoman Deandra Denton Academic Affairs Subcommittee: Appointed members to oversee academic related initiatives ● Senator Ryan Leighton ● Senator Gabrielle Spann Programming ● SGA at the Corner ○ March 14-15, 2018 ○ Organized by Senator Osner, Senator Ramirez, and Senator Schmidt ○ Tabling in the Student Center atrium ■ Feature giveaways from The New York Times, campus offices, and a sponsored Amazon Echo Dot from Hofstra University Public Safety ■ Sweet Treats (i.e., cotton candy, cupcakes) ○ Goal: Reflect more SGA presence on campus, continue to build relations with peers and other members of the Hofstra community, and acquire 1,000 surveys in total ● Stressbusters [on going] ○ Dates: May 7th- May 18th ○ Will work with the Office of Student Advocacy and Prevention Awareness (OSAPA), SGA, and student organizations to put on events that are fun and stress relieving ○ Planning to do similar events to last semester (i.e., Pizza Night, Ice Cream Social, Dessert Bar, Free Massages) and a few others

Initiatives Completed Initiatives ● Renovation of the Commuter Lounge ○ Background: Initiative started by Chairwoman Denton in Spring 2017, who then worked with task force consisting of Senator Zain Farooqui and Chief Justice Manmeet Nijjer to create design plans and additional suggestions for the space ○ Commuter Lounge officially renovated in January 2018 ○ Renovation Celebration held on February 21, 2018 ■ Administrators, staff, commuter students, and representatives from both Student Government Association and Commuter Student Association attended and celebrated the new space ● Public Safety Hears You! ○ Occured on February 28, 2018 ○ Collaboration between Student Government Association, University Senate Student Affairs committee, and Public Safety ○ Overseen by Chairwoman Denton, and Senator Ramirez who also serves as the Chair of the University Senate Student Affairs committee ○ Purpose: Facilitate a open and productive dialogue between students and Public Safety administrators and officers and support the betterment of the Hofstra community ○ Outcome: Successful event attended by a diverse set of students, staff, and faculty and helped to highlight certain issues on campus ○ Intend to hold a similar event in the future ○ Suggestion for future: Improved promotion In Progress Initiatives ● Providing free menstrual products on campus o Overseen by Senator Osner o Has completed research on other universities, and is contact with Beth McGuire and Student Health Service ● Worker’s Appreciation Day o Overseen by Senator Leighton o Has met with Rich Maha, Dom Lavin, and has constructed a timeline and task force ● Public Safety/Active Shooter readiness o Overseen by Senator Spann

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o Interested in creating a mobile application (app) to feature Public Safety resources and emergency notifications. Has conducted research on other universities Title IX reporting policy o Overseen by Senator Ramirez o Has conducted research on current Title IX reporting at Hofstra, other universities, New York state policy (ies) Smoking Ban outside of Student Center o Overseen by Senator Ramirez o Briefed the Admissions department on goal and data from Student Appreciation Week, received support from Admissions and will contact other campus offices (i.e, Public Safety) to discuss further Sexual Assault Awareness Month Programming o Overseen by Senator Schmidt o Has created a task force, conducted research, a draft of a programming calendar, and has met with representatives from PanHellenic and It’s on Us Colored Printers o Overseen by Senator Harley o Has prepared logistical ideas, additional research, and will contact Student Computing Services to discuss further Narcan availability o Overseen by Chairwoman Denton o Has conducted research on other universities, and plans to reach out to OSAPA and others to discuss further

Additional Initiatives ● Arbor Day ● Residence Hall Gym Equipment Provost Scholar Reception Overseen by: Senator Harley, Senator Leighton, and Senator Spann Date/Time ● Wednesday April 4, 2018 during common hour ● 10th Floor Axinn Library Logistics ● Number of Provost Scholars for Fall 2017 semester: 367

● The University Bookstore has been notified of this number to accommodate for gift cards for scholars ● Invitations were sent out to scholars by the Provost Office ● Food will be ordered once there is a confirmed number of attendees ● Possible student performance ● Centerpieces for tables

Club Relations Minutes S18 Weekly Meeting #6 03/05/18

Meeting Commenced

6:35 PM

Attendance Attended Senator Lily Chiagozie Senator Dana Craig Senator Brandon Crofts Senator Manni Doan Associate Simrit Kaur Senator Cristian Sanchez Associate Shafeena Sharak Chair Aleksandra Radeva Absent

1) Chairâ€™s Updates a) Nexus initiative b) Storage space 2) Yearbooks organization

Meeting Adjourned

7:15 PM

Respectfully Submitted, Aleksandra Radeva Club Relations Chair

Public Relations Minutes S18 Weekly Meeting #5 03/05/18 Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended

6:30PM Senator Charles Greenberg Senator Jewell Stewart Senator Rosaria Rielly Associate Charles Kim Associate John McDonough Chairwoman Imani Hinson

Absent

Associate Julia Esposito (Excused) Associate Margaux Davis (Unexcused)

Visitor

1. Formal Information for Associates a. Send Dana information of other associates 2. Spotlight a. Taking over spotlight i. Senator Rielly 3. Weekly post a. Would be something from This Week at Hofstra i. Senator Greenberg & Associate McDonough b. How would we choose? c. Thursday night post summary of This Week at Hofstra 4. PR about the food truck i. Associate McDonough b. Booking an event ask compass to add food truck option c. Have a banner letting students know you can use your swipes 5. PR for Chronicle a. Advertising that they give a discount to students for ad space 6. Did you know series revamp? a. Add on to the weekly This week at Hofstra Posts i. Each take a week on about Did you know? 7. Ideas for week of Hofstra Spring Sports a. Chairwoman Tomasso has asked for one more event b. So far she has planned i. T-shirt give out ii. Prize wheel iii. Cotton Candy iv. â€œDunk a Hunkâ€?

v. Food Truck- but unsure c. Field Day? d. Canopies in front of Bits i. May not have to be nice outside ii. Have a cookout 1. Have activities to win free food 8. Promotional tools for Elections a. Sticker design- Associate Kim b. Incentives- Pay for compass to make â€œ I votedâ€? cookies 9. SGA in a better Light! a. Doing more service and bringing more civic engagement opportunities to campus b. SGA should be the conduit of all things on campus c. Set up stations in other areas other than student center d. Make SGA as diverse as possible e. Senators should be assigned a group i. A delegate they can go to at all times f. Confusion on voting/elections within their own clubs g. Advertising where the office is h. Reeducation of senators, justices, and associate Meeting Adjourned

7:30 PM

Respectfully Submitted, Public Relations Chairwoman Imani Hinson

Rules Minutes S18 Weekly Meeting 5

3/5/18 Meeting Commenced

6:30 PM

Attendance Attended Senator Wiley Fletcher Senator Catherine MacCarthy Senator Donia Firooz Senator Mana Tadbiri Chairman Alex Labrie Absent

1. S.A.2018.82.002 a. Student Services brought senatorial action pertaining to SGA at the Corner b. Passed 4-0-0 2. Club Constitution Audits a. Clubs were randomly assigned to committee members to audit their constitutions 3. Club Elections a. Public Relations is in charge of staffing club elections this week

Meeting Adjourned

7:18 PM

Respectfully Submitted, Rules Chairman Labrie

Spirit Minutes S18 Weekly Meeting 5 3/6/18 Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended

6:40 PM Senator TJ Nair Senator Celeste Battipaglia Senator Belle Schmidt Senator Nicole Aldrin Chair Chelsea Tomasso Associate Louis Rafter Antonella Colon

Absent

II.

Jack Mcdonough

Spirit Week a. Monday – Food Truck i. TJ & Louis b. Tuesday – Prize Wheel & shirts i. Jack c. Wednesday – “Dunk A Hunk” i. Belle & Chelsea d. Thursday – Cotton Candy & photo frame i. Nicole e. Friday – Student Center Games i. Celeste & Antonella f. PASSED THROUGH CABINET THAT 2 HOURS ARE REQUIRED Review of Pride Block’s purpose

Meeting Adjourned

7:15 PM

Respectfully Submitted, Spirit Chair Tomasso

Student Services Minutes S18 Weekly Meeting #5 3/6/18 Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended

5:37 PM Associate Margaux Davis Senator Kathryn Harley Senator Ryan Leighton Senator Alexa Osner Senator Carissa Ramirez Senator Isabelle Schmidt Senator Gabrielle Spann Chair Deandra Denton

Absent A. SGA at the Corner (March 13-15th) a. Questions for polling were seen by the Rules committee on Monday March 5th b. Planning updates i. Isabelle, March 13th 1. Dining order placed a. Catering will be delivered by 8:45 am b. Cookies & Pretzels ii. Alexa, March 14th 1. Entertainment Unlimited a. Confirmed Cotton Candy machine b. Alexa will submit paperwork iii. Carissa, March 15th 1. Contacted Chairwoman Tomasso a. Possible St. Patrickâ€™s Day theme i. Alternative ideas besides candy: chocolate coins, green pens, notepads 2. Confirmed with catering on cupcakes i. 50 cupcakes will be ordered B. The New York Times a. The stand closest to Hammer Lab/Axinn Library has been moved i. Alternative Location ideas: Au Bon Pain express, outside of Axinn Library entrance, in entryway prior to entering Hammer Lab C. Stressbusters a. Meeting with Kathleen Lieblich from OSAPA scheduled for Tuesday March 13th at 11:00 am i. Will be discussing deadlines for stressbusters, scheduling, and other logistics b. Preliminary Ideas i. Specifically activities to be overseen by SGA 1. Balloon Pit

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Massages Body Scrub Making Sheet Face Masks & Movie Night Tea Tasting Bubble Wrap Sensory Garden Yoga in the Quad Pizza Night Ice Cream Social Dessert Bar

D. Initiative Updates a. Ryan i. Worker Appreciation 1. Attended meeting with RIch Maha and Alexa a. Cards will be student written b. Student Center and Bits n Bytes are main areas c. Cookies (spring themed) for dining employees 2. Attended meeting with Dom Lavin and Kathryn a. Discussed idea of showing appreciation to PLANT employees b. Can post cards on cork boards in PLANT building c. Have cookies and coffee in break room(s) 3. Aims to have cards collected through May 1st - 3rd a. Tabling to have students to write cards i. Will submit request to OSLE b. Following week, aim to have cards delivered 4. Wall in the back of the Student Center Main Dining Room a. Include cards and thank you banner ii. Earth Day related event 1. Dom Lavin mentioned an idea a. Kathryn is interested in pursuing this iii. Additional 24/7 Study Space (s) on campus a. Possible location: Pride Den b. Carissa i. Smoking Ban outside of Student Center entrance 1. Has Admissions support 2. Discussed during USenate meeting 3. Will be emailing Public Safety to discuss this initiative further c. Gabrielle i. Policy related to active shooter protocol 1. Will research more about the possibility of launching a Public Safety mobile app that has further information regarding Public Safety resources and information 2. Ryan suggests creating a Hofcast that advertises information/procedure of what to do in the event of an active shooter a. Would be accessible to all d. Alexa

Menstrual Products on campus 1. Will send email to Health & Wellness Center to inquire if they provide any free menstrual products a. If the Health & Wellness Center does offer these products for free, can look into having it more areas on campus e. Deandra i. Narcan availability on campus 1. Will reach out to OSAPA, Health & Wellness Center, and Public Safety to see if Naloxone (Narcan) is already provided on campus f. Isabelle i. Sexual Assault Awareness Month Programming 1. Constructed calendar of programming 2. Met with Emily from PanHellenic a. Discussed ideas for collaboration b. Interested in attending Fraternity & Sorority Life President’s meeting 3. Met with Allison Vernace from Title IX office and It’s on Us a. Allison gave list of programming that It’s on Us is working on for April 4. Emailed Howard Graves from Axinn Library about month long library collection 5. Donia will reach out to IEI regarding movie night, Kathryn will contact SP!T to discuss a spoken word/talkback event g. Kathryn i. Interested in pursuing Arbor Day event 1. Will follow up with Dom Lavin ii. Gym Equipment in Residence Halls 1. Will email Beth McGuire iii. Colored Printers 1. Will follow up with Student Computing Services on frequency data on colored printers on campus E. High, Low, Butterfly a. Kathryn had a bad day, and couldn’t stop laughing about it (it was heartbreaking, funny, and adorable at the same time)

Meeting Adjourned

6:57 PM

Respectfully Submitted, Deandra Denton

Student Services Chairwoman

Public Relations Minutes S18 Weekly Meeting #6 03/12/18 Meeting Commenced Attendance Attended

6:30PM Senator Charles Greenberg Senator Rosaria Rielly Associate John McDonough Associate Julia Esposito

Absent

Chairwoman Imani Hinson (Excused) Senator Jewell Stewart (Excused) Associate Charles Kim (Excused) Associate Margaux Davis (Unexcused)

Visitor

Imani Schulters Emanuelle Souffrant

1. Designate who will be doing club elections this week a. Hofstra Critics March 14th 8:40 Breslin 0029- Senator Rielly b. Psychology Club March 14th 11:20 Hauser 109- Senator Greenberg c. IVC Fellowship March 15th 7pm- Senator Greenberg 2. SGA at the corner a. Be sure to take pictures when you are tabling or if you are passing by 3. Promotional tools for Elections a. Sticker design- Associate Kim b. Incentives- Pay for compass to make â€œ I votedâ€? cookies c. Deadline for everything done for promotions i. March 26th ii. Need to get more information from Denise on dates, locations, times 4. Spotlight a. We need to put up box in the office where people can vote for individuals 5. Spring sports promotion a. Chairwoman Tomasso should be sending the finalized schedule of events soon 6. How can we present SGA in a better light? a. Make it more known that we are taking associates, now it is word of mouth through friends 7. Echo Dot from Public Safety Canva a. Information from Chairwomen Denton to follow Meeting Adjourned

7:02 PM

Respectfully Submitted, Public Relations Committee Senator Rosaria Rielly