Senate Agenda | Febuary 12, 2026

Agenda of the Senate Hofstra University Student Government Association (12, February, 2026) Hofstra University Call to order Meeting Called to order at 6:58 EST A. Quorum Call a. Quorum set to 27 B. New Business a. Senator Vira moves to open the gallery i. Motion Seconded ii. Motion Passed b. Welcome, Senate Guest Vice President of Student Enrollment, Engagement, and Success, Jessica Eads i. Jessica Eads: Jess Maggio is joining us as Chief of Staff to VP of Finance Tim Doyle. She is a Hofstra alum. This slide shows us what Bits n Bytes is right now, which needs some help. One of my biggest issues is the entrance way with the steps. We want to fix that. This place hasn’t been touched in a while, and we thought we had success in the main dining room so we want to try it here. We are thinking of this as a way to bridge our coastal communities with our urban communities - a daily hub for us. We want to bring in greenery but we are limited in that. The slides show our inspiration - some from on campus and some from other places. Some pictures are from the Guthart Science and Innovation building. All of the sharp edges in Bits - we want to make roundness to stop people from getting hurt. We also want little booths, recreating behind the student center dining room. This is for you all to give us guidance. The next slide is a layout of the floor plan. We are proposing some quiet space for quiet dining, the main servery, a market (similar to the one in the main dining room; the only place that will have a cashier), a sun porch with interesting