UNT SGA 51 st Student Senate Spring 2019 Session Kara & Thomas Administration March 6, 2019

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1 I. Call to Order II. III. IV. UNT SGA 51 st Student Senate Spring 2019 Session Kara & Thomas Administration March 6, 2019 Opening Ceremonies a. Pledge of Allegiance b. Texas Pledge Roll Call Officer Reports a. Student Allocations Director Raupe Director i. All funds have been allocated ii. Still looking for more funding and making sure allocated money is being used b. Student Allocations Director Eagle s Nest i. All funds have been allocated ii. Still looking for more funding and making sure allocated money is being used c. Communications Director i. Working on uploading headshots to the website ii. Have scheduled tweets to go out throughout Spring Break d. Outreach Director i. Adding people to committees where they can be added ii. Tabled at Discovery Park for Discovery Day iii. UNT game show April 17 th, need volunteers and a host e. Intern Program Director i. Intern study hall with SGA alumni this week ii. Changing the structure of safety tour with a full week of events leading up to the walk f. Governmental Affairs Director i. Attending meeting with various departments ii. Working on tampon dispenser

2 iii. Working on deputizing event for senators g. Chief of Staff i. End of year banquet will be May 1 in Apogee Club house 1. Superlative awards voting for all of the branches and cords will be given at banquet ii. Come see Stephon if you re interested in being the next chief of staff h. President i. Voting location on campus will be at the Greek Life Center, using social media to let students know and register people to vote ii. Mo if you are a graduating senior iii. Meeting with Shane and Chief of Police iv. Tampon dispenser meeting with facilities this week v. Student Service Fee committee meeting will be deliberating on the budget for next year in two weeks (3/22), open to public vi. Don Lemon DLS is on March 21 st vii. Office will be closed over Spring Break viii. Criminal Justice career fair update at the end of the meeting i. Vice President i. Updating records and helping new senators V. Old Business a. February 27 th Meeting Minutes i. Approval ii. Approved by unanimous consent b. S2019-R2 TASFA Application i. Discuss & Vote ii. Motion to open a period of discussion iii. Motion to close the period of discussion iv. Motion to move to a period of voting by roll call v. Resolution passes c. S2019-B6 General By-Law Update

3 VI. i. Discuss & Vote ii. Motion to open a period of discussion iii. Motion to close the period of discussion iv. Motion to move to a period of voting by roll call v. Bill passes d. S2019-B7 SGA Member Paraphernalia i. Discuss & Vote ii. Motion to amend the bill to incorporate new changes 1. Amendment passes by unanimous consent iii. Motion to open a period of discussion iv. Motion to close the period of discussion v. Motion to move to a period of voting by roll call vi. Bill passes New Business a. S2019-R2 Fair Disciplinary Action for Drug Policy Violations i. Read & Question ii. Motion to open a period of questioning 1. Senator Shafer: What campus departments have you talked to about this idea specifically? a. Seikal: I talked to the Dean of Students about this and hopefully passing this and getting support from the GSC and faculty senate as well as a petition will help push this forward 2. Senator Khalil: Does this equalize the punishment for all drugs (ex. heroin v. marijuana)? a. Senator Shane: This doesn t change the criminal aspect, only the university policies which bar students from housing and dining halls 3. Senator King? How does this make our campus safer? I fell it adds more leniency

4 a. Seikal: I don t think this enables drug use, I think it just reduces the unnecessary and draconian impacts of use this makes it an educational experience not a punitive one. 4. Senator Ojo: Are you asking for any amount to be equalized? a. Seikal: not exactly, if you are growing, manufacturing, or dealing that is a different case. 5. Senator Ojo: Do you know if people of different races of are targeted for all drugs or just marijuana? a. Senator Warren: Drug arrests are disproportionally among people of color regardless of the drug 6. Senator Ojo: Do you think this will make students feel more uncomfortable in their dorms? a. Seikal: this will not make having heroine okay, it will still be against policy but will reduce punishments. 7. Senator Youngs-Bailey: Have you thought about underscoring in the bill that students will still experience consequences? a. Seikal: I would be open to adding that to contextualize 8. Senator Dickerson: What is the cap to possession when it comes to personal use versus intent to distribute? a. Seikal: There is not a set policy regarding amounts when it comes to university punishments, it s a caseby-case basis but will probably reflect the legal charges 9. Senator Graham: this says you get a warning for any schedule one drug? a. Seikal: Yes, if it s a first-time offence. 10. Senator Weber: Did you work with any of the diverse communities on campus when writing?

5 a. Seikal: I have not had the chance iii. Motion to close the period of questioning b. S2019-B8 SGA Appointment By-Law Change i. Read & Question ii. Motion to table the bill c. S2019-B9 SGA Constitution Special Session Addition i. Read & Question ii. Motion to open a period of questioning iii. Motion to close the period of questioning d. Election Code Presented by President Mohammad Kara i. Amendment to Article 4, Section 1, Subsection B: remove subsection B ii. Amendment to Article 5, Section 2, Subsection B: removing "referendum parties" in the first session iii. Amendment to article 5, section 4, subsection A, subsection f: change Fry St. to Off-campus bars iv. Amendment to article 2, section 5, subsection f to add election report requirements v. Approved by unanimous consent e. S2019-B10 -- Senator Appointment i. Motion to put this bill in emergency status 1. Approved by unanimous consent ii. Motion to open a period of questioning iii. Motion to close the period of questioning iv. Motion to approve by roll call f. Senator Appointment-- Mac i. Motion to open a period of questioning ii. Motion to close the period of questioning iii. Appointed by unanimous consent g. Senator Appointment-- Joshua i. Motion to open a period of questioning

6 ii. Motion to close the period of questioning iii. Motion to open a period of closed discussion iv. Motion to close the period of closed discussion v. Appointment does not pass VII. College Reports a. College of Business i. Working to recruit other College of Business students for the Tanger Outlets VIP reception to hopefully secure a substantial UNT student discount at stores ii. Scheduling another meeting with Dean Wiley to discuss ways to expand College brand with new name. iii. Petitioning students in regard to refillable water fountains and WiFi capabilities b. College of Education i. Today I sent a follow up to Mark Armstrong who is in charge of the website to talk about getting the senators names and information on the website. I am hopeful for a response because it has been a week since I last ed. ii. Victory is also still awaiting a response from Dean Bomer about the College of Education mixer. iii. If no action is taken in regards to both agendas, the next step with be scheduling a time to meet in person c. College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences i. We are still in the process of trying to set up an online meeting with our new dean ii. We are also beginning the process of talking to student orgs that fall under CLASS or consider themselves to be CLASS based and trying to get them to learn about us and what we do. d. College of Music i. Navy Band performed last night, solid group. ii. I've recently learned of a music organization that's instrument specific, but hasn't registered as a student organization. I'm not

7 entirely sure why, but I imagine there are other instrument specific chapters that haven't gone through the process of registering through campus labs. I'll be reaching out to them to find out why, and help if needed. e. College of Science i. We have contacted the 10 different science orgs on campus to let them know of our role as Cos Senators and asked them for permission to present at their meetings. ii. We will be having our deans meeting this march 21st we will be discussing the possibility of having a non-premedical Career fair, A resume workshop, and better updating of event calendar f. College of Health and Public Service i. HPS held Coffee with Dean Chumbler this morning, and I was the only student in attendance. Will be working with my fellow senators and college's communication chair to find out how to get more undergrad/graduate students coming out. ii. The results from the HPS college survey are in, so I will be working with the other senators to talk about the results and get them involved in strategic planning committees. iii. The college is holding a pizza social for students on March 20 at 12-1:30PM in Chestnut 120 g. College of Visual Arts and Design i. If no action is taken in regards to both agendas, the next step with be scheduling a time to meet in person. ii. Today, I spoke with Muhammad to speak about SGA donating to the project. Not long after, Mo, Kenya, and myself discussed contacting UNT Transportation about donating for citations (I can elaborate on this at another time). They have been contacted by Kenya. iii. There has also been a discussion started concerning creating a fund for the Art Closet and reaching out to not only CVAD alumni, but also UNT's alumni as a collective. h. College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism

8 i. No report i. College of Engineering i. We are currently working on collecting data to present to our dean regarding the bus schedule. Balmore Giron also had the chance to talk to our dean about having ATM machines at discovery park. ii. Thanks to Deana Ayers, we were made aware about an issue concerning the number of professors and available classes in the Mechanical Engineering Department which is forcing student to graduate late. Balmore and I will be working to address this issue in the upcoming days. j. Mayborn School of Journalism i. This morning we had Donuts with the Dean, to as much turnout as you d expect at 9AM. Dean McPherson is an awesome dean though, and I can t say that enough. ii. Tomorrow the NT Daily broadsheet will include the second annual Student Choice Awards special publication and it s a very fun read, so be on the look-out. k. Honors College i. hoping to meet with someone from CVAD about honors courses ii. HCPC is having its escape room March 25th iii. the Honors College is having a social media competition throughout March, to enter students need to post their honors college pride on Instagram with the the tag UNThonorslife and l. Texas Academy of Mathematics and Sciences i. No report VIII. Announcements IX. a. Enjoy your Spring Break Adjournment