Bradley University Student Senate General Assembly Meeting 4/24/17

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1 Bradley University Student Senate General Assembly Meeting 4/24/17 I. Call to Order, Speaker of the Assembly, Kelsey Vogt at 5:01 p.m. II. Roll Call A. Present: President Jensen, Speaker Vogt, Secretary Anderson, Secretary Versweyveld, VP Paterson, VP Kirkham, VP Yohanan, VP Sanders, VP Sheraden, VP Weisman, VP Tomerlin, Senator Hoffman, Senator Landin, Senator Nelson, Senator Sherman- Hayes, Senator Chaidez, Senator Gibson, Senator Tran, Senator Olenek, Senator Arseneau, Senator Allpow, Senator Caraos, Senator Clark, Senator Erbs, Senator Finerty, Senator Harris, Senator Kuzma, Senator Loyet, Senator Schoenfeldt, Senator Tapia, Senator Wyas, Senator Brezka, Senator Packard, Senator Harman, Senator Elderzi, Advisor Coy B. Absent: VP Prewitt, VP Glenn, Senator Markey, Senator Ballestats, Senator Garner, Senator Sheridan, Senator Appikonda, Senator Elisco, Senator Haslag, Senator Gutierrez, Senator Lilly, Senator Hernandez, Senator Jackson, Advisor McMillan III. Guest Speakers A. Kimberly Green, Planning Supervisor & Sustainability Coordinator 1. Introduction of herself. 2. Updates on recycling tracking over the past few years. Positive that recycling is increasing on campus. Currently Bradley has single stream recycling. 3. Much of the mulch on campus is recycled from landscaping on campus. 4. E-waste is available through the Technology Help Desk. 5. Education improvements on what can be recycled and the locations for the recyclables. 6. Encourages students to reach out to her about any ideas or improvements for recycling on campus. 7. Map available with locations of recycling bins [ ] 8. Here is her contact information: kgreen@fsmail.bradley.ed u

2 9. Contact Advisor Coy if you want more information about the Fraternity and Sorority houses and the discounted price for recycling [contact information is on the contact sheet] 10. New Business and Engineering Center being built will not be LEED certified due costly expenses, but the building will have multiple aspects that still make it sustainable (including lighting, energy efficiency, water usage, etc.) 11. We have about 56 of the water bottle filter stations across campus. If you are interested in providing suggestions for where more water bottle filter stations should be added on campus, please Kim. 12. Kim is looking more into Dining Services and speaking with Gayle about compost and where we are with bringing that back to campus. IV. Approval of Minutes V. Department Reports (Dept. Meeting Times) A. Academic Affairs, Michael Tomerlin (time) 1. Had our cabinet retreat and became much more familiar with the expectations and goals of both my position and rest of cabinet. 2. ed all the Deans to introduce myself 3. Still plan to set up a meeting with the provost and talk about future plans 4. My role entails dealing with everything and anything academically related at the student level. Advisories, registration, the library, etc.. B. Campus Affairs, Cal Weisman (time) 1. Kimberly Green, Planning Supervisor & Sustainability Coordinator, spoke at GA today about Bradley s recycling program. Please see link, 2. I met with Mona Hutchinson to discuss the process of adding Bradley Quick Cash service to off campus restaurants. I am in the process of communicating with Dunkin Donuts and Jimmy Johns to give more off campus dining choices to students. 3. On Thursday (4/27) I am meeting with Gayle Hanson and Jessica Engbrecht (Aramark), to get to know each other and discuss goals in regards to campus dining next school year. C. Campus Safety, Brandon Sheraden (time) 1. Last BUPD Safety meeting this Friday at noon 2. Two SAAM events this week: a) Self Defense with BUPD tonight 8-9:30 in Markin Performance Court - open to all student senate and two individuals from each panhellenic chapter - please come!

3 b) Coffee with a cop this Wednesday at 10-2PM in Student Center Atrium (1) Come grab coffee, teal donuts, and mingle with the BUPD! D. City and Local Affairs, Jalyn Prewitt (time) 1. I apologize for missing GA due to class, but I hope ya ll had a wonderful weekend and have a productive last full week of classes. 2. Jessica Chandler returned my concerning the group volunteer activity. We decided to reconnect by the end of finals to brainstorm some opportunities for a group outing. It will be next semester and (hopefully) right before the weather turns chilly. Ya ll will have ample time in advance to plan around schedules when we return for the fall. 3. I reached out to Chief Joschko to introduce myself before the West Bluff City Council meeting. The meeting occurs at 7pm this Thursday in SC 203. If anything of interest arises, I will be sure to report that back to cabinet and GA. 4. After a SABRC funding meeting with Tom Coy, I have decided a major revamp of the I Am Brave program needs to occur. This will be my primary concern these last few weeks on the hilltop, over summer, and into the fall. When committees are chosen, I will reach out to gather any and all opinion/ideas/thoughts on the program. I hope to reenergize the campus with this initiative. So I will need ya lls help. 5. Brainstorming efforts for increasing student exposure to Peoria-area businesses and activities is occurring. I would like to partner with the up and coming businesses of P-town to encourage Bradley students to venture beyond the bubble. This may somehow get tied to I Am Brave, but more information will be provided as soon as I organize my thoughts. a) If anyone has ideas, please contact me: (1) jprewitt@mail.bradley.edu (2) (850) E. Diversity and Inclusion, Camille Sanders (time) 1. Tentative date for Culture on the Quad is Sept. 6th (not really sure about the time yet, part of it depends on when it starts to get dark because we will be watching a few short films) 2. I ll be meeting with Norris Chase tomorrow at 2pm. This meeting is to start building a better connection with ODI (Office of Diversity and Inclusion) and to start throwing some ideas around to see what kinds of resolutions we can look into for the upcoming academic year. 3. I sent out s to the presidents of the BSA, ALAS, MSA, Common Ground and AAA just to touch base with them and, again, establish that

4 connection. I ll be meeting with them again at the beginning of next school year. The end goal is to set up at least a monthly meeting with the presidents of those clubs and if necessary weekly meetings. If there are other organizations on campus that any of you believe I should be in touch with just see me after GA or me and I d be happy to add them to my list. a) crsanders@mail.bradley.edu 4. Internal Affairs, Andrew Yohanan (time) 1. Quick recap of expectations as senators: Dress, Constituency Reports, Department meetings, GA. 2. Qualifications for Senator in bad standing, we will be stricter this year. 3. I have begun revamping the Constituency report form, as well as the general public comment form (the one for the ipad) 4. After talking to The SBO s and Forest, we will be optimizing and modifying the Student Senate website (I would like everyones imput. If there is something you would like to see on the page, send it to me in a constituency report.) 5. It is highly suggested that Senators advertise the ipad in the student center so we can continue to gather feedback from the campus throughout the week, as well as the rest of the semester. 6. If you have any questions about Senate please ask one of your officers. No matter how obscure the question, one of us will probably know the answer. 7. I would like to have a practice this week of the Constituency Report system to have everyone familiarized with it. The link will be in the minutes, as well as under forms on the website. Once you reach the page, star it you will have to back to the information a lot. If you have an issue that you would like to deal with now, and you think you will forget it come fall, everything is saved so we will readdress things when we return. DncOCo0PhK1bEcCd94yXeqv1e1LgdFwKBlwQiEhtg/viewform?c=0&w =1 F. Student Affairs, Camryn Kirkham (time) 1. If you re not already please follow student senate on as many social media outlets as possible. I post campus events happening and also am the one to post anything you guys think should be posted so it would help to familiarize yourself with the pages. a) Facebook: Bradley Student Senate

5 VI. b) Instagram: bradleysenate c) Twitter: BradleySenate 2. Please retweet, share, and like as much as possible the best way to get more attendance at campus events is to spread the word! And if you think something should be posted please get it to me as early as possible! 3. Molly and I met with Tom and we are being funded for two shirts (regular and founder s day) And also hats. All of those will be used at the Rise of The Red events in the fall. 4. I am planning on having some sort of poster campaign to get Rise of the Red out there and familiarize the students with what it is and what it actually stands for. I am meeting with Vinny (graphic designer) Friday to talk about that and maybe some other marketing ideas 5. I am still more than willing to accept cool ideas for Rise of the Red, especially any that have to do with PR and marketing. If you have ANYTHING please don t hesitate to run it by me and send it my way: ckirkham@mail.bradley.edu 6. The plan for Rise of the Red this year is to reach a wider variety of students so holding it at different times on of days and at more unique places around campus. I really wanna get the name out there because some students don t know what it is and it s a really cool movement. If we can get a rise in attendance at things like Rise of the Red and other campus events I think we could see a rise in school spirit which is really what we re pulling for. 7. The last Rise of the Red of the semester will be this Friday from 11-1 outside of Bradley Hall! G. Technology Services, Forrest Glenn (time) H. Chief of Staff, Molly Paterson 1. I had a great time at the cabinet retreat yesterday and am excited to get started working with all of senate! 2. I will not be taking a committee this year but please know that I am available for everyone to come to with concerns or comments! Student Body Executive Reports A. Secretary of Finance, Luke Versweyveld 1. Went over the budget with the VPs during our retreat to discuss the ideas they had for their positions. 2. I will continue to work on preparing the budget so that we can hit the ground running next fall. 3. SABRC Late funding requests were heard last night, let me know if you have any questions about SABRC for next fall.

6 4. My duties as Secretary of Finance are to keep record and plan the senate budget and to assist the VPs with their budgets 5. SABRC 6. Exec board 7. Student Advisory Committee B. Secretary of the Assembly, Kalah Anderson 1. Just a reminder if you are ever going to be missing GA for any reason you must give a 24 hour notice that includes ing myself, VP of Internal Affairs Andrew Yohanan and Speaker of the Assembly Kelsey Vogt 2. Today our Vice Presidents will explain their given departments. Attached is the google doc for everyone to submit their names under which department they would like to work with. Please put your name down under one of the departments by this Friday! Once the groups are finalized you will be hearing from the VP of that department for further information. TVT0Fi9L0qvIZoLmg/edit#gid=0 3. Everyone please fill out the contact sheet. We are still missing quite a few senators. This contact sheet will be useful for getting in contact with each other so please, please, please fill it out ASAP! 0RiABk7mcYHAh_rucZic/edit#gid=0 C. Speaker of the Assembly, Kelsey Vogt 1. Seating chart 2. I encourage anyone with further questions or suggestions for recycling on our campus to reach out to Kimberly Green 3. Workshops with Andrew 4. Committees a) Academic affairs already appointed senators b) Campus affairs focus on dining and quick cash options From VP Weisman: Campus Affairs is more behind the scenes work in efforts of improving campus logistics. Campus Affairs main duty is coordinating with administration any procedure and program concerning the betterment of campus. Our areas include residential living, dining, parking, campus aesthetics, and bookstore topics. I would love for you to join my committee! c) City and Local affairs working with the community of Peoria From VP Prewitt: Peoria is more than Bradley and we are so blessed to be surrounded by a multitude of resources within a close

7 range. Encouraging the student body to use those resources and step outside their comfort zone is important to a well-rounded Bradley experience. This upcoming year, I hope to enable and support students and local businesses/organizations alike to foster more partnership. If you are interested in highlighting local grassroots organizations, volunteering for the greater-community, supporting the budding businesses, or simply celebrating more undercover leaders on campus, I would think about joining this committee. d) Diversity and Inclusion working with advocates for diversity on campus From VP Sanders: The job of my committee is fairly straightforward. If you were to join my committee you would be working with minority students and organizations to help give them a voice on student senate. You would also become a proponent of diversity here on Bradley s campus. We ll be working with ODI as well as other diversity leaders on Bradley s campus to create resolutions and events throughout the upcoming academic year. If any of this sounds enticing to you I would encourage you to join my committee. e) Campus Safety safety of the campus From VP Sheraden: Campus safety s job is to raise awareness pertaining to current and/or new safety policies and concerns on campus. The position works alongside local police departments and the BUPD to make Bradley s campus a safe environment for all in the community. f) Internal affairs elections, constituency reports and resolutions From VP Yohanan: Internal Affairs is tasked with ensuring that Student Senate runs smoothly. We also assist in the resolution writing process, amending the constitution, constituency reports. We also are deal with elections for freshmen in the fall. g) Student affairs Rise of the red From VP Kirkham: I would love to have any of you on my committee! :). Some of the things student affairs is responsible for is providing senate and campus information to the campus. We do this mainly by using the senate social medias. We publicize student senate openings and functions and we have A LOT to do with Rise of the Red. h) Technology Services website and wifi issues

8 D. President of the Student Body, Dave Jensen 1. MAP Grant Updates a) Keep the letter writing on hold and look out for something to possibly happen this Wednesday from 10am-4pm in the library. 2. Arbitration Board Appointment in New Business 3. Cabinet Retreat went well yesterday a) Developed goals for ourselves and worked on team collaboration b) Stay tuned for a Senate-wide couple hour retreat in the fall 4. Smoke Free campus did not get brought up at University Senate a) We will continue to push for this again in the fall 5. Strategic Planning Process a) Tonight text Dave what your definition of student success is here at Bradley University (make it personal) b) Dave s number is in the contact sheet 6. Be ready to go in the fall with productivity VII. Advisor Reports A. Advisor Coy 1. Reminder about Student Leader and Organization Recognition Reception at 4:30 next Monday, May 1st in place of GA a) This is mandatory. Attendance will be taken, so you must follow proper procedures if you can not attend b) Dress is snappy casual (1) Snappy casual attire is considered informal yet stylish. This range of attire is dressier than basic jeans and a tee, but not as dressy as a suit and tie. It is in between a casual and professional dress code and has an edge to the overall look. 2. Go Relax and Rejuvenate today from 5-8pm in the Student Center Ballroom provided by ACBU B. Advisor McMillan VIII. Constituency Reports A. Rooms (especially in the college of EGT) are taken over by prospective students on visit days (faculty appointments) IX. Unfinished Business X. New Business A. Arbitration Board Appointment 1. Explanation of the Arbitration Board 2. Voting of the arbitration board candidate of Luke Kirby 3. Luke Kirby has been appointed

9 XI. XII. XIII. Public Comments Call for Announcements A. Secretary Anderson: This Thursday is the Peoria Chiefs first College Night! College students get in for $5 with a valid ID. Drink specials and food specials available! B. VP Kirkham: Gamma Phi Beta Grill Off, is this Wednesday, april 26th from 4:30-8:30. It s $5 a ticket for chips, burger and a drink. Contact VP Kirkham, Senator Hoffman or any other Gamma Phi Beta for a ticket! C. VP Kirkham: SONOR is giving away FREE pizza on Study Day from 12:30-3 in room 121 D. President Jensen: It s Gary Roberts birthday today, wish him a Happy Birthday if you see him today or a happy belated birthday if you see him this week! E. President Jensen: Gene Landrum the founder of Chuck E Cheese will be speaking tonight at 7pm in the Alumni Center F. President Jensen: This Thursday, April 27th at 5-7pm in the Olin Quad attend the Spring into Summer: Madison Letter Concert G. President Jensen: Delta Sigma Theta date auction is this Saturday, April 29th at 3pm in the GCC, come buy me for a date! H. Senator Harman: This Wednesday, April 26th at 2pm FREE ice cream in Jobst Hall Adjournment, Speaker of the Assembly, Kelsey Vogt at 6:15 p.m.