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Monroe Park Campus Student Government Association

Student Senate Meeting Agenda

M onday, May 2th, 2011

SENATE MEETING MINUTES FOR 05/02/2011

Call to Order
1. Welcome
2. Roll Call
3. VCU Creed
4. Approval of Agenda
  1. Motion to approve the agenda. Motion seconded. Approved.
5. Approval of Minutes
  1. Motion to approve the minutes. Motion seconded. Approved.
Introduction and Reports

Officer Reports

Chair – Gonzalo Aida
1. Speech by Gonzalo. Aww. Has been in the SGA since fall 2007. First position was Student Life position.
2. Tonight is midnight breakfast. Good luck to everyone next year.
Vice-Chair – Ian Cardenas
1. No Report.
Clerk – Juston Hugue
1. Looking for a Deputy Clerk.

New Business
1. VCU Budget Presentation - Ms. Pam Currey
  1. This is also on the website.
  2. The board has not acted on tuition and fees for next year.
  3. In another two weeks May 20^th they will set tuition requirements.
  4. Instate students are supposed to pay 1/3 of tuition and out of state are supposed to pay 100 percent
  5. It takes a longer period of time to set tuition, because they have to wait for the states decision on what they will provide to institutions.
  6. Slide 3 . VCU is under funded by 72 million dollars. It has been a chronic problem.
  7. Slide 4. Also have an enrollment growth where VCU has increase enrollment by a 3^rd. More students and less state funding has provided under funding to VCU
  8. Slide 5. Recession problems. Higher education is not a constitutionally gained right, it is discretionary. In 2008 63 million dollars have been dropped, some buffered by stimulus money which ends this June.
  9. Slide 10 you can see where VCU tuition and fee’s has ranked according to other institutions.
  10. Slide 21: Still below average of the four institutions, but now a little more appropriately put among peers.
  11. The board meets on the 20^th and it will be put up on the website right away.
  12. Questions: please contact [email protected]
2. Associate Justice Appointment - President Adele McClure
  1. Mr. Patel sophomore with a 4.0 GPA who is highly qualified for the position.
3. S.B. 53 201011 - Graduation Cord Appropriation Bill - Sen. Deonte Young
  1. Found out that for 100 chords the price will be 488.50 to get here for graduation.
  2. If they are passed Bradley will order them as soon as possible.
  3. Motion to suspend the rule to lay the bill on the table by Jazmin Tanner. Seconded by Asif.
  4. Motion to go directly into voting by Gonzalo Taylor. Seconded by Jazmin Tanner.
    1. Bill passes. 0 Nays 0 abstentions.
4. 2010-2011 SGA Senate Awards - Sen. Gonzalo Aida
  1. SGA legislative leader award: Elliano
  2. Best New Senator Award: Katheryn Alice Witt
  3. Legislative Dedication Award: Nathanial Markson
  4. Legislative leader award an M. Jordan
  5. Future leader aware: Jazmin Tanner
  6. Best Committee- Academic Affairs
  7. Come back Award- Anthony Morales
  8. Best Smile Award- Deonte Young
  9. Most impressive Senator- Trevor Stauffer
5. Farewell Speech - President Adele McClure
  1. Congratulations to Adele McClure for winner of the Mayes Award.
  2. Fall 2007 decided to run for SGA Senate.
  3. First appointed to Appointments chair.
    1. Recap:
      1. Sending students to the Elite 8 and Final 4
      2. Leadership Retreat
      3. VCU Qutar Day
      4. Featured in 13 articles, and featured in the UK video abroad.
      5. 3 news report in various Richmond television stations
      6. Over 200 bags of trash in paint the town green
6. SGA Superlatives - Sen. Nathaniel Markson and Justice Ian Jordan
Discussion & Voting

a. S.B. 52 201011 - SGA Logo Brand Bill

b. Confirmation of Associate Justice Appointment

Committee Reports
1. Academic Affairs – Chairman Nathaniel Markson
2. Appointments – Chairwoman Tiffini Smith
3. Appropriations – Chairman Eliano Younes
4. Elections – Chairman Sajan Moktan
5. Information & Technology – Chairman Anthony Morales
6. Long Term Projects - Chairman Deonte Young
7. Legislative Issues & Civic Action (LICA) – Chairman Virag Patel
8. Public Relations - Chairwoman Tiffany Bell
9. Student Life – Chairwoman Jazmin Tanner
10. Special Grants – Chairman Asif Bhavnagri
Announcements
SGA Pictures

i. 2010-2011 Senate Portrait

ii. 2010-2011 Senate Leadership, Executive, and Judicial Portraits

iii. Graduating Seniors

Adjournment - Begin 2nd Meeting

As a senator in the VCU Monroe Park Campus Student Government Association, I pledge to:

Demonstrate academic and personal integrity,

Respect the rights and property of others,

Be open to others' opinions,

Uphold academic freedom and freedom of intellectual inquiry,

Appreciate diversity and to value and learn from the uniqueness of each person,

Uphold the right of all persons to be treated with dignity and respect and to refrain from all forms of intimidation, harassment and illegal discrimination,

And demonstrate and respect intellectual courage in situations that demand it.

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