Seton Hall University

Seton Hall University

Student Senate

Meeting Agenda

09/14/15

I. Call to order

II. Invocation

III. Roll Call

IV. Gallery

V. Approval of Minutes

· Wilson, Krommenhoek PASSED

VI. Approval of Agenda

· Puleo, Kraft PASSED

VII. Public Forum

VIII. Advisor’s Report

· Advisor Bach thanked the crowd for coming out to the involvement fair, and expressed special gratitude towards PR Chairwoman Wilson. She also expressed delight that the Snapchat Launch Party was such a success.

IX. President’s Report

· President Sebba also thanked Chairwoman Wilson for organizing such a successful Snapchat event (130 people added the SGA account!) and for the involvement fair. She reminded the gallery that their SGA applications were due tomorrow (Tuesday) night at midnight. Additionally, she urged the body to get excited for the upcoming Trick or Treat Town Hall on October 28th- don’t forget to sign yourself up for a shift!

X. Treasurer’s Report

· Treasurer Regalado stated that only 17 out of 114 clubs did not send a representative to the treasurer workshops. Due to a prior commitment, the Finance Chair was unable to attend the meeting tonight; therefore, she delivered the details of his address in his absence. Finance committee allotted $680 to the Student Occupational Therapy Association, $650 to Beta Alpha Psi. They also rectified a budget mishap with Marketing Club by transferring $25 to their account from the Finance Club budget. MLKSA was allotted $990 for their retreat, but will be appealing the allotment tonight.

XI. Speaker’s Report

· Senate leadership meetings will be held Wednesdays at 12:15 PM in the SGA office.

XII. Committee Report

· Student Life

i. Chairwoman De La Cruz will be reaching out to Michael Garcia regarding the location of the food truck and the quality of the picnic tables. She also requested that SGA hang up a poster on the office door that reflects the current officer serving hours in order to better advertise the opportunity to meet with representatives.

· Academic Affairs

i. Chairwoman Patel met with her committee last week to brainstorm ideas. Academic Affairs meetings are to be Thursdays at 4 PM in the SGA office.

· Finance

i. No report

· Public Relations

i. Chairwoman Wilson thanked everyone that helped with the Involvement fair, giving special thanks to Senators Howard, Nicholas, and Barron. She reminded the body to continue to share SGA posts on their personal social media accounts, and urged those in the gallery to fill out their applications asap- they close by Tuesday night at midnight!

· Village Relations

i. Chairman Puleo invited all to attend upcoming Village Relations meetings, which will be held Thursdays at 6:45 PM in the SGA office. They recently met with a representative from the Interfraternal Council who wished to send more Greek Life representatives to volunteer events in the village. Puleo urged those interested to volunteer at the SGA table at the upcoming South Orange Play Day, which is to be held this Sunday from 1-6 PM on South Orange Avenue.

XIII. Old Business

XIV. New Business

· MLKSA Appeal

i. MLKSA came before the senate to appeal a recent Finance Committee decision regarding funding of their annual Fall Retreat. This retreat costs a total of $5,790- $1,830 for transportation buses, and $99 per person registered. There are 40 people expected to attend, and the invitation was restricted to just scholarship recipients. MLKSA is open to contributing $3,000 from their own budget, but would like more than the $990 that Finance Committee allotted them for registration fees for freshmen members.

ii. The senate then moved to a closed session (Watts, Wilson UNANIMOUS)

iii. Nicholas, Watts: 5 speakers 30 sec debate PASSED

iv. Weinman, Green: Extend debate 2 speakers 30 sec (12-3)

v. Puleo, Wilson: Extend debate: 4 speakers 30 sec

vi. Nicholas, Watts: Extend debate: 4 speakers 30 sec

vii. Kraft, Nicholas: Extend debate: 2 speakers 1 minute

viii. Watts, Wilson: Enter voting procedure- 12-4 PASSED

ix. Motion to allot no additional money: 12-4 PASSED

XV. Senatorial Courtesy

· Puleo: He strongly urged the body to read and reread the bylaws. He also recently met with a student who wanted convenience items, like eggs and gallons of milk, on campus.

· Dean Bach: She said to tell the finance committee to look into funding leadership trainings in budget applications.

· Sebba: She suggested that senate familiarize themselves with the bylaws.

XVI. Announcements

· De la Cruz: Alumni Association is launching their ‘True Blue’. Let’s be true blue!

· Aguilera: Please be available to chat with prospective members after the meeting!

XVII. Adjourn