Student Government
September 11, 2012
SU E157
Minutes- Week 3
Call to order: 7:00 p.m.
Attendance: Joseph Gibbons, Marc Tshimanyika, Spencer Brannon, Tiffany Fridley, Jennifer Barbadora, Abigail Galligan, Lauren Ouwerkerk, Kenny Burr, Alexandra Williams, Isaiah Morales, Lindsey Hofmeyer, Matthew Burks, Brent Aebi, Jeremy Keller, Michael Nickels, Sukhmanjit Singh, Corban Robinson, Samantha Young, Kyle Powell, Rachel Fagan, and Jackie Kucirka.
Minutes: Approved
Guest Speaker: Mike Coons
He is speaking of the emergency management plan on Wright State’s campus. Website: wright.edu/EM
Highlights over the last six years:
· National preparedness month: get a kit, make a plan, be informed, and get involved.
· WSU Alert: Wright State emergency notification system—rave mobile safety; reliable voice; text message system, as well as feeds to Facebook/Twitter
· Want to keep informed so that 100 % of people are getting information in the case of a crisis
· Emergency Action Plan
· Seasonal Weather Awareness- tornadoes or winter weather
· Met the requirements for the Storm Ready Program
· Storm Spotter class: next Friday & FREE! 2pm Nutter Center; Berry Room. Please send an email to identify yourself and you will be added to the roster. The NWS meteorologist will be doing the training.
· Crisis Communication Plan: provides accurate and reliable information released to the public
· MOU with Red Cross- Nutter Center is the mass shelter
· Fairborn Fire/Greene County Health Department collaborations
· Closed Point of Dispensing for case of a pandemic; Successful 2009 Pandemic campaign
· Campus community emergency response team—great opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to get involved (CERT)
· Human capital is the number one resource
· Need to be able to take care of yourself for a minimum of 3 days; Wright State is prepared to help residents.
· Get to know your neighbors. These are the first responders in a disaster or an emergency.
· Give blood, take a first aid class/CPR
· Training at fema.gov—free classes!
· American Heart Association will be providing CPR/AED. If you want information, please email him.
New Business
· Associates: There is an opportunity for the cabinet to have associates this year. There are many tools at your disposal. Associates are unpaid, 4 hour-a- week members. They will be approved on a needs-basis. You would need to let the Eboard know with your need. We will help you search for one, develop a job description, and progress through the interviewing process. All associates will be confirmed by the senate. Senators—please bring your observations/concerns about potential associates.
· Political Party Association: Presidential elections are happening, so this subject is a little touchy. We need to keep this party association out of student government. It is important that we remain unbiased because we represent our entire constituencies. All of our constituents need to be able to talk to us about anything. We will not take an official stance on any bill—we will take a vote to educate people on topics.
· Nominations for Homecoming Queen and King: Homecoming week starts Oct 8th; the homecoming game is the 7th. We can nominate someone from student government. Deadline to nominate people is September 26, 2012. We need to look into this as a way to collaborate with athletics. It’s a great way to show pride. Ballot nominations next week.
· Wright Way Policy- Building and Grounds: The capital Wright Way policy is being looked into for changes. Joey and Spencer are working to make sure that students’ interests are being considered in this. Next week we will have concrete suggestions of what should be changed. Be thinking about our input to this committee.
· Resolutions: There will be a resolution emailed. Resolutions are what we can bring to administrators to say this is the opinion of the student government body and the constituents we represent. Please do not hesitate to contact the Eboard for help on this. Resolutions need to be co-sponsored by 4 Members of Student Government; signatories do not need to be student government members. We will send out the format of the resolutions as well.
· Disability Forum: In the process of getting a room to discuss disability issues; October is disability awareness month. Will push back the meeting until next Friday.
· Memorial Scholarship: There was a student, Samantha Laos, who passed away over the summer. There is a memorial service in her honor (Oct TBA) and there is a scholarship up to $30,000. If you would like to contribute or know anyone who would be interested or would just like more information, please contact Kenny Burr.
Public Forum
· Student Athletic Advisory Committee: Women’s soccer had PINK soccer game; it was cancelled but will be rescheduled. Next SAAC meeting is Oct 8th, 7:00 am; Athletes will be helping out at 5k this weekend!
Advisor Reports
· Dr A- Athletic meeting this Thursday, 6:00 for the athletic/school spirit. Send an email to Marc by tonight. First meeting of Board of Trustees, Student Affairs, is next Friday 11:00 am. You are all welcome to come.
· Gary- Joe Biden comes into town tomorrow.
Announcements
· Local Service Opportunity: Teaching English to refugees: contacted by a man from Congo—African Christian Community center; interested in teaching refugees. They need people Tuesdays/Thursdays from 6-7 p.m., please let Brent know!
· Student Government Blood Drive—Friday, September 28th; 11-3 P.M. in the Atrium: setup starting at 10:00 AM, will end around 4:30 pm. Please let Sam know if you are interested in volunteering! Great time to get involved!! Accepting approximately 40 people; depends how fast that people sign up online.
· Athletics Department: looking for avid basketball fans to be apart of the ticket campaign. Please go to the athletics Facebook page and get people that would be interested!!!
· Reports: Next week is report week! Send them to Jenn at by Monday at 7:00 PM. Thanks in advance!
· Constitution Day: Next Monday at 11! Food and pictures! Will count for office hours, of course.
· Advertising SG: Will be discussed at Eboard, and furthermore discussed next week.
· UC and Grad senator applications are open and on the website!
· Next week, we will have picture day. Dress accordingly!! J
· School of Professional Psychology—if anybody is interested, please apply!
Jeremy moved to end the meeting; Rachel seconded.
Adjournment: 8:29 pm
Student Government 2012-2013 Members:
· Executive Board
o President- Joseph Gibbons
o Vice-President- Marc Tshimanyika
o Chief of Staff- Spencer Brannon
o Chief Justice- Tiffany Fridley
o Internal Affairs- Jennifer Barbadora
o Speaker of the House- Abigail Galligan
· Cabinet
o Assistant Speaker of the House- Lauren Ouwerkerk
o Director of Academic Affairs- Matthew Harmon
o Director of Disability Affairs- Kenny Burr
o Director of International Affairs- Alexandra Williams
o Director of Public Relations- Isaiah Morales
o Director of Student Affairs- Lindsey Hofmeyer
o Director of Web and Communications- Matthew Burks
· Senate
o Boonshoft School of Medicine Senator- Brent Aebi
o College of Education and Human Services Senator- Jeremy Keller
o College of Engineering and Computer Science Senator- Michael Nickels
o College of Liberal Arts Senator- Sukhmanjit Singh
o College of Nursing and Health Senator- Corban Robinson
o College of Science and Mathematics Senator- Samantha Young
o Commuter Senator- Kyle Powell
o Raj Soin College of Business Senator- Rachel Fagan
o Residential Senator- Jackie Kucirka