Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes from,

Executive Officer Reports

  • Student Body President (K. Walsh)
  • All the events went well – thank you to everyone who participated
  • Hope to see everyone on Friday at the Daniel Biss event
  • Address his view on attacking the budget crisis etc.
  • This is a good time to voice our own opinions
  • Work with UPB to plan viewing for election night
  • SMACK to do statistical analysis on social media feeds across the country
  • Reggie Redline program to increase
  • Student Code of Conduct Review – will be meeting to maintain relationship between faculty and staff
  • Bone and lobby revision meeting
  • Student Body Vice President (Z. Schaab)
  • ELP met this past Sunday – Barb discussed history of ISU
  • Williams Hall is haunted by Angie Milner
  • Trying to change schedule to have professional development night with professor Winkle
  • University curriculum committee spot open
  • Reports to academic affairs committee
  • Look at curriculum programs – if a new degree wants to be established
  • If ELP mentee has not reached out, let Schaab know
  • Student Body Executive Director (A. Goldstein)
  • Nametags handed out except two new members
  • Those concerned about clocking hours, stay after to discuss with Goldstein

Assembly Officer Reports

  • President of the Assembly (D. Heylin)
  • Last week DAOs and Exec discussed initiatives and how to go about it
  • Ex-officios to serve on internal committees
  • Under constitution this is allowed – if any Ex-officios are interested just email Dan
  • IBHE Sac this weekend – first meeting of the year
  • Budget, veto session, transportation issues
  • Code of Student Conduct review committee passed last week at Academic Senate
  • Some administrators had reservations about it
  • Many were very impressed
  • Waiting of President Dietz’s signature then can begin staffing
  • Vice President of the Assembly (B. Grzanich)
  • Thank you for planning events – constituent contact was fairly easy this semester
  • If you attended events, you should be good to go
  • Daniel Biss event this Friday
  • Secretary of the Assembly (M. Snyder)
  • Stricter attendance
  • Committee, no late, 24 notice about excused absences, make-up for excused absences
  • If unexcused needs to be changed to excused – need to email me with legitimate reason why you could not attend as well why you could not tell me ahead of time
  • Projector for Daniel Biss

Advisor Report (J. Davenport)

  • Anyone interested in Student Affairs – October 28th student affairs 101 at western Illinois Quad Cities
  • Beginning project in Milner – shift in books from the basement
  • Reduction in space on 5th and 6th floor
  • No organized events around local sports team – no watch parties etc. organized by the university for a potential World Series Cubs game
  • Encourage members to not be afraid to utilize money – we don’t need to be excessively thrifty
  • In relation to Cook out with the Cops and Black Lives Matter Vigil – students should be comfortable having uncomfortable conversations
  • If you want to promote/say/do something just ask where to start
  • College is a marketplace of ideas

Executive Cabinet Member Reports

  • Secretary of Governmental Relations (R. Greenfield)
  • Town of Normal Meet and Greet
  • Great food, connections, etc.
  • Cook out with the Cops was also a success
  • Veto and Lame Duck session (first week of January) – could see potential income tax for next year
  • Secretary of Programming (B. Tamme)
  • No report
  • Secretary of Public Relations (S. Feiz)
  • No report
  • Secretary of Diversity Affairs (A. Reado)
  • Last week – ex officious in
  • Met with LJ to discuss multi-cultural center
  • Meeting will continue
  • Set framework, will discuss funding, location, as well as researching other multi-cultural centers in future meetings
  • Tomorrow diversity committee meeting in Student Services Building
  • Secretary of Information Technology (T. Schleyer)
  • No report
  • Secretary of College Affordability (J. Geary)
  • Has been working on a flyer for raising awareness of saving money on textbooks
  • Looking for a good design –reaching out for people to help with the design
  • Secretary of Sustainability (D. Cichon)
  • Last meeting last Tuesday
  • Discussed different initiatives
  • More water refill stations
  • Solar power
  • Student sustainability Facebook page
  • Working with college democrats to create petition for off campus recycling
  • Almost 3,000 signatures already
  • Ecology action center about how much this would cost
  • Two options: public waste services, second option to sign a separate contract: 45$ a month with four or more and 50$ a month for less
  • Discussions with IFC about implementation at Greek houses
  • Will be meeting with town council members after the election, and will be meeting with realty companies

Committee Chairperson Reports

-Membership and Outreach Committee (K. Falson)

  • Have been working on Club Milner
  • Waterson position filled by next GA
  • Video has been postponed
  • First fun Friday was a huge success – continue down the road
  • Possibly buying ISU gear to go away

-Finance and Allocation Committee (L. Ingersoll)

  • No report

-Civic Engagement Committee (S. Sibley)

  • Free Speech panel was a success
  • Professors greatly enjoyed the event
  • Want to build upon the event
  • Great networking for faculty
  • Thanks to John for moderating
  • Mock Debate did not work out due to busy campaigning schedules for both college democrats and republicans – event in the future with the two

-Policies and Procedures Committee (A. Kinross)

  • Almost done with student election bylaws – hopefully to be done by the next GA

-It’s on Us Committee

  • First meeting last week
  • Will be meeting with health and wellness
  • Working on updating fb ISU It’s On Us

Senator Group Coordinator Reports

-On Campus Senators (P. Broderick)

  • No report

-Off Campus Senators (L. Fulton)

  • No report

-Academic Senators (I. Rafalovits)

  • CAS – organizing FB group to involve both faculty and students
  • Reaching out to advising
  • Meet the Dean
  • Major of the week
  • Picciola – met with dean, discussed ideas with the checklist
  • COBEC – oversee all the RSOs within COB
  • Working to coordinate event

-Student Life Senators (M. Shurhay)

  • RSO night went well – over 75 RSOs came
  • Have begun contacting Sean and Adam
  • Cookout with the cops went well
  • All showed up except for the town of Normal
  • Pack the Stadium
  • Successfully gave away tickets by early Friday afternoon
  • Athletic council this morning – the Big 12 will not be expanding
  • Health promotion and wellness
  • It’s on Us committee to be discussed
  • Possible escalation course within the next few weeks – mandatory event

Ex-Officio Reports

  • ALAS
  • no report
  • APAC
  • no report
  • ARH
  • Still have positions open – marketing chair
  • Still have GA meetings – Thursdays at 7 room 114
  • Big ideas meeting on how to improve residence halls November 3rd in room 114
  • BSU
  • This past Monday – candle light vigil
  • Flags around the main flag – to remain till Friday
  • Flags have been taken down
  • Chalked the quad next to the flag
  • Some police did not attend because some felt like it was “anti-police”
  • Overall event went really well
  • Today was solidarity day ending with a reflection on what has been happening in the past couple of years
  • Next GA Monday October 31st, will be participating in trick-or-treat for change
  • PRIDE
  • Ball October 28th 7pm in Old Main
  • Student Trustee
  • Next Thursday Illinois board of student trustees in Chicago
  • Learn about judicial responsibility
  • How to handle current budget crisis
  • Learning about student insurance
  • Next board meeting October 28th at 10am – will approve:
  • appropriations request for capital budget
  • Waterson south tower
  • New Parking
  • 2 million dollar contract with Apple
  • New degree program: bachelor science and security (CAST)

Information Items

  • Club Milner resolution
  • 10 minute dance party outside Milner the Sunday before finals week
  • Free food, free t-shirts, free hot chocolate, DJ etc.
  • Inter Fraternity Council Ex-Officio Status
  • IFC will either have an election within, or choose a designee
  • SGA representative within IFC
  • Extend offer to Panhellenic and Multi-Cultural
  • FSL..? – Ex-Officio’s only for RSOs
  • Senators etc. are Greek – why do they need representatives?
  • Senators represent constituents as a whole
  • VP of Student Affairs has spoken on increasing Greek life in the coming years, this would be a step towards that

Action Items

  • Club Milner Resolution – passed unanimously

Special Items

Passing the Gavel

Adjournment