Freshman Council

Student Government Association

Meeting #3

September 21, 2015

  1. Roll Call 5:11 PM
  2. Zach Powers
  3. Ashley Reyes
  4. Cecilia Salazar
  5. Carolina Olivares
  6. Richard Torres
  7. Amitie Maldonado
  8. Avery Pantoja
  9. Alfredo Lopez
  10. Freiderike Davis
  11. Islander Pledge
  12. President
  13. CSAC Report-
  14. SGA presidents of all Texas A&M system schools meet with the transler.
  15. Discussed how here at Texas A&M we only have one way in and one way out, thinking of creating pedestrian bridge from campus to momentum village over the empty land right next to campus. Bridge is currently on hold by the city.
  16. Discuss vapor pens and e-cigarettes, at A&M Commerce they don’t specify where vapor pens are prohibited so students are using their vapor pens in class. Here at A&M Corpus Christi O’Connor building bans vapor pens.
  17. Conceal Campus Carry
  18. Open for freshman later on in the year by application more information will be given later throughout the year.
  19. Elections-
  20. Improvement on how many people vote compared to last year, 145 people voted.
  21. Alfredo Lopez elected as freshman council senator.
  22. Old Business
  23. Conceal Campus Carry-
  24. Survey
  25. 300
  26. 63 org sync
  27. Areas to be considered gun free
  28. Early Child Development Center
  29. Dugan
  30. University Center (Because of the bank located here)
  31. Library
  32. Remember it’s important to reach out for as much feedback as possible!
  33. Spirits and Traditions
  34. Incentives for going to games
  35. Incentive at retreat
  36. Meeting with William McDaniel (Asossiate Director of Athletics)
  37. Trying to get student section at volleyball games just like we have at soccer games.
  38. Remember the correct Shaka!!!
  39. New Business
  40. Open Forum
  41. Freshman Forum
  42. Assembly to introduce ourselves, be aware of this forum we will all be required to be apart. As a whole we the freshman council have to come up with a way to do this.
  43. Approval for freshman float
  44. Homecoming
  45. SGA will be around our float
  46. Resident Hall- Marina
  47. Fire Alarms going off early morning, second time this has happened in less than a month
  48. RA Maria Cherry never available
  49. Report to Housing Center
  50. Create a petition amongst the student if necessary
  51. Announcements
  52. September 23, 2015
  53. Swearing In Ceremony @ 11:15
  54. Come to vote for or against increase of athletics fees which would apply to all of us since we would have an increase in our semester tuition.
  55. SGA Fall Retreat
  56. Mandatory for all new member
  57. Friday September 25, 2015 at 4-7:30 pm followed by a dinner given by SGA at Jason’s Deli.
  58. Day one will consist of basic information and time to get to know each other.
  59. Saturday September 26,2015 at 9 AM – 2 PM in Oso Room lunch will be provided.
  60. Day two will consist of extensive training and team builders.
  61. Wear appropriate bottoms and TAMUCC shirts
  62. Ludachris at Texas A&M Kingsville
  63. TAMUK has invited us to go see Ludachris Thursday September 24,2015
  64. Carpooling- If you are interested they will be carpooling will leave roughly around 4:30 PM.
  65. Show starts at 7 PM
  66. Roll Call
  67. Zach Powers
  68. Ashley Reyes
  69. Cecilia Salazar
  70. Carolina Olivares
  71. Richard Torres
  72. Amitie Maldonado
  73. Avery Pantoja
  74. Alfredo Lopez
  75. Freiderike Davis
  76. Adjournment 5:55 PM