Student Government of Seattle University

Representative Assembly Meeting

AGENDA

October 31, 2012STCN 130at 6:00 p.m.

  1. Call to Order @ 6:07 pm
  2. Roll Call

a)Nicole Gaddie- President

b)Eric Sype- Executive Vice President

c)Dylan Hoffman- Vice President of Finance

d)Mason Bryan- Vice President of University Affairs

e)Natalie Alvarado- Senior Representative

f)Hannah Pantaleo- Junior Representative

g)Katie Smith- Sophomore Representative

h)Brady Carlson – Freshman Representative

i)Mallory Barnes- Freshman Representative

j)Aljohn Gaviola- At-Large Representative

k)Austin Kawano- At-Large Representative

l)Karla Ruff- Athletic Representative

m)Tooba Dilshad- International Representative

n)Keenan Kurihara- Multicultural Representative

o)Janie Bube- Transfer Representative

p)Becca Policar- Commuter Representative

q)ChrisTiana Obey- Non Traditional Representative

r)Nicole Robison- Advisor

  1. Approval of the Minutes

Unanimously approved (Brady abstains)

  1. Public Comment: None
  2. Guest Speakers

Father Peter Ely S.J-Mission and Ministry

-Vice President of Mission and Ministry

-20 people in the division of Mission and Ministry, 1.5 million dollar budget

  • Campus ministry makes up half of this division

-Magis program:Works with alumni of any Jesuit institution (not just SU) living in the Seattle area

  • Alumni living the mission
  • CLA: Contemplative Leaders in Action
  • 18 people compose this program
  • They want to think about their vocation; reflecting on their life and what they are doing
  • Vocation: where your deepest desires meets the world’s greatest needs
  • Reports to Vice President of Mission and Ministry and Office of Alumni advancement

-Office of Jesuit mission and identity: Puts on program for staff/faculty

-Father Pat O’Leary will be honored as the Loyola medalist this year

  • SEAL retreat: spiritual exercises in everyday life
  • During a period of 7 months, student make a dedication to pray every day and meet with an advisor periodically

-Why is this office/program important?

  • Specific Jesuit way of being Catholic—especially regarding education
  • Leaving a Jesuit legacy: spiritual, educational
  • Being bridge builders, reconcilers, organizers of dialogue
  • Addressing where people are coming from. Like Ignatius believed, you should try to address what people say in the best way possible; assume that what they are saying is coming from a good place

-Depth of thought and imagination

-D1 athletics in relation to the Jesuit Mission: how sports are addressed and how the programs are run and deal with winning and losing determines if athletics fits with the Jesuit Mission

-New program within campus ministry: Christian life communities

-Board of Trustees trying to make Campus Ministry more broadly appealing to the student body

  1. Old Business

REPA 20121017 Forum(Eric Sype) Discussion

-Group reports:

  • Content:
  • Chuck is available during the date and time of our forum
  • Structure: Presentation (presenter TBD), then discussion and Q&A
  • Marketing
  • Roll-down in progress
  • Needs time for forum in order to finish roll-down
  • Wants to tweet about fireside forum (possibly starting SGSU hash-tag)
  • Keoni is working on a poster
  • Event will be put in campus announcements
  • SEAC and Seattle U twitter accounts are going to be tweeting about this event too (possibly more)
  • Tabling?
  • Start marketing 4-5 days before event
  • Logistics:
  • Time: 6:00-7:30pm
  • Est. amount of people: 30-50
  • Food: small desserts? (funds for food needs to get approved by Execs)
  • IT: Microphone (3), speakers, projector
  • Sign-ups for people that attend for people to get updates on campus tech issues
  • Depending on how many coaches approve it, this event could possibly be an exception to study hall hours for athletes (+30 attendees)
  • Austin has furniture layout drawn out
  • Things we need from CES: 3 microphones, media cart, projector/screen
  • Movie:
  • Meeting tomorrow at 5:00pm
  • Things being figured out tomorrow: script, cast
  • At the brainstorming point; wants to work in conjunction with marketing to distribute video
  • Distributing video through social media and links in constituent emails

-Word of mouth is very important, especially right before the event

  1. New Business

Motion to add agenda item: Discussion of Public Safety Forum

M: Keenan

S: Mallory

Motion approved unanimously, discussion ensues

-Public Safety discussion on Monday:

  • Public safety is being audited as changes are being made
  • Consensus: safety on campus is strong, off campus is not so strong
  • Average score for public safety (overall image on campus): 6.5 out of 10
  • Students generally have a negative image of how they are approached by Public Safety
  • The only students there were representatives from on-campus organizations
  • Public Safety did meet with other organizations on campus
  • Public Safety will be hiring a new Executive Director (probably by next quarter)
  • Possible reason for negative reaction to Public Safety: students often encounter them while being documented
  • Look into possible escort program to and from volunteer opportunities and/or students living off campus
  • Addressing where students are going for volunteering opportunities and if those locations are safe
  • An escort service is offered for student living off campus, but only within a 2 block radius

VIII. Officer Reports:

A)Nicole Gaddie-President

-Voter registration issues

-Working on election night party

B)Eric Sype- Executive Vice President

-Working on quarter zips

-Ordering polos and nametags for new reps

-Wrapping up retreat plans

C)Dylan Hoffman- Vice President of Finance

-U.S. bank partnership

-November 14th:first US Bank seminar

-November 12th:US Bank seminar in the Douglas

-Reviewing appropriations decisions

-Updating appropriations form

D)Mason Bryan- Vice President of University Affairs

(see committee report)

E)Representatives

  • Natalie Alvarado- Senior Representative

-Met with graduate assistant in career services office

  • Working of forum for seniors addressing applying to Grad school

-Senior week planning

  • Hannah Pantaleo- Junior Representative

-Sent out survey— received over 200 responses

  • Working on synthesizing responses
  • Katie Smith- Sophomore Representative

-Meeting with office of Health and Wellness Promotion Director

-Looking into new survey system

-Met with Patrick about Sophomore retreat

-Contact Katie if you would like to help plan Sophomore retreat

  • Brady Carlson – Freshman Representative

-Started talking to Bon Appetite worker about plastic cups

  • Looking into if the cups are BPA free

-Met with advertising group for forum

  • Mallory Barnes- Freshman Representative

-Wondering how she should deal with outlandish requests from Freshman

-Working on forum

  • Aljohn Gaviola- At-Large Representative

-Working on marketing for forum

-Everyone should add Aljohn on Facebook

-Working on retreat plans with Eric

  • Austin Kawano- At-Large Representative

-Possible CPR training program

  • Contacting Swedish health educator for possible training programs

-Forum logistics meeting

  • Karla Ruff- Athletic Representative

-Met with study hall coordinator; got forums accepted as a study hall alternative

-Went to SAAC meeting. SAAC is already planning swishes for wishes game. Looking for SGSU volunteers

-Working on survey for constituents

  • Tooba Dilshad- International Representative

-Forum marketing committee work

  • Keenan Kurihara- Multicultural Representative

-Working on Nighthawk texting program

-Met with Chuck Porter about forum and laundry card readers

-Thinking of creating a Bon Appetite student advisory committee

  • Janie Bube- Transfer Representative

-University affairs committee items

-Transfer event coming up

  • Becca Policar- Commuter Representative

-Working with forum committee

-Drafter bio for website

  • ChrisTiana Obey- Non Traditional Representative

-Working on survey to constituents

-Wants to start a fundraising drive to raise money to buy Bon Appetite gift cards for non-trad students that need assistance with buying food

F)Advisors

  • Nicole Robison- Advisor

-+Turn in release form by tomorrow at the latest

-Bus is leaving from Piggott parking lot!

-Retreat will include all of student activities, but group time will be spent just with SGSU too

-Towards the end of the retreat, there will be a discussion of diversity and language awareness

-Will be back no later than 6:30 on Saturday

IX. Committee ReportsDiscussion

PAB: First Friday Doughnuts is this week (starting at 9:00am), focus on tobacco free campus

Steering: RETREAT!

Appropriations: Working on what message the committee wants to promote

UA: Extending committee application deadline until Monday, possibly opening committee slots to SGSU members

X. Announcements Discussion

- Officer reports don’t have to be just what you’re working on

- It’s okay to pass on officer reports if you have no new information

- Meetings need to have more decorum

- People need to raise their hand before speaking

- Possible frequent SGSU tabling time 12:00-1:00

XI. Adjournment @ 7:47