Minutes for Feburary 1st, 2010

Student Government Association
Minutes
February 1st, 2010


I. Call Meeting to Order: 12:37PM
II. Attendance (Roll Call): Nick Calandra, Ryne McCord, Jackie Guglietta, Josef Beamer, Quinneka McDonald, Kelly Pozantides, Joelle DelMonte, Brenna Gerwitz, Megan Lumadue, Eric Richardson, Anthony Passerino, Faith Lesniak, Christopher Ripley, Alex Lindauer , Katie Vanderwerken, Shelby Little, Jamie Wisner, Caitlin Reese, and Jessica Newcombe
i. Excused- Diana Marchiano

ii. Absences- Erich LeRoy

III. Approval of Minutes: December 7th Minutes approved by Senator Lindauer and Senator Ripley and January 25th minutes approved by Senator Brenna gerwitz, and Senator Megan Lumadue.

IV. Approval of Agenda: Approved by Senator Anthony Passerino and Senator Eric Richardson.

V. Advisor Reports:
• Lakiesha Flood- Lobby Day is approaching! Eric, Chris, Anthony, Ryne, Joe, and Kelly are attending, we are leaving on February 8th, 2010 around 4pm or 5pm and will be coming back on the 9th. SCC and Haiti Ribbon Campaign signups are going around. Also keep in mind Student Planners, should we keep them for next year or find a cheaper option?

VI. Executive Reports:
• Treasurer Josef Beamer – $13,513.03 is SGA Budget and the Overall Budget is $139,386.47. President Calandra added there was an increase of funds in the overall budget due to the slush funds now being accounted for in the “Overall Budget”. The slush funds include money that was left over from previous years and kick back from clubs who did not use their allocated Fall 09 funds for the Fall semester.
• SAB REPORT- (VP of Programming Jackie Guglietta)-Snow tubing was Saturday. Does HIV Look like me is Wednesday at 12:30 in the Lecture Hall. Please tell students there is a chance to win in a raffle for a cruise. Please wear your pink shirts Wednesday.
• Public Relations Coordinator-Nothing to report.
• President Nick Calandra- Petitions for elections will be handed out the week of April12th-16th, 2010, Advertising will take place April 19th-23rd, 2010, and Elections will be held April 27th and the 28th, 2010.

VII. Chairperson, Committee, Senator Reports:
• Club Council Chair-Club Policy members please hang out after the meeting so we can set up a meeting time.
• College Gift Committee-The college gift comes out of the SGA budget line. In the past it has been known as the Senior Gift; however this gift is not voted on by the Senior Class. SGA allots $1,000 for the college gift.
• International committee report-Senator Christopher Ripley attended the International Meeting last Wednesday with Melisa. They sat down with Pam Keefe who was brought in to help guide Medaille through its international transition. A lot of students do not know that international students are coming to campus. Melisa- Pam is a resource for students and faculty surrounding international students at Medaille. In order to look at more international prospects, cultural films are being played throughout the next months, a trip to Ireland in January 2010 is being planned, a senior abroad trip is being planned and a international student panel is in the works.
• IT committee report-Senator Christopher Ripley sent an e-mail out to SGA members regarding IT concerns and suggestions. Senator Ripley and Passerino are pushing for surveys to have information to present to IT. Currently BB Vista was down on Sunday and Flash Player is not located on all campus computers.
• Decorations Committee- Meeting at 6PM Tonight in SIC office.

VIII. New Business:
• SAB Funding proposal- SAB is requesting an additional $14,007 (upon request the breakdown of spending can be seen) dollars toward a concert in April with a well known band. (A student survey which can be seen upon request, polled the Medaille Student Body for New Found Glory, Cartel and Say Anything). The band cannot be disclosed until March 3rd, 2010. Senator Lindauer and Lumadue placed proposal into questioning and Senator Little and Gerwitz placed proposal into debate. Treasurer Josef Beamer believes that SGA has enough funding in its surplus to allocate such funds to SAB. Lumadue and Richardson move proposal to a vote. The proposal passes 10-8-2

Kelly Pozantides YES
Joelle DelMonte YES
Brenna Gerwitz YES
Megan Lumadue Abstain
Eric Richardson Abstain
Anthony Passerino YES
Faith Lesniak Abstain
Christopher Ripley Abstain
Alex Lindauer YES
Katie Vanderwerken YES
Caitlin Reese Abstain
Jessica Newcombe Abstain
Shelby Little Abstain
Jamie Wisner YES
Quinneka McDonald YES
Josef Beamer YES
Jackie Guglietta Abstain
Ryne McCord YES

IX. Motion to Adjourn: Senator Jamie Wisner and Brenna Gerwitz.


E-mail: sga@medaille.edu
Phone: (716) 880-2127