STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION 2012-2013 Session ...

STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
2012-2013 Session
Business Meeting Minutes
Friday, 7 th December 2012
Warmer Auditorium
Approved by vote of SGA Senate on: 01-25-2013
Purpose of Meeting: General Planning Meeting
Date: Friday, 7 th December 2012
Time: 3:19 - 5:00 PM (Hawaiʻi Standard Time)
Participants: (with current titles)
● Bobby Ortiz – Speaker of the Senate
● Bryan Medina – Student Body Vice President
● Kevin Voorheis - Senator, Military Student
● Kate Tomlinson - Senator, Veterans
● Miina Huotari - Senator, Humanities & Social Sciences
● Geoffrey Webb – Senator, Humanities & Social Sciences
● Rita Turner - Senator, Nursing & Health Sciences
● Sahen Aguina-Uuruchurtu - Senator, Business Administration
● Sergio Stringfors - Senator, Business Administration
● Caitlin Neal – Senator Natural & Computational Sciences
● Joy Nakahara – Senator, Hawai’i Loa
● Sean DeWoody – Senator, Downtown
● Calyssa Baig – Senator, International
● Richard Cardinale – Senator, Graduate Student
● Hilary Mileur – Secretary and Chief of Staff to Speaker of Senate
1. Call to Order:
a. Approval of previous meeting's minutes: Friday, 30 th November 2012
i. “Suggested” Motion to approve Friday, 30 th November 2012 Minutes
1. 1 st – Senator Huotari 2 nd – Senator Voorheis
a. For: 10, Against: 0, Abstain 1
b. Approval of this meeting’s agenda.
i. “Suggested” Motion to approve Friday, 7 th December 2012 Meetings agenda
1. 1 st – Senator Huotari 2 nd - Senator Stringfors
a. For: 10, Against: 0, Abstain: 2
2. Reports
a. Brief introductions
b. Advisor Report - Megan Kaptik
i. Da Freakshow Auditions – February

1. Know anyone with a talent? 2 nd week of February
2. Dr. Bannister Look Alike Contest
c. CAB Report
i. Last meeting and ran out of all Hobbit Movie tickets
1. Recapped semester (1 semester every month)
ii. Seeking for a Co-chair for next semester
iii.
d. SOFAC Report
i. James Cavin – Chairman
1. Seeking two senators to collaborate with Carrie Moore for Spring RSOs
a. Baig and DeWoody
2. Working to strengthen RSOs (thru better communication)
e. Executive Report
i. Bryan Medina – Student Body Vice President
1. Recently met with AUR and seeking feed back for senior gift
2. HPU Philanthropy committee
a. Seeking students to get involved
3. M. Smith working with students and looking to change GE model
4. Time yielded to Scott Stendstrud
ii. Scott Stenstrud
1. Special assistant to President on Student Retention
2. Works with students confidentially to provide advising
3. Student Success Committee
a. Looking at “big picture” items
b. Actual path to have things done along with student input
4. Set up comment boxes on both campuses
a. Confidential (have option to include contact info)
5. Town Hall at HLC
a. Students being able to use classrooms
i. Security is notified to allow students till 2am
b. Student Parking Fees waived after 5pm at HLC
6. IT Survey
a. IT Department took immediate action on some problems
b. If see improvement/or lack of let IT know
c. Skype stations will be set up on both campuses
i. Reservation based
iii. Laura Mitchell – Treasurer (Vice President Media)
1. Working on using all of budget
2. Up to advisor decision to
f. Senator Reports
i. Kevin Voorheis - Senator, Military Campus
1. Nothing to Report
ii. Miina Huotari - Senator, Humanities & Social Sciences
1. Working on Studetn Activity Fee with Chairman Cavin

iii. Geoffrey Webb – Senator, Humanities & Social Sciences
1. Nothing to Report
iv. Rita Turner - Senator, Nursing & Health Sciences
1. Nothing to Report
v. Sahen Aguina-Uuruchurtu - Senator, Business Administration
1. Met with Dr. Crown for planning committee for business
a. Future plans and how she wants to do a deans lunch
vi. Sergio Stringfors - Senator, Business Administration
1. Set up a meeting with Dr. Crown for Monday
vii. Caitlin Neal – Senator Natural & Computational Science
1. Nothing to Report
viii. Joy Nakahara – Senator, Hawai’i Loa
1. Nothing to Report
ix. Sean DeWoody – Senator, Downtown
1. Meeting with Financial Aid office
a. Financial Aid needs better training and understanding problems
with students
2. Working with Chairman Cavin for Student Activity Fee
a. Students have a positive attitude towards the fee
b. Next semester to form a standing committee
x. Calyssa Baig – Senator, International
1. More meetings with Commuter service for International students
xi. Richard Cardinale – Senator, Graduate Student
1. Nothing to Report
xii. Hilary Mileur - SGA Senate Secretary
1. Nothing to Report
xiii. Bobby Ortiz – Speaker of the Senate
1. CNCS Town Hall Monday December 10 th
2. CNCS Strategic Planning meeting for Faculty/Staff/Students at Aloha
Tower January 14 th
3. Old Business
a. HPU Thanksgiving Dinner Discussion
i. Tabled for new business today
b. CAB Reallocation of up to $2000 from Mystery Bus Tour for Hobbit Movie Event and
Pinning Ceremony
c. Approved budget of $2800 for CAB Spring Dance
d. Executive Bylaws
i. Table decision Dec 7 th
e. Town Hall Follow up
i. Tabled for discussion on Dec 7 th
f. SGA Graduation Stoles approved with SGA Logo design
g. Nomination of Ad Interim Nursing Senator
i. President Paran will nominate Rita Turner

h. ASGA Follow-Up Presentation
i. Senator Huotari, Clara Araujo, and Advisor Lampitelli
4. New Business
a. Thanksgiving Dinner Discussion
i. Reverend Dale dburke@hpu.edu
ii. Talk about upping budget to $1000
iii. Senate and CAB assist in planning/organizing?
1. Committees or representatives from SGA going to Rev. Burke to discuss
b. Executive Bylaws
i. Suggested Motion: Motion to approve the Executive Bylaws
1. 1 st – Senator DeWoody 2 nd - Senator Huotari
a. For: 8, Against: 0, Abstain: 1
c. Graduation Stoles
i. Advisor Kaptik
1. Who is eligible?
2. Would a few members like to put something in writing?
a. Turner, Neal, Cavin, DeWoody, Huotari
3. Should the heads of each branch be the final say on who is deserving of a
stole?
d. BRIEF Townhall discussion
i. Over main points sent out via email
e. Upcoming Elections
i. Should we hold special elections to fill Ad interim Senate positions at beginning
of February?
ii. ASGA suggested we hold earlier (normal) Spring Elections to allow for more
training for incoming SGA members
iii. Need to start up Elections committee
1. Stringfors, Neal, Webb, Medina
f. Alcohol Education Event
i. Program or initiative from all of SGA
1. James McGillan-Overman downtown drug situation
2. Drunk driving?
ii. Create Committee (2 from each branch) to decide what kind of event
1. Needs to be completed by May 1st
iii. April is alcohol awareness month www.ncadd.org
iv. Motion to create a committee made of two members from each branch to plan an
SGA Alcohol Education event during the month April 2013
1. 1 st – Senator Huotari 2 nd - Senator Webb
a. For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 1
v. Move to constitutionally censure the SGA and issue as sanction to plan a
community service event.
1. 1 st – Senator Huotari 2 nd - Senator Stringfors
a. For: 7, Against: 0, Abstain: 1

5. Closing Comments
a. Questions, Comments, Announcements
b. Upcoming SGA Events
6. Adjourned 04:56PM (Hawaiʻi Standard Time)
a. Next Meeting: Friday 25 th January 3:00PM @ TBD
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