Monday, May 2, 2011

Minutes 4/27/2011

ASWU Minutes

4.27.11

I. Call to Order at 5:00pm.

II. Mission Statement – Shannon Eshoff.

III. Minutes: Lindsay motion to approve, Becca 2nd.

IV. Introduce Guests: Andy Wilkes; Jessica Valencia; Jonny Whitmore; Michael Oaks; Morgan Feddes; Andrea Glover; Laura Cardle; Tori Sullivan; Chelsea Stephens; Amanda Blunt (for Melinda); Laura Venemon; Macy Olivas; Hannah Kinnier; Christine Whiteaker; Nate Boyden.

V. Club Charter

a. Macy Olivas for Students for Ed Reform (SFER)

i. Presentation – National nonprofit from Princeton; achievement gap – emphasis; income and race play key factors in level and quality of education achieved <10% of low-income kids graduate from college; CA looks at test scores to predict jail rates; organization works across the board to close achievement gap, led by college students, focusing on public education reform; Whitworth among Duke, Standord, Haverford, Yale, Harvard for schools asked to be a part of this; we’d work closely with Stanford; Julia Stronks advisor; Campus Learning and Awareness, Talent Development, Academic Influence, Advocacy; plugs Whitworth students into reform movement (TFA, etc); “education is our civil rights movement”; working with officials in Spokane; Harvard does Charter School Fridays visiting successful charter schools; Harlem Children’s Zone; college access starts from elementary age; plan to team up with World Relief and work with refugees – what are the steps you need to take to get to college? Goal on West Coast: get plugged in with Gates; working with all ages focusing on college access in general – not WU(per Mary’s question); Patrick’s question – were we chosen by the SFER, Macy – yes, we applied and we were accepted; working with Ed department, faculty development here celebrating students who should have fallen into achievement gap but didn’t; Dr. Burnley in; Josh – what is student interest? Macy – anyone can be involved, tutoring, design; students currently interested? (per Shannon) Macy – they’ll work next year to get people, open house meeting this year; Morgan – what kind of funding do you need? Macy – SAT prep materials, budget developing, trying to remain low-cost, plan on fundraising; Patrick – how much autonomy from national organization, regional organization? Macy – weekly phone calls with national team but just keep working in whatever way you want

ii. Discussion without Macy – Bryce – why was this chartered so late? We don’t know, just got approved from national organization; have not asked us for funding, Lindy talking to Macy about budgeting; Josh – Macy will kick some ass, let’s charter! (lot’s of knocks); Melinda sees the need and the way WU can fill it; Patrick – remembers national club that ran into problems (GSA maybe but separate issue);

iii. Christine motion; Peter 2nd; Approved.

VI. S4G – Patrick Stewart

a. Had event last weds night House of Heroes concert; advertised 2 days leading up to it at lunch and dinner; raised $256 on raffle, $206 on headphones; $48 on supplies for RB floats, netted $2 (raised total of $306; net $52), sweet shirts, hopefully going to do it again next year; conflicted with Student Housing so exciting; Beck Taylor spoke; the bands talked up the event during their set; Patrick – what would you do differently? Patrick – went well, fewer fliers, sell tickets 2 days before at advertising table (this year - $100 in presale); $306 to philanthropy class (per Trisha’s question); this is the 2nd year that the group has been running, 1st year teamed with S4G, laying the groundwork; requisitioned money ($391) $125 to tshirts $12.50 to ads see above for rest (per Amy’s question)

VII. FVP- Laura Cardle

a. Requisitions galore

i. Hannah Kinnier

1. For 4 more mats, to increase safety, wanted her to ask Athletic Dept. but they said no; Elizabeth – did you add tax adjustment? Hannah – no; we don’t know total.

2. Discussion – how much was total? ($1562); Kyle –can sports requisition for money? (no but they aren’t a sport), said she talked to the person who wasn’t in charge; Becca – they are technically a sport, but not recognized as a sport but don’t get money from athletics so stuck in the middle with no funding; discussion about forgetting tax on requisition, Patrick; Kyle – have they tried fundraising; Laura – they have to fundraise for travel; Kyle – no money from school, only from conference which only pays for conference, fundraise $20,000/year; Mary – separate issue from other sports and it’s a safety issue and we have lots of money .

3. Mandy, motion to approve, Sam 2nd

a. 8 in favor, 6 opposed.

b. Passed.

b. FSOPs – 2/3 majority

i. Went over FSOPs during budget committee, proposing changes

1. Increasing minimum amount finance committee can approve without going to assembly to $600, stipulation that everything that is passed through finance committee comes to general assembly, can be rejected with 2/3 majority.

2. Formatting and word choice.

3. Section 4, Part B Number of people FVP has to get in order to conduct the meeting from ASWU and community (currently need 4 assembly members and 4 students-at-large), change: only need 2.

a. In bylaws 5:5A, also changed (in e-mail)

4. Christine motion to approve (FSOPs); Mandy 2nd

a. Approved (13-1).

5. Becca motion, Sam 2nd (bylaws)

6. Approved.

c. 2011 – 2012 Budget – 2/3 majority (Article 5, Section 5, a in the By-Laws)

i. Becca motion, Sarah 2nd

1. Approved unanimously.

VIII. EVP- Melinda Leavitt

a. Announcements

i. Shannon to remind you that you have 1-on-1s still so go!

ii. Newsletters approved by Melinda but Senators can put them in Shannon’s box

iii. Last newsletter due May 5th

iv. Next Tuesday GE330 passing torch

1. Make sure you have something to pass on (notebook, traditions, new)

2. Lunch provided

3. Contact successor about training, suggestions

v. Next Weds last meeting, no guests ASWU celebration aside from a few requisitions early on.

vi. Springfest on Saturday! Set-up begins at 8am. Shannon will have breakfast snacks; ready to set-up, decorate, man your booth, T-shirts then; meeting up here (Per Pierre’s question).

vii. Christine – Do we get paid for 1 or 2 weeks of May? We’ll get back to it.

IX. President- Eric Fullerton

a. Spring Fest updates

i. Lindy – booths lined up, clubs know what to do, setting up tables, need help (Lindy, Patrick, Brian).

ii. Jeff – rock wall will be there, stored on campus overnight.

iii. Trista – Senators, there are big posters with pictures of kids saying thank you with blurb, go get them.

iv. Kyle – Landon, Frisbee tourney set up, Cold Stone gift cards.

v. Amy – loads of posters and in dorms and academic buildings, archway in progress for Saga, flash mob in Saga at 6:30.

vi. Peter – good to go, Jamaican theme entrée in Saga now, $2 for off-campus students.

vii. Bryce – Mr. Whitworth going well, getting prizes later this week.

viii. Brittany – decorations still here and Pirate Idol and Dance looking good, sending around sign-ups after meeting, needs help!

ix. Pierre – set up easy, tables and chairs by campanile Friday night; sign-up sheet for people to baby sit inflatable, 1.5 hour slots.

x. David – more sign-ups for security at the dance, at 4pm Friday, 3 12-foot towers of lights, may need help.

xi. Melinda – order for T-shirts and tank tops placed last Friday, sold at Springfest $3, and orders later for $5, we are subsidizing the cost, they might come in Friday, so plan on getting them at SF.

X. Department Chairs Meeting

a. Elizabeth – Students on Contract, if you have a crisis when you have to drop out and have to drop out, you can get credits elsewhere and still get a degree from WU, hiring a Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences (if you have input, e-mail Michael LeRoy); sometimes students leave WU because we don’t have the major, but you can create an interdisciplinary major; feedback – registrar looking at changing P/NC deadline (5-6 weeks into semester) want to make it 2 weeks for that and add/drop, resounding NO, but the registrar says you should not use it as can I get the grade I want?, still no

XI. Cranberry Award

a. Honorable Mention – Bryce for Balls and Wieners! And Portland.

b. Winner – Pierre for House of Heroes (tennis ball signed by current and next year execs).

XII. Coordinator reports/Vibes (send to Josh)

a. Dennis – Senators, pass out fliers for dance (there are 1200), conspicuous places, in a lounge, test for this ad method.

b. Brittany – Sign ups – W Club Security (5 people in orange vests per .5 hr shift), look authoritative; Dining Hall set up PI 3 people, counting votes at PI, PI tear-down, Bar during W Club, Dennis has dance tear-down taken care of, new people feel encouraged to help, it’s being sent around.

c. Brian – Carlson calendars are hot hot-hot! He’s seen the final printed versions, limited number of extras at SpringFest, be there at 10:30, good Mother’s Day gift.

d. Pierre – check weather reports (10% chance of rain), Josh and Pierre will decide by noon Friday where it will be.

e. Patrick – pass.

f. Bryce – B&W over 100 people, David grilled 200 by himself; the most fans the baseball team has had, good ol’ ball game (Kyle); the team killed it.

g. Peter – off-campus T-shirts can be bought at info desk, BBQ May 6th, if you know someone with a BBQ they need them.

h. Sam – pass.

i. Mandy – one more req.

j. Amy – tonight at 7pm We’ll Talk – open conversation about campus issues; 7:30 tomorrow MPR, DREAM Act info night; Saturday after SF 6pm in chapel Gospel Choir

k. Landon – Frisbee tourney championships today and tomorrow; 31 cent scoop day at BR!

l. Kyle – playoffs for intramurals going well.

m. Jonny – Mac Hall in concert May 7th; BMac and Stewboppage capture the flag last night, BMAC won!

n. Jeff – bought equipment and shelving today.

o. Meghan – pass.

p. Trista – Jeff and her talked to Beck about Alternative Break trips, new people constantly trying to plan it, too much turnover and asked for something more sustainable, encouragement to people next year to think about it.

q. Michaela – Yearbook staff stoked, yearbooks arrived this afternoon, have to put in inserts and DVDs ready for distribution May 9th, 5-7 party that night Beck from 5-6 to sign them, sneak peak of cover, can order at whitworth.edu/yearbook $65 can be charged to student account.

r. Gabby – Warren BBQ on Friday.

s. Elizabeth – Sr. breakfast Saturday at lake CDA, bring ID free.

t. Becca – Duvall leadership made Dark Knights of Duvall on youtube last week.

u. Sarah – people stoked for W Club.

v. Patrick – also excited for W Club, toilet paper.

w. Jerod – pass.

x. Andrea – People excited about SF.

y. Lindsay – Cornerstone wants to be represented in ASWU next year.

z. Josh – plans to buy microwave, will be in MPR by condiments by next week (update from Morgan).

aa. Morgan – Script lit journal is being published this week, reading next Friday at 4 hopefully in loop, student-everything except published, good food, Meghan designed cover.

bb. Marina – senior art show in Lied.

cc. Eric – last week, spoke about Cornerstone as Mac Senator, back again; collaborative effort come up with infeasible options (only 8 people signed up for Cornerstone, no one signed up today) around 10 transfer students usually, guessing 20 next year; Cornerstone can house 32 people, around 18 upperclassmen, may have to fill rest with freshman next year, asking cornerstone RA to attend ASWU meetings, give her honorarium of $300-$500 not good because conflict of interest and time constraints, junior representative? Not good because changing bylaws by next meeting; issue pushed back to first meeting of next year, still talking; Dick apologized for not notifying ASWU about this sooner.

XIII. For the good of the order

a. More on sign-ups, stay if you haven’t, required.

XIV. Motion to adjourn

a. Brian motion, Sam 2nd; passed.

XV. Adjourn at 6:08pm.

Submitted by,

Amanda Blunt, 2011-2012 Assembly Secretary

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