MINUTES
Student Assembly
Thursday, February 13, 2014
4:45PM-6:30PM
Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room
I. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by U. Smith at 4:45pm.
- Members Present
- S. Ali Khan, S. Balik, J. Batista, Y. Bhandari, G. Block, E. Bonatti, I. Chen, R. Gademsky, I. Harris, M. Henderson, J. Hutson, F. Jimenez, L. Liu, M. Lukasiewicz, S. Lutsic, Y. Ma, N. Mileti, U. Smith, M. Stefanko, T. Talbot, B. Thompson, N. Tulsky, N. Vasko, L. Wershaw
- Member Tardy
- T. Drucker, T. Hittinger
- Member Absent (Unexcused)
- A. Zhou
- Also Present
- J. Berger, A. Mulgia, R. Gitlin
II. Open Mic
No items presented.
III. Announcements and Reports
Appropriations Committee Update — G. Block
- Started communicating with with the By-Line funded groups
Community Life Committee Update — M. Stefanko
- Working on initiatives involving dryers on North Campus, among others
- More updates in the coming weeks
Communications Committee — I. Harris
- Working on the Cornell Dining app and getting it in app stores
- This week’s organizational spotlight was SWAG (Scholars Working Ambitiously to Graduate), which recently launched a 10-week curriculum, improving student academic and personal life success
SACIDI Update — L. Liu
- Reviewed the organizational guidelines resolution
- Working out how to evaluate DIPs and how to structure a survey to collect feedback
SADAC Update — N. Tulsky
- Discussed financial barriers to academic programs/off-campus programs
- Discussed resolution for exam conflict resolution
Dining Committee Update — R. Gademsky
- One World Caf� is being closed because of poor usage, trying to get the menu items moved elsewhere
- Working on the previous nutrition information resolution
Elections Committee Update — A. Muglia
- Election materials are due to the Office of the Assemblies on February 24th
- There was an error in some of the paperwork, but now everything is correct
FARC Update — M. Henderson
- Meeting for the first time next week
Recyclemania Announcement — Y. Bhandari
LGBTQ Ally Ambassadors Announcement — J. Hutson
- Revamping the application process, due date is February 28
- Changing the obligations and expectations, trying to get more participation across campus
Graduate-Elected Student Trustee Election Announcement — R. Gitlin
- Materials for the Graduate elected trustee are due March 26, encourage Grads to run
Guest Announcement — U. Smith
- President Skorton and VP Murphy will be visiting the next meeting, will be given questions that were submitted to U. Smith
IV. Guest Presentation — Tracy Vosburgh, Assistant Vice President of University Communications and Interim Vice President for University Relations
V. Business of the Day
VI. New Business
U. Smith adjourned the meeting at 6:30pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Brian Murphy
Office of the Assemblies