ASG General Meeting 2
10 September 2013
Meeting Start: 7:01
Attendance
NOBODY ON SENATE IS ABSENT WITHOUT A PROXY!
Lee Scandinaro has a proxy.
On Cabinet, Grace Flowers and Katie Beck are absent.
Approval of Minutes
→ Miguel
→ Alexis
Approval of Finance
Skylar Ray
→ 2 New Requests
→ ASA – Speaker in the CC Lobby, Late-Night Event, Civil Rights Themes of the year, approved
1600
→ Allegheny Film Union, 48-hr film festival, 20-th-22nd, 15 teams will have 48 hours to write, shoot,
and edit a film, approved
→ WARC was tabled last week for the surplus fun, approved this week
See the Finance minutes for more details
→ Tim
→ Leanne
Passes
Cabinet Reports
Brogan McGowan
→ First-year students will talk about who they are and why they want to run for ASG!
→ Elections begin tomorrow at 11:00 AM and close Thursday at 4PM, should have the results by 5 on
Thursday
→ New senators next week! Super exciting.
→ Christina Eckert. Student Government always intersted, will be a good experience for the future
→ Amy (was at last week); really excited to be here and part of ASG; wants to help guide the way
→ Esra D. Good experience, make new friends
→ Levi Lundell, Wants to make good things happen and make a lasting impression
→ Dash. Wants to getr more involved in the Allegheny community and do some great things
→ Sam. Likes how the members he's already met are so connected with the Allegheny communirty;
wants that
→ Lance Metzger. Wants to make a difference, thinks ASG will give him that opportunity
→ Alexa Malone. All about teamwork and bringing people together
→ Andrew P. Wants to leave Allegheny better than he found it
→ Jesse. 4Yrs in Stuent Government in HS
→ Jay, wants to be involved, quoted Larry: “If not me, then who?”
→ Two of the candidates have dropped out of the running, now there are only 23 people runnings
→ This means that 13 of you won't get the position
Kushtrim Miftari and Sarah Naughton
→ Met with Joe DiChristina and Gretchen Kerr
→ Food service committee and housing
Sarah
→ Michael Zaney is leaving Allegheny Parkhurst in about a month; Student Life will take on this
Food committee that Joe Di. Wants to take; will help find a new general manager; will help find a
new general manager; want to work with getting the Sustainability Committee in on the meetings with
Parkhurst
Kushtrim
→ Only applies to current Juniors; creating an application, first-come, first-served
→ Individual applications!
→ Make sure you are in good standing with the school
Sarah
→ Should have gotten an email yesterday/today
→ Do not sign a lease already
→ This Thursday, meeting with James Fadden, ASG liason to Computing Services, addressing cable
and WiFi in the dorms, 12:30 this Thursday, Gold Room
→ Monday, Jeff S. Security, 24 key card access to the CC, security cameras, general issues of security,
meeting in the Blue Room at 12:30
→ Freshmen will be able to come!
Jake Ballinger
→ Attendance Policy (see bylaws)
→ Email me a baby meerkat if you're reading the minutes.
→ Can all class secretaries meet me after the meeting?
President Report
→ Happy Tuesday Everybody!
→ Big round of applause to the Senior Class!
→ Only one proxy out of 30 people
→ We have a constituent!
→ We need more people!
→ Although we don't have anything big to talk about today, it's just nice to have people come
→ We have a bunch of new clubs coming in
→ Active Minds
→ Today is National Suicide Awareness Day
→ All this stuff with SL
→ To go boxes in Brooks
→ Finance is always doing great things
→ Homecoming is right around the corner
→ Thanks to everyone who came to Safe Zone!
→ 5:00, CC 301-302, Sunday
→ In two Sundays, Lv 2 Safe Zone Training for anyone
→ If you know any trainings that you want everyone to do, Katie Beck will be your person to talk to
→ Just Level 1 is required, but Level 1 is recommended
→ If you cannot come to the Sunday meetings, we have alternate arrangements
Vice President Report
→ College Committee applications are open!
→ Let people know to apply!
→ Will be accepting applications for people to apply until Tuesday
→ STUDENT REPRESENTATION IS IMPORTANT
Class Reports
Class of 2015
→ Right now, the class of 2015 is getting involved in some really interesting things
→ Want to become role models in campus
→ Good leaders in calling
→ Project whre they want to get involved with a Meadville High School; mentor them doing their
college application process
→ Set up a system where they can do an ASG/Class of 2015 Adopt a Highway program
→ Cleaning, throwing a block party
→ Looking at how we can benefit the Meadville Community besides from what's already
Constituent Comments
Nick Gordan (Safe Zone Training, what was beneficial about it?)
Tim Dikeç
→ It explained some things
→ Helped clear up some confusion
Shep
→ Didn't realize how heteronormative our lifestyles are
Alexis
→ Took it last year; it's really important!
→ Teaches people not to assume things about people you know
→ This is one of the first barriers in meetings; stop judging people
Larry
→ It was a great opportunity for everyone on Cabinet to learn more about the terminiolofy associated
with the LGBTQ community
Autumn Vogel
→ First of the Sustained Dialogues
→ Can sign up as a Google Link on MyAllegheny
Unfinished Business
→ None
New Business
Tim Dikeç
→ Allegheny 2017 FB Page, some comments were made
Brogan McGowan
→ There was a photo as well as the copying and pasting of some individual's platforms, mocking them
→ Totally inappropriate; zero tolerance for negative campaigning against people
→ Had a few condidates email him showing concern about the situation
→ Those posts have been removed; hopefully it won't happen again
→ Thanks for everyone for staing postivie, and thanks to the freshmen for showing up regardless
Larry
→ This will be discussed in the Cabinet meeting to ensure that things like this don't happen again
Announcements
Aurora Arop
→ Speaker (who?) will be coming as part of our annual theme, next Tuesday at 7PM, in the Vuk
Alexis Neilson
→ IMPROV!
→ If you think you're funny too, come to Auditions this Friday at 4 in Arter Theatre
→ Especially Freshmen, come!
GAP Representative (Sarah Fiore)
→ GAP is here on campus to plan all activities (comedians, concerts, wingfest)
→ Combine with MEC to plan homecoming, springfest, and the annual major event
→ Wednesdays at 7PM
→ All welcome to share your ideas!
Marlys Kotyuk
→ When's Springfest?
→ April 4th+5th
Wingfest 21
Yoga Classes!
→ MW 6-7, TTh, 5-6, F 4-5
→ Wise Center Dance Studio
Motion to Close
→ Tim
→ Grant
Meeting End: 7:33
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