New York University

 SGA AgendaApril 2, 202043 members for QuorumJakiyah Bradley, SGA Chair Kosar Kosar, SSC Vice ChairRawan Dareer, Global Vice ChairFlorence Tong, Presidents Council Vice ChairLand AcknowledgmentWe are gathered on the unceded land of the Lenape peoples. I ask you to join me in acknowledging the Lenape community, their elders both past and present, as well as future generations. As individuals currently occupying this stolen land, it is important to acknowledge that it was founded upon exclusions and erasures of many Indigenous peoples, including those on whose land this institution is located. This acknowledgement demonstrates a commitment to beginning the process of working to dismantle the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism.WelcomeGuestsEmma Levine she/her (guest of Dylan)--President of Students for Sexual Respect & GCOMMS Gender and Sexuality Committee ChairBill (Beau) Gu (guest of Noah)--applying to be a Senator at-LargeLogan Delgado he/him/his--Chair of Strawberry FestDoraian she/her/her--Filling in for Sean (Gallatin)AlternatesNicky they/them--Alternate for Michael Bearman--Trans StudentsChyna she/her--Black Women StudentsChris--Mental Health & DisabilitiesNicole--Students in Residence with Diabetes (?)Approval of the MinutesMarch 26Minutes approved by general consensus Updates from Marc WaisForum with University Leadership tomorrow. Everything by Wellness is being done virtual. Limited number of in-person drop in appointments. Students using mental health services have been keeping all of their appointments and there has also been a slight increase. Moses Center has seen an increase in students and faculty approaching them. They are also managing it. Wasserman Center had its first virtual fair that was available for students. They’ve added a wide variety of resources for students related to employmentNominate for Outstanding Service Awards. No self-nominationsSince going virtual, there have been 276 students that have accessed courtesy meals virtually. Ten students have gone to Palladium to receive them. They receive three boxed meals for the entire day. Direct link for students to access emergency aid for those students that do not live in the area. Executive Committee UpdatesKosar--Will be sending out a poll to voting members about rules in place for virtual meetingsJakiyah--Adding name to AAU letter about the difficulties students are having in their academics. Leniency should be factored into admissions decisions. Other student governments are also contributing to this letterLeadership UpdatesFill out the attendance form please!Updates from University Senate CommitteesChristina Beck (Academic Affairs Committee)--Discussed honorary degrees; the resolution for Jewish holidays--recommendation was to change it to apply to all committees. Things still up in the air. They would support it if it were changed to all religions. Elections holiday passed to support an election day as of 2024, with the recommendation that a committee was established for the years leading up to 2024. Stephanie (Community Standards) went over a few items, then committee ended for the yearUpdates from University-Wide CommitteesChristopher Vandemark(ad-hoc committee on sexual misconduct)--discussed a number of things. Received a report on statistics for faculty trainings. A number of faculty members have received training, students feel that the quality of the trainings must be bad because faculty members still don’t seem to get it. Discussed how SAB funded clubs can take consent zone training. It’s a bit complicated. Zoom consent zone trainings are already happening. Updates from Student Government CommitteesKosar met with all committee chairs last week. Committee Chairs should still be meeting for the rest of the semester. Christina Beck (Org & Gov) will write a list of things to discuss for next year committeeCole Swartz (All U Games) coming up with ideas for potential service projects. Care packages for medical workers. Have people sign up for tutoring for K-12.Karen (Div Com) is meeting tomorrow, email her if you want the Zoom link and Gcal invite Updates from School and Constituency CouncilsAmanda (GCAS)--got their own engage portalEmma Patton--Are other councils budgets on pause?Flo--Any school related programming is frozen for the rest of the semester. Hermela (Program Board)--Has been working with advisor and CSL staff to try to get access to their budgets. Trying to do a Virtual Strawberry Fest. Logan--we want it to be a benefit online streaming festival. Rosa told them clubs are not able to spend their money. And that PB is not a club, they are a committee under CSL. Rosa then moved the conversation offline. Logan said on top of clubs, they want to send it out to everyone. Chris (Nursing senator)--Had a town hall yesterday with about half of the school in attendance. Will have an alumni event to talk about how Nursing can help with the Pandemic. Kosar he/him--Rawan she/her--Forward your schools pass/fair policiesRyan (Steinhardt)--Had a town hall; will discuss options for commencement and gather feedback from studentsKody (SPS)--birthday party lunch; the dean chatted with everyone; Alex Hunter (Wagner)--Town Hall with administration. Typed a list of FAQs that he can shareHayden (Gallatin)--Town Hall will be April 8th 1-2pm on ZoomRaj (Liberal Studies)--Town Hall next WednesdayOld BusinessCOVID-19 UpdatesJakiyah--talked about the doc that SGA has been compiling based on form submissions. She included links to GSOCs document as well as an initiative FLIP is working on. New BusinessExecutive Committee Elections OverviewGave presentation about the Executive Committee and their various roles and responsibilitiesElections UpdateNoah--First week of campaigning for all U Elections. Gave quick presentation on Elections Guidelines.Proposing a Vote to decide whether or not the elections meeting should be closed. Nicky--having meetings closed means that people will sometimes say things they wouldn’t say if the meeting was openKosar--said they would talk about respectabilityMotion for a closed meeting, seconded. Emma/Nicky--Questions about whether or not minutes are posted from a closed meetingKosar states precedence. Meetings haven’t typically been publicized. Discussion continued about the pros and cons of making the minutes publicized. Jakiyah created a voting ballot for closing or opening the next SGA voting meeting. Resolution to Mandate Consent Zone Trainings for SGA MembersNicky--Is there a way to have a Consent Zone training before the retreat?Kosar agreed that it makes sense to have training prior to attending an overnight retreat. Christopher reviewed the content of the training. In person sessions work bestRawan--Want to make it flexible so that Chairs can adjust when the most appropriate time to host the training is. Alex Wagner--To what degree this training is different from the sexual misconduct training all students have to completeChristopher--different training, more interactive. Noah--Is this just like the consent zone training that’s already in existence, or tailored to the dynamics of club life and student leadership?Rawan--This training is geared towards leadership roles more broadlyApril University SenateExec committee of University Senate met and decided to cancel the April senate meeting and instead have more committee meeting times. Nicky--Are guests allowed at Executive committee meeting? The Gen Vote and Trans healthcare resolution individuals should be able to have a presence at those meetings. Jakiyah will lend voice to that to say that the students that wrote the resolutions should be able to be present at those meetings. SSC will now meet on April 23rd to discuss S@L applications since there is no University Senate meeting that day.Motions from the FloorSave the DatesSGA COVID-19 Forum with University LeadershipFriday, April 3, 10am-1pm | Senators Council MeetingThursday, April 9, 9am - 11am | Council MeetingThursday, April 16, 4pm - 6pm | Government Assembly Meeting (Executive Committee Elections)Thursday, April 30, 4pm - 6pm | from the FloorAnnouncement from Stephanie--Autism Awareness Month. Learn about Disability Day of Mourning. AdjournmentNot enough in attendance to motion to adjourn. So meeting just ended. ................
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