7:08 - Meeting called to order
- Roll Call and Approval of Minutes
Chloe Mirzayi
- need to improve initiatives addressing the queer community on campus
- how we can be more queer-friendly
- more integration into the campus community
- gender neutral bathrooms
- hope to work with MCSG on these issues
- eliciting ideas on specific educational programs that can be implemented to address this problem
- exploring different sides of the queer identity (the plight of the queer community)
David Wheaton - How the Budget is Constructed
- begin in September by discussing the broader economic environment
- start by getting a sense of what the revenue stream might be for the upcoming year
- not sure what the economy's effect will be on enrollment and financial aid
- expenses include salaries, programs, campus maintenance, strategic and infrastructure
- need to examine the effect of exchange rates on study abroad costs
- have to make a guess of first year retention rates (retention rates have increased over the past few years)
- hard to predict faculty salaries (these will fluctuate) - tend to have more turnover of staff when the economy is strong
- budget conservatively
- we are doing much better in endowments compared to the rest of the market
- Student Involvement in the process:
- no students on the budget taskforce
- RPC (Resource and Planning Committee) student reps are linked to this process: reviews and gives directions on the overall budge
- MCSG presents to the budget taskforce twice a year
SSC
- Black History Month Committee: motion to approve charter - passed (bylaws changed last year to allow committees to be re-chartered yearly)
- APA Month Committee - will be meeting with them soon regarding their chartering
- exploring the possibilities of implementing a project regarding disseminating information on disabilities (in collaboration with the Health and Wellness Center)
FAC
- CHEEBA - Chili Con Cheeba $237 motion to approve - passed
- MPJC-SDS - Meeting $40 motion to reject - passed
- working on getting budget template
AAC
- EPAG update:
- President's Initiative for Curricular Renewal (PICR):
- funding to develop courses that meet the US Multiculturalism requirement
- funding for courses that encourage new ways of engaging student and faculty collaborative research
- Analysis of the trend in applications for General Education Requirements over the past three semesters:
- shortage of courses that fulfill the US Multiculturalism requirement
- high number of courses from the Humanities Division
- variation in courses fulfilling the writing requirement across disciplines: may mean that the writing requirement is too restrictive
- IGC Update:
- Blogal views - weekly topics (check every weekend): all writers are welcome, currently working on publicity for the blog (table tents in the CC)
- introduced idea regarding the development of internal funding for student projects
ERC
- will send out sign up sheet for next Tuesday's senior rep election
PB
- 2-3 positions on the Board open (After Hours, Concerts & Festivals)
Pres Commission
- due to time constraints, updates will be given next week
- new set of bike racks in place
- funding for safety program
- Jim Hoppe applauded MCSG for our efforts in the campus election activities
Meeting Adjourned at 8:10
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