Sonoma State University

Senate Meeting Minutes 10/28/22

Minutes

Associated Students
Sonoma State University
AS Senate Meeting Minutes

1:00 pm -Friday,October 28, 2022

Erin Fisher Room- Associated Students 2nd Floor Student Center

AGENDA

Call to Order & reading of the Land acknowledgement- The Meeting was called to order at 1:04 p.m.
Roll Call- Nataly Hernandez, Yasmin Esquivel, Celine Rubalcava, Bryan Burton, Erik Dickson, Maia Madrigal Hernandez, Taylor Rozek, Mariah Atkins, Victoria Lopez, Brenda, India Garcia, Amanda Visser were present.

Public Comment - pursuant to California Education Code 89306, the AS Senate provides this time for any member of the public to address the AS Senate on any item affecting higher education. Pursuant to California Education Code 89306(b), each speaker will be allowed no more than three (3) minutes to address the AS Senate.

Liaison Report to the Senate (Discussion)

  • Academic Senate Designee- There is a topic of changing teacher evaluation. We see there is a lack of representation of faculty who are women and of color, so we are in need of student rep for FSAC, Richard Wekis, to work on that issue; Academic Master Plan will be sent out; looking for new programs, scheduling, student involvement.
  • University President’s Designee - save a Seawolf alcohol awareness week, A24 Bill that adresses abortion and hiring nurse practitioner to ensure compliance; intramural sports open, fall preview day, family weekend day, 160 families on campus, survey is now open and open to all students, current and new students to see what the campus can improve on, as the emails came , some of them used the dead name of the students instead of the preferred name, so letters of apologies will be coming out.

Reports (Disscussion)

  • AS President- voter registration closed; safety tour, waiting on response, personnel meeting next Thursday at 6pm.
  • Executive Vice President- RSVP almost to 23 applicants, application for Senator of Diversity and Government Affairs still open, survey of satisfaction is open and title IX training is due today;
  • Vice President of Finance- student enrollment down, and taking safer side and asking all asp programs to save 5% of their finances, quarterly report ready by next week, club grants are going well, checking if new checks need to be approved;
  • Senator of Diversity- upcoming Tuesday Advisory meeting on zoom and at the HUB; resignation letter sent in and will need to find a replacement for the position since senator is graduating early;
  • Senator of Student Resources- this week, conduct interviews for VPF, conversation for the GMC to see what we can do for students, and got students to apply for the Senator of Govt Affairs
  • ASP Representative- 4 events: Noma Games most expensive; (only 8 in attendance, 200$ per student)Tunes at Noon(100 ish students stopped by and listening and another 40 walked by), Come Out at Color(80 students participating, and more students stopped by, so total : 120); 40 % of our budget is spent and majority of the events are done by this Semester and by next Monday, it will be planned for the Spring events for ASP;
    • ASP budget chart
  • JUMP Representative- Days of Service (DOS) events have been going well. Currently planning events for the spring semester. Study Buddies has started both student & volunteer interest (Mondays & Fridays). Special olympics has started off to a slow start, still receiving emails (possible spring semester volunteers). Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week will be Nov 14th-18th. Canned food drive will be going on for two weeks starting Nov 7th-Nov18th. Through the week we will be having different events.
  • Basic Needs Representative- CalFresh Updates: website is updated, Alyssa as the Calfresh Assistant, OCt 31-NOv4; Calfresh Outreach Week(pre screenings), LOBOS pantry(16 volunteers, delivery on stock from every 1st and 3rd thursday, school supplies drive, challenges: multiple users during the week, so the food is going out of stock and talking to them to support them;
  • Children's School Representative- Dr Lee visited, 413 field hours for 4 different Education courses, providing a tour for the North Bay Children Center Leadership Team, looking for inspiration while they are opening 5 new infants and toddler programs in Sonoma and Marin county; tuition is increasing and waiting for an Advisory Board meeting, a conversation that needs to be had soon about the topic of the increase as well; proposal for the increase as well; (55 children)

  • Executive Director- Amanda Visser, partner with AS and university; hiring of AS programs: bringing in students mid year to set up for the future, and get
    mentored by the current staff as well so we are prepared; Business office only not hired because they already have hired; hiring of sophomores, juniors; 1st Quarter Report and presentation next week; Administration thinking of next semester to plan for the future and transition; Pro staff meeting to update the Staffing Model and improve for the students, create some roles;

  • Business

  • Items for the Good of the Order- ASP events Loteria at 6pm(Ballroom), Dia Los Muertos Altar set up and bringing pictures of loved ones; Budget form
  • Adjournment - Meeting adjourned at 1:39 p.m

Posted in accordance with the Gloria Romero Open Meeting Law of 2000
by: President Yasmin Esquivel

The Associated Students of Sonoma State University acknowledges Indigenous Peoples as the traditional stewards of the land. Let it be acknowledged that the Associated Students and Sonoma State University is located within the traditional homelands of the indigenous peoples collectively known as Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo.