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MINUTES FOR JANUARY 29, 2003

1. Opening Ceremony

2. Roll Call

Members Present: Brandon Davis, Koji Sado, Jermaine Thomas, Beth Nichols, Jennifer Prevost, Misty Fernandez, Alphonza Thomas, Andrea Miyagi, Senel Vurgun, Tommy Crane, Paul Parker, Jennifer Langley, Rachel Harbert, Theresa Vitek, Dominique Cooper, Siporia Wrighten, Marko Gospojevic, Scott Ammons, Brian Corn, Brad Trogdon, Adam Grossman
Excused Absences: Selena Craig
Unexcused Absences: Chris Adams

3. Announcement

Due to the resignation of Brandon Davis, the new president of SGA will be Koji Sado and the Vice President of the Senate should be the Vice President. Tommy Crane, the current Vice President of the Senate, will have one week to consider this decision.

4. Minutes

There is a correction to the minutes from the last meeting. There will be three at large positions open. The minutes were then approved with the corrections by the Senate.

5. Committee Reports

a) Student Issues: The following are issues that were discussed with Dr. Jones this semseter.

Q: Can a covering be placed over the security phones because the buttons are frozen at night?
A: Dr. Jones is looking into it

Q: Why does the Braves card cost $20 if it malfunctions?
A: If it is due to normal ware-and-tare then students should not be charged, but if it appears to be damaged due to misuse of the card, then students will have to pay the regular fee.

Q: Who is responsible for the sidewalks to the University Courtyard Apartments?
A: The Department of Transportation

Q: When will the construction on the sidewalks be complete?
A: Project Monitor Bobby Locklear Provided this answer:
The project is set in three phases. Each phase is to take 30 days to complete. The schedule from the contractor states that completion of the phases as follows:
Phase 1: Start Nov. 4, 2002 Complete Nov. 27, 2002
Phase 2: Start Nov. 27, 2002 Complete Dec. 30, 2002
Phase 3: Start Jan. 6, 2003 Complete February 4, 2003
The layout of the phases are as follows:
Phase 1 began on Nov. 5 and was planned to be completed by Nov. 27. Due to the whether, this was not possible. Because of this delay, all phases will be rescheduled. Phase 1 includes the demo and the new work installed from the end of the BA building, past the first entrance, and ends at the second entrance at the pine tree.
Phase 2 will begin at the second entrance of the BA building, and include the sidewalk leading to the Edu. Building, all walks to the entrance of the Edu. building and adjacent to it.
Phase 3 will begin with a new sidewalk to be installed between the Edu. and BA buildings and include all the handicap walks at the rear of the BA building.
However, the weather plays a major role in the completion date of the project.

Q: Who is responsible for the construction of sidewalks leading to the University Courtyard Apartments?
A: The Department of Transportation
Dean Swiney and the room reservation ad hoc committee have finalized the housing procedure for the 2003-2004 school year and the brochures are currently being printed.

b) Food: Selena Craig was excused from the meeting. Paul Parker reported that he had dinner with GM. There will be a new hot cocoa machine because the old one broke down. The signs in front of the cafeteria are new. There will also be changes in Bert’s with an addition of a pizzeria and frozen yogurt shop. Hopefully they will also have a convenient store and a smoothie shop in the UC. The cake birthday of the month is also new in the cafeteria. The refilling of water and tea problem is being fixed. There will also be alarms on the doors on the side of the cafeteria to decrease the number of people entering and not paying. In addition, there will be a Premium Night on Thursday, February 13th and next week there will be a pizza bar. It was asked in the senate to check to see if students can bring thermoses in the UC and fill them up and for more options for vegetarians.

c) Entertainment: Movies:
Jan. 15- Swim Fan- 89 people
Jan. 18- Swim Fan- 15 people
Jan. 23- Signs- 27 people
Jan. 25- Signs- 40 people
Jan. 29- Simone- 11 people
Feb. 1- Simone- 17 people
On Thursday, January 23 the Spades Tournament was held in the UC with 14 teams participate in it. 1st and 2nd place teams got trophies. This is probably my last entertainment report since I am leaning towards the VP of SGA.

d) Constitution: There will be a brief meeting after SGA.

e) Interclub: There will be a meeting tomorrow in the UC at 3:30 p.m. All senators in the committee will be assigned clubs and organizations to contact for the Interclub meeting the following week.

Critical Mass: The movie library was approved. It is effective. The purchase of the videos will be Friday. Paul Parker needs to speak with Dr. Foster to find out what to keep the movies in. There will also be a No Exhibition Policy, which deals with groups, sorority, or fraternities not being able to check out a movie and present it to others on campus. In addition, the recycling issue will be discussed at the next meeting.

f) Public Relations: Alphonza Thomas spoke with Dr. Litty on Monday for dates for Senator Spotlights in Old Main. The next senators will be Rachel Harbert, Adam Grossman, and Jermaine Thomas on Tuesday from 12:30 – 3:15. Also flyers for Student/Faculty basketball game and the student forum needs to be put up.

g) Treasurer: The budget in the Pine Needle needs to be turned in.

h) Community Service: Teen Court will be Thursday at Red Springs. Next Friday will be the dance at the armory for the middle school. SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) at Pernell Sweat will be helping with Service NC.

i) President’s Report: We were able to get the radio station Power 107 for publicity during Homecoming. The online directory is also completed. Lastly, there are a few senator positions open and presentations will be next week.

6. Subcommittee Reports

Faculty Senate: Student Affairs and Campus Life Standing Committee
The counseling center has been renovated to include an observation booth. Additionally, a new counselor, Rebecca Tabony is now available to help students.
The multi-cultural center has shuttles to take students on outings. Carpeting has also been added, and the center will also be home to the Director of Minority Affairs. This is a new position and currently a committee is being set up for the process of hiring a qualified candidate to fill this position.
Career Services will be open longer hours on Tuesday nights for night students, and there is also a monthly newsletter they will be publishing online.
Construction for the new elevator to be installed in Student Health Services has begun. Also, Dr. Beasley has now become a full-time faculty position.
The Miss UNCP Pageant has 9 contestants this year and will be held on January 30.

7. Old Business

a) Club Approval: The Gamma Phi Beta Honor Society was approved for the second time.
b) Homecoming Update: Power 107 will be doing a one week long coverage. There will be freebees and the set is in. In addition, the shirt designs and pamphlets are done. The homecoming committee will be meeting at 5 with CAB in addition to the spirit committee. Senators will be receiving D.L Hughley and James Earl Jones tickets. The deadline for the applications for Homecoming King and Queen will be next Wednesday at 3.
c) Student Funding: The finance committee will consist of Beth Nichols, Paul Parker, Alphonza Thomas, and Jermaine Thomas leading the committee. They were appointed by the Vice President.

8. New Business

a) Student Forum: It will be next week at 10 am in the UC. There will not be any administrators and the focus will be homecoming, community service, and student issues. The chairs of the committees will be the panel. Flyers need to be put out.
b) Student’s Day: Student’s Day will be at the capitol next Tuesday. The Union of the Association of Student Governments arranged the appointment to speak with senators about issues such as tuition and fees. The bus will depart at 9 am and will arrive at 3 pm. There will be approximately 50 people attending. Senators will also be attending this event.
c) Election: It will be next week from 10-2. We need to have a ballot, poster board describing the issues, free SGA give-a-ways, and pass out discount cards too

9. Announcements

a) LASO meeting at 9 tomorrow
b) Critical Mass meeting tomorrow.
c) Spirit committee meeting tomorrow

10. Roll Call

Members Present: Brandon Davis, Koji Sado, Jermaine Thomas, Beth Nichols, Jennifer Prevost, Misty Fernandez, Alphonza Thomas, Andrea Miyagi, Senel Vurgun, Tommy Crane, Paul Parker, Jennifer Langley, Rachel Harbert, Theresa Vitek, Dominique Cooper, Siporia Wrighten, Marko Gospojevic, Scott Ammons, Brian Corn, Brad Trogdon, Adam Grossman
Excused Absences: Selena Craig
Unexcused Absences: Chris Adams

11. Adjournment

Updated: Tuesday, September 12, 2006

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