GSU Meeting Minutes

May 2, 2012 

WashPRIG-

WashPRIG representatives came to the GSU meeting to present the number of student signatures. The GSU office manager will also recount the numbers to ensure accuracy. Nate motioned to approve the signatures. Amy seconds. Motion passed.

Student Trustee-

            Nate votes to have executive session. Amy seconds. Motion passed. Josh, Courtney and Louis have abstained. The names of the recommendations will be sent after the meeting.

New Student Fee Proposal:

            Art Constantino,Phyllis Lane and Michael Zimmerman came to the GSU meeting and presented a new proposal for a new student fee. This new student fee would cover the expanding and growing of costs for orientation programs. The state is no longer funding our programs and Evergreen proposes we have a one time new student fee to help fund the programs. This money will help pay for a book for each new student and the author to come speak at an Evergreen event. For new students coming in the fall, there will be an entire week of orientation and those students would pay a higher student fee, and students coming in the winter and spring would participated in a day long orientation and pay a smaller new student fee. These fees would also fund more days to add onto the orientation to lower retention rates at Evergreen.

Ballot Item:

The college has asked the GSU to help find a way to ask the input of the students on campus for programs or areas of student they would like to see in the future. The GSU decided to make it a ballot item and collect suggestions. Tasha wrote

“On an annual basis, GSU will propose four temporary faculty positions that students would most like to see filled in the following academic year. One of these faculty positions will be filled. We would like your input.

Are their classes or programs that you would like to see that aren’t currently available at The Evergreen State College? Are there any general interdisciplinary areas that you would like to see enhanced? Please limit your suggestions to four and you can add in explanations as to why.”

Tasha motioned to approve this ballot item and put it on the GSU voting webpage. Chelseaseconds. Motion passed.

Meeting Minutes:

Amy motioned to approve last weeks meeting minutes. Chelseaseconds. Josh, Courtney, Chelsea and Ryan abstained. Motion passed.

Present: Louis, Courtney, Ryan, Josh, Tasha, Amy, Kelli, Chelsea, Nate

Absent: David, Willy, Andrew, Jazmin

The GSU currently accepting applications to run for the GSU next year!

Please email your application to elections@evergreen.edu or drop them off in the GSU office.

GSU Rep Application 2012

The GSU Election Commissioners are also hiring poll workers! This is a fun way for students to make a few extra dollars and encourage students to vote for their student government.

Poll Worker Application Fall 2012

GSU Meeting Minutes

April 25^th, 2012

Election Commissioners:

Benton and Francisco have been hired as the election commissioners.

Bylaws:

Nate presented a new proposed bylaw, it states:

“At anytime there are fewer than the maximum numbers of GSU reps, students who are not currently a GSU rep may petition to become one. To petition, a potential representative must collect the signatures of at least as many currently enrolled students as participated in the most recent election. Freshman may not petition to join the GSU before the fall election of the first year. No person may fill a spot designated for a certain group for which they are not a member of. For example a student on theOlympiacampus cannot petition to be on the GSU if the only spots remaining are for freshman,Tacomaor Reservation based reps.”

Nate motioned to approve the new Bylaw as it’s written. Andrew Seconded. Motion passed.

Ballot:

“Should the GSU ever fall below the maximum number of members, if there were more candidates for the most recent election and than there were slot available, the candidate with the next highest number of votes who did not become a GSU rep will be come a GSU rep if they so choose. This process will continue will until either the GSU is at the maximum number of members or there are no more candidates who were not elected. No person may fill the slot for which a group they are not apart of.”

Nate motioned to approve the ballot item. Amy seconded. Motion passed.

Minutes:

Nate motion to approve last week’s meeting minutes. Andrew seconded. Motion passed.

Attendance: 

Present: Jazmin, Louis, Nate, Andrew, Amy, Kelli, David, Tasha and Ryan

Absent: Courtney, Willy (unexcused), Josh

GSU Meeting Minutes

4-18-12

TacomaCampus

Mara from WSA:

Mara came to the GSU meeting to announce a few updates of what the WSA has been doing. She announced that a student trustee bill has been passed and S&A funds and records must be public now. They are now working with a statewide foundation to start a voter registration campaign and Mara wants Evergreen to become apart of this in the fall for Evergreen students. Evergreen will have their own url on the website to have voters register and possibly have voter boxes on campus that will be collected October 8^th, 2011. She also announced a general assembly meeting at Central Washington University on May 19^th. The GSU has 2 votes in general assembly for Evergreen.

Mural:

Tasha, Jazmin and Nate are working on organizing a meeting time to work with Art. Nate will contact Art to plan a specific time.

 Interviews:

There are 3 applicants for the Election Commissioner Position. The GSU office manager will schedule them for Monday around lunch time andChelseaand Nate will conduct the interviews. Amy made a motion to letChelseaand Nate approves the new applicants, Andrew seconds it. Motion passes.

Ballot Item:

Nate is going to write the ballot item to have alternates when students drop out of the GSU and bring it to the GSU next week. He is also going to write up a new bylaw that allows students to petition to be on the GSU in the spring, as well as the fall and winter.

Freshman Orientation Week:

The GSU wants to set up a table for the Freshman Orientation week, like they had last fall. The GSU will need to contactPhylis Lanein the near future.

Meeting Minutes:

Amy motioned to pass last weeks meeting minutes. Nate seconds. Motion passes.

SLAR’s:

SLAR’s are due Wednesday April 25, 2012

Present: Louis, Andrew, Josh, Willy, Amy, Chelsea, Nate, Tasha and Courtney

Absent: Ryan, Jazmin, Kelli, David (Excused) Willy (Unexcused)

GSU Meeting Minutes

4-11-12

Public Comment:

Art Constantino announced that he is in favor of creating murals around campus but needs students help to draft guidelines for these murals. He wants to know what students find valuable and really wants their input. The commitment would be a seldom few hours within the next quarter. Jazmin is going to talk to “Dirty Hands” and invite them to come to the GSU meeting to see if they want to be involved with the committee to draft guidelines. The office manager is sending out a TESCCRIER to offer to the whole student body.

Academic Statement Contest:

Phyllis Laneannounced that there is an academic statement contest that is open to the whole student body for a cash prize. She has asked the GSU to assist in spreading the word and advertising.

Tacoma Visit:

The driver of the van is Louis and we will only need one van. The van is leaving from C lot at 1:15 next Wednesday. Mara from WSA is attending theTacomameeting as well.

Resign:

Eli West has resigned from GSU.

Meeting Minutes:

Josh motioned to approve the minutes. Tasha seconds. Chelsea and Ryan abstain. Motion Passed.

Attendance:

Present: Courtney, Chelsea, Nate, Andrew, Josh, Ryan, Amy, Tasha. Jazmin

Absent: Kelli, David, Louis, (Excused) Ken, Willy (Unexcused)