Absent: Omar, Anne Belson
1.28.2015
Approved Minutes: Approved
Approved Agenda: Approved
Nick Wooten mentioned the Equitable Program Fee Initiative.
Should this initiative be put on the ballot and broaden this conversation to the student body?
There will be a full discussion regarding this matter next week.
Check in
Tyler is currently working on the budget proposal
The GSU is waiting for a response about the possibility of have an independent service fee for GSU. The GSU would then be independent from S&A.
If anyone has suggestions for the budget proposal, get in touch with Tyler Bieber
Evelyn found another bar for the GSU’s pub crawl.
The event will either be on the 20th or 21st.
Jeff confirmed that Olympia state legislature will be here for the legislative forum.
Two state reps will be present
Nick reminded everyone that the camera proficiency test will be on Tuesday the third at 1:30 PM.
He will outreach other student groups.
Public Comments
Five students came to the meeting with testimony’s regarding their experiences with an on-campus policeman.
These students explained how each individually felt harassed from an on-campus policeman.
It is important to document these incidents and contact Katie Jones from Police Services.
Students can also schedule a meeting with her.
The GSU tabled internal discussion to allow presenters time to present their material.
WashPIRG
WashPIRG had a board meeting last week
WashPIRG budget is public information
There are three branches of the organization with separate budgets.
WashPIRG reviewed their student budget.
75% of WashPIRG’s student funding came from the Evergreen State College. 25% came from the University of Washington.
Evergreen pays more because University of Washington has an opt-in fee, rather than an opt-out fee.
Budget will go public online
WashPIRG collected 508 student signatures. That is 11.8% of the student body. Because it is more than 10% of the student vote, WashPIRG will be placed on the ballot this winter term.
GSU motioned to endorsed WashPIRG fee on the ballot (Passed)
Brad Euburt vocalized the need for accountability and transparency from WashPIRG.
WSA-Julianne
Organizing Director
Julieanne gave GSU an update from WSA
WSA is working on increasing higher education funding and striving and to make college tuition more affordable.
There has been discussion about lowering the student work benchmark from 52 to 20 hours a week during the school year. This would be the benchmark for students that would be expected to pay for tuition.
WSA has also been working on voter access for young voters.
Promoting motor voter preregistration, this is where 16 or 17 year olds can register to vote. Once they turned 18, they will automatically be allowed to vote.
Also, moving the voter registration deadlines
The next WSA board meeting will be on the 31st, at The Evergreen State College, CAB 301.
The next two meetings are on February 14th and March 7th. Both meetings will be at the capitol.
WSA are organizing day of actions.
There will be days of action around college affordability on February 25th and April 8th.
On March 4th, there will be a day of advocacy around ending campus sexual violence.
CRC-Matt Newman
There was a discussion about offering different tiers of pricing for the CRC renovation.
The 10$ credit fee has not been finalized yet.
If the renovation is approved, the fee would begin in Fall 2015. (20 year period)
Free WHRC memberships would last a lifetime.
With the $10 credit fee it would increase tuition to around $2,000. This cost needs to be transparent.
How will an increase in tuition affect student attendance at the Evergreen State College?
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