Wednesday 11/04/2015

Absent: Anne Belson, Lupe

 

Chair: Alex

 

Approve Agenda: Approved

 

Approve Meeting Minutes: Approved

 

Public Comments

 

WashPIRG

 

  • Campaign to pass 122 in Seattle
  • Initiative Passed
  • Limits spending and contributions to individual candidates

 

Emily-Dunn Wilder-Student Trustees

 

  • Emily had a board orientation on Monday.
  • The administration is interested in more student involvement with committees
  • Emily and George Bridges will be meeting with students to get feedback on academics.
  • George Bridges is interested in attending a GSU meeting. Alex will contact him.
  • Emily Dunn-Wilder will start posting onto Greener Commons in order to connect with students.
  • Top priority is to improve communication with students and improving Greener Commons

 

Check-In’s:

 

Jeff

  • 1366 initiative passed
  • Important for the GSU to write a statement to the legislative to specify that the legislative should not get rid of tuition cuts
  • Jeff will create a draft
  • Send out an email of the WSA agenda
  • Alex is interested in holding a vote to approve the 4 voting WSA members
  • Jeff will bring a list of candidates on Monday

 

Rhianna

  • Rhianna and Jeff met with Kelly Schrader
  • Kelly Schrader is interested in attended a GSU meeting

 

Alex

  • Meeting with Wendy Endres and the President on Tuesday
  • Requesting the Bias Response Team to send out a campus email
  • Let Alex know before Tuesday if there is anything he should mention during the meetings

 

Tom

  • Retreat is this weekend
  • Students will meeting in C parking lot on Thursday

Tacoma Check-In

 

  • Unable to present the budget proposal to the S&A Tacoma board

 

Election Commissioner Interviews

  • The GSU interviewed Ryan
  • Motion to interview Ryan today and select candidate on Monday (does not pass)
  • Ryan was a previous GSU representative
  • Ryan’s schedule could potentially focus on Weekend and Evening Studies
  • The GSU further discussed whether or not they should hire Ryan today, or wait until Monday to make a decision.
  • Motion to vote for the final Election Commissioner Position on Monday (approved)

 

Greener Organization Meeting

  • The GO is interested in creating connections with the GSU and upper campus
  • Collaborating on forums and events
  • GO has the ability to get rights of movies before their on Dvd.
  • GO meetings are on Wednesdays at 5 PM
  • The GO can assist with Civic Engagement Week

 

“Free the Nipple” Legislation

  • Jeff review free the nipple legislative
  • City of Olympia: 15% of registered voters to sign a petition
  • Thurston County policies dictate the policies of The Evergreen State College
  • Passing the “free the nipple” campaign in Thurston County would be very challenging
  • However, there can be a campaign to have The Evergreen State College be apart of City of Olympia.
  • Tom mentioned to find an advocate in the city council to work with the GSU.

 

Go over and vote on WLM response

 

  • Motion to approve the GSU response to the WLM posters (approve)

 

  • The GSU can published the letter into the Cooper Point Journal

 

Faculty Meeting

  • Mac will be bringing the official WLM posters to the faculty meeting.
  • S&A Decoupling