The Geoduck Student Union

Representatives present: Asher Matthews, Devin Moncada, Phoebe, Mike Espy, Adam Bartell, Alexander Butler, John Gundayao, Jasmine Wong, Francisco Daza, Charles Adkins, Brandon Ellington, Jenny Whitfield, Aidan Ripley, Rebecca Canright, Jacques LeBlanc, Waylon Robert, Mia Harvey.

Executive Director: Camille Closson.

Advisor: Tom Mercado.

Meeting started at 1:19.

Motion to approve the Agenda.

Motion to add Ben Huff to the Agenda.

Approved.

Motion to add the Attorney General’s visit to the Agenda.

Approved.

Agenda approved.

Motion to approve Minutes.

Approved.

Public Comments

None

Check-ins

Alexander talked to us about the first year housing design committee. Starting in April, he will be participating in biweekly meetings for that committee and will therefore miss half the GSU meetings.

Charles talked about the state mushroom bill being on the floor and up for vote today. Is also working on another lobby day.

Asher talked about the Bias Incident Response Team’s campus wide email about the Jewish student who had a swastika drawn on the whiteboard on their dorm room.

John scheduled a meeting with Dr Kelly Brown and invited other reps to join him.

Waylon updated the team on the unpaid internships endowment.

Budget

Brandon gave everybody updated copies of the budget for next year. There are two submissions, one in the event that we get the GSU fee, one in the event that we do not.  Mentioned the interim Executive Director who works during the summer.

Motion to have Brandon submit the budget to the S&A Board when approved by the team by week ten’s meeting.

Approved.

Student Forum

Molly Pumphrey talked to us about having a student forum organised on campus. She had a conversation with Wendy Endress about ideas:

• Open forum. Inviting all the students. Creating a space to talk about Evergreen.
• Sitting in the CAB or the Library a few hours at a time to promote the forum.
• Having it be student led, with no faculty.

Phoebe volunteered to help.

Motion to create a subcommittee for this forum next quarter.

Approved

Ben Huff, our WSA liaison, gave us a legislative update

Attorney general’s visit on campus.

Will be coming on April 24th to meet with the GSU and hopefully two programs.

Motion to have him speak to the GSU and two other programs on the 24th of April from 2-3.

Approved

Will not be a public meeting and still needs to be fully organised.

Election Commissioners’ Banners

Beth proposed different options to the team for different banners.

Also talked about the health initiative running longer than the current elections.

Would have to pay $25/month for the survey.

Motion to have the surveymonkey fee come out of our budget for two months.

Approved.

Phoebe’s banner idea

Promoting our weekly meetings.

Motion to approve the banner to promote our weekly meetings.

Approved.
Meeting adjourned at 2:47.

1:15 – Start meeting

1:20 – Approve Agenda and Minutes

1:25 – Public Comments

1:35 – Check ins

1:50 – Budget

2:15 – Student Forum

2:30 – Banners

3:00 – Adjourn meeting.

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Representatives: Charles Adkins, Dylan Macardican, Asher Matthews, Adam Bartell, Brandon Ellington, Devin Moncada, Mia Harvey, Francisco Daza, John Gundayao, Kun Yin Chung, Aidan Ripley, Naia Danko, Micah Nordgren, Waylon Robert, Jacques LeBlanc, Jasmine Wong, Mike Espy, Robert Tacker.

Executive Director: Camille Closson

Advisor: Tom Mercado
Meeting starts at 1:20.

Motion to move Budget to after Student Trustee

Approved

Motion to approve Agenda

Approved

Motion to approve the past two weeks’ minutes

Approved

Public Comments

Tom told the team 16% of students have already voted

Check ins:

Dylan updated us on his tabling.  Got three suggestions today: one to remove the smoking shelter from the child care center parking lot, one asking for more compost bins, and one telling us to “F*ckin’ Do It”.

Mia told us that the lobby day went well.  6 students went, met with many different officials.  Also told us she got the money she had asked for from the S&A Board for the Power of One Conference, also  managed to fundraise from other places on campus. Still needs to fundraise.

Waylon and Xavier Womeldorff will be meeting with potential investors.

John is meeting with Dr Kelly Brown from the Wellness Center concerning Mental Health and Wellness.  Also saw online that a swastika had been put on a student’s door in the dorms.  Will follow up with them.  Told us the student in question was talking to Police Services.

Rebecca talked to us about the fact that her (and Aidan) have to leave at 2 in order to go to a sustainability committee meeting in Purce Hall.  Also gave us a legislative update.

Camille asked the team about what they would like to talk to Wendy Endress about.  Erik from WashPIRG and her also talked about the NSLVE and the All In Challenge to see if any of the reps would like to help setting both of those things up on campus.

Motion to strike Student Forum from the Agenda and talk about our Election Policy instead

Approved

Back to check ins:

Brandon showed us the draft of the budget for next year and also mentioned how one of the articles of our Constitution requires us to have a Historian.  Would like to nominate Devin.

Motion to have Devin be our historian.

Approved.

LaTonya from Tacoma talked to us about being the new election commissioner on the Tacoma campus.

Election Policy:

Should there be other polling stations than ours or not?  Should people at polling stations be able to campaign at the same table or not?

Motion to edit section 1.3 of our election policy to say “with the exception of initiative campaigning”.

Approved.

Student Trustee Process:

April 14th for applications for Student Trustee.  Have to present 3 students’ names to the Governor by April 14th.  Applications to GSU due April 4th.

Motion to ask for a resume, two recommendation letters, and a cover letter for the application

Approved.

Motion to add the 2 questions to the application process.

Approved.
Meeting adjourned at 2:50.

1:15 – Start meeting

1:20 – Approve Agenda and Minutes

1:25 – Public Comments

1:35 – Check-ins

1:50 – Student Forum

2:05 – Banners and PSA

2:25 – Budget

2:50 – Student Trustee process

3:00 – Adjourn meeting

Meeting started at 4:10.

Representatives present: Micah Nordgren, Robert Tacker, Jasmine Wong, John Gundayao, Adam Bartell, Charles Adkins, Dylan Macardican, Asher Matthews, Naia Danko, Devin Moncada, Brandon Ellington.

Executive Director: Camille Closson.

Advisor: Tom Mercado.

Add information about the elections to the Agenda.

No quorum, unable to vote.

No public comments.

Check ins:

Mac tabling at 12 to 1 in front of CAB on Wednesdays.

Asher meeting with George Bridges.

WSA past Saturday, voted on not backing up a bill (5820) that would make higher GPAs and students in STEM programs get more money from the State Need Grant.

Charles and Colin talked about the lobby day on the 22nd of February from 1 to 5.  Bus leaving campus at 12:30.  Talked about turning in his written testimony for bill 5820.

Robert went to the higher education conference in Spokane last week – Evergreen had the biggest delegation out of all the other institutions.

Project check ins

Mac: Works on the GSU Fee.

Devin: Works on student support from administration for documented and undocumented immigrant students.

Charles: Works with the legislative committee.

Adam:  No project.

John: Works on creating a committee for mental health support.

Jasmine: No project.

Micah: No project.

Robert: Works on keeping the Tacoma campus updated on GSU business and works on

Naia: Works on a water bottle filling station and other possible projects.

Brandon: Works on budget, bylaws, and the constitution.

Asher: Works with Waylon on the unpaid internships endorsements, works on gender inclusive bathrooms in Lab building, works with TQC on small scale events.

Elections:

Radio PSA text good.

Adam as voice.

Will vote on banners next week.
Meeting adjourned at 4:50.

Representatives present: Robert Tacker, Charles Adkins, Dylan Macardican, Asher Matthews, Brandon Ellington, Jasmine Wong, Francisco Daza, Rebecca Canright, John Gundayao, Adam Bartell, Mike Espy, Jacques LeBlanc, Jenny Whitfield, Chin Kun Yun, Mia Harvey, Aidan Ripley, Waylon Robert.

Executive Director: Camille Closson.

Advisor: Tom Mercado.

Meeting started at 1:20.

Motion to add attendance to the Agenda after the attorney general discussion.

Approved.

Motion to approve the Agenda.

Approved.

Motion to approve the 02/08 Minutes.

Approved.

Public Comments:

Tom let us know about the operational budget bonanza by the S&A Board.

Erik from WashPIRG let us know about their schedule: Bees campaign meeting Tuesday 5:00 in Sem 2 A 2107, Core meetings Wednesday 5PM in D3105, Democracy meetings Thursday 4PM in E3109 (Holding a showing of Freedom on my mind on 02/16), Solar meetings Thursday 5PM in D3105, Antibiotics meetings Friday 3PM in E3109, Thursday 02/23 at 6PM bees is going to have a mason bee house making day in the wood-shop, as well as the solar campaign’s lobby day at the capital on the 23rd.

Aaron from the S&A Board thanked Mac for tabling outside the CAB from 12 to 1.

Check-ins:

Charles gave us a legislative update.

Mac talked about his tabling outside the CAB and the reaction students seemed to have when talked to about the GSU fee.

Mia let us know that the applications for lobby day on the 22nd are now available until the 17th of February and also let us know about her applying for the Power of One Conference budget through the S&A Board at 3:0.

Waylon updated us on the internship endowment.  

Rebecca told us about her meeting at the Natural Resources building last week.

Winter Ballot:

GSU Fee proposal:

Wording approved.

No other proposal.

Attorney General on campus:

Motion to allow Charles to invite the Attorney General on campus to speak at a big venue or go to programs.

Motion to amend that Charles can ask the Solicitor General if necessary and to have the AG also come talk to the GSU.

Approved.

Main motion approved.

Attendance:

Motion to excuse absences when it comes to some events happening during the governance hours.

Approved.

Adjourned at 2:59.

1:15 – Start meeting

1:20 – Approve Agenda and Minutes

1:25 – Public Comments

1:35 – Check-ins

1:50 – Winter Ballot proposals

2:30 – Attorney General on campus?

3:00 – Adjourn meeting

Representatives Present:  Devin Moncada, Aidan Ripley, Dylan Macardican, Asher Matthews, Rebecca Canright, Brandon Ellington, Francisco Daza, Jasmine Wong, Mia Harvey, John Gundayao, Alexander Butler, Jacques LeBlanc, Adam Bartell, Kun Yin Chung, Micah Nordgren, Mike Espy, Charles Adkins, Jenny Whitfield, Waylon Robert, Naia Danko, Robert Tacker.

Executive Director: Camille Closson.

Advisor: Tom Mercado

Meeting started at 1:18

Motion to approve Agenda

Approved

Motion to approve Minutes

Approved.

Public Comments:

Tom reminded us that SLARS are due today.  Also needs more information on the Tacoma trip.

Check-ins:

Charles gave us a legislative update.

Camille checked to see who could go to the Tacoma trip and the WSA meeting.

Brandon let us know he had updated our budget according to certain recent changes.

Mia let us know that our lobby day would be on 02/22 in between 12 and 5.

Winter Ballot:

GSU Fee proposal.

Motion to change the officers’ pay to match the other representatives’.

Approved.

Motion to table discussion to after the other proposals.

Approved

Proposal to move the Archives to protect them from flooding.

Motion to put proposal on the ballot as worded in the proposal.

Approved

Proposal to advise the administration on the commitments they should make when it comes to documented and undocumented students.

Motion to approve the proposal

Approved

Proposal about having all-gendered bathrooms in every building on campus.

Motion to put it on Ballot pending wording next week.

Approved.

Proposal to put a survey concerning the Wellness Center on the Ballot

Motion to approve wording with amended language and put the survey on the ballot.

Approved

Back to the GSU Fee.

Motion to put the $7.50 Fee on the Ballot with amended wording.

Approved

Motion to adjourn the meeting

Approved
Meetings ended at 2:56.

1:15- Meeting starts

1:20- Approve Agenda and Minutes

1:25- Public Comments

1:30- Check-ins

1:40- Evergreen’s branding project

2:10- Winter Ballot

3:00- Meeting ends