Dec. 14, 2016 Meeting Minutes

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Tess McMillan

Date | Time: 12/14/2016 2:30 PM                                                                          Meeting Called By: ASG President

Board Members                            Voting Members Present: 6/9 at 2:33 PM

ASG President (Chair)                                                                                     Sammy Akeyo                         Present
ASG VP of Finance & Communications                                                    Evan Bowman                         Present
ASG VP of Student Affairs & Pluralism                                                      Abner Pagunuran                    Present
ASG Chief Justice                                                                                            Trygve Vandal                         Absent (Excused)
ASG Marketing & Public Relations Representative                                  Mei-Ching Wu                          Present
ASG Campus Life and Events Representative                                          Dariga Tugan                           Present
ASG Emerging Tech & Entrepreneurial Representative                           Robert Stewart                         Absent (Excused)
ASG Environmental & Social Responsibility Representative                 Marianne Albay                      Absent (Excused)
ASG External Legislative Representative                                                   Jahkari Aujla-Singh                 Present

Guests

Hyemin Son                                                         Policy Coordinator, OSLA
Amber Nicholson                                                 Director, Office of Sustainability
Van Kong                                                              Coordinator, Asian Pacific Islander Student Association (APISA)
Stephanie Rowe                                                   Program Assistant, Student Programs
LaMeshia Reese-Taylor                                     ASG Advisor, Student Programs

Proceedings

  1. Commencement

Chair Sammy Akeyo calls the meeting to order at 2:33 P.M.

 

  1. Introductions

Introductions are made right to left (name, position, gender pronouns) including all present ASG members and guests.

 

  1. Funding Request- Student Environmental Sustainability Fund (SESF)
    Amber Nicholson, Office of Sustainability

Office of Sustainability requests to approve $7,300 from SESF fund to bring 12 students and 2 advisors to Washington Higher Education Sustainability Conference in Spokane on February 15 to 17, 2017. Application and Marketing process is ongoing.

Motion to approve $7,300 from the budget number 1952 for Washington Higher Education Sustainability Conference: Dariga Tugan.

Motion Passes: 4-1-0.

Office of Sustainability requests to approve $6,000 from SESF fund for the Carpool Application ZimRide on campus in 2017. In the last year from January to December, there are about 200 registers and 90% of them are active users.

Motion to approve $6,000 from the budget number 1952  for Carpool Application ZimRide in 2017: Evan Bowman.

Motion Passes: 5-0-0.

 

  1. Funding Request- Power of One Conference

Motion to table the Power of One Conference to the next BOD meeting due to the absence of the funding requestor: Jahkari Aujla-Singh.

Motion Passes: 5-0-0.

 

  1. Funding Request- Asian Pacific American Higher Education Conference (APAHE)

Van Kong, APISA

APISA requests to approve $8,845 from ASG fund for APAHE Conference from April 5 to 7, 2017 in Oakland, California.

Motion to approve $8,845 from the budget number 1984 for APAHE Conference: Evan Bowman.

Motion Passes: 5-0-0.

 

  1. Funding Request- The Watchdog winter Welcome Guide

The Watchdog requests to approve $500 for advertising ASG on the Watchdog Welcome Guide in winter quarter.

Motion to approve $500 from the budget number 1984 for the Watchdog winter Welcome Guide: Abner Pagunuran.

Motion Passes: 5-0-0.

 

  1. Washington Student Association fall dues

This item is already taken cared.

Motion to approve not to take care of this item because it has been handled by advisors: Evan Bowman.

Motion Passes: 5-0-0.

 

  1. Appointment of an interim officer for ASG Emerging Tech & Entrepreneurial Representative

ASG Emerging Tech & Entrepreneurial Representative Robert Steward resigned on December 12, 2016.

Motion to approve to have the position ASG Emerging Tech & Entrepreneurial Representative vacant until we hire the new officer: Abner Pagunuran.

Motion Passes: 5-0-0.

 

  1. Meeting Minutes

Motion to resent the previous motion to leave the position vacant until we hire the new officer due to the conflict from the special BOD meeting on Dec. 12, 2016: Abner Pagunuran.

Motion Passes: 5-0-0.

Motion to approve the special BOD meeting minutes from Dec. 12, 2016: Jahkari Aujla-Singh.

Motion Passes: 5-0-0.

Motion to approve the BOD meeting minutes from Nov. 30, 2016: Abner Pagunuran.

Motion Passes: 5-0-0.

 

  1. Appointment of an interim officer for ASG Emerging Tech & Entrepreneurial Representative

Motion to approve Dariga Tugan as the interim ASG Emerging Tech & Entrepreneurial Representative: Abner Pagunuran.

Dariga Tugan accept.

Nomination Passes: 4-0-1.

 

  1. Budget Review

Evan Bowman

The only budget that will be changed is the funding items that we just passed since the last BOD meeting.

 

  1. President’s Report

Sammy Akeyo

I have been working with Office of Sustainability. Everyone is working on the evaluation and preparing the projects and events for the next quarter.

 

  1. Advisor Report

No Report.

 

  1. Announcements

No Announcements.

 

  1. Public Comments

Stephanie Rowe

Making sure that ASG officers follow the winter break working hours.

 

  1. Adjournment

Chair adjourns the meeting at 3:07 PM

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