October 8, 2024
2:02pm, 3-139A, Downtown Campus Room 200B, Zoom
In Attendance
Student Senators
- Senator Elisabeth Small
- Senator Ashley Wrobeh
- Senator Billy Simba
- Senator Shawn Sanchez
- Senator Lizzy Cole
- Senator Neenee Curry
- Senator Ryan
President
- Angelo Romero
Vice President of Governance
- Alicia Crimmins
Vice President of Downtown
- Loritea Ellis
Treasurer
- Esma Demir
Chief of Staff
- Liam Krieger
Secretary of Governance
- Tehya Deisenroth
Student Trustee
- Joseph Leichtner
Historian
- Nick Tran
Office of Student Life
- Advisor: Jodi Oriel
- Faculty Advisor: Mark Sample
Visitors
- Shirley Provost – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Ryan Messenger – Student Affairs
- Ginny Geer-Mentry – MCC Association
- Dana Williams – MCC Student
- Kimberly DeLardge – DTC Student Engagement
- JJ Morgano – MCC Student, Model UN
- Carrie Cleveland – MCC Student, HGHRP
- Andrew Chernjarsky – MCC Student, Math Club
Minutes
Call to Order (2:17 pm)
- Roll Call (see attendance above)
Vice President of Governance Crimmins called for a roll call to start the senate meeting. - Land Acknowledgement
- Approval of Minutes
- Vice President of Governance Crimmins called for a motion to approve the October 1, 2024 Student Government Association minutes.
- Senator Small so moved, seconded by Senator Sanchez
- A vote was taken.
- Be it resolved, the Monroe Community College Student Government Association approves the October 1, 2024 minutes as written.
Speak to the Senate
Shirley Batista-Provost, along with JJ Morgano, showed the Senate a presentation of Model United Nations. It was very informative and told us more about Model UN.
Reports
- President Romero
On Monday, September 30th, President Romero met up with Karen Shaw and Katherine Shohr of the MCC Foundation, where he helped create a video to Introduce Sheila M. Strong, one of the MCC Alumni who will get inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame on the Salute to Excellence event. After this, President Romero would join in on a meeting with fellow members of the Peace Committee, Students in the community, President Dr. Burt Nanna, and the rest of the Executive Leadership Team to discuss the main goals of the Peace Committee and the Campus Climate regarding about safety, and belonging in the community, to ensure we can educate members of the MCC Community. This was a very productive meeting; hearing from other perspectives and sharing with President Burt Nanna was good. Hence, she can hear how the community feels regarding what is going on on campus. On Tuesday, October 1st, President Romero and some members of SGA met with the Muslim Student Association to collaborate and help out with MSA’s charity week event, which will occur at MCC near the end of October. The event aims to raise charity money to address various global issues. SGA will help spread awareness around the community by asking other community members if they can help volunteer with MSA and support them in any way. Later that day, SGA hosted the Vice President Debate Watch Party, where members of the MCC Community were invited to watch the Vice President Debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz. News stations help covered this event and interviewed a few students, including President Romero. In the end, He and VP Crimmins had a small Discussion to see how everyone felt after the debate, what they thought stood out to them, and if this changed anything. On Wednesday, October 2nd, President Romero attended the Peace Committee meeting with fellow members to finalize the October 7th calling for peace event. They delegated work that would be done at the event and finalized the script. After this, he attended the College Orientation Committee, where they discussed the committee’s purpose and what work would be done on it. They have assigned the PowerPoint work, what should be on it, and who will work on what. Lastly, on Saturday, October 5th, President Romero and a few SGA members were part of the “Be Inspired Team” for the 5k walk/run. They ran to help fundraise for scholarships and win scholarships. This was his 3rd time doing it, and he was glad to walk in this race. He wanted to first recognize Chief of Staff Liam Krieger and Veteran Senator Shawn Sanchez for assisting someone who did help someone injured and making sure the individual was okay. Also, congratulations to VP Crimmins for winning a scholarship at the event.
- Vice President of Governance Crimmins
Starting off strong, Monday before last weeks Senate meeting, Vice President of Governance Crimmins had the privilege of joining a small zoom meeting with President Dr. Burt-Nanna, some of the Executive Leadership Team of the college, and Peace Committee members to further talk about the committees mission, goals, and details for the event. Next, after the Senate meeting on Oct 1st, Vice President of Governance, along with other SGA members, attended a meeting with Muslim Student Association where Hamza Al Ani and Hajer Enaami presented an amazing powerpoint regarding Charity Week. They informed on what Charity Week was, their goal, efforts etc. It is a non profit humanitarian organization where one of their projects that MSA focuses on, is about sending emergency relief to countries such as Palestine, Sudan, Bangladesh, Lebanon, etc. MSA is organizing Charity Week events during the second to last week of this month, advertising and fundraising for the organization. Then on Wednesday, Oct 2, Peace Committee held the last meeting before their event on Monday, October 7th, where roles and scripts were assigned. There will still be weekly meetings to organize future events. Thank you.
- Vice President of Downtown Ellis
Vice President of Downtown Ellis had no report this week.
- Treasurer Demir
Treasurer Esma Demir has no report this week.
- Secretary of Governance Deisenroth
Good afternoon. On Monday, September 30th, Secretary Deisenroth, along with President Romero, Vice President Crimmins, Senator Simba, and other student leaders joined President Dr. Burt-Nanna and her officers in a Campus Climate meeting. They talked about the October 7th event and how students are feeling about it. It was informational for all of them, and they are working towards solutions for the October 7th event and for future Peace Committee events. On Tuesday, October 1st, Secretary Deisenroth and other SGA members had a meeting with the Muslim Student Association. MSA was introducing the Charity Week event that they are hosting. Charity Week raises money for humanitarian relief, education, clothes and more for many countries, including in the Middle East and Africa. Secretary Deisenroth has been working on a form for SGA members to fill out for times that they can support MSA in their events. Later that evening, Secretary Deisenroth attended the Vice President debate watch party. It was very interesting. On Wednesday, October 2nd, the Peace Committee had their final meeting before the October 7th Calling for Peace event. She created the pamphlet for the event as well. The details were finalized and they’re looking forward to the event. On October 5th, Secretary Deisenroth participated in the 5k walk and run that raised money for MCC scholarships. It was a very fun event! Thank you.
- Chief of Staff Krieger
On Saturday, October 6th, Liam Krieger, Chief of Staff, attended the 5K event. Following that on Sunday, he met with the social media team to discuss future events and strategies for publicizing them. On Thursday, his committee was assigned all of their project roles, enabling them to move forward with their initiatives.
- Historian Tran
Historian Tran attended the peace committee on Oct 2nd. Historian Tran also did tabling for TurboVote for Oct 3rd..
- Health & Wellness Senator Wrobeh
Hello everyone. This week senator Wrobeh continued tabling at the SGA voter registration table. It is going very well, and we have gotten a lot of students prepared to hit the polls in November. Also, this week, senator Wrobeh met with club connect and shared ideas for the next club and orgs meeting. Senator Wrobeh joined the COS committee to contribute to the new SGA presentation for the COS classes this fall.
- Veterans Senator Sanchez
This week was another light week for Veterans Senator Sanchez. On Tuesday, Oct 1st, he attended the VP debate watch party with other members of SGA. There was a great turnout, and President Romero and Vice President Crimmins did a great job with the Q&A discussion. On Wednesday, Oct 2nd, Veterans Senator Sanchez had his first meeting for the COS committee and shared his ideas and goals with the team. He is excited to get working with them. On Thursday, Oct 3rd, he sat in on another Vet club meeting to check in and see if they needed any help from SGA for future events. On Saturday, October 5th, he rucked the 5k with the Veterans Club, playing cadences on a speaker, and had an amazing time, though did not feel amazing afterwards.
- Student Relations Senator Simba
On Monday, September 30th, Senator Simba participated in the Campus Climate Meeting with President Burt-Nanna and other student leaders. He engaged in a productive and enlightening discussion about the current happenings and the general climate of the campus. Senator Simba was able to share his perspectives on issues that are important to students, and he gained valuable insights from the other participants. The following day, Tuesday, October 1st, Senator Simba attended the Vice President Debate Watch Party organized by the SGA. He helped with tabling, assisting students with voter registration, and checking their registration status. It was great to see so many students engaged in the political process and ready to make their voices heard!
- Diversity Senator Small
Elisabeth Small met with Club Connect on Tuesday, October 1st at 4:30PM to discuss the Halloween theme for the next club and org meeting on the 15th. After, Elisabeth met with MAS to go over Charity Week and what they would need from SGA. After that meeting, Elisabeth and a few other SGA cohorts decorated the SGA office for the upcoming holiday. On Wednesday, October 2nd, Elisabeth attended the mentalist/psychic in the cafeteria with a common shared thought of an orange kangaroo in Denmark with the rest of the audience. On Friday, October 4th, Elisabeth attended the pre-agenda meeting. On Saturday, October 5th, Elisabeth attended the 5K Walk/Run and ran the course in 39 minutes.
- Student Trustee Leichtner
Student Trustee Leichtner has no report this week.
- Residence Hall Senator Cole
On October 1st, Senator Cole attended the Muslim Student Association meeting from 5 pm to 6 pm, along with other members of Student Government. They collaborated to discuss plans for Charity Week, which aims to bring students together to raise money for various charitable causes. Later that day, from 8:30 to 11 pm, the Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a successful Vice-Presidential Debate watch Party, with a large turnout and interviews from multiple news sources. On October 2nd, Senator Cole attended the first COS Committee meeting, where progress was made on the Student Government slideshow and ideas were developed to engage with students and promote a successful work ethic. Additionally, she sponsored the Mathematics Club’s fund request. - Downtown Campus Senator Curry
Neenee Curry is the Downtown Senator. Senator Neenee didn’t do much this week, as of October 2nd Senator Neenee participated in the Hispanic Heritage Month event she really enjoyed it, she thought the atmosphere was live and thought the event was amazing. Senator Neenee danced with an AMAZING dance instructor, She also went to connect with a-lot of resources and made some new connections with programs and organizations stands that was there apart of the event. Also on October 3rd Senator Neenee was able to meet with a student in referral to building a new club and what the requirements are for clubs. Overall Senator Neenee had a great week! - Club and Organization Senator Ryan
Club/Organizations Senator Ryan attended a meeting with MSA to discussion certain events coming up with the SGA team and the Vice president of MSA and an associate of theirs. Club/Organizations Senator Ryan also attended their first meeting of Club connect and was showed the how things were being run and talked about the next meeting for club connect that’s happening in the forum.
New Business
- Action Items (requires a senate vote)
- Resolution to Approve the Funding Request for Math Club
Resolved, The Monroe Community College Student Government Association approved the funding request for Math Club.
Vice President of Governance Crimmins called for a motion to approve the resolution. Senator Simba so moved, second by Senator Cole.
Discussion: The Math Club has completed and met the standards of the Student Government Association and Office of Student Life and Leadership.
A vote was taken. The resolution passed.
Be it resolved, the senate present and voting that the Student Government Association approve the funding request for Math Club effective October 8th, 2024, at Monroe Community College. - Resolution to Approve the Amendment of the Information Computer Technology Club Constitution
Resolved, The Monroe Community College Student Government Association approved the amendment of the Information Computer Technology Club Constitution.
Vice President of Governance Crimmins called for a motion to approve the resolution. Senator Wrobeh so moved, second by Senator Small.
Discussion: The Information Computer Technology Club has completed and met the standards of the Student Government Association and Office of Student Life and Leadership.
A vote was taken. The resolution passed.
Be it resolved, the senate present and voting that the Student Government Association approve the Amendment of the Information Computer Technology Club Constitution effective October 8th, 2024, at Monroe Community College.
- Resolution to Approve the Funding Request for Math Club
Discussion Items
- There were no discussion items.
Old Business
- There was no old business.
Questions and Comments
- There were no questions or comments.
Adjournment
- Vice President of Governance Crimmins called for a motion for adjournment.
Senator Sanchez so moved, second by Senator Simba - Meeting was adjourned at 3:07 pm.
Executive Session
Respectfully submitted,
Tehya Deisenroth
Secretary of Governance