2025-04-22 SGA Senate Meeting Minutes

April 22, 2025

2:15pm, Forum 3-130, Downtown Campus Room 200B, Zoom

In Attendance

Student Senators

  • Senator Elisabeth Small
  • Senator Ashley Wrobeh
  • Senator Billy Simba
  • Senator Margherita Rizzuti
  • Senator Jalisia Burno

President

  • Angelo Romero

Vice President of Governance

  • Lizzy Cole

Vice President of Downtown

  • Loritea Ellis

Treasurer

  • Esma Demir

Secretary of Governance

  • Hajer Enaami

Student Trustee

  • Joseph Leichtner

Chief of Staff

  • Hamzah Al Ani

Secretary of Staff

  • Madison DePoty

Office of Student Life

  • Advisor: Jodi Oriel
  • Faculty Advisor: Mark Sample

Visitors

  • Dana Williams – MCC Student
  • Ryan Messenger – Academic Student Affairs
  • Ginny Geer-Mentry – MCCA
  • Jacob Lenahan – Pride Alliance
  • Ellie Wart – Criminal Justice Club
  • Kelsey Bright – Academic Affairs

Minutes

Call to Order (2:15 pm)

  1. Roll Call (see attendance above)
    Vice President of Governance Cole called for a roll call to start the senate meeting.
  2. Land Acknowledgement
  3. Approval of Minutes
    1. Vice President of Governance Cole called for a motion to approve the April 8, 2025, Student Government Association minutes.
    2. Senator Small so moved, seconded by Senator Simba
    3. A vote was taken.
    4. Be it resolved, the Monroe Community College Student Government Association approves the April 8, 2025, minutes as written.

Speak to the Senate

  1. Kelsey Bright: Both Kelsey and I spoke to the senate about the academic calendar and asked for any feedback on any work they are doing about what the future is going to look like on the Academic Calendar for Fall & Spring.

Reports

  1. President Romero

    President Romeo has no report this week.

  2. Vice President of Governance Cole

    Vice President of Governance has no report this week

  3. Vice President of Downtown Ellis

    Vice President of Downtown Ellis has no report this week.

  4. Treasurer Demir

    Treasurer Demir has no report this week 

  5. Secretary of Governance Enaami

    During Spring Break (April 12–20th), Hajer assisted the Muslim Student Association in preparing for their upcoming Tea Party event, which will serve as a light-hearted conclusion to the semester. Additionally, Hajer, alongside Chief of Staff Hamzah Al Ani, supported the newly appointed president of the MSA in transitioning into their role, guiding them through various responsibilities and tasks. Thank you!

  6. Secretary of Staff DePoty

    Secretary of Staff DePoty has no report this week

  7. Chief of Staff Al Ani

    On Tuesday, April 8th, Hamzah attended a meeting between members of Global Union, The Peace Committee, and SGA, to discuss a possible fundraiser based on the Myanmar earthquake situation. Following this meeting, Hamzah attended the Student Clubs & Orgs Council Meeting where he learned of all the club’s/ organizations current status and plans towards the end of the semester. On Wednesday, April 9th, Hamzah joined the ELC (Engineering Leadership Council) during their MakerSpace time, and got to learn about their current project, a music bot, as well as their upcoming boat race, which is to take place on April 23rd (tomorrow). After this meeting, Hamzah had the honor to attend the Phi Theta Kappa induction ceremony (as an inductee), enjoying a remarkable speech from professor Mark Samples and watching as Angelo fails to light up a candle multiple times. The ceremony was well planned and coordinated. Later on Thursday, April 10th, Hamzah checked on the Global Union Ukrainian event. The event had a fair appreciative audience, great cultural food, and fun activities. On Friday, April 11th, at 11 AM, Hamzah joined the Constitution Committee in organizing and making final plans for the constitution and by-laws, assigning tasks prior to spring break. Around 11:30 AM, Hamzah assisted Pride Alliance, Cabbages & Kings, and Tabletop clubs in organizing their event, The Spring Soirée, which ran successfully with a big audience and many enjoyable activities. Hamzah also had the pleasure to join the ending of the SWE (Student Women Engineers) workshop on Security and Social Engineering, where he learned of the importance of protecting your identity online. Lastly, from 1 to 3 PM, Hamzah attended the YDSA (Young Democratic Socialists of America) meeting, where they shared a preview copy of the third issue of the Monroe Left (Timber Edition). Furthermore, throughout Spring Break (Apr. 12 – 20th), Hamzah assisted Cabbages & Kings in completing the 78th edition of their magazine, assisted the Constitution Committee by completing changes to the by-laws, which will be later shared during the executive session, assisted the Muslim Student Association in preparing for their upcoming Tea Party event, and assisted the ELC in researching the concept of sound and how to program a system capable of understanding and translating outside sound into digital patterns.

  8. Health & Wellness Senator Wrobeh

    Health and Wellness Senator Wrobeh has no report this week.

  9. Student Relations Senator Simba

    Student Relations Senator Simba has no report this week.

  10. Diversity Senator Small

    On Tuesday, April 8th, Elisabeth met with Culture Alliance, Dr. Lee, Peace Committee and Thu Thu Htet to discuss setting up the fundraiser for the Myanmar Earthquake Relief. On Wednesday, April 9th, Elisabeth was inducted at the PTK Ceremony. There was a moving documentary, sharing stories of overcoming trauma introduced by Professor Sample. His speech was interesting and somehow inspirational. On Thursday, April 10th, Elisabeth, President Romero, Vice President Cole, and Senator Simba met with Eric Wheeler to discuss the collaboration of the MCC Champion program and the Employee Recognition Ceremony. This will be a momentous event to continue to celebrate the champions of MCC. On Friday, April 11th, Elisabeth was notified that she won first place for her research paper and prose piece in the MCC Writing Contest. Elisabeth is honored to be selected for two pieces and to share her story with the MCC community. Later that day, Elisabeth met with Culture Alliance to discuss their Stress Less Success event during Spring Fling featuring dogs, baby goats, and outlets to relax and recharge before finals.

  11. Student Trustee Leichtner

    Student Trustee Leichtner has no report this week.

  12. Public Relations Senator Rizzuti

    Public Relations Senator Rizzuti has no report for this week

  13. Athletic Senator Burno

    Athletic Senator Burno has no report this week

New Business

  1. Action Items (requires a senate vote)
    1. Resolution to Approve the Funding Request of $800 for the Pride Alliance Club

      Resolved, The Monroe Community College Student Government Association approved the funding request for the Pride Alliance Club.
      Interim Vice President of Governance Burno called for a motion to approve the resolution. Senator Simba so moved, seconded by Senator Wrobeh.
      Discussion: Pride Alliance Club has completed and met the standards of the Student Government Association and the 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 Pride Alliance Club effective April 22nd, 2025, at Monroe Community College.

    2. Resolution to Approve the Funding Request Of $1,515 for Disability Awareness Club
      Resolved, The Monroe Community College Student Government Association approved the funding request for Disability Awareness Club.
      Interim Vice President of Governance Burno called for a motion to approve the resolution. Senator Wrobeh so moved, seconded by Senator Small. 
      Discussion: Disability Awareness 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 Disability Awareness Club effective April 22nd, 2025 at Monroe Community College.

    3. Resolution to Approve the Funding Request Of $2000 for Criminal Justice Club

      Resolved, The Monroe Community College Student Government Association approved the funding request for Criminal Justice Club. 
      Interim Vice President of Governance Burno called for a motion to approve the resolution. Senator Small so moved, seconded by Senator Simba. 
      Discussion: Global Union 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 Criminal Justice Club effective April 22nd, 2025 at Monroe Community College.

Discussion Items

  1. There were no discussion items.

Old Business

  1. There was no old business.

Questions and Comments

  1. There were no questions or comments

Adjournment

  1. Vice President of Governance Cole called for a motion for adjournment.
    Senator Simba so moved, second by Senator Wrobeh
  2. Meeting was adjourned at 2:46 pm.

Executive Session

Respectfully submitted,
Angelo Romero
Student Government President