October 1, 2024
2:15pm, 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
- Sumayah Welch – MCC Student & Golden Tribunes Dance Club
- Randell Warren – MCC Student & Golden Tribunes Dance Club
- Lynnasia Israel – MCC Student & Golden Tribunes Dance Club
- La’Anna Rowe – MCC Student & Golden Tribunes Dance Club
- Ginny Geer- Mentry – MCC Association
- Becky Babcock – Faculty Senate
- Mike Bilby – Advisement
- Dana Williams – MCC Student
Minutes
Call to Order (2:15 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 September 24, 2024 Student Government Association minutes.
- Senator Small so moved, seconded by Senator Simba
- A vote was taken.
- Be it resolved, the Monroe Community College Student Government Association approves the September 24, 2024 minutes as written.
Speak to the Senate
No one spoke to the Senate.
Reports
- President Romero
On Tuesday, September 24th, President Romero attended the First Club & Orgs meeting of the Academic Year. He would give announcements about events that are happening in the future regarding SGA and bring attention to the Heritage Month Calendar Diversity Senator Small is working on. Furthermore, he also mentioned to all of the Clubs & organizations how these meetings are mandatory to attend, and you must stay for the whole thing. He wants to say how amazing the Club Connect Committee was at running the meeting, and he loved how they tried to make it more engaging. On Wednesday, September 25th, Student Relations Senator Simba and President Romero attended the “What Does Democracy Mean To You” held in the Multicultural Prism center and a Zoom option on the Downtown Campus. This event was hosted by Professor Scanlon, Professor Muhlnickel, and Professor Bogdanovska. During the whole event, they discussed the importance of democracy, what democracy means, how philosophy, photography, and Political Science tie into democracy, and the importance of voting. After this, Student Relations Senator Simba and President Romero met with Matt and Ryan from the Sustainability Club, Eric Mendel, the Grounds Supervisor, and Mike Wichtowski from Facilities to meet with Seneca Park Zoo regarding the Butterfly Garden Project. They surveyed the area and asked what the project would look like if they worked with the Zoo. There will be another meeting to check base and finalize the outcome. On Thursday, September 26th, President Romero attended the Executive Leadership Team meeting with the SGA team to report on what SGA has worked on throughout the Summer and the beginning of the academic year. The reports aligned with President Dr. Burt Nanna’s Vision 2027, and five members of SGA read each report that revolved around the directions. He gave a report revolving around Direction 4, which revolved around Turbo Vote, Inviting Candidates to the campus, the SUNY SA leadership Conference, and the SUNY Virtual Dialogue. Afterward, we answered their questions, and they provided us with information. Later that day, President Romero was part of a round table discussion regarding MCC’s food pantry, “Doing What is Good and Healthy Together,” also known as DWIGHT. This meeting was to discuss DWIGHT’s significant impact on the community, and they were joined by Students who work there and use it and talked with the Chancellor of SUNY, John King jr, State Assembly Member Sarah Clark, and President Dr. Burt Nanna. President Romero would spew about how much DWIGHT has helped those in the community and how amazing it is. I want to give a massive shout-out to everyone who helps with DWIGHT. Student Life includes Melissa Gue, Jodi Oriel, Chloe Allen, Mary Geisert, and Tracy Mckinney. Of course, the students who help run it, like SGA Secretary Tehya Deisenroth, help assist with stocking, maintaining it, providing feedback, and train the new students who work there now. Many students help with it, like Alica Crimmins, Christine Kerwin, Robert Gracie, Alana Murphy, Margarita Rizzuti, Desi Charles, Larry Pittman, and Charity Nietopski. Every Single one helps keep DWIGHT a resource, and MCC is lucky to have people like them.
- Vice President of Governance Crimmins
Over the past week, Vice President of Government tabled for TurboVote on Monday, then on Tuesday after the senate meeting, held our first Clubs and Organizations meeting where Club Connect was present and implemented new activities to make the meeting more interactive and lively which she believes was a success. Next, on Wednesday, the Peace Committee held a meeting from 5-6 with new members from HGHRP and MSA. Then, on Thursday, she attended the ELT meeting, in which she wrote about direction two and discussed how the Peace Committee, Student Life Fair, Club Connect, and the formation of the prayer room are in align with direction 2, which is inclusion of students. On that same Thursday, she had the privilege of attending a meeting with the SUNY Chancellor, John King, about MCC’s DWIGHT pantry, experience working in it, and the pantry’s importance. Thank you..
- Vice President of Downtown Ellis
Vice President of Downtown Ellis had no report this week.
- Treasurer Demir
Treasurer Esma Demir hosted the first clubs & orgs meeting of the semester with club connect on Tuesday 24th. In addition to that Treasurer Demir attended the Executive Leadership Team meeting on Thursday the 26th.
- Secretary of Governance Deisenroth
Good afternoon. On Wednesday, September 25th, Secretary Deisenroth met with the Peace Committee and a few other students who want to help with the October 7th event. The meeting went well and they’re all motivated to help the cause. On Thursday, September 26th, she attended the Executive Leadership Team meeting with President Dr. Burt-Nanna and her officers; she is excited that she was picked to be apart of the Campus Climate Meeting to help Dr. Burt-Nanna and her officers to understand the climate of MCC.
- Chief of Staff Krieger
On Thursday, Liam Krieger, Chief of Staff, met with the President of the college to discuss updates on the Emerging Leaders Training (ELT) reports. The meeting focused on leadership development strategies and enhancing student engagement through ELT programs, with an emphasis on
improving communication and involvement across the campus. Tuesday: On Tuesday, Liam supported tabling efforts at the Brighton Campus. The purpose of the tabling event was to promote student government initiatives and increase student participation. Liam assisted in engaging with students, answering questions, and distributing materials to raise awareness about upcoming events and opportunities for involvement. - Historian Tran
Historian Tran took part in tabling Thursday for TurboVote, met with Dr. Burt-nanna and her team, with other members of student government to report what SGA has done in regards to fulfilling vision 2027. Historian Tran had also attended the peace committee meeting with members of student government, Kelly from the Holocaust genocide and Human Rights Project and Hamzah, a member of Muslim Student Association.
- Health & Wellness Senator Wrobeh
Health and Wellness Senatoe Worbeh has no report this week.
- Veterans Senator Sanchez
This past week was a light week for Veterans Senator Sanchez. On Tuesday, September 24th, Veterans Senator Sanchez attended the Club and Organization Council meeting with other members of the SGA, where we interacted with many of the club and organization officers. The Club and Organization Fun Committee did an excellent job hosting it. Also on Tuesday, Veterans Senator Sanchez helped host a meeting with the Vet Club to gather information on dates for upcoming events. On Wednesday, the 25th, Veterans Senator Sanchez ran the TurboVote table with Health and Wellness Senator Wrobeh, where they registered quite a few students and answered some questions. On Thursday, September 26th, Veterans Senator Sanchez attended the Executive Leadership Team meeting with the other members of the SGA, where we provided an amazing update on our goals aligning with the Vision 2027 plans. On Friday, September 27th, at the pre-agenda meeting, I started the COS committee to bring in more minds in on my plan to help inform our students about what the SGA does.
- Student Relations Senator Simba
Student Relations Senator Simba has no report this week.
- Diversity Senator Small
On Tuesday, September 24th, Elisabeth Small, Treasurer Demir, and Health and Wellness Senator Wrobeh, joined together to introduce Club Connect and the new structure for Club and Organization monthly meetings. Everyone took part in leading the meeting and getting club and org members engaged and involved. There was a positive response with many clubs and orgs reporting that they liked the change and had fun. Club Connect has also began scheduling their meetings every Tuesday at 5PM. On Thursday, September 26th, Elisabeth attended the ELT meeting with the president of the school and her team, as well as SGA. Elisabeth reported on how Club Connect promotes Direction 2 of a student-centered College, and how appointing the new Residence Hall senator and Downtown senator reflects Direction 5 of institutional effectiveness, efficiency, and sustainability. Elisabeth also connected with Chief of Diversity Officer, Calvin Gantt to discuss collaboration with the promotion of cultural and heritage events throughout the campus. On Saturday, September 28th, Elisabeth completed the MCC Champion poster as well as the Election Night Watch party poster and hopes the event is as successful as the Debate Watch party.
- Student Trustee Leichtner
Student Trustee Leichtner has no report this week.
- Residence Hall Senator Cole
Hello, everyone Senator Cole would like to start by saying that on September 21st from 1 pm to 5pm she was able to attend the first annual Frederick Douglas HBCU Classic that was the held at the Rochester Community Sports Complex. MCC was a sponsoring entity and we hosted the home team, Central State University at the downtown campus providing meals during their visit. She interacted in the MCC suite with members from the Board of Trustees, College President Diana R. Burt-nana, members of the Executive Leadership Team and community stakeholders. This was to bring awareness of HBCU’s and to connect the youth of Rochester Monroe County. It also was designed to strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the youth of the community. She also took part in drafting the Robotics Club Resolution that was resolved at last Tuesday’s Public meeting and has drafted the Golden Tribunes club resolution that will be resolved today. - Downtown Campus Senator Curry
Neenee Curry is the Downtown Senator. Senator Neenee didn’t have a very busy week but it was proactive, Senator Neenee got to join in a little bit on a club connect meeting that was held with a few SGA members September 23, of November. Later on that week Senator Neenee
attend the MCC President event, the President held a breakfast event at the downtown campus on the 25 of September. Senator Neenee through this was a great event for the president to build with students and also connect with them, overall Senator Neenee thought this was a great event because it was a lot of discussions and diversity among the students, Senator Neenee even got to do and interview with a student. Also consulting with another student with concerns about student accessibility’s on campus. Overall not a very busy week but a very productive one for Senator Neenee. - Club and Organization Senator Ryan
Hello, Club Org. Senator Ryan name is Alyssa Ryan. Club Org. Senator Ryan the new Club/Organizations senator. Club Org. Senator Ryan’s major is Radiology and this is Club Org. Senator Ryan’s first semester and Club Org. Senator Ryan’s first time in college. Club Org. Senator Ryan is very excited to be your Club/Organizations Senator. It is a pleasure in being here with the SGA team and Club Org. Senator Ryan is very excited to see new faces, meet new people and be apart of the community.
New Business
- Action Items (requires a senate vote)
- Resolution to Approve the Constitution for Golden Tribunes
Resolved, The Monroe Community College Student Government Association approved the Constitution of Golden Tribunes.
Vice President of Governance Crimmins called for a motion to approve the resolution. Senator Cole so moved, second by Senator Ryan.
Discussion: The Robotics 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 Robotics Club Constitution effective October 1st, 2024, at Monroe Community College.
- Resolution to Approve the Constitution for Golden Tribunes
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 Small so moved, second by Senator Small - Meeting was adjourned at 2:51 pm.
Executive Session
Respectfully submitted,
Tehya Deisenroth
Secretary of Governance