United Student Association (SSCC Student Government) 

South Seattle Community College does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or sexual orientation.

 

United Student Association Meeting Minute Tuesday February 21, 2012 2:45 – 4:15pm (1.5hr) JMB 119  Mission statement:

The United Student Association, USA, is the official student government of SSCC. This body consists of elected officers who represent student concerns to the college administration. As members of the United Student Association, we are committed to nurturing our community. We work together to create supportive environments on our campus that facilitate the fulfillment of student academic goals and encourage both self-development and community involvement.

Agenda Items: 1. Call to Order:

a. President: Dante Obcena (Present) b. Vice President: Tysen Hillquist (Present) c. Officers:

i. Community Services Officer – Jenny Nguyen (Present) ii. Communication Officer – Vivian Nguyen (Present) iii. Marketing Officer – Mawada Hamam (Present) iv. Social Activities Officer – Po-Han Chen (Present) v. Issues and Concern Officer – Kosal Sieng (Present) vi. Treasurer – My Linh Hoang (Present)

d. Advisor: Monica Lundberg (Present – 20 minutes late) e. Guests:

2. Acceptance of Agenda and Minutes:

_ Minute postponed

_ Agenda approved.

3. Reminders: i. Upcoming events:

_ Honor Roll Reception Thursday March 1st, 2012 1:30pm – 3pm: Jenny would give a speech at the reception. She plans to pay tribute to the USA team, and make announcement about the Spring election. Wednesday 3pm – 5pm: Set up: Vivian, Kosal, Mawada Thursday March 1st 3pm – 5pm: Clean up: My Linh, Po-han, Tysen _ College Night Wednesday March 7, 2012 5:30pm to 7:30pm JMB: College Night staffing: My Linh, Tysen, Po-han, and maybe Kosal would be at the USA booth, Dante will stop by. _ AFT Meeting Thursday March 8, 2012 2 – 4pm: Tysen and Kosal will attend

 United Student Association (SSCC Student Government) 

South Seattle Community College does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or sexual orientation.

 

_ BOT Meeting Thursday March 8, 2012 4pm – 5:30pm: Dante, My Linh, Jenny, and Vivian

4. Discussion Items:

i. Name change of USA: The survey collected during the student

life quarterly meeting, and from the USA team shows that the student leaders feel a need of changing the name “USA”. The team proposes to change the name to Student Government.

ii. Updates on committees _ Bylaws committee: Bylaws and Constitution: + The Bylaws Revision voting: Tysen Hillquist made the motion to pass the 2011-2012 USA bylaws Dante Obcena seconded it. Anonymous vote + The Constitution voting: Jenny made the motion to pass the 2011-2012 USA Constitution Mawada seconded it Anonymous vote _ Budget committee: Details in the spreadsheet. The budget proposal for next year should be finalized during the meeting. _ Election committee: The election materials would be sent out this week for calibration. There would be two information sessions on March 6 1:30pm to 2:15pm and March 7 11am – 12pm

5. Verbal Reports: a. President – Dante Obcena:

i. Teach-in Day b. Vice President and Legislative Liaison: Tysen Hillquist

i. Bus stop report: Great turnout. The team got about 50 people to sign the petition.

ii. Google number: Tysen cannot find a 206- number. It might be the case that Tysen needs to register a new Google account and get a 206- number.

iii. Civic Week:

c. Issues and Concern Officer – Kosal Sieng i. QR codes: Kosal recommends having QR codes on the flyers for every event.

These codes are free to create, and the students can use a smart phone to scan the code, and it would link to the event’s page.

ii. Microwaves: Kosal has contacted Mary Gaston – the person in charge of all the microwaves on campus. Two new microwaves are coming, but Mary complains

 United Student Association (SSCC Student Government) 

South Seattle Community College does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or sexual orientation.

 

about the student misusing, and mistreating school properties (the microwaves, etc.)

iii. Spring dance flyers: Kosal had done a couple flyers, and would bring them to the

recap on Friday

iv. Textbook wall: The textbook is redecorated last Friday.

v. Brochures: Brochures about “how to…” to inform students of general services on campus.

d. Treasurer – My Linh Hoang: i. Report on UT Fee Meeting

ii. Budget Proposal: Details in the spreadsheet.

Some things to add: items: photo frame, video cameras citing the projects for each position

iii. Mid-year Report: Each USA member should come up with a fairly detailed list of

what they have done for the USA, and the students (events, workshop, shows, etc.), and of how they have used the money.

e. Marketing Officer – Mawada Hamam: i. Outreach

ii. USA Brochure iii. Safety Committee meeting last Wednesday updates

f. Communications Officer – Vivian Nguyen: i. Election materials: The revised versions of the information packet, and the

application packet would be sent out no later than Saturday, Feb 25 g. Social Activities Officer – Po-Han Chen:

i. Talent show Report: Po-han would type a detailed report and present it at the Friday Recap

h. Community Service Officer – Jenny Nguyen: i. Updates on Blood Drive: 36 people went to donate, and 22 were able to donate

blood.

ii. Updates on UT quarterly meeting:

iii. Community Services for spring quarter: beside of usual community services like planning trees, donating blood, or serving food, the big shot of spring quarter would be the USA Appreciation Day on Friday, June 1st. This would be an opportunity to introduce the new USA team to students

iv. Computer Usage: it’s a reminder for people using computers in the office: don’t

shut down the computers, just log off. i. Advisor Monica Lundberg:

i. 6. New Business: Sending congratulatory cards to newly hired administrators (assigned to My

Linh)

7. ACTION ITEMS: _ Tysen reports the number of bus petitions sent at the Friday Recap Meeting adjourned at: Submitted By USA Communications Officer – Vivian Nguyen

 United Student Association (SSCC Student Government) 

South Seattle Community College does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or sexual orientation.

 

Committees Assignments:

_ Dante Obcena (President) – College Council

_ Tysen Hillquist (Vice President) – College Dismissal Hearing Committee

_ Jenny Nguyen (Community Services Officer) – Global District Council & Homeless Student Committee

_ Vivian Nguyen (Communications Officer) – Global District Council

_ Mawada Hamam (Marketing Officer) – Safety Committee

_ Po-Han Chen (Social Activities Officer) –

& Bias Incident Response and Support Team

_ My Linh Hoang (Treasurer) – UT Fee Committee

United Student Association 2011-12 Goals

1. To continue advocating for students with basic needs through: - EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer Card Program – public assistance for food) for campus use - Student transportation issues (King County Bus service & student bus pass); parking lot issues

2. To foster a college climate of academic success by advocating for:

- The new Cafeteria study space - Student-to-student peer mentoring program - Materials which describe student support assistance (computer lab, tutor hours)

3. To increase student engagement with campus events and civic duties

- Monitor and increase class attendance at SL & DR campus events with faculty partnerships & recognize faculty participation

- Recognize volunteer service (initiate President’s Volunteer Service Award) - Increase participation in student government activities, including student

government elections - Increase participation in legislative and civic causes (voter registration, local

and national election) 4. To assure the inclusion of all student populations in data gathering & USA

programming efforts

 United Student Association (SSCC Student Government) 

South Seattle Community College does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or sexual orientation.

 

- Advocate for data collection for LGBTQ students on state-wide cc application - Outreach to underserved student groups (evening, weekend, online student, high school)

5. To create a self-supportive, student-led sustainability fund to promote green projects at the college

COMMITTEE TIMELINE Winter Quarter January 3 – March 21, 2012 January 3 First USA Meeting January 4, 5, 6 Committee Meetings (Constitution/By-laws, Budget, Election) January 6, 7 Team Building and Meetings January 4 – February 28

Weekly Committee Meetings

January 17 Draft Constitution Review by USA January 24 Constitution Finalized by USA January 31 By-laws Review by USA (promote to student body to attend) February 7 Bylaws Finalized by USA; Budget Review by USA (promote to student

body to attend) February 14 Budget Finalized by USA February 28 Election Packet Finalized Feb S&A Annual Budget Allocation Process Paperwork Available February 28 S& A Fee Board Annual Budget Allocation Process Paperwork Due

Electronically to chjohnson@sccd.ctc.edu Spring Quarter 2012

April 2 – June 15, 2012

April 2 – April 20 USA Applications Available (Candidate Information Meetings TBD) TBD S& A Fee Board Budget Hearings (Open to the Campus Community) April 19 – April 20 Students of Color Conference TBD USA Campaigning TBD USA Elections TBD Elections Finalized TBD Shadowing with new members