2/8/17
Call to order
Roll
Minute Approval
Reports
Student Body Vice-President
Concise discussion during meeting
Student Body President
Next Course Food Recovery System (need volunteers)
Board of Trustees meeting-possibly reaching out to them
Retention
Faculty during admission visits to talk to students
Tuition increase is possible
Invite trustees to campus
Politics
Senior Class President
Met with Jeff for Campus Day
6 t-shirt designs in already
All org council on Sunday at 5 pm in Pioneer
Back to blue shirts are in
Junior Class President
Budget Requests
New project to address car break ins and vandalism (Casey)
Cameras in fraternity/baseball parking lots
Casey also moving forward with cool new charger table idea
Digital Posters progress
Charlie is working on motion lights in the Fraternities
Jacob is covering hand sanitizer stands aroundcampus
Cort is finalizing parking safety signs for Detroit and Clinton
Sophomore Class President
Election Code
Parking Ticket update
1 more meeting Tuesday, back to normal meeting time
First Year Class President
Press Releases
EPIC Challenge
Lighting Proposal
EPIC Challenge
Budget requests
Alternating Schedules
Status with Heidi
Checking out equipment
Revamping the website’s SGA page
Semester progress newsletter
New student mailers
Die Cut Decal ($368)
Phone Wallet ($560)
Circle Decal ($320)
Campus imprint ($1280)
Trifold
Title for the pictures
Elections
Blake’s opinion read by Lewis
Tristan asks Rich to explain his duties to SGA and the election process
Tristan asks Kyle his duties to SGA
Tristan doesn’t want election result numbers to be public information, wants
SGA to move forward from December election
Food Committee
ABP replacement ideas will be presented next few weeks
NY style deli
Dining Survey
Vegan options
Waffle mix shortage
Collaborate with Sustainability Club to address food waste
ABP closing early
Tyler’s french fries/chip meals
Italian dressing missing in Pfieffer
Queso in Pfieffer may be coming
New Pfieffer employee
Signature night at Pfieffer
Steak, Prime Rib, etc.
Women’s Leadership Panel
February 23 at 7 pm
Old Business
New Business
Budget Requests
$2300 March to End the Isms
$600 Supper Club
$350 EPIC Challenge
Financial Outlook
$6890 left in operating account
Election Code Changes
Election Results
Ties
Election transparency with results
Tristan: Numbers should not be released
Brittany: Other schools release the numbers, been worried about transparency
before, should be civil on this discussion
Ishaya: Faith in Rich and Kyle with results, should use office they are in as
reference because they will not always work in there
Cody: Doesn’t question Sydney’s election win, real world does share results
Nick: In real world representatives aren’t elected within same pool of people,
SGA should focus on what’s best for Simpson students to be
Transparent, voter turnout is already low and SGA should focus on that
instead of numbers for transparency,
Emma: Numerical results will be effect winner and the lose, controversy will be
stemmed, bully from the results being released will happen, indifferent
to which way SGA chooses but needs to move on to help Simpson
Courtney: effects all students, not just SGA officers, should trust office since
students are in the effort when they are hired
Cody: Never thought about “ranking” senators by winning margin
Lewis: Rich and Kyle’s office are already being trusted with other
responsibilities from the college
General Discussion
Politics/Political Activity
Sydney’s recommendation: SGA should be open to discussion of issues, SGA
should stay in facilitating/educating role to help get information to the groups on
campus that need/want it
Britney: SGA should be advocates for students and be able to take action on
Issues
Sydney: Agrees, but wants SGA wants to stay neutral in general
Nick: Make sure advocating for all students, not just liberal/conservative issues,
agree a topic could come up SGA should act on, don’t want to be involved on a
partisan effort
Casey: SGA should educate, if SGA does advocate on a issue pair up with
another organization on campus
Emma: Main goal of SGA is to work with organizations on campus and should
always partner with or create a group to partner with
Britney: Maybe have a Simpson Day on the Hill
Nick: Advocacy could work on this issue
Announcements
Pajama Underground February 16 at 9
Perspective students will be there
ATO Philanthropy
Benefit Concert with Canned Goods
Polar Plunge with PiPhi
IFC Wed. the 15th at 6 in Hubbell
Opera is this weekend
KKG Queso night is Feb 22
CAB Valentine’s Day Party Friday
Chili Cook off
Adjournment
Simpson College Student Government Association 