Alysha Walters

Name: Alysha Walters

Age: 20

Year: 2014

Office: Vice President

Something I would like to see done vis SGA: I would love to see a more unified campus where students are more invovled with that is going on around them. I would also love to start a new tradition and it mean something.

About myself: Well, I would like to think I am fun, intelligent, and just all around awesome but that sounds bad. I do enjoy reading and listening to music as well as meeting new people. I am an RA in Mirse and I work in the library and IT. I can usually be found in the library if I am ever needed.

Alexandria Miller

 

 

Name: Alexandria Miller

Age: 21

Year: 2013

Office: Exec. Secretary

Something I would like to see done via SGA: For us to be remembered as the best entity to voice student concern and opinions and to make history as being the year's best government staff.

About myself: I'm eccentric - I like anything colorful and different. I listen to just about anything - from jazz to plain instrumentals. I love creative writing and coming up with new ideas. I love to laugh and have a good time. God is at the center of my life and I'm not ashamed to tell it. My birthday is January 30th and I accept all gifts... :)

Executive Board Members

Left to Right

CCSGA President: Caroline Neely

CCSGA Secretary: Alex Miller

CCSGA Treasurer: Kara Mattocks

CCSGA Vice President: Alysha Walters

Caroline Neely

Name: Caroline Johnson Neely

Year: Senior class of 2013

Major: Music major with a minor is psychology

Office: CCSGA President

Goals for SGA: I hope to motivate everyone on campus to take part in student government by making their voices heard.

Fun facts: I love to scrapbook, cook, workout, play the organ, and do massive jigsaw puzzles with my husband.

Happy September!

I am so glad to be able to post minutes from all of the committees that met yesterday! Take a look and see what is going on with the CCSGA world!

We are one world (CCSGA) with many continents (each committee) working towards world peace!

Election Committee September 11, 2012

Attendance:

 

Lucille Dobson, Senior Class Secretary

 

Monique Manigo, Junior Class Secretary

 

Jennequia Brown, Sophomore Class Secretary (all present)

 

1st Year Class Secretary and At-Large Representatives TBA

 

 

Discussion Topics:

 

1. Promotion of the 1st Year Elections will take place with Nikki (Jennequia) making a model poster and having the candidates play off of that with their own flyers/posters. Have Committee hang up posters/flyers in the residence halls (sent to the RAs) and have the elections advertised to the 1st Year class through LA 100 OLs and instructors (hopefully sending out an email to Dean Budden about promotion of this).

 

-Opening votes for 1st Year Elections will begin at 9am on September 18th and close at 5pm on September 20th.

 

2. Savory Awards promoting and voting will primarily take place online through the Daily Blast (in promotion of the event) and voting will be online. Theme should be "I'm a CC girl, in a CC world" (in relation to the dolls). Have a "word jumble" as a frame for listing the characteristics of a Savory Award Winner (Lucille Dobson). This will also be promoted on the tables in the Dining Hall.

 

3. Student Choice Awards have ideas pending. As of now, we want to sidewalk chalk the promotion.

 

Announcements:

 

1. Candidate Speeches are on tomorrow @ 4:30pm in the Dining Hall.

2. Results of Elections will be online by September 21st

3 Next meeting is Oct. 9th

Activities and Publicity Reps. September 11, 2012

The Activities and Publicity Representatives met for their first meeting on Tuesday, September 11, 2012.

 

Attendance

·        Raina Wallace, Senior Class Publicity Representative (Present)

·        Shade Holmes, Junior Class Publicity Representative (Present)

·        Annelise Childers, Sophomore Publicity Representative (Present)

·        Kebra Simpson, Junior Class Activities Representative (Absent)

·        Shawntranice Caraballo, Sophomore Class Activities Representative (Present)

 

Discussion Topics

1.     The officers present will talk to other officers about doing a drawing at every meeting to increase participation (i.e. $10-$15 gift card).

2.     The Publicity Representatives will advertise that students should feel free to bring their lunch to the meeting.

3.     Annelise is going to fill out the Event Registration form with Student Activities to make announcements in the Dining Hall and Terrace Café at 12:50 pm on the day of class meetings to remind students about the meeting.

4.     The officers stated they liked all of the meetings being advertised on one flyer. Annelise is in charge of making the flyers and table tents. The Publicity Representatives will help to distribute them.

5.     The Publicity Representatives will try and get the RAAs to remind the residents about Class Meetings.

6.     Class Meeting Issues: 1) Internet being down in all buildings  2) Extra dryer in Hudson and the cleanliness of the laundry facility

 

 

 

 

(Awesome job, everyone!)

Executive Board Meeting September 7th, 2012

CCSGA EXEC. MINUTES

September 7, 2012

·         Welcome

·         CCSGA Mission

·         Officer Reports

-Allocations: $2,407 in current budget for CCSGA ($847 carryover money). 1^st meeting is September 25^th.

-Elections: Candidate Speeches Thursday September 13^th @ 4:30 in the Dining Hall. Campaigning has begun.

·         Review of Calendar

-9/10-Class Meetings: Kara and Caroline hosted 1^st Year’s class meeting. Was told to leave room for positive comments as well as concerns.

-9/11-Elections, PR, & Activities Committees (should we combine or separate)

-9/13-Candidate Speeches

·         Planning for First-Year Class Meeting

·         Feedback on Senate Meeting

-More Open Forums: wait on topics to arise that are important to the campus and do an open forum (have a section open to campus, then have a section closed to Senate only)

-Let everyone know at the Senate Retreat that we’re the student’s voice and our mission is to get them to speak out about their concerns and comments of the campus

·         “We Choose Honor” Campaign Ideas

-Start at the end of the semester

-Have a plaque w/student’s names on them (year won, etc.)

-Announced during chapel and have picture taken with President of the College

-Use carryover money as spending money on expenses for the plaque

-Have only faculty and staff nominate students (Alysha will draft letter to them explaining guidelines and ideas)

o   Pen Campaign: Have SGA to implement

·         Cabinet Agenda Items

-September 17^th: Talk about Ludy Bowl, Get Nick from Resident Life to talk about the overnight guess form

·         Comments on CCSGA Blog

-      Testimonials/concerns

-      Open forum on the blog

-      Pictures

-      Intros from the Senate members and Exec

·         Advisor’s Report

·         Other Comments:

Honor Code Ceremony Today

Today, as members of Columbia College Student Government Association, we stood before our fellow classmates and pledged to fulfill our duties as officers.

Dr. Hornbuckle gave a wonderful and encouraging speech as well as all the class presidents and CCSGA President!

It was a very moving and inspiring assembly.

Minutes From First of the Year Senate Meeting! September 4, 2012

·         Call to Order

·         Roll Call

·         Introductions

·         Purpose of SGA – p. 24 “Preamble”

·         Purpose of Senate

-Importance of your role

-Importance of attendance (1 absence per semester)

·         Senate Officer Nominations

-Parliamentarian: Shawntranice C.

-Chaplain: Monique M.

·         Committee and Liaison Sign Up

-Allocations Committee: Kara M., Teneka P., Jessica Q., Nadia A.

-Elections Committee: Nikki B., Monique M., Alex M., Lucy D.

-Public Relations Chair: Shade H.

-Activities Chair: Kebra S.

-Dining Services Committee: Annelise C., Ana Y., Autumn W., Nikki B.

-Campus Life Committee: Heather D., Teneka P., Shawntranice C., Ashley H.

-Constitutional Review Committee: Ashley H., Claudia B., Alysha W., Heather D.

·         Announcements:

-Honor Code Ceremony-September 5^th at 1pm, CPC Sanctuary

-Senate Retreat-September 23^rd at 6pm-8pm, SU B106

-USC Senate Trip-October 3^rd, 4pm

-Family and Friends Weekend-October 12-14^th

-Session on Robert’s Rules (possibly)

·         Advisor Comments:

-Reminder that you can get a to-go box for lunch. Name’s been registered in Café’ – no matter if you are a resident or commuter

Minutes From Executive Board Meeting on August 31, 2012

CCSGA EXEC. MINUTES

August 31, 2012

·         Welcome

·         CCSGA Mission – Getting others involved/playing off the energy of the 2012 Presidential Election

·         What is our vision for CCSGA?

-Less Programming

-Inform students how to use their voice

-Get people nominated

-Have open forum every other meeting (?)

-Post issues in Post Script through PR

-Do a blog and post minutes in it (have a “Meet SGA” theme -?)

-Have Tuition Forum after Christmas break and during a Senate Meeting

-Campaign can be started w/the Honor Code, demonstrating Respect, Integrity, Responsibility, and Compassion (maybe have a faculty member nominate a student they believe has demonstrated the Honor Code the most)

·         CCSGA Elections

-Elections Info Sessions 9/6/2012 @12:30 pm BLC 101

-Online Elections 18^th-20^th of September

·         Honor Code Ceremony September 5^th @ 1pm

-Exec Board meets at 12:45 pm

·         Senate Retreat – September 23^rd

·         Getting Started

-Check Mailbox in Student Activities (Exec Board ONLY)

-SLFs and Leadership Lunches (pending)

-H drive (make sure everything is saved and put away)

·         Other Comments:

-1 Flyer should be made demonstrating all Class Meetings (i.e. 1^st years, Sophomores, etc.)

Welcome!

Welcome to everyone reading this blog! My name is Alysha Walters and I am CCSGA's exective board Vice President for 2012-2013. We are trying something new with this so bare with us as we learn what to blog about. If you have any suggestions feel free to email us at columbiacollegesga@gmail.com or just comment on our blog! We would love to hear from you!

 

 

The point of this blog is to get more involved with the campus via social media since that is the day and age we are in. We will be posting agendas from meetings, comments about things going on around campus, and much more. Stay tuned for what we have in store for you!