Your SGA Officers

Thank You All!

Dear Student Body,
     I wanted to thank you all for voting in the Savory Awards and nominating for the Student Choice Awards. There are a lot of changes happening on campus and we want your feed back. If there is any concerns you have about what is happening on the campus or anything you want to brag about, you can post a comment on this post. We want your feedback and your ideas. You are the voice of the campus and you matter.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break.

Senate Minutes November 6, 2012

CCSGA SENATE MINUTES

November 6, 2012

·         Call to Order

·         Roll Call

·         Approval of Agenda - Approved

·         Approval of Minutes - Approved

·         Executive Board Reports

-SGA Secretary: Thanks everyone for voting again for Savory despite technical difficulties. Announces that Student Choice Award nominations are coming up.

-SGA Treasurer: Allocations Nov. 27^th (BLC 101 – 12:30pm)

·         Class Reports

-Senior Class: Savory Award Winner announced tomorrow, planning for Senior Day, Senior Gift, and Follies

-Junior Class: Jr. Ring Ceremony (Nov. 16^th). Email Ana or Claudia for Ring Ceremony details

-Sophomore Class: Senior Chapel and helping with Jr. Ring Ceremony

-First Year Class: Class meeting Nov. 12^th

·         Unfinished Business

-Fundraiser Ideas: Both President for a Day and T-shirt sale was approved for Fall and Spring Semester.

-Pen Campaign (10 minute discussion):

            Carrie: mailboxes

            Chloe: mailboxes are an issue – likes face to face interaction

            Claudia: Should be a split decision (either face to face or mailbox) –

Thinks there may be a conflict of interest

            Shade: How would you know how a student’s performing?

            Lucy: Could be given to those who do something outside the classroom

            How would we all keep track? Secretary: GoogleDocs?

            Chloe: Should only do it within classes (Senior, Jr., etc.)

            Decision: Pens should be given either by mailbox or face to face, not kept track of, and should have a personalized note attached to them (with Senate Logo on a business card)

·         New Business

-Holiday Ornament Tradition: Decided that Organizations and Departments should participate. Ornaments were said to not be permanent (because the tree is outside). Should be to the discretion of the organization/department whether to have the ornament storebrought or handmade. Lucy, Carrie, Brittany, Jasmine, Michelle, and Ana are going to collaborate on SGA’s ornament.

-Professionalism with Social Media: be mindful of what you put on social media – may lose positions over carelessness, suggested that people be brought to the review board for misconduct on Social Media – bring misconduct to the attention of someone in authority.

-Dining Services Update: Food Drive and recently gave out survey. Fill out comment cards to relay requests and complaints.

-Open Comments: Smoking in dangerous areas is still a problAnnoem for some students (call CCPD). Sophomore calling for more parking spaces (can only park w/decal if you park in staff parking spots. Visitors can also get a temporary decal). Should have a strict policy in residence halls for “Quiet Time”

·         Announcements

-Class Representative and Advisor Meetings to occur this week

-“Is Your Piggy Bank Shrinking” – Thursday, Nov. 8^th at 6pm, SU B106

-Class Meetings: Monday, Nov. 12^th at 1pm

-Elections (BLC 101), PR (BLC 104), and Activities (BLC 104) Committee Meetings, Tuesday, Nov. 13^th at 12:30pm

-Student Choice Award Nominations: Nov. 13^th-15^th. Nominees announced 16^th, Elections Nov. 27^th-28^th

-1301 Food Drive: Nov. 12^th-16^th. Please donate non-perishable food items to the dining hall. 

Exec, October 26, 2012

CCSGA EXEC. MINUTES

October 26, 2012

·         Welcome

·         Officer Reports

-Alysha: Pen Campaign (ask opinions about…see if there are  any “tweaks” that need to be made), Fundraiser (Both topics tabled). Constitutional Review meeting on Oct. 30^th (should make changes to officer/senator positions and that Exec. Board shouldn’t meet for Allocations).

-Kara: Amanda Strickland said they presented last year, but may have not attended the workshop – may be the reason as to why the budget was not present for review this semester.

-Alex: Text box and classes were a problem for Savory nominations. There was campaigning involved. Should we only open votes/nominations to Jr’s and Sr’s? Expand it to all classes? Should be taken up with Election’s Committee.

-Caroline: A lot of good feedback from Cabinet. Momentum Scholarships. Campus would like more opportunities for activities over the weekends. 1^st years and at large members felt honored for attending.

·         “We Choose Honor” Campaign

-Letter to Faculty – Friendly reminder to Faculty about nominations (Nov. 5^th)

-Finalize Plague – should be purple and have on it that it’s sponsored by SGA. State the four pillars of honor

-Decide on chapel ad contact Rev. Roy: Dec. 5^th should be tentative date for Chapel. Alysha will contact Rev. Roy and ask for “5 minutes” to present award and ask for chapel to be an FAS credit.

·         New Traditions

-Open forum feedback: campus wide philanthropy project, pageants, and maybe a signature event for SGA.

-Next steps: Survey to Student Body, put link for SGA blog and Facebook page in Daily Blast

·         Review of Calendar

10/26- Savory award Nominees Announced

10/30-10/31- Savory award Elections online

11/6- Senate

11/7-Senior Chapel: Savory Award winner announced

·         Advisor’s Reports – Send a reminder out that Senate is Nov. 6^th and to bring pen campaign ideas as well as fundraiser ideas (Alex)

·         Other Comments

-Put links in Daily Blast for both Facebook and Blog and have Public Relations put it on flyers.

-Get Student Activities CC Koala page and etc. to advertise SGA Facebook page too.

Exec. Minutes October 12, 2012

CCSGA EXEC. MINUTES

October 12, 2012

·         Welcome

·         Officer Reports

-Alysha: Pen Campaign, faculty need prompting to when we’re going to give them pens in the classroom. Trial month will be in November (give 2-3 pens to each member). Re-vote on process of pen campaign

-Kara: Next allocations meeting will be Oct. 23^rd.

-Alex: Nov. 13^th will be the next Election’s Committee meeting. Savory awards dates to nominate: Oct. 23^rd-25^th. Voting: Oct. 30^th-31^st.

·         “We Choose Honor” Campaign

-Letter to Faculty – Oct. 22^nd deadline (remove names from nominations)

-Plague writing (what to put on the plaque)

-Present to Senate on how to honor student in the “We Choose Honor” student award

·         Fundraiser Ideas – Kara will present

-President for a Day and/or T-shirts

-Involve Senate in decision process (either one or two fundraisers)

·         Review of Calendar

10/13-Ludy Bowl Gameshow, 5pm

10/15- Cabinet – Kara will take minutes

10/16- Senate Open Forum – Alex will write down general ideas

10/19- Fall Break – No Exec. Board meeting

10/23- Allocations meeting

10/22-10/25- Savory Award Nominations

10/26- Savory Award Nominees Announced

·         Advisor’s Reports – Facebook page for SGA

·         Other Comments

-Look in Dining Hall for ideal place to hang the “We Choose Honor” student plague

-PR’s and Activities are making a scan code for the SGA Blog

 

Senate Minutes October 16, 2012

CCSGA SENATE MINUTES

*Open Forum*

October 16, 2012

 

·         Call to Order

·         Roll Call

·         Approval of Agenda - Approved

·         Approval of Minutes - Approved

·         Open Forum

-Tara Doleskin: Beauty Pageant – fundraiser to give back to school; scholarships/dorms (upper class)

-Amanda Blue (Ana Yanes): each Senior would plant a purple plant/garden; address the need to connect Seniors/alumnae; the garden would be on the green in front of the alumnae hall/columns/or cottages

-Annelise Childers: Christmas Ornament put on the Christmas tree from each class; All students compete in doing a design-voted by faculty/staff; instead make it by each organization on campus/charity; “holiday” ornament design for those who don’t celebrate Christmas

-Andrea: Do an event for “Relay for Life”- either hosting or participating in the event; Special Olympics/charity opportunities; pick a different organization (event) every year because there are many; Do a charity fair – maybe for Follies or Ludy Bowl/each class pick a charity

-Tranese Heatley: Talent showcase for students (Night of the Arts); “CC Idols”-branch out with different talents; make it more than one night/or one night event in Cottingham

-Claudia Binding: Athletic pep rallies (host in gym)

-Caroline Kelly: CCPD officer appreciation day

-Chloe Mattison: Grandparent’s Day

-Heather Dunham: “Ms. Ludy Bowl” (in conjunction with pageant idea)

·         Executive Board Reports

-SGA President: Thanks to PR’s and Activities Officers for work on Savory Award advertisement

-SGA Vice President: Nominating Activities Officer

-SGA Secretary: Dates for nominations and voting for Savory Award

-SGA Treasurer: Allocations Oct. 23^rd (BLC 101 – 12:30pm)

·         Class Reports

-Senior Class: Planning for Senior Day, Senior Gift, and Follies

-Junior Class: Jr. Ring Ceremony (Nov. 16^th). Email Ana or Claudia for Ring Ceremony details

-Sophomore Class: Senior Chapel – make sure to RSVP by Sunday, Oct. 21^st

-First Year Class: “Boorific” – Tuesday, Oct. 30^th 6-8pm

·         Unfinished Business

-Pen Campaign (Tabled until next Senate meeting)

-Dining Services Feedback: menu line-most students didn’t know about this option. Liked the Daily Blast link to the menu. Sunday lunch, open to move Wednesdays lunch to Sunday and Wednesday lunch to be healthier options.

·         New Business

-Fundraiser Ideas (Tabled)

-“We Choose Honor” student of the semester award: will be given in a chapel for EACH semester

·         Announcements

-Savory Award Nominations (Jr.’s and Sr.’s only) – Oct. 23^rd –Oct. 25^th

-Allocations Committee Meeting – Oct. 23^rd, 12:30pm

-Savory Award Nominees Announced – Oct. 26^th

-Savory Award Voting (Sr.’s only) – Oct. 30^th and 31^st

·         Adjournment

Open Forum: New Traditions

Thank you all for coming and supporting the Open Forum on New Traditions.

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