Student Affairs Committee Minutes 10/21/08

Twenty-Seventh Council October 21, 2008
Student Affairs Committee 8:45 PM
Loker Commons 028


Meeting Minutes

Meeting called to order at 8:50PM by Tamar Holoshitz

I. Business
a. SAC tutorial
i. Contact information exchanged
ii. Reasons for being UC reps discussed
iii. Ideas discussed for what SAC should and should not be this year
1. Artistic depiction of members’ thoughts created with following
a. Included in SAC
i. Proactivity, projects, collaboration
ii. Cooperation
iii. Concrete accomplishments
iv. Empowerment
v. Feedback efficiency
vi. Empowering for advocacy
vii. Open-mindedness
viii. Fresh ideas
ix. Themes
x. Themed meetings
xi. Positive energy
xii. Selflessness
xiii. Transparency
xiv. Enthusiasm and food
xv. Circular tables
b. Not included in SAC
i. Negativity
ii. Redundancy
iii. Insider talk
iv. Working at cross-purposes
v. Exclusivity
iv. Tamar instructs as to modus operandi of SAC meetings
1. Check-in at start of every meeting
2. Discussion of legislation
3. Breakout sessions
4. Basic ground rules for SAC meetings
a. No interruptions, talk in turn
b. Talk for a reasonable amount of time
c. Be respectful of one another
5. Expectations of Tamar
a. She is a resource
b. Support on all projects
c. Always email with questions
d. Neutrality
e. Encouragement to ask questions to learn about SAC
f. She should take constructive criticism
g. Update her weekly
v. Papa raises idea of coordinated SAC office hours, idea discussed
vi. Issue of politics in the UC
vii. Discussion of project ideas (from list and other ideas)
1. Ideas taken down by Tamar
2. Resources for advocacy on various issues discussed
viii. Directions on how to write and submit legislation
ix. Directions on how to write a position paper
b. Act to Involve Students in House Renewal
i. Legislation presented by Tamar
ii. Questions asked
iii. Comment: Dan Kroop – postpone vote to next week
1. Standing rule agreed to by acclamation
a. Email the blurb and procedure to submit application out over house lists
b. Email compiled responses out to SAC members to discuss over email
2. Vote to postpone legislation vote to next week after the emails – unanimous consent
II. Closing Business
a. Logistic announcements made
b. Attendance: Additional three student-faculty representatives present, George Hayward late, Jack and Sarah leave early (excused), Bill Rose and Ben Schwartz absent
c. Meeting adjourned by Tamar Holoshitz at 10:35PM


Respectfully Submitted,

Senan Ebrahim
Secretary, Student Affairs Committee, Fall 2008