Point of Information 11/6/2023

 Congratulations to Matthew Coughlin who has been voted in as our new Executive Vice President. We are excited to see all you will accomplish! 🎉
 

Meeting Recap  

• We have completed our semesterly DEI and Media Training! Thank you to VP DeLaCruz and Director Duckworth for putting together the presentations. Their slides are linked in the meeting presentation included below. 

• RG-FA-23-106 (Student Organization Policy Manual) was presented this week. Please review it before it is debated and voted on next week. 

• SR-FA-23-107 (UHCS Medication Abortions) was presented this week. Please review it before it is debated and voted on next week. 

• SR-FA-23-104 (Wellness Days) has been tabled for now. Please reach out to the authors with any amendments, questions, or concerns. 

• IR-FA-23-105 (EVP Responsibilities) has been tabled to allow Senators additional time to prepare questions and engage with the authors. Please reach out to the authors with any amendments, questions, or concerns. 

• Our slide deck is accessible here. This has all the info we went over and contacts for leadership.

VP of Operations Emergency Election

• Nominations to fill EVP Coughlin's former role of VP for Operational Affairs are now open! Nominations for VP for Operational Affairs should follow the same process as we observed for EVP. Nominations can be made over email or during senate. Nominations by email are preferred. The process is laid out below: 

  • Send an email to sga@northeastern.edu with the full name of the nominee, the position (VP for Operational Affairs), and a voting member of the Senate willing to second the nomination. 

  • The person seconding the nomination must reply confirming their second.

  • Both the nominator and the second must be voting members of Senate! 

  • After the nomination is seconded, the nominee must accept within 24 hours.

  • Nominated candidates will have 5 minutes to give a speech and 10 minutes to answer questions on Monday (11/13)!

• Please prepare one slide using this template. Feel free to edit the headings as required. Completed slides should be sent to sga@northeastern.edu AND sgaOperations@northeastern.edu by Monday at 9:00am.

  • All candidates should submit a slide regardless of if they are nominated by mail or nominated during the meeting

• Below is a brief description of the role and responsibilities for VP for Operational Affairs:

  • The VP for Operational Affairs serves to address Association needs in the areas of transition planning, Association financial management, office management, retention and member development, data policy, survey creation, record keeping, website management and Senate document management, including official records of business.

  • The VP for Operations oversees the Chief of Staff, Director of Information Management, and any other ad hoc positions or committees. This currently includes the Director of Association Engagement and Advancement and the Director of Digital Innovation. 

• If you have any questions over the requirements of this role you can reach out to EVP Coughlin (Coughlin.ma@northeastern.edu). 

Announcements

• Global Experience Committee will NOT be meeting this week. 

• Pumpkin Composting drop-off 🎃 will be held from November 6th-8th. There will be stations by the West Village Wollaston's and on Speare Place. Please come drop off your pumpkins and help out our environment! Reminder: they cannot be composted if they have anything (paint, glitter, etc.) that is not natural. Contact VP Mora (Mora.a@northeastern.edu) with any questions or concerns. 

• Coffee Chat pairings have been announced! Please reach out to Director Donoghue (donoghue.ca@northeastern.edu) if you did not get contacted by your mentor!

Upcoming Events

• Our next Senate meeting will be a FULL-BODY Senate held next Monday, November 13th at 6:30pm in Curry 333. Note: we will be back in our original meeting room next week. Attendance is mandatory! All attendance changes must be submitted via the attendance change form at least 1 week in advance. 

• Homecoming hockey tailgate 🏒 hosted by External Affairs will be held on November 11th from 4:30-7pm on Krentzman Quad. Stop by for some snacks and husky spirit! Sign up here to volunteer and get an engagement hour! Reach out to Director Watson (watson.ce@northeastern.edu) with any questions. 

• DEI forum will be held by External Affairs and our DEI committee on November 14th from 6-7pm in 130 Hurtig Hall. If you plan on attending please RSVP here. 

• Rocky Horror dinner show will be held by Campus Affairs on November 16th in the Curry Mezzanine from 7-9pm. 

• The Office of Prevention & Education at Northeastern (OPEN) is seeking students’ feedback about OPEN’s sexual violence resources. Recognizing the disproportionate impact of sexual violence on students who hold marginalized identities, OPEN is hosting listening sessions throughout November that are open to LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and international students. The sessions are open to any student on the Boston campus who holds these identities, not just those who have directly experienced sexual violence. All information shared during these conversations will be confidential, and dinner will be provided.

  • For more information or to sign up, go to bit.ly/OPENLS and check out the fliers on slide 27 of our meeting's powerpoint. 

Forms  

• Our new Legislation form can be found here.

• Student Success division expansion workshop form is available here. 

• Please fill out the dining survey here. 

Point of Information 10/30/2023

 🎉 Congrats to Adam Garza and Gabrielle Starling 
on being confirmed to the Operational Appeals Board.
Welcome to SGA! 🎉
 

Meeting Recap  

• RG-FA-23-103 (Elections Board Manual) was passed today. Congratulations to the authors! 

• SR-FA-23-104 (Wellness Days) has been tabled for until 2 weeks from now. Please reach out to the authors with any amendments, questions, or concerns. 

• IR-FA-23-105 (EVP Responsibilities) has been tabled to allow Senators additional time to prepare questions and engage with the authors. Please reach out to the authors with any amendments, questions, or concerns. Additional information on the EVP election timeline will be sent out soon.

• Our slide deck is accessible here. This has all the info we went over and contacts for leadership.

Announcements

• Green Initiatives Board and Sustainability committee will NOT be meeting this week. 

• Coffee Chat pairings have been announced! Please reach out to Director Donoghue (donoghue.ca@northeastern.edu) if you did not get contacted by your mentor!

Upcoming Events

• Our next Senate meeting will be a FULL-BODY Senate held next Monday, November 6th at 6:30pm in Curry 333. Attendance is incredibly important! All attendance changes must be submitted via the attendance change form at least 1 week in advance. 

• Note: The following Senate (11/13/23) will also be a full-body Senate. Please complete the attendance form accordingly. 

• The Office of Prevention & Education at Northeastern (OPEN) is seeking students’ feedback about OPEN’s sexual violence resources. Recognizing the disproportionate impact of sexual violence on students who hold marginalized identities, OPEN is hosting listening sessions throughout November that are open to LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and international students. The sessions are open to any student on the Boston campus who holds these identities, not just those who have directly experienced sexual violence. All information shared during these conversations will be confidential, and dinner will be provided.

  • For more information or to sign up, go to bit.ly/OPENLS and check out the fliers on slide 25 of our meeting's powerpoint. 

• SSI (Student Support Initiative) is running a focus group on November 2nd — Sign up here for a chance to win $30!

• The last UHCS flu shot clinic will be held on November 1st from 10:00am-4:00pm in Ell Hall 1st floor Frost lounge. No appointment necessary. Bring your health insurance information. 

Forms  

• Campus Affairs hotline is accessible here. 

• Student Success division expansion workshop form is available here. 

• Our new Legislation form can be found here. 

• Please fill out the dining survey here. 

Point of Information 10/23/2023

Note from Matty Coleman: 
Hi all! As I announced at our most recent Senate meeting, I am stepping down from the Executive Vice President position, effective as of the conclusion of last Senate. I wanted to thank you all once again for your understanding, validation and flexibility in the face of these unfortunate circumstances. I appreciate your collective ability to recognize and support this as a necessary step for my wellness in lieu of occurrences in my personal life over the past couple months. I want to reaffirm that the brief time I spent chairing this Senate and engaging oversight of this Association was phenomenal, and I am so thankful to have met so many amazing and inspirational individuals in such a short period of time. I leave this position knowing that this Association is in incredible hands, both at present and for the future. You all possess the passion, dedication and verve to effect profound change in your community, and I cannot wait to see you materialize it. And I'll still be around of course! So feel free to give a wave or a shout when passing by on campus :)
Keep slaying! So so so many thanks for this final sign off,
~Matty

Emergency Election Info 

• As announced during last night's meeting, our EVP Matty Coleman will be resigning as EVP for the remainder of the academic year. 

  • Thank you for all the work you have done this year Matty. You are amazing, SGA will miss you!! 

• For next week's Senate we will have VP Thangada as interim chair of the senate. She will only be running next week's Senate until we elect our permanent EVP. 

• There will be an emergency internal election for EVP next Monday, October 30th! Nominations to run for EVP are now open! Nomination process details are as follows: 

  • Nominations can be made over email or during senate next Monday. Nominations by email are preferred.

  • Send an email to sga@northeastern.edu with the full name of the nominee, the position (EVP), and a voting member of the Senate willing to second the nomination. 

  • The person seconding the nomination must reply confirming their second.

  • Both the nominator and the second must be voting members of Senate! 

  • After the nomination is seconded, the nominee must accept within 24 hours.

• Nominated candidates will have 5 minutes to give a speech and 5 minutes to answer questions on Monday (10/30)!

  • Please prepare one slide using this template. Feel free to edit the headings as required.

  • Completed slides should be sent to sga@northeastern.edu and sgaOperations@northeastern.edu by Sunday at 9:00 PM.

• Here is a brief description of the role/ responsibilities of the EVP!

  • To qualify as EVP you must have been on the Senate roster for at least 25 weeks unless the Senate votes to suspend this rule

  • Per our Constitution: The Executive Vice President serves to assist the President in long-term planning, special projects, and initiatives. In addition, they oversee the Association’s internal communications, all Senate communications, events, archives, fundraising, and alumni connections. The EVP is expected to work approximately 30 hours per week. Additionally, they will be the presiding officer of the Senate and oversee the work of all Vice Presidents.

Meeting Recap

• STEP Makeups will be completed over the next few weeks. If you're a new senator and missed one or both of the mandatory STEP sessions please keep an eye on your email for more info!

• Coffee Chat pairings have been announced! Please reach out to Director Donoghue (donoghue.ca@northeastern.edu) if you did not get contacted by your mentor!

• Our slide deck is accessible here. This has all of the info we went over and contacts to leadership!

Open Leadership Positions
We have a ton of open leadership positions!!! They are open to everyone, regardless of year or SGA experience. If you have any questions about specific positions please reach out to the respective contact listed below. 

• Campus services has MANY open leadership positions! Applications can be found here contact: Katz.gr@northeastern.edu

• Director of Global Engagement application is here contact: Chang-davidson.j@northeastern.edu 

• The operations team is looking for a PAID Minutes Taker. If you are looking for a work study position, please reach out to Chief of Staff Sawyers (sawyers.s@northeastern.edu)

Upcoming Events

• Our next Senate meeting will be a FULL-BODY Senate held next Monday, October 30th at 6:30pm in Curry 333. We will be electing our new EVP so attendance is incredibly important! All attendance changes must be submitted via the attendance change form at least 1 week in advance. 

• The flu shot clinic with UHCS time is listed below. No appointment necessary! It will be held in Ell Hall, 1st floor, Frost Lounge. Please bring your health insurance information.

  • Wednesday, 11/1 10:00am-4:00pm 

Forms  

• Campus Affairs hotline is accessible here. 

• Student Success division expansion workshop form is available here. 

• Our new Legislation form can be found here. 

• Please fill out the dining survey here. 

Point of Information 10/16/2023

Open Leadership Positions
We have a ton of open leadership positions!!! They are open to everyone, regardless of year or SGA experience. If you have any questions about specific positions please reach out to the respective contact listed below. 

• Deputy Chief of Staff application here                                           contact: Sawyer.s@northeastern.edu 

• Assistant Director of Engagement and Advancement application here                                                                                                         contact: Donoghue.ca@northeastern.edu 

• Campus services has MANY open leadership positions! Applications can be found here                                       contact: Katz.gr@northeastern.edu

• Director of Global Engagement application is here                       contact: Chang-davidson.j@northeastern.edu

• The Assistant Directors for Intracollegiate Affairs (London & Oakland) Interest form is here!                            contact: Oestreicher.o@northeastern.edu

• The operations team is looking for a PAID Minutes Taker. If you are looking for a work study position, please reach out to Chief of Staff Sawyers (sawyers.s@northeastern.edu)

Meeting Recap  

• View our final results from the campus wide survey here. Thank you to everyone who participated! 

• Our slide deck is accessible here. This has all of the info we went over and contacts to leadership! 

• RG-FA-23-101 (GIB Manual Revision) was passed today. Congratulations to the authors! 

• RG-FA-23-103  (Elections Board Manual) was introduced today. Please review and reach out to the authors with any questions or amendments. 

• SR-FA-23-104  (Wellness Days Expansion) was introduced today. Please review and reach out to the authors with any questions or amendments. 

Upcoming Events

• Our next Senate meeting will be a Working Senate held next Monday, October 23rd at 6:30pm in Curry 333. All attendance changes must be submitted via the attendance change form at least 24 hours in advance *Please note the start time is back to 6:30pm as STEP has concluded! 

• Flu shot clinic sessions with UHCS are listed below. No appointment necessary! Both sessions will be held in Ell Hall, 1st floor, Frost Lounge. Please bring your health insurance information.

  • Thursday, 10/19 2:00pm-7:00pm

  • Wednesday, 11/1 10:00am-4:00pm 

Forms (please fill them out <3) 

• Coffee Chat matching form can be found here. This is mandatory for new members, however, it is open to everyone! Please fill it out by 11:59pm. 

• Our new Legislation form can be found here. 

• Please fill out the dining survey here. 

Announcements

• If you have any social media experience and would like to work with the campus affairs team please reach out to VP Katz at Katz.gr@northeastern.edu 

• Committees and Boards have started! Check out our insta (@northeasternsga) for meeting schedules!

• DEI Committee is now meeting in the CIE (Curry 1st floor) from 6-7pm on Tuesdays! 

• The DEI Committee has started a Women’s Center taskforce email sgadei@northeastern.edu for more info!

• The “Global Mobility in NU's Global Network” meeting will be today, Wednesday, October 18, 2-3pm. This is only open to students who have studied at one of NU's global network campuses in Oakland or London. If you are a CSSH student interested in being part of the group conversation, please sign up here 

Point of Information 10/2/2023

Welcome back to Senate! 

Thank you to all who attended our first Legislative Senate of the year. We are so happy to be back in Senate (and to bring back our weekly POI)! For our newcomers... the PointofInformation (POI) will serve as a meeting recap with any important links, meeting times, upcoming events, etc. 

Open Leadership Positions
We have a ton of open leadership positions!!! They are open to everyone, regardless of year or SGA experience. If you have any questions about specific positions please reach out to the respective contact listed below. 

• Campus services has MANY open leadership positions! Applications can be found here                                       contact: Katz.gr@northeastern.edu

• Deputy Chief of Staff application here                                           contact: Sawyer.s@northeastern.edu 

• Assistant Director of Engagement and Advancement application here                                                                                                         contact: Donoghue.ca@northeastern.edu 

• Assistant Director of Events application is here                            contact: Watson.ce@northeastern.edu

• Director of Global Engagement application is here                       contact: Chang-davidson.j@northeastern.edu

• The Assistant Directors for Intracollegiate Affairs (London & Oakland) Interest form is here! Please complete by 10/6.                  contact: Oestreicher.o@northeastern.edu

• The operations team is looking for a PAID Minutes Taker. If you are looking for a work study position, please reach out to Chief of Staff Sawyers (sawyers.s@northeastern.edu)

Upcoming Events

• Global Campus Town Hall will be held on October 12th from 6-7 Richards 458. Please spread the word to any NU I.N., NU Bound, or abroad students you know!

• The next STEP session will be Monday, October 16th in the Senate Chambers at 6pm. This is mandatory for all new senators!

• We do NOT have Senate next week as it is Indigenous People's Day... Our next Senate meeting, a FULL BODY, is Monday, October 16th at 7pm in Curry 333. All attendance changes must be submitted via the attendance change form at least one week in advance

Announcements

• Coffee Chat matching form can be found here. This is mandatory for new members, however, it is open to everyone! Please fill it out by October 10th. 

• New members: Please fill out this interest form as soon as possible. 

• Committees and Boards have started! Check out our insta (@northeasternsga) for meeting schedules!

• DEI Committee is now meeting in the CIE (Curry 1st floor) from 6-7pm on Tuesdays! 

• The DEI Committee has started a Women’s Center taskforce email sgadei@northeastern.edu for more info!

• The “Global Mobility in NU's Global Network” meeting will be on Wednesday, October 18, 2-3pm. This is only open to students who have studied at one of NU's global network campuses in Oakland or London. If you are a CSSH student interested in being part of the group conversation, please sign up here.

Meeting Recap  

• View our prelim report from the campus wide survey here. Thank you to everyone who participated! 

• Our slide deck is accessible here. This has all of the info we went over and contacts to leadership! 

• Our new Legislation form can be found here. 

• RG-FA-23-101 was introduced today. Please review it before it is voted on next week and reach out to the authors with any questions. 

• RG-FA-23-102 was introduced today. Please review it before it is voted on next week and reach out to the authors with any questions. 

Point of Information 9/25/2023

Welcome back to Senate! 

Thank you to all who attended our first Working Senate of the year. We are so happy to be back in Senate (and to bring back our weekly POI)! For our newcomers... the Point of Information (POI) will serve as a meeting recap with any important links, meeting times, events, etc. 

Upcoming Events: 

• The Sustainability & bike fair will be today from 11am-2pm on Centennial. SGA's sustainability committee and PREF will be tabling. Stop by for a free bike tune-up! 

• The PREF Campus Forum will be held on September 27th 10am-2pm in the Curry indoor quad. Come learn about campus planning and the future of Northeastern!

• Our next Senate meeting is next Monday, October 2nd in Curry 333. An attendance change form will be sent to the senate roster soon if you cannot make the meeting.

Announcements

• New members: Please fill out this interest form as soon as possible. 

• The operations team is looking for a Minutes Taker. If you are looking for a work study position, please reach out to Chief of Staff Sawyers (sawyers.s@northeastern.edu)

• Committees and Boards have started! Check out our insta (@northeasternsga) for meeting schedules!

• The holistic wellness working group is looking for some more members representing CIE and the cultural centers. If you're interested please reach out to ciummo.f@northeastern.edu! 

• Campus services has many open leadership positions! Applications can be found here.

Recap: Informational Meeting 

• We hosted our first guest speakers of the year!

  • Huge thank you to Cory Berg and Connor Sullivan for representing PREF and Campus Planning!

  • If you have any questions or want to get in contact feel free to reach them at co.berg@northeastern.edu and con.sullivan@northeastern.edu

• Our slide deck is accessible here. This has all of the info we went over and contacts to leadership! 

• Committees and Boards have started! Check out our insta for meeting schedules. Boards are closed; however, most have open positions and you can contact the chair if you would like to apply!

Point of Information 9/18/2023

Welcome back to Senate! 

Thank you so much to all those who attended our informational meetings. We are so happy to be back in Senate (and to bring back our weekly POI)! For our newcomers... the Point of Information (POI) will serve as a meeting recap with any important links, meeting times, events, etc. 

Recap: Informational Meeting 

• As promised, our informational slide deck has been made accessible here. This has all of the info we went over and contacts to leadership! 

• Committees and Boards are starting! the schedule is below. Boards are closed; however, most have open positions and you can contact the chair if you would like to apply!

Announcements: 

• As promised APPLICATIONS are due a week from today (Tuesday, September 26th). Don't forget to collect your signatures. You can find more information and check on your application status here. Reach out to Chief of Staff Sawyers (sawyers.s@northeastern.edu) with any application questions.

• The holistic wellness working group is looking for some more members representing CIE and the cultural centers. If you're interested please reach out to ciummo.f@northeastern.edu!

This Week in Senate: April 19, 2021

On Monday 4/19, the Northeastern Undergraduate Senate convened for its final meeting of the 2020-21 academic year. To begin, the Senate heard from Dr. Christine Civiletto, the Interim Director of UHCS, about the ongoing services UHCS has been providing to students. In particular, she highlighted the Find@Northeastern support line available to all full time students anywhere in the world. This line connects callers to a licensed clinician and can then be referred to a clinician in their area (and they get up to 10 free visits per academic year). Following her presentation, Dr. Civiletto made herself available for questions. Questions raised covered availability of in-person care internationally, the wait times for mental health care referral services, UHCS’s plan to accommodate the anticipated incoming bulge class, Northeastern’s (low) student:clinician ratio, plans to improve cultural competency within UHCS, plans to work with cultural centers on campus, problems working with the Disability Resource Center (DRC), and whether UHCS plans on adding new Orientation material concerning mental health (as outlined in the referendum question passed).

Following a slew of emotional leadership addresses, the Senate moved into 2021-2022 Leadership Confirmations. Each nominee was given 5 minutes to talk before moving into Q&A, followed by an Executive Session for debate. Voting was then done via secret ballot. By this process, the following nominees were confirmed:

• Sergeant-At-Arms: Jacob Hochadel

• Parliamentarian: Nicole Miranda

• Executive Director of Communications: Rhea Tipnis

• Executive Director of Events: Gabby Barker

• Chief of Staff: Abigail Sodergren

• Director of Information Management: Billy Opet

Following these confirmations, legislation SS-SP-21-117 was presented and debated. This piece of legislation calls on Northeastern to purchase solar-powered seating options on campus so that students can sustainably charge their devices while being outdoors. As per usual, the authors were given 10 minutes to present and for Q&A. The SGA bylaws were then suspended to allow for the legislation to be voted on during the meeting (since it was the last meeting of the semester). The legislation was passed by unanimous consent. 

The remainder of the meeting was spent presenting four different awards: Senator of the Month (March), Senator of the Semester, the Gail Olytha Faculty Support Award, and the Gerald H. Herman Service and Dedication Award. These were awarded to:

• Senator of the Month (March): Shriya Thangada

• Senators of the Semester: Deeraj Mirpuri, Matthew Coleman

• Gail Olytha Faculty Support Award: Dean Bob Jose

• Gerald H. Herman Service and Dedication Award: Keiler Dunbar

This final meeting of the 2020-2021 Academic Year was adjourned at 11:44 PM.

This Week in Senate: April 5, 2021

On Monday, April 5 the SGA reconvened for a full body Senate. Senate began with Executive Addresses and continued with explanations from EVP Opet that regarding the evening’s legislation, the Senators would be voting to suspend Article V Section C of the Bylaws, which allows the Senate to debate and vote on a piece of legislation during the same meeting that the legislation is introduced. 

First, the Senate had Q&A and executive debate sessions with two presidential nominees for Boston Intercollegiate Government (BIG) Liaison, Kate Kuznetsova and Chapin Alf. Questions for the candidates covered plans for growing the organization’s membership, collaboration with other schools, and committee membership and experience. After a secret ballot vote, both nominees were confirmed to the role of BIG Liaison for the 2021-2022 academic year. 

Next, the Senate reviewed legislation IR-SP-21-113. This Internal Resolution would establish project leads to work on the restructuring of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts within the Association, establish a standing committee for DEI for the 2021-2022 school year, and make the position of Executive Director of DEI defunct. While the project leads are collaborating to establish a permanent mechanism for DEI work within SGA, the standing committee will exist temporarily to ensure that advocacy continues in the fall. Next academic year, when the project leads have reached a consensus as to the best structure for DEI work, the project leads will bring forth legislation to include the new system in the governing documents. The Senate then voted to suspend the bylaws, held debate, and passed IR-SP-21-113 by unanimous consent. 

RG-SP-21-114 was presented next. This Resolution of Governance would remove engagement requirements for Senators. Engagement requirements are 2 hours Senators must spend each week engaging with their constituents through advocacy work, most commonly through SGA committee work. The authors cited engagement requirements being an inaccurate reflection of Senators’ engagement and the additional responsibilities of special interest Senators as justification for the legislation. In debate, Senators were largely supportive of the legislation, as it would allow them to work on projects they are truly passionate about. RG-SP-21-114 passed by unanimous consent. 

Next, RG-SP-21-115 was presented, a Resolution of Governance that would make a number of small updates to the governing documents, including adding the role of subcommittees, clarifying language about the voting rights of leadership members, and changing the standing procedures to create a formal method for calling an emergency recess. After a short Q&A with the authors and debate, RG-SP-21-115 passed by unanimous consent.

Finally, RG-SP-21-116 was introduced. This Resolution of Governance would restructure the Sustainability Board, dividing it into the Green Initiatives Board and the Sustainability Subcommittee. The Green Initiatives Board would manage the Renewable Energy Fund, and the Sustainability Subcommittee would complete sustainability advocacy projects. Following Q&A and debate, the Senate passed the final piece of legislation by unanimous consent. 

The Senate will reconvene on April 19 for a full body Senate. 

This Week in Senate: March 29, 2021

On Monday, March 29, 2021 the Northeastern Undergraduate Senate met for a full-body meeting, beginning with the announcement of an anonymous Senate Mental Health form for meetings. This form will allow students to call for a recess in the event that they would like to pause the meeting given that the Senate is often responsible for discussing difficult conversations. In the form, there can be a request to change the course of conversation or even provide feedback without calling for a recess. Additionally, the last two full-body meetings of the semester will take place 4/5 and 4/19. There will be no meeting 4/12 due to the academic holiday.

A recess in the meeting was called in order to have a discussion about the EDoDEI position without the constraints of Robert’s Rules. The purpose of this conversation was to figure out what senators felt the position was supposed to achieve and what support systems can be put in place to make such goals possible. This dialogue was very productive and brought up important points that will be taken into account as SGA works to address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the future. Following this conversation, the meeting was resumed.

The next portion of the meeting was Internal Elections. For each position, candidates were listed. Each candidate was allowed to give a speech, required to partake in a question and answer period, and then asked to leave the meeting for debate and voting. Debates were held in an Executive Session, and votes were cast by secret ballot. The following individuals were elected:

• Comptroller: Syaad Khan

• VP for Academic Affairs: Alexander Arenas

• VP for Student Affairs: Emily Perez

• VP for Student Involvement: Robbie Neumann

• VP for Student Services: Sebastian Chávez

• VP for Sustainability: Zach Greenwald

• Elections Chair: Sam Chaturvedi

The meeting was then adjourned at 10:53 pm. The next Senate meeting will be held on April 5th at 7pm on Zoom.