Minutes
Joint Steering Meeting

May 20, 2011

Present: Eero Laine, Monique Whitaker, Christen Masden, Chris Sula, Ann Donlon, Manissa Margawal, Shawn Rice, Jared Simard, Anick Boyd, Annia Dell’Aria, Nicole Hanson, Kim Libman, Chrissy Nadler, Leigh McCallen, Patricia Stapelton, Suzanne Tamang, Stephanie Jones (guest)

Absent: Jill Belli, Boris Duassa-Pastor, Colin Ashley

JS calls the meeting to order at 5:14pm

AD moves t approve the agenda, ADA seconds, motion passes unanimously

SR moves to approve the minutes, AB seconds, motion passes unanimously

Executive Committee Reports
CSA
EL gives an update on the chartered orgs and the fundraising and alumni position is open until June

CCC
Lactation room

CCB
June 1st is the deadline for all check requests for this year, College Association meeting Monday. CS requests that all SC members draft and exit memo and arrange a transition meeting before July 1st when the new officers take on their position. SC members should also save any files for the DSCE on the S:Drive.

USS
Chris will email

UFS
Nothing to report since the last UFS meeting. There will be a June 7th emergency meeting about general education and credit transfer issues. Discussion ensues about the history of these issues.

SJ presents the Adjunct Project report and delivers an overview of their activities during the Spring 2011 semester. SJ responds to questions from the group about the report and the AP’s plans for the upcoming year.

New Business
a. Discretionary Allocation for 20/11
a. Up to$1620 web development
b. Supplies, up to the remaining discretionary funds available.
ST motions to allocate, CS seconds, motion carries unanimously.

b. Funding Officer Hiring Team
a. EL explains the composition of the team.
b. Eero Laine (CCSA), Annie dell’Aria (Steering), Desi Fields(DSC), Stephen Boatright(DSC), Marcos Wasem(DSO), Colin Ashley(Ad-Hoc Committee), Amy Martin(Ad-Hoc Committee)
LM moves to appoint one person from each category with the candidates listed in order of succession, CS seconds, motion carries unanimously.

c. Appointment to At-Large Steering officer Domains
a.
CM motions, NH seconds, and the motion passes unanimously.
d. Appointment of Executive Officers to Grad Council. EL, CN, ADA, JS
ADA motions to appoint these four officers to Grad Council, CM seconds, and the motion passes unanimously.
e. Co-Chair Rep and Succession of Co-Chair Alternates to Exec Comm of Grad council
a. EL, ADA, JS will be the succession.
PS moves, MW seconds, and the motion passes unanimously.
f. Succession of At-Large Steering Officers to Grad Council
a. PS, NH, MW, MM, CA, CM
NH moves, AD seconds, and the motion passes unanimously.
g. Standing Committee Appointments
a. Constitution & Bylaws
i. Rethee Antony, Ben Miller, and Shawn Rice
b. Grants
i. Marcos Avelar, Joanna Tico, Valia Mitsou, Lisa Reinke, Keith Miyake, Stephanie Jones
c. Health Issues
i. Marcos Avelar, Joanna Tico, Valia Mitsou, Sarah Jordan, Melissa Wong, Jared Simard
ii. The SC notes that they wish for Jessica Steier, the DSC Rep for Public Health to take a role in the committee
d. Outreach
i. Antonia Santangelo, Erica Melzer, Naomi Perley, Jared Simard
e. Student Services
i. Lauren Saxton, Nicole Hanson, and Naomi Perley
PS moves to appoint the committee members listed above, MW seconds, and the motion passes unanimously.
h. Approve the list of acceptable media for advertising open positions.
i. Steering Discretionary funds 2011/12
a. Up to $500 for AP for the Dismantling Public Higher Education Conference
AD motions, MM seconds, motion carries with one apposed
b. Up to $1000 for a web content producing consultant (student position)
PS motions, CM seconds, and the motion passes unanimously.

Steering Officer Reports
Funding:
ADA reports that one start-up grant application has come in.

OGM:
JS reports that he has ordered more clickers
Health:
ST reports for LM on the wellness festival

Outreach:
NH provides an update about the last outreach event.

Student Life:
SR raises the issue of year 6 and 7 tuition remission with the SCE. Discussion ensues.
CM motions to end discussion, ADA seconds, motion carries.

Tech and Libraries
ST reports that the books scanner should be here this summer. She is gathering information about an amnesty period at the Lehman College Library and hoping that the Grad Center Library will take up this policy.

Adjournment
CM motions, PS seconds, and the motion passes unanimously.