Discussion Meeting
January 18, 2012
I.
Roll Call
II.
Approval of Minutes
III.
Approval of Agenda
a.
Move to
change tonight’s meeting to a discussion meeting
b.
Move to
add the national association
c.
Chemistry
Club Conference bill
IV.
Guest Speaker
a.
Gary Pierson-Second Year Live On: As an
administration we have talked about the second year live on for a while. As an
institution we need to look to do things differently. We have been around
59-60% for a few years. For the fall 2012 we have 4 initiatives we are
unveiling, an extended orientation program (one orientation with all students
engage students within the college community), first year experience class (90%
of campuses do a first year experience, semester long class 1 cr.), exploratory
major program (academic resource center, explore what they like to do, programs
towards undeclared majors), living learning halls (group students by majors), second
year live on (wont impact anyone currently on campus, restructuring pricing to
make it competitive with off campus). Our true intent is to make sure students
stay, have better personal relationship, and interacts with faculty more.
Students love to come for the location, but some get culture shock and are more
likely to leave. We will also have a sophomore year experience.
i. Students will be grouped into majors.
1.
We will work with students to accommodate
them.
ii. What are the first and second year experiences like?
1.
We are still working out the details.
Some community service hours, sixteen-week course, and 15 or 16 contacts hours,
some through extended orientation. It will be around getting students oriented with the Gunnison
areas as well as get acquainted with college.
iii. Athletics could be a part of orientation.
iv. It is a culture shift. There have been some game changers,
such as WRAP.
v. Have there been any negative effects with freshman?
1.
Not really, new students won’t know the
difference. We know the cost of housing is the number one issue. No
quantitative data to back it up, but I have seen a lot of students leave
Western. Most students who leave haven’t got away from campus. Student
engagement is part of our central plan.
vi. How will second year live on work for transfer students?
1.
We have not decided, people will be
able to petition to live off campus; there will be academic policy dependant on
credits, home and other variables. We will have to create the policy.
vii. Service aspect
is great component to the new plans.
V.
Action Items
VI.
Discussion Items
a.
(NAfME):
National Association for Musical Educators, there is a national conference
occurring in March, we want to send some juniors and seniors. Requesting $789
for registration, lodging will be paid for, and the club is taking care of
transportation and food.
i. Cannot fund the faculty member, how do
you choose to fund that?
1.
We will
either meet the costs or we will speak with them. We will take a faculty member
with us.
ii. Have you done any fundraising?
1.
Sending
letters to people we know, rock band tournament
iii. Why should the college fund this trip?
1.
Music
education majors, and no other Colorado colleges are going, a great opportunity
to represent Colorado on a national level.
iv. You said juniors and seniors are going.
1.
4 juniors
and 2 seniors
v. Will you be able to elaborate when you
get back?
1.
Of
course, there will be handouts we can bring back
b.
Chemistry
Club Bill sponsored by Walker: Will you not rent a school vehicle?
i. It is cheaper to use a van from Hertz
than to rent the school.
ii. You said waffles weekly?
1.
Wednesday
from 745-9am Hurst Hall, 2 waffles and a coffee are each a dollar
2.
We will
not be exhausting our budget
iii. When we come back we plan to put
together a poster of the most enlightening things, at celebration of
scholarship, we brought the schedule for undergraduate, mostly on how to
improve the chemistry chapter. 4 students going to the conference will also be
coming back.
VII.
Advisor Report
a. Looking forward to the retreat!
VIII.
Senator Reports
Adam Nickerson: Anyone who wrote a bill last semester,
please follow up next week
Erika Espinoza: Thank you for approving the MLK bill, the
few comments I heard it went very well, half of auditorium filled up for
getting advertising a week before.
I was asked to be the
student representative for the joint budget committee, it was less intimidating
than I expected. It was a sales pitch for the school, what you like and didn’t
like and the experience they had at Western State College of Colorado.
Rodney Moyer: Got a tour of the new students apartments,
they are willing to take all of SGA on a tour. We will send an email out.
Walker Tatum: There is a feud between the name change between Jay Helman
and another person. They were worried about the concrete work and the safety of
the cement lying on the local Grand Junction newspaper.
Sarah Newberry:
There will be a climbing wall in the new indoor field house. Finalizing a name
soon.
Haleigh Hanifen: The
retreat is this weekend. Only school family and sports are legitimate excuses.
Who needs a sleeping bag? (5) Sleeping pads? (5) Dinner will be ready at 6.
Meeting at 5pm at the college center. What do we want for breakfast?
Nick Edwards -VP
External Affairs: CBMR wants to build two new lifts as an institutional plans. 21+-committee
presentation is doing well.
Grace Eggleston – $5,000
is in the bill budget.
Blake Krenke –Track
is going to Wyoming
Elijah Redding – Club
fair in college center
Meg Intense – CCE
Mark Schichtel - Interclub
Council
Travis Elliott - Intramural
Director
Hayden Kinnear – Women’s
hockey plays at 430
