Finalized Approved February 17, 2015
FINALIZED MINUTES UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
COUNCIL
Kerckhoff Hall 417
February 10, 2015 7:00 PM
PRESENT: Avinoam Baral, Heather Hourdequin, Conrad
Contreras, Manjot Singh, Sofia Moreno Haq, Negeen Sadeghi-Movahed, Fabienne
Roth, Allyson Bach, Greg Kalfayan, Cynthia Wong, Irmary Garcia, Carlos
Quintanilla, Heather Rosen, Savannah Badalich, Cindy Wang
ABSENT: GUESTS:
I. Call to Order
- Baral calls meeting to order at 7:08pm. A. Signing
of the Attendance Sheet The attendance sheet has been passed around.
II. Approval of the
Agenda
- Hourdequin moves to approve the agenda. Roth
seconds. 10-0-0 the agenda is approved.
III. Approval of Minutes
from February 3, 2015
- Roth moves to approve the minutes. Rosen seconds. 10-0-0
the minutes are approved.
IV. Public Comments
- Jacob Finn is the chair of John Wooden Board Chair
of Governors and they’re going to showcase artwork to reinvigorate the center.
I am here to highly recommend Lauren Hern on Facilities commission and Jake
Saks who is an international student and have my highest recommendations.
V. Special Presentations
A. Unicamp
- Michael Starr graduated in 2013 and used to be on
council. He works for university campus inc and is the program director for
UCLA Unicamp. This year we are entering out 80th summer and we have some
changes we’re going to add. There are about 450 UCLA student/alumni volunteers,
$268,000 raised by volunteers, 5 weeks of “classic” ucla unicamp, one week of
academicamp with UCLA Community School and one week of Outdoor Science
Opportunity with UCLA CS 1195 UCLA Unicamp Campers. We have 3 main older camper
programs, W.A.L.L Wilderness Adventures and Leadership Learning and take kids
to a 30 mile hike for 4 days and 4 nights. There is CLIMB for Core Lessons in
Mind and Body and UniCorps for service learning and make sure camp runs. We are
really changing things up a bit for “sing songs, play games, change lives!” We
challenged our head counselors to come with us an issue that they want to
address and got 7 individual sessions and addressing different issues. The
first week is in partnership with Project GRAD and follow them through high
school to prepare them for college. We’re working with them and have resident
problem with UCLA. The second week is the mental health and social and
emotional learning. There’s the STEAM Imagination Summit with Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math to cultivate creativity. There’s going
to be anti- bullying and inclusion and tolerance. There is going to be a
literacy intervention with the UCLA community school. There’s the Environmental
Science program and anything that goes on stays there. There’s health and nutrition
and working with children’s hospital LA in anti-diabetes and obesity program and
this will be offered to their campers and address different issues. We started recruitment
yesterday and it goes until next Friday. Randall Park and the father of Fresh of
the Boat is a woodsey and we’re all over the place from judges and lawyers.
- Garcia asks if there’s any group doing research
going to college
- Starr says its hard to measure the impact from
Sunday to Sunday. Of all the kids, 65% retained their academics and 35%
improved.
- Singh asks if there’s mentorship opportunity for
keeping up with the campers
- Starr says it’s a Sunday to Sunday and start in
spring in training and there’s a falling. That’s unicamp’s flaw of lack of
continual touching.
B. Special Olympics World
Games
- Jody states
Special Olympics International started by the Kennedy’s and there are 7,000 events
per month globally. It’s a huge organization. There’s SOSC which is Special Olympics
Southern California and we’re our own nonprofit. We started staffing up and are
a games organizing committee solely for the purpose for putting on Worlds
Games. We’ll be here at UCLA, Griffith Park, USC, Long Beach, LA live, and
going through a lot of private schools and came from the LA Tennis Association
and all kinds of groups. This is our athlete striking the celebratory pose and
indicates victory, courage, bravery, and our athletes will strike this pose
even if they came in last. They are in the circle of acceptance and inclusion.
The mosaic different colors represent the different colors of the 177 countries
and represents all the cultures that are in Los Angeles. It’s all shapes, colors,
sizes and for whoever we are. We have all felt excluded or not accepted and the
games are a way to understand how similar and alike we are rather than how
different. This is the largest humanitarian event in the world with 7,000
athletes and recruiting 30,000 volunteers and 500,000 fans in the stands. We
have a lot of work to do. We are the only world game that have to raise
budgets. Most of our fundings come from individuals, corporations, and groups.
We have raised over $50 million and this is the largest amount that has ever
been raised by a World Games GOC. We need $78 million and we do need 30,000
volunteers. We are looking for volunteers 18 an over with people who can commit
to 5 or more shifts of 6 hours and 9 hours each based on venue. The support in
athlete program is in existence because it takes $2,500 to support one athlete
to support them here. Once they arrive in LAX they are our responsibility. We
have to house them, feed them, take care of them medically, and transport them.
The first thing they do is go from LAX to UCLA and get physicals and can get
glasses on the spot. Special Olympics is one of the biggest healthcare
providers in the world for those with disabilities. The special Olympics saves
lives. When they were in Korea 65% of athletes didn’t have the right shoes,
they were the wrong size. They found that the track runners had crooked feet.
If you create a team funding page and reach $2,500 we pair you with an athlete
and then be a fan in the stands cheer them on and support them. They are your athlete
and can request a specific sport or specific country but the idea is up to you.
We are financially supportive of them and we are emotionally supportive of
them. What I feel about this that this is a one shot deal with a beginning,
middle, and end. It’s very hard to come by that with philanthropy. You will be
able to see the results of your work and watch your athlete compete with the
most joy on anyone’s face because you give the possibility of them doing their
best. I encourage you to get in touch and we are the beneficiaries with Greek
Week and what are we going to do.
- Roth says it sounds amazing and hopefully we can
help in any way.
- Hourdequin says she will connect people with
athletics and club sports and ill cc you.
- Jody said she’s open to any and all ideas.
- Baral said they’re all out a job in august and as
seniors we can empathize with is.
- Garcia says people with countries and nametags,
what role do they play.
- Jody said they’re going now it was meetings.
VI. Appointments
- Baral says we’ve been doing the council consent
appointments. There’s two appointments the one that needs approval for stipend
positions or judicial board. There are appointments that are council consent
such as the John Wooden Board of Governors and the proper procedure and the ARC
can choose to have an appointment or not, and then it goes to a consent item.
It was changed two years ago and have 2 consent appointments and 2 regular
appointments.
- Lazarovici states that a president a few years ago
that made the appointments that are normally consent go through the whole thing
but it ended up making things less efficient and in retrospect there wasn’t
much value added.
A. John Wooden Center
Board of Governors – Jake Sacks
- Baral states that Sacks is coming to council as
regular approval. Sack is a pre- business economics member and enjoys
wakeboarding and keeping fit and would love to be on the opportunity of John
Wooden Center because its one of the most important resources and would love to
contribute to maintaining the upward trajectory. I believe I am qualified for this
position and I was the management board of the tennis club. I envision myself
as an active member and someone who would contribute constructively.
- Rosen asks what makes him a unique candidate
- Sacks says he brings an international perspective
and Wooden offers a huge amount of opportunities and its somewhat Americanized
in the kinds of sports and there’s an opportunity to diversify.
- Roth asks how would you connect with students
- Sacks says social media is key to connect and with
any changes you try to use social outlets
- Baral asks if he talked to any other board members
- Sacks says he talked to Jacob Finn and worked
- Baral asks if he’s fully committed to attending the
7:30 meetings
- Sacks says yes
- Garcia says he has a 3.9 gpa and how would you
manage your work ethic.
- Sacks says he’s been here one quarter and its
simply a balance
- Sacks thanks everyone for their time Sacks steps
out.
- Roth asks how long is the term
- Hourdequin says his is 1 year.
- Singh moves to approve Jack Sacks to John Wooden
Board of Governors. 9-0-0 Jack Sacks is approved.
B. John Wooden Center
Board of Governors – Lauren Hearne
- Quintanilla says Lauren is her chief of staff and
is the one that runs the office. She’s aware of what happens during meetings
and reached out to Jacob Finn and got his perspective as board member.
C. Judicial Board –
Rachel Beyda
- Kalfayan says she received 3- 0- 0 vote and explains
definition of conflict of interests and was really well spoken.
- Beyda is a second year economics major and
philosophy minor and intention of law school and the law clerk on judicial
board and vice president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi Sorority. I am not only
passionate about the law but sees it as an opportunity to serve student body
and hold constitution and by laws. I have several experience and analyze and
interpret it and comprehension of legal diction to contribute to uphold the constitution
with excellence and integrity.
- Roth says given that you
are an active member of the Jewish sorority how would you maintain an unbiased
- Baral says I don’t
know if its necessarily appropriate and feel like it was comfortable asking
other students and I want to cut it off.
- Sadeghi-Movahed says maybe possible to rephrase the
question. Given that the recent judicial board cases dealt with conflicts of
interests leaning a particular way, how would you be able to keep an unbiased
view?
- Beyda says anyone who is qualified is likely to
have opinions on campus manners and the laws are not a matter of opinion. If I
felt like I could not be unbiased I would remove myself but I don’t think I
would be in that position.
- Singh asks what’s a conflict of interest
- Beyda says if its an invested interest in the
outcome of the situation
- Rosen asks what would you like to improve on as a
clerk
- Beyda says I’ve been a law clerk for only a quarter
and I haven’t had that much experience in judicial board but we are supposed to
have biweekly meetings and those tend to get cancelled and its really important
to stay with the schedule.
- Sadeghi-Movahed asks if you have been able to be in
contact with judicial board and what do you think about their experience and
bring in that environment and exhibit uniqueness
- Beyda says she did go through the experience to be
law clerk and talked to Matt Sattyadi and he does enjoy and serve the student
body. I’m also friends with Jason Schafter and pursuing a legal career not that
he’s a graduating senior.
- Garcia asks about her future vision
- Beyda says to ensure laws and not necessarily make
big sweeping changes and the conflict of interest case set a precedent and
that’s a great thing judicial board did. I hope we can continue to set precedents
and make it more clear what the wording of the constitution.
- Roth asks if any language would be in the realm of
being changed.
- Beyda says no
- Sarafin says you have a lot of friends in USAC, do
you see yourself having certain political affiliations that will constitute
conflict of interests.
- Beyda says definitely not she doesn’t affiliate
with any party but rather by the issue.
- Beyda thanks everyone for the time and
consideration and will put dedication in the position and do the best that she
can.
- Roth says she’s going to be great and we put up
these appointments and make things better in USAC and leave a legacy that is
constantly not being divisive and I cannot separate the issue. Its not her
fault and it’s a community that is invested in USAC even if she is talented I
don’t see it as a feasible job to appoint someone that would be mixed.
- Rosen says its not fair
that just because someone’s part of a community because she’s Jewish she
shouldn’t be on jboard and that’s how I’m perceiving it. She’s a qualified candidate
and has experience outside of UCLA and outside of USAC.
- Baral says the criticism is appointed to him and
who is going to do a great job because she has 2 law internships, a great GPA,
and she’s a sophomore. Baral says he’s quite frankly disappointed and not
assume that everything he’s doing is politically motivated and allow me to
appoint people that are great without looking at me politically.
- Sarrafin says the only confusion I have is that
when you have had the interview did you have a conflict of interest and see if
she has a detailed understanding of what that means.
- Baral says that judicial board decision and
invested interests in the outcome of the case.
- Hourdequin says when we asked her what does
conflict of interest she says invested interest and as it pertains from case
was to separate herself from the case.
- Kalfayan says she gave an example when we
interviewed for ARC and she knows what it is and invented a situation but she
understands what it is and would remove herself.
- Garcia says if someone found themselves in conflict
of interests do they step down
- Baral says they recluse themselves and abstain.
- Singh asks if there’s an oversight of jboard or an
appeal process
- Baral says he’s not particularly sure
- Zimmerman says there’s particularly checks and
balances
- Sadeghi-Movahed says she really admires she has so
much experience and a matter of having friends in USAC and then slate politics
and then exposure to issues and I’m not 100% comfortable. I feel her genuine
desire to be in jboard and I will look over her applicant.
- Rosen moves to approve Rachel Beyda for judicial
board. Hourdequin seconds. 4- 4-
- Hourdequin calls for a 5 minute recess.
- Baral says what am I seeing
right now is someone being denied a position because they’re Jewish. She’s a
great candidate and literally knows everything and had a fair interview and
she’s fantastic.
- Roth says the issue isn’t
that she’s Jewish but the cases that keep coming are in regards to certain
communities that the way its presented and I would never deny someone something
because they are Jewish or their identity. This appointment is going to go for years
and I understand the political significance of this position and I’m not anti
Semitic
- Hourdequin says her
affiliation with Jewish communities and organizations aren’t going to affect
decisions as judicial board member and it’s the job of a judicial board member
to be unbiased. She fully recognizes that and said that in her interview and
make decisions according to constitution that governs USAC.
- Singh says the only thing that this particular
position is noncontentious and its just the fact that you somehow have to
maintain neutral stance and surround yourself with certain communities and
people
- Rosen says even in the If you don’t think she’s
qualified candidate then that’s fine but not because of her identity.
- Hourdequin says Rachel
passed ARC with a 3-0-0 vote. I’m not Jewish and they passed through with a
unanimous vote.
- Roth says its slate politics and that’s what’s so
hard and its supposed to be an unbiased position to keep us in check and we’re
not being kept in check are brought up for conflicts of interests and try to
get right back on the correct path and make it less than slate politics and move
around.
- Lazarovici says almost everyone at this table is
affiliated including the president. Does that mean that any appointment by any
slate be considered slate politics and have an automatic conflict of interest.
I don’t know this person or what she’s done. You’ll have no one to appoint to
any position to anyone on this campus. If there’s reason or discomfort than
that’s legitimate but for any other reason that seems legitimate this is a really
disturbing track that we’re going down right now.
- Singh asks if judicial board recommended any
candidates
- Baral says the judicial board doesn’t recommend
anyone and she’s currently the law clerk and if there’s a case she’s a part of
the judicial board.
- Serrafin says law clerk is not allowed in closed sessions.
In conflict of interest and guiding documents for it have no definitions. In a
weird sort of way jboard uses the USAC definition of conflict of interest and
divided loyalty and a conflict of interest as been constituted. She kept giving
vague answers when a simple legal analysis that she can actually say a conflict
of interest because bylaws she lives in and maybe she hasn’t done the right
homework and an invested interest isn’t what the USAC bylaws say. It would’ve
been much better that when asking the conflict of interest she could’ve given a
better answer.
- Geller says the definition of conflict of interests
isn’t a legal definition its from a definition council put together. Its not
about perception its about reality. USAC’s current definition is what was put
in guided documents. Whether that’s the best or not that’s what you decide if
its not you decide. The question was what conflict of interest means to her now
what is USACs current definition of conflict of interest. The idea of
perception is that there’s a significant difference of what might be perceived
and what’s real. There isn’t a single student that you can appoint to anything
where somebody wouldn’t have a perceived conflict. Perception is in the eyes of
the third party. I am struck by the presumption that specific issue are going
to land in front of jboard. None of us are going to know what’s going to
happen. To figure out to see if that person has conflict, if there’s an issue
they would not be part of the deliberation. Not selected by president but
selected by jboard to be amongst the, and jboard votes and you have the ability
to override a jboard decision.
- Serrafin says with regards to legality of conflicts
of interest that in the publishing of all decisions Jboard always says as defined
by USA bylaws article 1 section d and precedent makes it the guiding and
governing documents
- Geller says the appearance of conflict as a valid
part of deciding. I cant tell you what is or isn’t. We just have definition and
a jboard that discredited a part of definition.
- Roth says I’m going to on goodwill that she’s
qualified and she wants to be a lawyer and we need powerful woman that are
strong and intelligent and based on the fact that there is a perceived conflict
of interest that can be repealed and perceived good intentions and cares about
making sure we are held accountable I’m going to approve her.
- Sadeghi-Movahed says the only thing that made me
feel hesitant that many of my friends are involved in USAC and if one of my
friends was being appointed to jboard and I was her friend that one portion
threw me off. I feel confident that she has the ability to use reason to judge
whether or not it is a conflict of interest. She is more than qualified beyond
UCLA. With that I’ll be voting yes.
- Kalfayan moves to approve Rachel Beyda to judicial
board. Rosen seconds. 9- 0- 0 Rachel Beyda is approved to the Judicial Board. Baral
takes a 5 minute recess. Hourdequin seconds. Meeting continues at 8:45pm.
D. Office Space
Allocation Committee Chairperson – Eric Hambly
- Garcia says this is a topic that hit home and there
has to be a level of respect and maturity and with the ongoing appointments
council in general keeps everything in perspective and we can handle that
better.
- Baral apologizes and didn’t want to call him out.
As Robert’s rules its not fairness its about moving the meeting as efficiently
as possible. For further discussion I will wait an additional half minute.
- Hourdequin says the recommendation by ARC was to
adhere more stringently to deadlines to make sure everyone gets approved and
allocated. Another recommendation was to manage time wisely to adequately
accommodate everyone from 3- 0- 0.
- Hambly states he’s a third year business economics
major and accounting minor. He’s interested in doing this effectively and
officially to help students help their student groups go to get resources and
for students that are large enough that need office space I know its very
important to do this position unbiased and officially as possible. I’m also an
RA on the hill and see a lot of personalities. I am used to helping students
with various news and I will apply same skill set who may not be able to
articulate. I sit on the John Wooden board as proxy and take initiatives and
send emails.
- Sadeghi-Movahed said the guidelines haven’t been
updated to 6 years and no student group receives preferential treatment and how
you intend on holding OSAC to those guidelines
- Hambly says as far as updating goes SOUL is now a
thing and important indicator there are archaic things is that the requirement
students requested funding for the last 5 years. For example, a student group
like mine with an outside funding maybe we can change that requirement so that
it still shows that a student group has a heavy commitment to UCLA not in that
respect.
- Sadeghi-Movahed says how would you uphold without
preferential treatment
- Hambly says look at the student groups that are in
there and use this as an arbitrary example. Say everyone else was business
groups why do they keep getting selected to reposition it because everyone
should have a chance to grow.
- Haq asks how he plans to promote diversity and
inclusion
- Hambly says that’s a matter of looking through the
applications and asking if they really need the space. There are groups that
use the space correctly and incorrectly and its time to take action. Perhaps if
there’s a certain growth percentage or different incentives.
- Sadeghi-Movahed wants to understand guidelines in
what criteria their guidelines to have a space or maintain a space.
- Hambly said there are guidelines and community
space is a great thing for the club to grow and that’s a great thing.
- Hourdequin says there will be four people in the
committee. How do you plan to select them?
- Hambly said he would have to publicize it and would
go through the hill and target and SOUL newsletter and journalists to help know
they make a difference.
- Sarrafin says he’s a member of ASA as a cultural
center and definitely a lot of the communities use it for the same person and I
commend you to include more of these student groups in Kerckhoff. My only
question is how can you maintain the community center and areas for growth
while actually promoting other student groups to be part of this vibrant
building.
- Hambly said if there’s student groups using the
space they shouldn’t be kicked out. Is it still being used at the best
performance and existing student groups are following our guidelines. There
should be a certain spot for formal and informal gathering.
- Sadeghi-Movahed asks why is it that a student group
has 5 years of requesting funding
- Geller says with 1000 groups its trying to find
someway to limit the number applying and a group that’s been around for 5 years
would demonstrate the staying power that it will remain.
- Hambly says he really hopes he gets approved and
it’s a very important job for campus and its not just a resume builder its
something I want to be involved in and at this point of the year I’m looking
for more things to do and this is a great way to help out.
- Quintanilla says what happens every 2 years it
rarely ever happens to get kicked out and the only reason is because they do
something bad the space. He’s a great staff member.
- Lazarovici asks did he say he has a job lined up
- Sadeghi-Movahed moves to approve Eric Hambly for
Office Space Allocation Committee Chair. Rosen seconds. 9-0-0 Eric Hambly is
approved.
VII. Officer and Member
Reports
A. President – Avinoam
Baral
- Baral is flying to Sacramento tomorrow to go up and
talk to the legislatures about what’s going on with tuition. It’ll be a quick
day trip in the afternoon. This is super last minute and try to keep people
involved and see if there’s different opportunities to talk about different
issues. Originally I wanted to have a townhall I’m postponing that town hall to
next Thursday at 7pm the 19th of February. I’m trying to work on a proposal.
I’ve been meeting with administrative vice chancellor and the dean of students
and the associated dean of students and had a productive conversation about
UCPD and community relations. The first thing was the oversight committee that
they would like to talk about in Fall and they were hostile and Devin
misrepresented that context to that meeting. One thing is scheduling a regular
meeting week 9 and have one or two council members come with him potentially to
have these conversations. The idea of UCPD body cameras and the national
conversation about police brutality and from my point of view I have a strong
understanding that it doesn’t solve an issue but it is something to push for
because it has the ability to have the amount of information flowing and the
transparency. The chief is going to report back and are going to have the
legislative front and the UCPD body camera conversation. I’ve been working with
UCOP and my question is what are they doing and what has that been looking
like. Baral is going to leave the meeting and one of
the biggest prejudices against Jews that have been going on for hundreds of
years that Jews inherently have divided loyalties and a variety of different
forms Jewish people were never really citizens and were never really part of
that country and divided loyalties and active members of society. I am just so
unbelievably disappointed, its mind- blowing and I was holding back tears and
Devin would appoint black students and there’s nothing wrong with that and I’m
appointing Jewish students and she’s a fantastic candidate and to have her put
down there and the second I’m going to keep applicants out of the room and anything
you say should be said to their face.
- Garcia says its hypocritical and an incredibly
dramatic meeting.
B. Internal President –
Heather Hourdequin
- Hourdequin says its important that students should
have a strong relationship with UCPD and have that relationship be transparent
and something with better relationships is to have a form for open dialogue.
During campus safety week I want to have a townhall for students to come.
Student vendor fair applications are open. Lastly the vice chancellor for equity,
diversity, and inclusion and we will be having a new vice chancellor.
- Sadeghi-Movahed asks if there was update for
sensitivity training of UCPD
- Hourdequin says she can ask Nancy
- Moreno Haq says her office is working on it and
we’re not trying to reach out to just one community so at this point that
platform should be done within the next few weeks and I can get you into contact with
directors.
- Hourdequin says Kevin Doughtery would be a good
person to contact and he was in our meeting.
- Moreno Haq says she’s spoken to Nancy Green Stein a
few times
C. External Vice
President – Conrad Contreras
- Serrafin there was a press conference with Senator
Ricardo Lara with SCA 1 and our office supports it and its quite important to
keep UC system accountable in general and don’t hesitate to contact him. With
regards to the UCLA diversity requirement resolution that was going to be
discussed at UCSA it passed unanimously which basically means it will continue
to fight and have the diversity requirement instituted. We are working with AAC
to have online petition and working with offices to be instituted. An update
with the EVP office is working with UCLA governmental campus called Campus
Climate Leg Day to have student groups to have conversation on host of topics
to be a break out by topic and each topic is going to have specific time
allotment. I will reach out to the facilities commission. A lot of it will be
access, affordability, mental health, sexual assault prevention and in general
sexual violence and how we need to take a stance against it with legislators
present and a lot of these issues are things that shouldn’t exist. This meeting
over this Saturday at UCSA. Divestment passed from multiple companies and
working with office to finalize lobby visit times and will be sent out to each
of the offices. Lastly, because Conrad is amazing and fabulous he was appointed
to sit as the student representative in the California Legislator Prop 209
working group.
- Lazarovici asks if there’s already an online petition
- Serrafin says yes
D. Student Wellness
Commission
- Chen says that the all of us mental health
conference which was a massive success and had 27 student led workshop sand had
200 students participate and it was conflicted with UCSA. It was very successful
and SWC would like to introduce a bylaw where we do something like this each
year. This Thursday there will be a debrief for the event and a quick meeting
for the AllofUs committee and Savannah Badalich. We have extra bags for everyone.
Inside there’s a consent gram with the student wellness commission bruin consent
coalition similar to Valentines. I apologize if not everyone got these consent grams.
The link is tinyurl.com/consentgram and all proceeds would go to Santa Monica Rape
Treatment Center. Other schools will be following our lead and donate to local charities.
- Moreno Haq says a lot of people were inspired how
strong SWC is and were inspired by all the work and this made her even more
inspired. I love the diversity of it.
F. Transfer Student
Representative
- Sadeghi-Movahed says her office did a workshop for
Transfer Resources and apparently we got called the most fun workshop but ill
take it as a compliment. On that same kind of note I’ve been talking with
Manjot Singh and going through timeline and build an office from ground up and
got elected mid November and have retreat and already at break and already
January and students are really into it. I guarantee you we’re working as hard
as possible and transfers haven’t been politicized in the past and we have
transfer pride week and we created the bruin resource center and hopefully
implement that in bylaws and had meeting with Janina Montero and set up
meetings and if our initiatives can be further and about transfer center with
administrators within the next 10 years or so to build up on Ackerman for
transfer center and multicultural center. The location will hopefully be
finalized in the near future. I’m trying hard to get in contact with transportation.
We have been trying to keep up with transparency and work with administration
for bruin resource center.
G. Administrative
Representatives
- Geller says its good to be back.
- Lazarovici says her husband and I led a self care
workshop for activists and had some left over packets and have enough for
students.
VIII. Fund Allocations.
A. Contingency
Programming
- Wang states $102,042 required. $16,952.70
requested, and $6,150.00 recommended. Balance will be $75, 952.12. Rosen moves
to approve. Haq second. 10- 0- 0 contingency is approved.
B. Cultural Affairs Mini-Fund
XI. Announcements
- CEC is screening the Theory of Everything on
Thursday in AGB.
- Badalich says I <3 my body week is next week and
will be everything from glow in the dark zumba to dining in the dark to
different dance classes. There will be breast paintings and commercialization
of breast cancer movement and how to give yourself a proper breast exam and
interactive exam. The Vagina Monologues are happening next week and its first
come first serve.
- Haw asks what kind of dance teacher do you need
- Badalich says anything!! We are willing to pay.
- Rosen says a leadership and diversity conference on
April 13 and what it is to be a woman in a business setting. We’re also going
to combine it with recruitment aspect.
- Singh says tomorrow is publicity workshop in Royce
164 on how to give a good presentation and communicate effectively. Last night
there was the grand opening of The Hub and it was awesome and lots of good
feedback and make a monthly thing.
- Garcia says its black history month and important
to recognize comments that Devin had black appointments and nobody brought
attention to that. That’s not ideological and the fact that someone made a
comment making black appointment really perpetuated racism and that was just
uncalled for and I think that people need to check themselves and its incredibly
frustrating to say things and they should have brought that up. Everyone who was
a black appointment and candidate and was incredibly uncalled for. Its black
history month and we are trying to educate people and on that note if you
didn’t go to art gallery up until the 13th and his art is up. We have the black
power mixtape and had a really cool event in Kerckhoff Coffee House and thanks
Heather for coming. This Thursday we have a panel called “get home safe” with
the evolution of socially conscience artist from 7-9pm and get to know who
artist is for explosion. The word this week is with UCLA Sex Squad bringing
Sexy back and promoting education about sexual health. World Fest and DiverCity
are taking a tour to china town. XII. Signing of the attendance sheet The
attendance sheet is passed around
XIII. Adjournment
- Roth moves to adjourn the meeting. Moreno-Haq
seconds.
- Hourdequin adjourns the meeting at 9:41pm.
XIV. Good and Welfare
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