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Associated Students of Boise State University

General Assembly Meeting

October 27th, 2021 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

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  1. Call to Order at 4:37 pm
  2. Welcome
  1. Land Acknowledgement
  1. Attendance
  2. Approval of Minutes
  1. October 13th, 2021 Minutes
  1. Motion to fasttrack the minutes by Thalya Cruz
  1. Seconded by David Lund

Approved:13 Deny: 0 Abstain: 0

  1. Motion to approve the minutes by David Lund
  1. Seconded by Thalya Cruz

Approved: 13 Deny: 0 Abstain: 0

  1. Officer Updates
  1. Communications Officer
  1. Thanks for coming out for headshots
  2. If you haven’t yet, please fill out the bio information for the website as soon as possible
  1. Government Relations
  1. Setting up application process for a student lobbyist for the upcoming legislative session
  1. Student Lobbyist will be a paid position starting next semester
  1. Administrative Director
  1. No updates
  1. Ethics Officer
  1. Code Change 01 was posted to the website and is now officially in use
  2. Switched the attendance system- attendance will now be automatically collected
  1. VP of Inclusive Excellence
  1. No updates
  1. VP of Student Organizational Affairs
  1. Heard 3 grants last Friday and will hear 3 grants this Friday
  2. Amounts left in accounts (posted in the chat):
  1. Direct: 51,729.33
  2. Joint: 18,025.00
  3. Individual: $13,802.00
  1. VP of Academic Affairs
  1. Met with the Provost about academic advising
  2. Sustainability Committee met with a couple of guests this last week
  1. Vice President
  1. The Campus Food Pantry and volunteers served 1,500 household members at the Mobile Food Pantry last week
  2. The next Mobile Food Pantry will be in March
  1. If interested at all, please plan on volunteering to help
  1. The Food Pantry will be launching a $3,000 Ponyup fundraising campaign to buy fresh fruits and vegetables for the upcoming winter months
  1. Anybody who donates $30+ will get a BSU dog calendar
  2. David Lund: Where/how can we donate?
  1. Sarah Smith: sent the link in the chat- Launches November 1st
  1. President
  1. Sponsored project account has roughly $25,000 dollars left
  1. New Business
  1. Strategic Plan Update from Dr. Finstuen and Dr. Hansen
  1. Dr. Finstuen and Dr. Hansen gave a presentation on the Strategic Plan Update
  1. They are currently working with the departments and colleges to think about a program prioritization process
  1. Working on streamlining these processes
  1. They have the goal of creating a thriving community on campus
  1. Have a committee that has student representatives in order to meet this goal
  1. They are currently working on a student success and retention plan
  1. This program will soon reach out to students for feedback and participation
  1. Bill #04
  1. Emily Hester, who works at the Food Pantry (Operations and Sustainability Officer) presents the bill
  1. David Lund: wanted to clarify that the extra costs listed in the bill will be to cover any additional cost fluctuations not previously accounted for in the budget
  1. Emily Hester Response: The extra money will cover additional costs, taxes, or bags for the items purchased
  1. David Lund motions to end discussion and move to voting
  1. Thalya Cruz seconds

Approved: 13 Deny: 0 Abstain: 0

                Official Vote Count on Bill #04

                        Approve: 13 Deny: 0 Abstain: 0

  1. Old Business
  2. Announcements
  1. Sarah: We only have two more joint meetings so make sure to get any legislation on the agenda sooner rather than later
  2. Sarah: Bill #04 passed unanimously in all branches
  3. Graf: Sarah, Kenney, and I are looking into the possibility of having in-person or hybrid meetings next semester
  1. If you have any opinions, let us know
  1. Meeting Adjourned at 5:18 pm