Associated Students of Boise State University

Senate Meeting

April 13th, 2022 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Zoom Link

1. Call to Order
2. Welcome
3. Officer Updates

1. Amaia: two more Mental Health Awareness activities this week; Succulent Event from 11-3 tomorrow, Friday there is a carnival with a hot dog truck (food is free), bounce house obstacle course, and mental health resources available
2. Graf: Participated in an Open Educational Resources (OER) presentation; talked about different resources professors publish publicly or textbooks, classroom materials like that
3. Eric: New person selected for Communications, working on Golden Apples with Graf
4. Grace: Sexual Assault Awareness Week is next week, tabling in the quad next week; Black Student Association, MLK Living Legacy Committee, and Students for Labor Association are hosting a former Black Panther to speak at 5:00, check IESC Instagram for details
5. Kayla: last meeting for the Funding Board, granted over $170,000
6. Kenny: VP of Student Affairs Search Committee has failed the search this year, the next committee will continue the search over summer and launch a new search in the fall
7. Sarah: Inauguration is on Monday on the 2nd floor of the Student Union Building

4. Attendance
5. New Business

1. IMPACT Board Presentation - Sydney Montgomery and Connor Tudbury

1. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdERjDDDowwl0_0QFAyyvtPY9xVtHKbthbJuoO6VJwyqnJ6dg/viewform?usp=sf_link

1. IMPACT Board is a student group housed in Learning Advancement; focuses on leadership development opportunities for students, developing an understanding of financial allocations at BSU; creating fundraising opportunities for students; encouraging traditions and school spirit for BSU; welcome meeting at Apr 19, 2022at 5:00 pm for anyone interested in getting involved with the IMPACT Board

2. Confirmation of Caitlin Vasko as Ethics Officer, Ben Wolfe as Communications Officer, Jackson Berg as Government Relations Officer, and Abby Smith as Administrative Director

1. David Stolworthy motioned to amend Caitlin Vasko as Ethics Officer since she could no longer do the position, Anahita Gilvan in their place, Adam Jones seconded

1. 13 approve, 0 deny, 0 abstain

2. - SENATE BREAK -

1. Kelsie Zak asked if we vote for the nominees as a group or separately, Graf responded with as a group.
2. Francesca D'Alessandromentioned that she has known Anahita from previous classes and she is excited Anahita is becoming part of ASBSU.

1. Motion to move to a vote by David Stolworthy, seconded by Kelsie Zak

1. 7 approve, 0 deny, 0 abstain

2. Graf introduced Mariah Roy

3. Code Change #06

1. Kelsie Zak motioned to speed through the reading of the code change, seconded by David Stolworthy

1. 13 approve, 0 deny, 0 abstain

2. David Lund asked to explain a little bit about why we need to have a parallel abuse of process policy with the Dean of Students (DOS). Taite Griffin responded that DOS refuses to prosecute when it comes to the Ethics Committee abuse of process issues; DOS says they cannot step in since ASBSU is a separate entity, so this code is just an abuse of process policy in case anything were to happen.
3. Adam Jones asked if someone like Ethics Officer (EO) left and they did not want to sit on the committee of their success, if the position and responsibilities of the position would rest on the Vice President of Inclusive Excellence (VPIE) in the interim. Taite Griffin responded that no, the VPIE is not responsible for holding it in the interim, and that we do not have a process for the interim. Kenny Huston interjected, saying the President steps in when it comes to any vacancies until a new EC is brought on. Taite Griffin clarified that this code change only addresses who would be on the hiring committee.

1. Ethan LaHaug asked another clarifying question about what was previously explained and Taite Griffinre-explained the previously mentioned explanation.
2. Adam Jones talked about a specific section that would allude to an interim EO until one can be permanently hired. Taite Griffin said that it was a redundant piece of code since it is mentioned in the Constitution and the Executive code.

4. - SENATE BREAK -

1. Kelsie Zak motioned to move to voting, David Stolworthy seconded the motion.

1. 7 approve, 0 deny, 0 abstain

5. - SENATE RETURN -

4. David Lund motioned to add Bill #13 onto the agenda, David Stolworthy seconded.

1. 11 Approve, 0 Abstain, 0 Deny

5. ASBSU Bill #13 - Google Docs

1. David Lund asked where this was coming from. Taite Griffin answered that there is not really a place for students to go to mourn the passing of students and this would create a space.
2. Graf Kirk asked if Delta Upsilon (DU), or any community that had been mourning, had been contacted about this process or involved in. Kenny Huston responded that Ed Whipple started this process upon the death of a member of DU, saying that we needed to create a space on campus for situations like this.
3. David Lund asked for a better explanation of location since he was not super familiar with campus. Kenny Huston said he could provide better imagery once he was finished presenting the proposal from Stack Rock Group (construction).
4. Ethan LaHaug asked if it was possible to have a voice in the construction of it or its cosmetic appearance. Kenny Huston responded that we can definitely say we want student input since we are producing a portion of the funds.
5. Graf Kirk asked if there was a separate cost for the actual construction outside of the construction and who would be responsible for that. Kenny Huston said advancement would take it over to find people to pay for the construction. Sarah Smith provided a point of information, we are expected to have $412,000, carry forward of $380,388
6. Saul Dean Ruiz mentioned that the area looks small and asked for a better description of what would be put forward. Kenny Huston clarified that it’s just supposed to be an area with nice landscaping, possibly a statue, benches, a nice pathway; just an area that is nice for students to mourn the loss of another student.
7. - SENATE BREAK -

1. Kelsie Zak motioned to move to voting, Aidan McConnehey seconded the motion.

1. 6 approve, 0 deny, 0 abstain

6. Bill #14

1. Kenny Huston asked for a motion to accept the amended bill being displayed during the Zoom meeting versus the one on the agenda. David Lund made the motion, Kelsie Zak seconded the motion.

1. 11 Approve, 0 Abstain, 0 Deny

2. AMENDED ASBSU Bill #14 - Google Docs
3. Graf Kirk asked about when Kenny Huston came up with the idea for this bill. Kenny Huston says the document itself was created a week ago, but the idea has been around throughout the history of our student government. We historically have a precedent of sending funds from different accounts across campus, it has stayed in the back of Kenny’s mind for a long time but it was not physically manifested until about a week ago.
4. David Lund supported the idea of the bill in principle, but he was wondering why we are not making the state pay for it and not students. Kenny Huston said he agreed with that; however, this is a sign to advancement from students that these things need to be funded by the school. Kenny Huston said he believes this is a game of incrementalism and baby steps.
5. - SENATE BREAK -

1. Aidan McConneheymotioned to end discussion and move to voting, seconded by John Halton.

1. 6 approve, 0 deny, 0 abstain

7. FY23 ASBSU Budget Approval

1. Ethan LaHaug asked why “we are essentially funding a vacation for ASBSU.” Kenny Huston explained the importance of everyone getting along and knowing each other. Jenn Fields contributed a point of information that retreat involves a training with how to operate as paid officials of ASBSU from advisors and other faculty, as well as conflict management and a time to build relationships. In short, it is important for this bonding and training time to occur, it is not a vacation.
2. - SENATE BREAK -

1. Kelsie Zak motioned to move to voting, Francesca D’Alessandro seconded the motion.

1. 6 approve, 0 deny, 0 abstain

6. Old Business
7. Announcements
8. Meeting Adjourned