SUNY Student Assembly Executive Committee Reports Spring 2014

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1 SUNY Student Assembly Executive Committee Reports Spring 2014 Prepared By: Ashley Tyree March 13th, 2014

2 Table of Contents Executive Board President Vice President Treasurer Secretary Representatives Community College Agriculture/Technology Comprehensive University Doctoral Degree Granting Graduate Directors Senior Director of External Affairs Senior Director of Internal Affairs Senior Director of University-Wide Policy Director of Academic Affairs Director of Communications Director of Environmental Affairs Director of Equity and Inclusion Director of Information Services and Technology Director of Veteran Affairs P a g e

3 Tremayne T. Price President SUNY Student Assembly Executive Board Spring Semester Report Executive Summary. This report is a compilation of the activities of the Office of the President since Fall Conference. This has been a very busy semester and I have tried to make this report as succinct as is humanly possible while trying to be mindful of the length. This report details my Board activities since November including Board meetings as well as a special meetings that were held. The report also details all the relevant activities of the various committees that I sit on at the system-level. SUNY Board of Trustees November Meeting. The SUNY Board met on November 14 th and 15 th at The Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. The following campus(es) had new presidential appointments: Cayuga Community College (interim) College of Environmental Science & Forestry Upstate Medical University (interim) Alfred State College In addition, the SUNY Board also passed the operating and capital budget requests for the academic year. The Board also approved next year s round of rational tuition increases as required by the NY2020 legislation. Tuition is scheduled to increase by $300 this upcoming year. I abstained from voting. The full summary of all the actions taken by the Board can be found below: Special December Committee Meetings. The Board Chairman called a meeting of the Executive Committee in December as well as special meetings of the Audit Committee and the Academic Medical Centers/Hospitals Committee. I was unable to attend the meeting. The Executive Committee was in executive session for the majority of the meeting and primarily discussed personnel as well as legal matters with SUNY s General Counsel William Howard. The following campus(es) has new presidential appointments: 3 P a g e

4 Westchester Community College (interim) January Meeting. The SUNY Board met on January 13 th and 14 th at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. The following campus(es) had new presidential appointments: Schenectady County Community College (acting) The full summary of all the actions taken by the Board can be found below: The Chancellor also gave her State of the University Address on Tuesday, January 14 th at the Empire State Plaza. Some of the biggest priorities for the upcoming year include Open SUNY of which the following 8 programs are being rolled out for the initial launch: SUNY Broome Community College: AAS in Clinical Laboratory Technician SUNY Delhi: BS in Nursing Empire State College: BS in Business, Management, and Economics: Human Resources Management Empire State College: BS in Science, Mathematics, and Technology: Information Systems Finger Lakes Community College: AAS in Tourism Management SUNY Oswego: Masters of Business Administration SUNY Oswego: MBA in Health Services Administration Stony Brook University: BS in Electrical Engineering The Chancellor also outlined SUNY s goal for expanding its SUNY Works program to all the Fortune 500 companies in NY State. She is also forming a Task Force on system-wide diversity to examine the nature of diversity in the system as well as develop some strategic goals in order to improve diversity system-wide. The full speech can be found here: LICH Update. Governor Cuomo, SUNY Chairman McCall, and NYC Mayor de Blasio jointly announced this past week that a deal has been reached to resolve all pending litigation regarding SUNY Downstate s Long Island College Hospital. Under the agreement announced Thursday, an expedited bidding process will be used to find a new owner. The deal must be approved by SUNY trustees and by the court. Bidders will be required to offer medical care at the site but it was not immediately clear whether they would have to run a full-service hospital as community activists have demanded. The agreement will allow SUNY to cease operating Long Island College Hospital by this May. 4 P a g e

5 March Meeting. The SUNY Board is scheduled to meet March 18 th and 19 th in Albany (the May meeting has been rescheduled to take place at Stony Brook University) SUNY Student Assembly Fall Conference. Conference was mostly successful. Despite some concern about the conduct of the meeting due to the confusion of an untimely election, we got through all the business that was planned as well as weighed in on the Seamless Transfer discussions currently taking place in the system. The preliminary report from the Task Force on Organizational Structure was also very well received and there were many students interested in getting further involved with the process. The non-business portions of conference went off relatively well. There were very few complaints about that portion of conference. The evening banquet was one of the best attended in my 6 years attending Student Assembly conferences. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and the only complaint was that there was too much chicken being served throughout the weekend. Kudos to the former Acting Vice President Anna Lubitz and the Conference Committee for all their hard work and dedication. It paid off. SUNY Committees etc. Also, during the month of December there was a meeting of the Chancellor s Cabinet as well as a meeting of the SUNY President s held in Albany at the Rockefeller Institute of Government. The Provost s Open SUNY Advisory Committee has been meeting every few weeks in preparation and since the Open SUNY launch this semester. I serve on the Quality Assurance Subcommittee which has developed a rough draft of the metrics by which future Open SUNY programs will be assessed for readiness to be a part of the overall Open SUNY initiative. I am also working to have at least an additional student on the Open SUNY Advisory Committee in addition to myself. I will continue to keep you informed in the progress on that front. The University Faculty Senate had a plenary session January 25 th and 26 th at the University at Albany. Of note, the faculty are planning on endorsing our resolution on Textbook Affordability that we passed during our Fall Conference. They are also looking to find ways to partner with the Student Assembly on promoting awareness about violence and sexual assault on our campuses and ways to improve the safety of our student body. Their diversity committee was also interested in finding ways to partner with us on advocating to our federal legislators on blood donor equality. The SUNY Voices Conference Planning Committee discussed ways to better tie in studentrelated issues and themes into the conference to make the conference more of a draw for students. We are currently working on developing a student panel to discuss issues in shared governance for students. The conference is scheduled for April in Albany. 5 P a g e

6 The Campus Governance Leaders Orientation, also a SUNY Voices initiative, discussed incorporating students this coming year into the SUNY Voices orientation. This is still in the early stages and we are currently trying to find ways to adapt the strictly faculty-oriented program to also be relatable to new student leaders throughout the system. This orientation is scheduled for some time in June. The quarterly meeting of SUNY Presidents was cancelled due to inclement weather and has yet to be rescheduled but the primary topic of discussion was going to be student access, completion, and success with a key topical area revolving around internships/co-op opportunities through programs such as SUNY Works. Met with the Gates Foundation to discuss the impact of Open SUNY on students as well as the implications of online education to current and future students. All feedback is being utilized in relation to a grant from the Gates Foundation for various aspects of ongoing development of Open SUNY. Chancellor s Cabinet has met several times (generally once a month) with the primary topic of discussion being the System Administration budget and the re-evaluating how the strategic priorities of System Administration should and do impact budgetary decisions. Under the direction of Chancellor Zimpher, System Administration is undergoing a process of realigning the budget with current administration priorities to cut down on overall administrative waste and non-strategic or initiative driven budgetary decisions. Upcoming Meetings: Chancellor s Cabinet Meetings Provost s Open SUNY Advisory Committee Faculty Council of Community Colleges Plenary University Faculty Senate Plenary If you have any questions regarding anything contained within this report, or would like further elaboration on anything, please contact me at tremayne.price@studentassembly.org. 6 P a g e

7 Lori Mould Acing Vice President Lori. Office Hours: By Appointment Skype Name: SUNYSAVicePresident SUNY Student Assembly Executive Board Spring Semester Report Functions as outlined by the Bylaws: Article V, Section 2: The duties of the Vice President shall include, but not be limited to the following: (a) Shall, in the absence of the President, perform all duties vested in the President except serving as a member of the State University of New York Board of Trustees. (b) Shall, as his or her primary role, support the activities of the various committees of the Student Assembly, especially the Executive Committee. (c) Shall be responsible for the organization and execution of the fall and spring business meetings of the Student Assembly as well as all monthly meetings of the Executive Committee. (d) Shall also be responsible for the organization and execution of the Transitional Meeting of the Executive Committee between the time of Election and June 1. (e) Shall fulfill such duties as delegated or assigned by the Student Assembly, the Executive Committee, or the President. (f) Shall submit a monthly report to the Secretary at the specified due date before each Executive Committee meeting. Projects Completed: Planning of the SA 2014 Spring Conference: finalizing the events and entertainment, meal selection, room information and selection, workshop selection, etc. The main focus for this month has been workshop selection (we are still accepting proposals) and the agenda. Working closely with the Conference Committee and Advisor Quick to finalize the workshops and the agenda. Meetings attended (please summarize): March EC meeting at Broome Community College followed by a conference committee meeting due to the change in the VP position. Summary of Communication (External/Internal): Communication with: 7 P a g e

8 The Executive Board of the Student Assembly. Advisor Quick discussing spring conference and lodging for our upcoming meeting. The Conference Planning Committee. Potential speakers for Spring Conference. ed Representative Mallia regarding corrections on the DJ invoice and the DJ supplying a Sub-W9 Planning of the February and March SA Executive Committee meetings. This includes but is not limited to, preparing the accommodation form, creating room lists, choosing lodging accommodations if they are not provided by the host school, and sending dietary information to the host schools. Planning of the SA 2014 Spring Conference: submission of materials for the conference packet, planning for events and entertainment, meal selection, room information and selection, workshop selection, etc. 8 P a g e

9 Robert Drumm Treasurer Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 9pm to 11pm SkypeName: SUNYSATreausrer SUNY Student Assembly Executive Board Spring Semester Report Functions as outlined by the Bylaws: The duties of the Treasurer shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Shall be the chief fiscal officer of the Student Assembly. In this capacity the Treasurer shall: (1) Present financial reports at all Student Assembly meetings. (2) Present a monthly financial report to the Executive Committee. (3) Pay bills and validate travel vouchers. (4) Shall co-present with the President, for approval, a fiscal budget for the Student Assembly at the April meeting. (5) Shall be primarily responsible and accountable for all Student Assembly finances and fundraising. (b) Shall formulate a budget request to the SUNY Board of Trustees (c) Shall perform such duties as delegated by the Student Assembly, Executive Committee, and/or the President. (d) Shall submit a monthly report to the Secretary at the specified due date before each Executive Committee meeting. Projects Completed: Assisted Former Vice President Kenney and Acting Vice President Mould in preparation and finalization of Fall Conference. Managed the carpool lists for all meetings. Cut cost all year by using vans, and getting creative with transport to save some money. Submitted and Presented Budget Reports at all meetings, including a post-conference breakdown of expenses as well as the proposal for next year. Arranged and will carry out the Silent Auction. Assisted in issues with reimbursement with our advisor when needed. To date we have no outstanding debts, are current on all our bills, and have a nice reserve for transitional. This year for the first time in a long time, we will not need to roll over any cost on next years administration or dip into our RF account. Assisted the President with anything request of this office. Meetings attended (please summarize): 1. Post Conference to January: This is what we call the void. However, I was busy getting all the figures from conference and making sure we had all our bills paid, 9 P a g e

10 reimbursements filed, and budget reports up today. Worth noting this is the first time in at least 5 years where all schools paid for conference, we have no outstanding debt with fall conference. 2. January: We had our first meeting of the 2014 year at Finger Lakes Comm. College. We did our usual 3 rounds of committee meetings. We had a leadership development session. We tried to have a Finance committee meeting, however did not have quorum due to low turnout. The E-Board met as well. Due to weather this meeting had very low attendance, but it was a productive meetings, because we set the agenda for the remainder of the year. I did present the post-conference breakdown at this meeting, and said I would do so again at Alfred due to lack of attendance due to weather. 3. February: Before this meeting, the Eboard Officers traveled to Albany a day early to go over evaluations in Albany. This was the process that was presented in January for the committee to do, and we reviewed the results. We also had an Eboard meeting and went over our plan of attack for the next few months. Then we met at Alfred State College for our February meeting. Normal procedure of committee meetings in the morning. Finance committee met to go over conference related ideas, as well as the idea of a charity being added to the conference side of things. They were asked to submit them to me. Also sprinkled in that time, the E-Board reviewed directors by the evaluations that were done. We had a very long executive meeting due to a host of issues that happened. We broke from dinner, and had to come back after. Overall beneficial to us finishing strong. Thanks again for Alfred State for covering all expenses for this meeting, saving SUNY SA our normal hotel costs. And thanks for making my birthday as painless as possible. 4. March: We had our final meeting of the year at Broome Community College. We had a internal relations meeting which spanned the whole morning. However we did play catch up after lunch for committees that needed to meet. Finance committee did meet to review the budget proposal at that time. Also, at that time, Vice President Kenney submitted her letter of resignation to the body. We had our normal EC meeting. At this meeting President Price and Myself, as per the bylaws, drafted and presented the budget proposal for the next year. This will be submitted to the Assembly at conference for final approval and review. We then elected Rep Lori Mould to finish the year as Acting Vice President. Extras & Upcoming Projects: 1. President Price has appointed me on the Shared Governance committee for SUNY Voices, along with Acting Vice President Mould. Over the course of this academic year we have met, via conference calls to plan our conference. After a year of hard work by everyone on the committee, we will be having the first annual Shared Governance Conference on April in Albany. Miscellaneous: I also serve as a member of the Executive Board, and Internal Relations as an ex officio member. We have met at meetings for both as well as conference calls when needed for issues that arise between meetings, that is time sensitive. In addition, I would like to take this time to personally thank the members of my Finance 10 P a g e

11 Committee. We did not meet as much as I would have liked to due to not having quorum, timing, and busy schedule on my part. But your service at end of the year was helpful. Thank you for your hard work so far, the ideas put forth, and your continued watchful eyes. Last, I would like to thank you, the Assembly for electing me to do this job for this year. It has been an supreme honor as well as a privilege to be your Treasurer. I look forward to continuing to be a part of this organization, doing the vital work of us, the students of SUNY. If you have any questions, comments, or ideas feel free to reach out to me at any point. I hold office hours from 9pm to 11pm every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. My and cell is also available. Please contact me. I love to hear new ideas and new perspectives. Respectfully Submitted, Robert A. Drumm, Treasurer 11 P a g e

12 Ashley Tyree Secretary Office Hours: Sundays 8pm-10:30pm Thursdays 8pm-10:30pm Skype Name: SUNYSASecretary SUNY Student Assembly Executive Board Spring Semester Report Functions as outlined by the Bylaws: The duties of the Secretary shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Shall be the keeper of, and take charge of, all documents of the Student Assembly, at the Student Assembly office. (1) Shall record and distribute the minutes at all meetings of the Student Assembly, of the Executive Committee, of the Executive Board, and of the Student Assembly committees where appropriate. (2) Shall record the precise outcomes of all voting at meetings and Executive Board meetings. (b) Shall be the chief communications officer of the Student Assembly. In this capacity the Secretary shall be responsible for internal communication of the Student Assembly, including, not limited to the following: (1) Distribute the minutes of the Executive Committee meetings and minutes of emergency decision meetings to the representatives and student assembly within fourteen (14) business days after the meeting. i. The minutes shall be distributed via electronic method and posted in a public forum. (2) Fulfill the duty of making all meeting notifications. (3) Oversee Executive Committee constituency contacts. (4) Inform the membership about all Student Assembly sponsored events. (c) Shall perform such duties as delegated by the Student Assembly Executive Committee, and/or the President. (d) Shall maintain SUNY Snapshot. (e) Shall make sure that SUNY Snapshot is included on the Student Assembly website. (f) Shall ensure that SUNY Snapshot is updated at least every 2 years. (g) Shall make sure that SUNY Snapshot is distributed at every fall conference. (h) Shall submit a monthly report at the specified due date before each Executive Committee meeting. (i) Shall distribute all monthly reports to the Executive Committee before the next Executive Committee meeting. Current Projects: I am currently still collecting the data for the SUNY Snapshot. The following schools have fully 12 P a g e

13 completed the SUNY Snapshot: Alfred State University at Albany Undergrad University at Buffalo Graduate Empire State College College of Environmental Science and Forestry SUNY Jefferson Old Westbury SUNY Oswego SUNY Potsdam Stony Brook Undergrad SUNY Ulster Upstate Medical I am also working on the Fall 2013 Conference minutes. The recordings from the Spring 2013 Conference were sent to me from the previous Secretary and I am working on compiling them. I am collected the internal evaluations for the Executive Cabinet. These were reviewed by the Executive Board and then individual directors will be meeting with the Executive Board, at our February meeting at Alfred State. I also collected the nominations and votes for the awards, to be announced at Conference. Meetings Attended (please summarize): I attended all Executive Committee and Executive Board meetings. I also attended all Executive Board conference calls. I attended Conference Committee meetings and conference calls. I also attended Internal Affairs, External Affairs, Campus Relations and Finance Committee meetings and conference calls, excluding executive session calls or meetings. Communication (External/Internal): I have been in consistent communication with the Executive Board and Advisors. I have also been in contact with members of the EC to update data and to assist with projects. Extras: I have compiled all EC meeting minutes from this administration; they can be reviewed on the SUNY SA website. 13 P a g e

14 I also participated in many committee meetings and conference calls, taking minutes which can also be reviewed on the SUNY SA website. Thank you, it has been a pleasure to serve as your Secretary. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I am available via Skype during my office hours and via at Ashley.Tyree@studentassembly.org. 14 P a g e

15 Riley Gustafson Community College Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Spring Semester Report Schools Representing: Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, FIT, Jamestown Summary of Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): Nassau - From talking to a former student of Nassau, it seems as though their SGA s eboard has jumped ship more than once resulting in multiple contact changes. I m still working on finding an up to date contact. Suffolk - After voicing concerns about each campus feeling left out of SUNY affairs, I began to make sure that representatives from all three campuses, two advisors, and the student trustee began to receive my s. No word on whether or not they can attend conference. Rockland - After having the wrong contact for a semester, I finally got the correct information for the student trustee at the Fall Conference and we were able to communicate. No word on whether or not they can attend conference. FIT - After Fall conference, they asked about SUNY Speaks Up until we got this years advocacy days set up. No word on whether or not they can attend conference. Jamestown - This is my school. No major issues. No communication issues. Jamestown is attending conference. Internal Committees (Please list): Campus Relations, Conference Summary of Committee Work Completed: Campus Relations - Unfortunately much of the semester was spent on internal issues with our former director working with us and the deputies, but former acting vice president Lubitz has stepped up and taken charge of the committee. President Price also asked each rep to reach out to their schools and gather issues that each campus has been facing, so we can either set up resolutions for conference or help with policy writing for future SAs. U-Wide Policy - I was a late addition to the U-Wide policy committee, so I have not completed any work for that committee yet. Conference - The name was my idea and I m okay with taking credit for that! As well as that, got a date and location, we gathered workshops, decided on a theme, and we added a student submitted art contest. Extras: 15 P a g e

16 Stephanie Mallia Community College Rep SUNY Student Assembly Representative Spring Semester Report Schools Representing: Clinton, Jefferson, North Country, Schenectady & Ulster Summary of Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): Clinton: Unfortunately my main line of contact for Clinton last semester was the senate member who attended fall conference. He has since then stopped being a part of the senate. I still have contact with the director of student life on the campus and have been sending him regular updates. All conference and SUNY Speaks up materials were sent via . I haven t gotten any responses. Jefferson: I speak with the SGA president from this campus on a bi-weekly basis, mostly through text messages. I notified this campus leader of director openings and she is now a newly appointed member of our EC. Her campus is quite active and is constantly looking for ways to improve the student experience on their campus. Her campus has recently expressed interest with video conferencing between the other campuses I represent. The interest is on the basis of sharing ideas and concerns for the upcoming conference and getting a better insight on the things others schools are doing. Her campus is working on a seamless transfer survey. They have decided to target community colleges seniors and four year school juniors that have transferred in. They also are partnering with health and wellness department to sponsor Take Back the Night and will be having open forum discussions for students to talk about personal safety on campus. Additionally, they are planning a charity talent show to benefit Ronald Mcdonald house is in April. All conference and SUNY Speaks up materials were sent via . Due to funding the campus isn t sending anyone to conference. However, they will still be represented as she is now on the EC. North Country: I have contact with the president of this campus. Our contact is at average of a bi- weekly basis. This semester the campus made a point to start outreach with the local high school. The main focus was to bridge the gap for on-coming freshmen. In addition to admission related events the campus has also had an alcohol awareness event, a speaker for MLK day and a domestic violence panel. All conference and SUNY Speaks up materials were sent via . This campus is still deciding who to send to conference. Schenectady: The advisor for this campus doesn t respond to s inquiring about the campus or updates from the assembly. I have reached out and found a student contact. All conference and SUNY Speaks up materials were sent via . While contact was limited last semester students still attended. 16 P a g e

17 Ulster (Home Campus): My campus is in the process of creating a questionnaire to poll education majors about their opinion of the GPA minimum. Additionally, the SGO plans to find out what issues SUNY Ulster students find to be the most pertinent to bring to the Assembly. This list of questions will be attached to our online election for next year s SGO. SUNY Ulster participated in the Martin Luther King day of service. We also created an initiative called pocket change for peace. All proceeds were donated to the Martin Luther Kings Center for Non violent Social Change. We have also begun a Blood Donor Equality Initiative through the students on my campus who are participating in the Eleanor Roosevelt ECCEL Leadership program. Ulster is still deciding who to send to conference. SUNY Ulster plans to send 6 people to the Spring Conference. Internal Committees (Please list): University Wide, Conference, Campus Relations Summary of Committee Work Completed: University Wide: All of campuses were notified of SUNY Speaks up and our SGO is looking into whether we can attend. My campus is also polling education majors about the new GPA requirement. Conference: In addition to creation of two flyers for conference I have secured a DJ for the conference. Campus Relations: While my home campus and Jefferson s have been discussed I m awaiting responses from my other campuses regarding issues that their campuses find to be the most important. So far I have; Seamless Transfer, Prison U, having a person with knowledge of procedure for student veterans to be able to speak to and GPA minimum for education majors. Extras: 17 P a g e

18 David Maxwell Community College Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Spring Semester Report Schools Representing: Dutchess, Columbia-Greene, Sullivan, Adirondack, Orange Summary of Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): Dutchess: I made contact with Mike Weida from their Student Activities office. I now have updated contact information for the President. They also have the Spring conference packet but are unsure as of yet if they are coming. I will be in contact with them over the next few weeks and see if there is anything that I can do to help with their registration should they choose to come. Columbia-Greene: I have left messages with their Student Activities office and have thus far not received any calls back and have such been unsuccessful. I will continue attempting contact with them over the next several weeks in order to reestablish contact. Sullivan: I have spoken with Kathleen from their Student Activities office. She will be forwarding my contact information to their student body president. I am also happy to report that they plan to attend the spring conference. Adirondack: I have received updated contact information from them and have forwarded the conference packet. Before this I am told that they had no information on the conference and they are unsure if they are going to be able to attend. I will remain in contact with them over the coming weeks to see if there is anything I can do to facilitate their attendance at this late date. Orange: At the time of writing this report I have been unable to reestablish contact with their student government. So far I have been directed to Steve Harpst, who I am told is their Director of Student Activities. I have a message with him which has not yet been returned. I will continue attempting contact with them over the coming weeks. Internal Committees (Please list): Conference Committee, Campus Relations, Finance Committee Summary of Committee Work Completed: I inherited my membership on the conference committee and Campus relations committee from my predecessor. As I am new to the position I have not had the opportunity for much 18 P a g e

19 involvement with these committees. I expect that will change as the conference approaches. I joined the Finance Committee at the last (my first) EC meeting. I assisted them with reviewing the budget proposal. Extras: As I was recently appointed to this position and there had not really been any contact made with my campuses from the SA in several months, my main goal was to reestablish contact between my campuses and the SA and if possible, ensure their attendance to the spring conference. As of the writing of this report contact has been established with 3 of my campuses, with a fourth being completed any day now. I am unfortunately still having problems making contact with Colubia- Greene but I hope to have this rectified within the next week, even if it means a campus visit. I already have commitment from Sullivan on their attendance to the spring conference and remain optimistic regarding the other two campuses who I am in contact with. 19 P a g e

20 Penelope Cruz Perez Agriculture/Technology Colleges Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Spring Semester Report Schools Representing: Alfred Ceramics, Alfred State, Delhi, Farmingdale, Maritime Summary of Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): Alfred Ceramics: For this year their student governing body wanted to position themselves as the driving force behind developing a stronger, more unified community. Their main goal was to strengthen the relationship between the students with the community,and the two college campuses in Alfred (Alfred University and Alfred State). They worked on getting the students and faculty to interact with the community, as well as involved with the different activities on campus. Alfred State College: This school started the semester with a new president, Dr. Irby (Skip) Sullivan. They hosted the SUNY Student Assembly Executive Committee meeting for the month of February. Delhi: SUNY Delhi was nationally recognized as having the best online Bachelors of Nursing Science, and received a one hundred thousand dollar grant from NAHB to support a residential construction bachelor's program. Their student activities office worked very hard to improve life on campus for their students, by hosting multiple activities. Farmingdale: The Student Government Association at Farmingdale State College had a retreat to set up goals for the semester and to strengthen skills that are necessary to work as an efficient and successful team for the student body. For this same reason, they built new policies and procedures, and established new committees to aid the legislative branch of the Student Government Association in the development of its responsibilities.. Finally, they started supporting the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless, hoping to develop a tradition of interaction with the community. Maritime: The communication between this school and myself was not successful. Internal Committees (Please list): Campus Relations, External Relations, Conference, and Finance Committees. 20 P a g e

21 Summary of Committee Work Completed: In the campus relations, we have advertised and promoted the SUNY Speaks Up event, on April 1-2. The external relations committee contacted legislators for the SUNY Voice Conference, on April The conference planning committee has finished defining the guidelines for the art show that will take place at the spring conference, on April 4-6. Extras: None 21 P a g e

22 SUNY Student Assembly Representative Monthly Report Schools Representing: New Paltz, Purchase, Oneonta, Old Westbury, Cortland Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): New Paltz Looking forward to attending conference Office of the Secretary Jesse Hicks University Representative Purchase Great communication. Currently looking for ways to send students to SUNY Speaks up event in Albany, NY. Looking forward to attending conference. Oneonta No contact yet Continuing to reach out via phone, , facebook and Linkedin. Old Westbury No contact as of yet continuing to reach out via and phone. Cortland No contact yet, making connection via director Osowick. Internal Committees (Please list): University wide, Community Relations, Internal Affairs, Finance Current Projects/Committee Work: Assisting in SUNY Speaks up meetings. Currently working on structuring Community Relations. Conference Committee: Proposing (2) workshops for conference Extras: Represented SUNY at AIPAC conference in Washington DC. 22 P a g e

23 Lori Mould University College Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Spring Semester Report Schools Representing: SUNY Empire State College, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Plattsburgh, and SUNY Potsdam Summary of Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): SUNY Empire State College: Reached out to SAC via and FB regarding the positions open within SUNY SA, sent out the Academic Advisement Survey, reminders about the SUNY State of the University Address and followed-up with the link to the address, sent out information regarding the Spring Conference, SUNY Voices flyer, and wished everyone success in this upcoming semester. I will be speaking about the SUNY Voices Conference next weekend (January) with the Senate. Phoned, ed, Tweeted, and FB d information about the Spring Conference, SUNY Speaks Up, LICH Resolution and the SUNY Voices Shared Governance Conference. Working with them on getting their voting delegates to conference and that has been approved! Conference call was held on the 27 th of February and discussed SUNYSA Spring Conference, SUNY Speaks Up, and SUNY Voices Shared Governance Conference. Working with David Henehan to promote the SUNY Speaks Up Rally and legislative meetings throughout their 35 locations across the state. Face-to-face meeting on the 11 th of April. SUNY Oswego: Reached out the SA via , Twitter, and FB regarding the positions open within SUNY SA, sent out the Academic Advisement Survey, reminders about the SUNY State of the University Address and followed-up with the link to the address, sent out information regarding the Spring Conference, SUNY Voices flyer, and wished everyone success in this upcoming semester. Spoke with the President about their upcoming elections and we are working on a date for a face-to-face visit. Phoned, ed, Tweeted, and FB d information about Spring Conference, SUNY Speaks Up, LICH Resolution, SUNY Snapshot, and the SUNY Voices Shared Governance Conference. Set up face-to-face meeting for the end of March. Spoke with Anthony regarding their upcoming elections and setting up a meeting with the newly elected officer team. SUNY Plattsburgh: Reached out to the SA via , Twitter, and FB regarding the positions open within SUNY SA, sent out the Academic Advisement Survey, reminders about the SUNY State of the University Address and followed-up with the link to the address, sent out information regarding the Spring Conference, SUNY Voices flyer, and wished everyone success in this upcoming semester. Spoke with the Jessica about the changing of the SA team. I thanked the prior team for all of their hard work and welcomed the new SA leadership. Phoned, ed, Tweeted, and FB d information about Spring Conference, SUNY Speaks Up, LICH Resolution, SUNY Snapshot, and the SUNY Voices Shared Governance Conference. Face-to-face meeting set up on the 28 th of March with the newly elected officer team. Sent out s thanking the 23 P a g e

24 past officer team for their dedication and service and also sent out s to the new officer team welcoming them. SUNY Potsdam: Reached out to the SGA via , Twitter, and FB regarding the positions open within SUNY SA, sent out the Academic Advisement Survey, reminders about the SUNY State of the University Address and followed-up with the link to the address, sent out information regarding the Spring Conference, SUNY Voices flyer, and wished everyone success in this upcoming semester. Phoned, ed, Tweeted, and FB d information about Spring Conference, SUNY Speaks Up, LICH Resolution, SUNY Snapshot, and the SUNY Voices Shared Governance Conference. Set up a face-to-face meeting with them on the 19 th of March. Internal Committees (Please list): External Relations: Discussed SUNY Speaks Up at the Jan meeting. ed Matt offering my help with the SUNY Speaks Up event and anything else he needs. Conference calls regarding SUNY Speaks Up. Called legislators and set up times for students to speak with them. Secured the SUNY Empire State College Empire Plaza location for the SUNY Speaks Up Rally on April 1 st. Created the flyer for the Rally. Campus Relations: Conference call regarding any issues and concerns system-wide. Gave an update regarding my campuses. Conference Committee: Conference call on Sunday. ed the Committee regarding my concerns about getting everything done as the days are passing quickly. Looking forward to the call to get more input. Conference calls regarding the Spring Conference. Contacted and Secured SUNY Empire State College, Jefferson Community College, and SUNY Oswego working together to present a workshop/panel discussion of veterans/active duty military issues, etc. Contacted and secured a workshop on Civility. Provided insight and ideas regarding the Art Show and the Literacy Children s Book Drive. Summary of Committee Work Completed: Open SUNY SUNY Voices: Conference call coming up soon. Sent out the conference flyers to my campuses! Putting together a plan to help provide travel grants for students for the 1 st Annual Shared Governance Conference. Working with Bryant and Josh on the SUNY Voices FB and Twitter account to help promote the above mentioned conference. Active member of the SUNY Voices Committee during conference calls. Attended the Executive Committee meeting in January at FLCC, February at Alfred State College, and March at Broome CC. Extras: Wishing everyone a great semester! Congrats to the new SA team in Plattsburgh and best of luck to those running at Oswego! 24 P a g e

25 Testified at the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing regarding issues and concerns that are facing our students system-wide. Working with Bryant on election reform as per the Task Force recommendation. Authored the LICH Resolution to work to protect our students from a possible tuition increase due to the issues surrounding the Long Island College Hospital at the February Executive Committee meeting at Alfred State College. See everyone at Spring Conference! Safe travels to SUNY Speaks Up on April 1 st! 25 P a g e

26 Steven Adelson Doctoral Granting University Undergraduate Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Spring Semester Report Schools Representing: - Stony Brook University - Upstate Medical Center Summary of Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): - Stony Brook University Forwarded any and all information disseminated from members of the SUNY Student Assembly to student leaders at Stony Brook University. I made them aware of Spring Conference materials, SUNY Speaks Up, Executive Committee meetings and committee meetings, etc. I also completed the assignment delegated to representatives by President Price to communicate an issue of concern at Stony Brook University to the Campus Relations Committee of the SUNY Student Assembly. Stony Brook University also completed the SUNY Snapshot. - Upstate Medical Center Forwarded any and all information disseminated from members of the SUNY Student Assembly to student leaders at Upstate Medical Center. I made them aware of Spring Conference materials, SUNY Speaks Up, Executive Committee meetings and committee meetings, etc. I also completed the assignment delegated to representatives by President Price to communicate an issue of concern at Upstate Medical Center to the Campus Relations Committee of the SUNY Student Assembly. Upstate Medical Center also completed the SUNY Snapshot. Internal Committees (Please list): - Campus Relations Committee - University-Wide Policy Committee - Internal Affairs Committee Summary of Committee Work Completed: - With the Internal Affairs Committee we were primarily focused on amending the bylaws, in addition to the elections bylaws, to be approved by the general assembly at Spring Conference. - The representatives of the Campus Relations Committee was tasked with relaying a concern from each of the campuses they represent, to be discussed and further investigated by the SUNY Student Assembly. Extras: - I am looking forward to seeing everyone at Spring Conference! Best of luck with the rest of the semester. 26 P a g e

27 Schools Representing: University at Albany University of Buffalo Office of the Secretary Marc Cohen Doctoral Degree Granting Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Spring Semester Report Summary of Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): Albany: We ve registered for the Spring Conference and will be bringing 4 representatives and an additional Student Association officer. An issue with a lot of focus recently is the newly proposed Campus Life Fee. The fee would help to improve the quality and amount of programing available for students at Albany. UAlbany is last place among the University Centers, and lags behind many colleges, in such categories as social activities and multicultural programming. There s an additional $60 per semester fee for the program, which has been a matter of much contention. I remain in contact with the SUNY Delegates as well as students and SA officers. Buffalo: In addition to contacting the UB SA President, I ve reached out to one of their SUNY Delegates in an effort to ensure information is being conveyed. We spoke about SUNY Speaks Up, advocacy efforts, progress of the Executive Committee, and a bit about conference. I forwarded her each of the s s Board Members in an effort to keep her school up to date. Internal Committees (Please list): Finance Committee External Relations Committee Internal Affairs Committee Summary of Committee Work Completed: Finance: We recently heard at the monthly Executive Committee Meeting from Treasurer Drumm about the updated budget for this fiscal year. External Relations: Meetings have been set up for the SUNY Speaks Up advocacy day. As of now we have representatives from 4 campuses committed to attending the meetings with state legislators. We ve decided to cancel the April 2 nd meetings as there were very few appointments; all advocacy will take place on April 1 st. Plans for the rally are being hashed out, and will be finalized soon. In addition, we ve discussed the newsletter to go out to SUNY which will include an address from President Price as well as program updates and campus information. Internal Affairs: The majority of our conversation has revolved around a particular personnel matter, which has been dealt with. 27 P a g e

28 Anna Lubitz Doctoral Granting Degree Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Spring Semester Report Schools Representing: Binghamton University, College of Environmental Science and Forestry and SUNY Downstate Medical Center Summary of Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): Since the Fall 2013 SUNYSA Conference, I was reassigned to represent Binghamton University, College of Environmental Science and Forestry and SUNY Downstate Medical Center. I have ed all of my transition into my new role as representative from Acting Vice President and I have sent them updates about the SUNY Snapshot, and the academic advising survey and requested by Director Garfinkle. I have also informed them that if they would like to present a workshop at conference. I have updated my schools on the SUNY Snapshot, University Wide Policy Agenda, as well as many conference updates, including the conference packet. I have been very welcoming to my schools and I am always happy to hear from my schools. Internal Committees (Please list): University Wide Policy Campus Relations Finance Committee Conference Committee Summary of Committee Work Completed: I attended the January 11 th SUNY SA Executive Committee meeting at Finger Lakes Community College and the February 8 th SUNY SA Executive Committee meeting at Alfred State. During the 2/8 meeting, I participated in the Conference Planning Committee offering ideas on incorporating Alumni in the conference for the mixer. I also participated on the Conference Committee conference call on 2/21. Additionally, I recently became appointed with Representative Hicks to oversee the Campus Relations committee since Director Carmichael is no longer in this role in the SUNY SA. In this role, Representative Hicks and I have held a conference call (2/19/2014) for Campus Relations Committee to address any problems, questions or concerns with the representatives. Finance Committee met at the 2/8 meeting and we discussed fundraising ideas for conference. In addition, I have provided the Finance committee and the Executive Committee with ideas for charities to support for the spring conference. The University Wide Policy Committee briefly went over the agenda. 28 P a g e

29 I was unable to attend the March 8 th meeting due to a personal matter, but I have been following up with my internal committees and fellow EC members. Extras: It has been a pleasure serving on the SUNY Student Assembly Executive Committee!!!! 29 P a g e

30 Dariusz Soszynski Graduate Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Spring Semester Report Schools Representing: Optometry, Downstate, University at Albany, and Stony Brook Summary of Interaction with Campuses: Optometry, Downstate, University at Albany, and Stony Brook They were forwarded current SUNY SA information\news. Notified of UUP s position on edtap, Encouraged them to participate and attend Spring Conference, Encouraged to Attend SUNY speaks up, provided advice on resolution creation, encouraged to complete SUNYSA assessment programs, and strongly encouraged them to forward any campus issues that can be assisted by the SUNY SA. Internal Committees (Please list): Internal Affairs Finance Summary of Committee Work Completed: Spring Conference & Fund Raising 30 P a g e

31 Matthew Marrotta Senior Director of External Relations SUNY Student Assembly Director Spring Semester Report Committees Chaired/Participate in (Please list): Chair- External Affairs Committee Executive board Committee Work Completed: The primary focus of my committee this semester has been the planning and execution of SUNY Speaks Up and developing the Spring Semester newsletter. We are still working on both projects but both are proceeding as planned. Various other tasks have been completed such as compiling mailing lists and media correspondence. Communication (External/Internal): There has been frequent communication between the Executive Committee and myself in regards to planning both SUNY Speaks Up and the newsletter. Communication with the External Affairs committee, Director of Strategic Communications, and the Director of Government Relations on a regular basis. External communications with members of the media, contacts at SUNY System administration, and also with members of the NYS legislature. Extras & Upcoming Committee Work/Projects: Continued planning of SUNY Speaks Up and the newsletter (both will be completed by the time of conference) and we look to keep communicating with the media and legislators in the remaining weeks. 31 P a g e