SUNY Student Assembly Executive Committee Reports August 2014

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1 SUNY Student Assembly Executive Committee Reports August 2014 Prepared By: Devin Brady September 4th, 2014

2 Name: Lori Mould Position: President Office Hours: Skype Name: SUNY Student Assembly Executive Board Monthly Report Functions as outlined by the Bylaws: The duties of the President shall include, but not be limited to the following: (a)shall serve as the student member of the State University of New York Board of Trustees and shall attend said meetings unless just cause is shown. (b) Shall preside over all meetings of the Student Assembly and shall be an official member of all Student Assembly committees. (c)shall be the official spokesperson for the Student Assembly and will be responsible for the execution of the provisions of Article XVII of the State University of New York Policies of the Board of Trustees, these bylaws and policies set forth by the Student Assembly and Executive Committee. (d)shall, in the absence of the Student Assembly and the Executive Committee, call Emergency meetings to conduct operational business on behalf of the membership with the majority agreement of the Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and four (4) members of the Executive Committee. Said meetings may be conducted in person or via conference calls. The Secretary shall take minutes of these meetings. (e)shall co-present with the Treasurer, for approval, a fiscal budget to the Student Assembly at the April meeting. (f)shall serve as the presiding officer of the Executive Committee. (g)shall fulfill any other duties delegated or assigned by the Student Assembly or the Executive Committee. (h)shall establish agendas for all meetings subject to the approval of the Executive Committee or the Student Assembly, where applicable. (i)shall appoint members of the Executive Cabinet and other committee chairs from among the students of the State University of New York subject to the approval of the

3 Executive Committee or the Student Assembly. (j) Shall be responsible for a organizing a transition of officers between the time of election and June 1. (k) Shall submit a monthly report to the Secretary at the specified due date before each Executive Committee meeting. (l) At the end of their term, if not reelected, the President shall serve as immediate past President of the Assembly until a new past President is identified, by virtue of the completion of the President s term of office. The individual shall serve at the discretion of the sitting President of the Assembly and if no longer a student, eligibility requirements shall no longer apply. Current Projects: Meetings Attended (please summarize): June 4, 2014 SUNY 2014 Early Care & Education Conference Luncheon Spoke with Mary Stalker and various individuals regarding Early Childhood Education and how SUNYSA and our students help both help and benefit from conferences in the future. June 4, 2014 Meeting with Elizabeth L. Bringsjord, Ph.D.Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor We discussed our goals for the upcoming year, budget, travel allowances, ways to make SUNYSA better in the future, coordinating with SUNY to help educate our SUNYSA Executive Committee regarding current and future initiatives, and upcoming SUNYSA events. June 5th -6th Shared Governance Orientation Presented SUNYSA during discussions on shared governance within our campuses. June 9th Swearing In and Lunch with the EC, Advisor, and Chancellor We shared our goals for the upcoming year, spoke about creating alumni opportunities at our conferences to help bring alumni and students together. We discussed budgetary issues that are causing shortfalls within SUNYSA especially when it comes to having our reps visit their campuses. Discussed the new SUNYSA website and how we are working hard to showcase our students and all 64 campuses. June 10th meeting with Chairman McCall regarding my new duties as the student on the SUNY Board of Trustees, choosing the committees that I would sit on, and asked questions regarding expectations. June SUNY Board of Trustees Meeting Amendment to the appointment of Dr. John F. Williams as President of Downstate Medical Center, Appt of Katherine Conway- Turner as President of Buffalo State, Appointment of Michael A. Alfultis as President of the State University of New York College at Maritime, Appointment of Nicholas F. Laino as Interim President of Herkimer County Community College, and the

4 Appointment of Dr. Pamela Edington as President of Dutchess Community College. Voted to adopt the Child Protection Policy for SUNY s State-operated campuses and encourages Community Colleges to incorporate the Policy s provisions into their own local policies relating to minors, Healthcare Services at Long Island College Hospital and Purchase of Property, Naming of The Nunzio and Lorraine Marano Campus Center State University of New York College at Oswego, and the University Hospital Governance Task Force. For more information, please visit: June 18th Meeting with Chief Student Affairs Officers (CSAO s)at SUNY Geneseo. Discussed Veteran's Issues and concerns, student advisement, financial literacy, and affordable textbooks. June 25th Special SUNY Board of Trustees Meeting. Discussed and Voted on the Sale and Transfer of Assets from Downstate at LICH Holding Company, Inc. and SUNY Downstate to Fortis Property Group, LLC and the Election of Executive Committee. June 25th HESC Board of Trustees Special Meeting to approve the proposed regulations, resolution and the Education Law for the New York State Young Farmers Loan Forgiveness Incentive Program. June 30th Attended and represented the SUNY Board of Trustees at the Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Center in Buffalo. July 8th and 9th Meetings with the SUNYSA Government Relations Team and various individuals from the Government Relations Team at SUNY. July 13th - 15th Interviews with the candidates for the Director of Sustainability position. July 21st Provost search for SUNY and meetings with the candidate and the SUNY Board of Trustees. July 26th Veterans and Military Family Day speaking engagement for the SUNY Empire State College OVME. July 31st Special SUNY Board of Trustees Meeting Discussion and vote on the Appointment of Dr. Alexander N. Cartwright as Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost for the State University of New York System. August 1st SUNYSA Day Meetings with SUNY System Admin staff to educate and raise awareness on SUNY issues and initiatives. SUNYSA Town Hall Meeting at UAlbany with area students and alumni regarding issues, concerns, and ideas. August 2nd SUNYSA EC Meeting EC members participated in their committee meetings, attended special presentation from Bruce McBride, Sue Faerman, and Christine

5 Bouchard. For more information, please see: August 4th Meeting with Carey Hatch regarding Open SUNY. Meeting with Chancellor Zimpher and Jen LoTurco regarding our upcoming agenda, budget, SUNY initiatives, how to better serve our community colleges, and how to engage our students and alumni. August 5th and 6th Research Council Meetings and panel discussions on the "Bill of Rights for Graduate Education" and "Scholarship Reconsidered, Reconsidered." Spoke with Elise Newkirk-Kotfila regarding how to engage our students in community and service learning projects. Communication (External/Internal): I have been in attendance in the Campus Relations, Conference Committee, universitywide Student Success, and External Affairs conference calls and meetings. Meetings with Taras Kufel and David Belsky regarding our new SUNYSA website and various ways to be successful in social media and communications in general. We put together a Memorandum of Support for the University Police and Veterans In- State Tuition. Meeting with Jen LoTurco, Meagan Wolszczak, Tracey, and Cariann regarding SUNY and SUNYSA partnership to bring our SUNY Alumni to our conferences to give workshops, etc. Meeting with Elizabeth Droz, PhD Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs regarding the direction SUNYSA is heading in this year, goals, problems, concerns, and direction. Made the decisions for SUNYSA committee members for the UFS and FCCC committees. In June, I attended 6 of 9 graduations ceremonies for SUNY Empire State College, throughout NYS, representing the SUNY Board of Trustees and SUNYSA President.

6 Name: Thomas D. Mastro Position: Vice President Office Hours: Skype Name: SUNY Student Assembly Executive Board Monthly Report Functions as outlined by the Bylaws: -Planning Conference (Fall and Spring) -Planning monthly Executive Committee meetings -Assisting the President as needed Current Projects: CONFERENCE PLANNING: FALL CONFERENCE- October 17th, 2014 Breakthrough to Excellence - Conference theme The venue for the fall conference will be the RIT Inn & Conference Center in Henrietta New York. This event will take place on October, 17th and will conclude on October, 19th. I, along with a work group, have been working to create goals such as uniqueness, fun, and exciting opportunities for our students at this conference. We will meet these goals by incorporating Alumni into our Saturday events, providing workshop opportunities for voting delegates, and by bringing in unique networking activities for both voting and nonvoting delegates. Below you will find the tentative 2014 Fall Conference Agenda. Friday, October 17th 3:00pm-6:00pm- Check in 5:00pm-6:00pm- Dinner 6:00pm-6:30pm- Welcome-Lori Mould, President of the Student Assembly 6:45pm-12:00am- Business Meeting (Voting Delegates) & Workshops (Non Voting Delegates) 12:00am-12:45am- Caucus Meetings (Voting & Non Voting Delegates)

7 Saturday, October 18th 8:00am-9:15am- Hot Breakfast with Alumni 8:45am- Alumni welcome 9:30am-10:20am- Alumni workshops & Alumni Tabling (Voting & Non Voting Delegates) 10:30am-11:00pm- Welcome- Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor of SUNY 11:00am 11:15- Question and Answer- Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor of SUNY (Voting & Non Voting Delegates) 11:15am-12:00pm- Alumni Panel- Facilitated by Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor of SUNY (Voting & Non Voting Delegates) 12:00pm-1:15pm- Lunch 1:30pm-7:00pm- Business Meeting (Voting Delegates) & Workshops (Non Voting Delegates) 7:00pm-9:30pm- Dinner & Silent Auction (Music provided by a nearby SUNY Campus) 9:30pm-10:30pm- Roll over Caucus Meetings, if needed (Voting & Non Voting Delegates) Sunday, October 19th 7:30am-8:15am- Breakfast 8:30am-11:00am- Workshops (Voting & Non Voting Delegates) 11:00am- Departure SPRING CONFERENCE- April 8th, 2015 Multiple locations are being reviewed and a decision will be made in the coming months. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Throughout the past two months I have worked diligently with the Executive Board and our advisor Cariann Quick to lock in campuses to host the Student Assembly Executive Committee (EC) meetings for the academic school year. Specific dates have not been decided yet for the months of January and February. I plan on working with the campuses to close in and finalize those dates in the coming weeks. Below you will find dates and locations for these meetings.

8 Meeting Dates August 1, 2014 (SUNY System Administration/University at Albany) September 19, 2014 (Potsdam) October 17, 2014 [Fall Conference] (RIT Inn & Convention Center) November 7, 2014 (Oswego) January (Stony Brook University) February (University at Buffalo) March 6, 2015 (Oneonta) Meetings Attended (please summarize): -Executive Board meetings -Executive Board PLUS meetings Communication (External/Internal): Finance Committee- Internal Attended the first brainstorming Finance Committee meeting Location- University at Albany None

9 Name: Rob Drumm Position: Treasurer Office Hours: Skype Name: SUNY Student Assembly Executive Board Monthly Report Functions as outlined by the Bylaws: Current Projects: Fundraising ideas for conference. Maintaining strict spending guidelines for the budget Meetings Attended (please summarize): August EC meeting at University of Albany Communication (External/Internal): None None

10 Name: Devin Brady Position: Secretary Office Hours: Skype Name: SUNY Student Assembly Executive Board Monthly Report Functions as outlined by the Bylaws: Transitional minutes were dispersed late due to outstanding circumstances. Reports will be due not the Monday following EC meetings, but instead the Monday following that. For those who aren't keeping track, that's the second Monday following EC meetings. Two Mondays; Zero Exemptions. Current Projects: This year we will fully utilize the free Google Calendar App. Editing permissions will be given to the EBoard, Cariann, Committee Chairs, and, if desired, ONE (1) additional member of each committee to aid the chair. No other permissions will be given. Each committee and event has a particular color coordination which will be as follows: -Monthly Meetings: Bold Blue -Executive Board Meetings: Gray -Campus Relations Committee: Yellow -Rules: Orange -External Relations: Blue -University Wide Student Success: Green -Reports: Purple -Other Events: Red Meetings Attended (please summarize): Excused Absence - Transitional Present - August

11 Communication (External/Internal): I apologize the report notification was sent on a later than anticipated and changes were made near to the deadline. Going forward, these will all be on the calendar from which you can access the form link. None

12 Name: Joshua Ronne Altemoos Position: Doctoral Granting Institute - Graduate Division Representative joshua.altemoos@sunysa.org SUNY Student Assembly Representative Monthly Report Schools Representing: University at Buffalo Binghamton University College of Environmental Science and Forestry Upstate Medical University Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): I have been in very frequent contact with my campuses, with the knowledge that it is still the summer. I sent a transitional update on 6/30/14, updates regarding the upcoming August meeting and SUNYSA Day at System Administration on 7/10/14 and 7/16/14. I sent the SUNY Students Support In-State Tuition for Veterans and Students Call for Retirement Equality for SUNY Police Press Releases on 7/20/14 and 7/30/14 respectfully with supporting information. Lastly I sent the August Executive Committee Meeting agenda, resolutions and supporting documents including the June 2014 minutes on 7/30/14. Internal Committees (Please list): External Relations Committee Rules Committee (Vice Chair) Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Prevention Task Force Rules Committee: Currently we are starting to reevaluate additional changes to the bylaws and suggest stripping out anything that conflicts with Article 17. In addition, the possibility is there to suggest Article 17 changes this year. I was elected Vice Chair of this committee.

13 External Relations Committee: Currently External Relations is gearing up and the non-director members haven t been involved in many of the tasks or decisions. Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Prevention Task Force: I was unable to make the full meeting, because I was asked to be involved in the Rational Tuition discussion, because there were no representatives from state operated campuses on that task force. I will be forwarding a couple names to President Mould of people I believe should be campus members of this task force. President Mould has appointed me as a Student Assembly representative to the University Faculty Senate s Ethics Committee. I will be attending the planning meeting in September.

14 Name: Anna Lubitz Position: Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Monthly Report Schools Representing: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, SUNY Optometry, Stony Brook University, and University at Albany Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): Since the Spring 2014 SUNYSA Conference, I was elected to represent University at Albany, Stony Brook University, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and SUNY Optometry as a Graduate Representative. Since Spring Conference, I have reached out to all of my schools. I have been very welcoming to my schools and I am always happy to hear from my schools. I have not heard back from the majority of my schools (Optometry, Downstate); however, I have communicated with the GSA President at the University at Albany, especially about a new social issue ( Ban the Box ) brought to my attention. I will be working with the GSA President at University at Albany to see how I can assist with this initiative. Internal Committees (Please list): -Campus Relations Committee -Rules Committee -Personal Safety Committee Campus Relations Committee: -Attended phone conference call on 7/17/2014 and updated fellow representatives on my status with my schools. -Met with Campus Relations members at EC meeting and discussed any updates with campuses Rule Committee: -Went over proposed resolutions to be approved by the Executive Committee -Blood Donor Equality Resolution (originally authored by myself) has been amended by

15 Representative Turner to include important student feedback and suggestions. Personal Safety Committee: -Discussed topics (i.e. Title IX) that would be beneficial to the students knowledge. -Invited University at Albany to attend Albany Executive Committee meeting weekend of August 1st. -Attended the August 1st-3rd Executive Committee meeting in Albany. -Working in collaboration with Vice President Mastro and Stony Brook University to secure a date for Executive Committee meeting at Stony Brook University after fall conference.

16 Name: Hayley Ross Position: Doctoral Degree Granting Institution Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Monthly Report Schools Representing: University at Buffalo Undergrad Binghamton Upstate Medical Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): I am in constant contact with our Student Association president at the University at Buffalo. I also reached out to Binghamton and received an back from them. Internal Committees (Please list): Campus Relations University Wide Success External Myself and Tom are working on getting Binghamton to come to conference this year. We hope they'll decide to get back involved. We are developing a POA right now so we will keep you updated. None.

17 Name: Caitlin Drennan Position: Doctoral Granting Institution Undergraduate Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Monthly Report Schools Representing: College of Environmental Science and Foresty and University at Albany Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): College of Environmental Science and Foresty- I have been contacting SUNY ESF through their student president Pj Connell and I have contacted their student trustee as well Aaron Fischer, through . I sent a introducing myself and informing them about SUNY SA. I have also them about the information discussed at transitional this past June. An was also sent containing the minutes from transitional. I will send them a on the inform discussed at the last meeting at University at Albany from August 1st. Contact is expected to increase as the semester progress, and I plan to visit the campus this semester. They already plan to attend the Fall Conference and I informed them on event which happened at this past Spring Conference. University at Albany- Contact has been made through and shall increase as the semester progresses. I have sent s introducing myself and informing them on current information. I plan to visit University at Albany this semester or next. Internal Committees (Please list): Campus Relations Committees University-wide Policy Committee None currently to report at the moment While attending Niagara County Community College, several student issues were brought to my attention. I plan to gather more student input for these issues and possibly create a resolution to improve this school. I am also working on idea for a workshop at Conference.

18 Name: Scott Turner Position: University Rep SUNY Student Assembly Representative Monthly Report Schools Representing: Potsdam, Fredonia, Cortland, Plattsburgh, and Empire State Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): Cortland- I was able to get some information from their website. I was unable to get a lot of the information that I needed, like the e-boards and personal contact info. After talking to President Mould at transitional I have come to find out that their participation has been extremely limited, mostly nonexistent. It is my goal to bring them back into the fold of SUNY SA. I have also come to understand that they would like to have a meeting with me and President Mould, something I am aiming to do at the start of next semester. In my opinion the sooner the better. The meeting needs to happen with plenty of time for them to sign up for SA. Next month I will continue to reach out to them, expanding into phone calls. I will continue to send s and an introduction . s were sent to the general SGA , as that was the only one on their website. I know they have three elected positions, but the rest of their SGA e-board will not be filled till the fall. Internal Committees (Please list): Rules, Campus Relations, Finance, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Memo of support for LGBTQ+, worked on a rewrite of the blood donors equality to make sure that all info was up-to-date, setting up the EC meeting for September at SUNY Potsdam, working on a form for all my schools to fill out once a semester. Have set up goals for myself for the year

19 Name: David Maxwell Position: Ag/Tech Rep SUNY Student Assembly Representative Monthly Report Schools Representing: Alfred State, Alfred Ceramics, Cobleskill, Morrisville, SUNY IT Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): I have made my initial outreach to all of my campuses. Some I now have information regarding their student government contacts, some I do not. It does not really surprise me that I haven't really heard anything back from my schools at this point since the fall semester is not yet in session. Internal Committees (Please list): Campus Relations, External Relations, Finance Campus Relations- The take home from this last meeting as I understood it was to work on completing our contact list for our schools which I am currently working on. Finance- I am working to pull together some ideas for fundraising to bring back to Treasurer Drumm. That was pretty much the only assignment from our last meeting. I have already informed President Mould of this, but I also wanted to include it here. I will be unable to attend the September meeting due to work related commitments.

20 Name: Aishia Mortenson Position: Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Monthly Report Schools Representing: It has not yet been made clear to date, but some permutation of the following: SUNY Broome Community College, Sullivan County Community College, SUNY Ulster, SUNY Orange, Dutchess Community College, and/or Herkimer College. Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): I have visited six Community College campuses within the last month. I have also spoken with some voting delegates in the downstate region. I have yet to make any official contact with any of the student governments (other than SUNY Broome and the downstate region) mainly because it is summer and students are not on campus, or in the office yet. I hope to have successfully reached the student governments/voting delegates once they have been clearly assigned by my Senior Director and the Fall semester is in session. Internal Committees (Please list): Campus Relations External Relations Conference Planning Campus Relations: During our last Campus Relations Committee meeting, I was nominated unanimously to be Vice Chair of the Campus Relations Committee but we did not have quorum (I think we were 1 short) to actually vote. Senior Director Shanley, wanted to ask President Mould's permission before appointing me as Acting Vice Chair of the Campus Relations Committee until quorum is established, and a vote can take place. External Relations: I have been advocating awareness for the changes in legislation regarding the chargeback formula. While rational tuition has been made priority #1 by President Mould, I hope that SUNY SA will represent the community colleges in this regard.

21 Conference Planning: Conference is set for Fall 2014 in Rochester. There is a lot of opportunities for Alumni to teach workshops, participate in panel discussions and much, much more. We are still sorting out workshop details and some other minor details. Spring Conference location is TBD but we have visited places and researched proposals. A decision should be made shortly. Conference calls and meetings will continue as needed. I attended a National Government and Leadership Institute for Community College Trustees in Washington DC in August of I would like to thank Secretary Devin Brady for taking the initiative to fix a communication gap that has existed as long as I have been part of the organization.

22 Name: Devin Sonne Position: Community College Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Monthly Report Schools Representing: Central East Territory: Mohawk Valley; Fulton-Montgomery; Schenectady; Hudson; Columbia Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): I have just come on board as a rep, so I have not as of yet contacted any of my campuses. My goal for the upcoming weeks is to make a plan of action on how and when to contact my campuses, to become familiar with each of their specific areas of strengths as well as their needs. Also, I plan to familiarize myself with the benefits of SUNYSA so that I can compile a list of ways in which strong involvement with the SA can benefit each of their campuses. I plan on setting aside a specific time each week to act as 'office hours' in which the campuses know that I will be available for immediate contact as well as letting them know that if they are unable to reach out to me during that time, that I will get back to them at my earliest availability. Internal Committees (Please list): External - Secretary /Communications - Social Media Campus Relations Rationale Tuition Task Force None. None.

23 Name: Sarah Lasky Position: Community College Representative SUNY Student Assembly Representative Monthly Report Schools Representing: Finger Lakes, Cayuga, Onondaga, Corning, Tompkins-Cortland Interaction with Campuses (please list by campus): I ed all of my colleges, to introduce myself and also tell them more about SUNYSA and also inform them about my role as a representative. Also forwarded s about the police officer bill as well as the invite. Internal Committees (Please list): Campus Relations, U-wide student success, personal safety Waiting for conference calls. None

24 Name: Justin Shanley Position: Senior Director Campus Relations SUNY Student Assembly Director Monthly Report Committees Chaired/Participate in (Please list): Campus Relations Committee, Chair Personal Safety Committee External Relations Campus Relations Committee: -Developed a master contact sheet via GoogleDocs for representatives to organize contact information that they collect from their campuses -Held a conference call providing updates to my representatives and seeking updates from them on their progress -Providing representatives with support and the necessary tools to ensure successful contact with the campuses they represent while still allowing them to establish the initial connection -Further discussed representative progress at the August EC meeting and am setting up a conference call to continue the discussion -Contacting alternates to fill current vacancies in representative positions and training them on the jobs of a representative of the organization Personal Safety Committee: -Attended meeting at August EC -Set goals for the year ahead External Relations: -Set goals for the year ahead

25 Communication (External/Internal): Too many s to count... Realistically I communicate with my representatives at least once a week, but for the most part multiple updates are sent via the list-serv. I also frequently communicate with President Mould about other "hot topics" of the day. None

26 Name: Ashley Tyree Position: Senior Director of University Wide Student Success SUNY Student Assembly Director Monthly Report Committees Chaired/Participate in (Please list): Chair- University Wide Student Success Member- External and Personal Safety The UWSS committee is finalizing goals and a tentative timeline and implementation plans. We have held conference calls and will be holding one the week of August 11th. The committee is also working on ways to advocate and promote school and SUNY resources that are available. Communication (External/Internal): I have been in communication with President Mould about various projects and committee ideas. I have also participated in the EBOARD plus conference calls. I am also in contact with my committee and members. Externally I ah been I contact with various SUNY administration to discuss SUNY goals and collaboration. Please check the SUNYSA calendar if you would like to participate in the UWSS calls as a nonvoting member. Also, please utilize the directors in their respective positions to help students as the school year begins.

27 Name: Bryant Barksdale Position: Senior Director of Rules SUNY Student Assembly Director Monthly Report Committees Chaired/Participate in (Please list): Rules: Chair Internal Affairs: Chair EBoard+: Member Sexual Assault Task force: Member Rational Tuitio: Member -Working on bylaw revisions and other resolutions -Will be serving a 4th term on the University Faculty Senate Governance Committee Communication (External/Internal): -In constant contact with President Mould and other members of the EBoard -Regularly my committee and other members of the organization. None

28 Name: Alivia Sheffield Position: Director of Sustainability SUNY Student Assembly Director Monthly Report Committees Chaired/Participate in (Please list): University Wide Student Success Committee Domestic Abuse/Sexual Assault Task Force Rules Committee - non-voting The University Wide Student Success Committee has been working on identifying and solidifying its member s individual goals, as well as the committee s general direction facilitated by Sr. Director Tyree. A conference call took place on June 27th during which I was introduced to the committee and allowed to discuss goals and receive feedback and/or additional ideas pertaining to sustainability and campus communication. Over the week between our phone conference and the August EC meeting I did further research on my goals and developed outlines for annual initiatives and reported my findings and outlines to the committee furthermore at the committee meeting on Saturday, August 2nd. Communication (External/Internal): Being that I was recently appointed my internal and external communications were limited to basic introductions, travel instructions and interactions with my committee. The upcoming month will bring far more external communication as I reach out to my SUNY system contemporaries, assembly representatives and student government associations to bring progress to annual sustainability initiatives. None

29 Name: Jeany Melendez Santiago Position: Director of Inclusion and Equity SUNY Student Assembly Director Monthly Report Committees Chaired/Participate in (Please list): University Wide Student Success Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Task Force SUNY Faculty Senate University Wide Student Success: Have been working on figuring out how we all can work together as a committee to help each other achieve our individual goals. We plan on continuing working on edtpa and Academic Advisement, as well as developing new initiatives in regards to promoting and educating our students on topics that pertain to diversity awareness and sustainability. Communication (External/Internal): University at Buffalo Student Government: I met with the President and VP, as well as a former senator, of the UB SGA back in June. We spoke about the clubs that exists on their campuses, how they are doing, how diverse they are, and how is the SGA helping them achieve their goals. From what they mentioned, they seemed to be doing great in regards to their clubs and their involvement with them. They haven t had any problems with allocating funding to the clubs and getting the clubs involved on and off campus. They mentioned they have a big event in the spring semesters called the International Fiesta. They explained that most of the clubs prepare months in advance in order to make this a successful event and it attracts students and members of the community. Overall, they are doing great though I will keep in touch and follow up with them later on in the semester. None

30 Name: Julie Schindler Position: Director of Communications SUNY Student Assembly Director Monthly Report Committees Chaired/Participate in (Please list): Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Task Force External Relations Working on the first newsletter for the academic year. Photos and bios of the EC will be included as an introduction to SUNY Students. This newsletter will include all press releases to date. A recap of our first meeting in Albany. It will also include a summary of the first SUNYSA Day. There will also be a summary of the first town hall meeting. Communication (External/Internal): Several press releases were submitted to the media. A couple had a great response from the press. I received phone calls from a couple of reporters and discussed our position on these releases in greater detail. The reporter from the Watertown Daily Times is very interested in SUNYSA and may attend our next Town Hall meeting in Potsdam. In an effort to increase our social media presence, I have asked Devin Sonne to work with me on social media. We will begin our weekly conference calls including Josh to go over strategy and implementation.

31 Name: Rey Muniz III Position: Director of Government Relations SUNY Student Assembly Director Monthly Report Committees Chaired/Participate in (Please list): External Relations Committee Finance Committee Rules Committee Government Relations Team meetings The external affairs committee is currently working on clarifying our initiatives and goals for the academic year, including (but not limited to)internal committee communication, social media initiatives ( including strategic use of hashtags and similar SM tools), the year s legislative agenda, the planning and implementation of SUNY wide government advocacy day(s), purview of pending legislation in higher education, and acquainting ourselves with SUNY contemporaries in the areas of Government Relations and communication. This included a meeting in Albany, in which I participated via video and phone conferences. Additionally, the ER committee held a meeting at the August EC meeting in which the committee members introduced themselves and the committee chair (Sr Director Cohen) explained his vision for the upcoming year. Furthermore, I briefly explained the recently issued Memorandum of Support pertaining to the SUNY Police retirement options bill, noting other such issues that we might approach in such a manner. Communication (External/Internal): External- My external communication has thus far been limited to my contemporaries within SUNY and a recent outreach to the Director of Government relations within the California State Student Association. These communications all dealt with connecting and supplementing our respective positions and augmenting our efficiency. This month will bring far more external communication as I reach out to vendors, potential contributors, politicians, and most importantly political staffers. Internal Communication- IC was limited to Inter-Director communication concerning legislative affairs, external affairs,and equity and inclusion. I communicated frequently with President Mould concerning legislative issues as well as our Rock the Vote initiative. Also spoke with President Mould about a system wide to SG presidents about the importance of legislative advocacy.

32 As always, any grammatical errors within this document are my own.

33 Name: Melissa Kathan Position: Assoc. Director Government Relations- State Operated SUNY Student Assembly Director Monthly Report Committees Chaired/Participate in (Please list): As chair of the Rational Tuition task force, it became evident that the members in the "committee" were not best suited to handle the issue. Many were from community colleges and were not as interested in the topic. Lori and I plan to have a conference call when she returns to discuss which people will be best suited to focus on rational tuition. For now, those who were present are researching the topic. I have requested from Carrian the materials from the previous time rational tuition was a focus and plan to receive these materials when she is back in the country. The transitional meeting in July proved to be both informational and inspirational. After learning more about SUNYSA and the EBoard, Representatives, and Directors, I was able to form lasting relationships with my fellow SUNYSA members. The Government Relations team met to discuss our future plans regarding our potential legislative agenda and plans to act upon our goals. Both Rey and Jesse are conveniently in Albany, and I can make trips regularly when needed. After the SUNYSA Day and our August EC meeting, we solidified our potential agenda and we discussed better communication strategies going forward. We have a private Facebook group, and plan to text and conference call quite regularly. Communication (External/Internal): Aside from our meetings during both transitional and August EC, the government relations team had one conference call to discuss the legislative agenda and delegate tasks. I was put in charge of rational tuition and a blood donor bill that was since dropped from our focus for the interim period. I am thankful for everyone's help in teaching me about SUNYSA as I learn the process.

34 Name: Jesse Stewart Position: Associate Director of Government Relations - Community Colleges jesse.stewart@sunysa.org SUNY Student Assembly Director Monthly Report Committees Chaired/Participate in (Please list): External Relations Committee Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Prevention There have been several conference calls I have joined, but also attended a couple of meetings at the SUNY administrative building. First on July 9th and the other on August 2nd. My focus is on textbook affordability and increasing the number of participants that are eligible to receive TAP. Since it was noted that TAP program has never changed since it was created per Jim Campbell. I have also been assigned to look into Household Income Cap in the External Relations Committee on August 2nd. Communication (External/Internal): N/A External Relations is currently focusing on creating the Legislative agenda for the upcoming year. On July 9th, we focused on bringing matters pertaining to the legislative agenda to the table.

35 Name: Sara Garfinkle Position: Director of Academic Affairs SUNY Student Assembly Director Monthly Report Committees Chaired/Participate in (Please list): University wide student success, personal safety, rational tuition Coming up with action plans on how I will be continuing goals set from last year. Looking into the different certification requirements for different majors to ensure student success, making a prezi on important financial aid information. Communication (External/Internal): U wide committee meeting None