CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
Student Union Board of Governors
Present: A. Clayton, R. Edison, W. Henderson, S. Kamani, T. Kiernan, S.
Lamont, M. Moylan, S. Rich, D. Ross, R. Schneeweiss, P. Sutera, S. Vial, D.
Wall, C. West (chair)
Ms. West called the meeting to order at 6:17 p.m. The first order of
business was to ratify the two Student Government Association (SGA)
representatives to the SUBOG.
MOTION (A. Clayton/S. Lamont)) To ratify Mr. Ronald Edison and Mr.
Paul Sutera as the SGA representatives to the SUBOG for the 1996-97 year.
Motion passed (9 approved, 0 against, 0 abstained) (SUBOG 97-01)
There was no House Committee report. Mr. Kevin Rossitto has vacated the
House Committee chairmanship due to graduation. Ms. West appointed Ms.
Clayton as new House Committee chair.
The current DAKA labor situation was discussed. Members of the Board
shared what they knew about the job action, etc.
The Budget Committee has not met but chairman David Wall reported on the
Program Council's (PC) need to reallocate funds in the wake of the "A Tribe
Called Quest" concert loss. This reallocation will be dealt with in the PC
portion of the meeting.
Mr. Henderson then reported on the Student Services Committee. There have
been a series of commuter coffees as well as the distribution of ice
scrapers (for promotional purposes) and a commuter newsletter. The AAA has
been contacted to see if they might supply some services.
As part of the Student Services report, Mr. Schneeweiss outlined the Mosaic
Committee series which starts on February 20 with the play "The Meeting" a
dramatization of a fictitious meeting between Malcolm X and Martin Luther
King, Jr. Other events in the series include lectures by Terry Anderson
(March 6), Yaron Svoray (April 29), as well as a performance by Mariachi
Mexamerica (music).
Mr. Schneeweiss and Mr. Ross then reported on what is currently happening
with the Student Center addition project. Mr. Schneeweiss spoke of his
attempt to include greater student organization office space in the
project. Things are moving along!
Ms. Lamont and Mr. Henderson were appointed members of a committee which
will be involved in the selection of art for the Student Center addition.
Ms. West reported on the SGA bill of December. It was not approved by the
University president because the authority for SUBOG and PC is not in the
SGA's domain. Dean Ross also commented.
Ms. Tara Kiernan then gave the PC report. She highlighted the diversity
grant's sponsorship of three events in December including the AIDS Quilt,
the Kwanzaa Ball, and the Portuguese festival. Furthermore, she spoke of
the Talks & Topics Committee's program with Mr. Sean Sasser a Gay Rights
Activist and AIDS spokesman. The Spring Week committee, which falls within
Special Events, has chosen "Central Mardi Gras" as its theme. Spring Week
is a project that already has the joint cooperation of Pep Dancers, Mosaic,
Inter-Residence Council, and the Black Student Union.
Ms. Kiernan then explained the need to pay for remaining "A Tribe Called
Quest" expenses from the PC Reserve (account #994100).
MOTION (T. Kiernan/M. Moylan) To approve the transfer of up to
$20,500 from the PC Reserve (account #994100) to the Music Committee
(account #994525) for the purpose of paying the bands, "A Tribe Called
Quest" and "The Roots."
There was discussion of the riskiness of the concert business and the
necessity for this action. Ms. Kiernan outlined that out of the total
amount of concert expenses, $10,000 was paid out of Music and $4,500 from
Fine Arts.
Motion passed (11 approved, 0 against, 0 abstained) (SUBOG 97-02)
The Program Council Music Committee account was able to pay all but $350
worth of concert bills. To enable the payment of all bills and to provide
additional monies to continue spring programming, the Program Council
recommends the following reallocation.
MOTION (T. Kiernan/M. Moylan) To approve the reallocation of a
total of $1950 in the following Program Council accounts:
Credit Debit
Fine Arts (#994540) 200
Music (#994525) 750
Special Events (#994590) 1000
Vice President/Committees (#994500) $500
Comedy (#994600) 500
Film/Video (#994570) 250
Talks & Topics (#994550) 500
Recreation (#994560) 200
In further discussion, Ms. Kiernan stated that the Program Council will
also transfer one-half of any net income from spring 1997 movies into
either the Fine Arts, Music, or Special Events account. The Program
Council will identify which committee will receive the income after each
film.
Motion passed (11 approved, 0 against, 0 abstained) (SUBOG 97-03)
Ms. West then formed a committee that will work on the SUBOG dinner (May
6). Ms. Clayton agreed to join Ms. West in this effort.
Ms. West further announced that the ad hoc food committee will meet on
March 5 to discuss DAKA and their service to the Student Center.
In Open Floor the graduate intern search was discussed by Mr. Schneeweiss,
and he mentioned an Intern Fair that will take place on March 21.
There being no further business, meeting was adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Schneeweiss
Executive Secretary SUBOG
1996-97
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