SGA MEETING MINUTES – November 14, 2012
President – Shikha Nigam
• Reminders:
o Any fund requests need to submitted by next week
o Clubs, please send in the requested information to Dr. Golden Jackson by next week
o Class representatives please reiterate Facebook Marketplace to your classes
• Reopening topic and subject of clinical planning – I would like to know what people have come back with and what classes are saying. With such a high Step 1 pass rate, the administration wants to reduce the time between getting scores and being in the hospital. I have spoken to clinical research fellows who have gone through the process and they believe it’s a good idea. Brandon, please work on a time to discuss this with your class and get their feedback.
o Jarin: Leave it the way it is
o Amy: Weighted lottery system – whereby it’s still a lottery but people who have higher class rankings have a higher chance of being picked.
• Every semester, we fund a charity – please send in a paragraph by next week for your charity of choice that you feel is deserving of $750. One idea so far is the Movember campaign. The money can be split up, but I believe it would have a greater impact for one place.
• Dr. Golden Jackson and I met with a local group of volleyball players. They are looking for tutoring help and college planning. Their players range from neighbourhood kids to mature adults and some of the children have been pre-streamed into a non-collegiate track, so they are not getting the best education or well rounded education. We hope to work with them and empower them to get their GED, etc. We would need volunteers for these services such as tutoring. Additionally, if anyone is interested in volleyball, they have open nights on Fridays and are looking for players of all talents. They’re located not too far from Cost-U-Less and we will be coming up with a flyer with their information soon.
• There are 3 candidates coming to AUC auditioning for Bruce Kaplan’s current position. This position overlooks the academic side of semesters 1-9.5. While not everybody will be meeting with them, please send in your suggestions and ideas that we can bring up with them in a smaller setting.
• The “Journal Club” will be held on Friday November 16 in the MPR at 4pm. It will be a student-led discussion and faculty will be present to help guide the discussion. Please spread the word. Depending on the level of interest it may move toward a more social setting and possibly off campus discussion.
• Drum line kids will be coming Saturday November 17th. We will be doing an information session with them regarding sex ed, nutrition and exercise. If anyone else is interested in putting a segment together, please see me or email Victoria from LMSA.
Vice President – Gevork Tatarian
• Last meeting we voted on SEPC – we need to vote again for an alternative.
Secretary – Thuy Nguyen
• Nothing to report
Treasurer – Yuriy Nikiforov
• I have club funds for AMSA
• Our long-term funds stands at:
o Shikha: This large account balance was set up a safeguard balance to ensure the student body would be funded in the future.
• SGA funds stand at over $2000
Historian – Adam Stivala
• We’re half way through “Movember” and have raised over $2000, with 65 participants on our AUC team. The Movember company has also sent us some cool stuff and we have limited edition prizes for the party. We will also be hanging up some posters around the school.
Dr. Golden Jackson: SGA Faculty Advisor
• Regarding the volleyball group, they have been together for 20 years and what they want to do is groom young students to go to college with sports being one pathway. They have had 1 or 2 students accepted by US teams. So, they would like to build on that and be more successful.
Dr. Jarosinski: Dean of Student Affairs
• Please give us your opinion via the Student Satisfaction Survey. From the last survey, students reported they were least satisfied with the health insurance and health care. Therefore, we wanted to differentiate that some more and have created a separate survey to address these concerns.
• The issue with flu shots has been brought up with Dr. Deketh and administration. Due to the light number of flu shot requests it will not be funded for students. We are still in communication about getting shots for students before clerkships.
Mike Kanaby: Director of Safety and Security
• Nothing to report
Thomas Rogendorf: Director of Business Affairs
• Not present
Andy Purcell: Director of Site Management
• Not present
Isaac Hernandez: Facilities Manager
• Water fountains will be in next month. We will be reusing the ones in good condition for new locations.
• We are waiting on approval for the vending machine. We know the initial drive was a healthy alternative so we will be asking for student input later about what to put in it.
• We are looking to wrap up the ICM rooms by the end of this week.
5th Semester Representatives
• Finished sales for the 5th semester part and we have over 100 people attending.
4th Semester Representatives
• Not present
3rd Semester Representatives
• Nothing to report
2nd Semester Representatives
• Pasta sale went well. Thank you to the Spouses Organization for helping ut.
• We were supposed to have a carnival this weekend, but due to the CIA issue we have decided to cancel it
1st Semester Representatives
• We had our exams today and people got emails saying they were switched. It was disorganized. Things were messed up and people were running around before block exams.
• We would like to know the progress on the ATM machines:
o Isaac: A representative from the bank is coming down. We will be building an enclosed room that houses the ATM.
AMSA
• AMSA apparel came in – so we will be selling those.
• IV workshop November 22nd
• Suturing workshop November 24th
Honor Society
• Not present
AMWA
• Mr. AUC will be held on Friday November 16 – tickets will be on sale November 15 and the day of for $5. All proceeds will go to SXM Aids.
Phi Chi
• Reminder: We are selling tickets for Wine and Cheese – $50 for all you can eat and drink, or $60 at the door. There will be special surprises.
CMDA
• ICAN will be coming to campus on Saturday November 17 – there will be food available, a bouncy house, etc. Those interested in volunteering, please meet in the rotunda at 10am.
Student Volunteer Committee
• ORlive will be in the MPR tomorrow November 15, at 11:30 hosted by Dr. Hamrell. The video will be about cardiac ablation therapy and lunch will be sold.
Diversity Council
• Candy grams will be sold in the rotunda between 11:30-12:30 this and next week. 1/$2 or 3/$5. We will take them into classes and deliver them to people.
MSA
• Nothing to report
JMSA
• We will be having trivia night next week although we haven’t decided on a date yet.
Spouses Organization
• Nothing to report
BGLAM
• Nothing to report
LMSA
• Not present
CMSA
• We will be voting for a new eboard for next semester.
• The hockey tournament will be next Friday and sign-ups will be in the rotunda all next week. I have spoken to CIA and they have finally allowed us to come back. Hopefully things will remain amicable.
o Shikha: Thank you Chris for you work on that.
Student Judiciary Committee
• Student of the semester applications will be out Friday and due in a week and a half. Candidates will be narrowed down based on GPA and overall qualifications by SJC. The top 3 candidates will undergo a school wide voting.
ASA
• Not present
Gym Committee
• Not present
Movie Guy/Gal
• Not present
