In attendance: Brynna Downey, Alvin Ho, Andy Huynh, Bara Mudita, Maryann Godje, Mathew Sarti, Gloria Qiu
- Welcome and Introductions
- SFAC Community Agreements
- Approval of Agenda, 4/08/2022 Minutes
- No quorum at the top of the meeting, so members present decided to wait until 3:30 for more voting members to join.
- Funding Call Deliberations
- Ratings worksheet
- Discussion
- Appropriate uses of SSF and M7 funds
- Inappropriate for SSF funds
- This week: Top 10 from proposals 44-64
- Next week: Last 10 from proposals 44-64
- Bara thinks that around $13k would be fair.
- Maryann sees that the two extremes are $20k and $8k, so $13k would be a good compromise. Bara agrees. Andy finds this reasonable.
- Maryann motions to suggest 540% $13,185 for travel and student stipends. Bara seconds.
- Bara has a question about the wording in the application. On their proposal they said they want to release the app in winter 2022. He wonders whether that means this past winter quarter or the following winter quarter in 2022-2023 academic year (so winter 2023).
- Alvin thinks this means this past winter quarter in 2022
- Bara feels that between $5000 - $7000 would be fair. Maryann suggests $7800. Andy thinks 7400, which is half of their first priority.
- Bara motions to suggest $7800. Andy seconds. For student stipends and student employment.
- Maryann suggests that we could just give an even $12,000. Andy suggests $12,500. Bara agrees. Andy motions to suggest 12,500. Maryann seconds. For student employment and supplies.
- Bara feels like $20k should be the max. Curious about other people’s opinions.
- Andy notes that $20k is the likely average.
- Maryann agrees with the grad student perspective that students should already have access to LSS and supplemental instruction (that is that it shouldn’t be supplemental).
- Maryann asks about $19k. Bara agrees.
- Maryann motions to suggest $19,000 for mentors salaries and tutor stipends. Bara seconds.
- Maryann suggests $19,140. Andy agrees that this would fun one employee. Bara agrees.
- Bara motions to suggest $19,140. Andy seconds. For one grad employee.
- Maryann recommends $3k for this one but is okay with $6k. Bara was also thinking $6k. Bara suggests we do $6k and then lower if we overallocate later. Andy agrees.
- Andy motions to suggest $6000 for 2 interns. Bara seconds.
- Maryann says to give them $6200 for 2 interns according to their budget. Andy agrees to this amendment.
- Their allocation is $6200 for 2 interns.
- Short break. Gloria and Mathew join the call.
- Maryann motions to approve the agenda and Andy seconds.
- Maryann motions to approve the minutes. Bara seconds.
- Gloria and Mathew review the previous suggestions. Mathew trusts the judgement of the committee.
- Gloria motions to approve all 7 of the previous suggestions. Andy seconds.
- Alvin floats the idea of one caseworker for $4200. Maryann floats $5k. Bara is okay with that.
- Gloria notes that we’ve funded this proposal in the past, and we’ve been funding them less and less with time. Somewhere around $5k or $4200 is okay.
- Maryann floats the idea of 2 casworkers for $8400. Can go down to 1 caseworker if we run out of funds.
- Mathew asks if the caseworkers are staff or students. Gloria responds that this line item is under student employees. Bara also was under the impression that the caseworker is a student.
- Gloria notes that they have other sources of funding.
- Gloria motions to fund $8400 for two caseworkers. Maryann seconds.
- Alvin notices that most people recommended $10,500 on the worksheet. For 2 student employees.
- Bara motions to suggest $10,500 for two student employees. Andy seconds. Quorum lost because Mathew signed off (4:10)
- Maryann is okay with $7500 although she had originally written down $18k.
- Maryann motions to suggest $7,500 for student stipends. Bara seconds.
- Bara asks how people feel about $20k. Maryann feels okay. Andy suggests going higher and that we can trim later.
- Gloria is okay with $15k, but wants to put $20k for now.
- Gloria motions for $20k for student employees. Maryann seconds.
- Alvin notes that most people either fully funded or gave them half of the requested amount.
- Bara is okay with $3430. Maryann is okay with half.
- Brynna recommends that we be consistent because we’ve given more to other orientation programs.
- Gloria says that she takes into account the number of students each orientation program is serving as well.
- Agreement to start fully-funded, trim lower later.
- Maryann motions to fully fund $3430 and to trim to $1,725 later if needed. Gloria seconds.
- Mathew has rejoined the call, quorum is met again. Maryann motions to officialize the previous suggestions when Mathew had logged off. Bara seconds.
- Maryann floats $7,689 for one intern and asks what other people think. Bara agrees with this amount. Andy agrees
- Gloria motions to fund $7,689 for one intern. Maryann seconds. No objections.
- Alvin notes that the range is $5000-$14,500.
- Maryann notes that $14,500 is a frequent allocation.
- Brynna raises the point that $14,500 is similar to how much we’re giving them for student employees for the whole year. Gloria sees that point. Gloria also notes that they have other sources of funding.
- Mathew wonders if year-end ceremonies are something that SFAC should priotize funding or not.
- Alvin does not recall whether SFAC has ever highly funded year-end ceremonies.
- Stephanie’s comment notes that they don’t prioritize student stipends.
- Gloria floats $5k, Bara agrees. Maryann says we can trim later.
- Gloria motions to fund $5k and can lower to half of that later on if need be. Bara seconds.
- Break
- Gloria seconds the grad student comment that there are no other proposals dedicated to Veteran students.
- Maryann suggests we look at $5,150, their high priority, and see what line items we want to fund.
- Bara suggests $3,900. Would also be okay with Maryann’s $5150 suggestion.
- Gloria isn’t sure where $5150 comes from. Brynna and Maryann say that it’s from their budget sheet - it’s the high priorities added together.
- Mathew says that we don’t typically fund proposals like this, and he would like us to be consistent. Gloria says that we have funded Slug Support food pantry proposals before.
- Andy floats $3300.
- Gloria motions to fund $5150 for their high priority line items. If we cut down to $3500, no stipulations. Bara seconds
- Alvin notes that 0-$2k is the general range of initial allocations.
- Maryann floats the idea of $1k, which sounds good to Bara.
- Maryann motions to fund $1,000 with no stipulations. Bara seconds. No objections.
- Maryann and Bara are unsure about whether they want to fund this one.
- Bara says that $20k seems really high after reading other people’s comments. Maryann agrees.
- Brynna asks if they would like to make their case for $20k.
- Maryann is wondering if building anti-racism in the Psychology department should be a staple (aka not supplemental activity).
- Brynna mentions that she met with these authors and they said that $20k would be a minimum cost for the pilot program. The consultant would do a review and recommend actions for the department to promote anti-racism. The Psych department’s DEI committee didn’t feel equipped to do the work, so they wanted to hire a consultant.
- Andy says that to him it sounds like an all or nothing funding situation.
- Maryann is confused about what role the consultant will play.
- Bara motions to not fund. Maryann seconds.
- Mathew does not object but asks to keep discussing. Says that given its novelty, we should give it a chance.
- Gloria says that given how much money we would spend, it doesn’t seem as well thought out as other proposals that we have the opportunity of funding. She’s also unsure about the role that the consultant position would play.
- Mathew is still okay funding them, he mentions that it sounds like the Psychology Department is trying to minimize compounding dehumanization.
- Agreement to revisit.
- Adjournment: Alvin motions. Gloria seconds.
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