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May 6th, 2022

3:00 – 5:00 pm

AgendaMinutes

Present: Brynna, Alvin, Bara, Charlene, Liz, Maryann, Stephanie, Lisa, Lydia

  1. Welcome and Introductions
    1. SFAC Community Agreements
  2. Approval of Agenda, 4/29/2022 Minutes
    1. Alvin motions to approve the agenda, Charlene seconds. Motion passes.
    2. Liz motions to approve the minutes, Maryann seconds. Motion passes.
  3. Funding Call Deliberations
    1. Ratings worksheet
    2. Discussion
      1. Appropriate uses of SSF and M7 funds
      2. Inappropriate for SSF funds
      3. This week: Finish trimming, finalize allocations!
        1. Brynna summarizes that the group has trimmed down funding from 90,000 overallocated to 27,000.
        2. Personal Care Pantry @ STARS
          1. Charlene wouldn’t mind reducing to $200.
          2. Alvin thinks every dollar in this program is beneficial.
          3. Liz recuses herself from this conversation.
        3. Lightleak Vol 4
          1. Maryann notes it receives funding from other colleges.
          2. Alvin agrees and motion to not fund proposal 4. Maryann seconds. No objections, motion passes.
        4. Pathways 2 research
          1. Notes say that they can still operate with less funding
          2. Lydia shares they may have received full funding from the Equity in Mental Health call.
        5. Alvin motions to pull $12,000 from reserves to cover the overallocation balances, Bara seconds. Motion passes.
        6. Brynna moves to finalize the funding allocations.
          1. Cowell: Not present
          2. Crown: Yay
          3. Kresge: Yay
          4. Merrill: not appointed
          5. Oakes: Yay
          6. Porter: Not appointed
          7. Rachel Carson: Not present
          8. Stevenson: Yay
          9. College 9: Yay
          10. College 10: Not present this quarter
          11. GSA: Yay
          12. GSC: Yay
          13. Staff at large: Yay
          14. Faculty at large: Not present
        7. Brynna thanks the group for their thoughtfulness and the quality of the discussion. These allocations illustrate the priorities of the committee and their values.
      4. Next week: Finalize individual letters to units (x4)
  4. Announcements & Updates
    1. 2022-2023 Chair & Vice Chair elections
      1. Duties (pages 4 & 5), nominations
      2. Charlene does not accept her nomination.
      3. Maryann accepts nomination for Vice Chair.
      4. Vice Chair speech (Maryann): Maryann has held other leadership positions, feels responsible in leadership positions. With her time and experience in SFAC, she feels ready to take the Vice Chair role next year.
        1. Brynna asks Maryann what her favorite part of SFAC has been? Maryann responds the people and the learning experience. She knew nothing about fees but now knows a lot.
        2. Votes: 7 Yes, 0 no. Congratulations Maryann!
    2. Other announcements
      1. Next week will review letters and messaging around the outcomes of the funding.
      2. Lisa shares that Kimberly Register was discussing the summer process, and thinking of changing to simplify it to keep the same percentages instead of going through SFAC. This can be discussed in the committee.
        1. Lisa likes having SFAC be part of the process every year. Kimberly’s suggestion takes the committee out of the process.
        2. Charlene would like SFAC to stay involved.
      3. Charlene asks if the group could chat with SUGB.
      4. Lisa will present on the campus budget.
  5. Adjournment
    1. Charlene motions to adjourn, Bara seconds. No objections, motion passes.

Upcoming Guests/Topics:

  • 2022-2023 Chair & Vice Chair elections
  • Professional development