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May 26th, 2026

3:30 – 5:00 pmKerr Hall 307Join Zoom (opens in new tab)

AgendaMinutes

  1. [3:30 - 3:33] Welcome and Introductions

    1. Members' introductions: Name, Pronouns, Year, Major, and Space.
    2. Order: Cowell, Stevenson, Crown, Merrill, Kresge, Porter, Oakes, RCC, C9, JRL, Graduate Students, SAB, Provost, SUA, Lisa, Sezona, Lucy

  2. [3:33 - 3:40] Advisor Updates

  3. [3:40 - 3:45] Approval of the Agenda and Minutes

    1. Approval of Agenda
    2. Minutes:
      1. May 19th Minutes

  4. [3:45 - 3:50] Public Comment

  5. [3:50 - 4:00] Announcements

    1. Update on TAPS Letter and feedback from Chancellor and VC (Lucy)
    2. Absentee comment form
    3. Bylaws Workgroup - this work will be taken up by the Outreach Subcommittee, but everyone is invited to participate.
    4. Year End Celebration for SFAC: Friday, June 5th 7:00pm-9:00pm
      1. Responses
    5. Go Bananas Carnival: Saturday, May 30th
      1. SFAC will be assigned a station so we can work together, during the second half of the event. More details coming soon.
    6. Member updates and announcements

  6. [4:00 - 4:10] SFAC Chair Report

    1. Chair
      1. Meeting with Travis Becker on Monday June 1st to establish Permanent Updates to Campus Elections Policy (an initiative started by Marshall and hopefully we can finish it right!)
      2. Meeting with Dan Henderson Monday June 8th to hear his thoughts on the original letter we sent out to him
        1. After taking in the considerations of Dan, Akirah, and The Chancellor, Lucy will send out the final letter for an asynchronous vote sometime during finals week
      3. I would like to reach out to Eve Chavez the new IVC next year and welcome her to the space as the next SUA Exificio
      4. I would appreciate your patience as I transition into this new role along with onboarding the new leadership for next year. As always you can always reach out to Lucy and I for support

  7. [4:10 - 4:20] Subcommittee Reports

    1. Audit
      1. Meeting was canceled due to the holiday
    2. Outreach/Bylaws
      1. First round of proposed bylaw changes
      2. Second round will be this Friday at Iveta, 11am-12pm
    3. Hiring
      1. Updates from Lucy (Mel will read)
        1. A hiring committee will be established to hire new SFAC representatives for Crown and Merrill Colleges. There is also a reappointment process for any members at the end of a term who are interested in being extended for another year (Kresge, JR Lewis). The Graduate Student Association has requested consideration for their Treasurer to re-enter the SFAC space. Lucy and Marshall met with the GSA President and agreed to this request as there are mutual benefits to GSA, SFAC and graduate students at large.
        2. The hiring committee is composed of Chair, Vice Chair, one continuing undergraduate member and one continuing grad member (Nicholas). For the continuing undergrad member, if you are interested in serving, please fill out this form by Friday, June 6th. Eligible members would be: RCC, Oakes, Cowell, Stevenson. Lucy and Mel will then review and make a selection. Nicholas, hoping you say yes!
        3. Hiring committee will operate over the summer via Zoom. The time commitment is about 10-15 hours for reviewing applications, interviews, and meetings for planning and deliberation. All time spent in committee is paid work time.

  8. [4:20 - 4:35] Final Review of Funding Call

    1. Allocations
      1. All updates have been made
      2. Bottom line: after the final reductions, there is still $7,563.50 available to allocate.
      3. Discuss where to allocate this available funding and make appropriate motions
      4. EOP STEM RAICES
    2. Deliberations
    3. Appropriate motions
    4. Roll Call Vote
    5. Please review Column H on the Allocations Tracker to ensure your group has captured notes for the funding letter, with any restrictions, etc. Lucy has populated as much as possible from the group’s notes.

  9. [4:35 - 4:55] Seismic & Life Safety Fund - Updates (Lisa)

  10. (If we have time) Where do we want the end-of-year celebration to be?

  11. [5:00] Adjournment

Upcoming Guests/Topics:

  1. Invite new SUA IVC
  2. SFAC Banquet - Year End Event

Meeting and Committee Member Resources:

  1. SFAC Roster
  2. Orientation Materials
  3. Agendas and Minutes
  4. Tracking Sheet for Campus Based Fees ongoing discussion
  5. Google Folder
  6. Summer 26 Fee Levels