October 9, 2024

STANDING ITEMS:  

1. Call to Order: 11:36am
2. Roll Call  

Position	Name	Present	Absent	Late	Excused
Chair	Katia B.	X
EnD Officer	Joshua M.	X
Student Rights Officer	Ryan C.	X
Advisor	Maritza A.	X

3. Interns

Guest:   

Eddie (1st) Been great, still in vacation mood so need to focus on studies

Hamza (2nd) Taking only online classes so nothing exciting, came to DA to play sports but too hot

Martina (1st) Quite hectic, had 4 classes

Ryan (2nd) 

May (1st) First few weeks busier than expected

CJ (1st) Quite busy, nearly missed assignments

Mark (2nd) Exploring the DASG committees and it’s pretty fun, kinda surprising. Felt like it’s very social

Miles (2nd) Kind of busy esp. with senate meetings

Angeles (2nd) Scared about chem and precalc

Rashita? (2nd) Quite chill, exploring meetings, went to 3-4 meetings back-to-back. Found surprising that she doesn’t want to attend lab lectures anymore

Yansy (2nd) Showed up to math class and there was a fire alarm

Uriel (1st) All classes busier than expected

Atharva (1st)

Ben (1st) 

Alan [La Voz] (2nd)

Approval of Minutes:   

Moved by: Ryan

Seconded by: Joshua

 

Announcements:

• DALA Bienvenida today 12:30 - 2:30PM @ Conference Room A & B
• Fall Club Day this Thursday 11AM-1PM @ Main Quad
• Indigenous People Day Next Mon Oct 14th
• Next Week Undocumented Student Action Week
• Maritza:
• Many DASG Officers and OCL staff will be at CCCSAA and out of office this week
• Tony suggested for Advocacy Liaison Proposal to be turned into a discussion with Office of Equity, don’t only use the data as the data may not reflect the full picture

BUSINESS ITEMS  

1. Check-In/Icebreakers  

(Committee | 15 minutes)  

Discussion  

This item is to welcome all those present at this meeting.  

Check-in Question: How was your second week? What's one unexpected thing that happened to you?

Eddie: Been great, still in vacation mood so need to focus on studies

Hamza: Taking only online classes so nothing exciting, came to DA to play sports but too hot

Martina: Quite hectic, had 4 classes

Ryan: Been hectic couple of weeks, but excited for what happens

May: First few weeks busier than expected

CJ: Quite busy, nearly missed assignments

Mark: Exploring the DASG committees and it’s pretty fun, kinda surprising. Felt like it’s very social

Miles: Kind of busy esp. with senate meetings

Angeles: Scared about chem and precalc

Nishita: Quite chill, exploring meetings, went to 3-4 meetings back-to-back. Found surprising that she doesn’t want to attend lab lectures anymore

Yansy: Showed up to math class and there was a fire alarm

Uriel: All classes busier than expected

Atharva: Exploring SRE 

Katia: Did rock climbing and got boba after, was a fun 8 hours

Joshua: Nothing unexpected, been pretty busy 2 weeks, also been really hot

Ben: Don’t think anything unexpected happened

Brief reintroduction of Student Rights & Equity committee

• Handles both internal and external affairs
• Ensure senators are equitable and representative of student body
• Interact with different communities on campus (e.g. PUENTE, UMOJA…) and ensure they have a voice at the table

1. Fall Resource Fair

(Committee | 10 minutes)

Information/Discussion

This item is to discuss the Fall Resource Fair.

Ryan: RSVP form is done, to be sent to programs

Maritza: Event request needs to be done today, need to ensure programs and facilities have time to prepare for Resource Fair

Katia: Should the Resource Fair be pushed to Week 6?

Maritza: Keep Resource Fair at Week 5 so students can be connected to resources, try to have everything figured out this week, only push to Week 6 if issues arise

Katia: Interns can volunteer at Fall Resource Fair for their intern assignment, also will have a competition for interns to outreach to students regarding Resource Fair

1. Advocacy Liaison Proposal

(Committee | 30 minutes)

Information/Discussion

This item is to further discuss the proposal to introduce new Advocacy Liaison positions into the senate to increase equity and diversity.

Katia reintroduces the Advocacy Liaison Proposal - students from underrepresented programs receive an extra boost in the senate to have their voice be heard

• Liaisons appointed by respective programs, advocate for certain needs by having each representative/liaison participate in different committees

Brainstorm in pairs: What would the advocacy liaisons’ role(s) be in the senate?

Hamza: Student athlete, reaching out to athletics department

Martina: Role for the liaisons and what they do, think they provide advice and create connection between student body and DASG

CJ: For Resource Fair can provide students information about the programs and listen to their viewpoint and what they want, aligning their interests with the committees as different students have different interests, therefore increasing the connection between students and DASG. Can organize some small games to improve connection and increase engagement.

Mark: Advocacy Liaisons hold all committees accountable, write notes, and report back to SRE.

Miles: Discussed certain ways to maintain equity in other committees, e.g. ensure ES is equitable with the bike program, ensure Programs events are accessible etc.

 Nishita: ALs might have to make proposals at other committees

Angeles: Get AL point of views in senate

Uriel: Ensure equity in committees outside SRE, be the voice of students uncomfortable with attending DASG meetings, create a diverse senate with diverse voices. Provide solutions to equity programs with insight from their programs or their own personal voices.

CCCSAA

Katia: Will be out this weekend for community college conference, attending workshops, how to communicate with other students etc.

Questionnaire linked in Agenda for interns to fill with any questions or get updates about the conference.

Intern Interest: Eddie, Hamza, May, Mark, Miles, Ben, Angeles, Nishita, Yansy

Adjourned: Katia 12:27PM