112th Johns Hopkins Student Government Association Senate Meeting #25 April 8, 2024 / 07:00 PM / Scott-Bates Commons Salon B AGENDA
- Call to Order and Attendance (1 min)
a. Excused Absentees: Prisha Agrawal, Zachary Bahar, Jordyn Craig-Schwartz, Sean Kao, Arihant Singh, Omotara Tiamiyu, Karen Velazquez Luna b. Unexcused Absentees:
- Convening Business (40 min)
a. Closed Session
- Amendment and Approval of the Agenda (1 min)
- Public Input (3 min)
- Reports (5 min)
a. Cabinet Reports (4 min) b. Advisor Report (2 min)
- Non-Legislative Business (15 min)
a. Transition Videos- President Nasreen Naqvi b. Academic Affairs Study Event- Senator Amy Xu
- First Reading
- Second Reading
a. Resolution: Senior Send Off
- Prospective Legislation & Announcements (5 min)
- Adjournment (Estimated 9:00 PM)
Time-length and adjournment estimates are provided for the benefit of guests at Senate meetings. However, SGA meetings are always slated to extend until 9:00 PM and SGA members are expected to remain in the Senate chamber until official adjournment by motion, whether before or after the adjournment estimate. 112th Johns Hopkins Student Government Association Senate Meeting #25 April 8, 2024 / 07:00 PM / Scott-Bates Commons Salon B MINUTES
- Call to Order and Attendance (1 min)
a. Excused Absentees: Prisha Agrawal, Zachary Bahar, Jordyn Craig-Schwartz, Sean Kao, Arihant Singh, Omotara Tiamiyu, Karen Velazquez Luna b. Unexcused Absentees:
- Convening Business (40 min)
a. Closed Session i. The Senate moved into a closed session.
- Amendment and Approval of the Agenda (1 min)
a. After the closed session, the agenda has been approved.
- Public Input (3 min)
- Reports (5 min)
a. Cabinet Reports (4 min) i. Chair of Programming Tim Huang said that six alumni and 20 SGA members showed up to the SGA Alumni Event. The Freshman Formal is this Saturday. Huang asked the freshmen to help him find volunteers. Anyone who can volunteer should message Huang. Senior Week information will be sent out in the next week. ii. President of Senate Nasreen Naqvi said that she’s excited that this is her last day at SGA. She reflected on her SGA career and wished everyone who is running in the elections luck. She wishes that those who are running will keep finding meaning in their work while those who are not had a good time at SGA. iii. Executive Vice President Amy Li said that initiatives have been shared on the SGA Instagram to reflect the hard work of the members. iv. Executive President Stone Meng said that he doesn’t think the email will be sent to the student body as it keeps getting postponed. v. Naqvi said that the dinner with administration will be held on April 23rd. It is a great place to talk to the university leadership and other students. When Huang asked when the invites will be sent, Naqvi informed that she’ll ask how exactly the process will work out. When Li asked if this is only for SGA, Naqvi said that it will consist of the old and new SGA members along with some other student leaders. Senior Class Senator Jacquelyn Slade asked the time, which was clarified by Naqvi as 6-8 PM. b. Advisor Report (2 min)
- Non-Legislative Business (15 min)
c. Transition Videos- President Nasreen Naqvi i. Even if you are rerunning for your position or graduating, you are required to record a transition video. Especially committee chairs are required to record a transition video showing “a day in their life,” maybe even a mock meeting. The videos must be submitted by Monday, 11:59 PM. When these are submitted, they will be sent to the newly elected members. d. Academic Affairs Study Event- Senator Amy Xu i. WSE Senator Amy Xu said that they got the supplies. Xu asked for help with the distribution of snack packs. She wants to add an informational card within these packs. ii. Huang asked if he can come as a member of the public, to which Xu referred to an HSS event that will take place after inauguration. She believes that Huang should be able to sign up although he won’t technically be in SGA.
- First Reading
- Second Reading
a. Resolution: Senior Send Off i. Meng, Li and Huang prepared the traditional Senior Send Off resolution. Huang and Li read the resolution. ii. Meng gave a speech and stated that being in SGA has been a pleasure for him. He talked about the efforts of the executive board in making SGA amicable and hospitable. Although he recognizes SGA has its ups and downs, he hopes to move forward and make progress. He wished the best of luck to those who are running in the upcoming elections. iii. Naqvi said that she is open to anyone reaching out to her via email or text if anyone needs advice.
- Prospective Legislation & Announcements (5 min)
- Adjournment (Estimated 9:00 PM)
a. The meeting has been adjourned. Time-length and adjournment estimates are provided for the benefit of guests at Senate meetings. However, SGA meetings are always slated to extend until 9:00 PM and SGA members are expected to remain in the Senate chamber until official adjournment by motion, whether before or after the adjournment estimate.