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Senate General Body Meeting #7 — Minutes (09/23/25)

Minutes / Senate · minutes · 113th session · dated September 23, 2025 · updated September 23, 2025

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113th Johns Hopkins Student Government Association

Senate Meeting #7

September 23rd, 2025 / 07:00 PM / Hackerman B17

MINUTES

  1. Call to Order and Attendance (1 min)

    1. Absentees:
      1. Excused: Avi Liu, Ryan Garza, Ndeye Coulbary
      2. Unexcused:
    2. Present

  2. Convening Business (1 min)

  3. Amendment and Approval of the Agenda (1 min)

  4. Public Input (3 min)

  5. Reports (5 min)

    1. Cabinet Reports (4 min)
      1. Student Body President - Vishnu Dontu
      2. Student Body Vice President - Omotara Tiamiyu
  6. Omotara reminded the senate to fill out the initiative trackers.
    1. Secretary - Sumire Sumi
      1. Treasurer - Imad Ahmed
      2. Chair of Programming - Tyler Turner
      3. President of the Senate - Srigouri Oruganty
  7. Srigouri reported that we will be inviting Hopkins Dining Admin on October 7th, and Health and Wellness in the future.
    1. Advisor Report (2 min)

  8. First Reading (5 min)

    1. Fall Rooftop Barbeque Funding Bill and Presentation - Senator Mamadou
  9. Senator Mamadou presented their bill.
  10. MSA annual event will be held to connect with first year students and graduate students at Hopkins.
  11. This will be a collaborative event with the graduate school and undergraduate school, therefore the attendance will be large, expecting 250~300 people.
  12. The MSA in Graduate school will be covering $400.
  13. The motion to move the bill to the finance committee was passed.
    1. National Day of Failure Tabling Bill - Chair Kirsten and Chair Tyler
  14. Kirsten and Tyler presented the funding bill for the National Day of failure Tabling
  15. Kirstein highlighted that having this event during the midterm season will welcome students to feel connected with the Hopkins community.
  16. Kirstein shared her idea of utilizing white boards in Brody atrium to stick sticky notes for students to freely answer their prompted questions.
  17. Kirstein also shared that they will be reaching out to Hopkins Dining to have customized cookies that motivates students.
  18. She also addressed that she is planning to interview students during the tabling event to promote SGA events.
  19. Tyler reported he already contacted Hopkins Dining about the cookies.
  20. A motion to move this bill to the second reading was passed.

  21. Second Reading (5 min)

  22. Reminder on Closed session
  23. Srigouri explained that SGA will be having closed sessions and open sessions for a closed session was rejected.
  24. Jessica suggested having a closed session.
  25. Non-Legislative Business (30 min)
    1. Discussion on SNF Agora Appointment - Senator Zaynab
  26. Senator Zainab goes up to deliver presentation
  27. Motion to move to closed session was passed.
  28. Motion to end the closed session was passed.
  29. Omotara reminded the senate body that if any of them are willing to join the discussion they are invited to message the executive board on teams.

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.