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The ASWCC Senate is an opportunity for students to use their voice to make decisions about funding, programming, events, and opportunities on campus. The ASWCC Executive Board joins 12 ASWCC Senators to make up the ASWCC Senate, and each member of the Senate is required to maintain a list of 20 active constituents from the ASWCC student body. ASWCC Senate meetings are open the public and all students are welcome—and encouraged—to attend!
What does the Senate do:
ASWCC Senate is the main voting body of students on campus. During ASWCC Senate meetings, services and activities (S&A) recipients give reports, ASWCC student government members allocate funds, and students can bring questions and concerns before the Senate during "open floor".
Getting connected:
Come join a senate meeting! You can get on the agenda by contacting ASWCC President no later than 1 week in advance of scheduled meeting.
Requesting funds:
Submit a completed ASWCC Funding Request Form to StudentLife@whatcom.edu no later than 1 week in advance of scheduled meeting.
ASWCC Senate Meeting Schedule
The main purpose of ASWCC Senate meetings will be to oversee the allocation of Senate funds, hear reports from the 2024-25 S&A recipients regarding the use of funds for co-curricular and extra-curricular services and activities, and to provide an open forum for students to voice their questions and concerns regarding the Whatcom student experience.
Meetings are schedule:
Mondays in Syre Auditorium starting at 3:00 pm.
Meeting dates for Fall 2024 will be updated closer to the start of the academic year.
10/7/2024 |
3:00 p.m. |
Agenda |
Minutes |
10/28/2024 |
3:00 p.m. |
Agenda |
Minutes |
11/18/2024 |
3:00 p.m. |
Agenda |
|
12/2/2024 |
3:00 p.m. |
*Please note: Meetings will run until 5:00 p.m. or until meeting is adjourned
For additional information, please contact ASWCC Executive Vice President
ASWCC Senate Meeting Agendas
ASWCC SENATE MEETING AGENDA
Date: 11/18/2024
Call to Order
Welcome
Land Acknowledgement and Pronoun Statement:
● Whatcom Community College is situated on the land of the Coast Salish People, including the Lummi, Nooksack, Semiahmoo and Samish. The land was stolen through broken treaties. We honor the people who cared and continue to care for the land, water, air and more since time immemorial, and we recognize our responsibility in giving back and beginning to repair and rebuild relationships in our work. This is one small statement, but we hope our impact will be greater.
● We share our pronouns to strengthen our human connection, to show respect to aspects of identity, and as an invitation for community. We understand the fluidity of identity and expression; Therefore, we share pronouns in all introductions to create a supportive environment for learning and leading.
Purpose
· The ASWCC Senate meeting’s purpose is to oversee the allocation of Senate funds, hear reports from the 2024-25 S&A recipients regarding the use of S&A funds, and to provide an open forum for students to voice their questions and concerns regarding the WCC student experience.
General Expectations
· For everyone to have an equal opportunity to voice their thoughts, this meeting will be run following Robert’s Rules of Order.
· Voting members are asked to raise their hand and wait for the Chair to recognize them by name before speaking.
· Microphones will be used at this meeting. Please make sure that you are holding the microphone in front of you to ensure everyone can hear what you have to say.
· There will be a podium set up for ASWCC and S&A fee recipients to give reports.
Executive Board and Senator Introductions and Roll Call
Chair: ASWCC President: Moises Jacobo
Voting members
· ASWCC VP for Operations: Nam Nguyen
· ASWCC VP for Clubs and Unions: Maggie Flowers
· ASWCC VP for Civic Engagement: Juliana Serrano
· ASWCC VP for Campus Advocacy: Krystan Andreason
· ASWCC VP for Student Engagement: Cristian Perez Sanchez
· ASWCC VP for Health and Wellness: Vi Vo
· ASWCC VP for Finance: Jagdish
· ASWCC Senator: Mariam Mohd
· ASWCC Senator: Karter Sun
· ASWCC Senator: Coco Lavelle
· ASWCC Senator: Jing Lin Lai
· ASWCC Senator: Zara Teoh
Approval:
· Minutes
· Agenda
Budget Overview
Reports from S&A Recipients
· Athletics & Student Recreational Center (SRC)
· Intercultural Center
· Learning Center
· Performing Arts
· Pod Leaders
· Office of Student Life
· Horizon
· Student Services
Old Business:
· Discussion on ASWCC 2024-25 Work Plan- Visibility
New Business:
· Discussion on getting feedback from student leaders regarding Commencement 2025.
· Funding Requests
o Request from ASWCC Social Justice Committee for Students Leading Change Conference
o Request from ASWCC Health and Wellness Committee for Finals Relief
· Club Charter Approval
o ASWCC Japanese Club
o ASWCC Badminton Club
o ASWCC Philosophy Club
Open Floor (comments, questions, campus concerns)
Adjournment
ASWCC SENATE MEETING AGENDA
Date: 10/28/2024
Call to Order
Welcome
Land Acknowledgement and Pronoun Statement:
- Whatcom Community College is situated on the land of the Coast Salish People, including the Lummi, Nooksack, Semiahmoo and Samish. The land was stolen through broken treaties. We honor the people who cared and continue to care for the land, water, air and more since time immemorial, and we recognize our responsibility in giving back and beginning to repair and rebuild relationships in our work. This is one small statement, but we hope our impact will be greater.
- We share our pronouns to strengthen our human connection, to show respect to aspects of identity, and as an invitation for community. We understand the fluidity of identity and expression; Therefore, we share pronouns in all introductions to create a supportive environment for learning and leading.
Purpose
- The ASWCC Senate meeting’s purpose is to oversee the allocation of Senate funds, hear reports from the 2024-25 S&A recipients regarding the use of S&A funds, and to provide an open forum for students to voice their questions and concerns regarding the WCC student experience.
General Expectations
- For everyone to have an equal opportunity to voice their thoughts, this meeting will be run following Robert’s Rules of Order.
- Voting members are asked to raise their hand and wait for the Chair to recognize them by name before speaking.
- Microphones will be used at this meeting. Please make sure that you are holding the microphone in front of you to ensure everyone can hear what you have to say.
- There will be a podium set up for ASWCC and S&A fee recipients to give reports.
- Comments from
Executive Board and Senator Introductions and Roll Call
Chair: ASWCC President: Moises Jacobo
Voting members
- ASWCC VP for Operations: Nam NguyeN
- ASWCC VP for Clubs and Unions: Maggie Flowers
- ASWCC VP for Civic Engagement: Juliana Serrano
- ASWCC VP for Campus Advocacy: Krystan Andreason
- ASWCC VP for Student Engagement: Cristian Perez Sanchez
- ASWCC VP for Health and Wellness: Vi Vo
- ASWCC VP for Finance: Jagdish
- ASWCC Senator: Mariam Mohd
Approval:
- Minutes
- Agenda
Budget Overview
Reports from S&A Recipients
- Athletics & Student Recreational Center (SRC)
- Intercultural Center
- Learning Center
- Performing Arts
- Pod Leaders
- Office of Student Life
- Horizon
- WCC Nursing
- Student Services
Old Business:
- Appointment of Student Representatives to Committees
- Appointment of Student Representatives to ASWCC committees
- Appointment of Student Representatives to WCC College Governance committees
- Appointment of Student Representatives to WCC tenure committees
- Club Charter Approval
- ASWCC Criminal Justice club
- ASWCC Sustainability Oriented Students club
- ASWCC Women in Cybersecurity club
- Funding Requests
- Request from Athletics; Men’s and Women’s Soccer
Open Floor (comments, questions, campus concerns)
Adjournment
ASWCC SENATE MEETING AGENDA
Date: 10/07/2024
Call to Order
Welcome
Land Acknowledgement and Pronoun Statement:
- Whatcom Community College is situated on the land of the Coast Salish People, including the Lummi, Nooksack, Semiahmoo and Samish. The land was stolen through broken treaties. We honor the people who cared and continue to care for the land, water, air and more since time immemorial, and we recognize our responsibility in giving back and beginning to repair and rebuild relationships in our work. This is one small statement, but we hope our impact will be greater.
- We share our pronouns to strengthen our human connection, to show respect to aspects of identity, and as an invitation for community. We understand the fluidity of identity and expression; Therefore, we share pronouns in all introductions to create a supportive environment for learning and leading.
Purpose
- The ASWCC Senate meeting’s purpose is to oversee the allocation of Senate funds, hear reports from the 2024-25 S&A recipients regarding the use of S&A funds, and to provide an open forum for students to voice their questions and concerns regarding the WCC student experience.
Executive Board and Senator Introductions and Roll Call
Chair: ASWCC President: Moises Jacobo
Voting members
- ASWCC Vice President for Operations: Nam Nguyen
- ASWCC VP for Clubs and Unions: Maggie Flowers
- ASWCC VP for Civic Engagement: Juliana Serrano
- ASWCC VP for Campus Advocacy: Krystan Andreason
- ASWCC VP for Student Engagement: Cristian Perez Sanchez
- ASWCC VP for Health and Wellness: Vi Vo
- ASWCC VP for Finance: Jagdish
Approval:
- Agenda
Budget Overview
Reports from S&A Recipients
- Athletics & Student Recreational Center (SRC)
- Intercultural Center
- Learning Center
- Performing Arts
- Pod Leaders
- Office of Student Life
- Horizon
- WCC Nursing
New Business:
- Appointment of Student Representatives to Committees
- Appointment of Student Representatives to ASWCC Committees
- Appointment of Student Representatives to College Governance Committees
- Appointment of Student Representatives to Tenure Committees
- Club Charter Approval
- ASWCC Criminal Justice Club
- ASWCC Robotics Club
- ASWCC Students of Color in Stem Club
- Funding Requests
- Allocation to Asian Student Union
- Asian Student Union request for karaoke system
- Open the discussion on ASWCC Workplan
Open Floor (comments, questions, campus concerns)
Adjournment
ASWCC Senate Meeting Agenda
Date: May 20th, 2024
3:00 p.m.
Location: Syre 108
- Chair: Mariam Mohd– ASWCC Executive VP
Voting members
- Krystan Andreason – ASWCC VP for Campus Advocacy
- Alaina Hirsch – ASWCC President
- Matthew Valencia – ASWCC VP for Clubs
- Bella Nguyen – ASWCC VP for Operations, minute taker
- Jovanka Wong - Senator
- Devin Luna - Senator
- Dansie Lanz- Senator
- Hans Nelson – Senator
- Fatima Hemat – Senator
- Vinh Ly – Senator
- Belva Ilbam – Senator
- Nam Nguyen – Senator
- Alexis Solomon – Senator
Meeting call to order
Land acknowledgment and pronoun statement
- Whatcom Community College is situated on the land of the Coast Salish People, including the Lummi, Nooksack, Semiahmoo and Samish. The land was stolen through broken treaties. We honor the people who cared and continue to care for the land, water, air and more since time immemorial, and we recognize our responsibility in giving back and beginning to repair and rebuild relationships in our work. This is one small statement, but we hope our impact will be greater.
- We share our pronouns to strengthen our human connection, to show respect to aspects of identity, and as an invitation for community. We understand the fluidity of identity and expression; Therefore, we share pronouns in all introductions to create a supportive environment for learning and leading
Introduction of Executive Board and Senators
- Names, pronouns and titles
Purpose
The ASWCC Senate meeting’s purpose is to oversee the allocation of Senate funds, hear reports from the 2022-23 S&A recipients regarding the use of S&A funds, and to provide an open forum for students to voice their questions and concerns regarding the WCC student experience.
Procedures
- In order for everyone to have an equal opportunity to voice their thoughts, this meeting will be run following Robert’s Rules of Order.
- General expectations for the gallery and voting members are to raise your hand and wait for the Chair to recognize you by name before speaking.
- The Chair will prioritize Senator hands during discussions of movements. After discussion between Senators is complete, the Chair will take gallery comments before moving to a vote.
- There will be a podium set up for ASWCC and S&A fee recipients to give reports.
- Microphones will be used at this meeting.
Approval
- Minutes
- Agenda
ASWCC Reports
- ASWCC Health and Wellness Committee and Social Justice Committee
- ASWCC Clubs
- Horizon
- ASWCC Latine Student Union
- ASWCC Black Student Union
- ASWCC Pride Union
S&A Fee reports
- Simpson Intercultural Center
- Learning Center
- Residence Life
- Orca Athletics
- Performing Arts
- Pod Leaders
Pass down
- Final thoughts from student government
Open floor for comments, questions, campus concerns from constituents
Adjournment
ASWCC Senate Meeting Agenda
Date: April 22nd, 2024
3:00 p.m.
Location: Syre 108
- Chair: Mariam Mohd– ASWCC Executive VP
Voting members
- Krystan Andreason – ASWCC VP for Campus Advocacy
- Alaina Hirsch – ASWCC President
- Matthew Valencia – ASWCC VP for Clubs
- Bella Nguyen – ASWCC VP for Operations, minute taker
- Jovanka Wong - Senator
- Devin Luna - Senator
- Dansie Lanz- Senator
- Hans Nelson – Senator
- Fatima Hemat – Senator
- Vinh Ly – Senator
- Muhammad Ilbam – Senator
Meeting call to order
Land acknowledgment and pronoun statement
- Whatcom Community College is situated on the land of the Coast Salish People, including the Lummi, Nooksack, Semiahmoo and Samish. The land was stolen through broken treaties. We honor the people who cared and continue to care for the land, water, air and more since time immemorial, and we recognize our responsibility in giving back and beginning to repair and rebuild relationships in our work. This is one small statement, but we hope our impact will be greater.
- We share our pronouns to strengthen our human connection, to show respect to aspects of identity, and as an invitation for community. We understand the fluidity of identity and expression; Therefore, we share pronouns in all introductions to create a supportive environment for learning and leading
Introduction of Executive Board and Senators
- Names, pronouns and titles
Purpose
The ASWCC Senate meeting’s purpose is to oversee the allocation of Senate funds, hear reports from the 2022-23 S&A recipients regarding the use of S&A funds, and to provide an open forum for students to voice their questions and concerns regarding the WCC student experience.
Procedures
- In order for everyone to have an equal opportunity to voice their thoughts, this meeting will be run following Robert’s Rules of Order.
- General expectations for the gallery and voting members are to raise your hand and wait for the Chair to recognize you by name before speaking.
- The Chair will prioritize Senator hands during discussions of movements. After discussion between Senators is complete, the Chair will take gallery comments before moving to a vote.
- There will be a podium set up for ASWCC and S&A fee recipients to give reports.
- Microphones will be used at this meeting.
Approval
- Minutes
- Agenda
ASWCC Reports
- ASWCC Health and Wellness Committee and Social Justice Committee
- ASWCC Clubs
- Horizon
- ASWCC Latine Student Union
- ASWCC Black Student Union
- ASWCC Pride Union
S&A Fee reports
- Simpson Intercultural Center
- Learning Center
- Residence Life
- Orca Athletics
- Performing Arts
- Pod Leaders
Budget Overview
- See 3rd page
Old Business
- Finny mascot repairs update
New Business
Funding Requests
- IC End of Year Student Recognition Funding Request
- Pool Table (additional funds) Funding Request
Open floor for comments, questions, campus concerns from constituents
Adjournment
Budget overview and status
| Special Projects | Conferences & Presentations | Equipment & Furnishing | |||
| Allocation | $12,000 | Allocation | $20,000 | Allocation | $3,000 |
| Finals Relief | $1,800.00 | Dia de los Muertos | $2,273.00 | Pool Table | $1,300.00 |
| Horizon spring 2024 printing projects | $2,000.00 | Students Leading Change | $5,000.00 | ||
| Pinning Ceremony | $1,442.00 | ||||
| Students of Color Conference | $7,111.00 | ||||
| Moonlight Movie showing | $685.00 | ||||
| Balance | $5,200.00 | Balance | $3,489.00 | Balance | $1,700.00 |
|
Tabled Request |
Request Amount |
Status |
|
Finny Mascot Repairs |
$6,045.00 |
Withdrawn |
2024.04.22 Student Senate Meeting Agenda
2024.04.22 Student Senate Meeting Minutes
ASWCC Senate Meeting Agenda
Date: April 8th, 2024
3:00 p.m.
Location: Syre 108
- Chair: Mariam Mohd– ASWCC Executive VP
Voting members
- Krystan Andreason – ASWCC VP for Campus Advocacy
- Alaina Hirsch – ASWCC President
- Matthew Valencia – ASWCC VP for Clubs
- Bella Nguyen – ASWCC VP for Operations, minute taker
- Jovanka Wong - Senator
- Devin Luna - Senator
- Dansie Lanz- Senator
- Hans Nelson – Senator
- Fatima Hemat – Senator
- Vinh Ly – Senator
- Muhammad Ilbam – Senator
Meeting call to order
Land acknowledgment and pronoun statement
- Whatcom Community College is situated on the land of the Coast Salish People, including the Lummi, Nooksack, Semiahmoo and Samish. The land was stolen through broken treaties. We honor the people who cared and continue to care for the land, water, air and more since time immemorial, and we recognize our responsibility in giving back and beginning to repair and rebuild relationships in our work. This is one small statement, but we hope our impact will be greater.
- We share our pronouns to strengthen our human connection, to show respect to aspects of identity, and as an invitation for community. We understand the fluidity of identity and expression; Therefore, we share pronouns in all introductions to create a supportive environment for learning and leading
Introduction of Executive Board and Senators
- Names, pronouns and titles
Purpose
- The ASWCC Senate meeting’s purpose is to oversee the allocation of Senate funds, hear reports from the 2022-23 S&A recipients regarding the use of S&A funds, and to provide an open forum for students to voice their questions and concerns regarding the WCC student experience.
Procedures
- In order for everyone to have an equal opportunity to voice their thoughts, this meeting will be run following Robert’s Rules of Order.
- General expectations for the gallery and voting members are to raise your hand and wait for the Chair to recognize you by name before speaking.
- The Chair will prioritize Senator hands during discussions of movements. After discussion between Senators is complete, the Chair will take gallery comments before moving to a vote.
- There will be a podium set up for ASWCC and S&A fee recipients to give reports.
- Microphones will be used at this meeting.
Approval
- Minutes
- Agenda
ASWCC Reports
- ASWCC Health and Wellness Committee and Social Justice Committee
- Horizon
- ASWCC Latine Student Union
- ASWCC Black Student Union
- ASWCC Pride Union
- ASWCC Clubs
S&A Fee reports
- Simpson Intercultural Center
- Learning Center
- Residence Life
- Orca Athletics
- Performing Arts
- Pod Leaders
Budget Overview
- See 3rd page
Old Business
Tabled Funding Requests
- Finny Mascot Repairs
New Business
Funding Requests
- Moonlight Movie Showing
- Water Bottle Refill Station in Kelly Hall
ASWCC Bylaws and Constitution Memorandum Presentation
Open floor for comments, questions, campus concerns from constituents
Adjournment
Budget overview and status
|
Special Projects |
Conferences & Presentations |
Equipment & Furnishing |
|||||
|
Allocation |
$12,000 |
Allocation |
$20,000 |
Allocation |
$3,000 |
||
|
Finals Relief |
$1,800.00 |
|
Dia de los Muertos |
$2,273.00 |
|
Pool Table |
$1,300.00 |
|
Horizon Spring 2024 printing projects |
$2,000.00 |
|
Students Leading Change |
$5,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pinning Ceremony |
$1,442.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Students of Color Conference |
$7,111.00 |
|
|
|
|
Balance |
$8,200.00 |
|
Balance |
$4,174.00 |
|
Balance |
$1,700.00 |
|
Tabled Request |
Request Amount |
Status |
|
Finny Mascot Repairs |
$6,045.00 |
Active |
2024.04.08 Senate Meeting Agenda
ASWCC Senate Meeting Agenda
Date: February 12th, 2024
3:00 p.m.
Location: Syre 108
- Chair: Mariam Mohd– ASWCC Executive VP
Voting members
- Krystan Andreason – ASWCC VP for Campus Advocacy
- Alaina Hirsch – ASWCC President
- Matthew Valencia – ASWCC VP for Clubs
- Bella Nguyen – ASWCC VP for Operations, minute taker
- Aydin Aliseo - Senator
- Jovanka Wong - Senator
- Devin Luna - Senator
- Dansie Lanz- Senator
- Hans Nelson – Senator
- Elizabeth Nazarova – Senator
- Trevor Austin – Senator
- Fatima Hemat - Senator
Meeting call to order
Land acknowledgment and pronoun statement
- Whatcom Community College is situated on the land of the Coast Salish People, including the Lummi, Nooksack, Semiahmoo and Samish. The land was stolen through broken treaties. We honor the people who cared and continue to care for the land, water, air and more since time immemorial, and we recognize our responsibility in giving back and beginning to repair and rebuild relationships in our work. This is one small statement, but we hope our impact will be greater.
- We share our pronouns to strengthen our human connection, to show respect to aspects of identity, and as an invitation for community. We understand the fluidity of identity and expression; Therefore, we share pronouns in all introductions to create a supportive environment for learning and leading
Introduction of Executive Board and Senators
- Names, pronouns and titles
Purpose
- The ASWCC Senate meeting’s purpose is to oversee the allocation of Senate funds, hear reports from the 2022-23 S&A recipients regarding the use of S&A funds, and to provide an open forum for students to voice their questions and concerns regarding the WCC student experience.
Procedures
- In order for everyone to have an equal opportunity to voice their thoughts, this meeting will be run following Robert’s Rules of Order.
- General expectations for the gallery and voting members are to raise your hand and wait for the Chair to recognize you by name before speaking.
- There will be a podium set up for ASWCC and S&A fee recipients to give reports.
Approval
- Minutes
- Agenda
ASWCC Reports
- ASWCC Health and Wellness Committee and Social Justice Committee
- Horizon
- ASWCC Latine Student Union
- ASWCC Black Student Union
- ASWCC Pride Union
- ASWCC Clubs
S&A Fee reports
- Simpson Intercultural Center
- Learning Center
- Residence Life
- Orca Athletics
- Performing Arts
- Pod Leaders - no current expenditures
Budget Overview
- See 3rd page
New Business
Funding Requests
- Finny Mascot Repairs
- Horizon Spring 2024 printing projects
Open floor for comments, questions, campus concerns from constituents
Adjournment
Budget overview and status
|
Special Projects |
Conferences & Presentations |
Equipment & Furnishing |
|||||
|
Allocation |
$12,000 |
Allocation |
$20,000 |
Allocation |
$3,000 |
||
|
Finals Relief |
$1,800.00 |
|
Dia de los Muertos |
$2,273.00 |
|
Pool Table |
$1,300.00 |
|
|
|
|
Students Leading Change |
$5,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pinning Ceremony |
$1,442.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Students of Color Conference |
$7,111.00 |
|
|
|
|
Balance |
$10,200.00 |
|
Balance |
$4,174.00 |
|
Balance |
$1,700.00 |
|
Tabled Request |
Request Amount |
Status |
|
Abigail Rogers Conference |
$1,360.00 |
Withdrawn |
2024.03.04 ASWCC Senate Meeting Agenda
ASWCC Senate Meeting Agenda
Date: February 12th, 2024
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Syre 108
- Chair: Mariam Mohd– ASWCC Executive VP
Voting members
- Krystan Andreason – ASWCC VP for Campus Advocacy
- Alaina Hirsch – ASWCC President
- Matthew Valencia – ASWCC VP for Clubs
- Bella Nguyen – ASWCC VP for Operations, minute taker
- Aydin Aliseo - Senator
- Jovanka Wong - Senator
- Devin Luna - Senator
- Dansie Lanz- Senator
- Hans Nelson – Senator
- Elizabeth Nazarova – Senator
- Trevor Austin – Senator
Meeting call to order
Land acknowledgment and pronoun statement
- Whatcom Community College is situated on the land of the Coast Salish People, including the Lummi, Nooksack, Semiahmoo and Samish. The land was stolen through broken treaties. We honor the people who cared and continue to care for the land, water, air and more since time immemorial, and we recognize our responsibility in giving back and beginning to repair and rebuild relationships in our work. This is one small statement, but we hope our impact will be greater.
- We share our pronouns to strengthen our human connection, to show respect to aspects of identity, and as an invitation for community. We understand the fluidity of identity and expression; Therefore, we share pronouns in all introductions to create a supportive environment for learning and leading
Introduction of Executive Board and Senators
- Names, pronouns and titles
Purpose
- The ASWCC Senate meeting’s purpose is to oversee the allocation of Senate funds, hear reports from the 2022-23 S&A recipients regarding the use of S&A funds, and to provide an open forum for students to voice their questions and concerns regarding the WCC student experience.
Procedures
- In order for everyone to have an equal opportunity to voice their thoughts, this meeting will be run following Robert’s Rules of Order.
- General expectations for the gallery and voting members are to raise your hand and wait for the Chair to recognize you by name before speaking.
- There will be a podium set up for ASWCC and S&A fee recipients to give reports.
Approval
- Minutes
- Agenda
ASWCC Reports
- ASWCC Health and Wellness Committee and Social Justice Committee
- Horizon
- ASWCC Latine Student Union
- ASWCC Black Student Union
- ASWCC Pride Union
- ASWCC Clubs
S&A Fee reports
- Simpson Intercultural Center
- Learning Center
- Residence Life
- Orca Athletics
- Performing Arts
- Pod Leaders - no current expenditures
Budget Overview
- See tables below
New Business
2024-2025 Selections Committee
Funding Request
- Cardinal Student Leadership Conference
Announcements
- Primary Elections Education Event
Open floor for comments, questions, campus concerns from constituents
Adjournment
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Budget overview and status
|
Special Projects |
Conferences & Presentations |
Equipment & Furnishing |
|||||
|
Allocation |
$12,000 |
Allocation |
$20,000 |
Allocation |
$3,000 |
||
|
Finals Relief |
$1,800.00 |
|
Dia de los Muertos |
$2,273.00 |
|
Pool Table |
$1,300.00 |
|
|
|
|
Students Leading Change |
$5,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pinning Ceremony |
$1,442.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Students of Color Conference |
$7,111.00 |
|
|
|
|
Balance |
$10,200.00 |
|
Balance |
$4,174.00 |
|
Balance |
$1,700.00 |
|
Tabled Request |
Request Amount |
Status |
|
Abigail Rogers Conference |
$1,360.00 |
Withdrawn |
ASWCC Senate Meeting Minutes
ASWCC Senate Meeting Minutes
Date: March 4th, 2024
Location: Syre 108
- Mariam Mohd – ASWCC Executive Vice President, chair
Voting Members
- Alaina Hirsch – ASWCC President
- Krystan Andreason – ASWCC Vice President for Campus Advocacy, minute taker
- Bella Nguyen – ASWCC Vice President for Operations
- Aydin Aliseo, Jovanka Wong, Devin Luna, Dansie Lanz , Hans Nelson, Trevor Austin, Fatima Hemat, Izzy Janzen – ASWCC Senator
Meeting called to order at 3:06 pm
Announcement that there are only five more senate meetings left and of those, we will be able to hear funding requests and allocate funding at three, including today, because the WCC fiscal deadline is on April 30th.
Welcome, Land Acknowledgement and Pronoun Statement were read
Introductions
Purpose
- The ASWCC Senate meeting’s purpose is to oversee the allocation of Senate funds, hear reports from the 2022-23 S&A recipients regarding the use of S&A funds, and to provide an open forum for students to voice their questions and concerns regarding the WCC student experience.
Procedures
Approval
- Dansie moved to approve the meeting minutes from February 12th, 2024. Jovanka Seconded. Approved unanimously.
ASWCC Senate Meeting Minutes
Date: February 12th, 2025
Location: Syre 108
- Mariam Mohd – ASWCC Executive VP, chair
Voting members
- Alaina Hirsch – ASWCC President
- Krystan Andreason – ASWCC VP for Campus Advocacy
- Bella Nguyen – ASWCC VP for Operations, minutes taker
- Aydin Aliseo – ASWCC Senator
- Jovanka Wong – ASWCC Senator
- Devin Luna – ASWCC Senator
- Dansie Lanz – ASWCC Senator
- Hans Nelson – ASWCC Senator
- Elizabeth Nazarova – ASWCC Senator
- Trevor Austin – ASWCC Senator
- Fatima Hemat – ASWCC Senator
Meeting called to order at 3:08 pm
Land Acknowledgement and Pronoun Statement
Introduction of Executive Board and Senators
Purpose and Procedures
Approval of meeting minutes
- Alaina moved to approve the meeting minutes from 1/29 – Dansie seconded
- Unanimous vote to approve the meeting minutes from 1/29
Approval of agenda
- Alaina moved to approve the agenda with the stipulation of removing the Cardinal Students leadership Conference Funding Request – Aydin seconded
- Unanimous vote to approve the agenda with the stipulation
ASWCC Reports
ASWCC Health & Wellness Committee – Krystan Andreason – ASWCC VP for Campus Advocacy
- Reminder about the next meeting on 3/5, at 9:30 am in Syre 216
- The Cookies, Condoms and Consent events is going to on 2/14 at 12 pm in Syre Auditorium
ASWCC Social Justice Committee – Krystan Andreason – ASWCC VP for Campus Advocacy
- Reminder about the next meeting the following day, 2/13 at 9:30 am in Syre 216
- The committee members have decided on the theme for the Students Leading Change Conference, which is “Sense of Belonging”. Will continue the discussion on deciding the leads for planning the conference, keynote speakers, food…
Horizon – Annette Townsend – Horizon Editor
- The first full article will be published by the end of the week
ASWCC Latine Student Union (LSU) – Alexa Rodriguez - ICPN
- The CandyGrams will be starting from 2/12 – 2/14, from 12 – 3 pm in Syre Foyer
ASWCC Black Student Union (BSU) – Alexa Rodriguez – ICPN
- Had the Black History Month/ Basketball Night on 2/7 and the Pajama Jam on 2/1
ASWCC Pride Student Union (PSU) – Devin Luna – ASWCC Senator/ PSU member
- Is in process of planning and setting up events with the Bellingham Queer Collective Group, where queer resources will be presented. Have gotten in touch with more local queer resources to come in and present
ASWCC Clubs – Written report submitted by Matthew Valencia – ASWCC VP for Clubs, read by Mariam Mohd – ASWCC Executive VP
- See document attached
S&A Fee Reports
Simpson Intercultural Center – Ace Phan and Alexa Rodriguez - ICPN
- The Intercultural Center Peer Navigator (ICPN) has been having trainings, and learning about the origin of racism through watching documentary based on the book by Dr. Kendi
Learning Center – Jason Babcock – Learning Center Director
- Reminder that University of Washington’s application is due on 2/15 and Western Washington University’s application will due in March
- Starting a log in system in the Learning Center, the idea is that students will come in with their Orca ID and tap on the screen, and it will show what class students is coming for. This system will help faculty and staff with staffing and managing. For last week, the data showed 65 log in for the Writing Center, over 175 sessions of students coming in
- For the Math Center, has had 40 1-1 sessions with students
Residence Life – No representative
Orca Athletics – Jeff Beha – Athletics & Student Recreation Center Coordinator
- Is having a game on 2/14 against Olympic College and on Saturday against Bellevue College, the athletes are working hard to make the playoffs in March. On 2/14, the gamed will start at 5 and 7 pm, and 2 and 4 pm on Saturday
- The Volleyball team is in the tournament right now, hoping to have the Women Volleyball in the playoffs too
Performing Arts – No representative
Pod Leaders – No representative
2024.02.12 Student Senate Minutes
ASWCC Senators
24-25 ASWCC Senators will be posted soon.