Call to order at 12:05 pm
Roll Call
Officers:
President – Joey Reitano – Present
Vice-President – Amanda Murphy – Present
Secretary/Treasurer –Vallie Vazquez – Present
Membership Officers – Cameron Marsh – Present
Public Information Officer (North) – Taylor Brigman – Present
Public Information Officer (South) – OPEN
Parliamentarian – OPEN
Academic Senators:
Public Service – OPEN
Engineering and Business Technologies – OPEN
Science, Biotechnology, Mathematics, and Information Technologies – OPEN
Health and Education – OPEN
Liberal Arts and Education – Taron Lilly – Present
Club Senators
Present:
ACE – Marc Fruchtman
Art & Design Club – Hector Sandoval
CabTech – Carolann McGraw
CKEC – Melissa Velarde
Cosmetology – Katelyn Strube
LIFT – Zoe Earnhardt
MISTER – Josh Kington
PBL – Lesley Lefler
PTK – Mahogany Koontz
Radiography – Suvith Thasy
RCEC – Grace Kenyon
Skills USA – Darren Barreto
SNA – Ashley Sutcliffe
Tri-Beta – Hannah Bryant
Absent:
Prism
Approval of Minutes:
October 1, 2019 – SGA General Business Minutes stood as approved
October 30, 2019 – SGA Executive Board Minutes stood as approved
Reports:
President’s Report – Joey Reitano:
From the 8th through the 10th of November, my team and I had the pleasure of attending the fall N4CSGA conference at Forsyth Community College in Winston-Salem. While there we were able to network with other community colleges and discuss state-wide issues in formal business meetings to see if we could formulate a solution for the well-being of our 700,000 plus fellow students back at our campuses.
Public Information Officer Report – Taylor Brigman:
At the September SGA meeting, a motion was passed to donate $100 to the state hurricane relief for Hurricane Dorian. I researched food banks and presented the information to the SGA Board. The Food Bank of Albemarle is located on the Albemarle Sound on the North Carolina coast. They help with disaster relief in the 15 coastal counties impacted by the hurricane. Non-perishable foods and toiletries were purchased with our $100 and shipped directly to the Food Bank of Albemarle in October.
Unfinished Business:
Election
SGA Public Information Officer, South Campus – Amir Smith-Rogers Elected
Election – Moved to December
SGA Parliamentarian
Academic Senator, North Campus
Motion to support the bond referendum amended from “I, Amanda Murphy, from SGA make a motion that SGA support the bond for $10,000 not to exceed $45,000 to support the bond referendum and to volunteer at least 200 hours” to “I, Amanda Murphy from SGA move that SGA support the bond referendum financially. The amount should not exceed $45,000 and SGA will volunteer to support the bond through service hours not to exceed 200 hours from November 2019 – March 2020.” The motion passed.
New Business:
Rowan County Bond Referendum
Craig Lamb, Vice President of Corporate & Continuing Education
Jonathan Chamberlain, Chief Officer of College Environment
Club Charters
The following clubs submitted documentation for club charters and were approved:
ACE
Art & Design Club
CabTech
CKEC
Cosmetology
LIFT
MISTER
PBL
Prism
PTK
Radiography
RCEC
SkillsUSA
SNA
TriBeta
Announcements:
Branches of Hope applications are open through November 15
Veteran’s Day Celebration on November 13, 11 am – 1 pm on North Campus
Veteran’s Day Celebration on November 14, 11 am – 1 pm on South Campus
Blood Drive on November 20, 9 am – 2 pm on North & South Campus
2 pm – 7 pm on CBTC Campus
Concord Christmas Parade on November 23
Spencer-Salisbury Christmas Parade on November 27
Remember to vote in your district!
Club Reports:
ACE
The club’s Executive Committee met on October 1 for their monthly meeting. October Student Meetings were held October 5 through October 11. The club worked at the Fall Festival on October 16 at South campus. Students helped set up, work, and clean up. ACE Tech students attended the annual Construction Technologies Internship Fair held at the CabTech Early College Flex Hall. Students met with area HVACR/Elec vendors for job prospects and WBL. ACE Tech students were sponsors of and participated in the 6th Annual CBTC Chili Contest at CBTC on October 30. Dr. Spalding and around eighty students were in attendance.
Art & Design Club
Nothing to report.
CabTech
The month of October was focused on final preparations for the 2019-2020 Homecoming. The club approved the intended budget for both the food and decorations. The big fall event has concluded, and now there can be more focus on the November Cultural Festival and the new community project where the club will be working with the Second Harvest Food Bank to box supplies for lower-income homes in December.
CKEC
The club successfully carried out homecoming. There was lots of participation throughout all grade levels with spirit week. Social media has been productive in informing the school of upcoming events. The service committee has started a coat drive to donate out to the community. The next dance will be at the beginning of next semester. Senior shirt ideas will be voted on the week of November 5.
Cosmetology
The Cosmetology Club had a meeting on October 29th. They discussed how to celebrate Halloween as a school. They planned a Spooktacular Runway for Halloween and a Pot Luck for the day. They voted to do their best to be minimalist when it comes to spending on the Holiday Runway event. They are still uncertain of the best approach for the prizes. They voted to ask SGA to be granted permission to use the red carpet and lighting, along with the popcorn machine for the Holiday Runway Show on December 7.
LIFT
The club planned the first meeting and completed two lottery events. The club name was changed from “Living in Faith Today” to “Living in Faith Together.”
MISTER
The club had a meeting where they discussed volunteer work. It will be posted on their website.
PBL
The club had their meeting at Chick-fil-A in Concord with five members and one advisor in attendance. Mrs. Pam Vest spoke about internships, with input from three PBL members about their experiences during an internship. A vote on paying national dues was held and passed. There was a discussion on what steps were needed to be taken for the TLLA award. Five members and one advisor attended the North Carolina Phi Beta Lambda Fall Leadership Development Conference on November 1st and 2nd at Wyndham Garden Hotel in Greensboro. Qua’asia Becton, Miriam Walker, and Lesley Lefler competed in the non-trivia event to complete the requirements for the Gold Star award. The award was accepted by Lesley Lefler on behalf of RCCC PBL.
PTK
PTK had their induction ceremony on November 4; eighteen new members were inducted. The next meeting will be on November 19, where they will be hosting club elections. Their service project is currently underway, which consists of making cards for veterans and giving them out to the Salisbury VA.
Radiography
Radiography had a Breast Cancer Awareness event on October 11, with sixteen students and five instructors volunteering. Educational booths were set up on North and South campuses to raise awareness among students. The club also had a Veterans Dinner event on October 29, feeding over sixty veterans at the VA. Over sixteen students volunteered.
RCEC
RCEC’s SGA shirts have arrived. They will have Spirit Days from October 28 through November 1. On November 18, RCEC will host Zaxby’s Spirit Night. The Snow Ball Dance will take place on December 16. Senior t-shirts have been finalized. The next RCEC SGA meeting will be held on November 18.
Skills USA
At their last meeting, the club had guest staff members speak about what the site of the North Campus would be like in the future, including adding more lifts in the automotive shop.
SNA
The club’s next meeting is on November 12 at 1:00 pm. They hosted a fundraiser selling travel tumblers. $200 were raised, which will pay for the Senior Luncheon on December 12 and the Nursing Conference in the spring.
Tri-Beta
Gas Card Winners:
• Rachel Webster (North Campus)
• Hannah Bryant (South Campus)
Meeting Adjourned at 1:06 pm