• Natalie, Jeff, Leslie and Marcus brainstormed  ideas for the Freshmen Class and SGA Elections. We made a timeline, thought of possible speakers, drafted fliers
• Jeff updated  the committee list with the correct meeting times, dates and locations
• Natalie cleaned and organized the office
• Leslie updated the office hour spreadsheet

The meeting adjourned at 4:35 pm.

Natalie decorated one of the office bulletin boards and helped arrange BCR’s and BOF’s information that was previously posted.

Marcus and Leslie spent time getting pictures to update the two picture frames we have in the office.

Leslie finished updating the master list of office hours.

The meeting adjourned at 4:39 pm.

Minutes from September 28, 2011

Attendance: Dave McQuade (Chairperson), Stefan Keller, Mary Higgins, Corey Sharnick, Destin Pervis-Pritchett

Meeting called to order at 12:07pm.

1. Cluster Meetings

• Clubs were hesitant at first but they seemed to up open up later on in the meeting.
• Denise mentioned that SGA Reps should be doing things for their clusters during office hours.
• Have a corner of a board for BOCOM updates (clusters).
• Advertise for next cluster meeting.
• 24 clubs attended the cluster meeting and 66 did not attend.
• Make a cluster binder with a section for each cluster
• Student Life and BOCOM creating spreadsheet with club information
  • Who went to club fair
  • Who is on collegiate Link
  • Who attended a finance workshop
  • Who picked up club e-mail
  • Who attended cluster meeting
  • Who is Submitting Minutes

1. Club Mixer

• Tentative date is October 20, 2011 5:30-7:30
• Ballroom (1/2)
• Business casual with a colored ribbon for clusters
• Three themes for next week
• Sit wherever you like but encourage collaboration

1. Newsletter

• Advertise Club Mixer
• Recap cluster meeting
• Promote next cluster meeting
• Notable dates
• Dave’s corner

1. BOCOM Meeting Time

• Mondays at Noon

1. Meeting adjourned at 12:50pm.

Attendance: Dave McQuade (Chairperson), Mary Higgins, Destin Pervis-Pritchett Meeting called to order at 11:58am

1. Cluster Meetings a) Cluster meetings will take place on Friday, September 23, 2011 b) Agenda must be made for each facilitator c) Forward meeting spaces for each cluster to Dave d) Make flyers about cluster meeting time and spaces (put in mailbox and hang on

bulletin boards) e) Email clubs and organizations about cluster meeting time and spaces

2. Club Mixer a) Club mixer will be a chance or the executive boards of clubs and organizations

along with the Student Government Association and the Office of Student Life to socialize and network with one another. This event will be held in the ASC Ballroom, dinner will be served and professional attire is a must.

b) Proposed dates are as follows: October 13th, 20th, or 27th from 6:30-8:30pm. Or a Friday, October 21, 2011 4:00-6:00pm.

c) Dave will follow-up with more details next week.

3. Newsletter a) The BOCOM Newsletter will include information concerning the cluster meeting

times and spaces, important dates, collegiate link, and an introduction written by

Dave. b) Dave will email Stefan his introduction by tonight.

4. Process for New Clubs and Organizations a) Destin made a motion to approve the Process for New Clubs and Organizations

for Board of Constitutional Review and Board of Clubs and Organizations Management along with the Student Checklist for Starting a New Club. Mary seconded that motion. The Process for New Clubs and Organizations for Board of Constitutional Review and Board of Clubs and Organizations Management along with the Student Checklist for Starting a New Club was approved and received unanimous support from the Board of Clubs and Organization Management.

5. Agenda for Cluster Meetings a) An agenda will be made for the designated RAL to facilitate each cluster meeting. b) Facilitators should remember to take attendance and explain why we have clusters c) The agenda for the cluster meeting will have the following information:

• Introductions: Who are you, what you do, and what are your goals? • What events are you planning for the semester? How can SGA and

Student Life help with these events? (The facilitator may note that this is a6.

chance for clubs and organizations to collaborate with other clubs on any

projects) • Club Updates: What’s been working well for the club so far? What do you

think needs improvement? (The facilitator may note that this a chance for

club and organizations to give feedback on what we can do to help) • Make sure to talk about the next cluster meeting. • Take notes, and make sure to truly facilitate.

Meeting adjourned at 12:33pm.

Minutes from September 7, 2011

Attendance: Dave McQuade (chairperson), Destin Pervis-Pritchett, Stefan Keller

Meeting called to order at 12:07pm

1.)   Cluster Meetings

1. Dates: September 23^rd and November 14^th at 1:00pm

i.     On the 23^rd the SGA meeting will start one hour later to allow for cluster meetings

1. Stefan and Destin will reserve rooms for the 23^rd
2. If a club misses a cluster meeting they cannot put in paperwork until they make the meeting up

2.)   Collegiate Link

1. Stefan showed Dave and Destin how to create club officers and to switch club primary contacts
2. Need to inform clubs that are not registered to make sure they do register soon in order to receive a budget

3.)   Club Mixer

1. Dave has a meeting with Tasha to discuss having a club social to help clubs meet and talk to each other

4.)   Newsletter

1. BOCOM will be putting out newsletters in September, November, February, and April on the 15^th of each of these months
2. Newsletters will inform clubs of any important information that needs to be distributed
3. The September 15^th Newsletter will consist of:

i.     BOCOM chair greeting – Dave McQuade

ii.     Cluster Article – will work on next week

iii.     Char/ BOB budget meeting times  – Destin

iv.     Club registration on collegiate link – Stefan

5.)   New Business

1. Destin noted that some clubs may not be aware of collegiate link registration or finance meetings so we do need to show some flexibility at least for this semester
2. Destin also noted that the process for creating a new club can be tedious and sometimes confusing

i.     BOCOM suggested creating a form or handout that would explain the process and who to contact for each step

1. Destin is going to the BCR meeting and will discuss having a joint BOCOM/ BCR meeting

i.     BOCOM/ BCR need to discuss club status (provisional, fully-funded, etc… and discuss how responsibilities are distributed

6.)   Meeting Adjourned – 12:57pm

Minutes from September 21^st, 2011

Meeting Called to Order at 5:07pm

Attendance: Bill O’Connor, Jermaine Williams, Erin McGuckin (chair), Stefan Keller

1.)   Issues Updates

1. Chairs in Davis/ Moril

i.     Stefan/ Erin checked rooms where all the red chair are in Moril, Davis, and Pelz Gym

ii.     Bob Sheeley said it will take 8-12 weeks to order new chairs

1. Parking

i.     Drell e-mailed Chief Dooley and is trying to focus on the shuttle service to Eli Whitney considering the recent incident nearby

ii.     Small parking lot behind 12 looks to be about the same size as Farnham

1. Construction

i.     Fixing sidewalk between Moril and Jennings

ii.     Finalization in Library plans occurring

2.)   Meet Your SGA

1. Moved day to Monday October 3^rd as there are too many board meetings Wednesday
2. Stefan will e-mail Brad for tables

3.)   Dunkin Surveys

1. Will be ready to go for office hours next week
2. Cleared with Leslie to use office hours
3. Important as service seems to be declining recently

4.)   New Business

1. Making spreadsheet with issues and who is working on them
2. Smoking posts issues

i.     Need to research other universities

1. Have article in newspaper about different student issues, call for people to contact us about any they have

Meeting Adjourned: 5:37pm

Minutes from September 13, 2011

Call to Order: 4:38pm

Attendance: Erin McGuckin (Chairperson), Andrell Hoyte, Stefan Keller

1.)   Updates

1. Facilities – Have a meeting with Bob Sheeley on Friday at 12:15pm

i.     Chairs in Moril

ii.     Smoking posts on academic side

1. TK20 – Got an e-mail from Dean Sampson, going to set up meeting next week

i.     Will invite Dan Rosa, Ben McNamee, and Emily Oaks (SFTO President)

1. Parking – Drell e-mailed Chief Dooly but has not gotten a response yet

i.     Have gotten many parking complaints but most are students not checking all lots for spaces

ii.     Worried about spots that will be lost after closing of Lot 7

iii.     Need to find out how shuttle service will work to Eli Whitney

1. Dunkin Line

i.     Have seen tweets about bad service

ii.     Drell said that it is too expensive to open an express line on the street level

iii.     Have people go down during office hours for 15 minutes and mark down how long the line is and ask 5 or so people to give feeback

1. Do this over a week so that we will have a lot of data
2. Think of week of the 26^th

1. Puddle outside ASC

i.     Drain was unclogged – success

2.)   “SGA Day”

1. Thinking of calling it “Meet your SGA”
2. Have it on Wednesday, September 28^th from 12pm-2pm
3. Have a char telling people what we do
4. Collaborate with BMI to get volunteers
5. Tasks

i.     Reserve Tables – Stefan

ii.     Make Poster – Andrell

iii.     Sign-in Sheet – Erin

iv.     Candy – Stefan

3.)   New Issues

1. Owls Mail – Many students having problems with it not sending

i.     Tom Hils to talk to his boss

1. Readership Program – student called the Student Life office and mentioned that we should have signs on the machines

i.     Might want to put signs on them – will check with Denise

Meeting Adjourned at 5:15pm

Minutes from September 7, 2011

Attendance: Erin McGuckin (chairperson), Andrell Hoyte, Stefan Keller

Meeting called to order at: 4:06pm

1.)   Continuing Issues from Last Semester

1. Chairs in Moril – Erin will e-mail Bob Sheeley to set up a meeting to touch base
2. TK20 – Stefan will be contacting SFTO and other education majors to find out if TK20 is actually worth the cost and how much professors use it
3. Parking – Drell to talk to University Police

i.     Make posters about changes in parking

1. Smoking awareness – On hold for now. Need more information about where the issue came from and what we can do
2. Dunkin Line

i.     People have been commenting that the workers have been much nicer

ii.     The line also seems to be much shorter between classes – only rush times are crowded

iii.     Should stand by Dunkin one day and observe the line to see if waiting time is less

2.)   Facebook Page for BSI

1. Drell and Erin to create Facebook page to update students about issues we are working on and to post new ones
2. Will look through old BCR minutes to post about past resolved issues so students can see what we are doing
3. Have QR barcodes on posters to lead to page

3.)   SGA Day

1. Have them once a month during community hour so students see our face
2. Have a list of issues and updates for those issues
3. Can have quizzes for students about SGA members

4.)   New Issues

1. Huge Puddle outside of the Student Center – Drell to speak with Brad
2. Bus Passes

i.     Stefan e-mailed the president of the SGA of University of New Haven to find out information on their bus program

1. Found that residents given pass and commuters need to show need
2. Stefan to find out more information about payment for the program

ii.     Next step to do survey to find out if this is something students want

iii.     Perhaps can offer bus passes at a reduced rate

Call to order: 12:10pm

Attendance:  C. Piscitelli (Advisor), B. McNamee, B. Pedalino, J. Eno, R. Benway (Chairperson)

Absent: S. Green, M. D’Orio

Approval of minutes:

Minor edits will be made. Ben Moves pending changes John seconds 3-0-1

Hotel room policy:

Bob presented a change to the BOF policy for hotels funding. The new proposal will be $150 per room with a maximum of 2 rooms for a trip for students. The cap will be at 4 nights.

It was also presented that students pay $25 per students per night in order to travel. Open discussion of the board led to this policy to be tabled. The overwhelming feeling is to allow the money to run out, and allow students to pay the money that is short based on the BOF policies.

SFTO:

National Education Association Student Program Connections Conference in Houston, Texas.

Requested $760 but they based this off of old BOF policy. They are travelling with an outside adviser.

Allocation motion is $1,064.40 by John second by Brian

3-0-0

Student council for exceptional children:

Original request is $4,664

Changes based on policy changes the total to 2,776 for hotel flight and registration. $350 for registration for the advisor.

$3,126 is the motion

John moves. Ben seconds.

3-0-0

Exercise Physiology club renew.

Asking for an additional $148.94 because of changes in the hotel policy.

Ben moves, John seconds

3-0-0

New Student Orientation:

Asking for 6,503.80 for registration, flight, registration, and advisor.

Student adjusted total is: $3,412.

Adjusted total with adviser: $5,683.80

John moves, Brian seconds.

2-0-1

Adjourn:  Ben moves, John seconds

1:08pm

9/14/11

Attendance: Bob Benway, Brian Pedalino, Sarah Green, Marcus D`Iorio, Denise Bentley-Drobish

1)    Called to order: 12:15pm

2)    Approval Of Minutes

1. Sarah Moves and John Seconds to approve the minutes with changes from September 7, 2011
2. Motion Passes 3-0-1

3)    Proposal 1 Black Student Union

1. Asking for $1,796 to offset cost of trip to go to Howard Universities Homecoming
2. Sarah moves to approve $500 to offset cost of Bus and $355 for the advisor.
3. Marcus Seconds
4. Motion Passes 4-0-0

4)    Proposal 2 Society for Professional Journalists

1. Asking for $2,184.25 to go to the Society of Professional Journalist conference
2. John Moves to Approve for allocated amount,
3. Sarah Seconds
4. Motion Passes 4-0-0

5)    Proposal 3 CIAO Italian Club

1. Asking for 3789.13 to go to the annual Italian American Foundation Gala Conference for 4 students and 1 advisor
2. Adjust total allocated by the board of finance is $2002
3. Sarah Moves,
4. John Seconds
5. Motion Passes 3-0-1

6)    Proposal 4 Exercise Physiology Club

1.  Asking for 2715 to go to NEACSM, 25 students
2. Adjust total allocated by the Board of Finance is $380
3. Sarah Moves,
4. John Seconds
5. Motion passes 4-0-0

7)    Proposal 5 Psychology Club

1. Asking for $548.50 to go to the New England Psychological Association Conference. 10 students at 22.50 and 3 advisors at 37.50. Plus van rental
2. Adjusted total that is allotted by the board of finance is $278.50
3. Sarah moves to approve
4.  John Seconds
5. Motion passes 4-0-0

8)    Adjournment

1. Sarah Moves
2.  Brian Seconds

9)     Meeting Adjourned at 1:24pm