Minutes 10/4/2011

General Body Minutes 4 October 2011

Scott

1. email badness, our apologies
2. VP Policy candidacy:
   1. Hearing no new reps: new candidates: will schmenner for art hist and vaclav paris for engl. quick talks:

                                               i.     Vaclav: gives talk.  Money reps equally; physics finds out much later than anyone else for e.g., policy’s job to address within internal sasgov policies, no necessarily radical change, but def one for constant rethinking; my primary motivation is ont to pursue my own agenda, nor the food but a democratic one.

                                              ii.     Will: hello—also 3^rd yr. echo Vaclav: great rep, glad to give in a vitality of democr process. I look forward to serving to Vaclav however well he serves.  MY quals: undergrad at Uchi lead student film of 120 vol and $200k.  Then hired by NW to start museum cinema (= 8 yrs cinema).  Have served on SASgov last yr so idea of how works.  Am father so interested in involvement bc hafta pay for health insur of wife and child (which = $7,500 from stipend) so interested in family and grad student life. (that my inspiration for involvement). But my interest goes beyond that arena.  One of items that need change is communication for policy chair—won’t bore you anymore! We’ll leave room.

1. Scott initiates vote:  Is there quorum for vote? [Evelyn takes roll] yes! Def quorum.  Discussion then vote.  Please address comments to chair: anyone like to start?

                                               i.     Can we ask rule of policy?  Scott: yes!  Goal of person is to hear concerns from qual of graduate student life then translate as qualified front to grad administration.  Can take two forms: internal (committee) and external (SASgov as whole).  E.g., student from SASgov’s behalf—put to committee develop strategy, if we so chose, implement strategy to address GB.  E.g. last year’s gym membership business and prohibitive pricing.  Provost, Amy Gutman, gym rep, changed potential increase to net decrease of $60.  (Foreseen to increase to $420).

                                              ii.     In experience of people serving in past, how import is past experience (how unique or un-unique is SAS admin at Penn such that experience is or is not important)?  Scott: nothing unique to SAS exec board that couldn’t be picked up on job. 

                                            iii.     Benefits of each candidate.

1. How do ppl who haven’t done this before have opportunity to do this before? If we don’t wanna perpetuate certain persons, etc for example? I would pick the more novice simply because he would have opp to do what he hasn’t before.
2. Scott: anyone move to end discussion?  Dennie moves to end discussion.  Seconded.  Discussion closed.  Vote by show of hands.  Requests for silent vote?  No.
3. In favor: Vaclav: 7; Will: 17.
4. Scott: bring back in.

II.FINANCE:

1. APPROVAL OF PROVISIONAL BUDGET: Scott says major diff for funding: changes based on 2 principles: 1. Surplus from years past, 2. VPs not needing amt allocated to them. So look at budget: decreased allocations to individual VP and given to host of new programs given to GB for SAS grad students at large.
   1. E.g. pilot program: Dean’s SAS sas award for new media (3 summer research fellowships (87 apps, 3 awards) so v popular program w lots interest) and keeping it for yr to come. Likely to increase depth of evaluation for slightly more in-depth eval
   2. Have added SAS travel grant bc of dearth of funding to be had for travel, and those offered are too narrow of purpose.  (i.e., only for presenters) so we’ve added for other travel on academic business: such as (those items John will discuss next)
   3. Next 2: GAPSA co-sponsorship and discretionary body fund.

                                                        i.     GAPSA: Joe Friedman, other GAPSA execs and Scott wanna host program where GAPSA does legwork and admin heavy lifting and we provide funding ot host joint GAPSA sasgov event of a nature to be determined: benefit ot SASgov we get our name splashed on promotions to all 12 schools., and significant influence in the nature of a major event GAPSA hosting this year. So collab event to strengthen our good relationship w GAPSA.

                                                       ii.     Discretionary body fund: this body given $8k to do with as pleases. We envision working via website, weeklies, etc. Indivs, groups within a single dept, or groups from multi depts. in SAS can email us, ask to be placed on SAS agenda, and present funding requests that my fall between cracks of other funding schemes. Nature of events will be left completely open and can fill holes of that left open btw other schemes. So even if not on committee that gives out grants restricting the sort of activity you’d envisioned, this grant gives us strength to evaluate grants to evaluate

1. Question!  Abhijit: this funding just for dept requesting for to host within dept?
   1. Scott: no specifications! Only criteria: you hafta think good idea. Ipads included. (not that that’s convincing, but even something so small). Would hafta be approved by majority of body. Deadline?  No rolling.  Something y’all  (GB) vote on, we (exec) as nonvoting members no control.

                                                     iii.     suggestion made in light of ever-growing surpluses and 1) difficulty recruiting members to admin board (2) members leaving position. To avoid special elections midseason, for e.g. As you can see, no one ran for policy last May so we’re having to do it now meaning no work able to be done over summer etc etc. So by adding modest stipends to these positions hoping ot add interest and devotions. Coming forom $30k stipend overall. (pres: $2k, finance $1500, social $1500, policy $1000, comm. $1000)

                                                     iv.     So to recap: taking money from other VPs to create funding opportunities outside of indiv VPs and create .

1. Questions: Prashant: next yr? this yr.
2. How policies continuing funding if that’s where getting money from? Scott: exec board tailors $ according to money given. And since each yr our GAPSA $ changes, and incoming surplus changes, will tailor to that.  Other Qs?

                                                       v.     John talks about changes to travel $: travel grant could fund workshops, conferences, job interviews, anything work related. Process something the finance committee would hafta decide how to distribute.

1. Scott: gimme specific examples of what wasn’t offered last year and what is this year:
   1. Great question, Scott! Nothing offered last yr: just what GAPSA gave our and SAS finance gave out, not SASgov:

                                                                                                              i.     Aliya: cap on each person?

                                                                                                             ii.     TBD

1. Scott: prior limitation, new limitation: new travel pool allowing for job interview, professional students wishing to attend workshops,  conference w significant impact on career—YES! Realize floodgates opened, which is why each request evaluated on indiv request on merits. Hopefully will create more diversity in what we can fund and share research w colleagues.
2. More questions? New media res: same amount as last yr. 3 ppl got $4k.
3. Don’t be a-holes and try to request all of sasgov’s year-long $8k.
4. Allison: screening process for those requesting $$?  Scott: not per se. Nothing outrageous proposed.  Admin, finance gets more money, p-affairs gets less than spent last yr. why? P-affairs doesn’t wanna spend as much so we moved it, ana says. Also: those $3 were spent in gift to finance committee to finance to make grant. Sooo p-affairs fine. (meaning pp-affairs can spend little money and still get job done). And Admin: why so little? Only spent $4k last yr and $8k this yr? Wanna buy nicer food. Got it!
5. All those in favor of passing budget: all but ont. Opposed: 1.  IN FAVOR WINS!
6. Good now operating budget. Sasgov continues to exist.  Good!
7. SOCIAL:
   1. Gabe: announcement: happy hr event (semi-first one) on penn’s campus Oct 21 Friday.  Forward info to your depts through whatever means necessary and by whatever means necessary – will be in weekly! Draw dept attention to weekly.  Location: Terrace Hall cohen hall 5:30-7:30pm Oct 21.

1. Scott:
   1. proxy policy: proposals for other ways would work: turn over floor to new ideas:

                                               i.     option of nominating 2 ppl: (Ana shaking head no)…

1. so long as one is “head”rep and both are on email list.
2. Prashant: don’t some systems get dept?  Not formally.  Scott proposes tabling it and everyone having considered and voting on it: that ok?
3. Amendment of new official proxy: means limitation of proxies?  Person b attendance?  Yes or no?  and constitution amended involved language, and exact language, perhaps Scott & guy X could amend exact language.  And propose. And vote (next meeting).

                                                                                                     i.     *****to-do exec meeting!

1. copy of constitution put on website? Sure!
2. Are y’all aware you receive weekly from Evelyn and hold responsibility to forward to dept?
   1. Half do, half don’t.
   2. Address your technical concerns address to Evelyn now. (they do.)
   3. SASgov reps: you should automatically get them.  Send them to reps doubly!
   4. any other new business? No.
3. Committee stuff?  Will break into them now; otherwise:
4. Adjourn!  (save committees)
5. Committees meet; depart when done.

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