Executive Meeting Agenda – November 4, 2020

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Executive Meeting Agenda

Date: November 4, 2020
Time: 4:30 p.m. PST
Location: Zoom

2020/2021 ASWSU Global Executive Board

  • President: Gina Vasquez
  • Vice President: Heather Leasure
  • Director of Academic Affairs: Nigeria Tyler-Williams
  • Director of Communications and Compliance: Altessia Endencia
  • Director of Finance: Laud Williams
  • Director of Legislative Affairs: Samantha Fakharzadeh
  • Director of Diversity: Vacant
  • Director of Resources: Vacant
  • Director of Student Events & Promotion: Chelsea Rollins
  • Advisors: Andria Donnenwerth and Angela Bonner

Agenda

  • 4:30 p.m. — Call to Order (Gina)
  • 4:30 p.m.-4:40 p.m. — Roll Call and Introduction (Gina)
  • Vote on previous meetings’ minutes (Page 4)
  • 4:40 p.m.-4:42 p.m. — President’s Report (Gina)
  • 4:42 p.m.-4:44 p.m. — Vice President’s Report (Heather)
  • 4:44 p.m.-4:46 p.m. — Director of Legislative Affairs Report (Sam)
  • 4:44 p.m.-4:48 p.m. — Director of Academic Affairs Report (Nigeria)
  • 4:48 p.m.-4:50 p.m. — Director of Finance Report (Laud)
  • 4:50 p.m.-4:52 p.m. — Director of Student Events and Promotion Report (Chelsea)
  • 4:52 p.m.-4:54 p.m. — Director of Communication and Compliance Report (Tessa)

Open Items/Items for Discussion

  • Closed Captioning Info and Vote (more info below)
  • Director Vacancy Updates
  • Spring Meeting Updates (more info below)

Closed Captioning

Below are the cost estimates you requested for live captioning ASWSUG meetings:

Note: I am not sure if these meetings span 12 months, but that is the time period I have included for the total estimate per year.

2 monthly meetings, each 1.5 hours long
3 hours per month @ $105 per hour
Live captioning cost = $315 per month, and $3,780 over 12 months

Weekly meetings, each 45 mins to an hour long
4 hours per month @ $105 per hour
Live captioning cost = $420 per month, and $5,040 over 12 months

4 monthly meetings, 1 hour each
4 hours per year @ $105 per hour
Live captioning cost = $105 per month, and $420 over 12 months

Not sure if you need this, but I have included below two additional cost estimate for meetings that occur once a month for 1 hour or 1.5 hours.

1 monthly meeting, 1 hour each
1 hour per month @ $105 per hour
Live captioning cost = $105 per month, and $1,260 over 12 months

1 monthly meeting, 1.5 hour each
1.5 hour per month @ $105 per hour
Live captioning cost = $157.5 per month, and $1,890 over 12 months

Spring Meeting Updates

Hello everyone! It’s hard to believe that we are 2/3 of the way through fall semester already! With all of the upcoming holidays, I wanted to let you all know that we will be taking a few extended breaks (YAY). The week of Thanksgiving we will be taking a break as well as the week of Christmas, New Years, and the following week. For reference that is: 11/22 – 11/29 and 12/20 – 1/10. After Thanksgiving break, back in-office date is 11/30. Winter break back in office date is 1/11.

We have an exec meeting scheduled for 12/2, the Wednesday back from Thanksgiving break. THIS IS OUR SECOND TO LAST EXEC MEETING OF THE SEMESTER! For this meeting you will not be required to submit a report, but will instead give a verbal report. With that said, although we will be having these long breaks, everyone is expected to tie up any loose ends and finish time-sensitive projects/tasks first.

If you have items that you need to put on the three upcoming agendas, please start pushing those through to Heather, Tessa, and I so we can get it on there. It’s crunch time, people!

This last part is what I really need all your input on; Heather and I have been discussing transitioning from 2 monthly meetings, to 4 meetings per month, which would be nearly weekly. This prospective change would not begin until spring semester, in January and continue through to the end of the year. Our meetings would then be 1 hour (possibly less) instead of 1.5 hours. We would also stop requiring everyone to do weekly check-in’s.

The reason for this proposed change is to create a more communal environment where we do not go long periods of time without meeting, allow for faster movement of business items, and to strengthen team communication. During the spring we will have a lot of business to discuss like: Coug Day, Summit, Commencement and graduation, and selection as well as transition and training of a new team. My hope is that with weekly meetings we will all be able to work together on these tasks in a timely manner and keep everyone on the same page through all these changes and decisions.

This change is not yet set in stone! Please discuss below in the replies section letting me know your thoughts on this matter!

Lastly, thank you all so much for the work you do and your dedication! It is greatly appreciated and ASWSUG would not be able to move forward without you.