College Student Commission Regular Meeting of the College Student Commission - Via Videconference

Agenda — original pdf

Versión en español a continuación. College Student Commission Meeting March 19th, 2021 College Student Commission meeting to be held 03/19/2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (03/18/2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the 3/19 College Student Commission Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-972-5042 or David.Alcorta@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to David.Alcota@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Font Size: 12; Font: Times New Roman; Font Style: Regular Reunión del Comisión de Estudiantes Universitarios al correo envíe un electrónico enlace de FECHA de la reunion (03/19/2021) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (03/18/2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o en 512-972-5042, la David.Alcorta@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para llamar ). • Una vez que se …

Approved Minutes — original pdf

College Student Commission Meeting Minutes 3/19 Meeting called to order 3:09pm, Friday March 19, 2021 Members present: Brandow Barrows, Cristobal Garcia-Quiroz, Jared D. Breckenridge, Jeffrey Clemmons, Kindle Kreis, Kristen Marx, Jessica Riley, and Lira Ramirez Citizens communication: none Old Business: Item 2: A.Working groups food insecurity grant program 1. Call into the city council meetings 2. 221 people have signed petition a. UT cannot lobby therefore cannot send out petition through official routes 3. St. Edward’s has been working on a letter addressed to university leadership asking for support on the grant and updates on our work so far a. Ask other schools to do a personal outreach letter B. Updates on meetings with campus advisors 1. Brandow Barrons discussed how Concordia is looking for commissioners a. New advisor for Concordia 2. St. Edward’s advisors are beginning open application process for commissioners a. Request for possible new members to observe meetings before school year ends New Business: Item 3: A. Update from transition working group a. Started creating a “how to” manual for the commission. “New student commissioner handbook”- easy to read, need to know information b. Jeffery Clemmons has created a jam board for planning what needs to be in the handbook c. Nest steps: meeting next week, to be scheduled B. Discussion and possible action for graduating commissioners a. All are graduating seniors except for Lira and Jeffrey b. Order stoles i. c. Certificates Have been approved C. Issues/Concerns with current legislation regarding school a. Mental health task force for college students b. Exempt tuition for homeless students c. Limiting tuition cost d. Carrying firearms on campus (regardless public/private) e. Contacting local lawmakers Item 4: A. Election of chair, co-chair, and secretary 2021-2022 1. Secretary: no nominations 2. Co-chair: Commissioner Jess nominates Commissioner Lira, Commissioner Kristen 3. Chair: Commissioner Jeeffrey nominates himself, Commissioner Jess seconds it. Vote seconds it. Vote passes unanimously. a. Lira Amari Ramirez is elected as Co-chair passes unanimously. a. Jeffrey Clemmons is elected as chair. Future Items: none Meeting Adjournment 3:53pm.