Senate of the Undergraduate Student Government

At Stony Brook University

The regular weekly meeting of the Undergraduate Student Government was held on Thursday, September 24, 2009, at 8:35 PM in room 311 of the Student Activity Center, Executive Vice President Kriscenski being in the Chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved as corrected by the Chair.

1.0 Attendance was taken; quorum was achieved:

Senator Tiffany Abrishamian                           Present

Senator Tahir Ahmad                                         Present

Senator Ory Baum                                               Present

Senator Aharon Benelyahoo                             Present

Senator Jordan Cushner                                     Absent

Senator Runyu Fan                                              Excused

Senator Daniel Graber                                        Present

Senator Michael Hagler                                      Present

Senator Syed Haq                                                Present

Senator Jonathan Harounian                             Present

Senator Mahyar Kashan                                     Present

Senator Aysha Khan                                            Present

Senator Moiz Khan                                              Present

Senator Kirin Mahmud (CSA)                           Present

Senator Nicole Mbisike                                     Present

Senator Craig McCarthy (RHA)                         Present

President Pro Tempore Keith Tilley               Present

Non-Voting Members:

President Jasper Wilson                                    Present

Treasurer Matt Anderson                  Absent

VP of Communications David Mazza             Present

VP of Academic Affairs Shamell Forbes         Present

VP of Clubs & Orgs Ashley Reji                        Absent

Junior Class Rep Jennifer Chan                         Absent

2.0 Previous Minutes. As previously noted, the minutes were amended and approved for the meeting of September 10, 2009.

3.0 Approval of the Elections Timeline

Senator Harounian moved to approve the elections board timeline. The timeline was adopted without objection.

4.0 Confirmation of the Elections Board Members.

President Wilson presented the following nominees to the Senate for confirmation to the Elections Board:

(1)  Daniel Schwartz:

Senator Graber moved to confirm Daniel Schwartz. Mr. Schwartz was confirmed by 12-0, with 3 abstentions.

(2)  Ryan Lindeman

Senator Haq moved to confirm Ryan Lindeman. Mr. Lindeman was confirmed by 14-0, with 1 abstention.

(3)  Dominique McIntosh

Senator Ahmad moved to confirm Dominique McIntoth. Ms. McIntosh was confirmed by 11-0, with 4 abstentions.

(4)  Jen Kalar

Move by Senator Graber to confirm Jen Kalar. Ms. Kalar was confirmed by 12-0, with 3 abstentions.

5.0 Confirmation of Associate Justices

(1)  Gregory Bernardi:

Senator Kashan moved to confirm Gregory Bernardi. Mr Bernardi was confirmed by 13-1, with 1 abstention.

6.0 Confirmation of the SAB Chair

Da’Nashja Davis:

Senator Benelyahoo moved to confirm Da’Nashja Davis. Ms. Davis was confirmed unanimously 15-0.

7.0 Confirmation of the Advocate General

Peter Demato, Jr.

Senator Ahmad moved to confirm Peter Demato, Jr. Mr. Demato was confirmed unanimously 15-0.

8.0 Assistants to the VP of Academic Affairs

Alex Aronis

Senator Kashan moved to confirm Alex Aronis. Mr. Aronis was confirmed unanimously 15-0.

Carolina Cortes

Senator Moiz Khan moved to confirmed Carolina Cortes. Ms. Cortes was confirmed by 13-0, with 2 abstentions.

9.0 Special Services Council Allocation for ASCEND – $750

The President Pro Tempore moved to postpone consideration until the next meeting. Motion adopted, 14-0, with one abstention.

10. FSA Board Of Directors Representatives

The following business relates to the election of two Senators to the Faculty Student Association’s Board of Directors:

Resident Student Representatives

Senator Tilley nominates Senator Haq as the resident student Representative on the Board; nomination was accepted.

Senator Graber nominates Senator Benelyahoo as the resident student Representative on the Board; nomination was accepted.

By a ballot vote, Senator Benelyahoo was elected with 11 votes. Senator Haq received 4 votes.

Commuter Student Representative:

Senator Benelyahoo moved to postpone election of this representative until the next meeting. Motion adopted, 10-4, with 1 abstention.

11.0 CSA Contract

Senator Benelyahoo moved to approve the CSA Contract. Motion adopted unanimously, 15-0.

12.0 Open Agenda

Extensive discussion engaged in relating to possible University plans for a campus in South Korea. No decision or business relating to this discussion took place.

Meeting Adjourned by Chair at 9:58.