General Meeting Information

Date: March 7, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: DASG Lounge and/or via Zoom

Zoom: 3/7 SRE Zoom

  • Agenda

    Time Topic Purpose Discussion Leader
    9:30 AM Call to Order A

    Katia Bravo
    9:30 AM Roll Call  I/D All
    9:35 AM Approval of Minutes - 2/26/25 A SRE Senators
    9:35 AM Advisor Announcements I/D Maliah Kenoly
    9:40 AM Public Comment I/D All
    9:45 AM

    Business Item #1

    Student Questions and Concerns - Elections Edition

    This item is to allow a space for dicsussion about student concerns to be brought up, including the conduct that elections and candidates should run.

    I/D

    		 Ryan Chu
    9:55 AM

    Business Item #2

    Spring Resource Fair

    This item is to start planning for the new structure of Resource fair, including reviewing the communications document and quantitative student feedback.

    I/D

    		 Ryan Chu
    10:10 AM

    Business Item #3

    Program Liaison Bylaw Presentation

    This item is to go over the final version of the most recent bylaw update including the update from Adriana Garcia (Office of Equity) and Jamie Pelusi (Pride Center).

    I/D

    Katia Bravo

    Joshua Madrid
    11:20 PM

    Public Comment

    I/D

    		 All
    11:25 PM

    Adjournment

    A

    		 Katia Bravo

    A = Action
    D = Discussion
    I = Information

  • Minutes [DRAFT]

    Call to order: 9:50am

    Roll Call: Katia, Joshua

    Interns/Guests: Yansy, Nishita, Bryan (Online), Lia (Online)

    Approval of Mins: Ammended by Katia, Approved by Joshua

    Advisor Announcments: Maliah: Joshua’s comments during Senate were valid

    Public Comments:

    • Joshua: VTA Smartpass contract expires March 3, 2025. Employees might plan a strike, affecting Local 265 route
    • Kavi: elections process too strict on candidates

    Business item #1: Student Questions & Concerns - Elections Edition

    • Kavi: elections complaint forms were weaponized against candidates. Not enough evidence were provided to support the complaint forms. 
    • Katia: procedures for elections are set in place. Candidates could have been disqualified automatically, but candidates were given time and alternatives to continue to run.
    • Nishitia: elections procedures are posted and accessible to candidates. Most candidates followed the procedures towards the elections.
    • Kavi: most candidates that were disqualified were international students
    • Lia: generalizations cannot be made about only international students. De Anza is a commuter college. 

    Business item #2: Spring Resource Fair - Tabled

    Business item #3: Program Liaison Bylaws Presentation 

    • Accounting capacity for communities. Has paid interns. 
    • Ex. currently for VIDA they get 10 hrs and decide how they distribute that time
    • Discussion (TBD): hierarchy of scholarships among DASG Senators
    • Kavi: everyone should be paid the same
    • Have Bylaws updated on Website

    Public Comments:

    • Kavi: abolishment hierarchy of scholarships. 

    Adjournment: 11:48am

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