Meeting Minutes
Associated Students | San Diego State University

Monday, January 23, 2023 - 3:30pm
Council Chambers, Aztec Student Union

I. CALL TO ORDER

A.S. President Shawki Moore called the meeting to order at 3:35 p.m. 

II. ROLL CALL

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  1. Voting Members Present: Shawki Moore, Meena Alexander, Robson Winter (arrived at 4 p.m.), Sophia Koch, Sandy Mekany, Ava Grell, Ava Walker, Mayah Taylor, Bianca Shaw, Brandon Bartosh, Grace DeVega, Jessica Rentto (left at 4:03 p.m.), Dr. J. Luke Wood
  2. Voting Members Absent: None.
  3. Non-Voting Members Present: Isabella Todd, Christina Brown, Dr. Aniesha Mitchell
  4. Non-Voting Members Absent: None.
  5. Guests:  Brian Levett

III. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 

It was moved and seconded to approve the agenda for January 23, 2023.

TAYLOR/BARTOSH       CARRIED (10-0-0)

IV. APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES 

It was moved and seconded to approve the Board of Directors meeting minutes of 12/5/22.

DEVEGA/KOCH       CARRIED (10-0-0)

V. PUBLIC COMMENT- None. 
VI. UNIVERSITY REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS 

  1. Business and Financial Affairs Designee, Jessica Rentto: This morning, Vice President of Business Affairs, Agnes Wong Nickerson sent the budget outlook and it was encouraged to the A.S. Board of Directors members to review it. Cozen O’Connor law firm is having ongoing assessments at all California State University (CSU) campuses to examine their Title IX practices to offer feedback and improvement for the respective Presidents. A survey about Cozen’s regarding the Title IX team will be conducted.
  2. University President’s Designee, Dr. Aniesha Mitchell and Dr. J. Luke Wood: The campus is having ongoing concerns about students who are not paying their tuition and fees. Due to the switch to my.SDSU the tuition went from being prepaid to postpaid for the spring semester. Our hearts go out to the Monterey Park victims due to the recent tragedy. The SDSU Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Center will be offering support for students. CSC guards have been contracted to help with crowd management on the weekends on campus and they will be passing out water and snacks. 

VII. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

  1. General Consent Agenda (Action)
    It was moved and seconded to approve the General Consent Agenda.
    DEVEGA/WALKER                           CARRIED (11-0-0)
  2. General Consent Report (Information)
    The General Consent Report was reviewed.
  3. Selection of A.S. Board of Director Student-at-Large for the A.S. Vacancy Ad-Hoc Committee (Action)

    It was moved and seconded to approve Brandon Bartosh to serve on the A.S. Vacancy Ad-Hoc Committee with Mayah Taylor as an alternate.

    GRELL/DEVEGA       CARRIED (11-0-0)

VIII. CLOSED SESSION 
IX. BOARD OF DIRECTOR COMMITTEE REPORTS- None. 
X. EXECUTIVE REPORTS 

  1. President, Shawki Moore: This Wednesday will be the first All Council meeting of the semester and there will be a guest speaker to give a presentation on leadership.Next Wednesday there will be another All Council meeting but instead of a typical meeting there will be a A.S. election panel in Montezuma Hall. During the Campus Fee Advisory Committee (CFAC) this week the materials for the out-of-state alternative fee consultation will occur. CFAC is also searching for a replacement for one member. 

  2. Executive Vice President, Meena Alexander:The A.S. Spring 2023 retreat will be on February 3 and will consist of attending the SDSU basketball game and dinner at the AMC. Mending Minds meetings are ongoing and the push week will be in February. 

  3. Vice President of External Relations, Robson Winter: The social media engagement with the DACA advocacy work was high. 
    Robson and Shawki are attending the California State Student Association (CSSA) in San Jose this weekend. 

  4. Vice President of Financial Affairs, Sophia Koch: The first Financial Affairs Committee (FAC) meeting was on Monday. Sophia encouraged people to take care of themselves.

  5. Vice President of University Affairs, Sandy Mekany: The first University Affairs Board (UAB) meeting will be on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

  6. Executive Director, Christina Brown:

     Christina will be working on A.S. facility safety, a 5-year projection of A.S. and continuing working with the Aztec Recreation Center (ARC) to increase membership. The Government Affairs department is finally fully staffed. 

XI. REPORTS OF BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS 

  1. ASBOD Student at Large, Ava Grell: None.
  2. ASBOD Student at Large, Ava Walker: None.
  3. ASBOD Student at Large, Mayah Taylor: None.
  4. ASBOD Student at Large, Grace DeVega: Grace and Sandy are on a committee to select a Dean for the Global Campus and she plans to keep the board updated.

XII. ANNOUNCEMENTS 

  1. Dr. Mitchell announced that the Black Resource Center (BRC) won first place in the best educational unit in the Martin Luther King, Jr parade. 

XIII. ADJOURNMENT 

It was moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 5:00 p.m. 
 SHAW/TAYLOR                    CARRIED (10-0-0)