CSSA Minutes: September 1, 2002

California State University, MONTEREY BAY
CSSA Board of Directors Meeting
September 1, 2002, 1:30 – 3:00 pm

CALL TO ORDER 2:15 a.m., Chair Artemio Pimentel.
ROLL CALL Present: Chico, Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Hayward, Humboldt,
Long Beach, Los Angeles, Monterey Bay, Northridge, Pomona, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Marcos, Sonoma, Stanislaus.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA, Pomona; second, Dominguez Hills. PASSED.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of the July 2002 meeting with the change to correct spelling of “Fay Roepcke,” Pomona; second, Dominguez Hills. PASSED. [Fay’s name doesn’t appear in the July minutes.]
SPECIAL PRESENTATION – United States Student Association (USSA)
(In actuality made at 9:00 am on September 1, 2002.) Becky Wasserman, USSA vice president, spoke first. She noted that USSA is 55 years old and represents students in the White House, Congress, and Department of Education. She said that Congress actually calls THEM to mobilize students. USSA participates in negotiated rulemaking and plays a role in all minutiae at the Department. It has a vote project and through its foundation does grassroots campus trainings. David Harwell, Outreach Coordinator, spoke next. He said USSA’s motto is “Education is a right, not a privilege.” He described some of the benefits members enjoy relating to campaign and technical support. USSA is concentrating on two issues this year, in addition to worrying about budgets: get out the vote and the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (which covers everything the federal government does that affects students, including the reporting of hate and sex crimes). Chris Van Ewell said that a state student association coalition is needed. USSA can help rebuild moribund student associations because of its long institutional memory. Regional Chair Jan Brown coordinates USSA campaigns for all the member campuses in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Hawaii. USSA campaigns are very strategic in nature. Jan goes to campuses that are having trouble. Matt Jones said that USSA provides a nationwide perspective on issues that are common to campuses all over the country. Becky described USSA’s two annual events: a legislative conference in March and a congress in summer where the board is elected. The board meets in October, January, March, and May. USSA’s membership includes about 150 university systems. Should CSSA join, all CSUcampuses would become members.
PUBLIC FORUM
Cindi Newbold invited everyone to a September 11th memorial Hayward will hold on September 4th. Bruce Wolfe noted San Francisco will have a candlelight vigil on September 11th starting at 7:30 pm.
NEW BUSINESS
Motion to postpone consideration of action items A) Creation of Ad Hoc CHESS VIII Committee and B) Nomination and Appointment of Members to Ad Hoc CHESS VIII Committee to September Board meeting, San Bernardino; second, Dominguez Hills. Susana Gonzalez noted the need to move ahead, especially on hotels. Bruce Wolfe said holding the event earlier in the year requires action now; 3 weeks could make a big difference. San Bernardino moved to amend its motion to state that staff could move ahead with physical arrangements, leaving aspects of the program to the committee; second, Pomona. Bruce objected to the amendment. Cindi Newbold of Hayward said it is important for students to be involved in the physical arrangements, too. Dominguez Hills called the question. 14 no, 2 yes. Motion FAILED. Long Beach moved to approve the creation of the ad hoc committee; second, Stanislaus. PASSED. Nominations were Eric Guerra, Sacramento; Andre Phillips, Hayward; Glay Glay, San Marcos; Ann Marie Butler, San Bernardino; Justin Jewell of Stanislaus, who declined; Jade Wallis, Long Beach; Elizabeth Sandbothe, Hayward; Carrie Drouin of Monterey Bay, who declined. Long Beach moved to approve the nominations; second, Dominguez Hills. PASSED. It was noted that members could be added to the committee.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Executive Committee
  1. Action Item – Adoption of Portable Electronics Policy. Pomona moved adoption of the policy; second, Dominguez Hills. Discussion: Outlook has a calendar; some campuses wouldn’t support students being given cell phones because legitimate charges can’t be distinguished from nonlegitimate ones on bills; a $300 limit would be more reasonable than a $500 limit; “face value” for year-old devices is practically nothing, so that every year there would be large expenditures for new phones and devices; students shouldn’t have to pay out of their own pocket in order to serve; establishing a budget—say, $40 per month—for reimbursement of legitimate phone bills; using 2-way radios instead; Trustees are given calling cards. Motion to postpone to Fullerton, Humboldt; second [?]. PASSED.
  2. Action Item – Amend Travel Policy. Move to adopt with the amendment that “or designee” be added under “II. Policy,” the first line, so that that sentence reads, “Appropriate executive or designee and staff travel includes: meetings regarding CSSA business at the Chancellor’s Office or a campus; meetings of the Board of Trustees; CSSA meetings, including executive committee meetings with staff; and conferences related to student development, professional development, and higher education,” Dominguez Hills; second, San Bernardino. PASSED.
  3. Action Item – Approve Web Access Provider for Sacramento Office. Motion to approve AT&T at web access provider for the Sacramento office, San Bernardino; second, Humboldt. PASSED.
  4. Action Item – FY 02-03 Budget Revisions and Reallocations – Motion to postpone approval to September conference in Fullerton, San Bernardino; second, Hayward. PASSED.
  5. Action Item – Goals and Objectives 2002-2003. Motion to postpone to September conference in Fullerton, Dominguez Hills; second, San Bernardino. PASSED.
2. Legislative Affairs Committee. Motion to ratify all action items passed in committee as a consent calendar by means of a single motion, San Bernardino; second [?]. In favor: Chico, Dominguez Hills, Hayward, Humboldt, Monterey Bay, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Marcos, Sonoma, Stanislaus. PASSED. [One action item on Legislative Affairs’ agenda was postponed to September, the Adoption of Article VI, Section B, Subsections 1-7 from CSSA’s pre-May 2002 Constitution as Lobby Corps Bylaws.]
3. University Affairs Committee.
  1. Action Item - Resolution in Support of COUGH goals. University Affairs amended the resolution. Its changes are: 1) in last “Resolved,” delete “if not eliminate.” That “Resolved” then reads: “Resolved that the CSSA supports delegation to the campus presidents for the campuses and to the Chancellor for the Office of the Chancellor the authority to adopt rules to mitigate exposure to secondhand smoke on all CSU campuses and properties”; and 2) add a 3rd “Resolved,” namely, “Resolved that the campus presidents create ad hoc committees composed of students, faculty, students and administrators to formulate their smoking policies.” San Bernardino moved to adopt the resolution as amended; second, Fullerton. San Francisco moved for an amendment referencing shared governance; second, Humboldt. The last “Resolved” would then read: “Resolved that the campus presidents create ad hoc committees composed of faculty, students and administrators, in accordance with California State University Board of Trustees Resolution REP 07-01-04 (Student Participation in Policy Development), to formulate their campus smoking policies.” PASSED.
  2. Action Item – Policy Agenda: University Affairs Goals and Objectives 2002-2003. Motion to postpone to September conference in Fullerton, Humboldt; second, Dominguez Hills. PASSED.
  3. Action Item – University Affairs Events Schedule. Motion to postpone to September conference in Fullerton, Humboldt; second, Dominguez Hills. PASSED.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORTS
1. Artemio Pimentel, Chair. Artemio attended the August 28th meeting of the systemwide Budget Advisory Committee. More than ever students need to work to protect their interests from budget cuts. Attendees were urged to support Proposition 47.
2. José Solache, External Vice Chair. José attended the Executive Committee retreat; met with Chancellor Reed along with the other executives just prior to the last Board of Trustee meeting; attended that Board of Trustee meeting; collaborated with Joan Hemphill in press releases announcing appointment of the new student trustee and the student representative to the Student Aid Commission, as well as in a press release regarding the search for student representatives to systemwide committees.
3. Bruce Wolfe, Chair, Legislative Affairs Committee. Bruce mentioned the YouthVote training on September 7th at Berkeley, with participants from UC, CSU and CalSACC. He said that the passage of SB 1214 mandates student majorities on all auxiliaries spending student fees. Bruce attended the USSA congress in Boulder. He’s had problems this month because his student govern-ment stipend is categorized as reportable wages, which jeopardizes his Social Security payments. He said University Affairs might want to consider this issue; the reporting problem may extend to financial aid.
4. Fay Roepcke. Fay thought both the Executive Committee retreat and USSA were great, and she urges CSSA to join the latter. She would like everyone to answer the questions she distributed. [The questions appear on the back of a letter of welcome to MCC 2002-2003; both letter and questions will be posted on the CSSA website.]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

(Susana’s written report appears behind Tab 7.) Susana just returned from a trip to China and wants to offer that opportunity to the Board sometime in the future. She created a CSSA flag for the Great Wall; the group she traveled with were all asked to create silk banners to hang on the Great Wall.
LIAISON REPORTS
1. Alan Liebrecht, Chancellor’s Office Liaison. Alan wanted to inform CSSA that Chancellor Reed had stepped up to avert a possible financial aid crisis by requesting that the campus presidents offer students who are due to receive state-funded financial aid grants credit for such grants to they can begin their classes on time. The delay in the state budget precluded state grants, such as Cal Grants, to be advanced to over 115,000 CSU students. Chancellor Reed wanted to make sure that CSU students would not suffer as a result of the legislature’s failure to pass a budget on time.
SPECIAL OFFICER REPORTS
1. Alumni Council Liaison. First meeting of the Alumni Council is September 13th. Cindi Newbold will attend.
2. Environmental Affairs Officer. Dave Riesenfeld will have a report next month.
3. Lobby Corps Officer. Carrie Drouin is in the process of identifying all the Lobby Corps officers on the campuses. There will be a Lobby Corps Clinic around Thanksgiving.
4. Technology Officer. Eric Guerra said he would have minutes from the first meeting he attended (the end of August) at the next CSSA conference.

Motion to Adjourn approximately 4:10 pm, Dominguez Hills; second, Humboldt. PASSED.