NPC Minutes of the SGA Meeting

The National Park College Student Government Association met Wednesday, October 7, 2024 beginning at 1:03 p.m. SGA members present were president Jayden Story, vice president Itzel Trinidad, secretary Alex Essary, treasurer Cristian Cisneros, public relations officer Brianna Burnell, historian Nia Fontes, at-large reps Genesis Godoys, Jennifer Cruz, Khristin Guardado and Nichole Ellis, freshman rep Chloe Walker and advisors Sheri Bailey, Caysie Martin and Victoria Staton.

I: Approval of minutes

• September 23, 2024: Approved via GroupMe after meeting

II: Reports

• Officers Reports:

  • Treasure Report: There is $7,347.57 left in the budget.

  • President Report: none
  • Public Relations Report: Brianna needs to get access to the SGA lnstagram and not use just Facebook. Brianna asked if everyone is okay being posted on social. Everyone seemed fine with being posted except for Jennifer requested to not be posted. Brianna, also, wants to introduce the SGA members and their roles via social media. Most everyone agreed that SGA wants to see humor, personality, etc. on social media after Brianna asked. The other thought regarding social media is to use it these platforms to possibly introduce the Guardian app and, also, for student engagement.
  • Standing Committee Reports: 

    • Interclub Committee: Victoria needs to look at the printing options for other clubs.

    • Constitution and By-Laws Committee: The meeting is set for Wednesday, October 16 at 8:15 a.m. for Sherri and Jayden to meet.

    • Events Committee: Monday, October 14 at 1 p.m. is when this meeting is set for.

  • Ad Hoc Committee Reports - Safety and Security Committee: Meeting is set for Monday, October 21, at 1 p.m. for Jayden, Nicole, and Sherri to meet.

III: Items for Action - Unfinished Business

• Changing Scholarship Disbursements: 
  • Sheri tabled this for now.
• Calendar of Upcoming Events:
  • Fall Service Day - 

    • The coach for baseball is expecting fifty-five(ish) baseball players to attend this event. Therefore, we can provide fifteen students or so per location/host sites.

  • Fall Festival - 

    • Pumpkin Painting - There is thirty pumpkins total in the closet. We need twenty/thirty more pumpkins. Therefore, the Events Committee will need to go to Hobby Lobby. We are good on paint and paint brushes.

    • Replacement Ideas for Haunted House - The ideas include a maze on the quad, a create your own haunted house, and "The Great Game". It has still not been decided on which of these we will be doing.

    • Costume Contest Prizes - A budget was approved and set for $150 for the costume prizes. Victoria will talk to Amy (NPC Bookstore) and Nathan (NPC Food) to see what the options are if we decide to go this route for prizes.

  • Can Outside Organizations Participate - 
    • It was discussed that we need to look into possibly having regulations or "rules" on who can and cannot participate if we decide to allow other organizations to participate. We did not come to a final decision on this.

IV: Items for Action - New Business

• Children's Care Petition:
  • The next step would be for the lady, who started the petition, to come to an SGA meeting and discuss with us her ideas.
• Request for Campus Newspaper:
  • Someone requested for a campus newspaper. However, the next steps would be them coming to an SGA meeting with their proposal.
• Establish Regular Meeting Schedule:
  • Victoria is going to create another poll to double check everyone's availability. The poll will be posted on GroupMe along with the next meeting time that will be scheduled.