Vice Treasurer Justyn Hall began allocations passing the motion for Alpha Phi Alpha to get a total of $300 for their Eastern Region Conference in March for convention costs.
Re-allocations to the Career Health Educators asked for $825 for a keynote speaker.
Alpha Kappa Alpha asked for $541.58 for their regional conference.
$2,991.11 was re-allocated to the Student Union Advisory Board for expense costs for their Washington, D.C. trip.
The Student Diversity and Inclusion Council asked for $3,000.50 in re-allocation from their MLK speaker to aid funding for Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.
Relay for Life asked for re-allocations of funds for an event planned, costing $3,725.
Delta Sigma Theta asked for $1,166.66 for their National Convention held July 23-29, 2015.
$1,359.12 was re-allocated to the Longwood Ambassadors to cover conference funds, expenses for airfare and hotel. All motions passed.
The Student Government senate board then revised the approval of their budget for Fall 2015. Then there was a discussion over background checks per person for members of Big Siblings, an organization that services communities around the surrounding Farmville/Longwood area. An unfriendly amendment was made to add background checks, however, the question of if SGA would fund the checks were called to question. Many senate members agreed with what is stated in the SGA bylaws, that they will not fund things for academic credit. Senator Chyanna Trowell said that SGA should come up with a way in which Big Siblings can have the money requested while not funding the total amount requested. The background checks would be for next Fall/Spring 2015-2016 academic year. Additionally, the number of people of the organization is unclear as of now.
“As it stands right now, without contact with them, in my opinion, we cannot fund this right now,” stated Executive Senator, Joey Siverd.
Senator Constance Garner also made a suggestion, stating once [there is] “a solid number for next semester,” SGA will be able to better see needs in funding costs. Another senate member pointed out that other organizations on-campus have charge fees, something Big Siblings could also look into.
Background checks were initially cut before being brought back to the Student Government. The unfriendly amendment called to add $3,456 for the request. The motion failed, tabling the amendment discussion. “It comes down to the fact that we have a hard number for us to stick to,” said Treasurer Jessica Darst.
Moving into Special Orders of the Day, Sophomore Class President Connor Wheeler presented the ROW award to Darst this week for her hard work in review of SGA budgets.
There have been positive comments and feedback from students who like the food truck on-campus.
The Spirit Committee will table to raise awareness about the missing Longwood student, Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell.
Vice President, Dr. Tim Pierson, commented on the missing student. Hadsell “weighs really heavy on us,” stating that the family has put a $3,000 reward for anyone who has any leads or information on her disappearance. Pierson also mentioned that the Norfolk police have been in communication with Longwood on any possible leads.
SGA moved to a close.
