Applications for Officers for 2015-2016 are live!
http://goo.gl/forms/xGg98nKl4I
The form below is the application. It will allow you to apply for every single officer position, but remember, most officers can only hold one office.
Note: the SGA will also need a new Senator for the Biology Department. Applications for SGA positions are available through the SGA. smile emoticon

Earth Day Expo

Saturday, April 25

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Nature Reserve at RSU

Claremore, OK

Come join the Rogers State University 

Biology & Chemistry Clubs in celebrating Earth Day!!

Bring HE laundry soap, canned dog food, or old newspapers to benefit

 Wild Heart Ranch and receive an extra entry into the door prize giveaway!!!

Free admission

Hybrid car test drive-Jack Kissee Ford

Guided nature walks

Plant sale

Oklahoma endangered wildlife-

Rogers County 4-H

Door prizes

Teaching beehive-NEOBA

Create a Monarch nursery

Pink doing green-Mary Kay

Hands on activates

Gardening tips

5K for Earth Day

Sunday, April 26

1:00 p.m.

The Nature Reserve at RSU

                                               Bring an item to tie dye for $1

                                   Register at the Earth Day Expo

SGA Meeting Minutes 03/27/2015

Congress Agenda

27 March 2015

Call to Order 1:05 p.m.

Roll Call: Biology Club 4 present 2 voting

Approval of Agenda

Reports

a.        Senate Floor Leader

a.       Bills/Resolutions Due by April 20 @ 1 p.m.

b.      House floor leader

c.       Parliamentarian

d.      Public relations

a.       Easter Egg Hunt-April 4 Sign ups

b.      Bring a game, or 2 bags of candy and 2 bags of eggs due Wed April 1 5:00 p.m.

c.       Is counted as an event if your organization brings eggs and candy

d.      Tables with games for kids in the community

e.      Treasurer

a.       Approx. $10,000 in Discretionary

f.         Secretary

g.       Vice president

h.      President

a.       Banquet sign up, final number dinner with ceremony in Centennial Center

b.      T-shirts people that have not picked up SGA t-shirt

c.       End of Year Paperwork Due by April 1 @ 5p.m.

d.      Event follow up forms

e.      Officer applications due April 10 by 1pm

i.         Advisory

Can setup today between 3 and 4:30 p.m. today for Early Enrolment tomorrow, need to be set up by 8:30 a.m. tomorrow

Old Business

a.        Statutes and Bylaws- Passed by majority vote

b.      main changes:

1.        A Representative floor leader will be elected from elected SGA member representatives.  The representative floor leader will act as point of contact between SGA and student organizations to assist with questions and clarification of information.

2.       Attendance will be more focused towards elected SGA representatives present at meeting.  Future SGA meeting roll call will be more focused on roll call of individual elected student organization SGA representatives.

3.       No requests for per diems to students shall be allowed through SGA

4.       EC when voting on funds request, just voting that everything in the funds request is submitted properly.  Not to represent the EC support, approval, or disapproval of the request.  Approval or disapproval of the funds request is voted on in SGA.

5.       No SGA funds may be requested to cover graduation regalia. 

6.       If requesting funds from SGA for purchase of printed material, t-shirts, or other fundraising material, the SGA logo must be present on material.  If at least half of funds requested from discretionary the SGA logo would be required.

7.       Tier 3 will become Tier 1 and vice versa

8.       Limitations for what funds may be requested from discretionary funds.  Tier 1, no limit.  Tier 2, no more than 7x the amount of their appropriated funds.  Tier 3, no more than 5x the amount of their appropriated funds.  New clubs and organizations are given $100 from their appropriated funds, most they are able to ask for 3x more than their appropriated funds.

9.       To be EC position, interested in President or VP must have 2 immediately preceding semesters in SGA prior to qualifying to run for President or VP of EC. 

New Business

a.       PPHC  Funds request- $309.90

b.      SODA Resolution 2015-02

c.       OIL Resolution 2015-03

Announcements

a.        Next Meeting April 10 at 1pm

Adjournment:  2:53 p.m.

SGA Meeting Minutes 03/06/2015

Rogers State University

SGA Meeting Minutes

6 March 2015

Call to Order:  1:04 p.m.

Roll Call:  Biology Club 6 present 2 voting

Approval of Agenda:  Approved

Reports: 

House Floor Leader-Nothing to report

Parliamentarian-Nothing to report

Public Relations-Nothing to report

Treasurer-working on updating discretionary funds

Secretary-recording if you come in late update roll call

Vice President-banquet sign up need head count

Ad visor-

-Early Enrollment March 28 call enrollment to get a table students first time to be on campus good chance to represent your

-CAT save spring break

-SPRING 13-17 April Wed big bang day, inflatables blazing wing challenge,

-April 24 SGA Banquet

-Hillcamp freshmen orientation camp week before school for incoming orientation

                Volunteer apps for Hillcamp will come out next week.

-Use a planner?  Interested in using a planner that has event dates and add drop dates added.

                Looking at making planner for incoming freshmen

Adviser would need to order before August.  If your organization has date’s for the planner be sure they are added before then.

Old Business

New Business

Bass Fishing Club Resolution SGA

Bass Fishing Club requests to be reinstated into SGA.  Bass Fishing Club has previously been deficient of the SGA statutes and by-laws.

                Bass Fishing Club has elected new officers.

                Question:  Does the Bass Fishing Club have any events planned for the spring semester?

Answer:  They plan to hold a fishing tournament at the reserve for kids from the community.

                Approved

BCM Funds Request $313.39

                Spring Break trip $86.61 from appropriated funds total cost of the trip $3,200. 

                In Aura Colorado the will work with local non-profit the kuran to assist refugees from Burma in filling out paperwork for citizenship.

                The money requested will go towards covering travel costs incurred for a 2^nd 15 passenger van.

Question for Treasurer:  How much money is currently in the discretionary funds?  Current discretionary funds $2,529.50.  This amount will increase as $400 will return to discretionary from a previous funds request.  Other organizations have not used all of the funds previously requested and appropriated funds as well.

Voted and approved.

PATH Funds Request $700-

Abby the president is requesting $700 for a block party to be held April 6 at 5:00 tentatively at the back patio of Centennial Center to include prizes, food, and guest speaker.

$700 request amount was submitted prior to their fundraiser.  During their fundraiser they raised over $100 dollars that will go towards the block party.  Goal of the block party will help them to grow and to reach out to students.

Voted and approved.

Presentation of Statutes and Bylaws

                -Vote on March 27^th

-changes to tier rating system switch tier 1 and 3 to establish tier 1 as the highest tier and tier 3 the lowest tier system

                -Title Four more defined explanation of events

                -Will be posted on Facebook SGA page, SGA RSG.EDU

Announcements

Adjournment: 1:43 p.m.

SGA Meeting Minutes 01/23/2015

• Call to Order 1:04 p.m.
• Roll Call:  Biology Club 6 present 2 voting
• Approval of Agenda: Agenda was amended add Biology Club to make announcements and SGA add surprise between Approval of Agenda and Reports.  Amendment to agenda approved.
• Surprise:  3 volunteers from representatives and senators performed an activity copying the behaviors of others present at meeting in an attempt to guess what activity was being performed.  Jeremiah Vick guessed correctly.  Activity that was being performed was roping cattle.
• Reports

Senate Floor Leader-Bryce Hall
Currently there are senate seats available for the following.  Anyone interested in representing these departments as a senator needs to contact Bryce Hall.
Sports Management-2 seats
English & Humanities-2 seats
Fine Arts-2 seats
Pryor Campus-2 seats
Math & Physical Science-1 seat

House Floor Leader-Kayla Conkling
Student Government Associates need to update contact information and any changes in leadership.

Parliamentarian-Elizabeth
Executive Committee is still reviewing amendments to statutes and bylaws.  Proposed amendments to statutes and bylaws should be available and reviewed at next SGA meeting and to be voted on following SGA meeting.

Public Relations-Chelsea Fiedler
SGA banquet will be held April 24th at 6:00 p.m.  SGA representatives and one guest are encouraged to attend.

Treasurer-Bethany Henley
Current discretionary funds budget is $8,506.01.  Any student association seeking an updated amount of available funds for their organization may contact the treasurer.

Secretary-Mary Ainesworth
The SGA meeting sessions are being recorded.  Mary requests that we speak clearly to assist in recording of meetings.

Vice President-Chris Elledge
No report

President-Jessica Allen
Review of 2015 Spring Calendar
The SGA banquet is scheduled to be held in the ballroom.  Awards will be presented at the banquet.
President's Spring 2015 Office Hours
Monday  12:30 to 3:30
Wednesday 2:30 to 4:30
Fridays(weeks of SGA meetings only) 11:30 to 12:30 and 2:30 to 3:30

Thank you to all organizations for turning in required paperwork.

There will be leadership rolls available for the fall semester as 3 for the Executive Committee will be graduating and various senators will be graduating.  Those interested in a place in the Executive Committee and in the senate are encouraged to run for office during elections.

Easter Egg Hunt is tentatively scheduled for April 4th.

All missing paperwork is due by April 1st.  All Fall 2015 list of elected student organization leadership is due by April 1.
Required paperwork-
Advisory agreement
List of members and advisers
Statues & bylaws & constitution
3 regular spring & 3 regular fall activities

Advisor-Brock Crawford
Thank you to those that participated in the MLK week of service.  More opportunities will be available in the future.
Hillcat Cafe now has smoothies.  There is a change in their specials.  Tuesday is Taco Tuesday.  Wednesday is $1 wing day.
The pool table in the rec room is being re-felted.  There will soon be an air hockey table as well.
There is a basketball game tomorrow.  RSU students are encouraged to attend.  January 31st is White Out game.  The first 750 to attend the game will receive a free t-shirt.  February 28th there will be a bobble head giveaway.  Inter mural signups for basketball will be coming up.
If anyone has questions about graduation chords please e-mail Brock by Monday at 4:00 p.m.
In honor of Valentines Day, RSU will be hosting a couples dating contest on February 11th.  Four couples will be selected.  Prizes may include movie tickets to a Redbox rental.  The contest will be held in Baird Hall.

Announcements-
Biology Club-Jeremiah Vick
The RSU Biology Club has three fundraisers coming up.  A Fat Tuesday Pancake Breakfast will be held on February 17th.  Pancakes will be sold for 8 a.m. until noon.  Pancakes will be 3 for $1. A Murder Mystery dinner is scheduled as well as events to be held during Earth Day week including a 5K.

• Adjournment:  1:45 p.m. 

January 21 Meeting Information

• Dues:  $5 for those who have not paid yet this year
• T-Shirt: Heather Jackson and Michael Blount have created a cell/earth design t-shirt.  We plan to sell these shirts as a fundraiser.  Shirts will be $5 for Biology Club members and $10 for non-members.  Sizes are from small to 3x.  Vote yes or no on the design by February 2 at 5:00 p.m.
• Attendance:  A suggestion has been made for the by law amendment to assist those that wish to remain active in Biology Club but have school schedule conflicts with being able to attend meetings.  Suggested amendment is:  Minimum 50% attendance at meetings & events, OR active role in a minimum of 2 events (active = help plan, carry out.  Not just how up & sit at table).
• Upcoming events            Fat Tuesday Pancake Fundraiser-Chair-Jeremiah Vick

                                              Murder Mystery Fundraiser-Chair-Kayla Conkling

                                             Environmental Awareness Week-Chair-Kelly Boegemann

• Other events-see calendar of events
• Unscheduled:  Demonstrations, Kayaking Trip, & Volunteer Opportunities.