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Kansas State University

Committee Members

  • Chair
  • Brandon Harder
  • Senators
  • Zoe Ahlstrom
  • Morgan gauby
  • heather Houchen
  • Ashton Archer
  • Johnny Tompkins
  • Russell Buchanan

Campus Outreach Committee

November 1, 2009

CALL TO ORDER
Chair Harder called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 

ROLL CALL:
Present
Campus Outreach Chair Harder
Campus Outreach VC Houchen
Senator Ahlstrom
Senator Archer
Senator Buchanan
Senator Lykins
Intern Haas
Intern Johnson
Intern Misra
Intern Waldman

Excused
Senator Gauby

Unexcused
Intern Whiteside

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

GENERAL BUSINESS:

  1. “Straight from the Cats Mouth: The Voice of K-State SGA”
    1. Recreation Complex Expansion: (Waldman/Whiteside)
      • “What’s Rockin’ at the Rec?”
      • Completion date
        • Tentative Fall 2011
      • Percentage of privilege fee going towards
        • Per Semester $40 bond payment
        • Per Semester $18 Rec Services
      • Total cost
        • 18.8 Million construction
        • 24 million total
      • New Additions
        • Rock wall, tower, bouldering
        • 20,000 sq feet of multi purpose
        • Indoor soccer
        • Roller hockey
        • Personal training studio
        • Mind body study
        • Combatives
        • Indoor track increased to 1/5 of a mile
        • Juice bar
        • Wireless access
        • Complete renovation
        • Equipment update
      • Contact Information
        • Steve M
        • 532-6980
        • martini@ksu.edu
      • Comparison to other Big 12
        • Largest total space at least cost to students for building and operational costs
      • Why are we doing this? – Direct quote?
        • Over crowed areas of use
        • Sports clubs
        • Additional programs
    1. Parking Garage: (Buchanan/Misra)
      • “Dude, where’s my car?”
      • Who can park there
        • Students/Staff/Faculty/Visitors
      • How much did it cost?
        • $17.5 million
      • How many spots? – How many was it increased by?
        • 400 extra
        • Started with 100
      • Ribbon Cutting for skywalk
        • No date set
        • Will be ribbon cutting
      • Process of how to get a pass
        • Southeast corner you can get a RFID
      • Event Day passes
        • New Student Services or through Union to arrange passes
    1. Leadership Building (Haas)
      • “Leadin’ it”
      • When is it going to be open
      • Who’s going to be there
      • What all is going to happen within the building
      • Eco Friendly construction
      • Parking for guests
    1. Small black squares?: (Lykins)
      • “Portals to the StuNi”
      • When will they be done?
        • Began three years ago
        • Should be completed in about a month
      • How will they benefit students?
      • Funding
        • City University Funds: Sales tax and finance fees
  1. Gathering Feedback (Harder/Houchen)
      • Sga@k-state.edu
      • Leaflet in Collegian

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:
N/A 

NEXT MEETING:
November 1, 2009 @ 7:30

ADJOURNMENT:
Moved by Senator Ahlstrom
Adjourned at 8:30p.m.

October 25, 2009

CALL TO ORDER
Chair Harder called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 

ROLL CALL:
Present
Campus Outreach Chair Harder
Campus Outreach VC Houchen
Senator Ahlstrom
Senator Archer
Senator Buchanan
Senator Lykins
Intern Haas
Intern Johnson
Intern Misra
Intern Waldman

Excused
Senator Gauby

Unexcused
Intern Whiteside

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 Shout out of the Week:

GENERAL BUSINESS:

  1. “Straight from the Cats Mouth: The Voice of K-State SGA”
    1. Recreation Complex Expansion: (Waldman/Whiteside)
      • “What’s Rockin’ at the Rec?”
      • Completion date
        • Tenative Fall 2011
      • Percentage of privilege fee going towards
        • Per Semester $40 bond payment
        • Per Semester $18 Rec Services
      • Total cost
        • 18.8 Million construction
        • 24 million total
      • New Additions
        • Rock wall, tower, bouldering
        • 20,000 sq feet of multi purpose
        • Indoor soccer
        • Roller hockey
        • Personal training studio
        • Mind body study
        • Combatives
        • Indoor track increased to 1/5 of a mile
        • Juice bar
        • Wireless access
        • Complete renovation
        • Equipment update
      • Contact Information
        • Steve M
        • 532-6980
        • martini@ksu.edu
      • Comparison to other Big 12
        • Largest total space at least cost to students for building and operational costs
      • Why are we doing this? – Direct quote?
        • Over crowed areas of use
        • Sports clubs
        • Additional programs
        •  
    1. Parking Garage: (Buchanan/Misra)
      • “Dude, where’s my car?”
      • Who can park there
        • Students/Staff/Faculty/Vistors
      • How much did it cost?
        • $17.5 million
      • How many spots? – How many was it increased by?
        • 400 extra
        • Started with 100
      • Ribbon Cutting for skywalk
        • No date set
        • Will be ribbon cutting
      • Process of how to get a pass
        • Southeast corner you can get a RFID
      • Event Day passes
        • New Student Services or through Union to arrange passes
    1. Leadership Building (Haas)
      • “Leadin’ it”
      • When is it going to be open
      • Who’s going to be there
      • What all is going to happen within the building
      • Eco Friendly construction
      • Parking for guests
    1. Small black squares?: (Lykins)
      • “Portals to the StuNi”
      • When will they be done?
        • Began three years ago
        • Should be completed in about a month
      • How will they benefit students?
      • Funding
        • City University Funds: Sales tax and finance fees
  1. Gathering Feedback (Harder/Houchen)
      • Sga@k-state.edu
      • Leaflet in Collegian

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:
N/A 

NEXT MEETING:
 November 1, 2009 @ 7:30

ADJOURNMENT:
 Moved by Senator Lykins
 Adjourned at 8:00p.m.

October 18, 2009

CALL TO ORDER
Chair Harder called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 

ROLL CALL:
Present
Campus Outreach Chair Harder
Campus Outreach VC Houchen
Senator Buchanan
Senator Lykins
Intern Haas
Intern Johnson
Intern Misra
Intern Waldman
Intern Whiteside

Unexcused
Senator Gauby

Excused
Senator Ahlstrom
Senator Archer

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Shout out of the Week:

GENERAL BUSINESS:

  1. Putting together an issue sheet for SGA Ambassadors by Thursday October 29, 2009
    1. Recreation Complex Expansion: Contact Steve Martini (Waldman/Whiteside)
      1. Completion date
      2. Percentage of privilege fee going towards
      3. Total cost
      4. New Additions
        1. Rock wall
        2. Juice bar
      5. Contact Information
      6. Comparison to other Big 12
      7. Why are we doing this? – Direct quote?
    2. Parking Garage: Contact Bill Muir (Buchanan/Misra)
      1. Who can park there
      2. How much did it cost?
      3. How many spots? – How many was it increased by?
      4. Ribbon Cutting for skywalk
      5. Process of how to get a pass
      6. Event Day passes
    3. Shuttle: Gayle Spencer gayles@ksu.edu (Johnson)
      1. How much it is costing
      2. What’s the route?
      3. Who can ride?
      4. How does it work?
      5. Longevity
    4. Leadership Building (785) 532-6085 (Haas)
      1. When is it going to be open
      2. Who’s going to be there
      3. What all is going to happen within the building
      4. Eco Friendly construction
      5. Parking for guests
    5. Small black squares?????: Contact Dalton Henry (Lykins)
      1. What are they?
      2. When will they be done?
      3. How will they benefit students?
    6. Gathering Feedback (Harder/Houchen)
      1. Set up an e-mail
      2. Leaflet
      3. Add for feedback?

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:
N/A 

NEXT MEETING:
 October 25, 2009 @ 7:00!!!!!!!!!!!!

ADJOURNMENT:
 Moved by Senator Lykins
 Adjourned at 8:30p.m.

September 27, 2009

CALL TO ORDER
Chair Harder called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 

ROLL CALL:
Present 
Campus Outreach Chair Harder
Campus Outreach VC Houchen
Senator Ahlstrom
Senator Archer
Senator Buchanan
Intern Haas
Intern Johnson
Intern Misra
Intern Waldman
Intern Whiteside

Excused 
Senator Gauby

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 Introductions

Shout Out of the Week!

  • Judicial Branch and Interns: Have fun tonight, we look forward to seeing your skit!

GENERAL BUSINESS:

  1. Presentation of Rec Expansion points
    1. What your Rec will have to offer
      • Bouldering rocks
      • Rock wall
      • Multi-activity court gym
      • Juice and snack bar
      • Personal training studio
      • Lounge – flat screen TVs
      • More machines, etc.!
    2. Student cost per semester
    3. Expected completion
  2. How
    1. Mobile presentation?
      • Take to rez halls
    2. Plans for feedback
    3. Create questionnaire
  3. Goals
    1. Main goal: gain valuable feedback
    2. Define and qualify expansion
  4. Next week
    1. Steve Martini – present about rec

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:
N/A 

NEXT MEETING:
 October 11, 2009

ADJOURNMENT:
 Moved by Senator Ahlstrom
 Adjourned at 8:30p.m.

September 20, 2009

CALL TO ORDER
 Chair Harder called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 

ROLL CALL:
Present  
Campus Outreach Chair Harder
Campus Outreach VC Houche
Senator Ahlstrom
Senator Archer
Senator Gauby

Unexcused
Senator Buchanan

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 Congressman Jerry Moran on campus September 21, 4-5pm

Ambassador Program Meeting next week

Shout Out of the Week!

  • President Henry, Chair Unruh, Bill Muir and Governmental Relations Committee
    • For their hard work on Mandatory Rental Inspections

GENERAL BUSINESS:

  • Issue Board in Bosco Plaza
    • Receive and give feedback
    • Do not just make it about SGA
    • Issue Ideas
      • Rec Expansion – “Meet your new Rec”
        • Mostly informative
          • No fine print, big print
          • Just pertinent information
          • Small supplement info sheets
          • Stats
        • Things we need to know
          • How much money each student has spent on the Rec per semester
          • What you’re getting (rock wall, juice bar, more room, etc.)
          • Contact information
          • Hours
          • Comparisons to other facilities
          • Completion date
        • Leave a feedback area, box, or worksheet
        • Develop report
      • Money- on campus jobs
    • Pepsi Allocation
    • Tasks
      • Senator Gauby
        • Pricing for banner
      • Senator Archer and Senator Ahlstrom
        • Create a report about “need to knows”
      • Chair Harder and Vice Chair Houchen
        • Contact Rec
    • Time Period for one issue
      • Two times a week for two weeks
      • 11am-1pm
      • Sign-up sheets within Senate
  • Outreach
    • When outreaching, focus on issues
  • Future Plans of committee
    • Student Survey
    • Report of Campus Outreach Committee

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:
N/A 

NEXT MEETING:
 September 27, 2009

ADJOURNMENT:
 Moved by Senator Ahlstrom
 Adjourned at 8:30p.m.

September 13, 2009

CALL TO ORDER
 Chair Harder called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 

ROLL CALL:
 Present
Campus Outreach Chair Harder
Campus Outreach VC Houchen
Senator Ahlstrom
Senator Archer

Excused
Senator Gauby

Unexcused
Senator Buchanan

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Shout Out of the Week!

  • President Henry
    • Senate meets at 7:00 on Thursdays in the Big IIV Room J

GENERAL BUSINESS:

  • Publicizing Ice Cream Social with President Schulz
    • Outreach – Speaking at organizations this week
      • Association of Rez Halls – Senator Archer
      • NRHH -
      • IFC – Chair Harder
      • PHC – Vice Chair Houchen
      • Engineering Student Council – Senator Archer
      • UPC/UGB – Vice Chair Houchen
      • College of Agriculture – Chair Harder
  • Retention
    • Interaction with international students
      • “Coffee Talk”
      • International Feast (Similar to last year)
    • Booths at UPC events
  • Weekly Campus Outreach
    • Current Issue Board
      • Pepsi Allocation
      • On Bosco Plaza
      • Issue wall
        • Write topic and see what students think.
        • Weekly report of what is happening included on back of Agenda.
        • Press releases, what SGA is thinking.
        • Senate Volunteers
      • Needs
        • Banner
        • Markers
  • Future meeting with PR Committee

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:
N/A 

NEXT MEETING:
 September 20, 2009

ADJOURNMENT:
 Moved by Senator Ahlstrom
 Adjourned at 8:30p.m.