Student Governance Notes for 11/1/05

Facilitator: Ben Stacker: Taj Scribe: Liz
Note taker: Ying Liaison: Mick
Time Keeper: Adam

Agenda:
Blurt:
* Happy Halloween!
* Sitting arrangement
* Portland Committee meeting today in 3rd floor resource room @ 1pm
* Proposal to use voice, standing, or show of fist that you are consenting to whatever the issue is whether then just asking for any blocking concerns.
CONSENSUS: to show first

Portland update: meeting today
Suggestion of places to see, visit or do in Portland are follow

• City intersection, neighborhood working in the public space
• Powell’s books
• Team building night activities
• Sleeping arrangement
• Recycling center
• Kennedy School
• Transportation to Portland
• Portland alternative transportation
• Dignity village
• Neighborhood renovation
• Mayor of Portland
• Portland farmer market
• Suggestion to have separate the class into two small groups. One can visit one place while the other group at another then switch

Potluck update:
• Long house still in ?
• Schedule 9-10am >> triads meeting
10-12pm >>seminar
12-30- whenever >>potluck and a movie (Chinatown)
Bring whatever you want but label the ingredients

Attendance:
Discuss back and forth whether attendance is required at the governance and how attendance should be handle.
Topics came up are:
* don’t need to report to faculties,
*continue passing the paper around and sign in,
*liaison report the faculty by number of body rather then specific individual,
*triad do the reporting,
*headcount,
*its part of participation and evaluation,
* need clarification.

CONSENSUS: continue with the signing on the piece of paper and will need more clarification from the faculties.

Alternative Governance Proposal:
Blurt:
• Almost done with quarter, pointless to change
• Form committee
• 2/3 voting
• Democracy style
CONSENSUS: To form a committee and Spencer is the header

Parking Lot:
Attendance-asking for faculties clarification

Next Week Facilitator Team:
Facilitator: Adam
Time Keeper: Spencer
Scribe: Erin
Stacker: Susan
Note taker: Dan
Liaison: ?