The document discusses a UPUA meeting where the agenda and budget presentation were discussed. Key points include: 1) The budget for the 16th assembly was presented, with small increases to mental health/wellness week and sexual violence prevention programming budgets, and decreases to elections commission and UPUA votes budgets. 2) Representatives asked clarifying questions about carryover funds from the previous budget. 3) During open forum, former UPUA members spoke in support of proposed changes to public relations and outreach departments to better engage students. However, another former member expressed concerns that the changes may not fully address past issues and suggested alternative solutions. 4) A representative advocated for a resolution against anti

1. Najee Rodriguez: All right. We will now move on to the adoption of the agenda
It’s are there any motions to be raised. If so, please raise your hand and I will call on you
Lakyn Meeder: Lakyn meeder at large, I motion to add resolution 316 and supportive advocate
Penn State. Double pal campaign underlying item H and new business
Najee Rodriguez: Is there a second guessing that it's seconded it has been added. Thank you,
lakyn meeder. representative Robertson
Noah Robertson: Noah Robertson College of Liberal Arts emotion to add resolution
I motion to add resolution. Sorry for 16 to the agenda under line item I believe it is
Najee Rodriguez: And seeing there are seconds, it has been added
Okay. Are there any other emotions to be raised? Seeing none We will now move on
Representative loscalzo if you have a point of inquiry
Ryan Loscalzo: Yes, I know that we are online item, or is that just done after the budget is
passed as like a different thing.
Najee Rodriguez: I believe our executive director of Finance, I believe our executive director of
Finance, and speaker cupboard is here Speaker Gibbard. Would you like to answer that I was
going to motion to suspend it like after we present? After we pass the budget, but I can ask the
motion to do it now
Sydney Gibbard: Whenever I think it's, I was just wondering if it was a line item on the agenda
or if it's just like a motion of someone makes, and I think Steven answered in the chat room,
single point has been resolved,
Najee Rodriguez: we will now move on with our agenda will move
. We will move into the adoption of the minutes, is there any discussion on the past meeting
minutes. no discussion on the past meeting minutes
And the adoption of those. We will now hear a special presentation on the budget from speaker
gibbard.
Sydney Gibbard: And I'm just going to share my screen and speaker cupboard, you will have five
minutes to speak and then you'll have 10 minutes to field any questions, we may begin whenever
you're ready. All right. Um, so yeah Hi everyone, we will be me president bows and then
executive director of finance McFarland, are going to be presenting on the 16th assembly Budget
presentation today.
Toni McFarland: Everyone, so I'm the Executive director of finance, just to remind those who
don't know, so I just kind of wanted to show like briefly. The last year's assembly budget versus
this year's assembly Budget so the main changes that we made were with the
assembly discretionary and then with the operational sub budget. So, you can see that we
decreased the assembly discretionary about $3,000 and then we increase the operational sub
budget that same amount and then this show costs of budget remain to remain the same. So, just

2. to explain a little bit about what each of those categories are the assembly is essentially the, the
assembly discretionary is some is essentially the assembly is free to use that
discretionary as they see fit obviously within the, the student fee board guidelines and of course
within as a guideline, but it's essentially how the assembly believes they should best spend their
money than the operational sub budget is key to the operations of the UPUA, so it includes the
presidential and speaker discretionary conferences and supplies, and it also includes
programming like the mental health wellness week and sexual violence Awareness and
prevention. And then finally the show cause includes various services to all the student body or
most of the student body so that includes the student handbook test Prep resources capital day,
and a couple others that will go into a little bit more depth on the next
few slides and just to explain how we're going to be doing this presentation anything in Green is
an increase in the budget reallocation anything and red is a Decrease, and then anything bolted
was either removed or newly added to the 16th assembly budget. And so just keep in mind that
any reductions that we have are because we spent approximately 500 to 1500 dollars less than
the new budgeted amount so that's why we, we saw that, to reduce that budgeted or that
Allocation.
Erin Boas: Thank you. Well, moving on into the operational sub budget breakdown.
Most of us in here stay the same. So, as you can see that within the discretionary usage, which is
broken up into presidential and speaker has stayed the same from 15 to 16, as well as the
operational classes which cover conferences facility rentals and
general office supplies, and the, the main change here is a Decrease in the UPUA Elections
Commission This decrease accounts for in the past we were able, or at least we're moving in the
direction of being able to reimburse candidates for campaign spending but because of the student
fee board and kind of our interactions and the guiding policies within the student keyboard
handbook we are no longer allowed to reimburse candidates for campaign spending so that's the
majority of that decrease within the elections Commission, the Department of Communicate
Sorry. And then the other to say the same. You're good. And then here, you'll see a couple of
increases, so in mental health and wellness week you'll see an increase
We are looking to optimistically expand tabling and our Programming within mental health and
wellness week, which obviously will come with an additional cost
So, we're looking in those realms to expand and increase the budget their sexual violence and
prevention, you'll see almost it double that that the status because we've decided to combine
resident action week, which runs an action week looks to target
sexual violence intervention that happens within the first week of being on campus in the fall
semester. And so, we decided to combine those two-line items into one under sexual violence
and prevention and we are also this past year has been additional
sum of money on speakers on our area. And we want to make sure for such an important week in
such an important format coordinate programming and an event matter that we have the budget,
and the money, the allocation to spend PSU votes you'll see a decrease
this is mainly because we're not we're not in a federal election cycle this year, but we also still
want to have enough funds to spend on Primaries and local elections
So, we decided to do that $1,000 decrease, and then roll cultural week which, what didn't happen
in 15th assembly mainly because it's very highly targeted on food and catering, usually, and a lot
of more of those in person events, but we decided to

3. keep it the same, because we're hopeful that we can get back to that type of programming in the,
in the next year.
Sydney Gibbard: Um, yeah so Erin kind of touched on a little bit of the takeaways for each of the
reasons why we either decreased or increased things but we kind of send them all together so you
could see them all in one place. So, like Erin mentioned, mental health and bonus increases by
1000. They went over budget last year because it was one of our only programming things that
we've really got to invite speakers in and then do things also more on the ground related
We also think that this is going to be extremely important in the next year as we return to in
person and people, adjust to those lacks Clovis code regulations, and what that's going to look
like an effect student Another thing is that we increase sexual violence Awareness and
prevention by 7500. We went way over budget last year, almost $20,000 over, and that's really a
product of the fact that we brought in a lot more speakers, and we were partnering with a bunch
more offices on campus, and we had the resources to do so
But in moving forward we think that this is going to be extremely important topic, as we returned
to her in person.
There's also an increase in sexual assaults on campus this past year. So, we think that it's a strong
target area for the UPUA
We also like Erin mentioned combined that red zone action week into the overarching, stop
budget which has been done in the past. Last year is the first year that they're separated.
But we think that it we see it as more of like a yearlong effort that we'd like to designate money
from one singular area from upua vote PSU votes, decreased by 1000
And so last year was a presidential year. So, we definitely allocated a lot of those resources there.
We also did speak to the chair of gov affairs and the previous Chair of PC votes. Lakyn about
these things and we're all on the same page there. And another thing, the elections Commission,
decreasing by 2000 Toni recommended this on, she helped us a lot with like forecasting what the
budgets look like from previous years. And then what we can see in future years
We did confirm this change with the head of the judicial board Georgia. And in the last year they
spent only about $500. And so, we're looking to. We know, we know that it's going to be in
person next year and he really wants to expand reaching out to
people and like really making sure that we're engaging the students before the election. And then
also the assembly discretionary Decreased by 2500. And a lot of the money that is spent was
spent by the assembly discretionary last year was going to stop
and mental health and wellness, whose budgets increase this year, so we don't really expect that
to affect the assembly line coming years.
And Just as for the show cause budget we didn't make a single change. We left everything the
same that was pretty much what was predicted by tony spreadsheet, which also helped us a lot
And, yeah, so we decided to keep all that the same.
But yeah, that we will take any questions.
Najee Rodriguez: Okay. And I did let the presentation have extended time since the importance
of understanding the budget, and then with that I will now open the floor for questions
If there is a representative with the question, please raise your hand and I will call them
Right, representative Robertson.

4. Noah Robertson: Noah Robertson College of Liberal Arts. I was just curious if I know we can do
carry it forward, or forward, amounts from like student keyboard or we are submitting the
request to carry forward. I believe it's like 8% of our, our applications from them as well.
Erin Boas: Yeah, so I have been in discussion about that, especially with very bizarre advisor
So that carry forward is within the student Handbook, and that's already that 8% which is around
$11,000 um is automatically given to the student government
to put in as a student keyboard is getting set up still and just notifying that we want that clarity
for but it's my understanding and I can double check on this as well, that that's kind of an
automatic type of thing Last year I know that we saw. We requested it because we saw an
increase in the carry forward because we had a lot left over in the budget do to Covid and
transition into covid, so we got around a $13,000 carry forward last year instead of $11,000 one
but this year, it'll most likely stick to what's written out in the handbook which is that 8%
Najee Rodriguez: Thank you represented the Robertson, are there any other representatives who
have questions for Sydney Erin or Toni If so, please raise your hand and if not, we will move on
Okay. Thank you all so much for your time and explaining the budget to all of us. We will now
be moving on to open to the forum, are there any students here for open forum
If so, please raise your hand and I will call on you to unmute you. we will begin with Dan.
Dan Risser: I'm from the College of Liberal Arts and I just wanted to come to come and speak to
up website not in my capacity as a chair, but rather former chair and a current student
totally unaffiliated with the up way now, I just really like to support the upcoming policy change
that I apologize my allergies, my allergies are popping off tonight
Specifically pertaining to the department of Public Relations and the and the Department of
outreach in the executive branch. As a former chair transitioning the steering at a very turbulent
time for the up way last year, I found the Department of outreach
extremely difficult to navigate at some points, having been forced to make my own graphics for
big projects while managing big Programming weeks with different departments
There were some things that just weren't there for us, and I think more than anything the core the
up ways mission and the core of my mission when I served on leadership was to engage students,
and the current infrastructure last year that we had did
not engage students well enough and I think with the Department of Public Relations having
people making multimedia presentations being responsible. And that's an outreach to students,
which is a continuation of our mission as student representatives
I think it would be incredibly more incredibly effective and engaging students in our mission in
our work to help as many people as possible here at Penn State.
Thank you so much.
Najee Rodriguez: thank you we will now move to Aphrodite.
Aphrodite Biswas: Hi everyone Aphrodite, the sauce. I'm from the college of Engineering. And I
was also the former executive director of outreach, and I am here because many of the reps
reached out to me regarding the upcoming policy changes that Dan just mentioned

5. And I just want to make a few clarifications just so that everyone's on the same page about the
conversations that was going on behind the scenes. So first off, I was not completely included in
the planning of the policy changes, and I did not in any
way recommend the creation of the new department of PR and Michael from the exact from the
end of your report was sort of us out of context, but it has been removed now so thank you for
the moving that. But besides that, I know and as you're both very willing to work with me on
this, if needed. But beyond that, I have a few other clarification and concerns that I want to go
through. The first one being that the policy expresses concerned about the open communication
and collaboration between the department of outreach and communications, which
I saw to acknowledge, and I know what was going on, but there was essentially no Department
of Communication in the 15th assembly, and all the work of communications was gone, going to
the Department of outreach. So, I'm honestly not sure where the context for the confusion is
coming from. And when I say that there was no department of Communications what I
essentially mean is, all the work of Department of Communications was going through the office
of online outreach, which was an office within the department of outreach. So, last year, outreach
was essentially working as the department of Public Relations, as the policy is suggesting. So,
with this new structure change. I am not entirely sure if it will bridge the gap between
communications and outreach and the issues that we were facing last year, because the bonds
that you can just simply just changing the name of the department
adding two more executive directors in the position to essentially have the same structured that
we had last year. So, some additions concerns that I have but like this new structure is that it's
going to create a department within a department
or like departments within another department which is a confusing system, and almost an
episode precedent to set for the future years. And with the whole thing with executive directors
having the followers, but not the position that might just get very
And another concern that I have is many members of the Department of outreach while
constitutionally permitted to stay in office throughout the next assembly, or until they choose,
they will get moved around without having been consulted a year
So, I do not know how I feel about that because I've worked with these people in the past year.
However, I am not completely against the policy change something that I see as a very positive
fact from this policy change is the idea behind creating a branding guide for up wave.
And, you know, the multimedia presentations and going mode out there with, you know, with
just technology, generally, and that's a communications thing which I absolutely understand.
So, my suggestion would be instead of having a new department or like changing names and
changing systems. We could simply recruit a up a branding manager or director of some sort,
under the department of outreach, as it is right now, and have them work
the Office of either campus relations or online relations, just to a wide the whole, you know,
changes in the cabinet and things like that. Finally, I don't want to say anything about voting
against or in favor of the change I personally feel very neutral about it, but I would urge all the
representatives to think critically about the proposed changes, and to possibly think of more
creative and alternative solutions in terms of solving the issues that we faced last year. I
personally do not think that this new department would address the exact concerns that would
present for in the Previous year. So, yeah, that's just my two cents about it. Thank you so much
for letting me speak.

6. Jacqueline Stochel: Jacqueline Stochel the College of Health and Human Development, I'm here
to represent Penn State Hillel, the largest and most diverse community for Jewish life at Penn
State. I want to start by thanking all of you for your hard work, making Jewish students feel
supported here and I really hope we can continue to strengthen our partnership in the future.
today I'm here to advocate for today's agenda item. The resolution against anti-Semitism and in
support of the adoption of the international Holocaust remembrance alliances definition
This definition. This legislation was written by Jewish students empowered to have their voice
heard embraced by the former up a president and passed with no opposition at the level of the
justice and equity committee. This powerful piece of legislation calls this assembly to adopt a
comprehensive definition of anti-Semitism on with international consensus and one with Jewish
consensus and if brought to Penn State would serve as an educational tool.
We need to be on the same page about what is hurting Jewish students so we can create safe
spaces for those Jewish students now thinking about a Penn State without this definition, here's
the reality far too many Jewish students have encountered anti-Semitic imagery and stereotyping,
the distortion and downplaying of history and experiences like holocaust history is found in our
classrooms and dorms. Students are not feeling comfortable being openly proud with their
Judaism students more and more hiding their identity and suppressing their celebrations because
of the fear they live in. And finally, we all come from different places of perceived threat and
trauma management, we all collectively, though would fear that the incidence of anti-Semitism
will escalate at the university if action is not taken. So, we the Jewish students believe in this
definition and we see a lot of opportunity and adopting it upon our adoption I want Hillel and
UPUA to work with this definition so we can educate Penn State students and staff and cultivate
a community where individuals recognize and call out anti-Semitic x when they happen.
This is the work that needs to be done so that Jewish students do feel safer here at Penn State.
And that is what I have to say so thank you so much and I look forward to hearing your
discussion on our resolution.
Najee Rodriguez: thank you so much is anyone else here for student open forum. Seeing none,
we will now move into a report from president Boas.
Erin Boas: Hi everybody happy last week of classes, we finally made it. I know it's felt like a
long stretch to get here, but it's finally here so good luck on Finals as well if I don't mention that
at the end. But thank you to everyone that participated in denim Day today, sexual and domestic
abuse is never the Victims fault, and thank you for standing in solidarity with the victims I've
been meeting, kind of transitioning now into more of the business side of things, I've been
meeting with Speaker delivered and director of finance McFarland, to put together the budget
that we presented on earlier, I really wanted to send a major shout out and gratitude to director
McFarland and Acting Deputy Director Jenkins for their in depth projections and forecasting. It
was beyond beneficial as we were analyzing the budget so thank you to both the next gen Penn
State survey has been reopened until April 30, I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to
have students and community voices included in search for the next university president so
please consider taking it and sharing that information around the student keyboard met last
Friday and are going to meet again, this Friday and which we're going to meet to elect the chair
and members of the steering committee. Vice President Rodriguez chief of staff Jordan and I met
with the newly confirmed executive directors on Sunday morning, which was very exciting and
I'm very passionate and looking forward to the work that can be done within that group of

7. people. I with Joe colon who's the chief investment officer and Sarah Thorndike who's the senior
vice president of finance earlier this afternoon to with other student government executives as
well to discuss the investment. Over the summer will be partnering with other student
governments to conduct a larger scale surveys and educational materials to gain the broader
student pulse, thank you so much to all the representatives and students in general that have been
engaged in these conversations and research. I'm very hopeful the progress that will continue to
be made. And I hope that we can continue to push and with the university on this. Najee and I
have a few meetings with leadership of the board of trustees this week and in preparation for
next week sports cycle. I'm sure that chair Brown will be mentioned this as well, but the night of
remembrance is this Thursday there's both a prerecorded option to attend this as well as an in
person, option at 6:30pm in front of old main, this basically is a vigil celebrating
the lives of any kind of students that we have lost in the past two years, so please stay tuned for
the details sure the graphics that are on our social medias and joining honoring the lives of our
fellow students. And lastly, I'm not in psychology right now and hopefully I can make it up at
some point in the summer, but it's still really loves to get to know you all better so please always
feel free to reach out. My number is both in the agenda and on the contact sheets, and ultimately
just good luck on your finals I'm so very proud of you all and reach out if you need absolutely
anything on that stand for questions.
Najee Rodriguez: are there any questions for president Boas. Seeing none, we will now move
onto my report. I will begin of course A bland acknowledgement as it isn't solidified get in the
governing documents. So, the university Park undergraduate association acknowledges that the
Pennsylvania State university campuses are located on the original homelands of the Erie,
hundred and I'll say, when he will not pay Shawnee scanning, and he was he was a nation's
And he was he was a nation is an important to acknowledge with history displacement that led to
Penn State establishment. It is crucial for us as the University Park Student Government to
reflect and address the complicated past the exploitation of indigenous peoples by our university,
so that we remain educated representatives of Penn State. And this of course as always as
President is credited to the indigenous people’s student Association. All right. And with that I
will move into my official report. I will be meeting with you and just leadership, I'm in shared
color, I'm in the end, team to discuss the logistical planning for the wellness fun for you it just in
the teens chat that we have we've been in discussion with you as administrators, on the best way
forward on these been in discussion with their financial team on how to best address this in terms
of the billing to subsidize physicals and prescriptions for students. Again, this program is being
broader than we would have could have ever imagined and we're grateful for Dr. Griffin for his
efforts into this, and it's basically being opened to any medical need that students may have who
are uninsured or who are just under insured. Um, I made final preparations with Vice, a former
vice president political, the Office of the physical plant for leaders and representatives for
Student Affairs to solidify the final purchase of every student belongs to your banner
campaign. The only changes to really mention of course in my report. There are the specific
purchases that will be made. Again, if the bill does pass assembly. And of course, we have been
in discussion about a broader community. Reach, as well, with the banner campaign. So,
community members will be included along with students to really evolved out of course I want
you all to be aware of the links that speaker Gibbard sends out in her emails, there's of course on
the form that allows them suggestions and just feedback for efficient meeting procedures

8. The internal feedback form that you are all allowed to fill out. In case you have any concerns
comments or anything that you feel may need addressing. And we also have a forum for, of
course, improving the efficacy of our meetings, by allowing for amendments to be made, I get
live updates on those as well as Speaker Gibbard. So, if you do have an amendment on
legislation and it's highly recommended that you go through that way, so we can get the verbatim
on wording of the specific amendment.
And of course, I will be hosting the final work session for modern rules and assembly operations
for this semester on this upcoming Sunday from one to 2pm Eastern Standard Time to assistant
just any general questions that you all may have. I realized that this will be our last meeting of
the spring semester, and I just want to congratulate you all you wish you best of luck on your
finals. And I'll be here and say college over the summer working remotely. So, if you do of
course, visit or want to just hang out and meet in person, feel free to contact me, my number of
course is in my official report, and I'm really looking forward to what
this summer may bring. And with that, I know Stand for any questions that you all may have.
Are there any questions for me? Seeing none, I'll now move on to the next part of the agenda
with liaison and affiliate reports. If you are a liaison or affiliate and have a report, please raise
your hand and I will call on you.
Erin Boas: the last time ever, moving on this Friday at starting at 7pm, I believe, is moving on
virtual festival, low rider is coming, please share the graphics, it's going to be very fun. Watch it
with your friends watch with people that are in your apartment.
It's just a great end of the year and end of the semester Celebration. It's sponsored by your
student fee so technically you paid for it, so you better go. But it'll be fun. It's a good lineup,
there's going to be a student act as well flooring Co, which is a great band so please make your
way out, and it's been great
Najee Rodriguez: Oh, great. Are there any other liaison or affiliate reports, if so, please raise
your hand and if not, I will move on. All right, seen know old business we will now move into a
five-minute caucus breakout, I will see you all back here in five minutes. will now resume back
into the general Assembly meeting, just reminder before we get into legislation and elections,
please be sure to change your pronouns and your name If you have a longer name like myself,
please do so at the end of your first name and thank you, and we will now start with line-item A,
election for moving on spring music Festival liaison. I'm going to open the floor for nominations,
please raise your hand if you wish to nominate a representative
Cara Fliegel: I would like to nominate Sean Terry.
Sean Terrey: I accept.
Najee Rodriguez: All right, are there any further nominations for this position. Seeing none,
Representative Terrey, you will have five minutes to speak and 10 minutes for questions you
may begin whenever you're ready.
Sean Terrey: Hi everyone, I'll keep it short because I know tonight's going to be long. I just want
to explain this a little bit why I wanted to take on the moving on liaison position.

9. I spoke to both Aarons, the previous liaison and Kara, the head of facilities, and I just really
think that it's something that I would love to be a part of. As you probably all know from the.
million times I say it every assembly, I am a big advocate for the arts, and it's something that I'm
passionate about here on campus. I think bringing artists to Penn State, especially next year when
hopefully we'll be able to be interacting more in person would be a great opportunity not only for
myself but also for all of Penn Staters across campus to enjoy themselves, and really
have a great year. I know that virtual concerts aren't as much fun. But I still think we can build
enthusiasm in the role, and really work to create great events throughout the time they're
obviously up a major sort of thing that they do for moving on, is getting the water
buggy. Again, I'm happy to help work on that and I will come to facilities meetings when
needed. And again, there's so many great opportunities for artists to come, I'd love to take
suggestions for artists if we want Taylor Swift to, we're going to get her. If we want people to be
there, we're going to get them, you know, figure it out so if you guys have any suggestions on
always free and available to talk and I will be an advocate for not only our legislators here but
for the greater student body, so I'll use my time and I'll, I'll take any questions that anybody has.
Najee Rodriguez: Thank you representative Terrey, and we will now move into 10 minutes for
questions. If a representative has a question, please raise your hand and I will call on your name.
Are there any questions for representative Terrey? Alright so seeing no questions I will now
close the floor on questions. Representative Terrey, please leave the zoom call and we will let
you know when you are allowed back… Is there any further discussion on representative Terrey,
if so, please raise your hand Seeing none? I will now close the floor on discussion, we will begin
as we always do with the attendance link. Please fill this out in the General Assembly tab of the
UPUA teams will give you three minutes to do so, please do so at your earliest convenience,
open the teams to fill that out. Once we have a stable number, we will then move into the actual
voting form. Again, has just been posted, please go ahead, and go to that. Attendance link and
then raise your hand subsequently after. Once you have submitted your name. Thank you again
representatives. Once you have input inputted your name into the attendance form, please raise
your hand on the zoom call again the form is on the teams, please go ahead and do so we should
have around 38 submissions. Alright we are now going to close the attendance form on Thank
you all for promptly showing that out. We will now move into the actual voting link. Again, the
vote has been posted so please refer to that and make your vote for representative very as the
moving on liaison. Once you have done so, please go ahead and lower your hand. thank you all. I
will now allow the candidate back into the room. congratulations Representative Terrey you have
been elected liaison for moving on with the boat and 34 0-0. We will now start with line item be
confirmation of justice is the judicial board, Jacob Taran Amelia, and David, will you all please
raise your hands. All right. Thank you all. We will have five minutes to introduce yourselves,
and any, any details you might have on your new appointment, and then you have 10 minutes for
questions. Subsequently, after we can begin with Jacob and then Taran and Amelia and David,
and you may begin whenever you're ready
Jake Lemler: I'm going to keep this short Hi my name is Jake Lemler I am a going to be a rising
Junior, in the College of Liberal Arts, this is going to be my third, this would be if elected would
be my third term on the judicial board. I would love to serve digital board again, as I had for the
past two years under multiple different presidents in multiple different types of agencies on. I'm
going to mostly just leave it open to questions if anyone has any questions for me because I've

10. served so long, I believe my record does speak for itself but if anyone has any questions feel free
to ask me anything you might need to know.
Taran Samarth: I'm a sophomore. This will be my second year in the j-board I joined last year
under Chief Justice Shukman and President MacKay I've really enjoyed being on the board for
the last year we did I think a lot of cool things that chaperoned hadn't done before. Some of them
weren't great some of them were good and because of that I think we've kind of gotten a feel of
how we want to set bylaws and kind of improve the J board over the next year. I know Jordan
has been big on that and it's something I'd like to work with him and the rest of the justices on
over the next year So, yeah, I've really enjoyed working on the gym for last year and I'd like to
do it again. So, thanks.
Amelia Dodoo: Hi everyone, my name is Amelia Dodoo. I am a rising Junior, and I'm studying
psychology and African Studies This if confirmed this would be my second year on the judicial
board and I'm excited to serve on the judicial board, the previous year we did do a lot of
interesting things as Taran mentioned earlier, and I'm passionate about creating a diverse
and more acceptable space here at Penn State and I think my position here in the judicial board
like allows me to do so. So, if confirmed, I would love to get to work.
David Pool: Hello everybody, my name is David pool. If you don't know me, I'm a junior
studying finance International Politics. And if we confirm this would be my second term and the
judicial board, and I'll stay with my other traditional board members and keep my introduction
short. Thanks.
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Najee Rodriguez: Congratulations. Jacob, Taran, Amelia and David, do you have all been
reconfirmed as justice to the judicial board. We will now move into line and MC which is a
swearing and of the Confirmed justices by President Boas.
Erin Boas: hello. If you could please unmute and raise your right hand and repeat after me. I
promise to faithfully uphold the constitution. university Park undergraduate association, the
university Park undergraduate association, and to defend the rights and to defend the rates are
each individual student of each individual Student or working towards the betterment of student
life while working towards the betterment of student life. I shall perform.
Oh, I shall before the best of my ability, best of my ability. The responsibilities and duties, the
responsibilities and duties that have been entrusted to me, that have been entrusted to me by the
University Park undergraduate student by the University Park undergraduate student body to the
office, I hold to the virtue of the office and which I hold
Najee Rodriguez: I motion for roll call. there anyone's name who hasn't been called
representative Terrey. Okay, so Secretary Campos, we're going to cross reference, we should
have 38 active voting members for the policy changes, is that correct. That's correct. Okay, thank
you all for bearing with us on that. I'm just for context for new representatives, as we vote, and
move into policy, it will be vote. Vote spiral calls so we will call your names, and you'll vote
either yes or no or abstain on for the Policy which is why we need an accurate count is there

11. needs to be a certain amount of voting representatives for specific changes, whether it be
constitutional or bylaws, and we'll go more into that if we do have issues, but I don't think that
we will. So, we will now move into line-item D policy through 116 creation of the department
for public relations speaker Gibbard, will you please introduce this.
Sydney Gibbard: so, I'm going to share my screen to pull up the actual policy. So, even though
I've sent it before, but you see I see it on hand but yeah Hi everyone. So basically, this is policy
116 which is the creation of the Department for public relations. We presented on this last week,
and basically what we are doing is we are moving the outreach and communication departments
and making offices underneath of the overarching department of for public relations. Basically,
we copied and pasted the charges for each of these departments so they will have the same
charges, and the same type of structure and will have the same type of authority
on different matters within the UPUA. There's also I know in the first policy that we sent out we
had originally called them departments, but it was raised as a concern that there will be potential
like confusion having departments underneath the department, so we changed that name to the
office in steering and we are presenting that amendment to you guys so that you're all aware of it.
It didn't necessarily change the nature of legislation we just wanted to be clear about a change
that we had made in steering. And so other than that. Another change that we made is we
changed the nature of the situation so that it focused just more on the goals of the bows
Rodriguez administration and reflecting their vision within the department for public relations.
The goal and the overarching goal this is basically to streamline communication within between
these two groups and bring them closer together underneath a unified executive director, so that
Tasks are being delegated properly. It also doesn't remove any powers or any ability that the
director of communications and the director of Outreach will have. You can see here that it says
that this director will be granted the same responsibilities and rights of executive directors which
allows them to be in on meetings with the president and Vice President and have that
communication studies so that it. We wanted, we felt that that was extremely important to
include because it also allows these directors, the right to appoint different positions underneath
themselves so that includes just on the Executive Director of Public Relations. If they want
someone to do within communications, someone to focus on social media, they can appoint
someone to that position, and it doesn't need to be a constitutional Amendment, or anything like
that. All the executive directors and the director of communication and director of every 12 the
same powers.
I also was just going to address a few questions I know that we've had a lot of people ask us
about. So, I know that some people were concerned that these offices won't help communication,
but we really truly believe that both outreach and communication play distinct roles within the
UPUA communication really focuses on internal aspects of the UPUA whereas
outreach really focuses on external aspects of the UPUA, and we really want to distinguish these
roles from each other and that's kind of the purpose of the executive director of Public Relations.
By separating different tasks and delegating them to the different offices so that communications
and outreach can still feel like they're both contributing to the success of UPUA.
Other than that, I will yield the rest of my time to President bows if she has anything else to add
or Vice President Rodriguez, either one of you I know we presented on this last week and they
both are there for that presentation. But yeah, thank you

12. Erin Boas: Thank you, I believe, like speaker Gibbard did a really great job, going over
everything. I just really want to emphasize the fact that as an advocacy organization
communication and outreach are almost exclusively the most important things that we do.
when it comes to being able to assess student needs in the form of not only being able to reach
out and communicate what we're doing as an organization, but also being able to have that
awareness and accessibility for students on campus of what you create is so that students can
come to us and know really what we can help advocate and carry out their student needs at the
highest level. And so, I believe that that by breaking it up into communications outreach but
keeping it into that that one department of public relations will not only help distribute some of
the work but also make it easier as a legislative body that would that when you guys are working
on initiatives to really pinpoint and access directly. The specific people that you need to carry out
and execute the rest of your tasks within the initiatives. Also, it would just help with organizing
and making sure that everyone has that same amount and the holistic ability to have the same
amount of information on everything as possible. I will state this is kind of preliminary, but we're
looking to have a director of Communications and are putting out a job posting currently is what
I mean to say that will be able to oversee all of this and really be able to make sure that our
communications is really the most important essential thing that we're doing when we're pushing
out these initiatives and also gaining interest of student needs and getting just overall
accessibility of the UPUA and Vice President agree, if you have anything to add as well.
Najee Rodriguez: Yeah, I would just stay away from again this was a kind of conceived from
personal experiences like as a chair last year, just ensuring that there again, is that overarching
structure that would allow and supplement both offices to work together, but
also allow for easier directives to be issued and ensure that there are two distinct missions for
example outreach being external outreach to specific groups, whereas communications are really
serving the needs of the representatives in the chairs. I'm regarding initiatives regarding
programming. Probably one of the most important facets of our operations within the executive,
I'm kind of due to just the Communications and Public Relations that we need to establish within
the university community with students, because again, that is how we get the word out. And this
is just us really trying to exercise just our prerogative to kind of shape kind of our executive
branch as we see fit within our administration to better the efficiency of communications and
outreach, under the idea of public relations. And that is all that I would add to that, um we will
now move into any questions for speaker delivered.
Please raise your hand if you do have a question, and I will call on you. Are there any questions
for speaker Gibbard regarding this policy?
Jason Nelson: Hi, Jason Nelson’s lion pride. I want to get a sphere givers opinion on the idea
posed by miss Aphrodite was talking about creating a manager of a style guide for the upua.
Sydney Gibbard: Yeah, so thank you so much for that question. I think that's a great idea. Um, I
think that it's not something that needs to be necessarily included within the constitution I think
that it's not necessarily precedent within the UPUA to add positions within departments or
offices within the constitution, which really allows the kind of creative license and the authority
of the director of that officer, Department to appoint positions as they please. And I think that the
director of Outreach or director of Communications whoever decides that that position fits in
their office best is I would be a really great addition to the UPUA and having them with those

13. specific charges that former executive director of outreach, as was mentioned in open student
forum.
Najee Rodriguez: are there any other questions. Seeing none, I will close the floor. We will now
move into discussion. policy 01 16 creation of the department of for public relations passes with
unanimous vote of 38 0-0 will now move into line-item e policy 02 16 creation of the
Department of committee relations. Speaker gibbard will you please introduce this.
Sydney Gibbard: Hello everyone, so this is part two to the executive branch changes that we
presented at last meeting. Basically, what we will be doing is creating this one is a full creation
of department of called the community relations. And so basically what will be happening is we
will be creating a director, that is assigned to each committee so there will be an executive
director of Student Life, Director of justice and equity and every single committee and basically
that person will be charged with doing more of the logistical carrying out the initiatives that have
been passed by the legislative body as far as either booking rooms, helping with tabling
overseeing and making sure that once we pass something as a bill, the supplies are ordered for
programming. I personally within the legislative branch see a huge need for this. As I was super
involved with like SF week last month, this past semester, and it was hard to manage, making
sure that all the materials were ordered and that all the tabling was set up and so that's kind of
what the executive side of these committees will be doing. And so, each of these directors within
the committee of relation of committee relations department will be allowed to appoint their own
directors, so I know that there was a lot of conversation about where are these directors of sexual
misconduct and director of mental health and wellness where those directors going. So, these
directors are just being brought closer to the legislative side so that they can work more closely
with the people that are carrying out initiatives and passing
legislation so that they can make sure that they have a unified goal and mission for the year. I
worked very closely with the director of sexual misconduct Aaron Brown last year for sexual
violence Awareness and prevention week, and we I personally saw a big need for the, for us to
bring those to the executive and legislative sides together and so this is really what the
department of Community relations is going to do. All of these executive boards and each of the
committee's will be led by directors who have the same responsibilities and rights as they do
have executive director so they will be required to meet with the president and Vice President,
and their main person that they will be reporting to will be chief of staff Jordan, to ensure that
there's really strong communication between the legislative and Executive branch, which I know
of a lot of the people in both branches saw a huge need for, and the 15th assembly
And I know that there were a couple different questions that I just have written down that I know
I wanted to address when I was presenting this. There was a concern about the Office of
assembly relations which was within the President's office in the 15th assembly, so that office is
not in the constitution you were it's only on the website. And, I don't believe, to my knowledge
that there was anyone appointed to this office. So, I think that the committee relations will
completely take on whatever role. These opposite of assembly relations had in the 15th
assembly, and it will also grow out that role and work more closely with the legislative branch.
Another thing is that a lot of people were wondering what these people are doing like their
directors of these committees doing that reps can't do themselves. And I think that there's going
to be a lot more programming next year. Once we move back in person, and a lot of people
haven't seen that programming because they've only been a part of UPUA is virtual, but their

14. programming is a lot of logistics and a lot of on the groundwork and we can really use the help
from the executive branch to focus on these programming weeks, and make sure that they're
carried out to the extent. Also, people were worried about getting rid of those specialized
directors, kind of touched on that a little bit already but those specialized directors still exist, they
will just be brought closer to a committee by being assigned to a specific committee
that doesn't prevent collaboration with other companies, it just strengthens the relationship with
their counterpart within the legislative branch. Some people were also bringing up concerns
about getting rid of the Department of rights and equity, but they justice and equity director will
really assume that role within the executive branch now underneath the Department for
committee relations. And I think that I answered all those questions that I have written down, but
I will yield the rest of my time if I have any to president boas and vice president Rodriguez and
answer any questions you have afterwards.
Erin Boas: Again, speaker Gibbard did a great job over viewing everything and addressing a lot
of the concerns that we've heard, I just want to emphasize again, that our main goal is to increase
that efficiency collaboration and communication between all the branches
and the organization. I think that the most amount of collaboration and Communication that we
can have established within our structures
Just the more that we're able to do and the more that we're able to kind of expand our initiatives
and our advocacy. I think if you're looking for more of a simplistic value, value-based way to
look at these changes. It's really more so that these executive boards and the directors that fall
underneath these executive boards, they're going to be taking on a lot of the action side of the
initiatives that we're doing so whether that be getting to the graphics putting together a lot of like
being able to be there, right from the start of these initiatives and right from the start of these
programs, right into the end and seeing exactly how they've been developed and how they've
changed throughout the process of making an initiative and be able to effectively communicate
to the executive branch, and also within their own development of the vision because they are
student experts at the end of the day and these rooms that are able to add to that vision of being
able to have the executive branch and the legislative branch in the same room from the beginning
So that everyone's fully informed and can have the best amount of communication because we
are a large organization and we'll make and when we're making sure to really bolster our
advocacy to the best ability, we want to make sure that within the
organization, we're all informed on what's going on can perform our different roles to the best of
our abilities, and if there's any time left, Vice President agree is all yet to you if not questions.
Najee Rodriguez: if you have any questions for speaker Gibbard please raise your hand.
Matthew DeAngelis: Matthew DeAngelis at large so basically this is just more so for
clarification, the new positions that are being proposed with just streamline everything so that the
actual representatives aren't focusing most of their time on ordering supplies and like other
things and are more so just focused on the actual initiative, getting done and completed, and it
doesn't really create more bureaucracy, but just streamlines practice processes and actually
makes things easier on the representative side, so that the workload is essentially reduced.
Sydney Gibbard: Yeah. So, how I kind of think of it is that the legislative side is focused on
action and advocacy and then the executive side is really focused on Carrying out the action that

15. legislative would like to see and assisting them and just carrying out those logistical side of
things that you kind of mentioned in your question there. But from how the way you post your
question to me like yes you have the correct understanding of how this Policy will be
implemented.
Sean Terrey: Sean Terrey at large. I just have a quick question, because I know committee
coordinators were thing for a little bit. So, is this going to be a similar sort of advisory role, like a
sort of an addition digital help to the legislative branch, and the legislative take over, because I
know that there's been some concern about like, if the executive branch like if there's no like the
legislative branch has no control over the actual, like an action of the policy, but again this is
just, I don't know, I just wanted to get clarification on the difference between those committee
coordinators and this.
Sydney Gibbard: Yeah, so that's a good question. As you can see, kind of in the policy here that
we crossed out the term committee coordinators. Basically, these directors will be assuming the
role of the committee coordinators that were in the 15th assembly actually just for reference also
in the 14th assembly and I don't know how many assemblies before that, but there were these
directors and in the 15th there a change to the title of the committee coordinators, what we're
doing in the 16th assembly now is reinstating those directors to assume the role of this committee
coordinators, but we are establishing a department that houses them as well. And that department
will be collaborating with the chief of staff and other members of the executive branch, instead
of just having like one appointee to each committee that isn't necessarily part of like a larger
department. And I think that the Second part of your question is maybe about
like, executive overreach kind of like legislative maybe not having as much control into the
implementation of different legislation the legislative still can see that out I just think that it can
typically be seen more of a burden and like interference with advocacy.
And so, like, that's why the executive branch will be there to assist and work on those things with
the legislative branch. But I saw in the chat that President both had another answer as well.
Erin Boas: Yeah, just to add on to speaker givers point I as well think last year and a lot of you in
this room are committee coordinators yourselves as well so you can speak to this too. But last
year committee coordinators were having the tasks that were basically giving to these directors
now trying to figure out who's in the executive branch
But the problem is the committee coordinators were underneath the legislative branch and didn't
have that direct contact with the executive branch. So there'll be weekly meetings within the
executive branch, hosted by Chief of Staff, Jordan in which the ability of these directors of this,
of the committees can directly interact with the other executive departments and have that
already established connection and ability to speak to the department communications
department of records to have that more Streamlined conversation that's more built into the
structure rather than having to do it and figure it out on your own which can be a little bit
overwhelming.
Hope Steger: Hi, I was just wondering if you could kind of elaborate on how these people are
going to be kind of, I guess appointed or if they're going to be appointed and will they be voted
on by the legislative body. And, like how, like, if they're being appointed are they being
appointed by the executive branch are they being appointed by the, what's the word I'm looking

16. for chairs of the committees. And if they're being appointed by the chairs of the committee's like,
are we each as each individual chair supposed to reach out to people. Will there be like a
streamlined process of where people can apply to different committees and so on and so forth,
just to kind of understand the process a little bit better.
Sydney Gibbard: Yeah, so I can answer that question I'm sure that president Boas might want to
add something to that as well. We did talk about this in steering a little bit because it will be a
presidential appointment, but President bows express that she will be taking each of the chairs of
the respective committee that that directors applying for into like the utmost consideration and
that will be the highest. I guess priority and concern that she is hearing. When we conduct those
interviews and steering. I also believe that they will be brought to the floor, because they have
the same rights and responsibilities as an executive director so they will be brought to the floor
for assembly confirmation as well. And other than that, I think I answered all your question but
let me know if I put missed part to that as well
Najee Rodriguez: If there are no further questions, I will now close the floor for questions. Thank
you all. policy 02 16 creation of the Department of committee relations passes unanimous
unanimously with the 36 0-0 will nominate moon move into life that mF policy 03 16 edition of
the land acknowledgement to the meeting agenda, shared color, and Chair fliegel, will you please
introduce this policy.
Cara Fliegel: So, the Policy of 316, the addition of Linda acknowledgement to meeting agenda
acknowledges the fact that Pennsylvania State University, like many other public universities
was in part establish the purchase of vast amounts of land that has been determined to have been
stolen from a multitude of indigenous tribes across the United States universities are
acknowledging their role in the displacement of thousands of indigenous people by
acknowledging this history universities are able to begin to come to terms with the negative
socio economic impacts towards indigenous communities, while committing to actively find
ways to reconcile with indigenous peoples to find ways to rectify the moral wrongs in the past.
As a result of this it's it all suggested that the chair of the general Assembly, General Assembly
meeting, or is that the following statement for the lead acknowledgement. I'm going to read off
the acknowledgement it's the UPUA acknowledges that the indigenous people’s student
association is perpetually working on a living land acknowledgement that Requires further
research and patience and that this statement cannot be solidified within the governing
documents for this said reasoning. This made by the chairs also subject to change depending on
updates issued from the indigenous people association. Does anyone have any questions?
Najee Rodriguez: seeing no questions, we will now open the floor for discussion.
policy 03 16 edition of Atlanta acknowledgement to the meeting agenda passes with the
unanimous vote of 35 020.We will now move into, policies 04 16 budget for the 2021 2022
academic year. Speaker Gibbard will you please introduce this policy.
Sydney Gibbard: Alright. Um, so this will be fun. The last time you're hearing from me and the
last time I'm presenting something tonight So, um, yeah but basically, it's just the budget.
We presented on this earlier today, so I really won't take up too much more time, but basically,
we just have outlined it all here. I don't know how much it was emphasized earlier but these are
just guidelines for your UPUA to follow throughout the year. We're not going to get in trouble if

17. we don't follow these guidelines obviously, we can't go over our total of 150,000. By the end of
the year but it's different programming weeks require more funding, and some of them require
less That's totally acceptable and they'll be approved by the legislative body through bills.
But yeah, with that I will stand for any questions.
Ryan Loscalzo: Ryan Loscalzo lion pride representative This question is really about the bill
itself, the more of like the context around it. So, the, we get our money from the student fee
board and I know we don't actively request any changes in our amount for like a three-year
period, I was just wondering when our next request is coming up.
Sydney Gibbard: Yeah, so I'll try to answer that I know that we were last approved on February
28 20 so three year I believe it will be 2023 is when we do our next proposal but President Boas,
or anyone on the keyboard correct me if that is incorrect.
Erin Boas: I believe you are correct; I believe it is 2023. We do present every single year now,
that was just reinstated, we present our budget every year just as a hearing.
Najee Rodriguez: Are there any further questions for speaker gibbard. If so, please raise your
hand and if not, I will move on. Ok I will now close the floor for questions, and I want to open
the floor for any discussion on the policy. Is there any discussion on this policy? If so, please
raise your hand. policies 04 16 budget for the 2021 2022 Academic year passes with unanimous
vote of 37 020. We will now move into line item, each resolution zero to 16 resolution against
anti-Semitism and in support of the adoption of international Holocaust remembrance
Alliance, I HR a definition. Chair kallur, will you please introduce this resolution.
Aarathi Kallur: I just want to give a special thank you to Penn State for all their hard work and
just thank them for bringing this to our attention. So basically, in the nature of the situation it
covers a lot of the hate crimes against the Jewish community. Things such as the synagogue
shooting in Pittsburgh or the chance during the Charlottesville protests in 2017.
And then it goes into different colleges, and anti-Semitic bullying towards students, both at Penn
State, and various other universities, on some things to know specifically at Penn State, the
menorah outside the ZBT fraternity was stolen and vandalized in 2018, the menorah outside the
Chabad house was also been was vandalized in 2019, and it was stolen in 2019, and there's been
17 recognized incidents of anti-Semitism between 2001 and 2018. And then it goes on to
explaining the international Holocaust remembrance Alliance, and they're established, they
established a working definition of anti-Semitism And this definition reflects modern anti-
Semitism rather than outdated ideas of what anti-Semitism is And yeah, and then in the
recommended course of action basically we are calling the UPUA to recognize this definition, as
well as work towards combating anti-Semitism at Penn State and then we will also be sending a
copy of this resolution to President Eric Barron, and vice president of student Affairs
And once again just really wanted to thank Penn State and everyone who worked on this
resolution. Thank you and now stand for questions.
Najee Rodriguez: are there any questions for chair Kallur? Seeing none, we will now move into
discussion. And is there a second. Okay, seeing that there is no discussion and seeing that that is
seconded. This resolution has been officially passed by unanimous consent

18. Congratulations. All right. We will now move into resolution 03 16 in support of advocate Penn
State's double pal campaign. Chair meeder will you please introduce this resolution.
Lakyn Meeder: Um, so basically this Resolution, like the title says he's in supportive advocate
Penn States who campaign. Basically, the Pell Grant is a federal financial aid program that helps
low-income students. Okay, Cool. It gives them grants, essentially, to help pay for their
education. However, there has been no increase in funding for the pell Grant for many years its
purchasing power is lower than what it was in 1978, which really does a disservice not only to
students who really need financial help but also our workforce. So basically, advocate Penn
State, which is through the office of Government and community relations has joined a lot of
other Institutions across the country, in advocating to Congress to double the Pell Grant.
So, this is just supporting their efforts in that. So, in the recommended course of action. we
basically just are advocating or, we're supporting advocating to the students to sign on to the.
It's called an action alert so it's not really filling out a petition basically if you go to the website.
There's a form that's already filled out for you. You just put your name, your address, and what
like what kind of student you are undergraduate, graduate student, things like that, and it will
send a letter directly to your representative with all the information already inside of it.
And they also wanted us to support their social medias, because that's where they will be posting
a lot of updates about this as well as other issues related to this, so this also charges the
department of Communications with on posting things about this on their social media and
tagging advocate Penn State and it so that students can easily find that.
I don't know if I make this amendment now, but I will be making an amendment to change the
Department of Communications to the Department of populations but other than that, I stand for
any questions.
Najee Rodriguez: seeing no questions, I move this to discussion. Saying that there is consensus
over this second. This resolution passes unanimously. Congratulations chair meter will now
move into line-item J or resolution 04 16 supporting a covert vaccine requirement for the 2021
2022 academic year at Penn State University Park chair meeder, will you please introduce this.
Lakyn Meeder: So basically, this is resolution encouraging Penn State to require vaccinations for
the fall 2020 semester for anybody that will be here in Person. Basically, a lot of universities
have started saying that they will require vaccinations, one of them being Rutgers University,
which is a big 10 university, so we usually tend to follow what other big 10 schools are doing.
We expect that as things continue down the line over summer more and more universities will
also be doing similar things. The resolution goes into a lot of statistics about why we need
vaccinations Penn State has been listed twice that I remember as one of the top Hot spots for
covid 19 in the country. So really, we do need to ensure that we're keeping both the students and
the community as safe as possible, which can be done through requiring vaccines yesterday
during faculty Senate president baron announced that he will be strongly encouraging students
to get vaccines and if you go on to the Penn State Student Affairs website it does have it listed
under vaccinations that they encourage students to get. But encouragement can only go so far,
we really do need to ensure that, like I said, we're keeping students safe, which can only be done
through requiring them on Penn State currently does already require students to get certain
vaccines including measles, mumps, and rubella. And if you live on campus. You're also
required to get the meningococcal vaccine meningococcal. So, there is president of Penn State

19. requires us to get vaccines so it's not like this is anything out of the ordinary So any
recommended course of action as Exactly what we're Recommending that they do, which is
require students to get their vaccines before returning to Campus in the fall. We recommend that
students must have them. Two weeks before the semester starts and it takes, I believe, two weeks
after you get your vaccine for it to be fully effective. And we do have something included in the,
in the bottom that creates sort of leeway for students who may have religious reasons that they
can't get this maybe certain health reasons. And international students. We are aware that
students in other countries don't have the same access to vaccines. And the vaccines that a lot of
them do have aren't technically FDA approved in America so that creates a little bit of conflict.
So, we do recognize that there are some extenuating circumstances that may prevent students
from getting the vaccine. But other than that, we are recommending that we do require them to
the fall semester. With that I can stand for any questions.
Matthew DeAngelis: Hey guys, okay, Representative DeAngelis, at large. First, I would like to
preface that I do agree to vaccine, I do think I want you to get it. I am not an anti-vaccination,
just practicing this. Um, so I would just like to bring up to the point of. I do think everyone
should get the vaccine I think that it should be highly recommended. However, all the vaccines
that were mentioned did happen to be FDA approved. And this is just approved through
emergency order authorization. And I don't think the university really can make students get a
vaccine that hasn't even been approved by the FDA. However, I would like to say, and on the
anti-vaccination, sir. I will be even getting vaccine tomorrow, but I just don't think it is the
university Park, like our duty to make people get the vaccine or like make this kind of decision
for someone However, like if it was a course FDA approved, something of that sort, totally
different story. Um, I would also like to bring up the point if there is like a timeline for when we
see the vaccine getting approved. Once it is approved, we can reconvene, then make an actual
statement on this however I do think it's way too early to make this kind of decision.
And then from there, decide based on the FDA approval.
DJ Impavido: DJ Impavido is it my question was, how long was the process and working on this.
So, as opposed to what I was released because it seems like a short timeline.
Lakyn Meeder: Yeah. Um, I'll be completely honest, Noah approached me yesterday, asking if
this were something that I would sign on to him with and help him right. I think that's largely
since this is our last up a meeting so it was either get it in now or wait till the fall semester and at
that point it's already falls semester, we can't require anything. So, I think that's why there was
such a quick turnaround time. I think this was also in response to the BJC now offering walk in
vaccinations. I do completely understand that a lot of students will be going back home, and they
may not have such easy access to getting vaccines although over summer things.
It is open to all adults so hopefully by the time that summer comes most students will have had
that vaccine. And if not, they can potentially fall under the extenuating circumstance group. Um,
so yeah it was a quick turnaround time. But I think that's just the nature of how much time we
have left in the assembly.
Jordan Deibler: wouldn't you say it's just better just kind of echoing off what you just said what
do you say it's better to not rush this something like this. Because, like, as you just said we're
kind of trying to get it through right away but for this I feel like it's not something we'd want to

20. rush. And additionally, wouldn't you say it's better to kind of survey the student body and see
what they have to say about this before we go ahead and push this through.
Lakyn Meeder: one thing that I can say is I did speak to someone today. Within the OTC, er, and
I asked her what she thinks about requiring vaccinations. She said that she does the university
will have to take into consideration, other stakeholders and other implications that come with
Passing something like this This is mainly us just telling the university, as, as the leader of the
student body as the voice of the student body. We believe that it is those supported by students
and within the best interest best interest of students to provide a safe, of an environment
as possible. In terms of this being of us not spending enough time on it on the research is there
that supports not only how many students and how many community members have had
covered, but also the fact that other universities across the country are
already taking this Stand and requiring vaccination so it's not like we're just sort of pulling this
out of thin air within the past 24 hours and throwing this on the assembly this does have
precedent. And it is backed up by a lot of research
Najee Rodriguez: Okay, so we have a point of information to address but before we address that
one. Everything that's put in the chat please make, please utilize modern rules for example point
of procedure. I will say please ensure that questions are specifically in relation to the logistical
researcher content to a resolution or a bill on please make sure that we are being reminded of
that. And to, I will go into addressing the points of information that was addressed by chair
Fleigel
Cara Fliegel: Cara Fliegel at large I just wanted to bring up the point that we do have a seventh
meeting that will be held this summer. So, while this is like the last meeting of the academic year
we will be Reconvening again before the fall so this might be a good idea to potentially look at
this in a week or two.
Steven Zhang: I'd also like to make a point of information just in case people are confused like I
feel like we're trending towards this but we don't make any binding decisions like this is just like
if we pass this our solution it's saying that we support this idea and we're going to bring it to as
many, you know, different stakeholders, I guess, as possible on administration side to say like,
hey, the students support this I do definitely like, you know, I feel like some of the questions are
some of the concerns are trending towards like if we pass this will happen, but I think that, you
know just so people know this doesn't happen just because we pass it this is just saying that the
UPUA supports this, we don't have like finding power.
Najee Rodriguez: Yeah, I would just think you I would just ask that for just general discussion
points we can save these points for discussion, but these are relevant to the context of kind of the
questions and kind of the direction that we're going on. So, thank you for keeping that relevant.
and thank you represented Ron Sorenson for that point. I'm just, again, be sure that we're
relegating it completely two questions for this period, Representative constein
Seth Constein: I was just wondering if we know where like the student body stands on like
Requiring a vaccine must return and the full.

21. Lakyn Meeder: yeah. So, there definitely has not been official surveying done. And again, I think
that is since this, we wanted to make sure that we were getting this in before fall.
That's not to say that we just generalized what the opinion of students might be. I don't know off
the top of my head this specific statistic, but an overwhelming number of students have already
began getting their vaccines. A lot of them at the BJC. So, because of that, it is the general trend
that a lot of student’s support getting the vaccines. This is just going the extra step to say, we
have all these most students have the resources to get the vaccine. It is encouraged to get the
vaccine by the CDC. And we just as University want to ensure that we are also requiring students
to get it
So just to answer your question, formally. There has not been serving to students, but it is the
general trend of the way things have been going that this is largely supported by most students.
Sean Terrey: Sean Terrey at large. I just for full reference I am a co-sponsor on this bill I read it
over with them. But I chair me either. I just wanted to ask, regarding matt. Matt, perhaps, would
you be willing to accept an amendment to the resolutions saying, once the vaccines are FDA
approved, we recommend that the university
you know, requires this, so it just adding in that thing. If we do want to pass it tonight so that is
set in there or just want to know your thoughts on that.
Lakyn Meeder: discussion on that, if most students, and I will yield time to representative Ron
Swanson to also answer. I think we can have discussion on that. I'm not sure if the technicalities
of FDA approved for emergency use versus FDA approved for general because all three vaccines
mederna, Pfizer and Johnson.
Johnson are FDA approved for emergency use. But if other representatives want to discuss that,
you can make a motion for an amendment and discussion we can talk about it. If most students
are most representative support that I would be fine with adding that, but I can yield time to
represented rounds Sorensen and she'd like to also talk about it.
Annmarie Rounds Sorensen: I do just like want like as a CO sponsor I want to be clear that like
an emergency approval by the FDA is still in approval by the FDA, like that, the FDA still
approved this vaccine for that and we saw like with Johnson and Johnson, they can stop, like
that like they can stop the administration of vaccines if they're unsafe and that's what they did.
And so, if there was a situation where the FDA found out like hey like this is bad, I feel like
when we would have known about that by now because this has been like we've been getting
vaccinated since December and January. And second, like, they're all 95 like they're everything
except Johnson and Johnson is 95% effective, and there are no like crazy known side effects and
pick, again, the FDA did approve it, like I just want to be super clear emergency approval is
FDA approval, like that it's the FDA just super clear about that.
Seth Constein: Seth Constein at large, And that is like do we know generally why like students
who haven't been vaccinated yet like why they're not getting vaccinated. Is there like a, like a
consensus or is it like their opinion or religious reasons like what's the. Do we know like the
majority reason why they're not getting vaccinated?
Lakyn Meeder: And while I have not conducted any research about that so I can't give you like a
data driven response I would say probably most students that haven't been vaccinated are either

22. in the position that I'm in, I'm just I'm getting mind soon. Are you there in the position that I'm
in, I'm just I'm getting mine soon? I just haven't gotten it yet. I'm also religious reasons, I'm sure.
And I also think a lot of it comes down to either not wanting a vaccination there are anti-
vaccinators, and I don't mean that in like a derogatory sense they just don't want to get
vaccinations. Or there has been I'm sure as everyone knows a lot of fake news that has been
thrown around in terms of the vaccine the side effects All the technicalities behind it and I'm sure
that's a reason that a lot of students are choosing not to get it. Um, but I would dare to say that,
except for the case of religious or location wise reasons, it's because they just simply don't want
to get them. And that's sort of the reason why we want to go a step further, other than just
encouraging it because students who are choosing not to get it, just because they don't want to,
like, that's not really like you can't just choose to not get your lumps vaccine, so you don't want
to get amongst vaccine like you have to get that. So, I think we feel like this should be under that
same purview. Sorry, I hope that answers your question. I'm not sure the exact reason why most
people aren't those who haven't gotten it are not
Hope Steger: Hi, this is kind of like a clarification it's just a question that I genuinely don't know
the answer to how one goes about proving their like religious reasons to avoid or just not get a
vaccine like Is there a like form like I just, I don't know if anyone knows the answer to this, but I
was just curious to kind of understand it better.
Lakyn Meeder: Anyone knows the specific reason I can yield time from my understanding; I
don't think you have to prove your religion; I think it's as simple as saying for religious reasons I
don't want to get this. I think for most students like well that means you could I guess technically
lie I don't think most students would do that. I think it's 10 votes requiring you to get something.
Most students would get it although I think if it is for religious reasons, you can simply just write
a letter, whatever, like, way they would have for you to submit that you can just say they have
religious reasons, but representative rounds-Sorensen I can you know time do you.
Annmarie Rounds-Sorensen: Thank you so I just wanted to say like this is like just like based on
previous experience you can like, and like things that I know, but whatever like I've done
reasonable accommodations for my asthma. So, the process that you must be getting a reasonable
accommodation is basically what it is, and you must print out the form, you must take it to your
doctor. Your doctor must, like, understand your religious exemption and if you have like a health
thing like I know people with a peanut allergy can't get the vaccine.
So like if you have a Peanut allergy you would take it to your allergist and like they would just
fill out this form for you and then you would bring it back and saying like with religious
exemptions like, I think there's like a process to it out, like And same like with religious
exemptions like, I think there's like a process to it out, like with your with your doctor but then
either forms provided by Penn State for you to fill out, like when you're enrolling in Penn, like
when you're enrolling in your classes or whatever when you first come into Penn State whatever
like you can print out forms for that stuff, and I don't think it's like an easy process because like
have like getting a religious exemption for something like this is serious like and it should be
taken seriously. So, I like don't think that students are like going to just be lying about their
religion if they're getting an exemption. But like, it's, it's a process that like his university
approved like whatever you go through those steps.

23. Najee Rodriguez: Thank you. Are there any further questions for chair meter, or any of the CO
sponsors on this resolution? Seeing none, I'm now going to close the floor for questions, and we
will now move into discussion. If you have any points of discussion, please raise your hand and I
will call on you. Thank you, Secretary Campos resolution 04 16 supporting a coven 19 vaccine
requirement for the 2021 2022 academic year at Penn State University Park passes with the votes
of 2510 to one. Before we proceed with our agenda, I will just state that while meetings can be
contentious. Do not hold it against one another for how they are vote, how they're voted upon.
Again, I just want to keep that in mind as we proceed every representative is entitled to their
opinion on the floor. I'm going to get I want to express that, given that we Jordan Zaia is not
available for a Chief Justice report we will now move into executive reports. Are there any
executive.
Speaker gibbard does have the report Okay, we're going to revert to that little now here report
from Chief Justice Zaia from speaker Gibbard.
Sydney Gibbard: Yes, Jordan says, Hi everyone, my apologies for not being able to make it
today I would like to congratulate the justices on being reconfirmed and I'm looking forward to
working with you all for another year Just as an update or associate justice applications are
closed on Saturday we had seven applicants for justice positions, President bows and I
interviewed the candidates on Monday and earlier on Wednesday and their confirmation should
be coming to the floor during the summer assembly meeting. Good luck on Finals to everyone
Najee Rodriguez: Are there any executive Reports if so, please raise your hand.
Thank you. Speaker good bird and given that Chief Justice Zaia is not here to answer any
questions will now move into executive reports.
Sarah Jordan: Hi everyone, I'm happy Wednesday, just a few things for me to be submitted the
office like form, so you should all be getting sleep soon all you know and that's clear. But
another thing. as you can see in our team channel. There's a team created for every single
committee as well as like opportunity to start all events, make sure you turn on the notifications
for each individual channel that you are a part of, because then you'll be able to see the updates
For example, if we're not seeing on one committee you want me to turn them on because it's not
relevant to you, and you can still see it if you want to browse, I had a meeting with the team’s
rep last weekend was informative so I will be adding more to that. I'm also giving a tutorial as
time goes on of kind of how to use it more for those who aren't familiar with it, let me know and
I can help you out. And then lastly, I'm excited to get our executive meetings, up and running so
that's exciting. But with that awesome and for any questions go up on your finals. We're in the
homestretch.
Najee Rodriguez: we will now move into the speaker report.
Sydney Gibbard: Hi everyone. Thank you for sticking it out for another kind of long assembly
meeting but there should be the last like super long one. As we move into the fall and it's more
just based on legislation not like Policies or like elections or anything, but my report I just
wanted to say please sign up for one on ones. The all the dates now or four after finals. I know
some people have their plans still up in the air, so I won't like to reach out to everyone

24. individually to schedule one until after finals. But I've had about 15 one on one to throw up so
far. And I've really enjoyed them like getting to know you guys a little bit better one on one. And
I feel like I'm coming friends with you all on zoom, which is fun. I've also had the chance to
attend all the first committee meetings over the past week, except for facility sadly but I heard it
went great and Congratulations to all the chairs for hosting your first meeting into the vice chairs
for their election. Last week I attended the first meeting of the search committee for the new
associate vice President of undergraduate education, and we received like all the charges, and
there will be interviews throughout the summer and they might be doing some
in person ones which is exciting. I'll skip through a bunch of things, but I just definitely wanted
to say that on Sunday we assigned all the representatives to their committees I reached out to
about half of you that were either sitting on three committees or only one committee, or I
just wanted to clarify something with you. So, thank you for your response on that and I'll be
sending out a finalized list within the coming days. You probably heard from your chairs about
whether. Like what committees you're sitting on already if they sent out a message to you
And I also attended faculty senate this past Tuesday. It was interesting I, the education
committee got to talk a little bit about how we can include equity within our committee moving
forward and make that one of our main charges for 2021 to 2022 Other than that, please reach
out to me if you have any questions or concerns, have a great summer, and go kill it on your
finals.
Ryan Loscalzo: This is about the summer assembly meeting. I was just wondering, because I just
heard about that tonight know if you as leader of the speaker of the assembly have any more
information of like when you're planning on having that and what will exactly will
be on the agenda for that meeting, just some general information.
Sydney Gibbard: Um, yes so, I think that while I'll be making this decision more collaboration
with Vice President Rodriguez and President bows. I know that we definitely want to give
everyone a break, I believe that you don't just deserve a break from school but also=from student
orgs as well So we'll probably help, it'll probably be between like middle of June to middle July I
know it says one week in advance in the bylaws but we'll definitely reach out like, way, way
ahead of time to make sure that we will have quorum to as well I'm assuming that most of our
legislation will be like related to I know one big thing that people try and do before the school
year is like red zone action week and if we're planning on passing any bills or any legislation,
because that's usually hosted within the first week or two of school. Also, if there's anything like
Covid pertinent as far as moving back into person and the conversations that we've had with
offices and how up we can support that. But yeah, I don't know if I hope that kind of answered
your question. Motion to suspend the budget.
Sean Terrey: I just wanted to ask, Is there going to be like a mandatory attendance Policy to that
as well or, because I know that the people are busy during the summer I know that I personally
have like a full time internship going on, and I just want to make sure like I'm not missing
anything if we are needed but also if there's like a plan to like scheduled time that everybody can
meet together because I just know everyone's schedules are so different.

25. Sydney gibbard: Yeah, so quorum is two thirds of all representatives, so we'll need to have at
least two thirds of representatives. In, President voting. I also full-time internship so I understand
that and like I respect that for a lot of people who are busy working
this summer. And that's why we want to communicate as early as Possible when that date will
be. We might even propose a Couple different possible dates and whatever works best for
people, as far as like planning in advance. I was lenient this week because I knows the week
before finals week as I will be over the summer with if people have things come up.
As far as like not being able to 10 things because of their family obligations are traveling, and I
want to be respectful of that as well. So, I would like to approach it with leniency I will say that
it's mandatory but that's kind of my answer that
Najee Rodriguez: we will now move in to hearing comments from the chair of the committees
will begin with academic affairs with chair Richardson
Lewis Richardson: You could see most of my updates in my report to the assembly underneath
the agenda. Generally, this is how these reports are going to go I'm going to take directly there
because I try and be thorough there. Aside from that, we will not be having committee this week,
we will more than likely be having an after finals week. So, we are academic affairs I figured it
would be fitting for us to take finals week off. Yeah. Aside from that, just be on the lookout for
some correspondence from myself and Noah, and if you are a member of Academic Affairs,
please see the email that we sent earlier representative Robertson, or vice chair Robertson sent.
It has links to the group me, as well as be on the lookout for being added to the teams that should
be happening by the end of this week.
Najee Rodriguez: thank you chair Richardson. are there any questions seeing none, we will go on
to chair fliegel?
Cara fliegel: Hello everyone, I want to keep this short facilities Committee is going to be
tomorrow at 6pm. If you're in facilities, please make sure that you filled out the weekly update
form the link can be found in the facilities team channel in the assembly report
that Sydney sent out with the agenda, and then we'll also be sending it into the group me as well
reminder that April 29 6:30pm is night of remembrance. This is a candlelit vigil on old main
Lawn, which is honoring students who have passed away please consider going. As always,
you're here to be a student first I know that finals are stressful for everyone so just please make
sure that you're looking out for yourself and each other and your guys are really getting prepared
for finals well. Please never hesitate to reach out, everyone has a great night and with that I'll
stand for questions.
Lakyn Meeder: Same with everyone else you can view a lot of my report in the meeting agenda,
governors Met yesterday. And we passed the resolutions for the who campaign so thank you to
everyone for voting the past that. I'm meeting with members for two on one so if you haven't
signed up for 200 ones, please be sure to do so. I've also began meeting with a lot of our contacts
and the OCR have a meeting with some belly at coming up, as well as some of our other contacts
and other now I will be going on a tour of the boss Mario Media Center, the new center that
they're opening, along with the new college. com representative, Michael de Botton because I
was the College of calm representatives. This past assembling. So, if you have any questions

26. about what that looks like when that plants and before we open their tour it, feel free to reach out
to me. Other than that, have great summer, good luck with finals if you ever need me.
My number is included in the meeting agenda, as well as on all the contact lists so thank you
guys.
Aarathi Kallur: Hi everyone, for supporting us Thank you to everyone who showed up to Jamie
last Friday really appreciate it. And congratulations to run Alexander for being the new vice
chair of J and E in terms of our meeting this week, a lot, some of you guys have
said that this Friday might be a little difficult so I decided to push our meeting to after finals so it
will, it will most likely be the week of May 10. So please be on the lookout for a doodle poll.
Just a reminder that attendance will be mandatory for that. So yeah, we'll, we'll be going over
initiatives, I'll try to keep it as quick and as efficient as possible. Because I'm cancelling
committee. And I know most of you are free at 430. I really hope to see you at the power to the
people rally and March, at 5pm this Friday, it will. Oh, it not 5pm 4pm this Friday, and it will
begin at Beaver Stadium, so please come out please reach out to me. If you would like to meet
up and go together, I think it would be a really great experience. And then yeah, other than that.
Good luck on finals and have a good summer. Thank you
Samantha Browne: Okay, first congratulations to my chair Steger I'm so excited to work with
you. Student Life Sunday, 11am. Get ready. Get excited we will be discussing initiatives, and
then I don't want to sign or anything like that until after finals and we can like figure that out
over the summer, so everyone knows what they're doing. And most important, and I ever
remember it is tomorrow I will be there at six helping. If anyone on student life is free and wants
to help, please text me. Otherwise, Old Main 630 rain or shine. This is an amazing event and I
think it's important that if you are available to come, that you do come. Have any questions, feel
free to reach out and good luck on finals hashtag student life.
Najee Rodriguez: will now move into comments for the good of the order, are there any
comments for the good of the order if so, please raise your hand.
Joshua Reynolds: Joshua Reynolds at large, I wanted to say it when I first came in, I thought I
was pretty preset on the vote, regarding mandatory vaccination. But there were some good points
raised that I had not quite considered regarding the students who would be forced
to attend world campus because they themselves might not be able to get vaccinated. Regarding
student workers and professors. I thought those were all very strong points, and I was
disappointed that we ended discussion, even though most people had made up their minds.
We did not actually vote as an assembly whether to end discussion we just said whether we were
already decided. And given that there were so many fresh and new points, and a lack of
redundancies getting raised. I know I was really on the fence with that vote, and I thought it
would have been nice to be able to hear out some more of the other Ideas, and I know I had a
question that I did not get to ask at the time because I didn't know quite whether it
would count as a question or discussion, but Regarding any studies done so far regarding the
effect of vaccination preventing the spread the transmission of Covid because I thought that that
point was not quite as demonstrated in the resolution and that could have really bolstered the
arguments regarding World Campus and such. So, I, in the future, would much prefer if we do
end up as a committee voting, whether we are ready to end the discussion since both sides still

27. had so many fresh and thoughtful points and I know some people had prepared statements that
they never got to be. But thank you.
Najee Rodriguez: And due to that being a question of procedure I just want to step in and
Clarify. Again, it is chairs prerogative within the governing documents that close discussion.
I want to be transparent with that has done with former vice President tactical, there is a more
formal way to do this in person however we are online so there are certain restrictions.
She used a poll amusing precedent to use polls regarding see where everyone stands on the issue
as to not waste on any further time and ensure that there is an efficient meeting.
Of course, I want to extend the option to all you are more than willing to be able to Motion to
appeal. My ruling that is there for you to use as a resource. I felt very comfortable with the
margins that were present with that to of course continue an end discussion and votes, based on
what was stated, and I do apologize if any representatives feel slighted
or if any representatives do not feel like they were able to express their thoughts properly. But I
did just want to step in terms of the procedural side of things
Ryan Loscalzo: Ryan loscalzo lion pride representative, I just wanted to say that was at the Penn
State's personal LGBTQ plus pride Month is coming to an end this month. I hope you guys were
able to attend activities that were advertised you the center for sexual and gender diversity.
Lion pride itself we reelected we not reelected; we elected a new executive board. So, we're
going to be all ready for the new year. Also, as a part of my personal thing when I ran for this
position.
I really want to not only connect my constituents to other representatives, but I want to connect
LGBTQ plus representatives with each other. So, if you are a member of the PTA and you are a
part of that community feel free to reach out to me or have me reach out to you whatever works
out for you. So, I just want to make sure that we either have a good conversation good dialogue
and can be friends and I'll be like, unified and friendship and community.
Thank you.
Jordan Deibler: Jordan deibler at large, am now the federal state liaison, and I'm just kind of
saying if you guys have any sort of federal or state contacts that you can get me in touch with to
make my job not just easier, but more effective and more efficient, please do so we can look at
trying to advocate for the passing of that double pell Grant.
And besides that, good luck on your finals everyone, you're going to crush them. Good job.
Jeanelle Loiseau: Jeanelle Loiseau black caucus representative two days left of now more than
ever week, the black Caucus team has been working super hard on it, tomorrow we have a
discussion and that is hosted by Penn State alumni and we will be discussing the events in
Advocacy that one down it in 2001 and if you're at the hub, between the hours of Thursday 8pm
through Friday 8am. Can't say what's going on but be there. And then, Friday, Friday, there's no
other place you should be then at the stadium at four o'clock for our March and rally again like
Cherry cola mentioned earlier where we walk, walking from the receipt them all
the way to all main there'll be speeches poems talks, whatever there's going to be there. I really
hope. Hope you guys all make it especially if you're at. You’re on campus. And yeah, have a
great summer guy.

28. Samantha Browne: Samantha Browne; Thank you, Barry for pointing this out, you are in the
policies or policy somewhere that you cannot have committee past 8am on Saturday a finals
week, so I will be canceling Student Life committee for this week. Okay.
And rescheduling after finals week I will keep you updated in the group me in the teams, and if
you have any questions please reach out, so sorry for the confusion.
Lakyn Meeder: here's just a reminder that the deadline to register to vote for the municipal
primary elections, is May 3. The deadline to submit your mail in ballot is May 11, a lot of you
will be going home. During that time, and will not be able to vote here at your voting location so
if that is the case for you, please make sure that you receive that the voting office
must receive your application by May 11, that means submit it before that, and then Primary
elections will be on May 18. I just send something in the chat it's a link to requesting your mail
in ballot. I will be making graphics, hopefully tomorrow about these deadlines. So, if you like
Tell me do that I'm not good at making graphics so feel free to help, but make sure that if you're
not registered to vote and your hometown that you are registered here
and get a mail in ballot. If you need so if you have any questions about how to do that, reach out
to me.
Seth Constein: Seth Constein at large I had a point that I wanted to make about which is it's
perfectly okay but the point that I wanted to make about checking with the students before we
did this requirement and give a quick explanation as to why I voted know when this came out
today, the covid vaccine requirement. kind of did like some bad surveying but I texted in like
GroupMe chats or whatever and I put it out there I was like what do you guys feel about this.
I happen to be in the hub and I walk past some people and I just asked them what they thought
about it and I got really conflicting answers So as like the representative student body I would
have preferred to check with the student body or representatives for the student bodies or I would
have preferred to check with them before voting, if it came back overwhelmingly Yes for that I
would have voted yes but I just wanted to give a quick explanation as to why I voted no on that.
Matthew DeAngelis: so, I just wanted to hop on here quick and just give some context about
what's going on with ABTS quick
So, just, we did have obviously very contentious discussion about what happened today. So,
unlike what we test so if anyone's interested, I will be asking like around, like other big 10
schools like what their plans are. If anyone's interested in looking over that legislation once I do
get it, please feel free to reach out. I can update anyone on that type of thing, but I think that such
is such a big issue that it is important to reach out to other schools so yeah just if you guys want
to know more about it or anything like that, just feel free to reach out and we can see what all our
friends across the country are doing
DJ Impavido: Yeah, so I just want to get a nation to I also heard no tonight. Personally, I was
more on board with what the actual decision was for the ruling, but I wanted to voice my opinion
on it, and I wanted to table it because I thought more time should been done to research and get
student opinions from the College of ist because I wasn't going to do that a whole lot but yeah,
that's pretty much it.

29. Noah Robertson: Hi everyone, I just wanted to quick jump in and explain a little bit why I
brought it by two thirds. Today, mostly because I got a chance to sit through faculty senate
Yesterday and president Baron address the Senate and talked about the timeline by which
they're considering swapping from incentives to encouragements to like requirements, and he
said that that would happen. In July, and that the university is thinking about it across lots of
different leadership teams. But this is the last few UPUA assembly meeting before that would
have happened. Otherwise, I really would have preferred to bring it through committee and get
discussion done there But I hope that provides a little bit of insight into the timeline of the
resolution.
Najee Rodriguez: Thank you representative Robertson, all I would add to comments for the good
of the order is that I will be in the UPUA office this Friday at 330. And if anyone has interested
in walking over to the stadium to of course attend the rally sauce March
I'm just Of course I'll send something in the group me if you are on campus and if so, we can
work together if you'd like.
Sarah Jordan: I'm Chief of Staff Jordan. Sorry I have one more thing to add the Chanel Miller
books are in the office as well. So, people have been here all week on there's also right outside
the office on a table with some handful of books but if someone asked you
really are just tell me 314 hubs, and if they need like a special time for us to reserve one for
them, just, you can just give them my email and my phone number if I could figure out a time to
help them pick it up. I'm sorry I forgot to add up but there's a lot of books here so even if you
want one pick one up will be here.
Najee Rodriguez: This meeting is adjourned on Wednesday April 28 at 10 feet. 1056.