4:33 pm
Absent: S. Leahy, J. Alfonzo, J. Pereira, M. Skorker, K. Seipp
Arrived Late: None
Left Early: None
Guests: Evelyn Wilson (Purchasing Director), Stephen Sorkin
(Director of Development)
President Dalton announced that Secretary Spano would have to go
through the minutes from April 12 and check them since they were
not submitted by her.
· President Dalton introduced Evelyn Wilson and Stephen
Sorkin who came to discuss the issue of exclusive pouring rights
for either Coca-Cola or Pepsi. They are preparing for an RFB,
which is a request for bid from Pepsi or Coca-Cola to have
exclusive pouring rights all throughout SSC. This decision will
enrich the school over 5-10 years with substantial amount of
money. To do this they had to look into total consumption on
campus and whether or not there are enough vending machines
on campus. They did an inventory and found that there were 60-
65 machines on campus, which means that 10 or 20 more can be
added. They had asked for some input on where the new
machines should be located and what should be in them. This
RFB is being sent out by May 1st, the decision will be in June and
the announcement will be made in July. Right now Pepsi has
20% of the total consumption and Coca-Cola has 80% of the total
consumption on campus, which makes it the dominant source of
beverages because of an inside deal. The college does not benefit
from this proportion. By choosing one or the other the school
will receive between $700,000 and $900,000 in revenue. Because
of the ferocious times the college has been going through this
decision will be an excellent source of revenue for SSC. The deal
will go to the highest bidder and Evelyn and Stephen just want
us all to be aware and to let them know of any issues they may
have. There are no advertising rights included in the deal just
pouring rights. Treasurer Garvey suggested making the prices
on the soda lower instead of making commission and Stephen
Sorkin said that he would bring it up in their internal
discussions. There was some concern with the current machines
being hidden inside buildings and some of the machines being
off often. This new exclusivity deal will include the company re-
equipping the campus so the service will be better. Dr. Brossoit
mentioned that this decision is for the good of all. It will have
long term benefits like better service and more commission.
Also, some students requested recycling since there will be more
cans and bottles and that the machines accept student ID cards.
· President Dalton thanked our guests and announced that due to
the referendum process no waivable fee will appear on the
tuition bill for anyone this year.
· Vice President Batastini announced State House day on April 28th and that there will be a training session Monday April 26 from 11-11:30 in Dr. Brossoit’s office. There will also be some training on the ride to the event. Dr. Brossoit informed us that the reason for going to the state house is to speak with the Senators before their budget goes through because Governor Romney included a $70 million increase in his budget and the House budget identified a cut of Higher Education. We want to go advocate to the Senators so that when it is time for their budget to be passed they recommend that the House budget is bad.
· Vice President Batastini also announced that Monday, May 3 at
11 is the Outgoing Leadership Reception, which is a mandatory
event for groups and clubs in Vet’s Hall.
· On Thursday, April 29 there will be a mandatory group and
club meeting at 4:00 in Vet’s Hall where she will be introducing
Ryan Cahill, the new Vice President for SGA.
· Vice President Batastini reminded everyone about the blood
drive Wednesday, April 21 in Vet’s Hall from 9-3.
· No Report
· No Report
· Secretary Spano apologized once again for her absence at the
last meeting and thanked Senator Farese for stepping up and
being the acting secretary for the day.
· SENIOR SENATE
·No Report
· JUNIOR SENATE
·Junior Senate had the great idea of current Senators acting as mentors for the incoming Senators. They thought that it would be nice to have them sit with the new Senators for their first meeting and answer any questions they might have and everyone agreed so the Junior Senate is going to work it out.
· SOPHOMORE SENATE
·. No report
· FRESHMAN SENATE
·Freshmen Senate was concerned with something that they had
heard about sophomores receiving housing before the freshman,
but it was explained that that was how the housing lottery works.
·Treasurer Garvey announced that his committee has a
meeting this Thursday at 6:00 in the MLK room to hear
proposals from the Student Nurses and maybe the Log.
· RULES COMMITTEE
· Last week Chair king passed around Program Council’s new constitution.
MOTION: Chair king entertained a motion to accept the changes
to Program Council’s Constitution.
Alexis/ Runyan (Unanimous)
·Chair King announced the results of the election, they were as followed:
President: Assistant Treasurer:
Matt Cogliano-153 Dave mazza-366
Alyssa Batastini-88
Daniel Rooney-80 Secretary:
Kent Leung-54 Michelle Spano-219
Owen Provencher–47 Eric Farese-175
Vice President: Student Trustee:
Ryan Cahill-317 RoseMarie Theberge-151
Spencer Terbush-74 Kelli Reardon-150
Jonathan Ring-101
Sophomore Senate:
Michael Higgins-105 Junior Senate:
Janelle Williamson-83 Jenn Runyan-85
MOTION: Chair King entertained a motion to accept the results
of the election.
Garvey/Higgins (Unanimous)
· Chair King announced that her computer ate the glossary so it will be coming out next year.
· STUDENT LIFE COMMITTEE
· Chair Boucher passed around surveys to get some suggestions to give to Chartwell’s to help them make their new menu.
· ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
·No Report.
·GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
· No Report
· JUDICIAL AFFAIRS
No report
· PUBLIC RELATIONS
· No Report
·None
None
· Senator Cahill announced MSA’s Black Tie Affair Wednesday,
April 21 at 8:00.
· Senator Milan announced the play, King Lear, which is free for
SSC students. It is on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
· Sharon reminded everyone to return their binders.
· Senator Cogliano announced that he and Treasurer Garvey would
take over advertising for the Birthday Party.
MOTION: Senator Cogliano made a motion to
adjourn the meeting.
Alexis (Unanimous)
SUBMITTED BY MICHELLE L. SPANO