October 4, 2023

Call to Order

• Lydia called the meeting to order at 4:02 PM.

Roll Call

#	Last	First	Present	Late	Absent	Online	Left Early	Excused
1	Wong	Lydia	x
2	Tsang	Isaac	x
3	Rasyad	Izat	x
4	Rabbani	Hannah	x
5	Khieu	Katelyn	x
6	Shaikh	Asiya	x
7	Ng	Joel	x
8	Gomez Tagle	Javier	x
9	Aguilar	Arianna	x
10	Ahmad	Umme Zainab	x
11	Ang	Ian	x
12	Cheng	Megan	x
13	Chiu	Kammy			x
14	Furagganan	Benjamin	x
15	Kuppa	Virinchi	x
16	Lee	Leondre	x
17	Li	Christopher	x
18	Lopez	Christopher Blu	x
19	Mundanilkunathil	Aaron		x
20	Nguyen	Ethan	x
21	Randhawa	Reeya	x
22	Sedgwick	Adrian	x
23	Sheriff	Jannah	x
24	Tandiary	Jason	x
25	Turangan	Nicholas	x
26	Wang	Kate	x
27	Fernandes	Matthew	x
28	Rios	Daniela	x
29	Ulloa	Jennifer						x

Approval of Minutes 

• Javier moved to approve the minutes for Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
•  Joel N seconded the motion; No objections.
• Javier moved to approve the minutes for Wednesday, June 2, 2023
• Virinchi seconded the motion; No objections.

Public Comments 

• Board of Trustees: Patrick Aarons, PhD Chancellor Lee Lambert, Thomas Ray and President Lloyd Holmes speak about development of health clinic on campus and answer questions. 
• Reeya: Mentors @ De Anza are looking for new Mentors/Mentees. 
• Maritza: Office of Equity: Bienvenida Event located in the Conference Rooms 4-7pm; Vendors etc. LatinX Heritage Month Celebration. 

Advisor Announcemements

• Dennis: Welcome to the first meeting of the quarter!
• Hyon-Chu: Brought treats to enjoy for the first Senate Meeting. 
• Maritza: New prospective interns; look forward to getting to know you as the time goes on. Congratulates everyone on Welcome Day! Reminder to complete the evaluation for Leadership Training. 
• Dayna: Appreciation of participation. 

Senate Announcements 

• Asiya: Welcome Day – one person per committee to be able to answer specific questions. 
• Lydia: Remain present during meeting. One more spot for Conference.

Student Trustee Announcements 

• Javier: Flint Center and L1: Funding for both projects. Tim Harper – Child Development Center.

External Shared Governance Committee Reports 

Chris Blu: Guided Pathways - New equipment in villages, New members (Instructors and coordinators), Partners in Learning Institute Conference.

• Kate: October 3, 2023 - Approved hiring of an officer and materials.
• Isaac: Curriculum passed yesterday as early as next quarter, obstacles courses encounter before getting approved initially, etc. - How transferable courses get approved initially, Identifying topics of interest, Some courses being limited. 
• Adrian: Environmental Sustainability Action Council: Garbage bins, recycling, compost throughout the school for the winter program.
• Umme: SSCCC discussed options to discuss Halloween Costume Contest.

Internal DASG Committee Reports

• Izat: Finance Committee approved $10,000 from Special Allocation Homecoming Request approved; Recommendation was around 50,000.
• Asiya: Programs Committee approved Programs set for next senate meeting.
• Isaac: Administration met and discussed goals.
• Katelyn: Marketing meets tomorrow @10am; working on flea market and Weeks of Welcome advertising. 
• Hannah: Increasing diversity; equity office collaboration.
• Joel: Club Day on October 12, 2023 in Sunken Garden; budget requests today. 

Consent Calendar

1.     Appoint Virinchi Kuppa to Campus Facilities

2.     Appoint Asiya Shaikh to Campus Facilities

3.     Appoint Asiya Shaikh to Classified Senate

4.     Appoint Lydia Wong to College Council

5.     Appoint Aaron Mundanilkunathil to College Planning Committee

6.     Appoint Jason Tandiary to Curriculum Committee

7.     Appoint Isaac Tsang to Curriculum Committee

8.     Appoint Nicholas Turangan to De Anza Budget Advisory Committee

9.     Appoint Arianna Aguilar to Equity Action Council

10.  Appoint Izat Rasyad to Resource Allocation and Program Planning Committee

11.  Appoint Nicholas Turangan to Resource Allocation and Program Planning Committee

12.  Appoint Kate Wang to Resource Allocation and Program Planning Committee

13.  Appoint Benjamin Furagganan to Resource Allocation and Program Planning Committee

14.  Appoint Ian Ang to Resource Allocation and Program Planning Committee

15.  Appoint Megan Cheng to Equity Action Council

16.  Appoint Reeya Randhawa to Guided Pathways Core Team 

17.  Appoint Christopher Blu Lopez to Guided Pathways Core Team

18.  Appoint Christopher Li to Technology Committee

19.  Appoint Lydia Wong to Dining Services Request For Proposal (RFP) team

20.  Appoint Lydia Wong to Chancellor’s Advisory Council

21.  Appoint Benjamin Furagganan to District Budget Advisory Committee

22.  Appoint Katelyn Khieu to Educational Technology Advisory Committee 

23.  Appoint Adrian Sedgwick to Energy and Sustainability Advisory Committee

24.  Appoint Hannah Rabbani to Police Chief's Advisory Committee

Business Item 1

DASG Student Leader Scholarship Code Changes

This item is to review and discuss proposed changes to the DASG Student Leader Scholarship Code.

Presenter: Hyon-Chu Yi-Baker and Dennis Shannakian

• Hyon-Chu and Dennis presented the item.
• Hyon-Chu: still working on rubric until the rest of the evaluation items get approved.

Business Item 2

Homecoming Funding Request

Description: In the spirit of creating an annual tradition which involves bringing together the entire community, including alumni, this large-scale event will help engage our students with a fun-filled 2 days' worth of activities. This inaugural event will feature a dance on Friday, November 17th and a tailgate event on the day of the football game on Nov 18th.

• Adrian: Moved to approve Homecoming Funding Request of $10,000 from Special Allocations.
• Katelyn: Moved to open to discussion.
• Virinchi: Seconded the motion to move to discussion.
• Discussion took place about the Homecoming Funding Request.
• Adrian moved to end debate; motion passed with no objections.
• Isaac seconded the motion.
• Motion to approve Homecoming Funding Request of $10,000 from Special Allocations passed with no objections.

Business Item 3

Title: DASG Representative Shared Governance Guidelines
Description: This is an item to present guidelines and practices for attending shared governance meetings and working on shared governance reports.

Presenter: Isaac Tsang

• Isaac presented the item.

Business Item 4

Title: DASG Office Hours & Field Hours
Description: This is an item to present the format and guidelines of office hours and field hours, as well as how they will be recorded.

Presenter: Isaac Tsang

• Isaac presented the item.
  • Required office hours and tracked by Isaac.
  • Online Office hours are on Main De Anza Server via Discord.
  • In person: Write your name.

Business Item 5

DASG Goal Setting
This is an item to discuss the goals and plans for this academic year.

• Izat: Motioned to table the DASG Item for next week’s Senate Meeting.
• Isaac seconded the motion.
• No objections: motion passed.

Public Comments

• No public comments.

Advisor Announcements

• None

Senate Announcements

• Ian: DASG Tabling at flea market on October 7, 2023. Weeks of Welcome; wear college gear and/or De Anza colors. Time: 9am-2pm.
• Asiya: Check announcements tab on DASG to sign up to support tomorrow.
• Arianna: HEFAS: Reselling donated items; proceeds go to scholarship for undocumented students.
• Virinchi: Everyone who helped clean up lounge; thank you.
• Lydia: Executive advisory meeting after this meeting.

Student Trustee Announcements

• None

Introduction and Approval of Prospective Senators

• None

Adjournment

• Lydia adjourns the meeting at 5:58pm