Brooklyn College Association Inc.

Board Meeting
December 7th, 2016
State Lounge, Student Center

Minutes DRAFT

Present: AVP Michael T. Hewitt, Dr. Ronald C. Jackson, AVP Alan Gilbert, Dr. Robert
Shapiro, Mr. Adam Zauderer, Ms. Carolina Guarrella, Ms. Flo Salinas, Mr. Dan Kwon, and Mr.
Ian Miranda

Excused: Associate Professor Veronica B. Manlow, Mr. Omari Williams, Mr. Ronie Rios, and
Ms. Barbara Victoria Pimentel

Quorum was established and the meeting started at 5:12PM

Approval of Minutes
Mr. Kwon motions to approve Minutes of November 16th, 2016 and Mr. Miranda seconds the
motion. The motion passes with an abstention from Dr. Shapiro.

New Business
WBCR Request to Spend Over $1250
A representative came on behalf of WBCR to request to spend over $1250 for the purchase of
automation software to help run WBCR.

Ms. Salinas motions and Mr. Kwon seconds the motion. The motion passes with an abstention
from Dr. Shapiro.

WBCR Stipend Request

A representative came on behalf of WBCR to request 3 additional stipends to the 1 stipend
position approved to WBCR totaling $1850 per year. The request for stipends is a means of
compensation for the time and effort put into running WBCR. IVP Jackson questions the source
of funding for the requested additional stipends and the budgetary constraints that it may present
for WBCR. Upon further review of the budget by WBCR, the group intends to reduce Publicity,
Cultural Events and Non-Inventorial Equipment categories to fund the increase in the Stipends to
$3,000.

Mr. Miranda motions with Ms. Guarella seconding the motion; Dr. Shapiro abstains and the
motion passes with the rest of the present board members voting in favor.

Global Medical Brigades Permission to Online Fundraise

A club representative came on behalf of Global Medical Brigades to request permission to online
fundraise for their upcoming trip. The request to utilize Empowered.org to fundraise for their trip
is justified as a form of operational transparency.
 Brooklyn College Association Inc.
Board Meeting
December 7th, 2016
State Lounge, Student Center

Mr. Miranda motions and Ms. Guarella seconding the motion; Mr. Kwon abstains and the
motion passes with the rest of the present board members voting in favor.

Trips
Student Forensic Clearwater, Florida 1/19/2017-1/22/2017
Vishnu Tiwari, President of Student Forensics proposes a trip to Clearwater, Florida. The club
wishes to take all permanent members of Student Forensics to attend and compete at the
Collegiate Forensics Association Winter Tournament from Thursday, January 19th to Sunday,
January 22nd, 2017.

Student Forensics Honolulu, Hawaii 2/23/2017-2/28/2017

Vishnu Tiwari, President of Student Forensics proposes a trip to Honolulu, Hawaii to participate
in the 2017 Pan Pacific International Debate Championship hosted by Hawaii Pacific University
from February 24th 28th, 2017.

Student Forensics Lima, Peru 3/11/2017-3/17/2017

President Vishnu Tiwari presents on behalf of Student Forensics to travel to Lima, Peru to attend
the 27th Annual International Forensics Association Tournament from March 11th, 2017 to March
17th, 2017. BC Forensics intends to take 7 competitors and a chaperone (Professor Ebert,
Chairperson of the History Department at Brooklyn College) to attend the competition.

Student Forensics Trips Motion to Approve the Trips as a Group

Mr. Miranda motions to approve all three trips as Mr. Kwon seconds the motion. Dr.
Shapiro abstains; Ms. Guarella and Ms. Salinas vote against; the other five members
of the board vote in favor. The motion does not pass.
Student Forensics Trips Motion to Approve the Trips Individually
Ms. Guarella voiced objections to approving the trips as a whole and wishes to have
the trips approved individually. With the motion to approve the trips as a whole not
passing;
o Florida
Ms. Guarella motions to approve the trips on an individual basis and Ms.
Salinas seconds. Dr. Shapiro abstains and the remaining seven board members
vote in favor. The motion passes.
o Hawaii
Mr. Miranda motions to approve the trip to Hawaii and AVP Gilbert seconds.
Dr. Shapiro and Ms. Guarella abstain; Ms. Salinas votes against the motion
and the remaining five members votes in favor of the motion. The motion does
not pass.
o Peru
 Brooklyn College Association Inc.
Board Meeting
December 7th, 2016
State Lounge, Student Center

Mr. Miranda motions to approve the trip to Peru and Mr. Kwon seconds. Dr.
Shapiro and Ms. Guarella abstain; Ms. Salinas votes against the motion and
the remaining five members votes in favor of the motion. The motion does not
pass.

Review of Roberts Rules, Quorum Voting, BCA Board Presence, and Discussion
of BC Student Forensics Trip Approvals
As a result of the motions for the proposed trips to Hawaii and Peru from Student
Forensics not passing, questions were raised amongst the board members regarding
the rules of quorum voting and abstentions.
A discussion was held amongst BCA board members over voting decisions and concerns.

Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Lake Saranac, New York 5/26/2017-5/31/2017

Treasurer Jerryl Abraham presents on behalf of BC Intervarsity Christian Fellowship to go to
Lake Saranc, New York to attend Basileia, the regional year-end leadership retreat. An expensive
trip, Mr. Abraham proposes that IVCF intends to fund-raise to cover the costs of the trip for the
individuals attending in addition to a grant requested from CLAS. As the trip is not slated to
occur until the next year as of this Board Committee meeting, a lot of pre-planning and changes
are to be expected. As the trip is planned during the Blackout period of Brooklyn College (no
student trips or events are allowed as to prioritize academics during Finals week), IVCF will
have to submit an exception request from SEMT to permit this trip going forward during that
time period.

Pending SEMT approval, a motion was put forward by Ms. Guarella that the trip proposal be
approved by BCA contingent on SEMT approval.

New Business
CLAS Fund Balance Request
Ms. Salinas motions to hear the proposal from the CLAS Executive Treasurer Nissim Said for a
Fund Balance Request. Ms. Guarella seconds the motion. Six vote in favor with one against; the
motion does not pass.

Meeting Adjourned at 5:59 PM