AGENDA
ASG Meeting
Monday, January 11, 2021
Online Zoom
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Allison Schneider, ASG President
Kyle Davis, Vice President
Mackenzie Reinhart, Treasurer
Jeffery C. Henson, Secretary
Dr. Stephanie Gardner, Chief Academic Officer & Provost
Dr. Kristen Sterba, Assoc. Provost for Students & Admin.
Cheri Goforth-Warmack, Director of Campus Life
Nakia Dedner, Asst. Director of Campus Life
Kyle Davis Opening Remarks
Dr. Kristen Sterba Higher Learning Commission
Student Survey
Matthias Wehnert Apptegy App
Seigen Nichols Q & A 5 minutes
Vanesa Lewis Intramural Update
UAMS Outdoor Fitness Court
Kyle Davis ASG Officer positions
Due: January 22nd
Committee Break-out Groups:
Community Service Committee
Residence Hall Holiday Meals
Arkansas Food Bank
Stocked and Reddie
Event Committee:
Set dates for events
Loblolly Event
Hello Fresh Virtual Cooking
Drive-Thru Movie
Painting with a Twist
Minutes
ASG Meeting
Monday, January 11, 2021
Online Zoom
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Kyle Davis (VP) Opening Remarks
Allison (Pres.) absent.
Important to relay info to respective classes
Google UAMS ASG – Student Life Tab – ASG minutes
Dr. Kristen Sterba Higher Learning Commission
Student Survey
Academic accreditation process, virtual. March 1-2. – Peer review team (5
members) will meet with students – probably ASG members
Email today (1/11) from Higher Learning Commission Survey to be completed –
open for 9 days, anonymous. Peer reviewers and UAMS committee will receive
results so they can receive feedback on how to better serve students.
Agenda for virtual visit will prompt Dr. Sterba to reach out to students to
participate.
Contact Dr. Sterba if questions @ sterbakristenm@uams.edu.
Encourage classmates to participate in survey
Matthias Wehnert Apptegy App
Campus life app – Apptegy
Little Rock based company – 180 employees
What is Apptegy? – Smartphone App that streamlines communication for campus related events. – Many different platforms can be linked to app.
Apptegy makes for much easier navigation to campus resources/news/events
Push notifications
“soft-launch to be done within ASG members”
ASG members to solicit feedback from classmates
Suggestions to link O2 and Outlook email
Suggestions to link financial aid platforms (registrar)
App is customizable by college/department/campus
ASG will be responsible for managing content, announcements related to
campus life activities and keeping information relevant/up to date.
Possible roll-out at respective college orientations in fall.
Financials discussed in regard to cost/benefit ratio of using app – why soft launch recommended.
If successful, then academic administration will be approached to consider
introduction of Apptegy at respective college orientations
Communication policies and guidelines/copyrights will have to be discussed
with respective parties within UAMS
Seigen Nichols Q & A 5 minutes
Vanesa Lewis (absent) Intramural Update
Nakia Dedner UAMS Outdoor Fitness Court
Intramural Basketball not approved. Vanessa Lewis still working on other
intramural basketball competitions: Free Throw, Horse, and 3 pt. contests. – If
approved will be February 7th
January 27 Breakfast at student center at 7:30 am.
Valentines Cookie kits are scheduled for February 11th, 11 am – 1 pm in student center.
Kyle Davis ASG Officer positions
Due: January 22nd
President – 500$ per term stipend
Vice President – 400$ per term stipend
Treasurer – 150$ per term stipend
Secretary – 150$ per term stipend
Precedent: President/Vice President – must have served previously as ASG
executive officer.
For detailed descriptions of ASG positions please review email from Nakia Dedner, and ASG website detailing descriptions/responsibilities of each.
Committee Break-out Groups: 25 min.
Community Service Committee
Residence Hall Holiday Meals
Arkansas Food Bank
Stocked and Reddie
Notes: Rough date time frames have been set for the volunteering with the stocked and ready program and the Arkansas food bank. Refer to last month’s minutes for those dates as well as any others. Dates were set last meeting. Nakia will be sending a doodle poll around to all of ASG to find out when people can help. Community service committee asked that it be sent to all to encourage more volunteers.
Event Committee: Set dates for events (See previous ASG minutes)
Loblolly Event
Hello Fresh Virtual Cooking
Drive-Thru Movie
Painting with a Twist
Notes: Not provided to secretary.