AGENDA
ASG Meeting
Monday, January 10, 2022
Zoom Meeting Room
Noon-1:00 p.m.
Kyle Davis, ASG President
Curran Henson, Vice President
Hannah Hunt, Treasurer
Kiwanna Norwood, 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
Curran Henson Opening Remarks
Chancellor COVID-19 Update
Clay Tyler Student Center Manager
Mande Corbett Stocked and Reddie Update
Odette Woods DDEI Event Updates
Janice Nottenkamper Student Financial Services
Nakia Dedner Koru Mindfulness Classes
Upcoming Virtual Events
Curran Henson
Committee Break-out Session
Professional Oath Committee (see 1/6/22 email)
Community Service Committee- will not meet
Virtual Events/App Committee – will not meet
The next ASG Meeting is:
Monday, February 14th, 2022
Minutes
Monday, January 10, 2022
Zoom Meeting Room
Noon-1:00 p.m.
Curran Henson Opening Remarks 5 min.
Chancellor COVID-19 Update
ASG Elections Feb. 21st—Please be sure to get an ASG application in to Nakia
before the deadline if you’re interested (the officer job duties are listed below, and reps have been emailed)
Let emphasize the way the app flow is supposed to work (reps send events to officers to post, and officer forward to Nakia or Clay)
Give committee update (2 committees not meeting, see below) and let Professional Oath Committee know Dr. Gittens and Dr. Milner will meet with them when we dismiss.
Chancellor Cam Patterson and Vice Chancellor Stephanie Gardner COVID-19 Update (review the highlighted areas and Dr. Sterba will chime in as well, see below) COVID-19 positive cases in Arkansas has steadily increased over the past two weeks. We have also seen an increase in the number of quarantined (and COVID positive) members of Team UAMS.
At the start of 2022 Dr. Gardner notified students 1/1/22 of the move to remote delivery of didactic coursework until Jan. 18. Admin will reassess as we get closer to mid-month, and hopefully will be able to return to campus for all activities. Please meet remotely whenever possible.
Your mask should be close fitting, covering the nose and mouth. If you’re not wearing an N95, be sure to wear a cloth mask over the regular mask as advised. Clinical and experiential activities for students will continue as usual unless notified otherwise by your faculty/dean.
Our library and study spaces on campus will remain open to students.
It is critical that you wear a facemask at all times over your mouth and nose while on campus. Omicron is much more easily transmissible.
Many of the exposures seen are happening when staff and students are congregating together for meals or break times while not wearing masks.
If eating and drinking, please remove the facemask for that period only and ensure that you are appropriately distanced from others.
UAMS is temporarily closing the UAMS Fitness Center as well as the hospital and Cancer Institute Gift Shops. Fitness Center members will not be charged membership fees for the month of January. We are also removing tables and chairs from UAMS eateries to encourage everyone to take their food back to their desks to eat. Please be careful to protect yourself and help protect those on our campus who are most vulnerable.
Thanks to the deployment of 12 National Guard members to UAMS, we are expanding drive-thru COVID-19 testing hours on our Little Rock campus to 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. seven days a week. We are extremely fortunate to have the assistance of the Guard.
Governor Hutchinson joined me today at our drive-thru triage-testing center to express our great thanks for their service.
Read the campus announcements for updates.
Clay Tyler Student Center Manager
Clay Tyler is the new Student Center Manager. Clay took the place of Vanessa Lewis and will be in charge of registered student organizations, intramurals, student center events and activities.
Mande Corbett Stocked and Reddie Update
The pantry is open Mondays 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Thursdays noon to 6:00 p.m. You must be an ACH employee or UAMS employee, student, resident, or intern to join Stocked & Reddie, but that is the only requirement. Mande also mention students can still volunteer at this time and gave a virtual tour of the facility.
Odette Woods DDEI Event Updates
Odette discussed the upcoming Martin Luther King virtual celebration and Veteran virtual webinar events. See attached flyers.
Janice Nottenkamper Student Financial Services
Ms. Nottenkamper gave an update on tuition and fees, book vouchers, budget sessions, etc.
Nakia Dedner Koru Mindfulness Classes
Upcoming Virtual Events
The Koru Mindfulness course includes a 75 minute group session each week for 4 weeks with a class size of up to 15 students. During each session, participants are taught Mindfulness skills,
and participate in group discussions. Participants are expected to practice Mindfulness meditation for 10 minutes a day. Koru Mindfulness also has a free app that can be downloaded to register for a course, communicate with the instructor, and also use it to practice Mindfulness
skills. At the completion of the Course, you will get a more in depth knowledge of Mindfulness – learn Mindfulness skills, and more importantly be able to practice and apply Mindfulness in your daily life.
All Classes will be held via ZOOM. The instructor will send the Zoom link to registered participants before the start of the course.
To learn more about Koru Mindfulness, visit https://korumindfulness.org
Curran Henson
Discussed the ASG Elections and what each position entails. See below:
UAMS Associated Student Government Officer Duties
The duties of the President are to:
Preside at all meetings of the ASG and student health insurance
Officially represent the student body of UAMS
Notify the Secretary concerning special policy decisions to establish the next meeting agenda
Appoint any committees necessary to conduct the functions of the ASG
Notify Student Activities Assistant Director of issues and concerns
Submit a proposed budget plan at the beginning of term
Propose activities and events for all students
Participate in student orientations and registrations
Assist with student events and door check-in’s
Meet with Assistant Director monthly to discuss meeting agenda and other ASG issues
Preside & serve on ASG committee
$500 stipend per term
The duties of the Vice- President are to:
Preside at all meetings of the Council in the absence of President
Officially represent the student body of UAMS
Coordinate and direct the implementation of all ASG Sponsored events
Coordinate ASG correspondence
Coordinate and assist sign-in groups for events
Propose activities and events for all students
Participate in student orientations and registrations
Notify Assistant Director of issues and concerns
Meet with Assistant Director monthly to discuss meeting agenda and other ASG issues
Preside & serve on ASG committee
$400 stipend per term
The duties of the Secretary are to:
Send a seven day notice of agenda and location of meetings to all parties
Record minutes and distribute the following week after the meeting
Conduct correspondence of ASG
Inform all school representatives of meetings and dispense meeting agenda
Notify representatives of events to announce
Assist officers with distribution of flyers and notices of events
Meet with Assistant Director monthly to discuss meeting agenda and other ASG issues
Preside & serve on ASG committee
$150 stipend per term
The duties of the Treasure are to:
Keep an account of all financial transactions of the ASG
Work with Asst. Director on financial status of ASG at each meeting
Help and assist with ASG meeting set up as well as order lunch for each ASG meeting one week prior to meeting
Meet with Assistant Director monthly to discuss meeting agenda and other ASG issues
Preside & serve on ASG committee
Back-up to secretary
$150 stipend per term
All officer stipend paid in semester installments fall/spring
Committee Break-out Session
Professional Oath Committee (see 1/6/22 email) met with Dr. Guitry-Grimes to discuss the college-wide professional oath.