AGENDA
ASG Officer Meeting
Monday, October 10, 2022
Zoom Meeting Room
Noon-1:00 p.m.
Hannah Hunt, ASG President
Farhan Kawsar, ASG Vice President
Szarria Thomas, ASG Treasurer
Lakyn Webb, ASG Secretary
Dr. Stephanie Gardner, Chief Academic Officer & Provost
Dr. Kristen Sterba, Assoc. Provost for Students & Admin.,
Director, Department of Institutional Research, Policy, &
Accreditation, Assoc. Professor, Division of Academic
Affairs
Nakia Dedner, Director of Campus Life
Hannah Hunt Opening Remarks 5 min.
• Introduction of speakers
Jennifer Mondragon Stocked and Reddie
• Jennifer is the new Stocked and Reddie manager
• Stocked & Reddie’s mission is to provide nutritious food to ACH & UAMS employees, students, residents, and interns who sometimes find it difficult to access fresh produce and balanced meals for themselves and their families.
• Stocked & Reddie is 100% FREE and is open Mondays from 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM and Thursdays 12:00 PM -6:00 PM
• Stocked & Reddie is located at 401 S Monroe St.
• Follow them on Facebook to get up-to-date information about what is in stock! UAMS
Stocked & Reddie | Facebook
• Volunteers are welcome Monday-Friday, your time will count towards service hours ASG would love to get students to volunteer during the month of October, send your volunteer confirmation to Nakia Dedner dednernakiaa@uams.edu
Jennifer Doughty Student Financial Services
• Student Financial Services include: Financial aid department, bursars’ office, debt management office (offers assistance with payments and repayments after graduation)
• Tuition and fees are due on the first day of class, check your GUS account if you are unsure or think you owe a balance
• Late fees will be assessed on October 24th
• New FASFA 2023-2024 opened on October 1st, the office will process your application as soon as possible
Department of Education updates
• The student loan payments and interest pause is set to end Dec 31st,
2022
• Application for the one-time student debt relief should be sent out sometime this month and it will run through December 2023, the office advises students to get it filled out ASAP for more information about the program
• Public Service Load Forgiveness waiver will be open until the end of October of individuals who worked at a qualified institution or count towards public loan forgiveness. Visit the website for more information
• Updates are being posted via Facebook UAMS Financial Aid, please like and share the FB page! UAMS Student Financial Services | Facebook
Clay Tyler Intramural and Campus Life Events
• October 27th at 12 pm Red Ribbon Week event at the Student Center
• Flag football October 23rd and 30th 1:00 – 6:00 PM at Scott Field – signs up will be available soon
• Bowling Day – November 13th
• November 17th Movie ticket giveaway will need to show the student app and student ID
• Contact Clay if you have any questions! jctyler@uams.edu / 501-686-5654 and find out
about event details on the UAMS Students app https://apps.apple.com/us/app/uamsstudents/id1484287649
Hannah Hunt Expectations of ASG Representatives 34 min.
Responsibilities, App posting and event announcements
Participation
Committee Selection
Community Service Committee
Events/App Committee
• ASG Halloween party on October 28th
Giveaways and costume contest
• Breast cancer awareness – Pink Day week of October 17th, 2022.
Wear pink during the week. Send photos to Hannah Hunt at Hhunt2@uams.edu
The college with the most participation will get something special!
• Volunteer Service opportunity at the Arkansas Food Bank on October 22nd, reach out to Farhan Kawsar if you are interested fkawsar@uams.edu
ASG Representatives are expected to:
· Attend all ASG monthly meetings (will be held virtually)
· Report pertinent information back to respected colleges and assigned
officers (see Article Section 1 of constitution)
· Lead by example by following all student compliancy guidelines in an
timely fashion
· Participate in student initiatives sponsored by ASG and encourage
others to participate as well
· Uphold the student Code of Conduct on and off campus
· Post student events on student event app (this is the new platform for
announcing events). We have to get students excited about using it. Thus
far I’ve had to continue to push out email reminders to check the app. We
would like reps to send officers info to post onto App about
organizations and upcoming events. (Reps send info and officers post)
· Any excused meeting must be submitted in written format to the ASG
secretary, Kiwanna Norwood and Nakia Dedner prior to meeting time
· Before the end of term, representative must explain duties to incoming
representatives
· Representatives not meeting expectations are reported to their college
dean and discharged from the ASG. Please inform us asap if you cannot
meet the above guidelines