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Rollins College Global Initiatives Committee

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The Center for Global Initiatives All College Committees and Initiatives 
10-17-2022 
Minutes, Global Initiatives Committee Meeting, Monday, October 
17, 2022 
Rollins College Global Initiatives Committee 
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Global Initiatives Meeting Minutes 
10-17-2022 
In attendance: AJ Althuis, Ed Bustos, Giselda Beaudin, Allie Evangelista, Daniel Flick, Yudit Greenberg, 
Juan Guevara Pinto, Natasha Hutchinson, Jim Johnson, Rebecca Powell, Mari Robertson, Jenifer Ruby, 
Cristina Sheridan, Keith Whittingham, Jie Yu 
• Approval of September meeting minutes 
o Keith motioned to approve and Juan seconded 
o Passed unanimously 
• International student enrollment updates (CLA, Holt, and Crummer) and discussion 
o CLA Report from Ed Bustos, Director of International Admission 
▪ Largest number of applicants in Rollins history 
▪ International student applications were also higher than the prior year (does not 
include US citizens abroad) 
▪ Targets for international student enrollment were met – though percentage was 
lower because of such a high number of students overall in the incoming class 
▪ Percentage this year is 7.5%  
▪ Goal for 2023 is 9% 
▪ Reach goal over the next five years is 14% - increasing each year 
▪ Back to international recruitment travel: 
• A lot of schools are not traveling for recruitment 
• Rollins is taking a hybrid approach to recruitment 
▪ On track for international applications at this time of year for 2023 
▪ Target countries:  
• No more travel to Asia except for India 
• India 
• Brazil  
• Latin-America 
• Starting to look at Africa too – Brandy Fransen will be doing an 
exploratory recruitment trip 
• China has not been historically good for FL generally 
▪ Any other targets? 
• Partnership with Athletics – men’s and women’s soccer, tennis, golf, 
water ski 
▪ Challenges with our price-point, especially since students need to demonstrate 
ability to cover costs for the visa 
o Crummer Report from Rebecca Powell 
▪ 5 EAMBA in the fall enrollment – just about 10% of the EAMBA cohort 
▪ 2 in the Doctoral program for fall enrollment 
▪ New program: flex MBA program is part of the Professional MBA. However, it’s 
part-time so students cannot participate in the visa 
▪ No changes in the application process for international students 
▪ Target is to maintain around 10% 
▪ Not doing any recruitment travel – has not been part of Crummer strategy 
o Holt Report from Brian Barilone 
▪ The goals and approach the Holt School takes to recruit international students 
has not changed from last year. This is a primarily organic process as we do not 
travel internationally to recruit students. We do however focus the following 
ways on these types of students.  
▪ Marketing – Our cost of attendance for international students is lower than the 
out of state costs for UCF so we approach them with a message of affordability. 
▪ Recruitment – We partner with the International Programs Offices at both 
Valencia & Seminole to education students on Rollins as an option. This means 
attending their international student organization meetings and participating in 
a career/education fair held annual for international students. 
▪ Admission – We do not require standardized test scores (SAT/ACT/GRE/GMAT) 
which eliminates barriers for our international students.  
o Jenifer Ruby report, Director of International Student and Scholar Services 
▪ CLA Non-immigrant CLA: 269  
▪ CLA US citizens from abroad 64 
▪ Holt Non-immigrant: 
▪ Crummer non-immigrant: 31 
▪ Crummer US citizens from abroad: 2 
▪ Total UG non-immigrant: 233 
▪ Total UG US citizens from abroad: 36 
▪ New students: 
• 59 CLA (includes 6 exchange students) 
• 12 Holt 
• 6 Crummer 
▪ 73 countries of citizenship, highest number in Jenifer’s tenure at Rollins 
• Brazil 
• Germany 
• UK 
• India 
• Spain 
• China 
• Mexico 
• Venezuela 
• Bahamas 
• Canada 
• Colombia 
• Japan (includes a few exchange students) 
o Broader discussion: 
▪ Germany has increased despite closing the Germany dual-degree 
▪ What drives enrollments up and down in different countries?  
• There are many factors and can be difficult to anticipate 
• Rollins tries to take a very diverse approach to recruitment and not to 
focus overly on one country or one region 
▪ Question about whether Crummer should at some point consider doing some 
international recruitment travel, even if just in Latin-America. Crummer is a 
program that is marketable abroad. 
▪ What can the committee do to support international recruitment? 
• It can be helpful when faculty and staff have connections abroad 
• AJ Althuis mentioned his background in the Netherlands and Belgium 
▪ Holt has started a new program where they provide peer mentors for 
international students. It has been well-received. 
• CLA has an International Peer Advisor program that has been in place 
for many years where students support new international students 
during orientation and more informally into the year 
▪ The International Student and Scholar Services Office is still down a staff 
position from pre-pandemic: 
• Do have a part-time graduate assistant this year but is not equivalent to 
a full-time staff member 
• Numbers have rebounded 
• Will be a significant issue if we do increase to 14% at some point 
• Could faculty serve as mentors? – would require staffing to support this 
type of program. Faculty in CLA also already have full advising loads. 
Certainly this happens informally as well. 
• Quick debrief on the RIG workshop 
o Catered for 17 
o Had almost that many in attendance – including several Global Initiatives Committee 
members 
o The format worked well because there was time to actually advise people individually in 
depth at different stations 
o Attended by both faculty and staff 
o May be good to have one in the spring as well 
• Notification of International Programs Fee changes 
o What happens if revenue is higher? 
▪ Additional funds go to support student scholarships for short-term study abroad 
o Why not $50 instead of $30? 
▪ Wanted to keep fees as low as possible 
o Is this really sustainable? 
▪ Yes—have modeled out for at least next five years 
 
Addendum 
CLA Historical Data & 2023 Goal 
  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 YDT 
 
Total Apps 5462 6166 6078 8422 9722 1796 
 
Total Accepts 3640 3577 3963 4092 4510 
  
Gross Deposit 651 643 619 632 714 
  
Net Deposit 569 559 503 555 638 
  
            
  
International Apps 703 747 878 1237 1895 111 
 
Total Accepts 308 278 327 360 359 
  
Gross  61 66 52 60 67 
  
Enrolling 37 56 30 43 48 
  
        
International Percentage 6.50% 10.00% 6% 7.70% 7.50% 9% Goal 
 


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Minutes, Global Initiatives Committee Meeting, Monday, October 17, 2022

Curriculum Committee

Minutes, Curriculum Committee Meeting, Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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1-26-2022 
Meeting Minutes from January 26, 2022 
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The regular weekly meeting of the Rollins College Student Government Association was held on January 
26, 2021, at 7:00pm, at Rollins College via WebEx. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and 
approved as correct after a vote by the Senate.  
I. Call to Order  
II. Roll Call  
III. Welcome  
IV. Approval of Minutes  
● Approved 
V. Speakers  
● John Crossman - Professionalism  
VI. Executive Reports  
A. President  
● Welcome back! We are optimistic that we can return to hybrid meetings soon.  
● We have exec board positions open, Chief Justice, Attorney General, D&I, apply 
to become a part of the E-Board 
● The college has asked us for student input on the DEI Strategic Planning 
Initiative 
○ Need at least one student representative for each of the task forces, 
doesn’t need to be an SGA member, all students are welcome to apply. 
Students get real power and a voice in the planning process through this 
opportunity 
● Task Forces: 
○ Student Recruitment and Retention 
○ Faculty and Staff Hiring Retention 
○ DEI Capacity Building 
○ Institutional Policies, Practices, and Procedures 
○ DEI in the Academic Program 
○ Apply if interested, email is going out with information to all campus 
● The Student Affairs VP is spearheading a master planning process for ResLife 
○ Looking for better practices for housing and student life 
○ Vee has stepped up to fill a rep position for them, we need one more 
○ Fill out the application if you are interested in this, link will be emailed to 
all campus 
B. Vice President  
● Housing Town Hall on Feb. 9th to help inform the master planning process for 
RLE 
● Students meeting with the housing specialist working with the Student Life VP to 
discuss the plan for a town hall 
● Trying to pick students for committees in a week or so 
C. Chief Justice  
● No Report  
D. Academic Affairs  
● CC passed the following: 
○ Holt Certificate in Racial Reconciliation and Community Restoration. 
Next step - EC approval 
○ Incomplete Grade Policy. Next step - EC approval 
○ Honors Divisional Exception. Next step - EC approval 
○ Honors ECMP Proposal. Next step - EC approval 
○ Health and Wellness Resolution - Next step - EC approval 
● Seeking student comments on: 
○ Proposal to limit Theater major emphases to one (rather than unlimited) 
E. Internal Relations  
● No Report 
F. Public Relations  
● Tag us on social media! We are active again 
● PR is meeting again next week, reach out if you need promo materials 
● The wellness center is doing booster shots, you can get one and update your 
Foxlink 
● Recruitment is a huge priority, we have lots of positions to fill and we’d love you 
to spread the word, especially for those non-SGA committees requesting student 
members  
G. Events  
● Lip sync is scheduled 
● Pre-SGA Senate Picnic planning is happening! 
● Tabling events are coming soon, we want to promote SGA to students 
○ Common Hour 2X a month, sign up for time to volunteer through Excel 
H. Finance  
● Met with Elizabeth and Bethann Durlin to discuss an accessibility audit being 
done 
● Committee is delving into research on accessibility funding at Rollins vs. other 
institutions 
● Starting plans for a Finance town hall soon 
● Meeting with Ed Kania soon 
I. Student Life  
● No Report 
J. Diversity & Inclusion  
● No Report  
K. Attorney General  
● No Report  
L. President Pro Tempore  
● Reach out to your constituents! 
● 1:1 meetings are available 
M. Advisors  
●  Reach out to your constituents! 
● 1:1 meetings are available 
VII. Organizational Senator Reports  
A. Center for Leadership & Community Engagement (CLCE)  
● Emerging Leadership institute applications are out 
○ For all students (including Holt) 
○ Apps close January 31st 
● February 17th- Second annual Thaddeus and Polly 
Seymour Acts of Kindness day 
○ Is there any way SGA can get involved? 
B. Center for Career & Life Planning (CCLP)  
● No Report 
C. Wellness  
● Making Money Moves – Tommorow 12-2pm, Olin Lawn 
● Dantea Days – Friday the 28th, Olin Lawn 
● Coping Skills Workshop – Friday the 28th, WebEx link in emails  
● Boosters are available! And they’re good for you! And you can put them in 
Foxlink! 
D. Accessibility  
● Accessibility and Inclusion Task Force, join in and help publicize this! 
○ Get volunteer hours by sending Kate an email 
○ Met with Bethann, the taskforce will give Accessibility office feedback 
and help improve, new director is really interested in making positive 
changes 
○ There is an application process for the task force, we plan to discuss 
Access Ally training, run down Acessibility services, audit the website  
● ESA policy is being updated, stay tuned for changes 
E. Fraternity & Sorority Life (FSL)  
●  Position Vacant 
F. Residential Life and Explorations (RLE)  
●  Met with Juan Escobar – housing selection is coming soon, wants feedback on 
choosing housing  
● RA/PM/HM application is up on Handshake, RA app is due Feb. 1st 
● Looking forward to RLE planning group 
G. LGBTQ+ Advocacy  
●  Professors can see your pronouns as they take attendance on their rosters 
H. Student Media  
●  Submissions are open for the Independent from now through March 23.  
● Independent applications are open for the following positions: content editors, 
illustrators, and layout designers. Application deadline is March 21. 
I. International Affairs  
●  No Report 
J. Student Athlete Advisory  
●  No Report 
K. Sustainability  
●  No Report 
L. Campus Safety and Security  
● Be mindful of COVID restrictions, keep mask on in all indoor spaces, preferably 
medical grade mask  
M. Institutional Advancement  
● No Report 
N. Holt Graduate Programs  
● Position Vacant  
O. External and Competitive Scholarships  
●  Met with Dr. Abdon – less external and competitive scholarships so more time 
for grad school personal statements! In the lull period she is able to help with that 
● Info session for summer programs potentially in the works 
● Hoping to hire 2 work-studies in the department 
● More outreach for the next Fulbright application process – great idea to reach out 
early in your Rollins career 
P. Parliamentarian  
● Position Vacant  
VIII. Ad-hoc Committees  
● Constitutional Revision  
i. No report  
● COVID  
i. No report  
● International Student Representation  
i. No report 
IX. Open Forum  
●  Idea for Act of Kindness Day 
○ SGA could get flowers for the people that work in Dining Services 
○ We could do that for all campus staff, facilities, Sodexo, etc (maybe handwritten 
notes?) 
● Accessibility task force 
○ Are there things that the task force should look into? 
○ 2019 audit – was that ever looked into? Student eyes have never been on that and 
the director when it was being reviewed was Whitney Horton 
○ https://www.thesandspur.org/after-delays-analysis-of-2019-accessibility-audit-
begins/ 
○ https://www.thesandspur.org/new-accessibility-director-hopes-to-fulfill-2019-
audit-recommendations/ 
● CC Seating 
○ In the busy hours of the CC, removing the chairs has not de-densified the dining 
hall, not enough people are using to go options 
○ Student Life visited this issue last year, Daniel recommends reaching out to 
Elizabeth Smith and committee so that they can make this issue a formal agenda 
item 
○ Ask to be invited  
○ Student life will be meeting soon and Evan Link will bring this up 
● Allergies at CC 
○ Cross contamination and ingredient substitution has caused a student to have 
allergic reactions, workers are being retrained to avoid this issue and Sodexo is 
working to solve the issue 
○ This has been a historical problem, two years ago they said this issue would be 
fixed and it is recurring 
○ Student Life committee could bring this up to dining services and legislation 
could be written 
● Curriculum Change Voting  
○ Executive Committee is reviewing the changes that CC has approved  
○ Holt Certificate in Racial Reconciliation and Community Restoration 
○ Incomplete Grade Policy 
○ Honors Divisional Exception 
○ If the honors course can come from any division, what does that say about the 
rigor of honors courses 
○ Honors ECMP Proposal 
○ Health and Wellness Resolution 
● Housing 
○ Res Life is looking to possibly change how housing registration priorities are 
organized  
○ Would students prefer credit hour over cohorts for priority? 
○ Credit hours could be more universal (discussion limited to 10 minutes)  
○ Within this new system, would students with housing accommodations still have 
priority over everything else? 
○ Vee will check 
○ This could be overcomplicated and messy, it would be more confusing than it 
would offer benefit 
○ Students from low-income areas have less AP and college credit opportunities, to 
offer students who came in with credits priority over others would be an equity 
issue 
X. Old Business  
● Remaining Senator Positions  
i. Vacant Class Senator Positions  
a. Freshman Class Senator  
● Aidan Chinn 
b. Sophomore Class Senator  
c. Senior Class Senators (2)  
d. Holt Class Senators (2)  
ii. Organizational Senators  
a. Holt Graduate Programs  
● Legislation 2021.XX: Welcome Act  
○ Sponsor(s): Christian Mahlstedt  
○ Issue Addressed: SGA GPA Requirement  
○ Result: Aidan Chinn 
XI. New Business  
● None 
The meeting adjourned at 9 pm.  
Daniel Elliot, SGA President 


Meeting Minutes from January 26, 2022

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The regular weekly meeting of the Rollins College Student Government Association was held on 
February 2, 2022, at 7:00pm, at Rollins College via WebEx. The minutes of the previous meeting were 
read and approved as correct after a vote by the Senate.  
I. Call to Order  
II. Roll Call  
III. Welcome  
IV. Approval of Minutes  
● Approved 
V. Speakers  
● Frank Faine - Labyrinth  
○ Between Knowles Chapel and Annie Russell Theatre 
○ Ancient form of walking meditation 
○ Used by many religious traditions 
○ The goal was to provide a permanent meditative space for students 
○ Right in a reflective fine arts corridor 
○ Offers students, faculty, staff a set of activities for mindfulness 
○ Used for team building, conflict resolution, and concentration amongst members 
○ Lots of other colleges have labyrinths 
○ Dedicated as a legacy labyrinth 
■ 7 labyrinths around the world dedicated to promoting global peace and 
healing 
■ Only second college labyrinth worldwide to have this title 
○ Beginning of March- Reverend Jenkins and Frank Faine will be sponsoring a 
series of labyrinth walks revolving around reflection and renewal 
○ Vice President of Outreach for the Labyrinth Society 
■ Draws people together and promotes mindfulness and togetherness 
○ World Labyrinth Day- walk together at 1 PM to promote healing 
VI. Executive Reports  
A. President  
● Lots of great applications for diversity, equity, and inclusion task force 
○ Deadline is tomorrow at noon  
● Hadn’t have anyone apply for any executive board positions 
○ Please apply soon if you are interested 
● One more seat for Residence Life master planning committee 
B. Vice President  
●  Start working on legislations, end of semester can catch on really quickly 
● Organizational senators: please reach out to your organizations! 
● Meeting with Ed Kainia discussing financial aid and how it’s being handled 
● Another meeting next or following revolving around budgeting process 
C. Chief Justice  
● Position Vacant  
D. Academic Affairs  
● No report 
E. Internal Relations  
● Taking the helm for the Constitutional Revision Committee 
○ I am looking for potentially one more senator just to have one more voice 
in the Senate- I want everyone’s issues to be heard regarding how SGA 
works and how we can change it for future SGA administrations 
■ Should be getting this off the ground soon, within the next few 
weeks.  
○ There are some glaring issues and contradictions in the SGA 
Constitution, regardless of if you join on or not, I want opinions heard. 
■ The current Constitution doesn’t reflect what has happened in the 
past couple of years. 
F. Public Relations  
● Apologies for the miscommunication via email 
● Recruiting for different positions through email 
● If you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out 
G. Events  
● Scheduled SGA picnic from February 26th  
● SGA tabling events 
○ No events have been approved yet 
● Fox Flame event February 16th- in partnership with CICI and the wellness center 
to promote physical wellness and relationship wellness 
H. Finance  
●  No Report 
I. Student Life  
● Disability Empowerment Week (DEW) (March 7-11) 
○ Planning is in a good place 
○ Will share the week’s events with SGA in the upcoming weeks 
○ Bethann will be presenting on March 9 for Access Ally Training (during 
DEW) 
● Working with Accessibility to create the Student Advisory Board, such as 
objectives, future plans 
● Working on creating a communication campaign (through class) to boost student 
involvement during the pandemic for Sustainability (particularly the Urban Farm 
& Composting) 
J. Diversity & Inclusion  
● Position Vacant  
K. Attorney General  
● Position Vacant  
L. President Pro Tempore  
● Not Present 
M. Advisors  
●  No Report 
VII. Organizational Senator Reports  
A. Center for Leadership & Community Engagement (CLCE)  
● Alternative Spring Break applications are out 
B. Center for Career & Life Planning (CCLP)  
● Back in action and reopen 
● The WebEx room is open for internships, jobs, etc. 
○ Open from 10 am- 2 PM 
● Forage is a new platform to gain new skills for employers 
● February 22nd, March 2nd, April 12- all listed on GetHired/Handshake 
● If you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out! 
C. Wellness  
● Dantea days are back on Olin on Friday 
● Coping skills workshop on Friday 
● Fox Flame event- if you want some more information don’t hesitate to reach out 
to Perry! 
D. Accessibility  
● Not Present 
E. Fraternity & Sorority Life (FSL)  
● We just concluded Panhellenic and IFC formal recruitment. Through formal 
recruitment, we had 91 students join our Panhellenic community and 45 students 
join our IFC community.  
● Many organizations will continue to host informal recruitment events over the 
next few weeks. If you know of unaffiliated students interested in joining our 
community, please encourage them to reach out! 
○ Informal recruitment events this week: 
■ NCM – Thursday from 4pm – 6pm at the Mayflower Hall 
Courtyard  
● IFC General Body Meetings and Panhellenic General Body Meeting times are 
still being finalized and we will share them. These meetings are open if you ever 
want to come and share announcements or updates.  
● Expansion: in support of the College’s focus on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and 
Belonging, we are prioritizing expansion and growth for culturally based 
organizations. If you are interested in starting an organization or learning more 
about what this might look like – please email Bronwyn Holder (Director of FSL) 
at bholder@rollins.edu 
F. Residential Life and Explorations (RLE)  
● RA applications were due this week 
● Peer Mentor due next month 
● Meeting with Juan Escobar tomorrow 
○ Regarding SGA and Town Hall next week 
G. LGBTQ+ Advocacy  
● February 7th Lucy Cross center will be hosting LGBTQ support space 
H. Student Media  
● No Report 
I. International Affairs  
● Study abroad deadlines coming up 
○ Summer 2022- Feb 14 
○ Fall of 2022- Feb 28 
J. Student Athlete Advisory  
● No Report 
K. Sustainability  
● No Report 
L. Campus Safety and Security  
● Position Vacant  
M. Institutional Advancement  
● Position Vacant  
N. Holt Graduate Programs  
● Position Vacant  
O. External and Competitive Scholarships  
● Position Vacant  
P. Parliamentarian  
● Position Vacant  
VIII. Ad-hoc Committees  
● Constitutional Revision  
i. No report  
● COVID  
i. No report  
● International Student Representation  
i. No report 
IX. Open Forum  
● Legislation Idea 
○ Presenting legislation for hand sanitizer stations outside elevators especially in 
Ward 
○ If interested, send Arabella an email 
○ Rollins computers have an inability to install software relating to coursework 
○ Software is also out of date or lacking 
○ 7zip should be on Rollins computers due to it being a useful program to send 
things 
■ Can also compress things into a singular file 
● Exec applications 
○ One submission for exec applications that went through the system 
○ Applications may not be going through the system 
○ Making sure it’s not a widespread issue 
X. Old Business  
● Remaining Senator Positions  
i. Vacant Class Senator Positions  
a. Freshman Class Senator  
b. Sophomore Class Senator (2)  
c. Senior Class Senators (2)  
d. Holt Class Senators (2)  
ii. Organizational Senators  
a. Holt Graduate Programs  
c. External and Competitive Scholarships  
e. Campus Safety and Security  
● Legislation 2021.XX: Welcome Act  
○ Sponsor(s): Christian Mahlstedt  
○ Issue Addressed: SGA GPA Requirement  
○ Result: Passed 
XI. New Business  
● Appointment of Chief Justice  
○ Candidate: Liam King  
■ Result: Appointed 
● Legislation 2021.XX: Compostable Utensils Act  
○ Sponsor(s): Sydney Boswell  
○ Issue Addressed: Utensils in Dining Hall  
○ Result: Passed 
The meeting adjourned at 8:19 pm.  
Daniel Elliot, SGA President 


Meeting Minutes from February 2, 2022

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The regular weekly meeting of the Rollins College Student Government Association was held on 
February 9, 2022, at 7:06pm, at Rollins College via WebEx and in Kathleen W. Rollins Hall. The minutes 
of the previous meeting were read and approved as correct after a vote by the Senate.  
I. Call to Order  
II. Roll Call  
III. Welcome  
IV. Approval of Minutes  
● Approved 
V. Speakers  
● Housing Town Hall  
○ Lots of concerns being brought up 
○ Donna Lee Heading RLE master planning committee 
○ Questions and Answers 
■ Ward Hall construction: have more things come up other than the 
existing problems? 
● The front is an overlay on the building, not structural 
● Building is structurally sound; design is worth preserving 
● Reconstruct the front with today’s materials 
■ Exits for fire safety 
● Ward is up to code with exits for fire safety 
● Building is still accessible despite the front being closed 
■ Damages in Lakeside, what’s the protocol? 
● Holding peers accountable about damage 
● Communal responsibility in the housing agreement 
● Has a process to track down who does the damages 
● Doesn’t charge for everything that is damaged 
● Talk to your peers 
● Different approaches for different schools 
○ Adding more cameras 
○ Build it into the housing fee 
○ Only charge for vandalism when it happens 
■ Split the cost equally amongst the residents 
● Hoping we get to a point where halls are as safe as homes 
● How do we create and build a program that feels like home? 
■ Has there been air quality testing in halls over winter break? 
● Not since break 
● If there are concerns, bring in a third-party firm 
● Could be mold, mildew, or neither 
● Warren Building had localized mold in the bottom 
○ New floors, new HVAC will prevent future issues 
○ Rice is more extensive than Warren 
○ Rice is supposed to be finished in early March 
● Say something if you see an issue 
● Speak to RA, Hall Director, or call RLE office if there are any 
issues  
● Student responsibility also needs to occur 
● No systemic or building-wide issues 
● Spore count inside is lower inside than outside 
■ Ceilings in Elizabeth Hall are crumbling, water damage on carpets, 
students being loud and rowdy 
● Removable showerheads in ADA bathrooms 
● No lip on the shower may also contribute to the wet carpets 
● Working on fixes for those problems 
● Bathroom floors not sloped correctly 
● Checking the ceilings for leaks  
● Over the summer, gutting bathrooms and putting in new drains 
●  Encourage each student to have a conversation with peers 
● Policies in place around quiet hours 
● Please talk to RLE staff about behavioral issues 
○ RLE Planning team 
■ What is your dream residential experience? 
● Having freshman year be more interactive and communal 
○ Difficult to communicate with other freshman- possibly 
due to COVID 
● Sutton to feel like a spot to gather other than Lakeside 
● More meeting spaces for collaboration 
● Sutton needs more meeting space 
● Kitchen spaces- more open 
● Close eye paid for any increased costs 
● Students don’t need anything fancy to build community, just a 
comfortable space 
● How do we open up space for gathering? 
● Have good bones to start with 
● What are the successful spaces on campus? 
○ TVs are hard to set up- make them easier to use 
○ RA events are kind of like hanging out with your mom 
○ Adding a kitchen to Holt 
VI. Executive Reports  
A. President  
● Two new executive board nominees 
● Two meetings scheduled for the next few weeks 
○ One with Ed Kania 
○ One with Cornwell 
● Curriculum changes were approved 
B. Vice President  
● Interviews for DEI task forces 
● Candidates on the task forces 
○ Student Recruitment and Retention 
■ Jaheim Morris 
■ Arielle Etienne 
○ Faculty and Staff Hiring and Retention 
■ Samantha Guillaume 
■ Adam Lahlou 
○ DEI Capacity Building 
■ Carley Matthews 
■ Tayla Edgerley 
○ Institutional Policies, Practices, and Procedures 
■ Sendy Sejourne 
■ Dani Golob 
○ DEI in the Academic Program 
■ Alise Fortune 
■ Monica Saad 
● Please put legislation in! 
● Organizational senators- please reach out to organizations 
● Be active and show up to meetings 
C. Chief Justice  
● Currently in the process of an election 
● Petition period is now closed 
● Judicial board has 2 open seats- please contact Liam to fill those seats 
● Please fill your Senator obligations- Judicial board handles that 
D. Academic Affairs  
● Program closures in curriculum committee 
● Theatre emphasis is limited to one 
● Taking a hiatus from Curriculum committee 
● Student coming to next meeting to discuss election day as a holiday 
● If you are interested in election day being off please contact Zoe 
○ If you want academic changes as well, please contact Zoe 
E. Internal Relations  
● Working to get the Judicial Board position filled for the constitutional revision 
committee and then we are ready to go and start meetings. 
F. Public Relations  
● Congratulations on DEI committee 
● RLE committee position is still open- sent out in email 
● Election has begun 
● Speeches and debate are coming up 
● Judicial board applications have been sent to Pre-Law Society 
● Finance town hall coming up 
 G. Events  
●  Lip sync coming up 
○ Applications coming out tomorrow- Due Feb 25th 
○ Dress rehearsal is 4-10 
○ Lip sync will be March 22nd 
○ Each group can’t go over 5 minutes for performance 
○ No indecent language 
● SGA picnic 
○ Feb 23rd- not confirmed yet 
● Events committee need members 
H. Finance  
● Being part of meeting with Ed 
● Discussing equitable tuition plan 
● Town hall- not many details and on March 23rd 
● Encourage your peers to come to open forum regarding finance 
● Looking for members on FoxFunds committee 
○ Meetings are in person 
● Present for the steering committee as a student rep 
I. Student Life  
● No Report 
J. Diversity & Inclusion  
● Position Vacant  
K. Attorney General  
● Position Vacant  
L. President Pro Tempore  
● No Report 
M. Advisors  
●  Student achievement award nominations are open 
● Name tags for senators for representation 
● T Shirts before meeting- if you haven’t picked it up, please pick it up 
● Please join a committee if you recently joined 
VII. Organizational Senator Reports  
A. Center for Leadership & Community Engagement (CLCE) 
●  No Report 
B. Center for Career & Life Planning (CCLP)  
●  Office hours are 10 am to 5 pm- helping with resume, network 
● New software- Forage 
○ Helps to build up skills 
○ Add to resume 
○ Certified in IT, coding, etc. 
● Mentoring program coming up 
● If any questions reach out to Somar sramos1@rollins.edu 
C. Wellness  
●  Wellness center talking about let’s talk about sex event on Thursday 
○ Games, raffle, etc. 
● Dantea day on Friday on Olin 
D. Accessibility  
● No Report 
E. Fraternity & Sorority Life (FSL)  
● Just finished rushing 
● Recruiting events 
○ NCM is having a girl’s event Friday from 2-4 in faculty club 
● ISC and Panhellenic meetings are still being finalized 
● Expansion: in support of the College’s focus on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and 
Belonging, we are prioritizing expansion and growth for culturally based 
organizations. If you are interested in starting an organization or learning more 
about what this might look like – please email Bronwyn Holder (Director of FSL) 
at bholder@rollins.edu 
F. Residential Life and Explorations (RLE)  
●  Thank you for coming out for RLE town hall 
● Meeting tomorrow for RLE planning committee 
G. LGBTQ+ Advocacy  
● Febuary 14th Lucy Cross will be holding an event talking about safe sex 
H. Student Media  
● Independent has submissions open 
○ For articles, research, poetry, etc. 
● Sandspur won a gold medalist award 
I. International Affairs  
● Not Present 
J. Student Athlete Advisory  
● Trying to set up a meeting with point of contact 
● Working towards new bills in the future 
K. Sustainability  
●  Green grams- sustainable goodie bags 
● Farmer’s market 
● If you want more info, please read the newsletter 
L. Campus Safety and Security  
● Position Vacant  
M. Institutional Advancement  
● No Report 
N. Holt Graduate Programs  
● Position Vacant  
O. External and Competitive Scholarships  
● Position Vacant  
P. Parliamentarian  
● Position Vacant  
VIII. Ad-hoc Committees  
● Constitutional Revision  
i. Looking for one Judicial board member 
● COVID  
i. Unsure about future for committee 
● Discussing the future of the committee in open forum 
● International Student Representation  
i. No report 
IX. Open Forum  
● Ad Hoc Covid Committee 
○ Needed a committee due to legislation 
○ Member count does not make any sense 
○ Is this necessary? Is this the right way to do this? 
■ Can we reinstate this committee if this gets disbanded? 
■ Phasing out a lot of requirements potentially 
■ You can disband this committee 
■ May be good to discuss for constitutional revision 
● Locker malfunctions in off campus lounge 
○ Off campus students don’t feel included 
○ Most lockers that are available for off campus students do not work 
○ Trying to get a free and available locker 
○ Most wouldn’t budge open or couldn’t be locked 
○ Talk to RLE about it- facilities will help work on them 
○ Why not store it in the car?  
■ Not everyone comes by car 
■ Parking garage not secure 
○ This is a critical issue because of safety, security, etc. 
○ Making campus more accessible for students who commute 
○ Off campus students stick in the library 
X. Old Business  
● Remaining Senator Positions  
i. Vacant Class Senator Positions  
a. Freshman Class Senator  
b. Sophomore Class Senator (2)  
c. Senior Class Senators (2)  
● Daniel Kassis 
d. Holt Class Senators (2)  
ii. Organizational Senators  
a. Holt Graduate Programs  
b. External and Competitive Scholarships  
c. Campus Safety and Security  
XI. New Business  
 
● Legislation 2022.XX: Hand Sanitizer Act  
○ Sponsor(s): Arabella Lilleslatten  
○ Issue Addressed: Hand Sanitizer Dispensers in Dormitories 
○ Result: Amendment passed; Bill passed  
● Approval of Diversity and Inclusion Chair 
○ Candidate: Erica Mungin  
■ Result: Appointed 
● Approval of Attorney General 
○ Candidate: Vee Santa Lucia 
■ Result: Appointed 
The meeting adjourned at 9:22 pm.  
Ellie Holder, SGA Internal and External Affairs Chair 


Meeting Minutes from February 9, 2022

De Felice, Alexandra

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I wish you would remember
the trips to the botanical garden
the adventures in the ocean
and the naps at the planetarium
 
you remember some
but not enough
 
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maybe I should just be grateful
for the memories you still have
 
crafting ceramics in the atrium
dancing on coolers at birthdays
cooking rice for havurah
 
but part of  me aches when you forget
a name, a place, a moment
 
when I ask a question
and you don’t have an answer
 
when you can’t remember
where we parked
where we’re going
or what we ate for lunch
 
I wish you would remember more
but at least you have what’s left
WHAT YOU REMEMBER*
Alexandra De Felice
This poem is about 
dealing with the 
emotions that come with 
someone in your life 
developing dementia. 
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the constant back and 
forth between grieving 
what has been forgotten 
and feeling guilty for 
grieving when there are 
memories that she still 
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*Content Warning: Dementia


What You Remember

Crain, Emily

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Emily Crain
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Takano, Nana

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Nana Takano
PHOTOGRAPHY
HOPE
I am a Junior Studio Arts major and I have always had a love for photography. 
This photograph represents how even when something is destroyed there is still 
hope shining through.


Hope

Willis, Jackson

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HELEN
 The hospital’s third-story maternity ward trembles with us. We’ve all 
been on edge since the emergency power came on twenty minutes ago. The 
other grown folks stay quiet; I think we’re doing enough talking in our own 
heads. Squealing babies remind us where we are and what’s at stake. 
 Last we heard on the news, the storm was a Category 4. Now the 
internet’s out and I know we’ve all got to be thinking the same thing: What if  it 
gets worse? How much can this building take? 
 Everyone’s moved out of  the rooms with windows now, crowded 
around the central nurses’ station. Nobody’s showered in a couple days since 
being quarantined for the storm, and the air reminds us of  that. All the sterile 
white medical equipment smells like isopropyl, and all the people smell like 
grunge and sweat.
         A man sits across from me with his face buried in his hands. The 
women are still mostly in the rooms deemed safe, bedridden with labor or 
postpartum recovery.
         “I don’t wanna die here,” he says again and again. He doesn’t work 
here, so I guess he must be a father. Other people sitting by us avoid looking 
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whining about himself  when he’s got a new child and a woman to think about.
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another man squatting on my right.
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         “My baby’s in the NICU,” he says. “They got her on oxygen. If  the 
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a little fourth-grader staying down in the basement with the other employee 
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all these little angels come back home so soon. “This place has been through 
storms before.”
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away how he’s really feeling. The man across from us is still carrying on, 
getting louder and louder.
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         “I don’t wanna die here,” he says, like it’s a fact we need to be 
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maybe worse than before. A couple babies are still crying. It’s not until a 
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hollering, too.
ABBY
         My favorite part was the FEMA trucks. Momma said they’re here 
because the storm killed our city, so don’t be too happy about it. I still smiled 
and ran up when they turned the corner.
 The plastic-wrapped military meals they handed out down the road 
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built-in heat pad to warm them up. But FEMA always gave you as much hot 
food as you wanted. Sometimes it was hamburgers, or barbecue sandwiches, 
or beans and rice. Leave that food, Momma would say, we don’t need it. We 
didn’t need help because she was going back to work soon, just as soon as they 
built the hospital again. She helped people have babies, and people would 
always need that.
         I lined up with the neighbors on the sidewalk and said ”Four, please.” 
One for me, one for Momma, two for later. I told the FEMA lady I had 
a brother and a daddy so she wouldn’t look at me wrong. Momma would 
pretend to be mad, but she liked having real food. The fridge was empty since 
the storm killed it with the lights and toilets. Momma said it’s like camping. We 
ate food from FEMA and Salvation Army and sometimes the plastic-wrapped 
meals too. We lit the apartment with candles, and we took our dumps in gray 
Publix bags.
 
HELEN
         People tumble down the stairs looking for safety, skittering like roaches 
and hoping to be as resilient. I’m getting to the bottom now. I think the stairs 
are quaking under my shoes and pray that it’s my imagination. Then I hit the 
basement level, where the friendly hospital facade turns into brutalist concrete 
that’s painfully good at echoing all the alarms ringing out.
 I worry about my daughter despite myself. The girl’s always been 
a rebel — all her teachers say so; I have just got to trust that the folks in 
childcare can keep her behaved. I can’t think about what would happen if  she 
got lost in the hospital with all the chaos going on.
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I try putting those thoughts out of  my mind. My heart beats fast when I don’t 
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see her.
 “Momma!” She looks up from a drawing-in-progress. My racing heart 
skips a beat even in relief. God has a plan, even for this. We will come through 
stronger, like the Israelites in the desert.
ABBY
         There’s a man who lived on the corner of  our street. Not in a house, 
but really on the corner. He was happy about the storm. I know because he 
started smiling and standing up all the way when he walked, and he looked 
more alive in line for the FEMA truck than he used to holding that crinkled 
cardboard sign.
         Big trucks came to give us toilet paper and blankets and band-aids 
because stores didn’t open anymore. One time I asked, “Are they gone for 
good?” Momma said some of  them are. “What will come back?” Momma 
didn’t answer that one. She sat there quiet on the porch and watched the 
neighbors sawing up an oak tree into pieces small enough to pull out of  their 
roof.
         A big truck parked down the street, the kind that gave out toilet paper 
and water bottles. The neighbors stopped their sawing and headed over to the 
line forming by the truck. I would have followed but Momma was watching 
and she had that look. She shook her head while the line grew.
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I didn’t mention the corner man.
 
HELEN
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to. I breathe deeply walking outside, mentally preparing for what’s out there. 
My chest is tight and sharp. Abby’s pulling at my shirt sleeve with her brow 
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         When I see the parking lot, I think maybe it’s not so bad. The damage 
could be worse. A cacophony of  car alarms threatens to make my ears bleed, 
and all the palms are tipped over and resting in windshields, but then there are 
some cars with barely a scrape. I keep an eye out for my SUV while we walk. 
There’s a surprising amount of  garbage strewn around the pavement, and 
only some of  it looks like chunks of  car or tree.
         “Momma, look.” Abby’s pointing behind us. I turn to see where the 
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face of  a rubber doll, and the rooms are exposed to the outside like a doll’s 
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where a treeline used to frame the building. All I can think is that it’s wrong, 
everything’s wrong.
         The SUV is totaled. I know it when I see the windshield caved in. God 
gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers. Abby looks at me funny, 
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         “Get the blankets out the bag,” I tell Abby, pointing at the suitcase we 
had brought to the hospital. I wipe the glass out of  the driver seat and throw 
a blanket over it for protection from any strays. Abby climbs into the back seat 
and looks out the window while I pull out of  the parking lot real slow. I push 
the car’s damage out of  my mind. I need to forget about how much it’s going 
to cost. It’s running — I should be grateful for that.
         The landscape gets worse as we get farther from the hospital. It gets 
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My city doesn’t have buildings in the highway. Doesn’t have cars stacked on 
top of  one another. Doesn’t have trees divvying up houses.
 I don’t see national emergency service vehicles coming to the rescue 
anywhere, and with a sinking feeling I come to a stop where a three-foot-thick 
oak trunk blocks the whole street. It might take days or weeks just to make a 
way for disaster relief  to come in. I take a detour around the tree.
         Needles poke my heart. All the tall buildings and trees are down so that 
I can almost see across the whole city. It’s an open sore. We’re almost home 
and I can’t keep myself  from looking. I look and look around my murdered 
city. All across the open landscape, I can see everything but God.
 
ABBY
         The school closed down after the storm, but not for very long. Me 
and the other kids had to walk together through rubble streets to reach the 
school. Walking was safer because everybody had to drive slowly, and because 
all the intersections turned into 4-way stops with the lights and signs gone. 
Sometimes you could tell when someone had evacuated for the storm and was 
coming back. They would drive even slower than the other cars. They would 
hang their head out the window and point and say hey, there used to be a 
7/11 there.
         At school I learned what Momma meant when she used to say how 
God provides. I was running out of  the trailer that was my new classroom. A 
building across the street was being used as a kitchen since our cafeteria was 
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gone. It was better than the cafeteria. I went in, and all the other kids were 
eating, even the kids that didn’t used to. The food was just like what the FEMA 
trucks had, the same food that brought the corner man to life.
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dirty clothes and smelled because the water wasn’t back in our houses yet. 
With a paper plate turned soggy by barbecue pork sitting in front of  me, I 
clasped my hands like Momma always did. I upturned my head, eyes closed, 
and prayed thank-you to God for the storm.
This short story has been brewing for a couple of years now, sparked by 
Hurricane Michael in 2018. Recently the story became ready to bear 
physical form, and I’m glad it has found a home in Brushing.


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