Student Government Kresge
College has an active Student Parliament, which meets in the Seminar
Room (159) every Thursday at 6:30 pm to discuss major college and University
issues. Parliament's mission is to help initiate,
develop and sponsor college events with campus-wide student organizations.
Parliament offers students opportunities for community service, support
and activism in a setting emphasizing participatory democracy.
Return a completed Budget Request form to either the Kresge College Programs Office or email a completed form to the Parliament Chair, Lisa Morrical at kresgeparliament@yahoo.com. Be sure to include the name of your organization, contact person's email, and the date in which you'd like to attend parliament.
Budget Request Forms must be completed and submitted at least 8 days before presenting at Parliament.
Serves as the liaison between the college administration and
the student body
Facilitates all Parliament meetings
Develops the agenda for each meeting
Serves as the contact person for most Parliament related issues
Coordinates the efforts to ensure that Parliament is running
smoothly (i.e. minutes are distributed, treasurer is up to date,
representatives are attending sub-committee meetings, etc.)
Ensures that all positions are filled
Elected in Spring Quarter for the following year
Treasurer (1 position)Daniel Tong
Attends all Parliament meetings
Supplies Budget Request Forms at all meetings
Keeps a record of all Parliament's financial transactions
Keeps a record of all Kresge Core Council's financial
transactions
Contacts all persons who have requested money from
Parliament to inform them of Parliament's decision (within 48 hours)
Distributes copies of all Budget Request Forms to
the Financial Assistant, the College Programs Coordinator, and
the requesting party (by the end of Friday)
Meets with the Financial Assistant at least once
a quarter to balance records
Secretary (1 position)Jocelyn Cansino
Attends all Parliament meetings
Takes detailed minutes of the meetings including all funding
proposals and decisions, brief comments on discussions, announcements,
and officer reports
Distributes minutes to all Kresge College staff, the other college
student government, and all Parliament members
Brings the minutes to the following meeting to be approved by
Parliament
Core Council Representative (1 position)Edward Garcia
Attends all Parliament meetings
Attends all Core Council meetings (3 per quarter)
Represents Kresge College at Core Council meetings
Listens to funding proposals brought to Core Council and presents
them to Parliament for a vote
Reports Parliament's funding decisions to Core Council by completing
the Core Council Funding Voucher
Student Union Assembly (SUA) Representatives (3 positions)
Anna Lingel & Amol Randhawa
Attends all Parliament meetings
Attends all SUA meetings
Represents Kresge College by voting in SUA meetings
Presents weekly reports to Parliament on SUA activity and brings
forth any issues that Parliament may need to vote on
Informs Kresge Parliament about campus-wide issues
Student Committee of Committees (SCOC) Representative (1
position)
Justin Riordan
Attends all Parliament meetings
Attends all ICSA meetings
Reports to Parliament all campus committee positions available
and supplies applications for those positions
Answers questions about the various campus committees and actively
recruits Kresge students to fill any open positions on those committees
Academic Senate Representative (1 position) Chris Carmona
Attends all Parliament Meetings
Attends all Academic Senate Meetings (2 per quarter, approx.)
Reports to Parliament all relevant issues regarding the Academic
Senate
Represents Kresge College through participation in the Academic
Senate.
Student Union Governance Board (SUGB) Representative (1 position) Anna Lingel
Presents weekly reports to Parliament on SUGB activity
Brings forth any issues that Parliament may need to vote on
Informs Kresge Parliament about campus-wide issues
Represents Kresge College by voting in SUGB meetings
Positions can be re-voted on each quarter. Experience has shown that
a year-long commitment to a position works best. If a person can no longer
fulfill the duties of their position, they must try to find a replacement.
If they cannot find a replacement, it is the Chair's responsibility to
assume the position until a replacement is found.
