Special Business
Tuesday, Sept. 15, the Student Assembly Senate confirmed College of William and Mary School of Education Sen. Suleman Khairullah Ph.D. ’29 and Honor System Advisory Committee Reps. Chloe Jones ’25 M.Ed. ’27, Ibrahim YazdanPanah ’27 and Ryan Silien ’28.
Elinor Maloney ’27, executive director for Alma Mater Productions at the College, delivered a presentation about how SA funding is allocated and utilized for AMP events.
According to Maloney, AMP typically uses SA funding for most of its larger and more popular events, including Tribechella, Screen on the Green, last day of class celebrations and the spring concert.
Maloney said most of the funds SA allocates to AMP are used for the spring concert.
“We really do our best to be as intentional as possible with the Student Assembly fund[s],” she said. “We put the money toward staple events that are well-attended.”
Maloney discussed one of AMP’s upcoming attractions: the Haunted House. This year’s event — which is currently in the planning stages, Maloney said — typically draws around 700 to 800 attendees and will likely fall in late October.
New Business
Director of Student Leadership Development Anne Arseneau ’89 M.A.Ed ’92 presented The Wren Bell Ready Act Part II on behalf of Sen. Jenny Wang ’29, who was not present at the meeting. The legislation seeks to allocate additional funding for the Cohen Career Center’s Wren Bell Ready program, a career-preparation event that will include stations, activities and prizes.
Arseneau said that the first iteration of the bill, The Wren Bell Ready Act I, needed some minor adaptations. She added that $850 was approved for food and other small attendance incentives.
Class of 2029 President Daria Lesmerises ’29 introduced The Fall Frenzy Campus Carving Event IV, which allocates funds for an annual student pumpkin carving event. Lesmerises said she hopes to reduce costs by basing material needs on the event’s turnout from last year.
Lesmeries said around 125 to 150 students attended the event last fall. She added that a sizable number of people showed up for the food and did not want to carve pumpkins.
In response to a question from Sen. Nathan Yang ’28, Arseneau estimated that around 200 students came to the event, but only 100 people carved pumpkins provided by SA.
Old Business
The Subsidize Plan B Bill II, sponsored by Sens. Nina Argel ’28 and Mackenna Wyckoff ’28, was tabled to Tuesday, Sept. 22 for consideration. The bill aims to provide discounted Plan B resources to students through the College’s Student Health Center.
The delay in consideration came after the Student Health Center requested a meeting with the bill’s sponsors to discuss logistics.
Executive Updates
The executive highlighted the upcoming Busch Gardens Day, Friday, Sept. 25, and requested volunteers to help table from Wednesday, Sept. 23 through Friday, Sept. 25.
