MINUTES

 

VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES ASSOCIATION

STUDENT SERVICES/STUDENT GOVERNMENT COMMISSION

 

ROANOKE HOTEL - OCTOBER 5, 2000

 

Members Present:

 

Germanna:                        Sheila Chewning

John Tyler:                        Kay Robinson

Piedmont Virginia:            Marion Jackson

Southside Virginia:            Jennifer Allman

Southwest Virginia:            Sherry Beavers, Jim Farris, Gaynelle Harman, Donna Miller

Thomas Nelson:                        Jean Gordick

Tidewater:                        Anita Dial, Margaret Dutton, Linda Jackson, Brenda Thole

 

Call to Order and Welcome:

 

In the absence of the chair, Deborah Hart-Bowley, Jennifer Allman welcomed everyone to the annual convention and to the commission meeting.  She introduced Kay Robinson, acting liaison for the executive committee.  Kay explained that the commission liaison, Nancy Lewis, from ESCC, was not able to attend the convention, so she would be acting liaison from the executive committee.

 

Kay explained that the role of the new Student Services/Student Government chair would be different from past years.  In past years the chair was responsible for the Student Showcase component.  This year the Student Showcase was not a part of the annual convention.  The Student Showcase will be presented at the annual Student Leadership Conference, Hyatt Fair Lakes, in Fairfax, Virginia, October 13-15, 2000.

 

Kay explained the new duties of the chair would be to concentrate on professional development for the commission members.  The chair would also be responsible for collecting ideas for concurrent sessions for the annual convention and passing those ideas on to the Executive Committee.

 

(SPECIAL NOTE: Since the meeting at the VCCA in October, it was announced that this commission would continue to be responsible for the Student Showcase.)

 

Kay then opened the floor for nominations for a chair and a secretary.  Margaret Dutton from TCC was nominated and elected chair, and Marion Jackson from PVCC was nominated and elected secretary for the Student Services/Student Government Commission for 2000-2001.

 

Discussion was then turned over to the members present to generate ideas for topics for the concurrent sessions at the next convention.  One idea generated was for someone to speak or to have a panel on regulations for students with disabilities.  Another suggestion was to have a session on handling difficult people, or good customer service.  Margaret will pursue different ideas and present them at the VCCA Professional and Personal Development Conference in March.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

 

Marion G. Jackson, Secretary

Student Services/Student Government Commission