March 5, 2025

Call to Order

• Luca called the meeting to order at 4:09 PM. 

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Roll Call

#	Last	First	Present	Late	Absent	Online	Left Early	Excused
1	Paliska	Luca	X
2	Ozturk	Aura						X
3	Sharma	Aditya	X
4	Bravo	Katia						X
5	Hon	Veronica	X
6	Wang	Shiqi	X
7	Ozaki	Michi	X
8	Huang	Jin	X
9	Li	Iris	X
10	Abukhater	Rami			X
11	Burkhanova	Dariga	X
12	Chu	Ryan	X
14	Hartono	Lauren	X
16	Kim	Minseo	X
18	Ku	Javin	X
19	Lei	Wadi Lin	X
21	Madrid	Joshua	X
22	Min	Jin Gi	X
24	Nguyen	Van Loc	X
25	Pham	Victor	X
26	Shaikh	Fatima Zehra	X
27	Shamarao	Anish	X
28	Teng	Yan Ming	X
29	Van	Hoa	X
30	Estrada Nakamatsu	Matsuko	X
31	Aklilu	Mahder	X
32	Washington	Lia						X
33	Truong	Nhi	X
34	Yung	Yin Wa	X
35	Krawez	Kyle	X
36	Chang	Tracy	X

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Approval of Minutes

•  Aditya motioned to approve the minutes for February 26, 2025.
•   Joshua seconded the motion, motion passed. 

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Public Comments

• None

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Budgeter's Comments

• In Person: Diana Agerbite (VPAC Center) funds are crucial to helping out de anza students at the museum. Classes visited include writing, reading, creative minds, etc. 
• Online: None

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Advisor Announcements

• Maritza: Election - do not need to extend the end of the election; have more than the minimum amount needed. 2 or 3 positions that do not have minimum majority yet. We have 2 more days left in the election to meet that minimum. If needed, hope to structure the run offs as an extension. Votes can be adjusted if needed. All purchases needed for upcoming events need to be submitted as soon as possible. 
• Dayna: N/A
• Dennis: N/A
• Maliah: N/A

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Senate Announcements

• Hoa: Will be resigning after this quarter. 
• Luca: Aura has resigned from the position as DASG Elections Commissioner. 
• Veronica: Will be resigning upon completion of this quarter; Victor will be taking place as DASG Chair of Marketing.
• Shiqi: Will be resigning; Anish will be taking spot as Chair of Programs. 

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Student Trustee Announcements

• For business Item 1, Iris will be relaying back to the board. Please be mindful of that item. 

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External Shared Governance Committee Reports

• Tracy: General Education met on 11/28; discussion on possible name change of area 6. 
• Kyle: RAPP met on March 4 and committee reports. 
• Van: College Planning met to discuss accreditation timeline. 
• Victor: Academic Senate met on Monday, 3/3 - Foothill De Anza.
• Javin: ASFC getting push back from the college; senate 
• Van: Guided Pathways went over the learning community integration and revised requirements for IGETC.

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Internal DASG Committee Reports

• None

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Consent Calendar

• Aditya motioned to approve the consent calendar; Ryan seconded the motion, no objections. 

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Business Item 1

Resolution Declaring the Foothill-De Anza Community College District to be a Sanctuary District

• Shaila, Nhi and Matsuko presented the item. 
• Joshua moved to endorse this resolution; Javin seconded the motion, no objections. 
• Resources referenced: 
  • Link to Immigrants Rising Resource
  • California Values Act (SB 54) | ACLU of Southern California
  • Bill Text - SB-54 Law enforcement: sharing data.
  • California Values Act (SB 54) - ICE Out of California

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Business Item 2

DASG Code of Conduct Changes

• Wadi motioned to table this item indefinitely; seconded by Aditya, no objections. 

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Business Item 3

Scholarship Compensation Amounts Discussion

• Aditya and Victor presented the item. 
• Clarification questions were addressed. 
• Initial scholarship was set by DASG leaders from the 2023-2024 senators; determined that the president's amount would be more than the other officers. 
• Peer evaluation is factored into scoring; opportunity to give clear feedback to each other. 
• For the Fall 2024 compensations, advisors tried to keep it to what we have evidence for in making deductions. 
• Need to discuss if scholarship compensations are merit or need based; if compensation is increased for all senators then it would require more funding. 
• Question of whether it is possible to reach out to organizations about obtaining funds for scholarships. There is no guarantee of sustained funding. 
• Point made to refrain from comparing DASG senate to the LA Community College Senate given the difference in scale, funding needs etc. 
• Dennis provided history and context of the DASG Senate/Mentors etc regarding equity; DASG has been trying to increase the diversity of the senate. District does not offer the stipend option. Budget was a huge factor in determining the inital amounts for the compensation. 
• Ryan motioned to extend time by 20 minutes; Aditya seconded the motion, no objections. 
• Discussion took place on whether the scholarship should be need based vs merit based. 
• If increases are needed for DASG to consider also making increases for ICC and Mentors. 
• Anish motione to end discussion; Aditya seconded the motion, no objections. 

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Business Item 4

2025-2026 DASG Budget – Fund 41 (DASG General Fund) - SECOND (2ND) VOTE* 

• Aditya presented the item. 
• Aditya reviewed the senate approvals for each category. 
• Javin motioned to approve the 2025-2026 DASG Budget for Fund 41 totaling $1,355,566.98.
• Wadi seconded the motion, no objections. 
• The budget deliberations have concluded. 
• Luca called a recess for 1 hour. 

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Public Comments

• Wadi: Please collectively put name tags on the table in an orderly manner so whoever collects them has an easier job putting them away. Thank you. 
• Javin: Having a hiking even next Friday; unofficial Mentors at De Anza event -- please sign up!
• Iris: Honors Program hosting a research symposium held in the spring quarter.
• Victor: DASG Bonding is coming up; fill out the form in the senate chat. 
• Mahder: New club formed called Students for Justice in Palestine, Instagram: @deanzaSJP

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Advisor Announcements

• Maritza: If wanting to use the Student Council Chambers, please let Maritza know. General DASG Scholarship, trying to restructure it so it is done in a timely manner. In the future, we would like for it to be a year long committee. If planning to apply for the DASG/ICC Scholarships, this would be a great opportunity to be on the other side and read the scholarships. Will be open on April 18, 2025. We will need you all to promote it as much as possible before then, you would be reading the scholarships on your own time. 
• Maliah: None
• Dennis: None
• Dayna: None

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Introduction of Prospective Senators 

• Madhav Shukla - Student Trustee
• Naim Pichov -DASG/ICC Chairperson

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Adjournment

• Luca adjourned the meeting at  7:14 PM.