Senate Resolution

72nd Student Senate

Senate Resolution #: 73

Primary Sponsor(s): Dean and J. Alvarez Co-Sponsor(s): Adams, Adamyk, Chabot, Cusnier, Daraldik, England, Gabadage,

Garcia,Gonzalez, Hinks, Leckie, Little, Martin, Medley-Neyra, Mougey, Murcia, Murray, Rudd, Ryan, Sam, Sojos

Date: Whereas: The Director of Student Governance & Advocacy (SG&A) at Florida State University oversees 13 full-time professionals, 8 graduate interns, 90 paid student positions, and 350+student leaders, and

Whereas: The Director of SG&A supports student governance, diversity and inclusion, and community development, including: Student Body President, Student Senate, Congress of Graduate Students, Freshman & Transfer Leadership Institutes, Class Councils, the Allies & Safe Zones program, and six-identity based student unions, and

Whereas: Dr. Danielle Morgan Acosta began working at Florida State University in January of 2012, serving as Assistant Director of Student Affairs, and

Whereas: Dr. Danielle Acosta became Associate Director of Student Affairs in July of 2013, not even two years after beginning her career at FSU, and

Whereas: Dr. Danielle Acosta has served as the Director of SG&A since October of 2014, working to make Florida State University’s campus a more inclusive place for all, and

Whereas: Dr. Danielle Acosta also began serving as Interim Director of Student Engagement in October of 2019, while still in the position of Director of SG&A, and

Whereas: The Student Senate has been under the advisory of Dr. Danielle Acosta since 2014 and would not have thrived without such exemplary leadership and guidance, and

Whereas: Dr. Danielle Acosta earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Student Affairs at Florida State University, making her an alumnus of this prestigious university, and

Whereas: Dr. Danielle Acosta has done an excellent job leading SG&A during the unprecedented times we are experiencing throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and

Whereas: Dr. Danielle Acosta has exemplified Florida State's University’s motto of Vires, Artes, Mores - strength, skill, and character, and

Whereas: Senators may nominate one FSU student, faculty/staff member, or entity for an FSU Senate Award of Excellence per year, and

Whereas: The FSU Senate Award for Excellence is to be granted for distinguished service to the Florida State University or the community, or for outstanding performance in representing this university, and

Whereas: An award could not begin to quantify the work that Dr. Danielle Acosta has achieved as such devotion deserves a further commemoration, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Seventy-second Student Senate at Florida State University: In honor of Dr. Danielle Acosta’s tireless devotion to the Student Senate, that the “Senate Award for Excellence”, be renamed the “Danielle Acosta Senate Award for Excellence” by a Bill to be introduced at the next possible Senate meeting.

Be it further resolved that: Dr. Danielle Acosta is to be nominated for the Senate Award for Excellence due to her contributions towards the advancement and development of SG&A at Florida State University.

Be it further resolved that: The Student Government Association expresses its deepest gratitude to Dr. Danielle Acosta for the endless time and effort that she has devoted to SGA and to Florida State University since her first day here, and wishes her the best of luck as she moves forward with her career with her new position at Clark University.

Be it further resolved that: A copy of this resolution is sent to: Dr. Danielle Acosta, Director of Student Governance & Advocacy John Thrasher, President of Florida State University Dr. Amy Hecht, Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Brandon Bowden, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs

Senate Resolution

72nd Student Senate

Senate Resolution #: 75

Primary Sponsor(s): Chabot, Leckie Co-Sponsor(s):

Date: July 14, 2020 WHEREAS: On June 24th, 2020, the Senate Judiciary committee voted to establish a Senate Investigative Board pursuant to Statute 406, and WHEREAS: Former Senator John “Jake” Alvarez served as a Senator for the entirety of the 70th and 71st Student Senate, and returned for the summer of the 72nd Student Senate, and WHEREAS: Former Senator Bradley Cusnier served as a Senator during the summer of the 72nd Senate, and WHEREAS: John “Jake” Alvarez and Bradley Cusnier served on the Investigative Board during their terms as Summer Senators, and were crucial in the actions of the Board during that time, and WHEREAS: Statute 406 (C) states, “An Investigative Board will consist of the Judiciary Committee unless otherwise deemed by a Student Senate resolution”, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SEVENTY-SECOND STUDENT SENATE THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY THAT: The Senate Investigative Board include Former Senators John “Jake” Alvarez and Bradley Cusnier as voting members of the Board. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: A copy of this resolution is sent to the following: John “Jake” Alvarez, Student at Florida State University Ahmad Daraldik, Senate President Elizabeth Chabot, Chair of the Senate Investigative Board Da’Shaun Scott, Student Program Coordinator for SG&A Ben Young, SGA Webmaster

72ND STUDENT SENATE Senate Resolution

Resolution #: 74

Primary Sponsor: Martin, Sam

Co-Sponsor(s): Adams, Chabot, Dean, Gabadage, Gonzalez, Murray Date: Clickortapheretoentertext.

Whereas: The recent events within the summer Student Senate and around Florida State University have created polarized communities across many areas of campus, and, Whereas: Civil discourse can be rooted in disagreement, however, we have often seen individuals using their beliefs to attack people’s character, and, Whereas: When incidents like this happen, we must take a step back and focus on holding others accountable, and, Whereas: The intent is not to ostracize campus leaders on a public platform or to assume someone's experiences without understanding their perspective first, and, Whereas: The actionable steps an individual takes to educate themselves about their harmful words or actions are vital in their personal growth and, Whereas: Cancel culture is the phenomenon of no longer morally supporting and publicly shaming individuals or groups that have engaged in offensive behaviors or questionable actions, and, Whereas: These encounters have led to the unproductive atmosphere of cancel culture within Student Government and multiple other communities, and, Whereas: The atmosphere of cancel culture can stagnate the productivity of student leaders and hinder the collective advancement of the Florida State University student experience, and, Whereas: Educating and improving upon oneself cannot happen in an environment focused on cancel culture and unempathetic dialogue, and, Whereas: To focus on the betterment of the student experience at Florida State University, all offices of the Student Governance and Advocacy need to work as a unified force, and, Whereas: In times where much turmoil exists in our country and injustice prevails, it is our duty as student senators to work together despite political and campus party affiliations, and Whereas: With the acknowledgment that as growing student leaders in the Student Senate, Executive Branch, and all other Student Government entities we must focus on education and accountability as they are vital in bridging the divides amongst various communities to create an inclusive and productive environment at Florida State University, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Seventy-second Student Senate at Florida State University that: We encourage all student leaders to participate in social welfare training programs, including but not limited to GreenDot, Allies and Safe Zones, NCBI, Multicultural Leadership Summit, LeaderShape, and any events offered by the Center for Leadership and Social Change to foster an environment of inclusivity and positive change within the Student Governance and Advocacy, and, Be it further resolved that: The Student Governance and Advocacy responds to the call to action from our constituents as it relates to understanding the leadership positions one has and how that translates to our individual representations in different spaces. We commit to putting the welfare of the Student Body over individual political agendas, and Be it further resolved that: A copy of this resolution be sent to: Ahmad Omar Daraldik, Student Senate PresidentJohn Thrasher, President of Florida State UniversityAmy Hecht, Vice President for Student AffairsAngela L. Chong, Associate Vice President of Student AffairsDr. Brandon Bowden, Assistant Vice President of Student AffairsDa’Shaun Scott, Interim Director of Student Governance & AdvocacyJonathan Levin, Student Body PresidentNastassia Janvier, Student Body Vice PresidentAdela Larramendi, Director of the Hispanic Latinx Student Union Harrison Aiton, Director of the Veterans Student UnionTanvi Marulendra, Director of the Asian American Student UnionHannah Llende, Director of the Pride Student UnionD’Vodrek Ponder, Director of the Black Student UnionJealine Noel, Director of the Women Student UnionKyle DiMatteo, Director of the Mental Health Council

Statute Revision, Addition or Proposed Constitutional Amendment Form

72nd Student Senate

Senate Bill #: 92

Primary Sponsor(s): J. Alvarez and Chabot Co-Sponsor(s): Murcia

Date: Purpose & Description: Amending the Candidate Screening Process Statute Number(s): 304.3

304.3 Candidate Screening Process A. Upon the receipt of applications for a vacant position in Student Government

Association, a screening process shall be overseen by the Student Body President to determine the most qualified candidate.

B. The Candidate Screening Process shall take no longer than ten (10) school days

from the end of the candidate search period. C. The Candidate Screening Process, conducted by the Chief of Staff shall include

the following.

1. The Chief of Staff shall interview all candidates. 2. All candidates shall provide the appropriate application as defined in

Chapter 307.3, in completed format, demonstrating their qualifications for the position.

3. The interview shall be conducted in a standardized and professional form

for all candidates. 4. The interview shall consist of a basic questionnaire outlining the

candidate’s experience, qualifications, and goals for the respective position.

5. After all candidates have been interviewed, the Student Body President

shall forward the candidate deemed most qualified to the Student Senate for confirmation.

D. The Student Body President may forego the candidate screening process with

the exception of Chapter 304.3, subsection C, subsection 5, in cases where the candidate is forwarded to the Student Body President, with a written notice of a proper interview being conducted, by the Agency or Bureau to which the candidate is applying for a position.

E. It is the responsibility of the Student Body President and the Chief of Staff to

ensure that this process is carried out in a fair and constitutional manner. To that end, both shall recuse themselves from the Candidate Screening Process and the processes of determining the most qualified candidate in situations where a candidate for any position has a personal relationship of any kind with the President or Chief of Staff. They shall select, for that particular set of candidates, a non-biased actor or actors to interview candidates for said office and deem the most qualified of those candidates to then be forwarded by the President.

1. When any recusal occurs during the selection of Officers, the

forwarding letter sent to the Senate must include a notice stating that there was a recusal and a signed statement from the non-biased actor(s) confirming their lack of conflict of interest.

Statute Revision, Addition or Proposed Constitutional Amendment Form

72nd Student Senate

Senate Bill #: 93

Sponsored by: Alvarez

Date: Purpose & Description: Creating Statute 211, enacting an SGA Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Act of 2020 Statute Number(s): 211

Proviso: This bill shall take effect October 12, 2020 Chapter 211 The Student Government Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Act of 2020 211.1 Purpose and Scope of this Act

The Student Government Association of the Florida State University shall: A. Adopt this Statement as the official position of the Student Body. B. Post this Statement on the official Student Government website in a place of

prominence. C. See that this Statement is read aloud, in its entirety, at the Fall and Spring

Inaugurations, the first meeting of any new Student Senate in the Fall Semester, the Sine Die meeting of any Student Senate, and at the beginning of the State of the Student Body Address.

D. See that an abbreviated version be used at the beginning of any and all other

public meetings of any Student Government organization. 211.2 The Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Statement shall be as follows:

The Student Government of Florida State University acknowledges that it is located on land that is the ancestral and traditional territory of the Apalachee Nation, the Muscogee Creek Nation, the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida, and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. We pay respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to their descendants and to all Indigenous people. We recognize this land remains scarred by the histories and ongoing legacies of settler colonial violence, dispossession, and removal. In spite of all this, and with tremendous resilience, these Indigenous Nations have remained deeply connected to this territory, to their families, to their communities, and to their cultural ways of life. We recognize the ongoing relationships of care that these Indigenous Nations maintain with this land and extend our gratitude as we live and work as humble and respectful guests upon their territory. We encourage all to learn about and educate others on the contemporary work of the Indigenous Nations whose land we are on and to endeavor to support Indigenous sovereignty in all the ways that we can.

211.3 The Abbreviated Land Acknowledgement Statement shall be as follows:

The Student Government of Florida State University acknowledges that it is located on land that is the ancestral and traditional territory of the Apalachee Nation, the Muscogee Creek Nation, the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida, and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. We recognize this land remains scarred by the legacies of violence and removal, we recognize the ongoing relationships of care that these Indigenous Nations maintain, and we extend our gratitude as we live and work as humble and respectful guests upon their territory. We encourage all to learn about and educate others on the contemporary work

of the Indigenous Nations whose land we are on and to endeavor to support Indigenous sovereignty in all the ways that we can.

Statute Revision, Addition or Proposed Constitutional Amendment Form

72nd Student Senate

Senate Bill #: 95

Primary Sponsor(s): Alvarez Co-Sponsor(s):

Date: Purpose & Description: Mandating the publication of minutes from any and all SGA meetings Statute Number(s): 203

203.6 The minutes of any meeting under this chapter shall be recorded at the time of the meeting and such records shall be open to the public and to Student Government Affiliates and be submitted to the SGA Webmaster for publication within two (2) business days following the meeting. The Student Supreme Court shall have jurisdiction to issue injunctions to enforce the purposes of this chapter upon application by any member of the Student Body.

Proviso: The SGA Webmaster and the heads of the agencies will be contacted

before hearing this bill in Judiciary

72ND STUDENT SENATE Senate Resolution

Resolution #: 45

Primary Sponsor: Porter

Co-Sponsor(s): Clickortapheretoentertext. Date: 04/15/20

Whereas: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Florida State University to move classes online for the foreseeable future, and Whereas: Florida State University has adopted several different educational technologies as part of this transition, and Whereas: One of the technologies adopted by Florida State University as part of this transition is Honorlock, an internet extension for exam proctoring, and Whereas: Honorlock incorporates several features that students have expressed concern about, including 360 scans of student’s private rooms, continuous monitoring of students through microphones and webcams, invasive monitoring of students’ internet networks, and forced consent for recording of students’ computer screens, and Whereas: Florida State University did not solicit student feedback before partnering with Honorlock, and Whereas: A poll of 650 students by Do Something FSU found that over 95 percent of students who responded were not in support of Florida State University’s partnership with Honorlock, and Whereas: Other programs exist that prevent academic dishonesty while still respecting students’ right to privacy, therefore Be it resolved by the Seventy-second Student Senate at Florida State University that: The Student Senate disapproves of the decision by Florida State University to partner with Honorlock and encourages the university to make other arrangements to discourage academic dishonesty while still respecting students’ right to privacy Be it further resolved that: A copy of this resolution be sent to the following people: Jack Denton Ahmad Daraldik Student Senate President Jonathan Levin, Student Body President Dr. Danielle Acosta Dr. Brandon Bowden, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Da’Shaun Scott – Interim Director of Student Governance and Advocacy Association John Thrasher, Florida State University President Sally McRorie, Florida State University Provost

72ND STUDENT SENATE Senate Resolution

Resolution #: 48

Primary Sponsor: Gnanam

Co-Sponsor(s): Bogle Date: 6/2/20

Whereas: FSU Green Dot Bystander Intervention Trainings are designed and curated to “empower students to discover ways to be active bystanders and create a community that does not tolerate violence”, and Whereas: According to the CDC, this program’s implementation has resulted in a greater than 50% reduction in the frequency of sexual violence perpetration, and Whereas: FSU’s Green Dot began on March 13th 2015 and recently celebrated 5 years of working to change the culture on FSU’s campus, and Whereas: FSU’s Green Dot has reached 3,706 students, staff, and faculty through overview presentations and facilitated 26 focus groups with 290 students, and Whereas: FSU’s Green Dot has conducted 32 Bystander trainings where 850 students and 125 staff were certified as Green Dot Bystanders, and Whereas: FSU Green Dot’s facilitators and curriculum efforts have worked to change the culture of FSU’s campus over the last 5 years by teaching thatpower based personal violence prevention is everyone’s responsibility, and therefore Be it resolved by the Seventy-second Student Senate at Florida State University that: We commend the 5 years of education and service that Green Dot and its facilitators has have contributed to the FSU campus, as well as encourage all members of the student body to become active bystanders by attending a Green Dot training Be it further resolved that: A copy of the resolution is sent to Jose Caravel, Prevention Coordinator Nell Robinson, Green Dot Coordinator Shayla Lucey, Outreach Chair of the kNOwmore Board Rose Rezai, Director of CHAW Sarah Castillo, Director of the Victim Advocate Program Tricia Buchholz, Director of Title IX Tyler Shannon, Director of Case Management Angela L. Chong, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs John Thrasher, President of Florida State University Johnathan Levin, Student Body President Jack Denton, Student Senate President Ahmad Omar Daraldik, Student Senate President Alex Harmon, Student Senate Pro-Tempore

72ND STUDENT SENATE

Senate Resolution

Resolution #: 49

Primary Sponsor: Chabot Co-Sponsor(s): Leckie, Murcia

Date: 6/2/2020 Whereas: On March 17, 2020, Florida State University announced that classes would be delivered remotely for the remainder of the spring semester. In addition, On March 23, 2020, Florida State University announced that remote learning would continue through the summer 2020 semester, and Whereas: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused mass layoffs and a spike in unemployment rates. From February to April of 2020, unemployment has risen by 11.2 percent nationwide according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics. In the state of Florida, unemployment has risen from 2.8 percent in February to 12.9 percent in April, showing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Whereas: College students have been disproportionately affected by the economic hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tax-filers who are claimed as dependents under their parents were considered ineligible to receive relief from the federal government under the recently passed stimulus package. This leaves college students who are still dependents under their parents without desperately need needed financial relief, and Whereas: The average rent in Tallahassee, Florida between 2014 and 2018 was $995 per person according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Rental rates continue to rise every year with inflation and put students in increasingly difficult financial positions. Rental rates also increase with increased proximity to campus, subjecting students to greater rates than the average provided above, and Whereas: Many students had already left the Tallahassee area for Spring Break but were prevented from returning due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Many have been forced to move back home and abandon their Tallahassee residences while still being required to pay rent and other utilities, and Whereas: Mass layoffs and pay decreases have made it incredibly difficult for students to pay their rent and other bills on time, even with the help of family members. Many apartment complexes in the Tallahassee area have offered no assistance to students, such as reduction of rent prices or options for lease termination, among these difficult times, and Whereas: Other universities in the State of Florida and around the nation, such as the University of South Florida, the University of Florida Student Government, and many others, have released statements directed towards off-campus housing facilities regarding off-campus students and the extenuating circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, and

Whereas: Florida State University and the City of Tallahassee have yet to release statements regarding assistance for off-campus students during this time, despite other universities releasing such statements. With over 40,000 students enrolled in classes at Florida State and under 7,000 of those students living on-campus, the majority of Florida State students reside off-campus, making the lack of support for these students during the COVID-19 pandemic shocking and unacceptable, and Be it resolved by the Seventy-second Student Senate at Florida State University that: The Florida State University administration is encouraged to take an active role in supporting off-campus students. This includes but is not limited to releasing a statement addressed to off-campus housing communities and extending emergency relief funding to students who currently have primary residency elsewhere but are still bound by leases in Tallahassee, and Be it further resolved that: Off-campus housing communities are encouraged to work with students who have been forced out of their apartments due to the COVID-19 pandemic and provide them options such as reduced rent, payment plans, and options for early termination of leases, and Be it further resolved that: The City of Tallahassee is encouraged to provide assistance to students and aid universities in the Tallahassee area in their efforts to help students who suffer hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Be it further resolved that: A copy of this resolution be sent to the following people: John Dailey, Mayor of the City of Tallahassee Pres. John Thrasher, President of Florida State University Edward Burr, Chair of the Board of Trustees Dr. Amy Hecht, Vice President of Student Affairs Jonathan Levin, Student Body President Jack Denton, Student Senate President Ahmad Omar Daraldik, Student Senate President

72ND STUDENT SENATE Senate Resolution

Resolution #: 60

Primary Sponsor: Waters, Garcia

Co-Sponsor(s): A. Alvarez, J. Alvarez, Gabadage, Gonzalez, Medley-Neyra, Palacio, Tookes Date: Clickortapheretoentertext.

Whereas: Florida State University’s Football stadium is named after Doak Campbell, a staunch segregationist and, Whereas: Doak Campbell led many initiatives to sequester Black voices including suppressing Florida State’s Florida Flambeau from writing editorials supporting integration, canceling a regional conference of the American Association of College Professors because FAMU professors planned to attend, while also being outspoken against the admission of Black students and, Whereas: Florida State University now lists "Foster a campus culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion" under Goal 3 of the 2017-2022 Strategic Plan and, Whereas: “Diversity and Inclusion” should be interpreted as acknowledging the ways that our university & its leaders have worked to sustain institutional systems of oppression including explicit and implicit acts of segregation and suppression of Black voices and, Whereas: Charlie Ward was the first football player to clinch the Heisman Trophy from Florida State University in addition to being the only Heisman Trophy Winner to ever play in the NBA and, Whereas: Charlie Ward boasted an unprecedented college football career including being a key player that helped FSU secure it's first-ever national title and, Whereas: He secured every single award he was eligible for as a Senior Quarterback on Florida States’ 1993 National Championship Team and, Whereas: Ward’s current position as the Head Boys Basketball Coach for the Florida State University High School basketball team in Tallahassee, FL shows his profound devotion to serving the Tallahassee community and his alma mater on and off the field and, Whereas: A petition has gathered approximately 3,000 signatures in support of changing the name of Bobby Bowden Field to the Charlie Ward Field and, Whereas: Charlie Ward has served as a beacon of inspiration to all Florida State athletes hoping to achieve similar successes, therefore, Be it resolved by the Seventy-second Student Senate at Florida State University that: The 72nd Student Senate urges The Florida State University President’s Advisory Panel on University Naming’s and Recognitions and the FSU Board of Trustees and President Thrasher to rename Bobby Bowden Field to Charlie Ward Field in conjunction with renaming the Doak Campbell Stadium to an individual who has shown unwavering support to all marginalized communities and, Be it further resolved that: Should the Advisory Panel President Thrasher and the Board of Trustees be unable to rename the Field to Charlie Ward Field, that the Senate then urges the Panel President and the Board to consider any other member of FSU’s Black community in addition to reviewing all other statues, roads, and buildings that are named after segregationists to cement our university’s progress and commitment to Black voices and,

Be it further resolved that: Should neither the President’s Advisory Panel President Thrasher nor the FSU Board of Trustees take action, the Student Senate urges Student Body President Jonathan Levin to use his authority as a member of the Board of Trustees to advocate for the renaming of Doak Campbell Stadium and Bobby Bowden Field on behalf of the Student Body and, Be it further resolved that: A copy of this resolution be sent to the following: Mr. John Thrasher, President of Florida State University Edward Burr, FSU Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Amy Hecht, Vice President for Student Affairs Jonathan Levin, Student Body President Nastassia Janvier, Student Body Vice President Ahmad Omar Daraldik, Student Senate President Mr. Charlie Ward, FSU High School Head Boys Basketball Coach Ms, Reshina Gibbs: Vice President for Human Resources and Finance and Administration Chief of Staff Dr. Camron Beatty, Black Faculty and Staff Network Charee Williams, Black Alumni Association President Mr. Andy Miller, Seminole Boosters Inc. President and CEO Mr. David Coburn, Florida State University Athletics Director Mr. Mike Norvell, Florida State Head Football Coach Ms. Julie Decker, FSU Alumni Association Jaze Shaw-Young, FSU NAACP President D’Vodrek Ponder, Black Student Union President

72ND STUDENT SENATE Statute Revision, Addition or Proposed Constitutional

Amendment Form

Senate Bill #: 97

Primary Sponsor: Dean Co-Sponsor(s): Clickortapheretoentertext.

Date: July 15, 2020 Purpose & Description: To rename the “FSU Student Senate Award for Excellence” to the “Danielle Acosta Student Senate Award for Excellence,” in honor of all the work done by Dr. Danielle Acosta. Statute Number(s): 413.3 Statute/Amendment Text (please copy below from Word version on Statutes) 413.3 The FSU Danielle Acosta Student Senate Award for Excellence

A. Each Senator may nominate one FSU student, faculty/staff member, or entity that they directly represent in the Senate for a FSU Danielle Acosta Senate Award for Excellence per year, although the Student Senate President and Student Senate President Pro Tempore may propose up to three such awards each year. The FSU Danielle Acosta Senate Award for Excellence is to be granted for distinguished service to the Florida State University or to the community, or for outstanding performance in representing this university.

B. A Senator is not obligated to nominate a student, faculty/staff member, or entity for this award, but if this individual desires to do so, the Senator must send a written statement to the Student Affairs Committee with the recipient’s name, qualifications for the award, and the recipient’s relation to the Senator. Upon approval by the Student Affairs Committee, the Student Senate shall present the award to the recipient in any fashion deemed fit. The FSU Danielle Acosta Senate Award for Excellence shall be a certificate designed and provided by the President of the Student Senate.

72ND STUDENT SENATE Senate Resolution

Resolution #: 76

Primary Sponsor: Leckie, Gonzalez

Co-Sponsor(s): Adams, Dean, Garcia, Martin, Mougey, Rudd, Waters Date: July 15, 2020

Whereas: Greater than 50% of the student population of the Florida State University is White, making the university a Predominantly White Institution (PWI), and, Whereas: Other institutions of higher learning, including the University of Michigan, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Emory University, and more require some form of a Race and Ethnicity general education credit before graduation, and, Whereas: The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest school district in the United States, requires the completion of a Race and Ethnicity credit before high school graduation, and, Whereas: Florida State University has an existing diversity requirement for all undergraduate students that requires the completion of at least one Cross-Cultural Studies (X) course and one Diversity in Western Experience (Y) course for graduation, and, Whereas: Florida State University does not currently require a race and ethnicity general education requirement, and, Whereas: More than 8,000 individuals have signed a petition urging Florida State University to require all students, regardless of major, to satisfy a Race and Ethnicity general education credit for graduation, and, Whereas: The existing courses that comprise of the diversity (Y) requirement do not accurately represent race and ethnicity education needed in the current state of our country and world affairs, and, Whereas: There is a principal need for the reformation of courses that qualify as a diversity (Y) requirement, specifically to eliminate those that don’t accurately educate on race and ethnicity issues and culture, and, Whereas: An example of a valuable course that encompasses the goal of a reconstruction to the existing diversity (Y) requirement is Dr. Billy Close’s The Social Reality of Black Males, and, Whereas: Preparing students for a successful future in an increasingly diverse world warrants educating them on the differences in culture, background, and ethnicity, and,

Whereas: The demographic makeup of the student population of Florida State University is not representative of the general population of the United States, and, Whereas: Florida State University lists "foster a campus culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion" under the Diversity and Inclusion section in the 2017-2022 Strategic Plan, and, Whereas: Florida State University touts being a leader on Diversity and Inclusion but has yet to adopt a Race and Ethnicity credit requirement, similar to our peer universities, for all students studying at its institution, therefore, Be it resolved by the Seventy-second Student Senate at Florida State University that: Florida State University should reconstruct the existing diversity requirements to better represent the growing need for race and ethnicity education for all students. These courses should specifically target education on the historic ways marginalized communities have been kept inferior to the majority, and, Be it further resolved that: The Student Senate encourages Florida State University to require professors of diverse backgrounds to instruct and formulate their own courses that satisfy the reconstruction in question, and, Be it further resolved that: A copy of this resolution be sent to the following: Ahmad Omar Daraldik, Student Senate President John Thrasher, President of Florida State University Dr. Amy Hecht, Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Brandon Bowden, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Sally E. McRorie, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Joe O’Shea, Assistant Provost, Dean of Undergraduate Studies Dr. Rick Burnette, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Paul Harlacher, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Jarret L. Terry, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Jonathan Levin, Student Body President Nastassia Janvier, Student Body Vice President Dr. Janet Kistner, Vice President for Faculty Development and Advancement Dr. Jennifer N. Buchanan, Associate Vice President for Faculty Development and Advancement