11:00 a.m. – 12:15 a.m. Pre-session Breakouts
1. Resolution Writing 101
2. Delegate Orientation and Elections Process
3. The Student Senate: Who Are We?
4. Legislative Strand: Part 1
1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. First General Session
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Welcome and Call to Order
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Adoption of the Procedures
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“State of the Senate”
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Keynote Presentation
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Overview of the General Assembly
•
Opening of At-Large Senator Nominations
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Public Comment
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. First Breakout Session
1. Student Success Project
2. Textbooks: It’s Time to Make a Difference
3. Assisting International Students
4. Resolution Writing: Write it Right
5. College Access and Success
6. The Umoja Community: Student Voices
4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Second Breakout
Session
1. Understanding Student Rep Fees
2. General Assembly 101
3. Mandatory Assessment and Placement
4. Student Trustees
5. Legislative Strand: Part 2
6. Sustainability and Practice
5:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Resolution Writing
Session
5:45 p.m. Mandatory At-Large Senator Candidate
Meeting
7:00 p.m. New Resolutions & Candidate Information
Sheets Due
7:00 p.m. Dinner on your Own
7:15 p.m. Resolutions Committee Meeting
8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Special Interest
Meetings
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Region Meetings
Continental Breakfast will be provided
10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Third Breakout
Session
1. Public Relations Made Simple
2. Regional Constitution and Bylaws Writing
3. Legislative Strand: Part 3
4. Diversity Issues
5. Local Senate Issues: A Round Table Discussion
6. Effective Essential Student Leadership and
Advocacy
11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Second General
Session
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Luncheon
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Keynote Presentation
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Fourth Breakout
Session
1. Strengthening your Region: How Local Senates
Can Help
2. Local Governance: What is Your Role?
3. Sustainability Resolutions and Goals
4. Foundation for California Community Colleges
5. Legislative Strand: Part 4
6. Defining the California Community Colleges—a
Student Perspective
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Third General Session
Keynote Presentation
4:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Candidate Speeches
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Advisor Reception
7:00 p.m. Urgent Resolutions and Amendments
Due
7:00 p.m. Dinner on your Own
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Student Senate Council
Meeting (to entertain urgent resolutions only)
7:30 p.m. Resolutions Committee Meeting
8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Candidate Forum
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008
All delegates should plan to stay until the completion
of the resolution voting, which ends at approximately
5:00 p.m. Please review the Resolutions and
Elections Procedures for information about
your roles and responsibilities as a delegate.
