Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Alison Pugh’s organization
Jan 7, 2026·BoardMeeting
Board
United Student Association Weekly Meeting Minutes
The meeting began with the affirmation of the Mission Statement and a Land Acknowledgement. Key discussions involved the approval of the current agenda and the minutes from the previous meeting. Scheduled guests, the Weightlifting Club, presented their club activities focused on fitness and community, requesting promotional assistance from the USA. Officer agenda items included updates on administrative matters, planning for advocacy training and tabling sessions, and discussions regarding the South Seattle College Student + Activity (S+A) fee committee steps. Further discussions involved updates on the Peace Pole Project, scheduling for winter quarter activities, and preparation for a student complaint process workshop. Committee progress updates were noted for the USA Bylaws, Budget, and Student Fee Committees, as well as various Faculty Tenure reviews.
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Key discussions included the approval of the agenda and a motion to approve previous minutes from October and November 2025. The OTR Media Club presented its purpose, which is to empower student voices through content creation, and received the USA's endorsement for approval. The President focused on showcasing student art from the recent art show and reassessing their path forward by centering efforts on the art gallery and encouraging the USA to join the S&A Fee Committee. The Vice President discussed the Advocacy Committee's work on the legislative agenda, funding, and food security concerns, as well as logistics and costs for an upcoming Olympia trip scheduled for February 5th, 2026. A vote on the Olympia trip cost was approved, but the vote on increasing the WSA fee from $1.50 to $3.00 to fund the legislative liaison was paused until the winter quarter. The Diversity and Inclusion Officer reported on progress with the Student Development Committee and Student Development Day. The Sustainability Officer provided updates on the Sustainability Plan for the Winter Quarter, including plans for hosting a Duwamish longhouse meetup and reviewing the number of languages on the Peace Pole project, which may result in the addition of Arabic. The Communications Officer reported on cleaning up previous minutes and helping with S&A Fee Committee interviews. The Treasurer updated the budget spreadsheet and completed two S&A Fee Committee interviews. The Issues & Concerns Officer reported on planning an event regarding islamophobia with the MSA, meeting regarding vocational student fees and the encouragement of scholarships, and efforts to update the outdated S&A fee allocation data on the student life website. The Advisor stressed the importance of submitting reflections over winter break, brought forward a motion (which was approved) to endorse a student voting member on the Board of Trustees (BOT), and reminded members to submit winter quarter programs and work schedules.
Nov 20, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
United Student Association Weekly Minutes
The meeting began with the Call to Order and the recitation of the Mission Statement and Land Acknowledgement. Agenda approval and previous minutes approval were completed. A scheduled guest, TRIO representative Vanessa Unti, presented information regarding advising, finances, transfers, and resources available to students, including referrals methods. Guest concerns included an aviation student's difficulty in covering mandatory out-of-pocket testing and tool fees totaling approximately two thousand dollars. Officer reports covered the successful Transcendence art show, the legislative advocacy flyer finalization, a potential proposal for the United Student Association to join the Washington Student Association (WSA), updates on pilot programming like Tribal Nights and Movie Night, discussion on the Coastal Jam event, ongoing safety concerns including injuries and a temporary bathroom closure, communications training, marketing efforts for various campus events, review of S&A Fee Committee applications, support for vocational students regarding testing fees, and plans for position statements and the Peace Pole project. The Advisor also confirmed dates for Thanksgiving break, the last meeting/workday of the fall quarter, and the start of the winter quarter.
Nov 13, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
United Student Association Weekly Minutes
Key discussions included updates on tenure committee progress across various departments, where several instructors were reported as successful. The President reported on recommendations for revising advisor selection guidelines for the S&A fee committee and preparations for the Otter Homeroom playlist launch. A motion was passed to host the following week's meeting in the library to promote the Otter Homeroom event. Updates were provided on legislative advocacy committee work, tabling efforts at the club fair, and the Regiftmas Day initiative seeking volunteers for sustainability. Discussions also covered promoting a survey to vocational students regarding test and tool fees, collaboration on events like the Coastal Jam, and partnering on a Gift Tree Initiative for donations.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
