Bill 48sl20, "Institutionalization of the TableTalk Initiative Through the Formation of a New Interdivisional Organization Chartered Under the Student Government Association," Submitted by Chief of Staff Adam Goldstein, Jon Darby President.
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory is a student-run initiative whose goal is facilitate conversations and understanding between members of the Emory community who do not often interact; and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory has existed as a pilot program since January 2014 with the support of the Student Government Association Executive Board and Campus Life; and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory is successfully running three campaigns on Emory’s campus—TableTalks, CampusCouches, and LookUp; and,
Whereas,
TableTalks are pre-set and pre-planned conversations between two disconnected groups of the Emory community; and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory has hosted 5 TableTalks and one leadership dinner with attendance at each from divisions across campus affecting over 100 Emory students; and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory has 10 TableTalks planned for this semester and 118 pairs of TableTalks requested by student groups; and,
Whereas,
CampusCouches sets up furniture around Emory and invites all who want to engage in free and unstructured conversation; and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory has hosted 5 CampusCouches around Emory since the beginning of this academic year; and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory plans on hosting a CampusCouches once a week weather permitting; and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory has created a LookUp section in the DUC to encourage engaged conversations over meals; and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory plans to expand LookUp to Highland Bakery and other dining locations across Emory’s Campus; and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory has grown to be a 50+ person organization with representation across multiple Emory divisions (see Appendix 1); and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory is in need of consistent funding to continue its initiatives and expand them (see Appendix 2); and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory’s proposed budget takes less than 1% of the Interdivisional Distribution; and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory is being replicated at eight other universities; and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory will not use Student Activity Fee money in any way to support new, emerging, or existing TableTalk chapters outside of TableTalk Emory; and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory programs for the whole University with membership across divisions; and,
Whereas,
a charter under a divisional council—i.e. BBA Council or College Council—would hinder TableTalk Emory’s goal of connecting groups across the Emory community in all divisions and would restrict TableTalk Emory’s ability to provide its value to the University as a whole; and,
Whereas,
TableTalk Emory has already provided a valuable service to the University as a whole by encouraging members of the Emory community to learn from those they do not often interact with.
Therefore, be it enacted by the 48th Student Legislature of Emory University that TableTalk Emory shall be institutionalized through the formation of a new Interdivisional Organization, "TableTalk Emory", and shall be issued a charter under the Student Government Association..
Appendix
Appendix I. Membership of TableTalk Emory
TableTalk
Orli Berman College
Emily Jo Coady College
Manisha Palla College
Kira Omhart College
Manhad Mohamad College
Anna Duncan College
Peter Habib College
Nate Sawyer College
Rachel Citrin College
River Bunkley College
Michael Gadsden Business
Virginia Spinks College
Tsewang Rigzin-Laney Graduate School
Mellisa Wentzel- Candler School of Theology
CampusCouches
Sam Balogh College
Emily Plotkin College
Patrick Harris College
Ben Perlmuter College
Christina Anderson College
Joan Reeger College
Rachel Kennen Business
Eugenie Hagerman College
Geoffrey Solomon College
Jaclyn Sutton College
Jordan Kolpas College
Josh Patashnik College
Michael Dix College
Lauren Lindeen College
Molly Zhu College
Namratha Kolur College
Olivia Meisner College
Casey Anthony College
Parul Reddy College
Matthew Shehata College
Sara Frank College
Amy Tang College
Dottie Stearns College
Fielding Glenn-Oxford
LookUp
Ava Boeker College
Luke Caso College
Ethan Morris College
Kathryn Taylor College
Marissa Hann Business
Elizabeth Tessa Caffrtiz College
Cassidy Schwartz College
Randall Miller College
Lily Kiralla College
Aaron Levey Business
Eli Patt College
Neha Bansel College
Brett Schlossberg-Law School
PR
Kirk Gulezian College
Priya Ramalingam College
Yash Patel College
Wendy Ye College
AJ Billingsley-Rollins School of Public
Ria Sabnis College
Appendix II. TableTalk Emory proposed 2015-2016 budget
TableTalks
TableTalks (20 at 100 each) $2,000
TableTalk Leadership Dinner (2 at 500 each) $1,000
CampusCouches
Couch maintenance $150
LookUp and Public Relations
Printing $300
Total $3450
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