Platform

Jeopardy!

State Issues

Local &

Campus

Issues

MnSCU

Platform

Document

Federal

Issues

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200 200 200 200 200

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500 500 500 500 500

Round 1

FINALJEOPAR

DY!

Final Jeopardy

These two student associations

merged to form the MSCSA in

1998.

Final Jeopardy

What are the Minnesota Community College Student Association (MCCSA) and the Minnesota Technical College Student Association (MTCSA).

Proposed Platform Document Changes

The First Peek September 2014

Platform Document• The MSCSA Platform Document

guides our decision making. It outlines broadly what we support and what we oppose as an association.

• Every year, this document is reviewed and revised.

• This document is ESSENTIAL to the association, and YOU are getting the opportunity to change it and make it stronger.

Revision Process• The Policy Team within the MSCSA

office brings forth suggestions.• Suggestions are then brought to

Platform Committee.• Suggestions brought to GA.• September: first look, changes can be

made by amending recommendations only by Platform members.

• October: second and final look, all changes made final. By any delegate.

How do I read the edits?

Article III: State Legislative Issues

Article III Continued

Article III Continued

Article III Continued

Article IV: Local and Campus Issues

• Section A: Local and Campus Student Issues–MSCSA Supports:• 22. Improved system-wide training for

campus academic advisors.

Article VI: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU)

A 100 Answer

MSCSA supports lowering the legal age for running

for state and local elected office to

this age.

A 100 Question

What is 18?

A 200 Answer

MSCSA supports increased funding

and expanded eligibility for this

program.

A 200 Question

What is the State Work Study program?

A 300 Answer

MSCSA opposes making these fees optional.

A 300 Question

What are student life fees?

A 400 Answer

MSCSA supports these type of funds

to allow campuses to engage in demolition and comply with the

ADA.

A 400 Question

What are HEAPR funds?

A 500 Answer

MSCSA supports the prioritization of

using these types of bonds for the

construction of new student/wellness

centers.

A 500 Question

What are general obligation bonds?

B 100 Answer

Increases to these two fees should require senate

approval.

B 100 Question

What are technology and student fees?

B 200 Answer

The MSCSA opposes higher

tuition costs and/or fees for

this type of class.

B 200 Question

What is online/distance?

B 300 Answer

The MSCSA supports these people

controlling student money.

B 200 Question

Who are students?

B 400 Answer

Where a campus has an FYE of at

least 500, MSCSA supports locating

these there.

B 400 Question

What are polling stations?

B 500 Answer

Minnesota Statute 201.1611 and the

federal Higher Ed Act require that colleges

provide these to students for elections.

B 500 Question

What are voter registration

cards?

C 100 Answer

MSCSA supports the continuation of this many voting student members

on the MnSCU Board of Trustees.

C 100 Question

What is 3?

C 200 Answer

The MSCSA supports a

system-wide application

process with this type of fee.

C 200 Question

What is one-time fee?

C 300 Answer

MSCSA Opposes the construction of revenue fund projects without the support of these people.

C 300 Question

Who are local students?

C 400 Answer

The MSCSA supports the appointment of at

least one MSCSA member to serve on

the search committee for this person of

power.

C 400 Question

Who is the Chancellor or

Vice-Chancellor?

C 500 Answer

The MSCSA supports the development of

system-wide criteria for setting

these types of tuition rates.

C 500 Question

What is differential tuition?

D 100 Answer

This body has the power to amend

the platform document.

D 100 Question

Who is the General Assembly?

D 200 Answer

Most platform document

changes are proposed upon

this committee’s recommendation.

D 200 Question

Who is the Platform

Committee?

D 300 Answer

Encompassing specific, short-

term stances, this guides MSCSA’s

annual legislative work.

D 300 Question

What is the legislative agenda?

D 400 Answer

The General Assembly meets

twice annually, but only amends the

Platform Document at this event.

D 400 Question

What is the Fall General

Assembly/Minnesota Student Leadership Summit?

D 500 Answer

This person chairs the Platform Committee.

D 500 Question

Who is the Vice President (Kerrie

Maleski)?

F 100 Answer

The MSCSA supports a minimum of this number of months to repay all student

loans, excluding the grace period.

F 100 Question

What is 12 months?

F 200 Answer

The MSCSA supports this age for independent student status.

F 200 Question

What is 19?

F 300 Answer

MSCSA supports entitlement

status for this program.

F 300 Question

What is the Pell Grant Program?

F 400 Answer

The MSCSA supports timely

disbursements of financial aid by

this day of classes.

F 400 Question

What is the tenth day?

F 500 Answer

The MSCSA supports making this financial aid tool mandatory for all colleges

across all sectors

F 500 Question

What is the U.S. Department of

Education Shopping Sheet?