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Student Senate

Minutes 10.9.2007

Agenda

Tuesday October 9, 2007

6:30 p.m. Mills Library

I. Call to Order

II. Special Business

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III. Announcements and Constituent Concerns

  • Dylan with the A-Frame
    • The new Dean will be moving in to A-Frame Apartments and will live there temporarily.
  • Jacob Williams about Shirttails:
    • Try to organize a forum for both students and teachers with a facilitator who is neither a student nor a teacher (Dr. Larson recommended).
    • This way, faculty with problems will be forced to present them publicly and defend their opinions, as well as students in the vice versa role!

IV. Departmental Liaison Reports

  • Lights in Martin Hall Circle had some illumination from Grove lighting鈥
    • Shelby is going to push getting more lighting there.
  • Will Green talked to Nurse Donna and Karl Lenser
    • Lenser will get back with us and Donna gives notes.

V. Committee Reports

  • Multicultural Development Committee with James Murray
    • November 1, MISS speaker
  • Social Committee with Sam Jackson
    • October 25, 2007 鈥 Trivia Night in Burrow
    • October 27, 2007 鈥 Dark Side of Oz Walk-In Movie (in Brick Pit)
      • Another walk-in movie another night:听 vote ON the website (link)
    • SoCo54 is November 3, 2007
    • SoCo speakers (2) being sold for $150 per speaker
  • Media Committee with Megan Wooley
    • Aonian applications are out.
  • Council on Residence Life with Robert Fureigh
    • Beer and Chicken 鈥 Tuesday, October 23, 2007.听 Chicken and wings and root beer and movie When A Man Loves A Woman
    • Bob is trying to get clipboards on the backs of stalls still
  • Campus Kitty with Hina Mehta
    • 5k run went off well and raised three times more than the haunted house last year.
  • Environmental Concerns Committee with Maggie McKinney
    • Dylan represented ECC tonight 鈥 鈥渘o report鈥
  • Academic Policy with Katie Pearce
    • Presented idea of contracts to faculty and mostly they were not impressed or on-board.
    • Sexual harassment was also a topic of discussion
  • Student and Academic Concerns Committee with BJ Fogleman and Katie Pearce
    • Contracts
      • The line 鈥淎ny injury must be examined by a medical professional before he/she is allowed to practice鈥 was added to the Choreographer Contract.
      • The line 鈥淐horeographers should encourage students to rely on other first-year students for extra practice鈥 was cut from the Choreographer Contract.
      • The line 鈥淎ny injury must be examined by a medical professional before he/she is allowed to practice鈥 was added to the Hall Council Contract.
      • The line 鈥淚 realize that I may communicate to any official such as a Residence Life member (RA), a Dean, or any faculty member鈥 was added to the Student Contract.
      • The line 鈥淪igning this contract means I understand my rights concerning participation in Shirttails鈥 was NOT added.听 The motion failed.
      • Perhaps add stretching requirement (Shlok liked it)
      • The contracts were all tabled and will be discussed next week.
  • Finance Committee with Samantha Bode
    • Discretionary Proposals
      • Martin Hall 鈥 $825 granted
      • No money was granted to Ben Lownik
  • Communications Committee with Lin Poff
    • Shirts have been designed and ordered:听 regular red t-shirts with the design on front and back as decided last meeting.听 (Wilbur鈥檚 face like a badge on the front with 鈥淎 HENDRIX TRADITION鈥 underneath it, and the Senate cup designs on the back with the accompanying phrases.)
  • Committee on Committees with Shlok Vaidya
    • Desire to split Welcome Week Committee and Shirttails Committee; came to a vote to give CoC the ability to work on this.听 Motion passed.
  • Executive Committee with Will Green
    • Shirttails
      • Student Life Committee 鈥 staff, faculty, and students will compose a new committee that will overlook the Shirttails issue.听 A vote will come together in February.
        • Tonya, Rosemary, J.J. Whitney, Brook Owen
        • Ann Muse, Amanda Moore, Mr. (Daniel?) Wayland
        • Jayce Hafner, Bob Fureigh, Jamie Jennings

VI. Unfinished Business

  • Senate Blasts!
    • Senators receive Odyssey Credit for their work 鈥 Estes, Balee, Ritchey
    • Student run Academic Integrity Board 鈥 Fogleman, Balee, Wheeler, Pearce
    • Include Senate in student organization approval process 鈥 Vaidya, CoC
    • Student on the Board of Trustees 鈥 Pote, Eddings, Green
    • Reimbursement Policy 鈥 Bode, FinCom
    • Shirttails Hearings 鈥 Moore, Hafner
    • Rewards System 鈥 Hughes, Vaidya
    • City Liaison Ramp up 鈥 Poff, ComCom
    • Alumni Relations 鈥 Poff, ComCom
    • Visitation Policy 鈥 Green
    • Decorum 鈥 Moore
  • Shelby鈥檚 responses to last week鈥檚 issues:
    • All but one said keep Shirttails.
    • Smoking?听 Enforce the current system or no ban needed at all.
    • Everyone responded positively to biodegradable cups.

VII. New Business

VIII. Adjournment until October 16, 2007

Clean up: 听Veasey, Galloway, Raney