UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE STUDENT ASSOCIATION 235 CARTWRIGHT CENTER 1725 STATE STREET LA CROSSE, WI 54601 (608) 785-8717 SA1415-###: Resolution Granting Advanced Approval to Relay for Life Use of the REC DATE: AUTHOR(S): Matthew Eidenschink SPONSOR(S): Student Services and Buildings Committee WHEREAS; Relay for Life is an annual event that is fully supported by UWL and has been held in the REC for the past 10 years; WHEREAS; Relay for Life has requested use of the REC for two subsequent dates in April or May 2016 falling on a Friday and Saturday; WHEREAS; the final submission date for resolutions for the Spring 2015 Student Senate session is Monday, April 27th; WHEREAS; the 2015 event is scheduled for April 24th, 2015 making it difficult for Colleges Against Cancer and the American Cancer Society to forecast next year’s date while in the final planning stages of this year’s event; WHEREAS; Granting advanced approval allows Relay for Life the opportunity to promote their event as soon as the date is finalized, much sooner than the potential approval process in the fall; WHEREAS; the planning committee will work closely with Rec Sports and Event Services within the next month to identify an open date in 2016; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED; that the Student Senate grants Relay for Life permission to use the REC for the two dates it chooses as outlined above. ___________________________________________ Hayley Kresnak President, Student Senate Vice-President, Student Association _______________________ Date __________________________________________ Kaylee Otterbacher President, Student Association ________________________ Date