February 14, 2006
SGA Senate Meeting Minutes
I.
Call to Order
7:05
a.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
b.
Parliamentary procedure used throughout meeting.
II.
a.
b.
Roll Call
Say one reason why you heart Smith when your name is called
Make sure you see Lindsay if you did not receive my emails
 Senate met quorum
III.
Minutes
Minutes pass from 2-7
7 abstentions
IV.
Open Forum
Wednesday, the exhibit “Love Makes a Family” is going to be opening
There will be an exhibit opening on Friday
V.
Student Activities Fee (SAF) Vote
a.
Is there anything that is still unclear
b.
Any additional discussion
c.
SAF passes, 9 abstentions
VI.
Rae-Anne
a.
Follow up on Drug Issue
 Residence Life has been made aware of possible issue, Residence Life has
been having conversations with students
 College is making attempts to educate and program
 Public Safety and Deans have also been made aware of situation since last
week
 The plan is to advertise for downtown support meetings on campus, and to
provide info for local services
 Also collecting info about local and campus services
 The college doesn’t have any hard facts that there is a problem so it is difficult
to raise awareness of a possible problem
 Next week, Rae-Anne will discuss the structure of the college
VII.
Senate Goal/ Open Forums
a.
Senate will host 2 Open Forums this semester
b.
Each committee will help make this a reality
VIII.
Committees
a.
Meet with your old or new committee.
b.
As a committee come up with a topic to propose for one of the Open Forums.
c.
Come up with specific committee goals in how you can aid in making forum into
reality.
IX.
Committee Reports
a.
Representatives from each committee propose your Forum topic
b.
Representatives also propose your committee goals
c.
We will vote on topics next week and begin intensive planning
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
Disaster Relief is planning forum on February 27th to talk about going to the gulf coast
over spring break, a panel of people who went on a trip during J-term
Housing and Dining proposes two separate housing, and dining forums because of
the scope of the issues involved. Kathy Zieja and Hannah Durrant are willing to
participate at forums
Publicity would like more work
Informational is going to keep in contact with committees and their needs, they will
have information ready to clarify and charters
Elections and Appointments encourages candidates to show up and state opinions
on issue of the forum, also propose a health and wellness forum
Diversity sent out newsletters last semester with survey and they have the results
from that, proposes forum with Mentha Hines
A state of the college address from President Christ or Ka’Neda
Open forum on quantitative skills requirement
Cabinet is trying to put together a forum on all academic concerns
Discussion and vote tabled until next week
X.
Closing Thoughts/Announcements
a.
Is there anything going on around campus that Senate should know about?
b.
Curriculum Committee decided on faculty teaching awards last week
XI.
Motion to Adjourn
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A look ahead to next week . . .
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We will vote on Forum Topics and begin the forum planning process.
o
We will review thoughts about Strategic Planning process.
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We will begin to talk about recruiting for Spring Elections!
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PLAN TO GO TO RALLY DAY!