October 18, 2005
SGA Senate Minutes
I.
Call to Order 7:01
II.
Roll Call
a. If you are not on the list, see Meg or Lindsay after the meeting
III.
Minutes
a.
Make changes by section/ page
b.
Did not meet quorum, could not pass minutes
c.
Quorum is met at 7:20, minutes pass
d.
7 abstentions
IV.
Open Forum
a.
Does your house or any orgs that you are part of have announcements?
b.
Ka’Neda discusses SGA Forum series
 Gender and Sexuality
 Social Discussion class and awareness
 Internal Public relations
 Live chats with student committee representatives
c.
Board of Trustees breakfast on 10/21 from 7:30 -8:45, see Meg after the meeting if
you are interested in attending
d.
Sara wants to put together Smith Gourmets organization
e.
Laura Magliochetti asks Katrina Relief Committee to meet with her
f.
Sunday 7:00pm 003 activists working with media meeting, learning how to do press
releases
g.
Celebration open meeting Monday night. Tee shirt sales will begin soon
V.
Knitting Need Charter Presentation
a.
What is a charter?
 Devin Burke: Reviews chartering process
b.
How does Chartering work?
 Take the charter back to house, ask residents to review it.
 Organizations at minimum receive $200 when chartered. (Senators decide
how to allocate funds from the Student Activities fee.)
 Post charter on senate board. You are voting for your house. (This is every
student’s money)
c.
Review of Charter
 Following week senate discusses charter and votes.
 Senate must meet quorum to vote.
d.
Knitting Needs
 For students to come together and knit or learn to knit.
 175 on mailing list, 50 active members
 Members can keep projects but are encouraged to donate one for raffles and
fundraising.
 Yarn now comes from donations and fund raising.
VI.
Update on Senate Goals
a.
Campus Center Board not available
 Sara Barz suggests we look into the Nielson Library kiosk
 Suggestion Box must go in the SGA office.
 Senators will put a suggestion box, envelope, or sign up sheet in their house.
b.
Guests as part of Forum series?
 Cabinet has begun forum series.
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c.
Meg suggests that senate forums are incorporated into SGA forum series.
Meg suggests that each committee takes ownership for the guest they want
to invite. Then publicity committee could advertise.
Other forms of publicity?
VII.
Committee Updates
a.
Committee Chairs report on committee activities
 Publicity Committee
No update
 Hurricane Katrina
Benefit
Expanding group to disaster relief
Hoping to create website with link to smith site
Possible trip to a call center in DC
 House and Dining Committee
Determining Goals (taking on those delegated from entire Senate)
 Rules Committee
No proposed amendment to change Constitution yet
Members are working to familiarize with Parliamentary procedure
 Information Committee
Has not met yet
 Curriculum Committee
Working on Book exchange
Grad school panel
Aspects
Working to make economics courses count as math for Latin honors
 Elections and Appointments
Elections were a success
Interview appointments are about to begin
 ORC
No update
 Diversity Committee
No update
 Community Service Committee
No update
b.
Review of Senate Committee expectations
 Each committee should come up with a guest they would like to invite for a forum
 Other option is to do an internal senate presentation of a topic that this
committee finds particularly important.
VIII.
Committee Planning Time for Presentations/ Forums
a.
Sign up for your Committee Presentation Date
b.
Discuss guests to invite on day of Presentation
c.
Presentations should either be Open Forums advertised to the public or information
sessions about a project your committee will lead in Senate.
d.
If you do not have a committee see Meg.
IX.
Closing Announcements
X.
Motion to Adjourn
9:00