VCSU Student Senate
Meeting Agenda
February 20, 2013
I.
II.
Call to Order
a. 5:04
Roll Call
a. Brady, Bryce; Dammel, Kristine; Edinger, Erin; Frazier, Talon; Gentzkow,
Chelsea; Halvorson, Michaela; Haugeberg, Benjamin; Hecker, Garret; Hinrichs,
Ashley; Kennedy, Christopher; Ketterling, Kyle; Lagodinski, Lindsay; Lenoue,
Ryan; Mauch, Nicole; Palowski, Adam; Swanson, Lyndsey; Westby, Scott;
Pederson, Courtney; Anderson, Garrett;
b. Excused
i. Dougherty ,Jamie; Giesbrecht, Caitlin; Pederson ,Courtney; Hass, Tiffany;
Rogers, Patrick
c. Unexcused
i. Hager, Jessica
III.
IV.
V.
Approval of Minutes
a. Kristine moves to approve
i. Chris seconds
ii. Passes
Approval of Agenda
a. Garrett Anderson moves to approve
i. Kristine seconds
ii. passes
New Business
a. Spring Blast
i. Take a date to sponsor during spring blast
ii. Ben moves that Student Senate takes Monday of the spring blast week for
an activity.
1. Chris seconds
2. Passes
3. Talk as a group
b. Mission/Vision Committee
i. Looking for a student member to serve on the committee
1. Preferably a junior or sophomore
ii. Meets at 7:30 in the morning
iii. Scott Westby
iv. TAKE THE SURVEY!!
c. Senator Grindberg’s Proposal
VI.
i. Grindberg of Fargo was talking about creating an amendment to buy out
the contract of Chancellor Shirvani
ii. There is another bill to cut out the higher education board and eventually
the chancellor. Education would be in the hands of the legislature.
iii. President Shirley recommends staying neutral/abstain.
1. We have not had much contact with Chancellor Shirvani to bring
up our concerns. We don’t have an informed opinion.
d. Finance Request
i. Biology students
1. $900 to attend the Dakota Chapter meeting
a. They will also be presenting their research
b. Cover the registration fees but not the hotel fees.
2. Kyle motions to fund their registration fees
a. Chris seconds
e. Laptop RFP
i. Joe Tykwinski would like some input on how to go about on picking out
the laptops
ii. Have a vote/display for the student body.
1. Involvement would probably not be great but it’s something.
2. The best choice would be to have the student senate and TAC
committee work with the computers to narrow down the choices
and essentially choose
iii. Garrett Anderson motions that we go with option 3(stated above)
1. Chelsea seconds
2. Approved
iv. Kristine will sit in on TAC meeting for Nicole Mauch
Unfinished Business
a. Student Honor Code
i. A way to address the behavioral problems on campus.
ii. In theory it’s great, but students will probably not follow it.
iii. Garrett motions to make the student code and support it
1. Talon seconds
2. Student Senate would write it and present it.
a. We have to be willing to do this
b. It can’t be based on whether the individual members want
to write it, it has to be based on what is good for the
campus.
c. Fails!
b. Senior Day Event
i. Keep your ideas
c. End-of-Year Campus Organizations Event
i. An idea to get all clubs and organizations in front of everyone
ii. Get ahold of the presidents of each club to recognize
d. Constitution Committee
i. Reviewing the constitution at 6:30 on Monday nights
e. Polar Plunge
VII.
VIII.
IX.
f. Daffodil Sales
i. Finished up taking orders about $5,000 dollars
ii. Over spring break a truck will deliver the flowers
iii. Over the week of spring blast we will distribute them from the student
center.
Reports
a. President
i. Say thank you for the flowers on Valentines Day
b. Vice President
c. Treasurer
d. Secretary
e. NDSA
i. Leaves at 2 or 3
f. VCAB
g. IRHC
i. At meeting talked about no tailgating, keep integrity of staying dry on
campus.
ii. Talked about new regulations for violators or drinking in dorms
h. Viking Ambassadors
i. Athletics
j. Fine Arts
k. Communication and Social Sciences
l. Business and Information Technologies
i. SHRM conference this weekend.
m. Education
n. Science and Math
o. Other Reports
Announcements
Adjournment