VCSU Student Senate
Meeting Minutes
October 10, 2011
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Call to Order
a. Krueger calls meeting to order at 7:00.
Roll Call
a. Total: 19
b. Present: Aune, Dahlberg, Dammel, Davis, Edinger, Faure, Hansen, Haugeberg, Henkel,
Hoover, Jilek, Johnson, Jorgenson, Krueger, Martin, Oakes, Oladosu, Rhyan, Shadlock,
Wright
c. Excused: Miller, Pederson
d. Unexcused: NA
e. Guests: NA
f. Quorum: Met at 90.48%
Approval of Minutes
a. Edinger to approve minutes. Henkel with second.
b. Dahlberg motions to change new business into old business. Martin with second.
i. Motion passes
Approval of Agenda
a. Oladosu motions to approve. Dammel with second.
b. Dahlberg motions to change date to Oct. 10.
i. Motions to change haunted hall to haunted mall
ii. Motion passes
Unfinished Business
a. All-Senate-Get-Together
i. On Oct. 18th Tuesday at 11 am
ii. Topics to bring up:
1. Dead Week
2. Timeline of hiring process
3. Appropriate, professional dress
4. Online tuition fees
5. Ask about the Macs
iii. Need $500 for food
1. Pulled pork, pasta, chips, pickles, dessert
2. Drinks – lemonade and water
iv. Aune motions to appropriate $500 for All-Senate-Get-Together. Faure with
second
1. Motion passes
v. Wear Senate apparel or VCSU apparel
b. Senate Apparel
i. Like #1 Design on front
1. Put student senate below
ii. T-Shirt Voting
1. Option 1 – 13
2. Option 2 – 5
3. Option 3 – 0
iii. Same option goes for the long sleeve
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iv. Henkel motions to leave t-shirt 2 as it is, choose option 2. Rhyan with second.
1. Dahlberg abstains.
v. Jacket
1. Go with the quarter zip for $70
2. Go back to Bordertown for a cheaper option
c. Viking Spirit
i. Last week’s winner was Bradyn Good
New Business
a. Finance Requests
i. English club requested $300
1. Need the money to plan activities, bringing poets
2. Need money to poetry reading, marketing things
3. Motion was to approve $150.
4. Aune to approve finance decisions decision. Henkel with second
a. Motion passes
ii. Katie Oakes
1. Came to finance committee to request, but denied
2. Requesting refund of $500, covers tuition
a. Motion was passed to allocate $200
3. Faure to approve request. Shadlock with second.
4. Henkel to friendly amend that we give $400. Faure accepts.
a. Motion passes
b. Going Away Gift
i. We gave Glen a gift for putting up with us.
ii. Sign a card for Trudy Collins
c. Haunted Mall
i. Strauss mall owners have ok’d Oct. 28th-29th
1. Possibly the 30th as well
ii. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, of $150.
iii. Five interested in wanting to set up and clean
iv. Three willing to be in room
v. Davis to volunteer to make it scary with Aune.
1. Theme for three people
vi. Discussion next week
d. NDSA at VCSU
i. Tabled to next meeting
Reports
a. President
i. NO REPORT
b. Vice President
i. NO REPORT
c. Treasurer
i. NO REPORT
d. Secretary
i. NO REPORT
e. NDSA
i. NO REPORT
f. VCAB
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i. Past Events
1. October 5: Hana Pestle
ii. Upcoming Events
1. October 11: Suicide Awareness
2. October 21: Vikings After Dark
3. October 23: Acres of Terror in Leonard, ND
4. October 26: VCAB Halloween Dance
g. IRHC
i. NO REPORT
h. Viking Ambassadors
i. NO REPORT
i. Athletics
i. The football team beat Mayville on Saturday 54-20. They are 5-1 on the season
and are leading the DAC, they are also ranked 18th in the nation, they will host
Dickinson State on Saturday.
ii. On Friday night, the volleyball team lost to Jamestown College 1-3, on Saturday
they defeated Dickinson State 3-1 and Mayville State 3-0, that puts them 10-15
on the year. They host Minot State on Wednesday at Graichen Gym.
iii. The Cross Country team traveled to Dickinson State University. Jesse Dorado
placed 3rd with a time of 21.38, Casey Flick and Richard Wright placed 8th and
9th. Anna Fuka was again the top runner on the female side as she recorded a
time of 15.50 which placed her 3rd. Head to Jamestown on Friday for the Jimmie
Invitational on Friday.
j. Fine Arts
i. NO REPORT
k. Communication and Social Sciences
i. Last Monday, October 3rd, the Psychology Club had their first meeting. They are
having another one tonight at 9 p.m. All are encouraged to attend!
ii. Psychology Conferene will be the 15th of October at UND
iii. The musical, Little Shop of Horrors, will be the 27th, 28th, and 29th of October at
7:30 in Vangstad
l. Business and Information Technologies
i. NO REPORT
m. Education
i. NO REPORT
n. Science and Math
i. NO REPORT
o. Other Reports
Announcements
i. Forum is this Wednesday from 11:00 to 1:00 and 5:00 to 7:00
ii. Need half hour slots
iii. Reminder that student senate bonding is Oct. 30
iv. Campus safety walk is tonight.
Adjournment
i. Meeting adjourned at 8:01.