ASNAU SENATE MEETING #8
TWENTY-EIGTH SESSION
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Date: November 4, 2015
Date of Senate Meeting: October 29, 2015
Number on council: 14
Number present: 10
Prepared by Kyra Johnson
Amanda Dietlin, Vice President of Academic Affairs, called the Senate meeting of the
2015-2016 Associated Students of Northern Arizona University Senate to order at
4:02 pm in the Havasupai Room A & B of the University Union.
Roll Call
Absent: Senators Graham, Nunnally, Davis, and Mathew
Late: Senator L’Ecuyer
Approval of Minutes
Motion: Senator Roos moves to approve last week’s minutes and the week’s
before (10-15-15) minutes as well.
Second: Senator Moore-Sharp
Vote: Unanimous, last weeks’ minutes and the week’s before (10-15-15)
minutes have been approved.
Call to the Audience:
Chair Dietlin: For all of the clubs and organizations here today how this works is
when I call your name you come up to the podium and if you are here for club
recognition state the nature of your organization, how many members are
interest and what you plan to do in the future. If you are here for funding come
up and state who you are, why you are asking for funding, what the funding will
cover and how this will impact the college and the students here.
Unfinished Business
Chair Dietlin: So we have two unfinished business items to add to the agenda, which
included the SB for the Feral Cat Alliance and PRISM. Can I get a senator to
motion to add them?
Motion: Senator Moore-Sharp moves to add the SB for Feral Cat Alliance and
Prism to the senate agenda.
Second: Senator Sowerwine
Vote: Unanimous, the SB for Feral Cat Alliance and Prism have been added to the
agenda
Chair Dietlin: Now can I have a senator motion to untable SB 28-19: Feral Cat
Alliance?
Motion: Senator Rosic moves to untable Item A- SB 28-19: Feral Cat Alliance
Second: Senator Ridge
Senator Roos: Is the bill in the attachment?
Chair Dietlin: No, I just sent them in another email.
Vote: Unanimous, Item A- SB 28-19: Feral Cat Alliance has been untabled.
Item A- SB 28-19: Feral Cat Alliance
Motion: Senator Moore-Sharp moves to vote on Item A: SB 28-19: Feral Cat
Alliance
Second: Senator Sowerwine
Discussion:
Presenter: So our club is about, we help the cats on campus. We trap them and
we take them to the vet; if they are kitties we will find families and if they are
older we will put them back in their spot with food and water which is put out
weekly. If we don’t do this there will be too many, they will get over populated
and they will be killed. The funding is for the booth we made; the officers of the
club spent around $100 to make it and the supplies came out of their own
pocket.
Senator Sowerwine: What supplies did you buy?
Presenter: Wood, paint, and things like that. We were told we couldn’t buy
camera so we used our own camera.
Senator Roos: Was the event to make money for your club?
Presenter: Yes, but it wasn’t very successful since we only raised $45.
Senator Roos: Can we fund it if it is for money for the club?
Chair Dietlin: Since they are raising the money and it goes to the spaying of the
cats it is allowed. Most times when they come to fund their own club it will not
be approved.
Senator Carr: So they are already a club?
Chair Dietlin: Yes.
Vote: Opposed: Senator Roos and Copeland, Majority rule, Item A: SB 28-19:
Feral Cat Alliance has passed
Chair Dietlin: Can I have someone move to untable SB 28-16: PRISM?
Item B- SB 28-16: PRISM
Motion: Senator Roos moves to untable and vote on Item B- SB 28-16:PRISM
Second: Senator Beghtol
Discussion:
Cassandra: So like we said last time, this is for the reimbursement from last years
drag show and this year’s one. It covers the rental of the Orpheum and this is our
only funding we get through the year. I know you guys tabled it last time because
there is a bylaw that says you can’t fund the event since there is alcohol but we
don’t supply it and we don’t make any money off of it. I talked to the manager of
the Orpheum and he sent Amanda an email says that we don’t profit off of the
sales of the alcohol.
Chair Dietlin: Yes he did, I will read it. I am writing in regards to the PRISM Drag
Show events here at The Orpheum Theater. It has been brought to my attention
that there is a discrepancy weather or not PRISM profits on alcohol sales from
these events. I can assure you neither the club or any of it's member have ever
had anything to do with sales or profit from our bar. All bar sales & tips are
retained by The Orpheum Theater.
Senator Carr: Is the budget in the documents?
Chair Dietlin: I also forwarded you all.
Kristine: I don’t think it matters if you get any money I think it is just if alcohol is
served.
Chair Dietlin: Parker can you clarify?
Parker: Article 10 Section 6 of the by-laws says: ASNAU will not fund clubs and
organizations for the following: Any part of any event at which alcoholic
beverages will be served.
Senator Moore-Sharp: I think it raises a big question if it is the event or the venue
that has the alcohol.
Parker: It states any part of any event.
Senator Sowerwine: Even if we wanted to then, we can’t?
Senator Carr: Even though they aren’t supplying for an event, there will be
people that are there under the influence. It doesn’t matter if they are benefiting.
Senator Anderson: Can we suspend by-laws in this case?
Chair Dietlin: If we feel that we need to, we can.
Cassandra: I mean if you guys had a better suggestion for where we can host the
event, I am all ears. We have to do it off campus for the number of people we
have that attend. At the Orpheum we can’t tell them that they can’t do, so if they
want to serve alcohol, they can. Ali had said she doesn’t understand why we can’t
find since there are other events on campus that can serve beer.
Cindy: There is a conditional thing that we can get for the school that says we can
have and serve alcohol. Also he you looked into like Prochnow to host your
event?
Cassandra: We have looked at Prochnow, but since dancing is a big part of the
show we need room and that building doesn’t have it.
Senator Rosic: We should motion to suspend by-laws since this venue is most
suitable for this event but we are going to shut down for profit.
Allison: I was the social event for one of my other clubs and we held an event at
the Orpheum. You can ask the to not open their bar but it is more expensive if
you go that route.
Senator Carr: So I know you asked for funding from the previous one and
upcoming one; is there a way to fund the last one since they didn’t know of the
rule and to have the bar shut for the new one?
Cassandra: That’s great and all but our contract was signed in July. So even if we
could get the contract changed it would cost us a lot more money and like I said
this is the only funding we have.
Senator Moore-Sharp: Well you see, not to be rude but that is not our fault. I just
worry about precedence that we would be setting if we suspended the by-laws.
If you examine the by-laws there is no room for interpretation and what’s to say
that if we do this for you that other clubs won’t will come in and ask if we can
suspend the by-laws for them to.
Senator Ridge: In the event that we funded the event, what would happen if
ABOR found out? Like what are the repercussions?
Lauren: There is a chance that they won’t let us cut a check.
Senator Ridge: We wouldn’t be in trouble but they just wouldn’t be funded?
Chair Dietlin: There is always a chance that we will have a higher degree of
punishment too.
Kristine: We also have to think that what if someone was overly under the
influence and there was a problem. We could possibly be liable.
Senator Moore-Sharp: It is not just the matter if we are liable or not, but we made
these rules and we should follow them.
Senator Carr: I just want to say that if we don’t fund your bill it it is not against
the organization or the event. I personally don’t agree with suspending the
bylaw even if we can, it is not the right occasion.
Chair Dietlin: After looking over our by-laws it states nowhere about suspending
the by-laws; so we will follow Roberts rule. It says that if suspending the by-laws
are not included the by-laws they can not be suspended.
Motion: Senator Carr moves to vote on Item B- SB 28-16: PRISM.
Second: Senator Sowerwine
Senator Moore-Sharp: Is this motion in favor of the bill to pass or not pass?
Chair Dietlin: It’s like everything else to vote on it.
Vote: In Favor: Senator Rosic and Ridge, majority rule, the motion has not
passed.
New Action Business
Item A- Club Recognition: Filipino American Student Association sa Northern
Arizona University
Motion: Senator Roos moves to vote on Item A- Club Recognition: Filipino
American Student Association sa Northern Arizona
Second: Senator Beghtol
Discussion: I am Danielle and this is Austin. We want to start the Filipino
American Student Association here at NAU. A lot of other colleges have this
club and we start it because we have met a lot of student who could benefit
from it so far. I grew up in a place we my heritage was valued and if we had
this club it would give a chance for others who don’t have this type of
experience to learn about the culture. Its heart breaking that you don’t get to
know your roots and this club will let them know about it and learn the
language. All students are welcome and we want to share this amazing
culture and it is not just for culture but for finding themselves.
Senator Moore-Sharp: How many members do have or are interested?
Presenter: When we submitted the form we had 6, but now we have had 15
students willing to commit.
Vote: Unanimous, Item A- Club Recognition: Filipino American Student
Association sa Northern Arizona has been approved.
Item B- Club Recognition: NAU Optical Society of American Student Chapter
Motion: Senator Anderson moves to vote on Item B- Club Recognition: NAU
Optical Society of American Student Chapter
Second: Senator Copeland
Discussion: Hi, I am Olivia. We wanted to start this club at NAU because we
want to cultivate more interest in optics and physics. All our current
members are in the physics department. Our main goal is to reach out to
more students and we also want to do more science programs to make more
students interested in science. We want to also further our knowledge by
have professionals come in and present.
Senator Moore-Sharp: Optics, like in glasses?
Presenter: Yes, the study of eyesight. It is a big field in physics.
Senator Moore-Sharp: Do you think you guys would be able to help students
find eye care and teach them more about their glasses/eyesight?
Presenter: That is beyond the scope of our knowledge.
Vote: Unanimous, Item B- Club Recognition: NAU Optical Society of American
Student Chapter has been approved.
Item C- Club Recognition: Northern Arizona University English Riding Club
Motion: Senator Sowerwine moves to vote on Item C- Club Recognition:
Northern Arizona University English Rising Club
Second: Senator Beghtol
Discussion: Hi I am Sydney and we would like to start the English Riding Club
to allow all students at NAU to learn to ride or continue to ride. It will help
students not worry about keeping their own horse off campus. Our club
would be for competition mainly, but we welcome all students of all abilities.
This the only university that doesn’t have this club and having this club could
have impact on people’s decisions to come here.
Senator Roos: Have you secured a location to where you will be riding?
Presenter: Yes, we have two in Flagstaff and one in Prescott.
Vote: Unanimous, Item C- Club Recognition: Northern Arizona University
English Rising Club has been approved
Item D- Club Recognition: The Society of Collegiate Achievement
Motion: Senator Anderson moves to vote on Item D- Club Recognition: The
Society of Collegiate Achievement
Second: Senator Roos
Discussion: Hi, we are here today to represent this is an honor society that
empowers members to become leaders of tomorrow. The society has an
online program with mentors that help with group facilitation focusing on
leadership skills. Is our three key pillars: scholarship, leadership and service
that set us a part from other societies. It helps the students get the confidence
they need to succeed in life. It is different we use 70, 40, 10, experience
interaction and reading on platform to help engage our members. We are
hoping to get people with 3.0 GPA and above.
Senator Roos: Is this a national society?
Presenter: Yes, it’s on over 100 campuses across the nation.
Senator Moore-Sharp: How did you get involved and how many members do
you have that are interested?
Presenter: We have 7 people a of right now and we have a lot that are
interested too. We are hoping to get more people. Also how we got involved
was that I received an email talking about the club and that it is a great
opportunity so I joined and informed my friends about it.
Vote: Unanimous, Item D- Club Recognition: The Society of Collegiate
Achievement
Item E- SB 28-20: NAU Bass Club
Motion: Senator Ridge moves to vote on Item E- SB 28-20: NAU Bass Club
Second: Senator Anderson
Discussion: Hi, I am the president of Bass club. We have an opportunity to
compete across the US; our members are interested in competing in
California and Tennessee. We are the only active club in the state and it is a
big opportunity to have more members come attend NAU. We have already
heard of three people that came to NAU because this is the only college with
this organization. Our funding doesn’t include 12 hours drive ahead of us and
we have done a lot of fundraising, but we are coming here to get a little more
help.
Vote: Unanimous, Item E- SB 28-20: NAU Bass Club has passed
Item F- SB 28-21: Public Relations Student Society of America
Motion: Senator Roos moves to vote on Item F- SB 28-21: Public Relations
Student Society of America
Second: Senator Sowerwine
Discussion: To preface, the office of the president has goals for our students
and our request follows and fulfills the goal. We know there are many
amazing professors within our college, but we want more outside resources.
So our chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America was founded in
1969 making it the second oldest at this school. We are asking funding for
our conference in Atlanta, Georgia. All of our members will be staying in the
same hotel and there will be sessions on types of PR that is not taught in
depth here at NAU. Our club will benefit from the arrangement of educational
information we will be receiving. We know that at ASNAU diversity has been
a big part lately and our chapter is mostly comprised of mostly white females
and we hope to have more diverse members in the future. No members have
ever attended the conference and the success of the students at this campus
is a goal of the president. We will be showing the world that this university
has a successful program by the seven people that are going. What we want
to bring back is doing PR for residence halls and other groups on campus.
Vote: Unanimous, Item F- SB 28-21: Public Relations Student Society of
America has been passed
Item G- SB 28-22: Khalid McGhee
Motion: Senator Moore-Sharp moves to vote on Item G- SB 28-22: Khalid
McGhee
Second: Senator Anderson
Discussion: Thank you for having me present to you today. I had a chance to
travel to Italy and I have private piano lessons in New York. This was a very
unique thing that only certain music majors get to do and since we are not
afforded the opportunity to study aboard. It was feel nice to get to study
some of the most famous performers in the places where music was
practically born. I performed and reached out to friends, but get no outside
funding and this would be an amazing, if granted the funding, to have the
opportunity to travel again.
Senator Moore-Sharp: How long have you been practicing?
Presenter: 10 years, basically.
Senator Roos: Was it a program? Like at NAU that you went with?
Presenter: No, I went by myself, the only person from NAU to attend. The
event had people from all over the world. So it was an individual travel but
international program.
Vote: Unanimous, Item G- SB 28-22: Khalid McGhee has been passed
Item H- SB 28-23: Chabad at NAU
Motion: Senator Sowerwine moves to vote on Item H- SB 28-23: Chabad at
NAU
Second: Senator Roos
Discussion: Hello, I am the president of Chabad this year. We were fortunate
to attend a national conference in New York. It was a great way to connect
with all those individuals with the same beliefs and getting to learn the
history of New York. We stayed in a community member’s household in
which we were all invited back next year to stay. Thirteen students went this
year and it was a great way for them to get involved in NAU and Chabad. Also
the students that went had to fundraise money before the trip and they are
all looking forward to going back next year.
Vote: Abstained: Senator Carr, majority rule motion has passed.
Item I- SB 28-24: SAFE
Motion: Senator Roos moves to vote on Item I- SB 28-24: SAFE
Second: Senator Sowerwine
Discussion: Hi we are both members of fire ecology. We are going to a
conference this year. This only conference occurs every 3 years and is
considered international conference. It will be really nice for our chapter to
go and represent it self. We are the only ones in the nation with
undergraduate students that are part of the organization. It will be nice to go
see what these other chapters are like. 95% of our class wants to go into fire
fighting and there are few that want to be specialize in fire and forest
monitoring.
Vote: Unanimous, Item I- SB 28-24: SAFE has been passed
Item J- SB 28-25: Sydnee Wickerstrom
Motion: Senator Moore-Sharp moves to vote on Item J- SB 28-25: Sydnee
Wickerstrom
Second: Senator Anderson
Discussion: Not present.
Chair Dietlin: I am going to read off of what they sent me. Hello, ASNAU
Senate, We would like to request reimbursement for plane fare, registration
fees, and gas expenses for the American Anthropological Association
Conference this November. The event will be held in Denver Colorado. We
already have procured lodging and access to car to travel to and from the
conference center. The AAAs is an amazing opportunity for undergraduates
studying anthropology to attend seminars, presentations, and to network
with possible graduate school professors. The conference will give us insight
into how we would like to pursue our anthropological careers and the
various options we may have. In addition, we will experience the level of
formality associated with such an event and represent the Northern Arizona
University department of Anthropology proudly. From students who
previously attended, the attendees are always impressed with the level of
dedication from undergraduate students. Thank you very much for
considering our proposition.
Vote: Unanimous, Item J- SB 28-25: Sydnee Wickerstrom has passed
Item K- SB 28-26: Margret Beauchamp
Motion: Senator Moore-Sharp moves to vote on Item K- SB 28-26: Margret
Beauchamp
Second: Senator Anderson
Vote: Unanimous, Item K- SB 28-26: Margret Beauchamp has passed
Item L- SB 28-27: Brandon Garling
Motion: Senator Beghtol moves to vote on Item L- SB 28-17: Brandon Garling
Second: Senator Roos
Discussion: Sorry Jason couldn’t be here today so it’s just us two. In mid
November there is super computing competition. Like we talked about last
week we are given a computer to figure out problems and that issued by
scientist and researchers in the field.
Senator Moore-Sharp: Wasn’t there something, like a problem last time?
Presenter: The problem was us going as a department on campus not as
individual students.
Vote: Unanimous, Item L- SB 28-17: Brandon Garling has passed
Item M- SB 28-28: Michael Gilbert
Motion: Senator Beghtol moves to vote on Item M-SB 28-28: Michael Gilbert
Second: Senator Roos
Vote: Unanimous, Item M- SB 28-28: Michael Gilbert has passed
Item N- SB 28-29: Jason Travis
Motion: Senator Beghtol moves to vote on Item N-SB 28-29: Jason Travis
Second: Senator Roos
Vote: Unanimous, Item N-SB 28-29: Jason Travis has passed
Chair Dietlin: For all the club and organizations here today for either funding
or recognition at this time you are welcome to leave since we will be going
into reports now. If you have other place to be and other people to see you
are welcome to leave. We will now have a representative of HAPA come and
present to us.
HAPA: Hi, I was invited to speak here today on behalf of HAPA Hawaiian club.
A few weeks ago there was a march from south to north campus for
indigenous people day, which is in other states taking over Columbus Day.
This bill is to change celebrating Columbus Day, which is about the raping
and pillaging of this country to celebrating diverse cultures. I think this bill is
super important. My people were illegal annexed to the United States. It was
colonization that over throw our king and queen and ended the Hawaiian
anarchy. I think that, I don’t speak for everyone; I think Indigenous People
Day is better than Columbus Day because that is when my people were killed
and overthrown. I know we can’t rewrite the past, but I don’t want to
celebrate day that is just about hurt for everyone. It won’t rewrite the past
but celebrate people who are trying to make their culture survive.
Executive Reports
a. President- Alexandria Buchta
- Chair Dietlin: Since Ali and Vanessa in California for a model UN
conference I believe they will be sending you all an email with their
reports.
b. Vice President of Student Affairs- Allison Kelley
- So we have our second to last tailgate this weekend and it included three
different shifts because one group will pass out jack pack t-shirts. If you
are not going to be there you have to request them beforehand so email
or text me. Double check the times that you signed up for and that you are
available for it. If you can’t make on of the last two you can work two
shifts in one game. Also if you don’t work the three required tailgates, you
are going to work one of the non-mandatory events like putting up the Its
On Us flags. Get excited because NAU athletics is doing bobble head
figures for Louie. I have heard from our schools that these are very
valuable after a while and that we all get one! Our kiss our axe shirt
designs are going out in a few weeks. Reminder we have mandatory safe
zone training November 10th @ 7pm in ASNAU office. Diversity director
position applications are out and are due November 10th as well. We are
hoping to have someone hired before the end of the semester.
C. Vice President of Academic Affairs- Amanda Dietlin
- So as Allison mentioned the flags, we need people to volunteer to put up
the flags in front the Starbucks. The issue is that I am out of town, Allison
has initiation, Ali, Vanessa, and John are out of town and Lauren is also
busy. We need people to put out the flags on Sunday. So do I have any
volunteers? One of your office hours could be counted as it.
Senator Rosic: What time?
Chair Dietlin: Any time we need people to sign up. Carr, Ridge, Roos, Rosic
Parker, and Kyra. Perfect.
Lauren: Once you all figure out a time that works let me know. The
information desks can let you into the office.
Chair Dietlin: We will have the flags out and ready to go. Vanessa is at the
model UN conference to compete for NAU this weekend and they won’t
be here till Monday. I still need senators to be apart of committees for
university curricular committee, they meet about once a month and if you
don’t volunteer I was assign people. Senator Roos. Also Alcohol and other
drugs committee is from 9-10:30 on Thursdays. Senator Roos, again. RHA
also wants someone from leg. Is anyone available? Senator Ridge. I need
more information, but the tobacco free task force by weekly; I will contact
them first before I tell you though. I had my meeting with the provost
today, it was really interesting to meet and him and speak with him. All
the deans of the colleges report to him. He came up with having a pizza
event and he is really interested in meeting with you. He is interested in
the student body as a whole. I talked to him about the diversity position;
he talked about how he went to the ethnics’ studies open house and said
that some of students felt marginalized and the only reason they came
here is because they can feel proud of who they are. He is mindful of all
student issues. He is looking at the advising departments because there is
a lack of information on their part for the programs that you are studying.
I had a terrible advising experience. He wants to know how we can
change that and wants to know if you have any suggestions. When we
have pizza he wants to know why you chose NAU. He is concerned about
intellectual diversity. He is also concerned that a lot of ABOR that the
university is bias and leans more towards a conservative side.
Senator Moore-Sharp: It is a very serious problem, the curriculum is very
very left bias and it is kind of why the students that lean right don’t talk.
People don’t say anything because they don’t feel comfortable.
Senator Rosic: Does he feel ABOR is not supportive about the bias?
Chair Dietlin: He is aware. I have never had that experience but I know
that there are departments there is a concern for. 40% of student body
don’t identify as white students and that they have different views. There
is an issue, but fixing the issues comes from having a more inclusive
environment.
Senator Sowerwine: Can we go back to advising? Maybe having specific
advising even freshman year for people who have declared majors would
be good. So you start right off the bat.
Chair Dietlin: So sending freshman that have majors to their area.
Senator Rosic: I agree, but I think gateway is important. Freshman will be
a bio major one day and the next day they will be social work. Gateway is
important.
Reed: If they could be aware of what classes are offered each semester
that would be great.
Senator Rosic: Are they still only 20 minutes long?
Chair Dietlin: I don’t know
D. Vice President of Government Affairs – Vanessa Pomeroy
- Not Present
e. Chief of Staff- Lauren Stebbins
- The Carnival went great! Lots of complements on the games since
people don’t always like spinning rides. I am starting to work on the
concert now. I think the pizza with the provost idea is great. So that is
really it but except PR will be submitting kiss my axe shirt design.
Staff Reports
a. Student State Affairs- Heaven Pollock, John Bower
-Lauren: I know that they both aren’t here and neither is Vanessa but
there will be a lot of tabling for Its On Us week and they will probably
need help. There are multiple events like the movie and book reading of
College Girl and it is important that we support Vanessa, John and Heaven
and represent ASNAU well.
b. Public Relations- Reed Emerson, Connor Wandersee, Korrin Snow
- Reed: So we are editing the It’s On Us Ads. There are some clips on the
video that we don’t really like so we are re-doing those.
c. Special Events- Amy Edgerton, Taylor Wesner
-I just want to say thank you for helping with the carnival and we are
changing gears to the concert now so more news will follow.
d. NSG- Tori O’Reilly, Joseph Anderson, Jordan Igo, Danielle Lecaro
- Dani, Jordan, and Tori: We took part in the homecoming parade, we
built the float in pretty much a day. We had little candies with our name
on them that we handed out. We are working a mugs with candy for
everyone’s birthday and we are going to have cookies and candy for them
during meeting. PR is working on our first event Coca, Cookies, and
Constellations. We are asking people to come stargaze with us and we are
going to be doing tabling and are excited. Our service committee has
volunteered us to do the haunted house.
Senator Moore-Sharp: Who designed that poster?
Jordan: Joe and we are recommending that he designs and submits a Kiss
My Axe design.
Committee Reports
A. Appropriations: Senator L’Ecuyer
- Bunch of people at appropriations. We just ask that if you could focus on
proof reading your bills before they come to us that would be great.
Chair Dietlin: If you could go to the original template every time that
would be best since people keep forgetting to include whereas into their
reports if they edited it the week before.
Lauren: Once they are sent to Amanda she can’t make changes. If you
want to send me the bill before hand, I will read it and send out my
recommendations of things you can change.
Senator L’Ecuyer: Also if you can get names and amounts correct.
Chair Dietlin: Guys its really embarrassing because we have to vote to
change something in front of everyone. Also I forget to include in my
report the update on money left in the budget. Excluding the
appropriations, we have allocated $20,009.82, ending our balance in
$199,990.18. If we send you budgets, don’t throw them away shred
them.
B. Legislative: Senator Carr
- Senator Moore-Sharp: We had a simmer down from the diversity debate.
I guess the only other thing would be what Gabby and Stefan is working
on. Stefan would you like to explain?
Senator Rosic: I will talk about in on my report.
Senator Reports
College of Arts and Letters
a. Abbey Matthew- No Report
b. Stefan Rosic- Gaby and I sent everyone an email with the
indigenous people resolution. We attached what is going to be
on there and included links about it and examples of what
other college have done. UofA celebrates the event, if you could
signatory before leg that would be great.
Senator L’Ecuyer: What is a signatory?
Senator Rosic: It implies that you support the resolution and
that you would defend it. Being a signatory says that you are
knowledgeable about it. There is a lot of information about it
and why it is necessary, plus lots of new literature on the topic.
Senator L’Ecuyer: So are we asking just to recognize it?
Senator Rosic: To ask student life and Flagstaff to recognize it. I
have been working on the gender natural bathrooms and we
are hoping to get the bill out before the transgender awareness
week. Inclusion is putting on my culture is not a costume and
everyone will learn the importance of not wearing cultural
insensitive costumes this Halloween.
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
a. Brooke Graham- No Report
b. Gabriella Nunnally- No Report
c. Drake Ridge-We are meeting, we had planned to meet with our
dean tomorrow, but since the others are not here we might
have to reschedule, so stay tuned.
Chair Dietlin: You are allowed to go by yourself and represent
all of you.
College of Health and Human Services
a. Alex Roos- So, Ashley and I met our dean last week and she
gave us good information about our college. She said that half
of the students are distance or online so it proves it will be
difficult to get to know them. She just overall gave us insight.
b. Ashley Beghtol- We had a meeting with our dean and we talked
about how a lot of the colleges classes are moving into the new
building next semester so we are concerned on what building
we should have our donuts with the dean event.
College of Education
a. Alyssa Anderson- No Report
b. Kyle Davis- No Report
College of Business
a. Amanda Copeland- No Report
b. Lauren L’Ecuyer- No Report
College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences
a. Madi Sowerwine- No Report
b. Stella Carr- I am not sure if I talked about it last meeting. I met
with our dean last week and learned his favorite color (purple)
he should me all his purple things. Another group in our
college does the donut with the dean event, so we will need to
think of something else. He said he was interested in
something like the breakfast with president Cheng. We are
going to try to plan something like that with him. We are going
to have an application that everyone needs to fill out since he
just needs a small group. Finally he asked about what we
having been doing.
University College
a. Marc Moore-Sharp- I have a meeting with my dean next Friday.
She said since the college is new she wants to know more ways
that she can use us to communicate and get the ideas out to
students. She also asked if she could meet with you Amanda.
She wants to get a feel of what we can do to help her.
Lauren: something I can think of, is email Ali sends out every
Friday could include anything she has going on.
Chair Dietlin: One last thing from my report that I forgot. All of
you are required to put up those fliers that we give you up in
your college. People came to me to say there are some in one
college and not in the other. Please fix that.
Advisor Reports (Cindy Anderson and Kristine Heflin)
Cindy Anderson— I want to apologize for looking at my Instagram during
meeting. It was my niece posting about running in the big ten conference.
Thank ASNAU for holding a great homecoming and I am grateful to you all. If
I have been bugging you about the cert email don’t let me bug you anymore.
Lastly, for the homecoming non-event, the one that is a downtown tradition.
For those following, not only were their 41 arrests there was a photographer
that did print a number of pictures one including a student peeing outside
next to a car. I had begged your executive team not go, I got down on my
knees when asking them. Everything that happened out there did not make
our student body look great, we were trending on Facebook at one point. If
you guys have any insight on how to make a safer event I would appreciate it,
I would really welcome your wisdom.
Kristine Heflin— I am trying to recover from homecoming.
Discussion Items
Announcements
Chair Dietlin: We are bringing back the golden pinecone and this week it goes to
Lauren, Taylor, and Amy for their incredible work on the carnival.
Senator L’Ecuyer: I have a bit of a concern, I work at CHQ an extra hour because no
one comes in and I have been staying for the past few weeks, but sometimes I have
other things during that time.
Senator Sowerwine: Same thing with me. I am not on till 3, but I think there is a
break and no one is there if I arrive early.
Senator Moore: I go from 12:30-2pm and have to leave CHQ empty because Ali,
Grace, Kyra and I have to go to class.
Senator Sowerwine: Its just awkward.
Senator L’Ecuyer: You might want to look at both of their schedules because I think
that is where the issue lies.
Chair Dietlin: The investigation will start next week but they will be back at work
soon.
Senator Roos: So only 3 more days to vote for me. I am currently in the lead, but I
can’t let my guard down. You can go to my Facebook page and vote for me and like
their page.
Important Dates
Adjournment
Motion: Senator Moore-Sharp moves adjourn meeting at 5:48pm
Second: Senator Sowerwine
Vote: Unanimous, meeting has been adjourned.