ASNAU SENATE MEETING #9
TWENTY-EIGTH SESSION
OFFICIAL MINUTES
Date: November 11, 2015
Date of Senate Meeting: October 5, 2015
Number on council: 14
Number present: 12
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
4:04pm in the Havasupai Room A & B of the University Union.
Roll Call
Absent: Senator L’Ecuyer and Nunnally
Approval of Minutes
Motion: Senator Moore-Sharp moves to approve last week’s minutes.
Second: Senator Ridge
Vote: Unanimous, last weeks minutes have been approved.
Call to the Audience:
a. Sustainable Landscape Maintenance Project
Hi, I am here today speaking on behalf of the Sustainable Landscape
Maintenance Project. The herbicides used on the landscaping here on campus
contain hurtful chemicals not only to the environment for everyone else. For
our project we have implemented herbicide free alternatives and higher
mowing heights, along with other things to help us become more sustainable.
After that they thought it was time to turn over funding to NAU
administration. We are taking care of the environment and think that all
parts of NAU should be involved. We proposed to NAU admin to pick up the
funding and at the time ASNAU said they would support it. All we are asking
is to continue to keep your support. Thank you.
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. Club recognition state the
nature of your organization, how many members are interest and what you plan
to do in the future. 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
New Action Business
Item A- Club Recognition: Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Motion: Senator Moore-Sharp moves to vote on Item A- Club Recognition:
Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Second: Senator Beghtol
Discussion: Mark: I am speaking on behalf of the Fellowship of Christian
Athletes. To give you short history on the club, we are an international nonprofit Christian sports ministry. We were founded in Kansas City around
1954. It expanded has expanded its reach to over 47 countries. We helped
the campus in the past with their athletes. We have leaders in softball soccer
volleyball and swim and dive. We don’t have something like this at the school
yet and it us a demographic that is not being filled.
Senator Moore-Sharp: How many members do you have interested?
Mark: 10-15 members so far. We have had a few leaders that have had to
transfer so we are looking for more. We are in a state of rebranding/
revamping so that’s why I took over the duties of president.
Vote: Unanimous, Item A- Club Recognition: Fellowship of Christian Athletes
has been approved.
Item B- Club Recognition: NAU Cars Club
Motion: Senator Graham moves to vote on Item B- Club Recognition: NAU
Cars Club
Second: Senator Beghtol
Discussion: So I hope to be the vice president of this club if it approved. The
club is to share a common interest of cars. We will be having activities and
holding meetings but we don’t have an official organization on NAU. We want
to make friends that share common interest and stuff. We don’t have funding
for anything yet, but in the future hopefully.
Senator Moore-Sharp: How many people do you have interested?
Presenter: 10 currently, but around 25 soon once the club is passed. All the
members are my friends but I don’t want to make it a specific on who can
join.
Senator Anderson: Hosting events for charities?
Presenter: We hosted events for outside of campus like what is the best
looking car and for every participant we have we give the money to charity.
Vote: Unanimous, Item B- Club Recognition: NAU Cars Club has been
approved
Item C- Club Recognition: Phi Alpha National Honor Society for Social Work
Motion: Senator Anderson moves to vote on Item C- Club Recognition: Phi
Alpha National Honor Society for Social Work
Second: Senator Graham
Discussion: I am the president of the honor society, if it was approved. There
were 6 of us that went to the faculty to talk about creating this club because
social work doesn’t have an honor society. After that we talked to the
students and we thought it was something important to have. We chose Phi
Alpha, because it is the biggest in the nation and it’s a lifetime membership
and one time due. The organization will help with scholarships for grad
school. We chose a 3.5 GPA for members to be accepted; we thought this to
be best because it is an honor society and it needs to base on academics and
stuff. We are not big community service club, but more of a research based.
We also have our first project, if you have heard of point and time, Flagstaff
does a count of the homeless people and we will be working with them.
Vote: Unanimous, Item C- Club Recognition: Phi Alpha National Honor
Society for Social Work has been approved
Item D- Club Recognition: NAU Club Swimming
Motion: Senator Roos moves to vote on Item D- Club Recognition: NAU Club
Swimming
Second: Senator Copeland
Discussion: Hi I am Nicole. Our purpose is to provide NAU student to practice
2-3 times a week and complete. In the state of Arizona we are division 1 and
we think that this club would allow for anyone with different swimming level
to do the sport they love.
Senator Roos: Do you have a coach?
Nicole: Yes, we have a few that are interested.
Vote: Unanimous, Item D- Club Recognition: NAU Club Swimming has been
approved.
Item E- SB 28-30: NAU Percussion Society
Motion: Senator Ridge moves to vote on Item E– SB 28-30: NAU Percussion
Society
Second: Senator Davis
Discussion: I am the president. We are asking for funding for students to
travel to the conference next Wednesday. The funding is for $1036 that for
hotel, flight for three students and we have 2 grad students but they aren’t
being included. It is a four-day conference including master classes taught by
world-class professionals. It is a very wide variety of information and lessons
and the three of us have different interests and we hope to bring back
information for our club members and NAU music studies. This is a once in a
lifetime conference.
Vote: Unanimous, Item E–SB 28-30: NAU Percussion Society has been
approved.
Item F- SB 28-31: NAU Women’s Soccer
Motion: Senator Mathew moves to vote on Item F- SB 28-21: NAU Women’s
Soccer
Second: Senator Sowerwine
Discussion: Hi I am Erica. We are requesting funding for regionals. We have
won all of our games this season. We are moving on to national but need
regionals to be funded so that we have enough money to pay for nationals.
Senator Moore-Sharp: Every game?
Erica: Every game this season and got a bid to nationals. We have 15 players
and coach that we are asking funding for.
Vote: Unanimous, Item F- SB 28-21: NAU Women’s Soccer has passed.
Item G- SB 28-32: NAU International Tuba/Euphonium Association
Motion: Senator Sowerwine moves to vote on Item G- SB 28-32: NAU
International Tuba/Euphonium Association
Second: Senator Anderson
Discussion: Hi, I am the president of our club and we are asking for money to
have a guest speaker. Sam Pilafian is coming here to have we are having a
master class taught by him. He is also going to be helping out with NAU Low
Brass Day where we will go to high schools in Flagstaff and match up and
learn the instrument with them.
Senator Carr: Are we allowed to pay for someone’s salary?
Senator Anderson: That was asked in appropriations and Amanda said yes.
Vote: Unanimous, Item G- SB 28-32: NAU International Tuba/Euphonium
Association has passed
Item H- Resolution 28-1: Indigenous People’s Day
Motion: Senator Roos moves to vote on Item H- Resolution 28-1: Indigenous
People’s Day
Second: Senator Graham
Discussion: Senator Rosic: Senator Nunnally and I wrote the resolution for
the day. We sent it out last week in the email with all the information. The
signatures are: Senator Nunnally, Rosic, Ridge, Carr, Beghtol, Anderson,
Mathew, Graham, Roos, and Davis. What this resolution entails is recognized
for the day. We thought it was important for NAU to celebrate it, because of
the reasons talked about last week.
Vote: Unanimous, Item H- Resolution 28-1: Indigenous People’s Day has been
approved
Item I- By-Law Change: VPSA Addition of Duties
Motion: Senator Sowerwine moves to vote on Item I- By-Law Change: VPSA
Addition of Duties
Second: Senator Beghtol
Discussion: Senator Carr: The change is to create the diversity committee
under the VPSA, so it is an established committee for future years and that it
will be under her position.
Senator Moore-Sharp: Didn’t Amanda say that we are going to be adding it
wherever needed in the by-laws?
Senator Carr: Yes.
Vote: Unanimous, Item I- By-Law Change: VPSA Addition of Duties has been
approved
Chair Dietlin: For the clubs and organizations here you are welcome to leave
at this time; we are going into staff reports. So if you have place to be and
people to see, we will let you leave.
Senator Carr: For the sustainable thing, were we signing something or what
did she want us to do?
Chair Dietlin: What they are doing or asking for is for ASNAU to write an
endorsement letter. They really just want our want our support. It is in the
resolution that was passed last year that we endorsed, so they just want
continued support from us.
Senator Carr: Do we have to do anything?
Chair Dietlin: I will take to Ali, but I think that we will be drafting it and then
bringing it to senate.
Executive Reports
a. President- Alexandria Buchta
- Chair Dietlin: Since She is not here I believe she will be sending out an
email with her report.
b. Vice President of Student Affairs- Allison Kelley
- The last tailgate November 14th. So if you haven’t work all three
tailgates you need to signup for this one. The signups will be office next
week. This is the game we will be having bobble heads. I have been
working with athletics for some basketball game next semester where we
will be handing out breaded beanies. They are really cute and you guys
will be getting one. Next week, we have the Kiss My Axe design
completion going on and any student can turn in a design. There are a few
guideline and the designs are due November 13th. If you know anyone
who wants to design, let him or her know about it. It would be really cool
to have 6000 t-shirts with your design on it. After we get the submissions
we will send it out for students to vote on. Diversity committees talked
about the sustainable position. November 14th- November 23rd will be
applications and from there we will do interviews and hire the week
before reading week. Diversity director applications are due on Tuesday
at 5pm. Diversity committee elected Stefan as the chair and we are
drafting the guidelines next week. We also have safe zone training next
week on Tuesday. November 13th is the very last one of the semester.
Make sure you register online before hand.
C. Vice President of Academic Affairs- Amanda Dietlin
- You all got new copies of by-laws and constitution. Alcohol, tobacco and
other drugs needs a preventative. They have meetings in the HLC on
Wednesdays from 9-10:30 am. Is anyone available?
Senator Beghtol: Is it every week.
Chair Dietlin: No
Senator Ridge: Would December 2nd be the last one?
Chair Dietlin: Yes. I will send out an email for all senate and staff. Tobacco
free task force is on Wednesday from 11:30-12:30 and I will send that out
in an email as well. This week’s minute madness winner is Alyssa and
Ashley it still owe you yours. You can come and steal one from my office. I
am working on getting everything done. A new senate bill template, so it
will be quicker to write bills. Other than that my week was chill.
D. Vice President of Government Affairs – Vanessa Pomeroy
- As you know it is Its On Us week and the student body has been really
grateful so far of all the work we have done. Please continue to share the
posts and come to know you rights tonight and the slice of safety
tomorrow. I am disheartened with the turnout, other than Grace, Drake,
Ali, my team and our advisors no else has come. Please, please come to
the events. For the pledges, it has been very successful and we have
passed out most of the shirts. At the end tomorrow we will take a pic of
all the pledges and count them then post it online. Also I have a
reschedule bystander training to November 22nd from 12-2pm. If you have
a conflict, come talk to me and we will discuss. I am working on
everything for the UofA ABOR at the end of the month.
e. Chief of Staff- Lauren Stebbins
- Chair Dietlin: Same thing, email.
Staff Reports
a. Student State Affairs- Heaven Pollock, John Bower
-They are setting up the event.
b. Public Relations- Reed Emerson, Connor Wandersee, Korrin Snow
- Not Present
c. Special Events- Amy Edgerton, Taylor Wesner
-So this week we meet with Mat and we schedule to meet every
Wednesday to get concert stuff done.
d. NSG- Tori O’ Reilly, Lexie Hardy
- On Tuesday at meeting we talked about our event that is tonight from 7-
9 tonight. We will have hot chocolate and cookies all you have to do is
bring yourself and a blanket. We went down to headquarters and made
signs for it. Our team is working on the mugs we talked about last
meeting. We will have our NSG t-shirt deigns out soon.
Committee Reports
A. Appropriations: Senator L’Ecuyer
- Senator Sowerwine: It went better this week; good formatting and
punctuation.
B. Legislative: Senator Carr
- We had our resolution and by-laws change. We will have great things
coming.
C. Diversity Committee: Senator Rosic
- Allison went over most of it. We are wondering if the petition should be
online or other wise. I meet with LGBTQ commission and services. I will
be sending it to the committee for final approval.
Senator Reports
College of Arts and Letters
a. Abbey Matthew- NR
b. Stefan Rosic- NR
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
a. Brooke Graham- NR
b. Gabriella Nunnally- NR
c. Drake Ridge-This past Friday I met with dean and we are
thinking the 18th for donuts with dean event in SBS west.
College of Health and Human Services
a. Alex Roos- NR
b. Ashley Beghtol- NR
College of Education
a. Alyssa Anderson- NR
b. Kyle Davis- Meeting with dean and trying to plan out donuts
with dean.
College of Business
a. Amanda Copeland- NR
b. Lauren L’Ecuyer- NR
College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences
a. Madi Sowerwine- NR
b. Stella Carr- We are brainstorming what should be on the
application process for dinner with our dean.
University College
a. Marc Moore-Sharp- Meeting with dean banks tomorrow. She
wanted someone from exc. To come to the meeting so Amanda
is coming with me tomorrow. She wants to bring ASNAU and
the college together.
Advisor Reports (Cindy Anderson and Kristine Heflin)
Cindy Anderson— I want to complement governmental affairs team for all
their hard work. Struck and wonder how the senate and staff can become
more engaged. Remember, students come to their friends first to and ask
where they should go. We are working on the letter for the umbrella of
sexual assault and if you know someone should know their options.
Senator Moore-Sharp: For Its On Us week, I was wondering what happens
when a report it is made and who is it through.
Cindy: It is the reporting person; they are the driver of where they want to
take it. They are going to engage witness protection in it. We learned last
night there are two places that are not mandatory reporters. They are trying
to restore choice to the individual in which it has been taken. They want to
take away from sexual orientation because that doesn’t matter.
Senator Moore-Sharp: If it was like the university handling the incident, do
they collect evidence and build their case? The victim could pursue action for
sufficient evidence?
Cindy: Reports often come after evidence is available. Most people ask and to
clarify, the question if it happens off campus can you come to campus and
report it. Yes.
Kristine Heflin— NR
Discussion Items
Chair Dietlin: The golden pinecone goes to Drake because he was the only one to go
to any of the It’s On Us events besides Ali and Grace.
Announcements
Important Dates
Adjournment
Motion: Senator Graham moves to adjourn meeting at 5:06pm.
Second: Senator Moore- Sharp
Vote: Unanimous, meeting has been adjourned.