OSA Senate Minutes
October 14, 2014 at 4:45 PM
Reeve Memorial Union, Room 221
I.
II.
Call to Order – Pledge of Allegiance at 4:45 pm
Roll Call –
College of Letters and Science (12)
Grayson Bourke - Present
Daniel Dennis – Present
William Fath – Present
Valerie Hagen - Present
James Martine – Present
Lindsey Newhauser – Present
Michael Riley – Present
Benjamin Stepanek – Present
Steven Thompson – Present
Hallie Turnbull – Present
Troy Winkelman – Present
Kylee Kukbis - Present
Jeramiah Gruendemann – Associate – Present
Emily Herrick – Associate - Absent
III.
Open Forum - none
IV.
Approval of the Agenda - approved
V.
Approval of the Minutes - approved
VI.
Guest Speakers -
VII.
Officer Reports –
Education & Human Services (5)
Nursing (3)
Taylor Bombinski – Present
College of Business (5)
Anne Cummins – Present
Stuart Karas - Present
Ashley Meyer – Present
Chase Mitchell – Absent
a. OSA Directors – Director Parson Power Point, Oct 21, 2014 from 5 to 6 pm, Off
Campus Housing Forum pizza will be served. Housing Fair, October 22 from 11
am – 2 pm in Reeve Concourse.
b. OSA Office Manager – (Rae Ann - wetzelr@uwosh.edu) – Meeting with Jordan
this Friday to discuss polos.
c. OSA Advisor – (Sharon – kipetzs@uwosh.edu) – Voter ID keeps operations open.
Fletcher renovations, more upscale who wants to live there an up class dorm
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VIII.
2016-17 2nd tower of Gruenhagen, rental registration Mark Roloff it has to be
registered in the city.
OSA Academic Liaison – (Crystal - buss@uwosh.edu) – no report
Speaker Pro-Tempore –(Jackie – osaspeakerpt@uwosh.edu) – attendance is good
Speaker of the Assembly – (Nicole – osaspeaker@uwosh.edu) – no report
Vice President Pro-Tempore – (Lindsey - osavppt@uwosh.edu) – parking appeals
need members
Vice President – (Graham – osavp@uwosh.edu) – Professional picture on the site,
top half of your body, IMC will take photos
President – (Jordan - osapres@uwosh.edu) – survived weekend activities. This
week Homecoming Rob Schneider show some Titan Pride, run with the cops they
waived fee disappointed. USRH Casey has stepped down; Michelle Cecil is
president and USRH will have emergency elections take place this week and next.
SAGE cross walk in the spring due to concreate most likely not happen before
winter maybe the lines before winter. Need new focus for OSA, focus all of us
are elective big thing can change on campus and work together. Sexual Assault
committee meeting at the end of October.
Presidential Appointments –
SS 14-021
BE IT RESOLVED: That the OSA Senate gives recognition and voting privileges to those
Organizations with “Assembly” after their names:
1. Student Concealed Carry, New, Assembly
Sponsored by: Nicole Lehto, Speaker of Assembly
Dispense
Motion to move to floor Winkelman, 2nd by Riley
Discussion: Hagen: last year this topic was brought up in assembly and it was not a popular
topic. Schettle: Is this only in regard to guns? Answer: no any weapon, mace, knives. Martine
has funding available limit amounts. Mitchell: Is the principal objection of the group to lobby
student organization? Answer: Yes and change UW Oshkosh policy. How many students
involved? Answer: 12
Vote, voice, passed, 4 objections, 1 abstention (10/14/14)
SS 14-022
BE IT RESOLVED: That the OSA Senate gives recognition and voting privileges to those
Organizations with “Assembly” after their names:
1. Ultimate Frisbee Club, New, Assembly
Sponsored by: Nicole Lehto, Speaker of Assembly
Dispense
Motion to move to floor Newhauser, 2nd by Dennis
Discussion: Dennis are you a sport club? Answer: No not yet have to pick up enough games to
compete nationally
Vote, voice, passed, no objections, no abstentions (10/14/14)
IX.
X.
Unfinished Business – none
New Business –
OSA 14-008
WHEREAS, Wisconsin’s Clean Air Act, Section 101.123, Wisconsin Statutes, restricts smoking
in state-owned buildings, including all University buildings, property, and at events; however,
does not include electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in its definition of “smoking,” and
WHEREAS, UW Oshkosh’s Senate for Academic Staff and Faculty Senate have passed
resolutions opposing the use of e-cigarettes in campus buildings, property and at events, and
WHEREAS, the Oshkosh Student Association (OSA) has not received definitive evidence of
health concerns of e-cigarettes, and
WHEREAS, members of the OSA have displayed concern with the potential infringement on
personal liberty caused by the limitation of the use of e-cigarettes in academic buildings, and
WHEREAS, members of the OSA have displayed concern with the potential for e-cigarettes to
be distracting or irritating to students and professors during class, and
THEREFOR, BE IT RESOLVED, the OSA has not come to a majority opinion regarding the
prohibition of use of e-cigarettes in campus buildings, property and at events; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the OSA believes it is the right of a professor to prohibit the use
of e-cigarettes in their classroom; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the OSA encourages users of electronic cigarettes to be mindful
of non-users while using e-cigarettes; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that OSA will re-visit the issue of e-cigarettes when solid
evidence of the health effects of vapor devices becomes available; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the OSA will consider conducting legislative action, including
but not limited to bringing the issue of the use of e-cigarettes to referendum in the spring of
2015.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that upon passage through OSA Senate and Assembly, that a
copy of this resolution be sent to Dr. Petra Roter, Interim Chancellor of UW Oshkosh; Dr.
Sharon Kipetz, Interim Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs; and Dr. Lane Earns, Provost.
Sponsored by: Senator Daniel Dennis, Director Caitlin Hopper, Director Lee O’Day, Senator
Valerie Hagen
Dispense
Motion to move to floor by Fath, 2nd by Bourke
Discussion: Referendum in the spring
Motion to amend by adding Be it Finally Resolved with a list of people that OSA usually
sends passed resolutions to. Passed voice vote.
XI. Committee Reports –
Allocations third of the way through budget hearings complete next Thursday the 23rd. Green
Fund met last Wednesday amended the bylaws a few times limitation on the stipend decided it
was too high the ppm is what we are planning on discussing tomorrow . Green fund has a
meeting with Seg fees and Jean Waterski. Academic policy committee never a student that
attended their meeting October 30th at 3:10 pm still open seats on the committee encourage
senators to participate on the committee.
XII.
Discussion –
a. Shared Governance Resolution from all Governance bodies on campus – broad
will review this week and discuss again next week.
b. OSA Sponsoring shuttle for three additional hours for November 4, 2014 –
parking does not have a driver
XIII.
Announcements –
XIV.
Adjourn – Motion to adjourn at 6:28 pm by Riley, 2nd by Hopper, passed, voice vote
(10/14/14)