OSA Senate Minutes
October 21, 2014 at 4:45 PM
Reeve Memorial Union, Room 221
I.
Call to Order – Pledge of Allegiance at 4:47 pm
II.
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 – Excused
Michael Riley – Present
Benjamin Stepanek – Present
Steven Thompson – Excused
Hallie Turnbull – Present
Troy Winkelman – Present
Kylee Kukbis - Present
Jeramiah Gruendemann – Associate – Present
Emily Herrick – Associate - Present
Education & Human Services (5)
Nursing (3)
Taylor Bombinski – Present
College of Business (5)
Anne Cummins – Present
Stuart Karas - Present
Ashley Meyer – Present
Chase Mitchell – Present
Katrina Schiedemeyer – New - Present
III.
Open Forum - none
IV.
Approval of the Agenda – Motion to add Shared Governance resolution under discussion by Hagen, 2 nd by Stepanek, passed voice vote (10/21/14)
V.
Approval of the Minutes - approved
VI.
Guest Speakers – a.
Provost Lane Earns – USP going well. Today the first College of Nursing candidate interviews are taking place, three finalist and one will start in January,
OSA has had an Academic Affairs Liaison in the past but not on a consistent basis. Bombinski: when will the third candidate be here? Answer: next week.
Director Scheeler Baez: Active learning classrooms what do they entail? Answer: set up in round table with interactive white board and technology. Thank you for co-sponsoring readership program. Sparks: struggle with registration in classes offered by USP, what can be done to ease students worry on this topic? Answer: there is a group that meets once a week and look at problems as they arise will

work with those and address those problems will make modifications all the time and we have to have feedback talk to your advisor. Tracy Slagter is the interim director of the USP these issues come up and make our best guess if you run into these problems during registration let us know. Regards to enrollment dates, how they decided is there some sort of policy in place of who gets to enroll who is a
Freshman, not in project success not athletics, honors system, and someone was able to register before me. Answer: Chancellor Roter co- chair, Jennifer Watson,
Carleen VandeZande are co-chairs as well. Freshman over a junior should not happen. May also check with registrar’s office as there are errors that found in the registration process. Winkelman USP transfer student never able to take it what changes are you able to make to it. Transfer will there be modification an orientation into USP, how many levels there are three levels that you can the 0 credit one caused most of the problems. Trying to get out some of the orientation. b.
Dan Dougherty, Campus Vote Project Wisconsin Coordinator 2/3 thirds of the group lack of operation lack of knowledge on the voter law, apathy, and registration is the key. Lehto: are you getting information to voters on who is running? Answer: left that up to the local levels where they stand, grab candidate, external registration goes away goes along with the early voting piece.
VII.
Officer Reports – a.
OSA Directors – voting in the next couple weeks vote and register to vote just
Scott hall it will be fine if only the dorm listed on they have the physical address list. b.
OSA Office Manager – (Rae Ann - wetzelr@uwosh.edu
) – Polo update – polos ordered, $10 for those that pre-ordered, $12 for those that did not pre-order, IMC professional headshot schedule first Tuesday of the month from 1:30 – 2:30 pm, second Thursday 7:30 am – 8:30 am, third Friday of the month 10:30 – 11:30 am all in Dempsey room 310 c.
OSA Advisor – (Sharon – kipetzs@uwosh.edu
) – no report d.
OSA Academic Liaison – (Crystal - buss@uwosh.edu
) – no report e.
Speaker Pro-Tempore –(Jackie – osaspeakerpt@uwosh.edu
) – all club/org recognition complete so assembly roll call up to date f.
Speaker of the Assembly – (Nicole – osaspeaker@uwosh.edu
) – no report g.
Vice President Pro-Tempore – (Lindsey - osavppt@uwosh.edu
) – h.
Vice President – (Graham – osavp@uwosh.edu
) – verbalize in discussion or ask
Jordan to draft a letter bring up for discussion, senate books, IMC taking pictures for the senators, senators have to stay off laptops and phones during meeting.
Absences – leaving group early or not showing up at all when senators know about the event weeks ahead of time. Let Graham know and cc Rae if you are not able to attend. Graham is focusing on the senators as Jordan is focusing on campus issues. i.
President – (Jordan - osapres@uwosh.edu
) – Reggie and Lindsey working with
Dr. Krueger on the Nov 4 th
American Democracy Project, please contact Reggie or Lindsey if you in interested in helping on Election Day. Sparks and I ran on

platform e-cigs is only one of the issues we want to address other things to work on down the line.
VIII.
Presidential Appointments –
SS 14-023
BE IT RESOLVED: That the OSA Senate approves the following Presidential appointment:
1.
Katrina Schiedemeyer, Senator, College of Business
Sponsored by: Jordan Schettle, OSA president
Dispense
Motion to move to floor, Winkelman, 2 nd by Hagen
Discussion: OSA Senator College of Business and speak for the freshman. I enjoy being involved represent the younger body. Mitchell: What is your major? Answer: Business
Management. Winkelman: Do you have specific issues that you would like to work on?
Answer: Polk library entrance
Vote, passed voice vote, no objections, no abjections (10/21/14)
OSA 14-009
BE IT RESOLVED: That the OSA Senate and Assembly approved the following Presidential
Appointments and/or recommendations:
1.
Katrina Schiedemeyer, Differential Tuition
Sponsored by: Jordan Schettle, OSA President
Dispense
Motion to move to floor Turnbull, 2 nd by Meyer
Motion to amend by striking line item 1 as two Senators already serve on seg fees. By
Turnbull, 2 nd by Meyer, passed (10/21/14)
Vote, voice, passed, no objections, no abjections (10/21/14)
IX.
Unfinished 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 vapor devices in its definition of “smoking,” and
WHEREAS, UW Oshkosh’s Faculty Senate has passed a resolution opposing the use of vapor devices in campus buildings, property and at events, and
WHEREAS, the Oshkosh Student Association (OSA) has not received definitive evidence of health concerns of vapor devices, and
WHEREAS, members of the OSA have displayed concern with the potential infringement on personal liberty caused by the limitation of the use of vapor devices in academic buildings, and

WHEREAS, members of the OSA have displayed concern with the potential for vapor devices to be distracting or irritating to students and professors during class, and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the OSA will revisit the issue of the prohibition of the use of vapor devices in campus building, property and events when solid evidence of the health effects of vapor devices becomes available; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the OSA believes it is the right of a professor to prohibit the use of vapor devices in their classroom; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the OSA encourages users of vapor devices to be mindful of non-users while using vapor devices; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that OSA will re-visit the issue of vapor devices when solid evidence of the health effects of vapor devices becomes available; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the OSA will recommend the election commissioner bring the issue of the prohibition of the use of vapor devices to referendum in the spring of 2015; and
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;
Chancellor-designate Andrew Leavitt; 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 Kubis, 2 nd by Riley, passed (10/21/14)
Motion to amend by changing e cigarettes to vapor devices and add Chancellor-designate
Andrew Leavitt to the BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED by Hagen, 2 nd by Martine, passed
(10/21/14)
Motion to amend by strike clauses 6 and 9 replace with this as clause 6: THEREFOR BE
IT RESOLVED, that the OSA will revisit the issue of the prohibition of the use of vapor devices in campus building, property and events when solid evidence of the health effects of vapor devices becomes available; and by Hagen, 2 nd by Turnbull, passed (10/21/14)
Motion to strike the academic staff from 2 nd Whereas by Hagen, 2 nd by Dennis, passed
(10/21/14)
Vote, passed voice vote, one objection, two abjections (10/21/14)
X.
New Business – none
XI.
Committee Reports – none
XII.
Discussion –

a.
University Mission Statement – new mission statement for the university has provides humanities - Jordan read the statement b.
Poll on E-cigarettes – Winkelman: If we are having the question as a referendum not sure there would be a purpose for a poll. Answer: Dr. Roter looking for OSA stance on the issue. No need for poll as the resolution will serve as stance until referendum. c.
Shared Governance resolution for new Chancellor by November 3 rd
, discussed
39.06, vote on it, President Schettle draft a letter. Move to vote on this next week.
XIII.
Announcements – a.
Senator Bombinski open forms for CON Dean tomorrow 1:30 – 2:30 in Reeve
Theatre
XIV.
Adjourn – Motion to adjourn at 6:27 pm by Martine, 2 nd by Bourke, passed voice vote, no objections, no abstentions (10/21/14)