OSA Senate Agenda
September 9, 2014 at 4:45 PM
Reeve Memorial Union, Room 221
I.
II.
Call to Order – Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call –
III.
Open Forum -
IV.
Approval of the Agenda -
V.
Approval of the Minutes -
VI.
Guest Speakers –
VII.
Officer Reports –
a. OSA Directors –
b. OSA Office Manager – (Rae Ann - wetzelr@uwosh.edu) – Welcome back!!!
Look forward to another great year. Location of agenda and minutes.
c. OSA Advisor – (Sharon – kipetzs@uwosh.edu) d. OSA Academic Liaison – (Crystal - buss@uwosh.edu) e. Speaker Pro-Tempore –(Jackie – osaspeakerpt@uwosh.edu) f. Speaker of the Assembly – (Nicole – osaspeaker@uwosh.edu) g. Vice President Pro-Tempore – (Lindsey - osavppt@uwosh.edu) –
h. Vice President – (Graham – osavp@uwosh.edu) i. President – (Jordan - osapres@uwosh.edu) –
VIII.
Presidential Appointments –
SS 14-004
BE IT RESOLVED: That the OSA Senate gives recognition and voting privileges to those
Organizations with “Assembly” after their names:
1. UWO Campus Cleanup Club, Assembly
Sponsored by: Nicole Lehto, Speaker of Assembly
SS 14-005
BE IT RESOLVED: That the OSA Senate approves the following Presidential appointment:
1. Kylee Kubis, Associate Senator, College of Letters & Science
Sponsored by: Jordan Schettle, OSA president
SS 14-006
BE IT RESOLVED: That the OSA Senate approves the following Presidential appointment:
1. Jeramiah Gruendemann, Associate Senator, College of Letters &
Science
Sponsored by: Jordan Schettle, OSA president
SS 14-009
BE IT RESOLVED: That the OSA Senate approves the following Presidential appointment:
1. Grayson Bourke, Senator, College of Letters & Science
Sponsored by: Jordan Schettle, OSA president
SS 14-010
BE IT RESOLVED: That the OSA Senate approves the following Presidential appointment:
1. Valerie Hagen, Senator, College of Letters & Science
Sponsored by: Jordan Schettle, OSA president
SS 14-011
BE IT RESOLVED: That the OSA Senate approves the following Presidential appointment:
1. Troy Winkelman, Senator, College of Letters & Science
Sponsored by: Jordan Schettle, OSA president
SS 14-012
BE IT RESOLVED: That the OSA Senate approves the following Presidential appointment:
1. Emily Herrick, Associate Senator, College of Letters & Science
Sponsored by: Jordan Schettle, OSA president
OSA 14-002
BE IT RESOLVED: That the OSA Senate and Assembly approved the following Presidential
Appointments and/or recommendations:
1. Lee O’Day, Preferred Name Committee
2. Lindsey Newhauser, Stuart Karas, Daniel Dennis, Student Allocations
Committee,
3. Emily Herrick, Chancellor’s Award for Greek Excellence
4. Benjamin Stepanek, Differential Tuition
5. Graham Sparks, Faculty Senate Representative
6. Valerie Hagen, Gender Equity Council
7. Cody Nader, James Martine, Intercollegiate Athletic Committee
8. Benjamin Stepanek, Lindsey Newhauser, Pepsi Fund Committee
9. Anne Cummins, Hallie Turnbull, Jordan Hansen, Segregated Fee
Committee
10. Steven Thompson, Student Conduct Panel/Student Tribunal
11. Adam Steinbach, Student Tech Fees
Sponsored by: Jordan Schettle, OSA president
IX.
X.
Unfinished Business –
New Business –
SS 14-007
WHEREAS: A freshman student that has not taken a college course yet would begin their first
semester with a 0.0 GPA; and
WHEREAS: A student of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (UWO) that wishes to join the
Oshkosh Student Association (OSA) Senate must have a GPA of at least 2.25; and
WHEREAS: This limits the ability of a member of UWO’s student body to partake in OSA’s
upper house; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: Under Article 2 of the OSA Senate bylaws (Membership), a
new section shall be added, stating the following:
2.3 Associate Freshman Senators
.31 Shall be a student of freshman standing (0-29 credits)
.32 Shall have all powers and duties given to Regular Senators, in the exception of
voting rights as outlined in section 3.2 and GPA as outlined in section 2.12
Sponsored by: President Jordan Schettle and Vice President Graham Sparks
OSA 14-003
BE IT RESOLVED THAT all mention of United Council within the OSA Constitution shall be
replaced with Student Representatives.
Sponsored by: President Jordan Schettle, Vice President Graham Sparks
SS 14-008
WHEREAS: As student leaders, members of OSA Senate should hold themselves to a high
standard of academic work; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 2.12 of the OSA Senate bylaws (Membership/Regular
Members) shall be amended to state the following:
2.12 Student Senators shall maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.25 during
their term of office and pass all courses in an academic semester.
Sponsored by: President Jordan Schettle and Vice President Graham Sparks
XI.
XII.
Committee Reports –
Discussion –
a. OSA Senate Retreat
b. SAGE Crosswalk
c. Campus Sustainability Council Executive Summary for Campus Sustainability
Plan
d. E Cigarettes
XIII.
Announcements –
XIV.
Adjourn -