OSA Assembly Minutes
March 14, 2016 at 4:00 PM
Reeve Memorial Union, Room 307, The Theatre
I.
II.
Call to Order – at 4:00 PM with Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call Organizations with Voting Rights:
Present:
Excused:
Absent:
III.
Open Forum - none
IV.
Approval of the Agenda – approved
V.
Approval of the Minutes – approved
VI.
VII.
Club/Org Recognition – none
Guest Speakers –
a.
VIII.
Chancellor Andrew Leavitt – strategic plan on UW Oshkosh website and good
footing for that, Reggie and other OSA reps were on the committee. Go on to say
in addition to the plan to take the Campus Climate Survey and Inclusive
Excellence and promised to shave head 900 employees have taken the survey and
would ask more students to take it. Bermann: For Research R1 or R2? Answer:
what we are interested in doing is and give faculty something to get behind and
how best to put them in a position that they love.
Officer Reports –
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
OSA Directors and Ambassadors – none
OSA Office Manager – (Rae Ann - wetzelr@uwosh.edu ) – How to utilize
allocation funds on March 30th at noon in Reeve, room 216.
OSA Advisor – (Petra – roterp@uwosh.edu) – take survey or finish survey if you
started it, 800 have started it but did not finish it. Will still need to get another
2800 to 3000 to have the chancellor shave his head, Spring break come back in
April lots of stuff happening.
Speaker Pro-Tempore – (Maria – osaspeakerpt@uwosh.edu ) – none
Speaker of the Assembly – (Austyn – osaspeaker@uwosh.edu) – Student reps
deep discussions on campus climate that our school is conducting Campus climate
survey, Board of Regents concerned about campus climate. Two more reps
needed for ad hoc parking committee let her know after the meeting or email her.
Vice President Pro-Tempore – (Zachary - osavppt@uwosh.edu) – no report
Vice President – (Graham – (osavp@uwosh.edu) – no report
h.
IX.
President – (Jordan – osavpres@uwosh.edu) – no report
Presidential Appointments –
OSA 15-102
BE IT RESOLVED: That the OSA Senate and Assembly gives recognition and voting privileges
to those Organizations with “Assembly” after their names:
1. Communication Club, Assembly – voting rights
Sponsored by: Austyn Boothe, Speaker of Assembly
Dispense
Motion to move to floor College Republicans, 2nd by Pagan Student Alliance
Discussion Assembly rep had an internship and could not make it. Titan Catholics: why
did you not send a substitute? Answer: we really did not know about it and the cycle club
rep informed us.
Vote, passed placard, no objections no abstentions (03/14/16)
X. Unfinished Business –
OSA 15-100
WHEREAS Wisconsin State Statute 36.09(5) gives the responsibility to university student
associations to review and offer recommendations for the policies concerning student life,
service and interests; and
WHEREAS the men’s soccer and tennis team is an organized sport which concerns student life,
service and interests of the student body; and
WHEREAS the Oshkosh Student Association (hereinafter “OSA”) was not asked for an opinion
and therefore could not offer a recommendation regarding the termination of the men’s soccer
and the men’s tennis team for the 2016 season and the foreseeable future; and
WHEREAS the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has made an effort toward transparency in the
discretion of its employees; and
WHEREAS the decision making party has not reconsidered feasible alternatives to terminating
the team, which in fact negate the original reasoning for the action taken by Athletics Director
Sims. The current reasons that were given were that they have no conference, do not
automatically qualify for the playoffs and therefore a reduced chance of qualifying, the budget
cuts require cutting to save our university money, and that self-funding would be unsustainable;
and
WHEREAS 26 of the 32 years the men’s soccer team at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
has been operating, they did not have a conference. This has not prevented the men’s soccer team
from qualifying for the NCAA playoffs including this past year;8 and
WHEREAS The University of Wisconsin Whitewater has also experienced budget cuts that
actually were the largest cuts with 32.7% reductions from their last years budget, and still, they
have retained a sustainable level of funding in their athletic programs.2 The University of
Wisconsin Whitewater men’s soccer team has also not had a conference this year, yet they still
qualified for the NCAA playoffs,8 while suffering the largest percentage in budget cuts; and
WHEREAS the University of Wisconsin Whitewater understands the importance in building
school pride and culture to help recruit and retain students, and therefore does not eliminate
programs that actually generate more revenue through student recruitment and retention than
what is expensed to fund it; and
WHEREAS the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has a marketing budget that exceeds $60,000
which helps fund billboard placement;3 and
WHEREAS the men’s soccer team received an annual budget of $26,000.8 Through the
program, the men’s soccer team recruited, on average, seven students every year7 that lead to
revenues to the university of $15,000 per student via tuition and fees.1 When averaged out, this
tuition brings in revenues of $105,000 a year to our university that supports our Academics,
OSA, their own program, and more. This makes a net difference (Revenues gained minus the
$26,000 for the program expense)1,8 of $79,000 our university gains from the new students
recruited through soccer alone each year. When adjusted for a conservative four years a soccer
player stays till graduation, the $79,000 per year grows to $316,000 a year for each class of
soccer players that comes and graduates through the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. Being
that the program would be completely self-funded (and therefore not expensed through the
university) and still be able to recruit each year, the soccer program runs would bring in
$420,000 more revenue for our university(through soccer alone). Already, not even a year after
the men’s soccer and tennis program have been terminated, five students, Tyler Howard, Kevin
Schenk, Nick Harenda, Jakub Rys, and Javier Simone have transferred to other universities that
work “collectively toward ensuring a prosperous collegiate experience for each student by
representing, safeguarding, and promoting [their] interests and rights throughout [their] pursuit
of knowledge”; and
WHEREAS the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has shown support by planning on allocating
$10,000 yearly,4 which partly comes from student tuition dollars, for programs such as the
Advance Titan that about six years ago had a reserve balance of $26,459.07 and in those six
years went to a deficit of $75,129.85 student dollars;5 and
WHEREAS it has been said that budget cuts require cutting, yet our university is still able to to
to give $10,000 yearly to a program that in six years had a negative net change of $101,588.92
with their allocated funds. Yet, we can not allow a program that brings in funds for our
academics, student life, and university to be self-funded? This is hypocritical; and
WHEREAS it has been said that the men’s soccer and tennis team should become clubs sports to
gain fundings from the OSA and save funds for our university; and
WHEREAS the potentially allocated funds via OSA is still student money and is still student
raised, and therefore the men’s soccer and tennis team would still be using the University of
Wisconsin Oshkosh’s student dollars to pay for their teams, instead of them self-funding. It is
irresponsible to claim to the student body this will save our university money, as we lose an
average net of $316,000 through team recruiting when paid through the university and a net
$420,000 when self-funded, yet still pay for it through our own student dollars; and
WHEREAS it is retrogressive academically and fiscally to cut and not allow complete self
funding for such programs that affect our University in such profound ways; and
WHEREAS it has been said that it is wise to not allow the men’s soccer and tennis team to self
fund because it is too costly and not sustainable, even though the men’s soccer team have already
fundraised $60,000 and the men’s tennis team $18,000; and
WHEREAS the University of Wisconsin La Crosse Men’s Baseball and Tennis programs were
defunded in 2009. The University of Wisconsin La Crosse allowed the programs to self-fund.6
With the reasoning based upon in the last whereas clause, with over seven years passing, the
programs must be depleted and fully terminated by now. However, the alumni and students at the
University of Wisconsin La Crosse understand the value in promoting their university,
community, and involvement through the athletic programs and therefore are still strongly
running both programs to this day; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that all of the current reasons given (they have no
conference, no automatic qualifier and therefore a much less likely chance of qualifying, the
budget cuts require cutting to save our university money, and that self-funding would be
unsustainable) are faulted in significant factual reasoning, and therefore, alternatives should be
considered; and
THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh should
follow other UW campuses examples, such as UW La Crosse and UW Whitewater that stand
with and for their students, and allow the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh men’s soccer and
tennis team to self-fund and compete with the recognition this university has always offered
them; and
THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the men’s soccer team understands that,
most likely, they will not be able to compete this upcoming season due to the inability to recruit.
They are not simply doing it for their own sake, but for the future program that both the alumni
and the students here support, because going to a liberal education college is more than a
technical degree. It is a university that fosters student academics, student involvement, and
student interest. That is why as the students’ official voice, we need to stand for our students and
asses what our administration and university does, as OSA was created to do.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED after passage of the resolution a copy of resolution shall be
transmitted to the following; Dr. Andrew Leavitt, Chancellor, Dr. Petra Roter, Vice Chancellor
for Student Affairs, Darryl Sims, Athletic Director.
Sponsored by: Jared Schadrie, Oshkosh Student Association Senator, Men’s Soccer Team,
Men’s Tennis Team, Ultimate Frisbee Club, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club, Women’s Soccer Team,
Women’s Rugby Football Club, College Republicans, and Karate Club.
Dispense
Motion to move to floor Ultimate Frisbee club, 2nd by College Republicans
Ultimate Frisbee club: Yield to Schadrie, reworded and spelling errors.
Motion to move all numbers before the semicolon Ultimate Frisbee and send by College
Republicans
Vote, passed placard vote, no objections, no abstentions (03/14/16)
Motion to amend asses to assess by Ultimate Frisbee Club, 2nd by College Repubicans
Vote, placard vote, no objections, no abstentions (03/14/16)
Schadrie: Mission the OSA process representing and safe guarding the student rights our
voices have been shunned out soccer and tennis when they were discussing who they were
going to cut. Chancellor not going to and we need to stick up for ourselves when someone
is not right. Without even knowing if they would have a team or not the soccer team has
raised $60,000 and the Men’s Tennis Team has one donor that will sustain them for two
years. Titan Catholics: keep bringing up athletics, the budget has to keep us warm small
portion to soccer, professor salaries keeping building clean and other students are not here
you are not in sports why does your voice matter, soccer tennis team, academic matters do
not matter and are sick of hearing about the soccer team. Chief of Staff: he did say there
was going to be a cut sports but did not say which sports. Budget cuts last February it
hurts and everyone is hurting even he felt it, not enough custodians to do basic things need
to think of it in a broader spectrum, not just one entity, most basic functions on this
campus are hurting, think about others and employers on campus. College Republicans –
just run under the flag under that they would self-fund and want to hear your voices but it
is possible and OSA has reached out and have sport clubs they can use allocations and still
compete and men’s volleyball and still be a team and receive student. Do not have a coach
can say we have a stance it is up to Chancellor Leavitt and Darryl Sims does not mean it
Yield time to Tennis and soccer team. WAC: just because we pass this today does not
guarantee they have the right to fight for it. Schadrie: they are here for athletics pay for
professors and buildings, the whole university this helps OSA if it was funding and English
Club it is all because of tennis and soccer but not the only reason you are at college and
literally the only thing that we do that prohibits recruitment and this is 7 people out of
1,000 we should and if they can self-fund. Parson – some of you may be did take up a vote
similar to this and if you do or do not the 2nd sustainability of it he gets it but every campus
has the right to do what they want, every campus has their priorities and their problems.
They could make a request at allocations if they are a sport clubs, do not run and do. Yield
time to Schadrie, not saying they will stay here I started an ultimate Frisbee not starting a
club is nothing special at all. TAB: appreciate tennis and soccer and have a right to fight
but would ask the teams to stick by other departments when cuts occur to other ears like
music, club/orgs should support each other. Pagan Student Alliance: Constructions bubble
field which is ridiculous.
Vote, passed placard, no objections, no abstentions (03/14/16)
XI.
New Business –
OSA 15-101
WHEREAS: The Oshkosh Student Association (OSA) is committed to ensuring communication
between the organization and students continue to remain strong; and
WHEREAS: The Marketing Ambassador in conjunction with the marketing committee is tasked
with through promoting awareness of OSA activities to the campus and community through the
use of poster development and developing marketing strategies to gain maximum participation
for various events and initiatives sponsored by OSA; and
WHEREAS: The leadership of the Marketing Ambassador is critical to providing direction of the
Committee and developing those strategies; and
WHEREAS: Currently the Marketing Ambassador is not compensated by OSA but receives a
small monetary amount from her role as USA Today Ambassador; and
WHEREAS: The compensation of the Marketing Ambassador is an issue that requires attention
due to the amount of duties and responsibilities outlined in the role; and
WHEREAS: Adequate compensation of the Marketing Ambassador will reflect the duties and
responsibilities that will attract and retain students to effectively perform the role; and
WHEREAS: The Oshkosh Student Association Constitution Article IV, Section 3, (c) (5)
requires the OSA President to submit a request to the Assembly and Senate to withdraw any
reserve funds from the OSA Reserve Account; and
BE IT RESOLVED; A request of $500 is asked to be considered by Assembly and Senate to
compensate the Marketing Ambassador for the 2015-2016 academic year; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be delivered to the Oshkosh Student
Association Assembly and Senate
Sponsored by: Reginald Parson, OSA Chief of Staff
Dispense
Motion to move to floor Pagan Student Alliance, 2nd by Titan Catholics
Discussion: Constitution amendment, OSA Special Elections, download the Buzz behind
the screens. Pagan Student Alliance, does she automatically get the job next year. Answer:
everyone has to be reapply, the committee is made up of students, student controlled just
the marketing director is paid, in this case for this semester will not to retroactive page.
Vote on this next meeting after break
OSA 15-103
WHEREAS, The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh Student Association (OSA)
Assembly represents the on campus clubs and organizations.
WHEREAS, The Assembly Bylaws have not been updated since September 25, 2014. While the
OSA Constitution has been updated, resulting significant changes to the powers and duties
granted to the Assembly.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED That the Assembly adopts the revised Assembly bylaws to
accurately reflect changes in the OSA Constitution
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED upon the passage of the Assembly bylaws they will be
transmitted to; OSA recognized clubs and organizations, OSA Senate, Dr. Petra Roter OSA
Advisor, and the OSA Executive Board.
Sponsored by: Speaker of Assembly Austyn Boothe, Speaker of Assembly Pro-Tempore Maria
Berge, Chief of Staff Reginald Parson.
Dispense
Motion to move to floor Pagan Student Alliance, 2nd by College Republicans
XII.
XIII.
Committee Reports Discussion –
a. Campus Climate Survey – harassment resources during better to add the resources
at the end instead of in the middle. Participates may not want to give info about
the certain instances. Petra: have to follow IRB standards are concerned trigger
questions most helpful to be exposed right at that moment and not at the end.
Pagan Student Alliance in the beginning all your options on how to identify
yourself some there but very board and plenty of options that best applaud
university for including everyone.
b. Primary on April 5 not only the spring elections 2016 PowerPont on things you
need to vote in Wisconsin and put a PowerPoint and a poster ready to place in
residence halls. Students who are running for election Jordan Hanson and Johnny
Brewer and would be nice to student elected officials in student government.
XIV.
Announcements –
a. Director for SLIC, Julie G took another position on campus, we will still move
forward need info from SLIC that you would ask Julie shot the question to Missy.
SLIC May 2nd at 7:00 PM nominate individuals in organization April 8th and log
in to goal is broad range and another plug after spring break April 8th at 4:30 PM
is the deadline. HOPE – LGBTQ tonight in this Marie Baby you are my religion.
MEC meeting open to public and 1 on Thursday and getting a speaker Aaron
Wilkowski – here what he has to say for the Oshkosh City board at 1:00 PM on
Thursday house in back of Taylor and in front of Albee. Titan Catholics
Wednesday at 7 advanced coloring, relaxing session. SEAC later this semester
Oshkosh first ever pre-school everyone in the community the Chancellor teaching
a class and any club/orgs teach a class about your club at chirsc75@uwosh.edu.
Circle K: What sort of programming anything you want to talk about or inform
the campus community about, designated amount of time are you telling the rest
of the campus about this through student announcements, looking for teachers for
the event
XV.
Adjourn – Motion to Adjourn at 5:02 by Pagan Student Alliance, 2nd by Oshkosh
Gaming Society, Vote, passed placard vote, no objections, no abstentions (03/14/16)