STUDENT SENATE
SESSION XXXVII – MEETING 1
September 13th, 2015 – 6:00PM – Paul College Room 165
AGENDA
I.
CALL TO ORDER:
II.
GUEST SPEAKER: Vice President Chris Clement – Student Senate Liaison to
Administration
Chris Clements: Liaison to this session of Senate.
Erik: What is your outlook on the financial situation to this University?
CC: I’m concerned but we agree good. We asked the state for 38 million for
Spaulding hall. It’s a 70 mill project and we would cover the rest. The governor gave
us 5 mill that we had to share with the university board of NH so we only got about
3.5 mill. We can’t keep raising tuition every year. Our board of trustees does not
want to raise tuition. We are good but we need to be careful.
Lisa: What qualifications do you have to work with Senate?
CC: To be honest I don’t know. I am open if something is not working come talk to
me. I want to be the best I can be for all of you.
Erik: What brings you here?
CC: to learn more about the students because we are here for you. To learn how the
university works and to tell the right people that we need money.
Cameron: Personnel changes. What happened how will it work?
CC: Rubenstein left for a different position. We outsource positions to GCA but I’m
not sure that’s the best for us.
Q: Should we seek you out to get help for senate?
CC: If you want to talk I’m available 24/7 by email and cell phone, home number
everything is there for you all.
Gabe: This is a new position so it’s a learning process with him and all of us. Email
and conversations will continue to happen through the year.
CC: I thought it would come into this predisposed so that I wouldn’t tell you what to
do. I will do whatever you tell me to do.
Ryan: They advise us. If we have questions about the institution or with the
administration, or legal issues when they come up?
Sam Paris: Thank you for being a helpful faculty member. Do you have anything that
you are looking forward to this year?
CC: I worry about the finances and I worry about the effect on students. I think we
need to change the way that we are doing that. We are working on a new campaign.
We are using a balance score card to measure how we really are doing. We need to
be talking to students about what we are doing and that it’s good. We need to
embrace the students.
Cam: Other things you want to see?
CC: Dispatch police, facilities, and transportation why can’t we have 1? You would
think we would do group purchasing but we don’t. Building space. We need more of
it and we are working on it.
Silas: What do you think UNH’s biggest problem will be over 10 years?
CC: Enrollment and we have to keep the dining halls are doing as well as we are. I
worry about new buildings. We have more 985 beds down town now. With the
police activity the way it is we need to watch it.
Lisa: Hypothetically who would you be reporting to in the administration?
CC: If something came up, I would email to the appropriate people.
Conor: What was the old messaging to the state?
CC: Old messaging was we showed up every year we presented the budget and we
are the least in the country. We want to bring students to concord. Starting to talk
about the great things that we do here at this school.
Q: How much influence can the student senate have to fix problems?
CC: I don’t know how it worked before. If something comes up we would ask for
your help and your counsel to work on these things. Listening and me being here is
important.
CC: Some of this stuff I wonder if I should you tell you. Politics work with a lot of
parallels. The bias language guide we are hearing a lot about they will use it against
it. If we have a lot of arrests a legislator will use that against us financially. They will
find any way to not fund us.
Erik: What is the best way to help you change that mentality?
CC: I’m not sure. We have a lot of students. We have to show them in a concerted
way. Its complex if a group goes out to speak it’s about educating people in the
business community. It’s a huge opportunity but I don’t know how to go about it. We
have to give reasons why they should be funding us. We need a well thought out
plan to go about doing that.
III.
ROLL CALL
IV.
COMMUNICATIONS
A. Senators and Guests
B. Senate Executive Board
Parliamentarian: I’m Doug. I’ll explain what I do and couple things about
parliamentarian procedure. If you need help writing a bill or resolution you
can ask me anything. I’ll give you my email dlm2004@wildcats.unh.edu. I
oversee judiciary committee. The way this works you can ask a questions
to somebody using 2 fingers and he will write your name down. Comments
can be made about what we are talking about using one finger. If you are
confused you can say point of order and we will step in to help you.
Abby: What do you do if you want to add yourself?
Doug: It’s a friendly amendment and you use 2 fingers and you would say
‘I would like to friendly amend myself to the bill.’ And then we will vote at
the end to confirm you.
Executive Officer Amanda Barba: Welcome, my job is to manage senators
and making sure you are all doing your jobs. You need to be in the office 4
hours a week, coming to the meetings. See me after the meeting if you’re
new.
Business Manager Conor Sandin: I’m Conor. My responsibilities are
chairing the financial affairs committee to help students and
administrators. I oversee the senate budget and if you want to help with
that you can.
SAFC Chairperson Abby Martinen: I was a CFO last year. I am well
versed in SAFC. Every student pays a fee that is bundled with other fees.
It all goes to organizations on campus. Smaller student orgs can get
money by coming to the meetings. The CFOs help the smaller orgs. The
approval of student senate SAFC senator we have 9 but we only have 1
right now so I will move it to next week.
CFO Lisa N/A
CFO Chair N/A
Kendre Academic Affairs: If you are interested come see me
Campus Structure: I’m Silas. I deal with the stuff going on around campus.
I have a list of construction thing. Ham smith the back is gone. HOCO
should be done after winter break. Parking rates went up to 1.50 an hour.
Get a moped parking pass if you have one. Zip car rates were lowered
everyone over 18 can use them. And they will running through Durham.
Amtrack is up in running. More activity downtown living. Stadium should
be ready next fall. Campus lighting and trashcans. If you think its dark
come talk to me. Thanks to Paul Chamberland there has been a lot of
things being done.
Lincoln: Livesafe you can report lights out here if you want.
Community development chair: I’m Matt. I partake in communications
between the Presidents Commissions, DSC, and title 9 office. You can
come chat with me if you want.
Non-traditional Student Liaison Erik Comeau: If you live off campus you
are already on my council. We want to get the veterans in one area. Big
things that have been put off like snow removal. Please come to me after
the meeting.
External Affairs Josh Kuun: I’m Josh. What I do is facilitate the talks
between the local town and university. The town council and orgs that we
talk with. If you want to join come talk to me after the meting
Greek Life Liaison: I’m Allison. I work with fraternity and sorority life and
the university.
Health and Wellness Emily Counts: We are going to be a lot with
campaigns like SHARPP and dining for changes you want to see.
Judicial Affairs Sam Paris: If you want to be involved in things that are
going to last come talk to me.
C. Student Trustee Lincoln Crutchfield: My job is complicated. I get elected
by the student body every year. I work with a board and it’s a rotating vote
between the other schools in NH. Feel free to come talk to me about
anything and I can direct you to the right people. Some big things: The
center for race and global studies we have decided to stop funding that.
On Sep 26 the university student board will be meeting at GSC in concord.
I will address any concerns there. Behavior on and off campus it’s
important that no one gets arrested. Any excuse the government has they
will take away funding. Doug Marino sits on the GLBT commission. They
have been talking about changing names for students if they want to
reflect their true self. We want to do that across all of our campuses state
wide. Solicitation on campus political campaigns and student government
campaigns we have received push back on that. I will be working with
people to find the line for that on our ability to express opinions. Come talk
to me I’m in office 119b in the MUB.
Lisa: Where can they go to change name?
Ryan: Right now through blackboard and id office and from my
understanding there will be a small charge. You can put that on your
application now next year so when you get your stuff for next year it will
already be there.
D. Student Body Vice President: I’m Ryan. We have a great cabinet if you
have any concerns come see us in room 119.
E. Student Body President Cameron Cook: We were elected to represent
you guys the student. Anything that is with UNH you can come talk to us.
It’s all about what you guys want. Give us work to do. I’m accessible. Call
me, text or email. We are usually in 119. We right now arrests are at a 10
year high based on the last 2 weeks. We have a record high number of
freshmen. Those numbers are high. I need you guys to spread that you
need to be careful. Have fun but be responsible. People pay attention to
these things including the town and they hold grudges. The one positive:
the super bowl and May 5th went well based off of arrest numbers. We are
going backwards and we need to go forward.
F. Speaker Gabe Hoffman: I’m Gabe I’m the speaker. I preside over the
senate. Can I get a show of hand of people in this room as senators for
the first time? What we do: Student Senate might be similar to a class
council we are the representation to get things done for the university. We
write resolutions for things we need like library hours. We can also have
direct control over the SAF and we have direct over sight over that. There
is a lot more than that but those are the 2 sides. As the speaker I run this
meeting and I preside over the officers in senate. People helping to go talk
to the town and faculty are under cam. We have to be impartial. We can’t
have an opinion on anything. I can be a resource in that way. If this is your
first time come see me after you see Amanda. We will be running a table
at U-DAY this Wednesday.
Ryan: Finger wiggling what does that mean?
Gabe: It means you agree so you don’t have to make a comment.
Gabe: I have a list of questions and comments. We have 2 lists because
questions are more pressing than comments. Questions go first. Motions:
That’s parliamentary procedure.
Sam: is there a limit to how much we can talk?
Gabe: Yes 5 minutes. You can have unlimited questions and 2 comments.
V.
NEW BUSINESS
A. XXXVI- 1- Approval of Senate Constituencies
B. XXXVI- 2.01- Approval of Senators
C. XXXVI- 3.01- Approval of Judiciary Committee Members
D. XXXVI- 4.01- Approval of Election Committee Members
E. XXXVI- 5.01- Approval of Student Activity Fee Committee Members
F. XXXVI- 6.01- Approval of Financial Affairs Committee Members
G. XXXVI- 7- Approval of Standing Orders
VI.
OTHER BUSINESS
VII.
ADJOURNMENT
“Any place is a good place to begin.”
-Marty Rubin
Student Senate Bill XXXVII – 1 Approval of Senate Constituencies
Introduced by: Executive Officer, Amanda Barba
Date: September 13th, 2015
Be it enacted by the Student Senate of the University of New Hampshire to approve the
following Student Senate Constituencies session XXXVII:
Adams Tower
Alexander
Babcock
Christensen 1
Christensen 2
Christensen 3
Christensen 4
Christensen 5
Congreve 1
Congreve 2
Engelhardt
Fairchild
Minis1
Minis2
Gibbs
Haaland 1
Haaland 2
Hall
Handler 1
Handler 2
Handler 3
Hetzel
Hubbard 1
Hubbard 2
Hunter
Jessie Doe
Lord
McLaughlin
Mills 1
Mills 2
Mills 3
Peterson 1
Peterson 2
Sawyer
Scott
Stoke 1
Stoke 2
Stoke 3
Stoke 4
Stoke 5
Stoke 6
Gables 1
Gables 2
Gables 3
Gables 4
Gables 5
Gables 6
Gables 7
Gables 8
Gables 9
Upper Quad 1
Upper Quad 2
Upper Quad 3
Upper Quad 4
Williamson 1
Williamson 2
Williamson 3
Williamson 4
Williamson 5
Woodsides 1
Woodsides 2
Woodsides 3
Woodsides 4
Non-Resident 1
Non-Resident 2
Non-Resident 3
Non-Resident 4
Non-Resident 5
Non-Resident 6
Non-Resident 7
Non-Resident 8
Non-Resident 9
Non-Resident 10
Non-Resident 11
Non-Resident 12
Non-Resident 13
Non-Resident 14
Non-Resident 15
Non-Resident 16
Non-Resident 17
Non-Resident 18
Non-Resident 19
Non-Resident 20
Non-Resident 21
Non-Resident 22
Non-Resident 23
Non-Resident 24
Non-Resident 25
Non-Resident 26
Non-Resident 27
Non-Resident 28
Non-Resident 29
Non-Resident 30
Abby: Can you explain Amanda?
Amanda: for every one hundred students that equals 1 senator. If there is less than that or if 2
people want to represent you’ll have to be a co senator.
Joe: Who gets to vote right now?
Gabe: exec does and then we will move into who gets to.
Lisa: Friendly amendment to move gables to be alphbelitcally.
Deleting hall and Eaton changed to minis brought up by Lincoln passes.
Senate Action: Passes Unanimously
Speaker Verification:
Student Senate Bill XXXVII – 2.01 Approval of Senators
Introduced by: Executive Officer, Amanda Barba
Date: September 13th, 2015
Be it enacted by the Student Senate of the University of New Hampshire to approve the
following individuals as Student Senators for the remainder of session XXXVII:
Joe Sweeney: Non Resident 1
Brian Dezurick: Hubbard Hall 1
William Barry: Alexander Hall 1
Arsalan Kahn: Upper Quad 1
Rye Westen: Non resident 2
James Godwin: Non resident 3
Erik Comeau: Non Resident 4
Garrett McGlory: Non res 5
Jordan Bilodeau: Jessie Doe 1
Nathan Whitehead: Co Engelhardt
Rezwan Ali: Co Engelhardt
Adam Thorburn: Gables 1
Molly Biron: Non resident 6
Eric Porter: Non resident 7
Jake Adams: Gibbs Hall 1
Jesse Austin: Hubbard 2
Abby: Only bill we will clap for
PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
Removal Of alex fries
Gabe: The PRM is an officer of student senate picked in the spring.
They can remove themselves at any point.
Molly: What do they do?
Gabe: Running social media, uday, jukebox, resource fair, the student
senate to advertising. Officers are meeting tomorrow on how we will
move forward.
Senate Action: Passes Unanimously
Speaker Verification:
Student Senate Bill XXXVII – 3.01 Approval of Judiciary Committee Members
Introduced by: Parliamentarian, Doug Marino
Date: September 13th, 2015
Be it enacted by the Student Senate of the University of New Hampshire to approve the
following individuals as Judiciary Committee members for the remainder of session
XXXVII:
Doug Marino, Parliamentarian - Chair
Gabe Hoffman, Speaker
Joe Sweeney
Jesse Austin
Erik Comeau
Nathan Whitehead
Doug: Our main goal is to make sure something is ready to come to the floor. If it’s
constitutional and that it’s grammatically correct in the proper format. We don’t say
whether or not we like the bill we are impartial. I am chair. Gabe is speaker on that. If
you want to be on it please add yourself. 2 fingers friendly amend yourself. Every
Sunday at 2pm. Length could be up to an hour but it’s dependent to what we have.
James: How flexible is it?
Doug: It’s not very flexible because we have to meet quorum. If you don’t think you can
make the meetings this will not be the right one for you
Gabe: Quorum is 4 people
James: Can I impact this committee I can’t add myself but I want to be a part of it.
Doug; Come talk to me
Jesse: What’s the process of removing yourself?
Doug: same process as Senate removal.
Amanda: What has been done once the council chairs once they pick hours I will send
them to you. So you can pick which you want.
Cam: If you are assigned to a council and you want to be in 2 you can.
Senate Action: Passes Unanimously
Speaker Verification:
Student Senate Bill XXXVII – 4.01 Approval of Election Committee Members
Introduced by: Speaker, Gabe Hoffman
Date: September 13th, 2015
Be it enacted by the Student Senate of the University of New Hampshire to approve the
following individuals as Election Committee members for the remainder of session
XXXVII:
Gabe Hoffman, Speaker - Chair
Doug Marino, Parliamentarian
Conor Sandin, Business Manager
Cameron Cook, President
Ryan Grogan, Vice president
Amanda Barba, Executive Officer
Joe Sweeney
Silas Richards
Josh Kuun
Lisa: What does this committee do?
Gabe: It makes sure to oversee the elections that happen.
Senate Action: Passes Unanimously
Speaker Verification:
Student Senate Bill XXXVII – 3.01 Approval of Student Activity Fee Committee
Members
Introduced by: SAFC Chairperson, Abby Martinen
Date: September 13th, 2015
Be it enacted by the Student Senate of the University of New Hampshire to approve the
following individuals as Student Activity Fee Committee members for the remainder of
session XXXVII:
Abby: I talked about it earlier. We have 9 spots. Your job is to vote on proposals on how to
spend student money. You need to come talk to me about that. Motioning to table until next
week because I only have 1 definite person.
It’s been seconded.
Abby: It may not be valid, because of summer quorum. If I were to add someone they
couldn’t because there is no quorum.
Abby: I move to take away my motion on the tabling of this.
Added by Abby: Joseph Sweeney, Garrett McGlory, Erik Comeau, Rye Weston
MOTION: ADDED Adam Thorburn PASSES UNANIMOUSLY
Erik: SAFC training next Sunday?
Abby: Yes
Abby: This is to have quorum for next meeting. 7 needed.
Gabe: Bill will come up next meeting too.
Senate Action: Passes Unanimously
Speaker Verification:
Student Senate Bill XXXVII – 6.01 Approval of Financial Affairs Committee
Members
Introduced by: Business Manager, Conor Sandin
Date: September 13th, 2015
Be it enacted by the Student Senate of the University of New Hampshire to approve the
following individuals as Financial Affairs Committee members for the remainder of
session XXXVII:
Conor Sandin, Business Manager- Chair
Conor: If you want to join FAC. You should come talk to me after this.
Lincoln added.
Joe Added.
Jake Adams Added
Rye Weston Added
Nathan Whitehead Added
Cam cook added
Adam Thorburn added
Senate Action: Passes Unanimously
Speaker Verification:
Student Senate Bill XXXVII – 7 Approval of Standing Orders
Introduced by: Speaker, Gabe Hoffman
Date: September 13th, 2015
Be it enacted by the Student Senate of the University of New Hampshire to approve the
following Standing Orders for the remainder of session XXXVII:
1. Should any meeting of the Student Senate continue until 9pm, the chair shall, at
that time, call to question the motion to adjourn the meeting and to table all
outstanding business to the following meeting.
2. Following all business on the agenda, the chair shall open the floor to any other
business which may be brought before the Senate.
3. Following all business on the agenda, and following all other business which may
be brought before the Senate, the chair shall have the authority to adjourn the
meeting without putting it to vote.
4. No meeting shall be held on return from academic break except where, as
determined by the chair, there is substantive business to come before the
Senate.
Gabe: My predecessor came up with these to be clear
Ryan: I disagree with the first standing order. Business is coming to the floor because it
needs to be dealt with. We should do our best to get out by 9. If it goes past that’s
unfortunate but it needs to happen.
Joe: Amendment: 10:30pm instead of 9
Discussion on Amendment
Lincoln: I object to that. People can bring it up. But it’s disruptive
Brian D: I feel like this org will be good to have a stopping time.
Erik: I object to this. It doesn’t mean that it will stop. It means that we are making a
motion.
Molly: If it goes passed 9pm we can take a recess.
Lisa: I have been in meetings in the past where we end at a time.
Joe: We would not have quorum at that time. It’s reasonable for the chair to say we
stop.
Ryan: Like I said I agree with Lincoln it’s disruptive. It’s going to call to question
everything we have been talking about we won’t get things done.
Abby: POO
Ryan: I think 10:30 is better I agree with it
Abby: I think 10:30 is too late
VOTE ON AMMENDMENT: Doesn’t pass 11 nays 10 yays
Ryan: Again call to question there is no debate on it. And it’s hard we can’t speak on it.
Brian D: It will be clear if we need to end or not end and it won’t disrupt.
Molly: Is there a minimum amount of people needs?
Doug: 60% of voting senators present to conduct business
Sam: Is number 1 is that at discretion of chair?
Gabe: it automatically comes up.
Lincoln: It’s not always apparent that we need to continue. Giving that case that it needs
to continue.
Amendment to the first one add following the conclusion to any currant business being
discussed. The rest would be removed.
Lincoln: We might have an issue that could go for 2 hours.
Joe: I would think for this amendment we should amend until too after. Along with the
other part of the amendment.
Gabe should that be friendly?
Joe: Yes
Author: I agree.
Ryan: Were debating the amendment to number 1
Gabe: After we are done with a piece of business we will not go on to the next one.
Lincoln: Gabe I don’t think this issue needs to be this big. I would want someone to
remove the entire line.
Molly: I want current business to be clarified.
Gabe: I don’t have the language for that.
Gabe: the motion that was put forward on the most recent motion.
Question: Whoever did this amendment shouldn’t be as current business. Who
proposed that whole amendment?
Doug: this language here following the current language here.
Gabe: Amendment to the amendment is there a second
Gabe: Discussion on that? Seeing none we will move on.
The amendment to the amendment fails we will go on to discuss the amendment
Lisa: What is the difference between one and three?
Gabe 3 is when you get to the end the chair can end the meeting.
Amendment: Passes with 14 yays and 4 nays.
Ryan I would like to make a motion to delete number 1 because anyone can call to
question or adjourn. I trust all of you to do that cutting off at a time is horrible leaving it
up to the whole is better not at a certain time
Motion Debate
Brian D: If we don’t know how long we can go we will talking about that.
Ryan: Everything that needs to get done needs to get done I want us out of here as
early as possible. Quorum will start to dwindle. Putting a cap on something budgets and
concepts will come up but they need to get done. I trust that you will make those
motions.
Sam: Were these standing orders here last year?
Gabe: yes
Sam; did you ever have to use this?
Gabe: yes
Joe: I don’t remember any time last year in which this happen made it devastating to the
student body. I would encourage people to down vote this
Brian D: I think if senate agrees and there are only a few things on the list they should
end it.
Doug: anyone can call to question to end debate.
Gabe: If you think it is taking to long you can do that
Fails with 7 yay and 15 nays
Discussion on the whole
Conor: This has been a huge waste of time
Garrett: Call to question
Abby: Is this the end of regular business?
Gabe: Yes
Abby: Motion to revisit SAFC business
Passes unanimously
Senate Action: 25 yays 2 nays Passes
Speaker Verification:
Erik: I forgot to mention this if you are a non res come see me after the meeting.
Lincoln: It got testy people were bored that was good academic debate
Abby: if you are interested in SAFC and you can’t come to meetings don’t come see me
Ryan: Cabinet we have a meeting
Academic affairs: attending faculty Senate meeting come with me
Amanda: you need to see me first so you can get forms.
Adjournment