STUDENT SENATE
SESSION XXXVII – MEETING 6
October 18th, 2015 – 6:00PM – Paul College Room 165
AGENDA
I.
CALL TO ORDER:
II.
ROLL CALL
III.
COMMUNICATIONS
A. Senators and Guests
i. none
B. Senate Executive Board
i. Doug- As always, send me your resolutions! You can either
call me or email me if you have anything.
ii. Conor- There will be a FAC meeting this week. 7PM on
Wednesday in the senate office. The representatives for the
different departments, each person has been assigned to
one. I will announce that in the FAC meeting. We have
influence in the budget but need to put our say in by the
November.
iii. Emerson- if you don’t have a name tag you will get one next
week, we are working on a blog, like us on social media.
Those of you who don’t have pictures of themselves up, you
know who you are.
iv. Abby- we are in the process of budgets for SAF
organizations. We unfortunately lost one of our CFOs due to
time constraints. We are in the process of looking for another
CFO to work with Chris. If you want to apply you are more
than welcome to. You do receive a stipend if chosen and you
need a minimum GPA of 2.5. All in all, if you know someone
who wants to get involved and make a difference, please let
me know! If you fill out an application,
v. Chris- In light of the recent events I am looking for a SAF
assistant, this would be an interim volunteer, I don’t if you
will have to do anything but this is kind of a safety net
vi. Justin- I am currently working on a resolution about diversity
and another about the discovery program
vii. Zach- I oversee resolutions in regards to what happens on
campus for development. If you have any questions or
comments please email me!
viii.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Health and Wellness: First things first, Conor and Emily
have organized a visit campus rec, besides that she wanted
me to pass on stay healthy, stay smart!
ix. Sam- I had a meeting with the chief of police this past week,
I am excited to do more things about OCS and student rights
x. Colleen- if there are any first year students who want to
work on a resolution please let me know!
Student Trustee
Student Body Vice President
i. Not there
Student Body President
i. Cam- if you are a student senator you are required to go to a
council- you are required- this is part of your job and if you
don’t go you will be removed. Next Sunday we will be in the
GSR for the Student Life Address, please encourage people
to go. This is a chance to ask any question you want about
student life.
Speaker
i. Gabe- if you want to talk about other organizations that you
are a member in please do so during communications- I
have also been working for recruitment to go to halls to fill
empty seats. A lot of people are interested in that and we
need to meet again so we can figure out the best time to
meet.
IV.
NEW BUSINESS
A. XXXVII- 3.05- Removal of Senators
B. XXXVII- 2.06- Approval of Senators
C. XXXVII- 24- Removal of Judiciary Committee Members
D. XXXVII- 25- Removal of Chief Financial Officer
E. XXXVII- 26- Approval of SAFC Appeals Board
F. XXXVII- R4- Increasing Lighting on Campus during the Evening
V.
OTHER BUSINESS
A. Doug- I have been sort of sitting here thinking and upon
further reflection I would like revisit the bill regarding the
removal of the judiciary committee member.
B. Nathan- motions to reopen
C. Passes with one nay
VI.
ADJOURNMENT
“Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism.”
-Mary McCarthy
Student Senate Bill XXXVII – 3.05 Removal of Senators
Introduced by: Executive Officer, Amanda Barba
Date: October 18th, 2015
Be it enacted by the Student Senate of the University of New Hampshire to
remove the following individuals as Student Senators for the remainder of
session XXXVII:
Senate Action: No action Taken
Speaker Verification:
Student Senate Bill XXXVII – 2.06 Approval of Senators
Introduced by: Executive Officer, Amanda Barba
Date: October 18th, 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:
Nick DiStaso- Christensen 2
Senate Action:
Speaker Verification:
Student Senate Bill XXXVII – 24 Removal of Judiciary Committee
Members
Introduced by: Parliamentarian, Doug Marino
Date: October 18th, 2015
Be it enacted by the Student Senate of the University of New Hampshire to
remove the following individuals as members of the Student Senate Judiciary
Committee for the remainder of session XXXVII:
Erik Comeau
Doug- this is a particular individual who has not been attending the meetings, so I
made the decision to remove him.
Senate Action: Motion to table indefinitely – Passes unanimously
Speaker Verification:
Student Senate Bill XXXVII – 25 Removal of the Chief Financial
Officer
Introduced by: SAFC Chairperson, Abby Martinen
Date: October 18th, 2015
Be it enacted by the Student Senate of the University of New Hampshire to
remove the following individual as SAFC Chief Financial Officer for the remainder
of session XXXVII:
Lisa Demaine
Abby- as I alluded to in my communications, she decided to remove herself from
this posisition due to grade restraints and personal conflicts.
Senate Action: Passed Unanimously
Speaker Verification:
Student Senate Bill XXXVII – 26 Approval of SAFC Appeal Board
Members
Introduced by: Speaker, Gabe Hoffman
Date: October 18th, 2015
Be it enacted by the Student Senate of the University of New Hampshire to
approve the following individuals as members of the SAFC Appeals Board:
Speaker, Gabe Hoffman- Chair
Parliamentarian, Doug Marino
Executive Officer, Amanda Barba
Public Relations Manager, Emerson Doiron
Historian, Sarra Vallon
Student Body President, Cameron Cook
Academic Affairs Chairperson, Justin Poisson
Health and Wellness Chairperson, Emily Counts
Greek Affairs Liaison, Allison Onofrio
First-Year Senator, Colleen O’Hara
Judicial Affairs Chairperson, Samuel Paris
What this is a composition of an appeals board of people who will handle an
appeal made by a board. The judiciary committee recommends 10 individuals
who should be a part of the appeals board. This is a recommendation from the
judiciary board.
Say this doesn’t work out, what would happen?
Gabe- I would encourage people to amend the list
Senate Action: Passed unanimously
Speaker Verification:
Student Senate Resolution – 4 Increasing Lighting on Campus during the
Evening
Introduced by: Campus Structure Chairperson, Zachary Dumont, Student Body
Vice-President, Ryan Grogan,
Date: October 18th, 2015
Whereas, the University of New Hampshire is considered a walking campus, and
Whereas, many students are walking around campus late into the evening, and
Whereas, two places that students have expressed they feel the need for more
light are on library hill and Main Street between College Drive and Quad
Way/Pettee Brook Lane, and
Whereas, on Main Street there are many places for students to cross the road,
and
Whereas, Main Street is a high traffic location, therefore
Be it resolved by the Student Senate of the University of New Hampshire to
encourage the UNH Facilities Department to increase the lighting, be it by output
or more lamps, on Main Street and upon library hill.
Zach- this resolution was drafted from concerns that the visibility at night in these
certain areas. It is a safety issue because there isn’t enough lighting to see at
night in these areas.
Cam- Friendly amend Library Hill to be uppercase
Nathan- are we allowed to amend places to bill?
Danny- I am from Rivers edge and a lot of people walk and you don’t see it until,
Zach- I could technically write it in, however the concerning areas mentioned
Emerson- is that the official name of that hill?
Zach- it is not an official location- it is well known on campus
Nathan- a lot of people refer to it as diamond hill
Nate- Formally amends- that health services and Paul also be added to this
(around health services and Paul College)
Cam- I encourage you to not vote in favor in this resolution. I would encourage
people to go to the safety walk and then propose a new resolution with a master
list of places that need to change. It doesn’t mean that we won’t address this
Sam- how immediate will these changes be made
Zach- If this resolution is passed today, as far as we are concerned facilities can
just dial up the lights. This could also include more light fixtures. The original two
locations can be switched very quickly.
Nathan- Are there actual lights out there?
Zach- I am not sure?
Shannon- wouldn’t this problematic if we don’t vote for this?
Cam- there is a way to contact facilities if there needs to be an update, I have
personally messaged a police officer about a lighting change and it was fixed
within 48 hours.
Sam- when I was in my meeting with Paul last Friday, and he mentioned more
about things that will be changed in the future. The results of that walk will benefit
the campus.
Fails with 2 yays.
Cam- this is the starting point of a discussion point about changing things like this
around campus. I encourage
Jon- ditto Cam. Call 862-1437 if you need something fixed right away.
Zach- Could you go back and change Library hill to Dimond Library Hill
Senate Action: Passed Unanimously
Speaker Verification: