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STUDENT SENATE
SESSION XXXVII – MEETING 16
February 21st, 2016 – 6PM – Paul College Room 165
AGENDA
(Submitted by Jesse Austin)
CALL TO ORDER:
II.
ROLL CALL
III.
COMMUNICATIONS
A. Senators and Guests
i. No communications.
B. Graduate Student Senate
i. No communications.
C. Liaison to Administration
i. No communication.
D. Senate Executive Board
i. Parliamentarian Doug: We had quorum at Judiciary
Committee today, and there is going to be an add bill for the
committee tonight, so you can add yourself at that time. I’ve
also had a lot of people asking about my campaign, so if you
want to see my initiative plan, please check it out online.
ii. Executive Officer Amanda: Just keep doing what you’re
doing everyone!
1. Speaker Gabe: If you are not receiving the Student
Senate e-mails, please contact Amanda.
iii. Business Manager Jake: expect a Financial Affairs
Committee resolution next week. Please e-mail me if you
have questions about my committee.
iv. Public Relations Manager Emerson: please like us on
Facebook, follow us on Twitter and other social medias!
Please check out the Student Senate Blog, for it has Senate
information like resolutions, senator information, and
upcoming events. I spend a lot of time working on it, so
please check it out. I have also put new paper on the
Student Senate Board, and it is going to have election
information on it soon. Afterward it will include Senate
information. Ask me for a name tag if you don’t have one!
v. SAFC Chairperson Abby: We are going to send Circle K to a
convention that we help them go to every year, we spent a
“There is no harm in repeating a good thing.”
-Plato
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lot of time on PPRs, and we will be filling in our last SAFC
Senator seat tonight. For more information, please see me.
vi. CFO 1 Alexander: No communications.
vii. CFO 2 Chris: Next Financial 101 meeting is next week!
viii. Academic Affairs Chair Justin: I am coming up with a
meeting time, so please e-mail me to let me know what
works for you if you want to be on the committee.
ix. Campus Structure Chair Christian: I’m looking for Senators
to join my council, which meets Tuesdays at 5pm in the
Senate office. E-mail me if you are interested in joining.
x. Community Development: Currently working on establishing
more gender sensitive bathrooms.
xi. External Affairs Chair John: No communications.
xii. Fraternity and Sorority Liaison Allison: My committee meets
Thursdays at 6PM, so if the time does not work for you,
please let me know.
xiii. Health and Wellness Chair Emily: I want to thank everyone
who helped in Dinning Committee. We had a great first
meeting. We will be advertising and organizing events for
Eating Concerns Awareness Week, which will be posted all
over social media, so please like and follow. My committee
meets in the Senate Office on Wednesdays.
xiv. Judicial Affairs Chair Sam: No communications.
xv. First-Year Senator Katie: No communications.
Student Trustee
i. No communications.
Student Body Vice President
i. No communications.
Student Body President
i. Lots of good stuff going on in the office, so please talk to me
or the officers to find out more. Let’s have a good meeting!
Student Senate Speaker
i. Election committee has been keeping busy. Petitions are in!
I would like to take a moment to thank Brennan, who has
been going above and beyond, taking on next level tasks
(applause). I would also like to thank the new business
manager as he has embraced his role and has been very
helpful (applause). Lastly, I would like to thank Jesse for
being willing to take SAFC and Senate minutes as we are in
the process of selecting a new Historian (applause).
NEW BUSINESS
A. XXXVII- 3.15- Removal of Senators
i. Emily Count added herself to the bill.
1. I thought I could juggle my senator and council role,
but I discovered it was too much.
“There is no harm in repeating a good thing.”
-Plato
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ii. Approved unanimously.
XXXVII- 2.16- Approval of Senators
i. Nicholas Snedegar added himself to the bill to become
Christiansen Senator 3.
ii. Approved unanimously.
XXXVII- 49- Approval of Judiciary Committee Members
i. Doug: we go over bills and resolutions before they go to the
floor. We meet on Sundays at 2PM.
ii. First year Katie Clark and Senator Gin Gar Bo added
themselves to the bill.
iii. Approved unanimously.
XXXVII- 50- Approval of Student Activity Fee Committee Members
i. Abby added Brennan Pouliot to the bill.
ii. Approved unanimously
XXXVII- 51- Constitutional Amendment on Senate Constituencies
i. VP Ryan: our current ratio is 1 Senator per 100 students. We
are looking to change the ratio to 1 Senator per 150 resident
students and 1 senator per 200 non-resident students. We
believe that the amendment will result in a better
representation of the Senate.
ii. Jake: Will this amendment effect smaller dorms on campus?
1. Ryan: It won’t, for every residency hall is expect to
have at least one Senator.
iii. Gabe: We will still work on advertising the Senate to
Students, but the amendment will make the Senate more
manageable, as well as raise standards for commuter
students.
iv. Doug: I am in favor of the Amendment, and it is worth noting
that I when we go to administration with resolutions, they
tend to express concern on our numbers and representation.
v. Jesse: How many Senators would a resident hall of about
250 students receive?
1. Ryan: Only one Senator.
vi. Passed with one nay.
XXXVII- 52- Bylaw Amendments for the Student Body President
i. I want to go off the grounds that everyone has read it, for it
was submitted to everyone in a timely manner.
ii. Approved with one nay and one abstention.
XXXVII- 53- Bylaw Amendments for the Student Body VicePresident
i. For the most part, we are just changing a few lines to match
up with President’s changes.
ii. Lincoln: Why make the VP a spokesperson to students?
1. Ryan: it is necessary and logical.
iii. Lincoln: I like one point of contact.
iv. Passed with one nay and three abstentions.
“There is no harm in repeating a good thing.”
-Plato
H. XXXVII- 54- Approval of Historian
i. Gabe: I would like to motion that we move into executive
session so that we can discuss the officer approval. Jesse
and senators who have not been approved will have to step
out for this portion of the meeting.
ii. Motion was approved with one abstention.
iii. Jesse was approved for the position of Historian with five
nays and one abstention.
I. XXXVII- 55- Amendment to General Election Standard Operating
Procedures
i. Erik: Why do we need to have the debate closer to the
election?
1. Gabe: The debate needs to be closer so as to
strengthen the momentum of both candidates and
voters. We believe that giving flexibility to committee
on choosing the debate time will help achieve this
goal.
2. Ryan: I want more precise language, like “two days
before the election.”
3. Approved unanimously.
J. XXXVII- R31- Concerning the Capital Projects Funded by SAARC
i. Cam: SAARC reviews all the capital projects on the campus
and where the funds are puts. Students need to have a say
in where this money is spent.
ii. Ryan: Did this go through Judiciary Committee?
1. Doug: Yes.
iii. Silas: friendly amendment.
iv. Business Manager Jake: friendly amendment.
v. Lincoln: friendly amendment.
vi. Katie: friendly amendment.
vii. Passed unanimously.
V.
OTHER BUSINESS
A. Ryan: Return to the Removal of Senators Bill. Zachary Dumont is
leaving to study abroad in China, so I feel like it is fair that he
removes himself.
B. Ryan: Thank you for opening the bull up, and I hope you have a
wonderful remainder of the semester.
C. Ryan: Let’s thank Zach for his extraordinary service (applause).
D. Approved with three nays and one abstention.
VI.
ADJOURNMENT
“There is no harm in repeating a good thing.”
-Plato