February 7, 2011
PASSED VOICE VOTE
54-R-20
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE
STUDENT SENATE RESOLUTION
IN SUPPORT OF A STRONGER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
UNIVERSITY SENATE AND THE STUDENT SENATE
WHEREAS,
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Wisconsin
rights
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governance
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campuses in the UW System; and
WHEREAS,
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to
Statute
the
Wisconsin
36.09(4)
faculty
and
Statute
grants
academic
36.09(5)
shared
staff
of
grants
the
shared
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governance rights to the students of the campuses in the UW
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System; and
WHEREAS, the Student Senate Bylaws require the Student Body
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President to attend all University Senate meetings; and
WHEREAS,
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the
Student
Director
Finance
Committee, the Academic Affairs Commission Director to attend
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the
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Information
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University Senate Technology Committee; and
Technology
University
the
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Academic
the
require
Commission
Senate
attend
Bylaws
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University
to
Senate
Policies
Commission
Senate
Committee
Director
to
Budget
and
the
attend
the
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WHEREAS, the Student Senate Bylaws Section 7.03.2 extends
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to the University Senate Chair speaking and motioning rights as
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long
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Student Body President; and
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as
the
University
Senate
extends
those
rights
to
the
WHEREAS, the Student Body President has frequently reported
to the University Senate; and
WHEREAS, the University Senate Chair has regularly attended
all Student Senate meetings this session; and
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WHEREAS, the Student Senate has found this relationship to
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be beneficial and desires further connection between the two
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groups; and
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WHEREAS,
the
University
Senate
considers
many
items
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affecting students and student life, including curricular and
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campus wide policy changes; and
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WHEREAS, the Student Senate considers policies that affect
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the entire campus in addition to many funding streams that in
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part or in whole fund academic programs and departments; and
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WHEREAS, the campuses of UW-Platteville, UW-La Crosse, UW-
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Parkside, and UW-Stout grant a formalized speaking right to a
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student representative at their faculty governance meetings;
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BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Student Senate encourages
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the University Senate to formalize the relationship between the
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government of the students and the government of the faculty and
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academic staff; and
BE
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IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED
that
that
the
Student
Senate
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requests that the Student Body President, or their designee, be
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given rights at the University Senate, but not the right to
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motion or vote; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Student Senate would honor
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the
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presented to the Student Senate; and
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recognition
of
the
University
Senate
Chair
in
matters
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Student Senate requests the
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formal
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Academic Policies, and Technology Committees to the positions
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currently in attendance; and
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holding
of
positions
on
the
aforementioned
Budget,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Student Senate views the
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University
Senate
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governance; and
as
a
valued
partner
in
institutional
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Student Senate is amenable
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to recommendations on other means by which faculty, academic
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staff, and student representatives can work together on campus
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issues; and
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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that upon passage President Jambrek
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transmit
copies
of
this
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Stankevich,
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Chancellor; Dr. Beth Hellwig, Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs;
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Dr. Brian Carlisle, Dean of Students; Dave Gessner, Assistant
Chancellor;
resolution
Dr.
Patricia
to
Dr.
Kleine,
Brian
Levin-
Provost/Vice
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Chancellor,
Budget
and
Finance;
Dr.
Susan
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University Senate; and all University Senators.
Harrison,
Chair,
SUBMITTED BY:
Dylan Jambrek, Student Body President
Mark Morgan, Academic Affairs Commission Director
and On-Campus Senator
February 7, 2011