December 6, 2010
PASSED BY VOICE VOTE
29-0-0
54-R-15
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE
STUDENT SENATE RESOLUTION
IN SUPPORT OF CONTINUING THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES AND
UNITED COUNCIL MERGER NEGOTIATIONS
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WHEREAS, the UW System Student Representatives is the group
of the top two student representatives at each UW campus; and
WHEREAS, this group currently operates without any formal
structure or authority; and
WHEREAS,
over
the
past
two
years
the
Student
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Representatives has been considering a constitution to formalize
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the group; and
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WHEREAS,
United
Council
is
the
Statewide
Student
Association for UW students; and
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WHEREAS, the Student Representatives, in discussions with
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United Council, has sought to merge the two groups through this
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constitution; and
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WHEREAS,
Council
the
by
constitution
would
the
Representatives,
Student
provide
oversight
including
over
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United
the
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powers to reject or amend the United Council budget, hire and
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fire its executive director, and set its legislative agenda; and
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WHEREAS, the constitution in its current draft would, after
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ratification of two-thirds of campuses, would require mandatory
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membership; and
WHEREAS,
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UW-River
Falls
Student
Senate
has
drafted
a
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resolution to “condemn” the constitution and opposes this and
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any future draft; and
WHEREAS, UW-River Falls Student Senate forwarded the motion
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to
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group, and their entire student body; and
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UW
System
President
Reilly,
the
Student
Representatives
WHEREAS, UW-Eau Claire’s Student Representatives have been
heavily involved in the creation of this constitution; and
WHEREAS, UW-Eau Claire, since it joined United Council, has
never left the institution; and
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WHEREAS, while UW-Eau Claire students have been paying for
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lobbying and organizing on behalf of students statewide and in
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Madison, other campuses have fluctuated in their membership; and
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WHEREAS,
this
provides
a
free-rider
issue,
where
UW-Eau
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Claire students are subsidizing the benefits for all UW schools,
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even those who are not members of United Council; and
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WHEREAS, rejecting the constitution before a final draft is
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even adopted by UW System and the Student Representatives is
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premature;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Student Senate, on behalf
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of
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support
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regarding the potential merger of United Council and the Student
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Representatives group; and
students
the
of
the
University
continuation
of
these
of
Wisconsin-Eau
negotiations
and
Claire
talks
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the UW System should not allow
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the
one campus to dictate policy for all member schools; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that upon passage President Jambrek
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transmit
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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; Dr. Susan Harrison, Chair,
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University Senate; Dr. Kevin Reilly, President, UW System; the
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UW
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Student Affairs and Academic Support Services Senior Academic
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Planner; Nicole Juan, Executive Director of United Council; Kirk
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Cychosz,
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Government Relations Director of United Council.
System
copies
of
this
Chancellor;
Student
President
resolution
Dr.
Patricia
Representatives;
of
United
to
Dr.
Kleine,
Cynthia
Council;
Brian
Levin-
Provost/Vice
Graham,
Michael
UW
system
Moscicke,
SUBMITTED BY:
Dylan Jambrek, Student Body President
Phillip Rynish, Student Body Vice President
Janna Caspersen, United Council Director
and Off-Campus Senator
December 6, 2010