Presenter/Time Agenda Item
General Senate Meeting Minutes
April 9, 2012
Discussion Outcome (motions)
Allyson Mundy, VP for
Academic Affairs
Kelsey Furstenwerth,
Administrative Assistant for Academic Affairs
Allyson Mundy
Allyson Mundy
Allyson Mundy
Allyson Mundy
Allyson Mundy
Call to order
Attendance
Additions/corrections to agenda
Called to order at 8:01PM
Introduction of new senators:
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Jeremy Hochstein
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David Sturgell
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Brian Ostrom
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Caitlin Malarky
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Karisa Gefre
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Bryan Elliot
Motion to add intro of new senators to attendance, and to remove the title of “Consent Agenda.”
None
None
Approval of agenda
Communications:
Dean Cutright
Old Business:
T-Shirt Update
Old Business:
Business Cards
None
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Extended hours on weekends and finals week
Fishbowl has new group study rooms
Shirts should be there by Wednesday or
Thursday
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Still in the works. Update coming soon
Mathematics motions, Biology seconds. All in favor, Music opposes. Motion PASSED.
Foreign Languages motion,
Philosophy and Religious Studies seconds. All in favor. Motion
PASSED.

Allyson Mundy
Stephanie Woods
Amy Westendorf
Micah Parker
New Business:
Faculty Senate
New Business:
Nutrition Report Back
New Business:
FCS Report Back
New Business:
Music Report Back
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April 14
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CWU 3 rd th is the New Student Orientation
most selective school in Washington
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2014 academic calendar has been approved, and dead day is gone. Finals will now be
Monday-Thursday
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New director for Continuing Education
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Dean of Student Success and College of
Business searches still going
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School in line with government money
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Global Literacy Development Certificate available
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Hoping to fix the writing courses requirements
–trying to make it three writing requirements, and then one in the student’s prospective major
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Nutrition College Bowl Tournament
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Won many competitions
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One participant got an internship through the
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 event
New York fashion trip
Able to meet network with many different types of companies
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PULSE magazine at CWU will do a photo essay of the trip and what they got out of it
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17 students went to ACDA Northwest
Conference in Seattle
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Learned how to make connections through experiential experiences
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Met many different choirs from throughout the world

Chris Frederickson
Jeff Bortner
Justin Ridens
Aubrey Abbott
Ben Wagar
New Business:
Music Report back
New Business:
Geography Report
Back
New Business:
Communications report back (Justin)
New Business:
Communications report back (Aubrey)
New Business:
Political Science report back
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Trumpet club
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National Trumpet Competition in Washington,
DC
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5 day event, all competed in the ensemble and solo division
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Went to Boise in the Northwest Scientific
Association
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Learned about Geographic Information
Systems
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Made contacts with grad school programs throughout the region
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Spent $720, less than original price
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Went to New York for a Broadcasting
Convention
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Went to NBC and to the Today Show
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Sat in on the Anderson Cooper Show
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Learned how to network self
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PRSSA National Assembly
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Selected Delegate
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Attended leadership workshops
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How to use social media in public relations
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Voted on the upcoming committee
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Wheatley International Affairs Conference at
BYU
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National Security and US Government was there giving presentations
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Wrote a 16 page paper that will be published in an International Affairs Journal soon

Thomas Garza
Glee Larsen
Jennifer Humphreys
Approval of Minutes
Budget Report
Funding Request:
Law and Justice
Funding Request:
Interdisciplinary
Studies
Funding Request:
Interdisciplinary
Studies 2
 Philosophy and Religious Studies motions, Douglas Honors College seconds. All in favor. Motion
PASSED.
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Part of MECHA through the ESC
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Already went to event, MECHA national conference in Phoenix, AZ
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Took part in a protest down there
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Able to network with students from other schools
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Made tamales as a fundraiser through the ESC
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Since already went on trip, will only get what they have receipts for
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Asking for $900 to pay back the ESC for their trip, may only have receipts for up to $600.
Funds may come back to SAS.
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Going to Reno to the Rocky Mountain
Psychological Association Conference
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Asking for money for plane ticket, hotel and transportation
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Visiting original place where Washoe was raised and learned American Sign Language
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Doing a presentation on Behavioral Studies
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Not paying anything out of pocket
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Going to the Physical Anthropology Association
Conference
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Portland, OR
Motion by Aerospace Studies for full $900, and that any rollover comes back to SAS. Law and
Justice seconds. Douglas Honors
College, Political Science, Law and
Justice all abstain. Motion
PASSED.
Philosophy and Religious Studies motions, Geography seconds.
Friendly amendment by Music that we pay the difference that
Graduate Studies does not cover.
Philosophy and Religious Studies accepts the amendment. All in favor. Motion PASSED.
Biology motions, Philosophy and
Religious Studies seconds. All in favor. Interdisciplinary Studies abstains. Motion PASSED.

Allyson Mundy
Allyson Mundy
None
Allyson Mundy
Allyson Mundy
Issues and Concerns
New Business:
Announcements
Public Comments
Announcements
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Task Forces will be sent out via email , and they will be outside of SAS
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Dead Day is going away, there are some petitions going around-if anyone is interested in making a referendum to the Provost
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German Department is going from a major to minor, but is saved!
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Consent agendas, should we do them?
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T-Shirts are more expensive than anticipated-
$1,800
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Getting cords for the graduating seniors
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Kelsey will be sending out budget report with update after all of the report backs a.
Dean of Student Success interview forums
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April 10 th at 2:00PM in SURC 301 with
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Sarah Swager
April 12 th at 8:15AM in Barge 412 with
Rajesh Bellani
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Open spot for VP of Academic Affairs technically until tomorrow by about 4:30-
5:00PM
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Reviewing national dropout rates and courses
Music motions to keep the consent agendas with the exception of the funding requests.
Biology seconds. All in favor.
Motion PASSED. Consent agenda will only have minutes and budget on it for now on.
Adjourn Meeting adjourned at 6:18PM Motion to adjourn by Biology,
Douglas Honors College seconds.
All in favor. Motion PASSED.
Meeting adjourned.