General Senate Meeting Minutes
April 23, 2012
Presenter/Time
Agenda Item
Discussion
Outcome (motions)
Allyson Mundy, VP for
Academic Affairs
Kelsey Furstenwerth,
Administrative Assistant
for Academic Affairs
Allyson Mundy
Call to order
Meeting called to order at 8:05PM
None
Allyson Mundy
Approval of agenda
Allyson Mundy
Approval of Minutes
Steve Wagner, Wildcat
Shop Director
Guest Speaker: Steve
Wagner
Attendance
None
Additions/corrections
to agenda
Biology motions to for all new
business to be under 2 minute
presentations in new business by
Biology, Philosophy and Religious
Studies seconds. Friendly
amendment, through D by
History. Biology accepts. All in
favor. Motion PASSED.
Philosophy and Religious Studies
moves, Finance seconds. All in
favor. Motion PASSED.
Biology motions, Military Science
seconds. All in favor. Motion
PASSED.
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E books will be the norm within the next 5
years
Wildcat Shop going through major remodel this
summer
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Heidi Merz, ASCWU-BOD
Election Director
ASCWU-BOD
ELECTION FORUM
Allyson Mundy
Old Business
Allyson Mundy
New Business: Logo
Vote
Book prices lower than other schools in the
country
 Lewis Clark goes to faculty asking if they will be
keeping the same books or not
 Loose leaf will be able to buyback soon If being
used again next quarter
 Wildcat Shop has already ordered merchandise
with the new logo
President: KJ Stilling and Travis Beck
EVP: Dustin Waddle-Ford and Clint Wylie
VP of Clubs and Orgs: Mary Orthmann and Andrew
Williams
VP of Academic Affairs: Jennifer Arledge
VP Equity and Community Affairs: Brian Grimmer and
Thomas Garza (write in)
VP Student Life and Facilities: Kelsey Furstenwerth and
Markus Loftis
VP Legislative Affairs: Kristen Moon and Brianne Wood
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Glee Larsen
New Business:
Report BackInterdisciplinary
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BOD and Students do not support the logo
being changed without student input
President Steve Ross has made a
memorandum for all clubs to sign in their
disapproval of the new logo change.
Old logo is student made, and the new logo is
not.
Went to Rocky Mountain Psychological
Association
Went to ranch where Tatu, Dar, and Moja were
All in favor. Unanimously passed
by SAS. Allyson Mundy will sign
the memorandum on behalf of
the Student Academic Senate.
Studies
Cynthia Hickey
Jennifer Humphreys
Kelsey Furstenwerth
Britney Voight
Ashlen Hodge
New Business:
Report Back-LLSE
New Business:
Report BackInterdisciplinary
Studies
Budget Report (Sent
out)
Funding Request:
LLSE
Funding Request:
Theatre Arts
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Funding Request:
FCS
Meeting of Physical Anthropology Association
Able to go to South Africa for research this
summer
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Sabrina Enders
raised and acquired their American Sign
Language
Presented research
Went to Convention for Exceptional Children
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Central WORD
Sending 9 students to the National Reading
Association
Two Professors presenting research
Puppet Guest Workshop
Paying for the Workshop, use of his puppets,
and cost of tables
Paying him for $500, but he only asked for
about $250
Speaker is a student at CWU, can still get paid
Going to the NW Council of Family Relations
in Portland Oregon
Many students presenting research
72 students demonstrating interest
Military Science moves, DHC
seconds. All in favor. LLSE
abstains, motion PASSED.
Philosophy and Religious Studies
moves, Communications seconds.
All in favor. Friendly amendment
by Music to drop cost to $400.
Philosophy and Religious Studies
accepts. Communication seconds
the friendly amendment. DHC and
Political Science opposed. Four
abstain. Motion PASSED.
DHC motions, Finance seconds. All
in favor. Family and Consumer
Sciences abstain. Motion PASSED.
Amy Erickson
Funding Request:
History
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Presented in Spokane, WA
Look in E board notes
Request in late because the conference doesn’t
accept registration until right before and had
to go right away. Didn’t jive with our spring
break
Refunding everyone from the 51 cent mileage
History motions to suspend the
by-laws to hear the request. DHC
seconds. All in favor. Music
opposed, English abstains. Motion
PASSED.
Music motions to move to
approve the amount of $150.
Foreign Language seconds. All in
favor. Art and Communication
opposes, 5 abstain. Motion
PASSED.
DHC moves to reinstate by-laws,
Philosophy and Religious Studies
seconds. All in favor. By-Laws and
reinstated.
Allyson Mundy
Allyson Mundy
New Business:
Evening of
Recognition
New Business:
Provost Levine
Meeting
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Executive Board and Allyson have nominated
two outstanding members of SAS and the
Executive Board to be honored at the
Recognition Night.
Micah Parker
Jennifer Arledge
Allyson Mundy met with Provost Levine about
the Wildcat head, and she claimed she had
never heard of it.
Dead day is a done deal and there is absolutely
nothing we can do about it. We can only talk
about it after the 2013-2014 school year.
Allyson Mundy
New Business:
Senator Reports
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Allyson Mundy
Issues and Concerns
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Micah-Met with Dean of Arts and Humanities
Jeremy-Met with dept. chair, dropped a
specialization and met with Dean Darta
Rolf-Moving writing requirements to major
specific writing requirements
Sarah-Faculty Senators and enrollment caps
Danielle-Many supplies in the art department
not being able to be used. Lab isn’t monitored
anymore, printing off a ton of things
Jeff-Geography classes have the highest drop
out and failure rates
Ben-German major switched to a minor
Brian-History worry about SEOIs going online
40-92% effectiveness
Political Science-chaired at wildcat day, losing
about half of their professors
Geology-hiring a new professor
LLSE- Hiring new professors
Anthony-Communication Dept has a new chair
Jennifer-Philosophy and Religious Studies not
going to get cut, many new students have been
enrolled
Brock-LLC is moving to the new residence hall
next fall
SAS cords will be black and silver
Allyson Mundy
Announcements:
New SAS Members
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Brandyn Kaufman-Aviation
Happy Isreal-NEHS replacing Sarah Opdahl
Nichole Davis-Science Education
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Allyson Mundy
Allyson Mundy
Announcements: Tshirts available
Public Comments
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Bryan Elliott-Military Science
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Come get yo shirt! SURC 236
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Textbook Committee meeting after the
meeting.
SOURCE coming up!
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Allyson Mundy
Adjourn
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DHC Motions, LLSE seconds. All in
favor motion