General Senate Meeting Minutes
May 21, 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 8:02PM
None
Allyson Mundy
Approval of agenda
Allyson Mundy
Approval of Minutes
Allyson Mundy
Communications:
Logo
Allyson Mundy
Attendance
None
Additions/corrections
to agenda
Motion to add Biology under
funding requests. Philosophy and
Religious Studies moves, Finance
and Supply Chain seconds. All in
favor. Motion PASSED.
Biology approve, Music seconds.
All in favor. Motion PASSED.
Philosophy and Religious Studies
motions, Biology seconds. All in
favor. Motion PASSED.
Communications:
Shaw computer labs
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Micah Parker wrote an email to Linda Schocler
about the logo change
Allyson read email to General Senate
Dr. Laura Milner emailed out and said that
taking away computer labs will go on the
backburner and this will not happen anytime
soon
New Business:
Report Back:
Physics
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Matt Klein
Report Back: Law and
Justice
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Daniel Baker and Nick
Maupoux
Report Back:
Music
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Rolf Minton
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Sabrina Enders
Kelsey Furstenwerth
Report Back:
Family and Consumer
Sciences
Budget Report
Funding Request:
Psychology
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Gustav came and did a presentation for the
physics department
Still at undergraduate level and working on his
presentation skills
Went to Stafford Creek Prison in Aberdeen
Talked to a panel of 6 criminals
Saved money by using two vans instead of
three
Trombone Player from Boston Symphony
Orchestra did a performance and workshop
Enjoyed the CWU Music Department
Recital Hall was full (about 150 people
attended)
Portland convention for Family Studies
Took many students down there from the
Family Studies Department
Currently have around $1,500 left in account
Cannot dig into next year’s budget
Applied Behavior Analysis Conference in
Seattle from Friday-Monday
Beneficial to Grad Students in the Applied
Behavior Analysis Graduate Program
Able to network and land internships
Trying to get more students to come to CWU
for the Applied Behavior Analysis Grad
Program, since it is relatively new
Only asking for Registration Costs, not Hotel
Only asking for $530 overall for registration
Biology motions to allot $850.
NEHS seconds. Music makes a
friendly amendment for $530.
Biology agrees. All in favor.
Motion PASSED.
Nicholas Aguilera
Funding Request:
Biology
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Taskforces
Task Force Reports
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Allyson Mundy
Department Updates
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CWU GIVE-newly formed nonprofit club
Going to Nicaragua to build school, helping in
hospital
Each person: $2,500 for the trip
Making requests from other entities
In partnership with Seattle GIVE, hoping to do
community service
Not for school credit
Funds will come out of 2012-2013 costs
Finals Week Planning-no activity
Library-little activity, all schedules clash,
hoping to distribute information to task force
members and surveys
Professor Accountability-Steve is the group
leader and just had spinal surgery. No activity
Textbooks-group met! Focusing on awareness
of students to textbook materials (what is most
beneficial), hoping to work with Steve Wenger
so he can present to parents during orientation
and first 6 weeks programs, hoping for an
email blast for student feedback through
survey, tomorrow is Wildcat Shop advisory
board meeting 10AM Room 271.
Art-finally hiring an art historian!
Dave-IET has 7 majors in it, two largest are not
included in the department name. ETSCEngineering Technology Safety and
Construction
Brock- DHC Sent nomination for national
honor’s association. May have first delegate for
Philosophy and Religious Studies
motions to allot $900, DHC
seconds. All in favor. Motion
PASSED.
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Allyson Mundy and Micah By-Law Approval
Parker, Music
Department and
Executive Board Member
for Arts and Humanities
national honor’s convention next fall.
Jeff-Geography is hiring a new department
chair
Anthony-New nonprofit certificate and minor
through the Communications department. All
online classes
Jeremy-Talked to the Biology Department Chair
and Secretary. Discussed how they will fill with
budget cuts. Trying to fill classes without
overwhelming the classes. Speaker coming in
on Friday through the Biology Dept about STI
Research in SCI 147
Brian-Found a Geology replacement for next
year
Matt-Can’t find a Law and Justice replacement
 Multiple phases to the By-Law Changes
 Micah Parker headed this project
 First phase included grammatical and
formatting changes
 Executive Board met and discussed actual
By-Law and Constitutional Changes
 No tuition waivers yet. Allyson has been
working with Bob Ford to see if we can get
any tuition waivers through the BOD
Scholarship
 Some senators not okay with the Executive
Board having the power to choose who
suspends by-laws. Micah Parker explains
that this is to try to alleviate suspensions.
 Executive Board members can suspend any
Philosophy and Religious moves,
Law and Justice seconds. History,
Political Science and Chemistry
oppose. Motion PASSED.
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Allyson Mundy
Old Business:
Business Cards
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Allyson Mundy
Issues and Concerns
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Allyson Mundy
Announcements
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Allyson Mundy
Public Comments
request no matter what the college it has
come from.
Recommendation for rewording- “If a
suspension of by-laws is needed then they
will make a motion for a majority vote.” An
executive board member can’t recommend
a by-law suspension because it will just be
the same problem we have now
Come to office after the meeting if you
haven’t picked up business cards. Pick up shirts
too!
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Next Executive Board meeting is June 4th at
5:30PM
Next General Senate meeting is June 4th at
8:00PM. Wear your shirts!!
Director on Learning Commons (math center
and writing center) interviews are taking place
and there will be open forums coming up.
Wednesday and Thursday of this week, and
Tuesday of next week.
Find senators and alternates for next year!
If you’re looking to sit on the Executive Board
for the College of the Sciences, talk to Jeremy
Milliren
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Allyson Mundy
Adjourn
Biology motions to approve
Finance seconds. All in favor.
Meeting ADJOURNED at 9:12PM.