83rd MSSA Senate
March 3rd, 2016
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Call to Order by 83rd Speaker Farah
Roll Call
Presentations
a. Tech Fee Presentation - PPT (available upon request)
i. Process/role of Tech Fee Committee/Tech Roundtable.
ii. Goal is to educate everyone of Tech Fee setting process.
iii. Result is list of objectives and prepare combined proposal for following
year.
iv. Structure of IT Team
v. FY’17 Request: 3% increase
Bui: When was last time audited for information security? Any way for public to see results?
Bryan: Had self-assessment audit a year ago and now working on new audit with our MnSCU
sister institutions. Beginning to put more focus on securing of data/resources.
Dahir: Can you talk about your tech support for online learning?
Bryan: Students can call in director for support, for faculty, we have training on how to get up
to speed on D2L and how to get things up online, also a Quality Matters program.
Dahir: How many faculty actually go through the Quality Matters program and do you have
substantiation that that program actually improves the quality of online learning?
Bryan: I don’t have that but can work with VP Jones and do that presentation separately.
Bui: As policy is right now with Office 365 and groups to be created requests need to come
from staff member. When can that come from a student?
Bryan: When first became available, there were a lot of groups created and tended to keep
mushrooming and growing, therefore, we need to figure out first a way to be more consistent
and control this. They are also thinking of merging Office 365 throughout the entire MnSCU
system so in that case they wouldn’t allow that to happen.
Sam: Do you know when MNSU app will go interactive?
Bryan: That is currently being worked on now with student developers.
Sam: Issue of only one printer active at night is over at the library.
Bryan: We now have two printers available after midnight. One is in the CSU outside of
Student Activities and three over in the Library on first floor. Also are available over in the Res
Hall labs and Stadium Heights.
Georgiou: Technology as it relates to the new Clinical Sciences Building?
Bryan: There will be some pretty fantastic things over there. As much as possible will be
moved from the Dental and Nursing areas. There will be cool things with digital signage, new
kiosks, etc. Much is being determined by the departments and the classes they are going to
have, based also on the funding limitations. Technology cannot be part of the bonding so new
things have to be covered by the departments and not tech fees.
Health Services Budget Presentation
b. Student Health Services Goals: Promote, Aid, Increase, Provide
c. Achieved by…Onsite medical providers, Health education, Onsite pharmacy,
Onsite lab.
d. Assessment of FY16 Goals
e. Transition to new medical director
f. Analyze National College Health Assessment data trends from FY15
g. Tobacco use among students decreased by 64%
h. 74% students reported having 0-1 sexual partners in the last 12 months
i. 2 in 3 students kept BAC below .08 the last time they partied
j. 54% students have not received HPV vaccination
k. 28% students reported feeling so depressed that it was difficult to function in the
past year
l. 54% students reported feeling overwhelming anxiety in the past year
m. Plan for Health Services facility
n. Reassess patient satisfaction survey and best way to receive patient feedback
o. SHS is recipient of PFS SPF Grant from Minnesota Department of Human
Services
p. Prepare for ICD-10 code set transition
q. FY17 Goals
r. Explore Telemental Health Services
s. Plan for Health Services Facility
t. Provide students an opportunity to intern, research, and assess real world health
programs and policies to develop skills in their field
u. Implement evidence-based strategies as part of SPF PFS grant
v. Continue to serve the increasing number of international students as their
primary clinic
w. FY17 Student Health Services Student Allocations Request
x. Health Services General Account – Funding Request
y. Anticipated to save students over $50,000 in FY15 and increased revenue by
$75,000 with change in billing practice
z. Requesting 3% increase in student fees, or $0.15 per credit. This is $28,893 higher
than FY16.
aa. This amount is only 1.8% increase in overall budget request
bb. Projecting nearly 4,000 fewer credit hours compared to FY16 so more financial
responsibility is put on fewer students
cc. Salary is 70% of overall SHS budget and 100% of $28,893 goes towards this
dd. Any unexpected costs (if any) will be covered by reserve or surplus from FY16
ee. FY17 Student Health Services Student Allocations Request
ff. Health Services Laboratory – No funds requested
gg. Expenses will be subsidized with revenue generated
hh. Health Services Pharmacy – No funds requested
ii. Expenses will be subsidized with revenue generated
jj. Costs are covered by insurance billing, negotiating best prices with
pharmaceutical companies, and being cost-conscious as possible
kk. Increase in total pharmacy orders
ll. FY17 Student Health Services Student Allocations Request
Growth/Depreciation Fund – No funds requested
Used as a means to cover unexpected equipment and repair/replacement
Health Services Reserve – No funding requested
5-7% minimum reserve
Funds are available to cover cost of an unplanned deficit or major expense in
addition to a deposit due to carry over from FY15
Georgiou: As international students are required to purchase health insurance, however,
talking to off campus constituents, they are often times referred to outside practices that aren’t
directly covered by their insurance. With the 3% you displayed and it all going towards staffs’
salaries, is there any intention to provide these services to students instead of outsourcing
them?
Schuh: It is required that international students purchase a health insurance plan, however, all
of that money goes back towards their tuition and SHS doesn’t see any of it. It surprises me
when you say so many are outsourced to other services as we are a primary provider and I
haven’t heard that. We aren’t a specialty clinic, however, do cover all primary care. I’d be
happy to have a conversation with you on some of those instances.
Sam: I too, have heard some of those stories from students and have experienced myself. If
students lose their trust in SHS then they don’t feel they want to go there anymore.
Schuh: I would agree with you that students have a choice to go to wherever and not required
to go to SHS where they are 100% covered but elsewhere there is a $50 co-pay.
Georgiou: Then just to clarify, you say that students are 100% covered but sometimes need to
be referred elsewhere (xrays, etc.). So given that, how can you say that you provide 100%
coverage?
Schuh: For services provided at our facility, coverage is 100%. This is a MnSCU negotiated
plan so some of these questions may be out of my hands to answer. Services vary within all of
the schools that offer it.
Sam: We’ve had students come in advocating for free condoms, tampons, etc. Are you
providing those supplies?
Schuh: We provide those OTC items at a reduced cost.
Dahir: How can you make sure with the added staff that your services are satisfactory? I think
it outlandish that you refuse to take accountability when students are raising valid complaints.
Schuh: We do ask students to take a satisfaction survey. My door is always open for those
types of concerns as well. I certainly didn’t mean to discount any of your concerns raised today.
I feel like we have one of the best facilities in town as it is affordable, convenient and accessible.
And is a huge benefit to have on campus. We’re also a fully accredited organization.
Dahir: Isn’t the survey a limited way of getting real feedback?
Schuh: I’m open to any of your ideas on how to get more satisfaction data.
 Open Forum
Kent Weaver: Just wanted to comment about the ban on Yik Yak. If it does go through and
its’ popularity, however, another app would take its’ place. Feel like there is a better way to
address the student body and there is a better way for senators to reach out to their
constituents. Using the rhetoric that it is intolerant is not enough to end usages. It is not
that simple.
Farah: Process would require a referendum which requires 250 students on our election
ballot or a Senator could write as a motion and it would need 60% to pass.
Sam: Thank you for coming and just want to clarify that the ban on Yik Yak is only on
school Wi-fi and not on your personal data.
Georgiou: Thanks for coming and want to add that we did not ban Yik Yak but only limited
it from being used on school wi-fi and that it is a proprietary tool of the school.
Kent: It is my only access to internet. A few bad apples don’t ruin the whole bunch. There
are ways to find these students by tracing IP addresses. By taking down the app it blows
political correctness. I block it and then move on. You can’t block everything.
VP Jones: Received resolution from the senate and will be brought up by the President’s
Cabinet.
Gallery: Feel it should be banned as language is considered “fighting words” (1942 doctrine)
and not freedom of speech.
 Approval of Consent Agenda
Appointments: Faical Rayani: Tobacco-Free Force; James Carrell, Security Search Committee
Appointments still needed: Institutional Diversity Recruitment and Retention Advisor Search
Committee Representative, Director of University Security Search Committee Representative,
University Extended Education Dean Search Committee Representative, Environmental
Committee (1 more), Calendar Committee, CTF Committee (1 graduate student representative)
Commission on Ethics & Standards:
Recognized Student Organizations:
Student Allocations Committee:
1. Recommend allocating up to $500 to assist the Entrepreneurship Club host a “Startup
Weekend” for entrepreneurs to be held in the CSU, April 1-3, 2016 the event is open to all
MNSU students. Funding may be used to purchase food as it was deemed essential to the success of
the event by SAC but must be purchased in accordance with university policy.
1) Amount Requested: $500
2) Per SAC Guidelines, Section IV, Item 15, Program funding is available for eligible
organizations of up to $500 per fiscal year
2. Recommend allocating up to $1,240 for a collaborative programming event hosted by Students for
Sensible Drug Policy ($310), Protecting Animal Rights Committee ($310), Society of Professional
Journalists ($310), and Gender & Women’s Studies Club ($310) to promote and sponsor speaker
Amanda Schemkes, a lawyer with the Civil Liberties Defense Center, to facilitate a workshop on the
“Freedom of Information Act” and provide “Know Your Rights” training on March 21, 2016 in the CSU
ballroom. The event will be open to all MNSU students.
1) Amount Requested: $310, $310, $500, $500
2) Per SAC Guidelines, Section IV, Item 15, Program funding is available for
eligible organizations of up to $500 per fiscal year
3) Eligible organizations may work together on an event to increase program-funding
limits.
a. Separate program fund requests must be submitted on behalf of each
collaborating RSO.
b. Collaborative program fund requests must be submitted for consideration at the
same weekly SAC meeting.
c. Increased funding limits are equivalent to the available program funds from
each RSO summed together.
4) Total cost of the event $1,240 was divided by 4.
3. Recommend allocating up to $1,000 (20 students @ $50/each) for non-food related travel expense
to the MNSU Marketing Club to assist students travel by coach bus to tour three (3) marketing/sales
companies in Chicago, IL, April 14-17, 2016.
1) Amount Requested: $1,500
2) Per SAC Guidelines, Section IV, Item 16, travel funding provides a maximum of
$50/student, with a maximum of $1,000 per fiscal year.
4. Recommend allocating up to $252.80 for non-food related travel expense to Delta Sigma Pi to assist
24 students attend the Delta Sigma Pi Halsey Tournament hosted by the Drake chapter in Des
Moines, IA, February 26-28, 2016.
1) Amount Requested: $252.80
2) Per SAC Guidelines, Section IV, Item 16, travel funding provides a maximum of
$50/student, with a maximum of $1,000 per fiscal year.
5. Recommend allocating up to $50 (1 student @ $50/each) for non-food related travel expense to
Sigma Tau Delta to assist one student travel to the Sigma Tau Delta Annual International Convention
to be held in Minneapolis, MN, March 3-5, 2016.
6. Recommend allocating up to $750 (15 students @ $50/each) for non-food related travel expense to
the Women in Aviation, Northern Lights Chapter to assist students travel to the annual Women In
Aviation conference in Nashville, TN, March 9-13, 2016.
1) Amount Requested: $750
2) Per SAC Guidelines, Section IV, Item 16, travel funding provides a maximum of
$50/student, with a maximum of $1,000 per fiscal year.
Meeting minutes 02.24.16
Approved.
 Vacancies
o Arts & Humanities (1)
 Kankemwa (Mautaui) Tongrit-Green
Kanke: I’m a senior in Film and Media Studies. Want to be part of the solution and that is what I believe
you do. I am very action and goal oriented and feel I’m a good candidate as I represent the
underrepresented. I feel it more important to represent the student body as a whole.
Smith: Current involvement?
Kanke: Was just on Commission for Women of Vision and Courage. Have fought my own personal
battles along the way. Button in the Women’s Center that says, “100% of the work, 77% of the pay.”
That refers only to white women, as women of color get only 60% of pay compared to that of white
women.
Haffield: What are things you’d like to do MSSA?
Kanke: Would like to change the way a book in the Communication Studies describes/defines racial
differences (physical). In English Dept., why are we using words like Negro dialect and not African
American? So educating the educators on more English terms.
Georgiou: You have any specific ideas to addressing issues of the underrepresented?
Kanke: Addressing a professors’ use of describing racial differences.
Ruiz: What does it mean to have a commitment to diversity?
Kanke: It matters to humanity and peace and otherwise, means we stay ignorant for a long time. I’ll be
another senator of color.
Bui: Leadership experience?
Kanke: Been on the Rugby team for 4 years and have been veteran on the team and sometimes need to
take the lead on things. Also involved in my own community and Black Lives Matter movement.
Georgiou: How will you reach out to your constituents?
Kanke: Reach out personally to people, also the chair and the dean.
Smith: How will you balance making choices for your constituents versus your own personal opinion?
Kanke: Being one on one with people and getting more information to better understand. Feel it good
to argue both sides.
Kanke: Feel I can bring new ideas and perspectives to the table.
Martin: I’ve been in other meetings with her and she is definitely very passionate and focused on civil
and human rights. On the other hand, and by her own admission, she is pretty radical on that stuff and
pretty opinionated so sometimes get tunnel vison on her own perspective and not unbiased. She is very
nice and definitely has the right intentions.
Georgiou: She is definitely passionate however is important to retain that objectiveness so needs to be
some constructive criticism of her.
Sam: She did her homework more than most people. For her to stand before senate and voice opinion
to ban Yik Yak took a lot. She comes every Weds. To talk about that issue and has passion about her
college. I think she is ready to be one of us.
Dahir: Just because she is opinionated, she embodies the type of progressive politics that a lot of
students embody.
Smith: Feel she would be committed to the senate and to positive change.
Vote: Kankemwa Green elected and sworn in.
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Off-Campus
CSET
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Officer Reports
o President Haffield
a. MSUSA Actions (overview of motions)
b. Parking Advisory Committee Meeting today-Free lot discussion and special gold
permit pool for 30 years + service. Asked that students be struck out of special
pool.
c. MSSA Budget Presentation to SAC. Very positive comments received from
them. MSSA request is for a 9% decrease.
o Vice President Al-Mohamadi
a. Weekly student open forums going well.
b. No PR meeting this week as no one responded to Doodle.
o Speaker Farah
a. Meet & Confer tomorrow.
b. RSO Ad-Hoc Committee came up with proposal. Will be looking for feedback.
(Transition meeting in April, required dinner would include quiz, if all met,
eligible for $50 (conferred with SAC and they thought it something we could
move forward with).
c. MSUSA Elections coming up.
d. MSSA Election update. A rules meeting after this meeting.
Georgiou: As president of a RSO, I’d like to thank you for coming up with the incentive funds as we’ve
struggled with start-up costs for printing, etc.
 Senator Reports
o Senator Smith and Senator Martin
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Two pieces of legislation we wrote at the last Delegates Assembly.
Both passed, with one piece requiring every school owned building to
have at least one gender neutral bathroom and the other piece about
requiring schools to describe and locate services that the school provides
to assist students in events of discrimination.
Senator De Ruiter
 Student Affairs has been working on doing surveys and tabling regarding
viewpoints of issues on campus.
 RHA update: Gracie has now become a regional executive for RHA; due to
reclassification of utility fees, student fee request has went down from 4.9% to
3.9%; in talks with Director on $18,000 allocation for hygiene products looking
at what others are doing that provide a free system.
 Constitution Commission: Several changes made, not major ones. Open Forum
on March 15th.
 Parking Advisory Committee: Parking permits going up by 3%. 30 -year lottery
and free lot.
Senator Steele
On Thursday February 18th I attended the CAHN meeting
Dr. Tappe, Chair of the health science department came in to tell us a little more about
the department.
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She reported that 7 out of the 11 faculty in the department either have a degree or are
currently working on a degree from MSU, Mankato.
o It is the 50th anniversary for the department of Health Science
o One of the major organizations within the Department of Health Science is SOPHE
o SOPHE: Society of Public Health Education.
o SOPHE is having a 67th annual conference held in Charlotte, North Carolina and our
department had made enough revenue to give 10 students a scholarship of $750 for
traveling expenses.
o Dr. Tappe says that your degree will open doors and give you opportunities.
o As students and leaders here at MSU, Mankato. I think it is important to attend
conferences, or events both inside and outside our major so that we can get a
perspective of where we are heading to in our own lives and so we can take a glimpse of
where others are at in their own lives by sharing personal experiences. You don’t truly
know someone until you communicate and spend some time in there shoes. That’s why
as professionals it’s important to get to know people so we can change there lives for
the best. The most important things in life start with human interactions.
o Senator Abdulrahman
 Ethics & Standards update: Office hours update mandatory now, no more
exceptions; two senators have been sanctioned.
 Will be tabling weekly at the WOWs (RHA).
o Senator Rayani
 Been meeting with the new dining director, Kari, regarding concerns
international students have. Some initiatives: more training; student meal
policy; asking words instead of telling words.
New Business
83 MM 03.02.16 01
MSUSA
Smith/Martin
Be it Resolved: The MSSA supports the actions of MSU Director President Haffield at MSUSA
Delegates conference on February 19th-21st
Motion passes
Aye: 15 Nay: 0
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Announcements
Roll Call
Adjournment
o Meeting adjourned at 6:46 pm.