82nd MSSA Senate
February 25th, 2015
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Call to Order by 82nd Speaker, Ben Shakespear
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Roll Call
PJ Piotrowski 22-0-0; David Schieler 18-3-1; Elizabeth Anderson 14-7-1; Arnold Bagamba 29-3-0;
Fred de Ruiter 22-0-0; Noel Leul 16-5-1; Nolan Brinkman 21-1-0; Kyler Schoner 21-0-0; Tyler
Conlon 20-0-1; Connor Martin 17-4-0; Ashley James 19-1-1; Miesso Wako 16-4-1; Marshall
Tromborg 18-3-0; Patrick Riesterer 12-10-0; Becky Wegscheid 22-0-0; Elizabeth Jacobson 22-0-0;
Nick Kragness 17-5-0; Michael Hanson 22-0-0; Faical Rayani 15-2-0; Karli Heroff 14-2-0; Wayland
Hunter 7-1-0; Abdul-Hafeez Nakumbe 18-1-1; Siavash Sadeghi 4-2-0
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Presentations
a. Vicki Fisher – Alumni Foundation
i. Here to talk to you about alumni engagement and what you consider engagement.
1. Online engagement – works well (Schieler)
2. MSSA alumni event (senate reunion)- Heroff
3. Difficult to appeal to our age group so suggest social media (Martin)
Fisher: How do we do a better job of doing it? We have not done a good job at this-especially you guys.
Schieler: Personalization is a good point. Think that is the future.
Fisher: Okay. What else?
Bulcock: Don’t couple with an ask for money. Do more social networking.
Wilkins: Suggest working with alumni and do a meet & greet,
Martin: Make it practical to me, i.e. such as a resource for me.
Fisher: That’s our purpose, not to ask you for money.
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b. Samantha Turning, PR Chair, IMPACT
a. Thanks for letting us come. Looking for feedback as we’re rebranding. (PPT)
b. What does Impact stand for? New name to connect better with you.
i. Student Events Team
ii. Benefits Statement: …’Student Event team that produces fun, entertaining
events…”
iii. Want more unified message, graphic standards, website, a PR template, print
media, t-shirts for volunteers, new banners, white board, etc.
iv. Tourville: A request was made to SAC for $5,000 for rebranding.
Schoner: I don’t feel you should change your name. At least you already have some people on campus
who know who you are.
Rayani: I like the name Impact.
Farah: I’m not against changing the name but don’t like Student Events. Should be more catchy.
Samantha: When we first met with Integrated Marketing, they suggested not using an acronym.
Schieler: Is there evidence to show that it will make a better known brand?
Sam: It was a survey with multiple choices via Mavsync. We will be having open sessions after spring
break to invite feedback before we make decision.
Schieler: The rebrand will happen no matter what, however, not necessarily changing the name.
Malloy: This has been talked about forever. Have you thought about testing it out and then decide.
Sam; There would be transition time to do this. Not trying to personalize for current board but want it to
stay around a longer period of time. If we’d go forward with it, it would be launched in fall.
Anderson: What about rebranding costs?
Tourville: All current things are in disrepair so it is time to get new stuff anyway.
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c.
Elizabeth Jacobson, Schieler, Becky, Malloy– Elections Commission
i. Timeline, application, (campaign staff also need to file); doors in the CSU won’t
allow posters, can’t post outside of office windows, not on exterior windows,
offices are each discretionary. All info on MavSync. Can apply online or paper.
Rules reading: Vote on thorough review now or abridged version via email.
(Vote was made to read on own)
Bulcock: Could you tell us why you decided to extend the campaign period?
Jacobson: We felt it meant more publicity for elections and individual candidates. The goal is for better
voter turnout. We also wanted to try something new.
Bulcock: Will this overlap with int’l student election timeline?
Schieler: We don’t feel concerned about any effect that it might have.
Jacobson: In addition, we will also be a lot stricter with violations.
Malloy: This doesn’t mean every candidate is going to run the 29 days but will only have the option.
Schieler: We also lowered the contribution limits, so if running for executive office you can’t do it
yourself.
Jacobson: I can’t stress enough to read them thoroughly.
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Karen Anderson – Comm. Engagement
a. Goal is to help you succeed after you graduate.
b. A lot depends on what you see important to the world
c. In the area of national community service, Minnesota ranks 2nd. However, MSU ranks
#412.
d. The big issue seems to be disconnect and not being communicated or reported.
e. Upon grad., it is also about your social resp.
f. There is currently a system in Mavsync,however, it doesn’t give a breakdown.
g. We want to capture what is important to you.
h. Feel strongly about service and how important it is.
i. You should be the folks to take this message out.
j. The possibility of a MSSA signature event was talked about.
k. We need to work on some image issues on service.
Martin: Thanks for bringing this to us. What kind of social media are you using now?
Karen: FB right now. I have used Twitter, and others in the past.
Martin: I think the thing that helped me to realize is to see pics that come along with it. I also like the
student recognition idea.
Karen: I think having the data for us to show will bump up the attention on us.
Leul: Thanks for coming as I’ve never heard about what you do. I work with ISA and work with a lot of
events so this helps understand what we need to do.
Schieler: Thanks for coming in. I love your presentation. You gave us exactly what we need to do it.
Are there any sources of revenue other than student fees? Have you approached the President or anyone
else with this?
Karen: I have not. I started at the ground swell and I’m here to get your buy-in. I will help students and
help communicate this. I feel that this is so important for your future. If others here have ideas on other
resources we could go to please contact me.
Hartman: Thanks for coming out. Would it be a possibly to create an RSO for this project and have
incentives, etc.? I’d suggest you talk to Ashley Strom about possible options.
Farah: if I’m already doing my hours, what is incentive to go out on web and record?
Karen: To be able to say you contributed to the whole. Currently, the system is very bulky to work with.
It’s figuring out whose done most service and would require ft person to do so. If imp. to you, maybe
time to create next Mavsync level to do this. It was a beautiful system at the prior school I worked with.
Johnson: as member of RHA, would like to invite you to that on Monday, 4pm. there are certain events
that go through rha.
James: Doesn’t logging of hours also keep track? I think raising awareness of this as many don’t care.
Letting people know that tracking hours will also benefit you.
Malloy: What is the average number of hours per student?
Karen: I’ve no way of knowing. Current calculation is current number of students and recorded hours.
Malloy: You keep mentioning your former University. Are they a lot higher?
Karen: From 440 to 410. If you care about service recorded and what it represents to your university,
make sure that this is recorded.
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Open Forum
 Computer Science program and bringing this major back. Any ideas of how to go about?
Predicting 1m jobs in 2020.
Schieler: this was an unfortunate cut as there were several programs cut that year. I’d suggest you start
out with Kim Greer in Academic Affairs. However, do understand that I don’t think we’re in a time of
growing programs. We’re looking to do this for the future generation of students.
Hanson: I know there was a report created by Institutional Research and know that when cut, it was
suffering from some enrollment issues. You may want to take a look at best practices at other
institutions.
Hunter: I am on the Tech Advisory Committee and would share that it is being talked about.
Rayani: I know others who are also transferring because of it.
Brinkman: I feel we, as a senate, should be mindful of it. In example, this great student is leaving
because of it.
Schieler: I want to be clear that I wasn’t speaking for the MSSA but only as Senator Schieler.
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1.
Approval of Consent Agenda
Appointments: Scott Hartman, Environmental Committee
Commission on Ethics & Standards:
Recognized Student Organizations: Super Smash Bros. Club; Public Relations Student
Society of America
Student Allocations Committee:
Recommend allocating up to $958.11 to the MSU Finance Club for non-food related
student travel expenses to assist 20 students ($50) travel to visit financial institutions in
Chicago, IL April 16-19, 2015 contingent that is can be confirmed in writing that their
RSO group receives less than $500 annually from any university department/college.
Recommend allocating up to $600 ($50/student x 12 students) for non-food related
student travel expenses to Public Relations Student Society of America to attend a
conference in Chicago, IL March 20-22, 2015 contingent that they are approved as an
RSO by MSSA prior to their date of travel. (Schieler: would ask that this group be added
to this RSO group. There was a snafu in their submission.)
Recommend allocating up to $1,000 to Alpha Eta Rho, Mu Kappa Tau Chapter for nonfood related student travel expenses to assist ($50 cap) 21 students travel to the Women
in Aviation Conference in Dallas, TX March 4-8, 2015.
Officer Reports
 Haffield: Cupcake Wars event for CSU Board. March 18th.
 CTF Gallery Walk – March 28th (Friday) – Implementation Teams
 Search Committees – Affirmative Action, VP of Strategic Part. (Interim is
currently Michael Gustafson).
 Meet & Confer update: Interview with two potential Police Officers.
Unfortunately, Nolan was unable to attend. Apparently both candidates are good.
There is one male and one female. Both are MSU alumni.
 **Graduation reguirement for diversity events (forward email handout from
Meet & Confer)
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Cultural Contribution Scholarship document was sent out. Generally, people
seem ok with it.
 Senator of the Week – Elizabeth Jacobson.
Schieler: Who planned the gallery walk for a Friday?
Haffield: The system office.
2. Joe Wolf – Absent
3. Shakespear – Pedal Past Poverty this weekend.
 Senator Gibson
 Dept. Chair of Ed. – application process for COE for more rounded, diverse exp.
 Div. Dev. Adv. Committee – met to come up with more ideas for service
learning. Would provide more serv. Learning opp., attracting more diverse
faculty members, etc. will be meeting after spring break.
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Senator Brinkman
Medical treatment at MSU is a valuable resource. It is cost effective and
convenient. It’s pretty impressive that 1/3 of students use this service. My
purpose is to bring awareness and challenges of relocating this service that has
been on campus for 76 years and is the oldest accredited one, has both a
pharmacy and basic clinic. SHS is very important to int’l students as they are
limited to using only this service.
Phase 2b is actually demolishing CC. What this does is take away where SHS is
located. This is problem as there is a cap on fees so funding is the biggest
problem. This facility needs to be specific (plumbing, rooms, etc) so using other
buildings is not an option.
My recommendation is for taskforce to look at where SHS is going. What to do?
(renovate, change Phase 2b, separate spot in student fees,)
Schieler: My understanding of board policy is that we could ask exemption from the Board of Trustees??
Brinkman: I honestly don’t know. Not expecting you to fix this problem but only looking ideas.
Schieler: I would strongly encourage that it go to the Board of Trustees before we do our consultation
letter.
Jones: You are correct, however, this has already been done and it didn’t go anywhere.
4. New Business
82 MM01 02.25.15 Haffield/deRuiter
Be it resolved the MSSA approves the spending of $200 to sponsor 100 tickets for the first round of
theNSIC backetball playoffs on February 25, 2015.
Motion passes.
Aye:20; Nay: 0; Abstain: 0
Haffield: as we ask everyone on FB about this, this is more retroactive as we already told Athletics.
82 MM02 02.25.15 Haffield/Hanson
Be it resolved the MSSA approves the spending of $1000 to sponsor 200 tickets for the first round of the
WCHA hockey plays playoffs on March 13 & 14, 2015 (100 tickets for each game).
Motion passes.
Aye:20; Nay: 0; Abstain: 0
Haffield: If you’re okay with doing 50 each night.
Hanson: I’m all in the favor of this.
Schieler: Is this a budget thing or how are we deciding?
Haffield: It was rather a random number but didn’t feel we should do 500 or something.
(Amended to make it 100 tickets/night).
82 MM03 02.25.15 Haffield/Jacobson
Be it resolved the MSSA approves the draft “Minnesota State Student Association’s Timeline and
Suggestions for the Minnesota State University Student Association” as emailed on February 23, 2015;
Be it further resolved the MSSA approves the document to be emailed to the other six MnSCU
universities and MSUSA executives and staff.
Motion passes.
Aye: 17; Nay:0; Abstain: 3
Haffield: hopefully, you’ve all had a chance to read these documents, so this is your chance to vote
82 MM04 02.25.15 Haffield/Jacobson
Be it resolved the MSSA approves the draft “Dissemination of Information in Regards to Suspended
Participation from the Minnesota State Student Association since November 15, 2014” as emailed on
February 23, 2015;
Be it further resolved the MSSA approves the document to be emailed to the other six MnSCU
universities and MSUSA executives and staff.
Motion passes.
Aye:19; Nay-0; Abstain-1
Haffield: There was discussion that we hadn’t been sharing information with others so this will support
that we did.
82 MM05 02.25.15 - James/Schieler
Be it resolved: The MSSA approves the actions taken by the Minnesota State University, Mankato
representatives at the MSUSA Board of Directors mediation and the Internal Affairs meeting on February
14, 2015.
Motion passes.
Aye: 13; Nay 0; Abstain: 6
82 MM06 02.25.15 - Piotrowski/Wegscheid
Approval of CSU FY16 Budget
Tabled until April 8th during Budget Hearings (along with Student Health Services Fee)
PJ: I think everything is straightforward. They are asking for 1.9% where one hasn’t been asked for in a
while. Bulk of increase is due to minimum wage increase. Feel they are pretty fiscally conservative.
Schieler: I’m concerned that we should be doing these all at once as our hands get tied tighter with
approving these before the MSSA Budget Hearing. This allows us to see the big picture. I move to table
until April 8th. As the Student Allocations Chair, I am worried.
Shakespear: I would also suggest then tabling the Student Health Services’ budget along with the CSU.
82 MM07 02.25.15 – Hanson/Hartman
Move to rescind MM#01 4.23.14 by Senator Schieler/Seconded by Senator James and MM#2
04.23.14 by Senator Schieler/Seconded by Senator deRuiter
Whereas: The motion, MM#01 4.23.14, although made with good intentions in order to promote usage of
the OrgSync platform which is commonly referred to as MavSync, does not adequately serve the needs of
the MSSA as the exclusive method for tracking senator office hours.
Whereas: The motion MM#2 04.23.14 made with good intentions as was the reasoning of its’ counterpart
motion do not meet the needs of the MSSA for senator reports;
Be it resolved: MM#01 4.23.14 and MM#2 04.23.14 be rescinded from the MSSA Senate.
Motion passes. (Vote on office hours on MavSync: - Motion passes. Vote on senator reports on MavSync
– Motion passes.)
Shakespear: At the first meeting of this senate you said you wanted to do this, but now senators feel it is
no longer effective. Senators would still have to record but would go back to recording on a sheet in the
office.
Hanson: This would rescind those motions. There has been a problem recording and disseminating
information. I feel with senator reports we could come up with something more effective. Not to say
we’re not using MavSync any longer, but just not for reports and office hours.
Wegscheid: When 29 of us are sent to E & S for not doing this I think that says something. For the
motion itself, I’m in favor.
Shakespear: I am going to divide it in two parts, office hours/senator reports.
Brinkman: I feel that it hasn’t progressed to where we use it every day and there has been failure to put
stuff on there. For those who have, would it be okay to still use it?
Shakespear: I feel it should be one way or another. Not that office hours are mandatory in the office but
at least coming into the office.
Rayani: Which is easier for you?
Shakespear: The book.
Schieler: The reason I authored this motion was that thought it would be easier to track. I apologize as I
didn’t think about some of the implications. I still believe it is a clean system. Implementation is a pain
but we sometimes have to go through it.
Shakespear: It’s not working for you guys or me either. However, I’ll do what you want me to do.
Farah: I feel like it takes us backwards and is something we should get used to.
Shakespear: To rescind now means that this would get rid of this motion.
Schieler: Do we want to totally get rid of our just rescind?
Shakespear: I prefer that it be left to the Speaker on what is best for them.
5. Old Business
6. Announcements
Kellian Clink: The Library's Program Review has two invited reviewers on campus next week and that at
9:30 AM in 2042 in the library on TUESDAY the reviewers would like to meet with students to get their
thoughts on the library.
7. Roll Call
Senators present:
Elizabeth Jacobson, Tyler Conlon, Rebecca Wegscheid, PJ Piotrowski, Jessica Farah, Ashley James,
Alexander Johnson, Michael Hanson; Kyler Schoner, Karli Heroff; David Schieler; Nolan Brinkman;
Connor Martin, Wayland Hunter; Abdul-Hafeez Nakumbe; Fred de Ruiter; Katherine Gibson; Will
Malloy, Jessica Farah, Scott Hartman; Noel Leul; Faical Rayani; Josh Atencio
Senators Absent:
Nick Kragness; Siavash Sadeghi; Miesso Wako, Arnold Bagumba; Marshall Tromborg;
Executive Leadership Present:
Mariah Haffield, President; Joe Wolf, Vice President; Ben Shakespear, Speaker
1. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned @ 6:10 p.m.