Student Government Union
Student Senate
October 3 rd , 2012
Agenda
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Call to Order at 6:16 PM
Opening Prayer Medjine
Roll Call
President Pro Tempore
o Absence Policy
 Madison moves to create a standing rules committee
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 Motion carries
 Katie moves to make the rules committee consist of no more than 7 senators
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 Motion carries
 Madison moves to open nominations
 Seconds
 Motion carries
 Nominations: Katie, Brendan, Mike, Medjine, Jonathan, Kara, Orlando
 Mike moves to close nominations
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 Division
 Motion carries
 Standing rules committee is formed
o Meetings at 6:15 PM every Wednesday
 Email john.culkeen@email.saintleo.edu 24 hours in advance if you will not attend
o Phi Alpha Theta presentation
 History Honor Society
 Mike moves to vote on Phi Alpha Theta for SGU recognition by roll call vote
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 Motion carries
 Roll call
o Phi Alpha Theta is SGU recognized
Senator Reports
o Senior Class Committee Chair : Katie
o Committee Ideas – Brainstorming for next Senate Meeting
 Performing Arts Committee
 Carpool Committee
 Traditional Committee
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 Student Life and Affairs Committee
 Sunshine Committee
 Financial Aid Committee
 Judicial Committee
New Business
o Brendan moves to approve 10/2/12 minutes
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 Motion carries
o Mike moves to approve the 9/12/12 and 9/19/12 minutes
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 Motion carries
o SGU sponsored games are mandatory
 Volleyball at 7:00 PM Oct 9
 Email if you will not attend
o Moonlight madness
 Oct 16 at 8:30 PM
Open Forum
o Leadership Conference THIS SUNDAY. 8:30 check in, runs to around 2:30 MANDATORY
 SCC Boardrooms
o Next Senate Meeting: 10/10/12 (Next Wednesday) at 6:15 PM
o Homework: think of committees and the description of it as well as the details
Advisor Report
Brendan moves to adjourn
o Seconds
o Motion carries
Adjournment at 7:01 PM
Student Government Union
Student Senate
October 10 th , 2012
Agenda
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Call to Order at 6:16 PM
Opening Prayer: Medjine
Roll Call -30
Approval of Minutes
o Approved
President Pro Tempore
o Computing Club presentation
 Madi moves to approve the Computing Club to become SGU recognized
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 Motion carries
Guest Speaker: Katie Gwinn, SGU President
o Elizabeth Barr (Associate Director of the Annual Fund)– Philanthropy Awareness
 National Philanthropy Day, Nov 15th
o Madi moves to create a committee regarding philanthropy awareness
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 Discussion
 Call to question
 Second
 Motion carries
o Madi moves to open nominations for the philanthropy awareness committee
 Nominations
 Kara
 Stephon
 Angie
 Mitch
 Burke
 Orlando
 Mike moves to close nominations for the philanthropy awareness committee
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 Nominations closed
 Mike moves to accept all 6 nominees onto the philanthropy awareness committee
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 Motion carries
Senator Reports
o Madison Grabow – Committee Ideas
 Core Values committees
 Look over them and edit them for next week to how you think they would
best benefit SLU
 Chelsea moves to postpone the discussion on committee ideas until next Senate
meeting
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 Motion carries
Committee Reports
o Rules Committee
 Brendan (co-chair)
 Created rules – read the handout
 Chelsea moves to postpone the discussion on the rules made by rules committee
until next week
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 Discussion
 Chelsea moves to amend the motion on the floor to approve the rules for Quorum,
Senate Meeting Attendance, Committee Meetings, and Removal From Committee
and to postpone the rules for SGU Sponsored Events until next Senate meeting
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Discussion
Madi moves to amend Chelsea’s motion that Senate meetings can have as
many excused absences as necessary
o Chelsea approves
o Madi removes her motion
 Call to question
o Second
o Motion carries
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 Chelsea moves to amend Article 4 Section 3 of the Constitution to add in that the
Senate shall have the power to override any executive veto with 2/3rds vote
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 Call to question
o Second
o Motion carries
 Motion fails
 Madi moves to postpone the veto amendment until next Senate meeting
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 Motion carries
o Class Committees
 Freshmen
 Haunted Marmion – Oct 26th
 Halloween Day on Campus – Oct 22nd
 Student from freshman class came to them saying there is nothing to do
on campus on the weekend
o Wants to do Club Leo type activities on weekends
 Ali moves to establish a weekend events committee
o Second
o Discussion
o Call to question
 Second
 Motion carries
o Motion fails
 Sophomores
 Read Facebook group
 Juniors
 Preston met with KJ to talk about budget
 Will be working on ideas for Junior Class
 Seniors
 Meeting with Katy tomorrow
New Business
o SMART Club being created– Ali Lavalle
 Student, Music, Art, Radio, Theatre/Dance/Film Club
 Sign up on Facebook group that Ali will be making
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CAB Orientation for those interested in helping at Fall Family Festival
 T-shirt
 Thursday Oct 18th in SAB Lions Leadership Cage at 6:00pm
o Kara moves to establish a judicial committee that will consist of 7 members
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 Motion carries
 Discussion
 Madi moves to open nominations for the judicial committee
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 Motion carries
 Nominations
o Mike
o Medjine
o Brendan
o Katie
o Kara
o Chelsea
o Orlando
o Ali
o Madi
 Joe moves to close nominations
o Second
o Motion carries
 Lou moves have each senator vote once and the top 7 nominees make up
the Judicial Committee
o Lou amends the motion to make the nominee with the most votes
will become the Judicial Committee Chair
o Second
o Motion carries
o Chelsea – Judicial Committee Chair
 Mike, Medjine, Brendan, Katie, Madi, Orlando
 Mike moves to have Corey as the ex-0fficio member to the Judicial
Committee
o Second
o Motion carries
Open Forum
o Swim Meet on Saturday – come out and support
o Keep focus during Senate
o SGU street team
Advisor Report
o Dawn
 BE QUIET! Pay attention. NO SIDE CHATTER!!!!!
Madi moves to adjourn
o Second
Adjournment at 8:11 PM
Student Government Union
Student Senate
October 17, 2012
Agenda
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Call to Order at 6:17 PM
Opening Prayer – Joe
Roll Call Approval of the Minutes
o Approved
Vice President of Operations
o Moonlight Madness- thank you! Great job Mitch and Kara for staying after
o Agenda Items – email anything by Tues to place on the agenda
President Pro Tempore
o Cell phones etc (do not use them)
Senator Reports and Committee Updates
o Appropriations Committee opening
 Katie moves to open nominations for one blank spot on Appropriations committee
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 Motion carries
 Nominations: Kara, John, Burke, Jonathan
 Janelle moves to close nominations
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 Motion carries
 Chelsea moves to vote on the empty position on Appropriations Committee
through speeches
o Second
o Discussion
 Katie moves to make an amendment to only one vote per person
 Chelsea moves to close discussion
o Seconds
o Motion carries
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 Madi moves to end speeches and open voting
o Second
o Motion carries
o Roll call vote- John Agnello
 Kara- philanthropy committee stay after
 Mike – meeting with Katy Boyd for senator committee
Old Business
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Core Value Committees
 Chelsea moves to create six committees based on our core values that would be
open to the students and senators would choose to join
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 Discussion
o Call to question
o Second
o Motion carries
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 Chelsea moves to have a sign up sheet at the end of senate with all six of the
committees
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 Discussion
o Call to question
o Second
o Motion carries
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o Veto Amendment- someone draft one
New Business
o Stephanie’s Announcement
 Invitation to volunteer at Fall Family Festival
 For info go to Lions Leadership Cage (SAB) at 6 PM tomorrow (10/18/12)
Open Forum
o Up til Dawn
o Rules committee stay after
o Sophomore committee stay after
Advisor Report
o Dawn- thank you for coming out last night
John moves to adjourn
o Second
o Motion carries
Adjournment at 7:09 PM
Student Government Union
Student Senate
October 24 th , 2012
Agenda
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Call to Order at 6:15 PM
Opening Prayer: Kara
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Roll Call
Approval of the Minutes- minutes stand
Vice President of Operations
o Polo Sizes- write your polo size down, they are men’s sizes. If you were not here for Senate let
Corey know your size
o Core Value Committees- need people to spread out to other committees, not just join the same
one
 E-Board will contact to help you
President Pro Tempore
o The Quest presentation to be SGU recognized
 President of Quest present explaining bible study Quest been here for 12 years
 Meet as group every Thursday at 9PM with pastor for bible study
 Madi moves that we SGU recognize Quest
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 Discussion
 Call to question
o Second
o Motion carries
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Senator Reports
Committee Reports
o Rules Committee
 Senate Resolutions (see attached)
 Madi moves that we adopt the rules as they are
o Seconds
o Motion carries
o Committee Chairs- stay after meeting
New Business
o Philanthropy committee
 Kara moves to add Madi to the philanthropy committee
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 Discussion
 Madi moves to amend the motion to include Danni to the committee
o Second
o Motion carries
 Call to question
o Second
o Motion carries
 Motion carries
Open Forum
o Next Senate on 10/31/12 in TECO Hall at 6:15 PM
Advisor Report
Adjournment at 6:36 PM
Student Government Union
Student Senate
October 31st, 2012
Agenda
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Call to Order at 6:15PM
Prayer - Mike
Roll Call -29
Approval of the Minutes
o Approved
Vice President of Operations
o Amendment Committee
 Approving the amendments that we pass tonight and those we have passed in the
present
President Pro Tempore
o Attendance Policy
 Passed on Oct 10th
 Put into effect on Oct 17th
 Will be contacted by Chelsea – chair of Judicial Committee – if you are in violation
of the attendance policy
 Please email the correct person
 AKA read the policy fully 
o Presidents Council Amendment
 Madi moves to approve the Presidents Council Amendment
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 Discussion
 Call to Question
o Second
o Motion carries
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o Organization Probation Amendment
 Madi moves to approve the Organization Probation Amendment
 Second
 Discussion
 Call to Question
o Second
o Motion carries
 Motion carries
New Business
Open Forum
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Academic Liaison Application
 From Kevin Sullivan
 Liaison between SGU and Academic Affairs
 Concerns dealing with academics – Dr. Durst
 Interested? Take an application at the end of Senate
o John Agnello – Graduation Fees
 Seniors would attest to the fact that the cost to graduate is $105
 Feels it is not fair
 Senate should represent the seniors
 Create a resolution to reduce or eliminate the cost to graduate
 Perhaps a reduction to go into effect for the graduating class of 2014
 John going to Registrar this week to figure out where exactly money is going to and
will present at Senate next week
o Senate next week on 11/7/12
 Be there or be square 
o Fritz’s Birthday Party on 11/14/12
 Men’s Basketball Game at 7:30pm
 Cake will be handed out at halftime
 Please be there to support SGU – wear polos
Katie moves to adjourn
o Second
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Adjournment at 6:47pm