Student Senate
3 rd Meeting of the 29 th Session
September 10 th , 2015 @ 9 p.m.
Fish Bowl – Cowles Library
I. Call to Order
A. Start time: 9:00 PM
II.
III.
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
A. Motion to Approve by Lueth
B. Seconded by treasurer Matusik
IV.
C. Motion Carries
Student Body President –Kevin Maisto
A. Introduction of Guests and Proxies
B. Retreat Recap
1. Big thank you
—couldn’t have gone any better than it went
2. The vision statement is fantastic
3. Take what we did and carry it throughout the year a. Be representative of student body
C. Campus Climate Survey
1. September 14 th —an email from President Maisto with the executive summary will come out a. read right away
2. It is critical that, as a senate, we are aware of the survey and know the result details
3. Monday, September 21 st —first forum at 7 p.m. in Sussman which will discuss more than just the executive summary
4. Tuesday, September 22 th —another forum at 3:30 p.m. in Sussman a. Please attend one of the sessions
5. The survey was statistically significant, so the university is able to draw conclusions
6. As a senate, we will meet with the people who create the survey to be productive on some things
D. Weekly Meetings Recap
1. Vice President Blevins Met with Scott Law to discuss loss of some blue light poles a. New poles should be put up soon
2. Query information will be coming out soon
3. Drake Safe ride program has been very successful with 1200 rides so far a. 3 times as many rides as were used by drake direct last year
4. First meeting for the provost search took place today a. The selection process will pick up in mid to late October
E. Questions
1. Who is driving the drake safe bus? a. 2 people who were specifically hired to do this b. Do the drivers have training to handle safety issues? i. General safety training has taken place for them
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V.
VI.
Speakers
Administrative Report –Associate Dean of Students Dr. Jerry Parker
A. Parents and family weekend coming up September 25-27 th
B. Questions
1. What was the response like to the email sent to students this week? a. Not sure on the amount of click-throughs
VII. Unfinished Business
A. MOTION SS [150903]
– A; Certified Election Rules Amendments – Election Commissioners Jacob Hession
& Katie Allen
1. Motion to consider as read a. Seconded by Senator Anguiano
2. Motion considered as read
3. Questions a. No questions
4. Debate to Vice President Blevins a. Move to amend 6.05 to add the phrase “The use of spray chalk on sidewalks or building surfaces is strictly prohibited.” i. Motion to pass by acclimation by Senator Donat ii. Amendment carries b. Move to amend 6.06 to read “All posters should be posted in the designated areas in each buildings, as specified in the Student Handbook.” i. Seconded by senator Kane ii. Moved to friendly amend iii. No questions iv. Debate v. Move to pass by hand vote by Senator Donat vi. Seconded by senator White vii. Amendment carries c. Move to amend 11.
01 to add the phrase “Candidates may purchase their own sandwich board if none are available from the Student Life Center. The cost of the sandwich board shall not count towards the
$150.00 spending limit.” i. Seconded by Senator Kane ii. This will allow multiple candidates to have a sandwich board when reservations fill up in SLC iii. Questions
(a) Can people make their own?
1. Yes
(b) Can candidates double side their own if they buy their own?
1. Yes because it doesn’t fall under SLC regulations
(c) Is the size already regulated?
1. Yes
(d) Is there a limit to how many sandwich boards can be bought?
1. No
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(e)
Friendly amend to read “may purchase one sandwich board” iv. Debate v. Motion to pass by hand vote vi. Amendment carries d. M ove to amend 14.05 to include the phrase “faculty.” i. Seconded by Senator Jackson ii. This makes the document consistent iii. Questions
(a) None iv. Debate v. Motion to pass by acclimation vi. Amendment carries
5. Questions a. None
6. Debate a. None
7. Called to Question by Senator Lueth
8. Seconded by Senator Meyer
9. Motion carries
B. MOTION SS [150903] – B; Student Senate Rules and Regulations Amendments Vice President Blevins
1. Motion to consider as read
2. Motion considered as read
3. Debate to Vice President Blevins a. Move to add a nondiscriminatory clause on the cover page to read “The principles of equal access and equal opportunity require that all interactions within the University be free from invidious discrimination.
Drake University Student Senate therefore prohibits discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, creed, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status.” and remove section XVIII in its entirety b. Can the student senate take action to prohibit discrimination or just endorse it? i. in our own actions, yes we can prohibit it ii.
“in accordance with the drake university
4. Questions
5. Debate c. Senator Anguiano-it makes sense that this is on the first page so people will read it
6. Motion to pass by hand vote
7. Amendment carries
10. move to amend II.5.1. to read “Members of the Student Senate may resign from their positions if at least a twoweek notice is given in writing to the Vice President of Student Life.” a. Seconded by Senator Donat
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b. No questions c. Debate
11. Motion to pass by acclimation
12. Amendment carries
13. move to fix the formatting in section XII for the Facilities and Technology Committee and adjust the numbering for the following sub-sections a. seconded by Senator Jackson
14. Debate
15. Motion to pass by acclimation
16. Amendment carries
17. Move to amend the language i n section XIII. Senate Judicial Committee to change any use of “defendant” to
“respondent” and any use of “prosecutor” to “complainant” throughout the entirety of section XIII. a. Seconded by Senator Jackson
18. No questions
19. Debate a. Senator Anguiano-the proper wordage is necessary
20. Motion to pass by acclimation
21. Amendment carries
22. Vice President Blevins —all of these changes are necessary
23. Questions
24. Debate
25. Called to Question by Senator Freemon
26. Seconded by Senator Kane
27. Motion carries
C. MOTION SS [150903] – C; Student Activities Board Bylaws Amendments Vice President Griffin
1. Motion to consider as read
2. Motion considered as read
3. Vice President Griffin a. Move to amend non-discriminatory clause i. Seconded by Senator Freemon ii. The clause was moved to beginning of document and proper wordage was added iii. No questions iv. Debate v. Move to pass by hand vote vi. Amendment carries b. Move to amend the free movie Friday requirements i. Seconded by Senator Jackson ii. They were added to SAB on the executive board to ensure efficiency of the free movie Friday events iii. No questions iv. Debate
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VIII. v. Motion to pass by acclimation vi. Amendment carries
4. Bylaws are now in way better shape than before
5. Questions
6. Debate
7. Called to Question by Senator Lueth
8. Seconded by Vice President Blevins
9. Motion carries
New Business
D. MOTION SS [150903] – D: Men’s Ultimate Exit 69 Tournament Treasurer Matusik
1. Seconded by Senator Donat
2. Motion to allocate time to speaker in the back a. Seconded by Senator Donat b. Motion carries
3. Placed third in regionals last year and getting this funding will help them improve a. Questions i. How many tournaments are there?
(a) 4 but they only request funding for three ii. Does the Ultimate team have any plans to promote Ultimate to the Drake community?
(a) Not yet but they play throughout Helmick often and anyone is welcome to play
4. Treasurer Matusik
—this motion has occurred in the past and has passed a. Questions i. Is there a breakdown of costs for people who are requesting funding?
(a) This can be printed out ii. What is the approximate cost of each section such as lodging and transportation?
(a) Yes (breakdown was shared) iii. Do we pay for all of their expenses always?
(a) They pay for one of their tournaments out-of-pocket, but the rest has been covered by senate in the past iv. What is the limit on one-time funded again?
(a) $60,000 for the year
(b) Enforcing this limit has not been figured out yet v. How are the costs for gas calculated?
(a) A quarter per mile of travel
(b) This also covers wear-and-tear for the vehicle
(c) Gas receipts are often brought back by organizations
5. Debate a. Senator Whitedo not get stuck in the mindset that because we’ve done it in the past means we should do it again
6. Called to question by Senator White
7. Seconded by Senator Guest
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8. Motion carries
IX. Officer Reports
A. Student Body Vice President of Student Life
– Zach Blevins
1.
It’s a great day to be a Bulldog!
2. Committee Applications a. Due on September 14 th as of now —this may be extended b. Each senator will be given 5 applications to be given out to people who would make a good fit
3. Suggestion Box a. This is next to picture wall in Olmsted but hadn’t been used in the past couple years b. Forms are now available for people to fill out
4. Quote of the Week a. “start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible”
5. Senator of the Week a. Treasurer Matusik for kicking off the year to a great start
6. Exec next Wednesday
7. Questions a. How was Vice President Blevins
’ birthday? i. Awesome! b. Do we advertise the suggestion box? i. We can via social media
B. Student Body Vice President of Student Activities
– Erin Griffin
1. General Interest Meeting-SAB a. Will take place this Monday so send people their way
2. Taste of Des Moines a. Taking place on Tuesday, the 15 th b. 10 different restaurants c. 3-5 p.m.
3. Fair Recap a. 1,050 students showed up and it went really well
4. President Email a.
Will send an email to all presidents on drake’s campus with some specifics for some organizations and some introductions
5. Adam’s Academy a. Apply by September 16th
X.
6. Freedom to Grieve Lecture a. A part of the Luther-Stalnaker lecture series b. Tuesday, the 17 th at 7 p.m.
7. Professional Recruitment a. Will be going on next week so check out the posters
Senator Reports
A. Senator White
1. Sodexo has now been added to the student services page
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2. One Stop Student Services page has asked that Senator White gather questions from students for student senate
B. Senator Donat
1. Talked with Tom Delahunt, VP of admissions a. Discussed why people may or may not come to Drake b. Data was about 5 years old
C. PR Liason Koretz
1. A lot of posts about committees and first year senators are coming a. Share the posts and reach out
2. An event may take place to promote liking the page
3. Working with Senator Creese on community outreach campaign
D. Senator Freemon
1. 4 new organizations are registered on community a. includes spike ball club, Drake E-Sports Club, and hammocking club
E. Senator Serrano
1. In the process of scheduling the OC meeting
XI. a. Wants to go more in depth over community
Issues
A. Senator Lough
1. Met with 5 leaders from the CPHS
2. Combining Student Governance Organization with other organizations in the college
3. Activities fair was really crammed a. One room seemed to be a greek life room which seemed exclusionary
4. Who puts on activities fair? a. Office of involvement and leadership
B. Senator White
1. A certain exec member is having trouble naming senators during the meetings
XII. Announcements
A. Treasurer Matusik
1. Keep up the help and support!
B. Senator Freemon-love quote of the week from Hannah Montana and Frozen
C. PR Liason Koretz
1. join MVP!
D. Senator Donat
XIII.
1. Come support the first rowing race over parents weekend
E. Senator Jackson
1. Drake Theatre People is having a performance on September 26 th at 7:30 in FAC called “Anything but
Broadway”
F. Senator Anguiano
1. First UNITY meeting is coming up and everyone should go
2. Next Monday the 14 th in Meredith 102 at 8:30 pm.
Adjournment
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A. Motion to adjourn
B. Seconded by Senator Matusik
C. Meeting Adjourned at 10:14 PM
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