Student Affairs Senate Minutes
August 30, 2011
Callen Conference Center
The Student Affairs Senate was called to order Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at 1:02 p.m. by Vice President
Lindsey Jones.
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Welcome by Vice President Lindsey Jones.
Call to Order
Roll Call
29 previous members were present.
Members absent: Diane Hawkins, Nolan Andrews and Advisor Peter Armstrong
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Special Order
a. Commuter
 Caleb Armstrong
 Katie Wright
 Kerri Peters
 Evan Halpain
o Ben Shilling spoke favor of Katie.
o Clayton Damme spoke in favor of Katie.
o Abby Kincanon spoke in favor of Kerri.
o Kerri Sanderson spoke in favor of Kerri.
o Elizabeth Gabel spoke in favor of Katie.
Katie received the majority vote and is the new Commuter Representative.
b. Natural Sciences
 Garrett Janzen
Garrett received the majority vote and is the new Natural Sciences Representative.
c. Social Sciences
 Katie Larson
 Beau Kelly
 Chelsea Johnson
 Kerri Peters
o Deanna Floe spoke in favor of Chelsea.
o Mike Lau spoke in favor of Beau.
o Samantha Wessels spoke in favor of Chelsea.
o Abby Kincanon spoke in favor of Kerri.
o Lacey Adams spoke in favor of Beau.
Beau and Chelsea received the majority vote and are the two new Social Science Reps.
d. Professional
 Caleb Armstrong
 Evan Halpain
Caleb and Evan received the majority vote and are the two new Professional Reps.
e. At Large
 Jerrold Warren
 Kerri Peters
 Katie Larson
Jerrold, Katie, and Kerri received the majority vote and are the new At Large Reps.
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Swearing in
a. Parliamentarian Sam Fisher swore in President Phil Bakken.
b. President Phil Bakken swore in Vice President Lindsey Jones.
c. Vice President Lindsey Jones swore in the Senators and Executive Board.
New Business
a. Confirm Sarah Hotovy to the Board of Governors
 Amanda Miller, Garrett Janzen, and Erin Kautz spoke in favor of Sara.
 The vote passed.
 In Favor: 39, Opposed: 0, Abstentions: 1
Announcements
a. Karri Sanderson
i. Involvement Fair is Wednesday, Aug. 31 from 9 am- 3 pm outside between
Smith Curtis & the Student Center
ii. Homecoming King & Queen Nominations are due Wed. Sept 7.
iii. Lip-Sync registration is available and due next Tuesday 9/6
iv. Phi Kappa Tau representative is on campus. Come to the Center for Student
Involvement for more info.
v. It is important that members of SAS attend the SAS sponsored events. They are
not just for first year students. SAS voted to have them as part of our education!
b. Phil Bakken
i. President Ohles’ Dinner at Wesleyan House. Look for an email with a link to
SurveyMonkey to indicate your attendance. Deadline is Friday at 5 pm.
c. Lindsey Jones
i. Look for an email with a link to SurveyMonkey about the 6 SAS committees.
They will match you to a committee based on your responses. Deadline is Friday
at 5pm.
ii. Students Fight Back event sponsored by the Safety & Security Committee of
Student Affairs Senate is Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 9 pm in the Prairie Wolf Room
(formerly known as the Lower Level Meeting Room).
iii. We will meet in Olin A next week.
d. GSL’s Committee Conversation to go to China in May.
Meeting was adjourned at 1:44 p.m. by Vice President Lindsey Jones.