University Affairs
Centennial Room, Kansas Union
December 2, 2015; 6:30 p.m
I.
Call to Order
Parlor Room
6:33 PM
II.
Member Reports
A. Lauren Arney, Chair
1. If people have any questions with the impeachment feel free to ask
B. Harrison Baker, Vice Chair
1. CAPS advisory board
C. Gabi Mengistu, Secretary
1. No Report
D. TJ Blake, Associate Senator
1. Impeachment process
2. Legislation passed with Jane Mackey funding
III.
Regular Agenda
A. 2016-xxx A BILL TO FUND STUDENT MOBILIZATION
1. General funding for $100 for books and other thing to help STUMO
2. Moved to call to question, seconded
a) Bill passes
B. 2016-305: A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TEAM BY FALL 2017
1. Tymon Wall, Jr/Sr CLAS Senator
2. Wanting to bring wheelchair basketball to KU and bring the wheelchair
tournament
3. Question: What does the $550,000 cover?
a) $550,000 for the next five years, each year goes this organization.
4. Question: Endowment fund?
a) Hoping it’s going to be a popular thing and have peopling wanting
to donate.
5. Question: Would this be under the athletics category?
a) No it would be under Campus Recreation services
6. Move to call to question, seconded
a) Bill passes
C. 2016-304: A RESOLUTION URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS TO
ADOPT GENDER NEUTRALITY AND TO INCREASE LGBTQIA
INCLUSIVITY
1. Harrison Baker, JR/SR CLAS Senator
2. Expanding scope to the rest of the university to adopt the gender neutrality
and increase the inclusivity of LGBTQIA
3. Friendly: 3rd be it further resolve double “the”/ Change Erin Gaines to
Music senator
a) Friendly accepted
4. Question: What further action do you think the university will do?
a) Talk of making gender neutral resident housing and bathrooms
5. Question: What is DCM?
a) Design Construction Management
6. Negative speech: Meant to add in 2 paragraphs about bathroom and add in
7. Move to call to question on the amendment, seconded
a) Bill has been amended
8. Move to call to question, seconded
a) Bill passes
D. 2016-303: A RESOLUTION CONDEMNING GOVERNOR BROWNBACK’S
UNILATERAL ACTION
1. Omar Rana, Director of Diversity and Inclusion
2. This resolution has been edited to correct grammar
3. Governor Brownback has recently signed a bill saying he will not assist if
Syrians if they were to come to Kansas
a) He feels as Brownback has not made Kansas a home for everyone
and Kansas should be home for everyone
4. Question: How effective do you think this will be?
a) He believes this will send a strong message to Brownback
5. Question: Do we anticipate sitting down with senators to talk about this?
a) Omar says he would be willing to do so
6. Motion to extend speakers time by 2 minutes
a) Time extended
7. Negative Speech by Harrison
a) Brenadate, Jeffrey Nate Thomas, Brownback, Kansas City Star,
Kelly Reynolds, Jack Clin, Sarah Ressin
8. Move to call to question on the amendment, seconded
a) Bill was amended
9. Move to call to question on the resolution
a) Resolution passes
E. 2016-108: A BILL TO FUND THE AMERICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF
GRADUATE STUDENTS
1. Brent Lee, Graduate Student Senator
2. General funding for $100.00
3. Moved to call to question, seconded
a) Bill passes
F. 2016-106: A BILL TO ESTABLISH A DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS
1. Omar Rana, Director of Diversity and Inclusion
2. Merged two positions, name has changed to Director of Internal Affairs
because secretary has a feminine connotation to it
3. This to help communication between senators
4. Question: Are senate meetings included in the 10 hours of week?
a) Yes, this would mean less office hours
5. If this passes at full senate, will we be
6. Negative Speech by Issac: Amendment to the bill to add new clause that is
under the Director of Internal Affairs that has a tab
7. Motion to call to question on amendment, seconded
a) Bill amended
8. Motion to call to question on the bill as amended, seconded
a) Bill passes
G. 2016-104: A BILL TO AMEND STUDENT SENATE RULES AND
REGULATIONS ARTICLE V SECTION 14.2 AND ARTICLE VI SECTION
1.2 TO GIVE STUDEX VOTING RIGHTS TO THE STUDENT SENATE
DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
1. Adam Moon, Student Senate Chief of Staff, Jessie Pringle, Student Body
President, Zach George, Student Body Vice President
2. To give studex voting rights to the student senate director of diversity and
inclusion
3. Changes scratching out “non” in front of voting
4. Motion to call to question, seconded
a) Bill passes
H. 2016-101: A BILL TO AMEND STUDENT SENATE RULES AND
REGULATIONS APPENDIX M
1. Michaella Schick, School of Education Senator and Omar Rana, Director
of Diversity and Inclusion
2. Make the Tunnel of Oppression a suggestion for all senators to attend
3. Add a part in the Outreach to encourage senators to go on a tour of the
Tunnel of Oppression
4. Question: do you think it is too big of a burden for senators
a) Something to be considered for the future
5. Friendly: to make it 20 points instead of 15 points
a) Friendly accepted
6. Move to call to question, seconded
a) Bill passes
I. 2016-100: A BILL TO AMEND STUDENT SENATE RULES &
REGULATIONS ARTICLE 7 SECTIONS 4.10.1.3.11.1
1. Omar Rana, Director of Diversity and Inclusion and Isaac Bahney,
Communications Director
2. Would remove the ability of coalitions to create their own websites
a) Now there would separate tabs essentially being its own website
but just under the Student Senate website
b) One benefit is that it is bringing people to the Senate website and
having them learn new
3. Question: is there any website given to candidates running as
independent?
a) That can be something amended in
b) There is an amendment going on in Rights taking out the first
4. Friendly: To add “or Independent candidate” after each word coalition in
the second sentence
a) Friendly accepted
5. Amendment is being debated on whether or not coalitions should have
their own website?
6. Intent is that the Senate website is the ONLY one
7. Question: If a candidate as a personal blog, would they be now prohibited?
a) This is just against candidate website for campaign, no changes are
being made blogs just must be registered
8. How much money would this be costing senate as a whole?
a) None, it's free
9. Move to extend speakers time by 5 minutes, seconded
a) Time extended
10. Question: How do you control who has access to the tabs and the website
as a whole?
a) There is a way that they can control and only few people have
access to the whole website
11. Has there been thought given to organization of the tabs?
a) There will be two or more tabs depending on how many coalitions
and then each coalition will be free to do whatever with the tab
12. Motion to table bill, seconded
a) Bill has been tabled
J. 2016-099: A BILL TO FUND KU GRAND PRIX
1. New organization that wants to build a electrical vehicle to race electric
2. Funding for $7,500.00 for the battery to
3. What is the total funding?
a) $27,000
4. Move to call to question, seconded
a) Bill passes
K. 2016-095: A BILL TO FUND FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES GRADUATE
SYMPOSIUM KEYNOTE SPEAKER, DR. DANIEL HERBERT
1. Brittney A. Oleniacz, Graduate Student Senator and Mike Van Esler, Film
and Media Council Chair
2. Asking for $800.00 for Dr. Herbert Honorarium
a) Dr. Herbert is a recognized author
3. Question: Will he be speaking?
a) Yes, he will be keynote speaking and it will be available for all
4. Move to call to question, seconded
a) Bill passes
L. 2016-091: A BILL TO FUND Society for Biomaterials
1. Motion to table, seconded
a) Bill has been tabled
M. 2016-090: A BILL TO AMEND STUDENT SENATE RULES AND
REGULATIONS ARTICLE VI
1. Daisy Tackett, FR/SO CLAS Senator and Garrett Farlow, KU ROTC
Senator
2. Changes were made in Rights
a) Second word “all” has been scratched
b) “Where official business” has been amended
3. If meetings are not recorded it turns into a “he said she said”
4. Recording meetings is a way to ensure everything is clear and no
confusion of what was said
5. Question: What are you counting as a recording?
a) A voice recording
6. Question: Who is going to be responsible
a) There will legislation coming through to make someone
responsible to record the meetings
7. Question: Have we thought about space, and where these recordings will
be kept
a) This should maybe just be available upon request and storing th
8. Move to extend speakers time by 3 minutes, seconded
a) Time extended
9. Question: Who will have access to the minutes?
a) Entire student body, anyone who requests the minutes
10. Move to extend speakers time by 5 minutes, seconded
a) Time extended
11. Question: Can you speak more about these recordings being by request?
IV.
V.
a) It’s not in the bill right now being by request but they would be
willing to add this into the bill if someone was wanting to friendly
it
12. Question: Would you be open to discussing of adding this responsible of
internal affairs
a) They would be open to this but the long list of sponsors would
maybe not be
13. Move to extend speakers time by 3 minutes, seconded
a) Time extended
14. Question: Do you think senate as a whole is prepared to take this to
action?
a) Yes
15. Move to extend speakers time by 1 question, seconded
a) Time extended
16. Motion to table until after we see 2016-106, seconded
a) Bill has been tabled
17. Moved to call to question on the bill, seconded
a) Bill passes
Announcements
A. No announcements
Adjournment
A. Lauren moves to adjourn, seconded
1. 8:35 PM