Senate Agenda: 5:30 p.m. Ed2N-2307
Call to Order: 5:30 PM
President’s Announcements: Chelsea Mitchell
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How to get Senate approval/money: interdisciplinary (+3 schools), no money for
food and an idea of how you will sustain your club in the future
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Retreat: awesome, everyone bonded
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Discussed compensation for Senators. If there are questions, please email
erin.henderson@ucdenver.edu for more information.
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Standing desks?
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Would ASAC funds cover that? Yes – we could either donate the funds or
sponsor it in two smaller classrooms that are high use classrooms? We
can prove that the students love and use them (pilot classroom).
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Find out the most popular rooms – strategic with multiple rooms that
people would use them.
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Electrical in classrooms – they are trying but it still isn’t working. Microwaves –
STILL an issue. We need to investigate this.
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Student spaces: how many people are in favor of having badges (school specific)
to get them into the student spaces?
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Every school gets a student space – it is technically fair but the school of
medicine might not get as much space for the relative amount of people
– so they get 2 rooms and they are the largest spaces.
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Who wants badges for schools?: NOT a lot of people. However, we are
NOT having any more discussions about where school spaces are – they
already know where things are going – there is no more discussions
about where things are – that is student counsel issue
Open meetings vs closed meetings: Dr. Jarvis, school of pharm
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We want to know how much is it being talked about that more Associate
Deans should come to senate? Would more of them come here? A
number of those positions are open on campus – she doesn’t know if
people want to come to the meeting or not, it is mostly an interest level
based thing.
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Our meetings are open now to all students – but if lots of faculty and staff
start coming then senators might not feel comfortable talking about
stuff. Could we have a closed meeting? NO, our constitution says it has to
be open, so we would have to change the constitution. You could always
talk to the eboard if there are issues.
OCSS Announcements:
Guest Speakers:
Women in Stem
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Want to increase the support of women in science and mathematics
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Open to ALL genders
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Why do we need this? 92% of people were concerned about obtaining equal
opportunities in future career
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What have they done: organized panel discussions, hosted workshops, created
STEM outreach opportunities
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Future:
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Panel next week: October 20th from 12-1:00 PM in Krugman conference
Hall
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Interviewing workshop: November 20th from 1-2:30
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Networking with CODA
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January: mine symposium
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Stem outreach campus visit from low-income families: February 2016
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Why they want approval: better provide opportunities for professional
development and STEM outreach
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They are requesting to be recognized as a university-affiliated student org (NO
MONEY)
Questions:
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Is this a national org? NO, if they want national recognition they first must be
recognized on campus.
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How many years? Almost a full year
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Motion to approve: approved.
Karl Davis
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Assistant director of financial aid
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Federal government requires that each school gets written/electric consent for
the school to use tuition money to pay for fees - each student has to do that
before spring – look for email within a week – make election so you don’t have
issues with spring dispersements.
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Federal Perkins loan ended October 1st – there is still some legislation to get it
back (interest free). Any student who has received this loan is still eligible to
receive it if they had it prior to July 15, 2015, but if you have never received it,
then you will no longer be able to receive the loan. The schools are trying to get
it back, as it is one of the few that is subsidized and has no interest, but currently
it has ended.
Questions:
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Before they changed the thing where you sign, the tuition was automatically
paying the fees. Now you must give authorization for those fees to be paid.
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If you have received it before June 30th, you are eligible to get one in 2016 and
2017.
Committee Sessions:
Legislative Affairs- Sara Flubacher
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Women in STEM - Casual Sexism in the Workplace Panel with Dr. Brenda Allen,
Dr. Regina Kilkenny, and Nelie Viveiros (cosponsored by Legislative Committee).
Tuesday, October 20th 12:00pm-1:00pm Krugman Conference Hall. Lunch
provided with RSVP.
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Wednesday, October 28th - Careers in Science club - State Representative Joann
Ginal
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CU Regent Zach Rothmier - will be contacting him and another person running
for a regent position to organize a debate for students to attend on campus
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Leg committee will be contacting Tyler and Heather from last year to get details
about the planning that goes into Advocacy Day in April.
Finance- Mark Maeda
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Fee Review Committee: he still needs students from every school, so if you are
interested let him know!
Diversity- Naveed Hedari
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Amber is leading the diversity graduation – honor and raise awareness for
diverse students (students who feel like they are diverse and contribute to
diversity) – separate graduation event.
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Starting thoughts of Spanish speaking socials – reach out to groups – have food
at those events – at this point just bring in students but then also people from
community.
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This Wednesday is the diversity webinar.
Philanthropy- Cody Glickman
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Self care drive is happening RIGHT now – then they will go to Comitis and
educate the residents on self care items.
Student Life & Affairs- Zach Barrickman
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Haunted house in the works – students would have to put up fees first and get
reimbursed
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November 20th – Hunger Games movie
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Aves game at some point, details to come
Communications- Erin Henderson
Approve minutes, with correction that the retreat ends on SATURDAY **
Adjourn: 7:02 PM