WSU-SOM Student Senate
Agenda for 8/17/2010
I.
Welcome
a. Quorum. 18:00
II.
Approve minutes from August 3, 2010. DEFERRED to next meeting
III.
Special Guests. NONE
IV.
Executive Board Officer Reports
a. Andy Isaacson. NTR
b. Julie Kado.
i. Reassigned committees to balance the number of students from each
class in each committee. Abscences will count towards the members
senate attendance/absences
c. Rachel Shields . NTR
d. Maxwell Mayer. NTR
e. Michelle Smith. Student orgs encouraged to seek main campus funds.
f. Mark Shamoun. NTR
V.
New Business
a. Parisi Meeting. Discussed questions
i. Testing format for 1st and 2nd years. Does not resemble STEP style
questions
1. Q banks are available for instructors from nbme. $$$$$$
2. Course grades. Exam score reporting
ii. Transcripts. Shelf retakes reported as “satisfactory after re-exam”
should this be changed to minimize or eliminate.
iii. What is a z-score
iv. Dr. Speece. Problems with records and registration. Essentially,
every student has legitimate complaints that staff in that office
behave d in unprofessional manner.
v. Online drop box for complaints
vi. Clinical Campus evals. Move towards on-line to cut-down response
time.
vii. Electives. Policy of three rotations in each specialty, change?
viii. Loan forgiveness. Work for NFP for 3 years. How will DMC
privatization effect.
ix. Piano tuning. For student rec room.
x. Weighting Z-scores. Are they related to credit hours?
xi. Automatic honor score for course exams.
xii. MAC friendly campus. Auto updates.
xiii. ALS certification for incoming first years.
xiv. Financial Aide disbursements.
xv. Power supply for notebooks in Lecture halls.
xvi. List serve
xvii.
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xix.
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xxii.
xxiii.
xxiv.
FREE COFFEE
Counseling and student affairs complaint.
CC LOTTO STUDENT RELOCATION (Malinda to ask parisi)
YEAR 3. Electives, and late notice, probably related to records and
registration
WC PATCH CONTEST. Project for 1st year senate.
FMG’s and PA students. at Sinai Grace. To many students for too few
surgical cases.
24hr. med school LIBRARY hours.
UPDATE FLASH PLAYER for electronic media!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
VI.
Old Business
a. OSR election
i. Question. What was that attracted you to the OSR position.
ii. Question. What is your understanding of the position
iii. Question. Can you speak to one project or one goal for the year.
iv. Question (MS). What was it that attracted you to the OSR position
v. Question (AI) What rotation.
vi. (Candidate) Dan Nguyen. MS4
vii. (Candidate) John Malleis. MS4
viii. Closed discussion
ix. Kevin taliaferro move to Vote
x. Mark Shamoun 2nd
xi. vote
VII.
Standing Committee Reports
a. Budgeting/Fundraising> Budget approval. Should have about 6k for student
orgs. Retreat budget cut to 800 from 1600. Overall reduce expenses and
increase student org funding. Money may be reallocated to more town hall
meetings
i. Discussion about town hall meetings. Alternative locations discussed
to decrease cost.
ii. Kyle Fletka motion to approve
iii. Mark Shamoun 2nd
iv. Vote
v. Budget APPROVED
b. Career Advisory
c. Communications
d. Constitution
e. Curriculum
f. External Affairs
g. Financial Aide/Insurance
h. Social
VIII.
OSR Report
A. Rebecca Kornas
IX.
Class Reports
a. Brandon Mancini – Class of 2011
i. White coat collections
b. Melinda Schaller – Class of 2012
i. Post-shelf bbq
ii. Clinical campus representative meeting
iii. Closed Certificate of Deposit; funds returned to class acct.
c. Nick Morelli – Class of 2013
i. First post exam $1000.00
ii. Big sib lunch
X.
Adjourn (next meeting August 31, 2010)
a. 19:58