Student Senate Minutes
Wednesday October 12, 2011
I.
Call to Order
II.
Roll Call by Treasurer Kipp
III.
Approval of the Minutes
 Minutes approved
IV.
Student Opinion Time
V.
Officer Reports
A. President Jones
 Please encourage anyone who is interested in applying to be a Justice.
 Student Faculty committee wants to meet to clarify the dead week policy. Check e-mails
if you are on that committee.
 Will not be able to attend KBOR next week. Neither will Jordan. If you are interested in
attending KBOR please let us know. You will leave Tuesday night and leave Topeka
Wednesday evening.
B. Vice President Osborn
 Sign-up sheet for anyone interested in doing Trick-or-Treat for canned goods. It is
sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa.
 Make sure that you record your office hours when you serve them. Make sure to
serve you office hour in one sitting. Do not serve 10 minutes a day to accumulate 60
minutes or some variation thereof.
F. Treasurer Kipp
 Please make sure that the Appendix A is complete when it is turned in.
VI.
Director Reports
A. Academic Affairs Director Ismert
 Found documentation regarding the Dead Week policy. Will be discussing the policy
with Faculty Senate.
 Will be meeting with OIS student reps to talk about new LMS.
 Congratulations to all Homecoming Candidate!
B. Big Event Director Smith
 Will be meeting with Commerce next week to discuss possible Big Event support.
C. Campus Affairs Director Edwards
 Thanks everyone for Light Walk.
 Need one person to sign-up for Pitt Points for the football game this Saturday.
 Presidential Q&A is April 4th at 7 pm in the Crimson and Gold Ballroom.
D. Community Affairs Director Fearmonti
 Chamber Coffee is at 8 tomorrow at Pittsco 917 E. Jefferson.
 Chamber Coffee next week is at Via Christi.
 10 am next Thursday, new business 206 S. Broadway
 Let me know if you wish to help with the Canned Food Drive.
 Can bring canned foods directly to Wesley House.
 Polar Bear Plunge wants SGA to help.
E. Legislative Affairs Director Simoncic
 Suddi’s birthday is today! Happy birthday!
F. Public Relations Director Geier
 No report!
VII.
Committee Reports
 Tobacco Free Campus: Senator Gregory – Committee met last week. Started a
Facebook page. Developed a Twitter as well.
VIII.
Advisor Reports
A. Advisor Adams
 Please refer to Advisors if you have any questions.
B. Advisor Erwin
 Encourage everyone to participate in the remaining HC activities. Congratulations to
all Candidates! Parade will be awesome!
IX. Unfinished Business
X.
New Business
- Resolution 11-16: Great American Smokeout
 Senator Gregory: Resolution will show SGA’s support of a tobacco free campus.
 Senator Wetzel: Moved to adopt.
 Properly moved into second.
 Motion passed.
XI.
Open Forum
 Senator Cruz: What do we have for CCI ideas? A: Director Edwards: We have ideas,
but nothing set in stone.
 Senator Cruz: Need to change the trash bins in Gorilla Crossing. Implement recycle
bins.
 Water refill station on campus. Perhaps in the Student Center.
 SIFE has recycle bins donated to them. Maybe want to meet with them.
 Senator Gregory: Move to table issue to Sustainability Committee.
 Seconded. Will be discuss in Sustainability Committee
 Director Ismert: What is your feedback with the new LMS system?
 Senator Gregory: We should not be held up on the co-curricular transcript issue. If
Canvas is that much better it should be an obvious choice.
 President Jones: SGA has the avenues to bring a co-curricular transcript even if we do
adopt Canvas.
 Senator Kunshek: Regents impressed by the idea of a co-curricular transcript.
 Senator Alomenu: Believe Advanced is better.
 Senator Kunshek: Revisit the poster policy. Should the departments police their own
board?
 Director Ismert: Boards that are not department specific are SGA’s responsibility.
 Senator Mills: I see inappropriate posters all the time. Maybe we can do a better job
policing the boards, such as sending Senators out during their office hours.
 Senator Ward: We are policing already, but we should allow encouraging and positive
messages.
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Senator Stremel: Most bulleting boards are already covered. If we open it up it will just
be a mess.
Director Ismert: Need a centralized free-flow bulletin board. It would be easy to keep
tabs on and remove.
Director Edwards: Likes the idea of free communication. But, we are liable for any
content on the board. Will speak with other universities for ideas.
XII.
Announcements
 Yell like Hell is tomorrow! Bring cans to the food drive!
 Director Fearmonti: 8pm Colonial Fox is showing Beetlejuice.
 Senator Gregory: No committee meeting this week.
 Senator Stremel: Toastmasters meeting tomorrow at 4 in the Varsity Room.
 Senator Dvorak: Viewing areas for the public next week during Extreme Makeover:
Home Edition
XIII.
Adjournment
 Senator Kunshek: Move to adjourn.
 Properly moved into second.
 Motion passed.