Stetson University Student Government Association
(Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, September 17, 2008)
(7:00pm, Rinker Auditorium)
Quorum Established? yes
How many voting members present? 85
Were any others present? Deborah Thompson, Erica Saviuk, Nestor de Armas, Andrea Coggins
Proceedings:
1 The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm by Will Grauel
2 The minutes of the last meeting (September 17, 2008) were approved.
Executive Reports:
President, Drew Glasnovich
 Met with Dr. Beasley to discuss bills that were passed last year that have yet to be
implemented;
o Tennis court lights to be redone within 10 days
o Hate speech – pursuing a more concrete policy to be included in student
handbook
 Meeting tomorrow with athletic company to discuss proposed limitations on student
tickets at Stetson athletic events
 New SGA ads featured biweekly in The Reporter
Vice President, Will Grauel
 Committees have been decided; please reply to Committee chairs right away to set up
meeting times; average committee size is ~20 members
 Recognition sheets from previous Senates
 If you have a committee form, in front of you, please fill them out; if you have an
application, please fill it out so you can be added to the roster
 Non Stetson emails – we are going to use your Stetson.edu email address for all Senate
communication
 Yield to Nestor de Armas, Chairman of Presidential Search Committee
o Presidential Search: ad placed last May in several journals for higher education
(targeting minorities); recommendations and nominations; ~70 candidates
o 25 top candidates
o Now down to 12 candidates
o Eventually will have 3 finalists to meet with students, faculty, and administration
o On track to hire president by early 2009
o Refer to Presidential Search Brochure for more information:
http://www.stetson.edu/other/presidentialinfo/page1.php
Secretary of Communications, Katie Peterson
 Committee chairs remember to have all old business to me by midnight on Sunday
 Yield time to Director DeBevoise:
Community Relations, as provided by Director of Community Relations Hannah DeBevoise
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We are working on new stickers
Lots of new businesses are interesting in being added to the program
Updated list will be available within the next week
Secretary of Finance, Andrew Davis
 Budget will be in new business
 Yield time to Director Heisner:
SAFAC, as provided by Director of SAFAC Abbie Heisner
 New on-campus purchasing policy for SAFAC funding; you must go through
SAFAC office first to fill out authorization form
Secretary of Student Involvement, Taylor Smith
 Senate Meet & Greet on Oct. 2 6-7:30pm
 Involvement Coordinating Team Meeting this Thursday at 6pm in Hollis Center
Class room to work on logistics of Adopt and Angel
 We need to select a Greenfeather liaison
 Yield time to Director Hicks:
First Year Students, as provided by Director of First Year Students Matt Hicks
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update on the book swap
I will be having a meeting with Rosalie tomorrow to discuss upcoming events.
FYS Team will be meeting next week – preferably before Wednesday to plan
Haunted Walk
Traffic Appeals Board, as provided by Chair Manzura Talipova
 No report
Intercollegiate Relations, as provided by Director of Intercollegiate Relations Robert Gilbert
 No report
Special Orders:
o Nominations for Senator President Pro Tempore
 Senator Lanza
 Senator Jacobson
 Senator J. Snyder
 Senator Deaton
Old Business:
 none
New Business:
 Senator Jansante introduced Clam Shell bill
 Secretary Davis introduced the 2008-2009 SGA budget
 Senator Schmitt introduced Anti-Smoking Bill bill
Committee Reports:
Academic Affairs, as provided by Chair Kameron St. Clare
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working on a meeting time, please email kst.clar@stetson.edu
we have also begun to interface with Student Involvement on iTunesU
Campus Life, as provided by Chair Kathryn Arblaster
 meet after Senate to determine committee meeting time
 meeting with Dean Tovar this week; starting a bill this week
Finance and the Budget, as provided by Chair Abbie Heisner
 Committee is receiving budget from executive committee soon
 Emailing committee members later to meet next week to determine meeting time
Policy Reform, as provided by Chair Marissa Pilson
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Committee Meeting time is still in the works & once we meet we'll work on the
amendment
Meeting with Jeannie next Wednesday to discuss creating a basic constitution that
campus organizations can use as an outline & also creating a "How to write a
constitution" for organizations
Creating a subcommittee to work on the campus organization basic constitution &
how to guide
Residential Living, as provided by Chair Derek Jansante
 Meeting with Justin Williams to talk about new structure for Dept. of Housing and
Residential Life (emailed out in Student Announcements)
 Possibilities for future of Nemec Hall – renovations to occur next semester
 Research into new types of special interest housing (i.e., Wellness, International, FirstYear)
 Structural changes for applications and training for RAs
 Fraternity housing for next semester will be ready for the spring 09 semester
 Clam shells are officially on order – starting with 17 dozen
 Environmental Responsibility committee is sponsoring mugs for $10 to go toward ERC;
to be available in C-Store, Kiosk, and Commons
 Cyber Café – working to get in touch with Dean Shriner and auxiliary services
 Possibility of discount at Coffee Kiosk and Hat Rack for “bring your own mug”
 Dumpster issue – Waste Management sold our region to another company so the
dumpsters are finally going to be removed
Ethics and Values, as provided by Chair Akeel St. Jean
 Check your emails to work out a committee meeting time
 Several pieces of legislation, including Bioplastics Bill, to discuss
 Please stay after Senate for a brief meeting
Open Discussion:
 Senator Avedanke recognizes Andrea Coggins
 Erica Saviuk recognizes Katie Peterson for her work as Secretary of Communication
Announcements:
 Model UN meeting will be tomorrow in CUB 204 at 8pm
 Phi Alpha Delta will begin info sessions next Monday, September 26
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Law Fair is Wednesday Sept. 24 from 5-7pm
Alpha Kappa Psi Fall Fundraiser (Krispy Kreme donuts $6/dozen for one box, $5/dozen
for additional boxes)
Panhellenic is sponsoring Death by Chocolate tonight from 7:30-9:30pm
ITS Day this Friday from 3-5pm
NightCap this Friday at 10pm featuring local bands
Vice President Thompson and Dean Nance are good people to talk to about the
Presidential search
College Democrats meeting Thursday at 6pm in Elizabeth Hall
International Peace Day this Sunday; OSAPE is celebrating on Monday, come make tshirts at UVA on Saturday at 2pm; tabling at the Commons on Monday
College Republicans meeting Thursday at 7pm in Elizabeth Hall 315
Alpha Xi Delta Philanthropy Week is next week (events include 5K, fashion show, and
Pizza Palooza)
IFC is tabling in front of the commons next week – stop by if you’re interested in signing
up for recruitment
The next Greenfeather Meeting will be 5:15pm on Monday, September 22 in the Hollis
Center Classroom
Sigma Phi Epsilon’s 8th Annual “Rock Against Cancer” is Saturday, October 4 at 4pm
The meeting adjourned at 8:02pm
The minutes were recorded by Secretary of Communications, Katie Peterson