Stetson University Student Government Association
(Meeting Minutes: Wednesday, October 15, 2008)
(7:00pm, Rinker Auditorium)
Quorum Established? yes
How many voting members present? 78
Were any others present? Jeannie Dellutro
Proceedings:
1 The meeting was called to order at 7:03pm by Will Grauel
2 The minutes of the last meeting (September 24, 2008) were approved.
Executive Reports:
President, Drew Glasnovich
 Presidential Search updates
 AFICU this weekend
 Rationale for veto of S.8
Vice President, Will Grauel
 Read President Glasnovich’s veto of S.8
Secretary of Communication, Katie Peterson
 Some of you have four absences – you will be hearing from Senator St. Jean about
review hearings soon;
 Only members of Exec are allowed to send emails through Blackboard; if you need to
relay information to Senate either send it to me as an announcement for Senate to be
included in the minutes, or if it is urgent, send it to me so that I can email it; this pertains
to members of cabinet as well.
 Yield time to Director DeBevoise:
Community Relations, as provided by Director of Community Relations Hannah DeBevoise
 No report
Secretary of Finance, Andrew Davis
 The budget will be posted and updated in Blackboard, under Course Documents > SGA
Budget > SGA Budget 08-09. The budget will be updated and posted periodically. At any
time you can request the most up-to-date copy of the budget by emailing me at
adavis2@stetson.edu.
 MONEY FACT OF THE WEEK: There is more Monopoly money printed in a year, than
real money printed throughout the world. The amount of money in a Monopoly game is
$15,140.
 Yield time to Director Heisner:
SAFAC, as provided by Director of SAFAC Abbie Heisner, as provided by Secretary Davis
o SAFAC Hearing tonight; email safac@stetson.edu with questions
Secretary of Student Involvement, Taylor Smith
 No report
 Yield time to Director Hicks:
First Year Students, as provided by Director of First Year Students Matt Hicks
 Haunted Walk is next Friday; need 35-40 people to work and participate
 Sent around sign-up sheet for people interested in helping with Haunted Walk
 Email with any questions
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:
 Sen. Schmitt motions to override veto of S.8
o Roll call vote; motion to override veto of S.8 fails
Old Business:
 None
New Business:
 Sen. St. Jean introduced “Parking Decal Fee” Resolution
 Parliamentarian Lynch introduced “Online Voting” Resolution
 Sen. Avedanke introduced “Clamshell Collection Bins” Resolution
 Sen. Avedanke introduced “Clamshell Tracking System” Resolution
Committee Reports:
Academic Affairs, as provided by Chair Kameron St. Clare
 No report; meetings will resume on Tuesday
Campus Life, as provided by Chair Kathryn Arblaster;
 Good meeting attendance
 Encourage others to attend meetings
Finance and the Budget, as provided by Chair Abbie Heisner
 Committee meeting Thursday @ 5:30pm in CUB 204
Policy Reform, as provided by Temporary Chair Ryan Lynch
 Committee meeting Thursday @ 9pm in CUB 204
 Discussed Anti-Smoking Resolution; bill postponed indefinitely
 Applicants for Chair position will be contacted soon
Residential Living, as provided by Chair Derek Jansante
 Talk about Clamshells, the Clamshell Bill and reasons for the resolution
 Made changes to specify our support
 Met with Justin Williams about changes in Housing and Residential Life

Meeting tomorrow (10/16) with the Mission and Vision Statement Committee for
Housing and Residential Life.
Ethics and Values, as provided by Chair Akeel St. Jean
 Review hearings for Senate attendance coming up
Open Discussion:
 Sen. Levine – you vote for your constituencies, not for yourself
 Sen. Deaton – the Senate supports the Clamshell Resolution, but reminds that it did not
pass last year
 Sen. Jansante – clarifies that there was no Clamshell Resolution last year; you are not
required to return your Clamshell, you can keep it and clean it yourself
 Sen. Avedanke – passing a resolution for a flawed system reflects poorly on the SGA
 Sen. St. Jean – addresses Sen. Jordan in reference to her article in The Reporter
Announcements:
 NightCap will be having Zen at Ten this Friday night in Nightlights. There will be free
massages, facials and sushi.
 SGA will not be participating in Greenfeather
 FLA guest speaker Oct, 20 in LBC Board Room at 5:30pm; Bill Vogs; Cultural credit
available
 Presidential Debate Watching Party in Rinker Auditorium at 9pm in Rinker Auditorium
tonight
 BCM free lunch every Tuesday from 1:15-2
 Vespers every Thursday at 6:30pm in Allen Hall
 Pancakes every Friday from 9-11am
 Play in Pink Weekend this weekend for athletics; soccer, softball, and volleyball games;
wear pink- if you wear pink you get entered in a raffle
 Panhellenic Recruitment is this Thursday-Sunday
 Bid Day on Sunday – come support fellow Senators@ 1:30pm
 Greenfeather meetings are at 5:15pm on Mondays
 College Republicans meet tomorrow in Elizabeth Hall
The meeting adjourned at 8:06 PM
The minutes were recorded by Secretary of Communication, Katie Peterson