SENATE MEETING MINUTES
29th LEGISLATURE
NOVEMBER 8, 2005
I. Call to Order
A. Roll Call
II. Corrections to the Minutes
A. Approval of Minutes
B. Approval of Agenda
- President Levin-Stankevich adds Lt. Carey and Florida
expectations. I will delete Student Union Meeting. Under Old
Business add Pictures.
- Rules Chair Crowley changes Student Bill #5 to Bill #6 and
adds Visual Arts Board.
- EVP Norman adds Resignation.
III. President Levin-Stankevich Report:
A. I will recognize Lt. Carey to give us an update. Lt. Carey states that the snow ban is now in effect. Our bike control season is coming to an end due to the weather. Seeing that we are getting near the end of the semester I probably will not be back to next semester. I would just like to remind everyone to keep an eye on your backpacks. Usually after Thanksgiving there is a increase in theft.
AVP Blake motions to suspend the rules and move into Rules Chair Crowley's report and then Old Business. When we have completed Old Business we will then return to the original order. AVP Buckley 2nd. There are no objections.
IV. Rules Chair Crowley Report:
A. Senator Pro Tem Groover still has not received all the Liaison Reports. Therefore he has put in a change to the constitution to fix the Senate attendance policy as it pertains to liaison reports. Student Bill #6 states that liaison reports not to exceed two groups per senator with no more than two reports a semester. Also, for each liaison report not completed the senator shall receive a ? absence. I have passed out a copy of Student Bill #6 for you to review and this will be voted on next week.
B. Visual Arts Board is here to be re-recognized. I would like to recognize a representative to answer any questions you may have. Floor is open for questions. Rules Chair Crowley states that the Rules Committee would like to make a motion to re-recognize the Visual Arts Board. Vote is taken and passes 19 yeas, 0 nays and 0 abstentions.
C. Election Chair - at the last meeting we stated that Gail Wells has nominated Melisa Dybbro to be the election chair. The floor is open to ask Melisa any questions you may have. Rules Chair Crowley motions to approve Melisa Dybbro as the election chair. Senator Pro Tem Groover 2nd. Vote is taken in reverse order and passes 0 nays, 19 yeas and 0 abstentions.
V. Old Business
A. Commencement Resolution - Michelle Curtis is recognized to speak. Michelle states that the commencement committee will make a recommendation. President Levin-Stankevich states that the E-Board has a meeting with President Howard and he will take the USG Resolution to the meeting.
B. Michelle takes a picture of the Senate for the year book.
VI. President Levin-Stankevich Report:
B. Graduate Giving Program - I handed out a sheet explaining this program. The idea of this program is to include in the graduation packet a donation slip. This slip will be asking our graduation seniors to contribute to the Giving Program. The money will be put in a Alumni fund with a foundation account and 100% will be student allocated. This will be on the table until after the proposed approval. EVP Norman motions to approve the concept of the Giving Program. Senator Brady 2nd. Vote is taken in reverse order and passes 0 nays, 17 yeas and 0 abstentions.
C. Florida expectations - at our next meeting I will have documented for you what I expect from our representatives that are going to the Florida conference. When we get back from the conference we will be reporting to the Senate what we learned and what we got out of the conference.
VII. EVP Norman Report:
A. Attendance has improved. The Senator mail boxes seem to be pretty full, please make sure you check your mail boxes. Sometimes there is information in your mail boxes that you need to know for the Senate meeting.
B. Tim Walter has resigned he will be leaving for Iraq. I will read his resignation letter to you. Tim has left in very good standings.
C. Swear In - Student at Large Donique Mears and Melissa Agard will be sworn in as new Senators.
D. Organization/Corporate Meeting will be held on Friday December 2nd at 3:00 pm in Bulger North. This is a Mandatory meeting.
VIII. Treasurer Myers Report:
A. Buffalo Bills tickets have been reduced to $20.
B. October Budget Committee form. I have passed out a report I have put together regarding organization activities. This report states how many meetings and programs they have had along with the attendance.
IX. Standing Committee Reports
A. AVP Blake Academic Report:
- Banquet Committee - I will be passing around a sign up sheet
if you would like to be on the committee. The banquet will be
at the end of April.
B. AVP LaFontaine Community
Relations Report:
- Bowling is scheduled for after the Senate meeting next
week.
C. AVP Buckley Sports &
Recreation Report:
- Texas Hold'em will be held on Thursday November 10th at 7:00
pm in the Game Room.
D. AVP Clarke Student Life Report:
- President Round Table is scheduled for tomorrow night. If I
do not have a good turn out I am thinking of making it mandatory.
- NFTA Committee will be having a meeting next Thursday at 5:30 pm in
the Senate Chambers.
- Family Feud will be held on November 30th at 7:00 pm in the Game
Room. You have to sign up to play.
E. Senator Pro Tem Groover Report:
- Liaison Reports - a memo was put in the Senator mail boxes that did
not hand in their reports. I am asking the Senate if they can
give me some feed back as to why it is so hard to get these reports
to me.
- Game Room Committee meetings are every Tuesday at 6:30 pm in the
Game Room.
- Food Service Committee - I am talking to Sodexho and Tim Ecklund
and we are trying to change the November date to the 1st week in
December.
X. New Business - None
XI. Constituents Questions/Announcements
A. President Levin-Stankevich states that within the next month or 2 the Record will be writing an article on what USG is doing.
B. AVP LaFontaine states that the Chemistry Club won the shopping cart float.
C. Treasurer Myers thanks his budget committee for meeting every week.
XII. 2nd Roll Call
XIII. Meeting adjourned