Agenda
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
6:30 p.m. Campbell Dinning Room
Student Life and TechnologyCenter
I. Call to Order
II. Special Business
- Election Results – Rachel Robbins
- President: Annie Slattery
- Vice President: Delaney Roberts
- AP: Zack Hausle
- Sophomore: Graham Senor
- Junior: Neelam Vyas
- Senior: Julia Cook
- Martin: Dylan Ashcraft
- Hardin: Drew Allen
- Couch: Ethan Hill
- Veasey: Lauren Wallis
- Raney: Kris Nickel
- Galloway: Annie Vogt
- Houses: Sreesh Reddy
- Huntington: Peter Hanneman
- Village: Anvesh Kompelli
- Off Campus: Cara Roadarmel
- Questions concerning the Presidential Election:
- Do we have numbers?
- They will be posted on the Senate display case
- Looking over election code
- Cannot appoint cabinet/must be approved, technically eligible
- Need to revise the election code
- Desh-5 students may not run for two positions concurrently
- Rachel Robbins—faulty election code?
- “Sketchy”, but the “write-in” campaign did not violate the election code
- Delaney--We must adhere to the code, we cannot work with a hypothetical code
- Violation of Ethics?
- Undermining the election process on campus
- Manipulating loophole?
- Flawed code, not a loophole
- Is it right for Executive members to endorse candidates?
- Executives had endorsed candidates during the election week, and for many years Exec members have endorsed candidates.
- Emily Canon
- Interesting disparity that this protest did not come up until after the elections, and not earlier in the week
- Dean
- Flaws only found out through practice
- Reasonable code, must adhere to it
- Blake—what we send out is important to everyone, respond, read etc.
- Transparency is not a one way road
- Ethan
- Annie/her campaign had access to the Student Activities Suite, is this fair?
- All students have access to this suite until midnight
- Nothing was printed after midnight
- Ethan—but certain people involved in the campaign have keys/access that not all students have
- Motion to approve
- Zack
- Dylan
- Mike
- Annie
- Lauren
- Hunter
- Graham
- Gabe
- Megan
- Anvesh
- Kate
- Emily
- Trey
- Blake
- Alyssa abstains
- No objections
- Motion passes
- Desh temporarily renounces his position for this meeting, Gabe assumes executive chair.
- Adelia--Salads
- If you want to keep the tossed salad thing in the caf, or make it a more regular option, PLEASE GIVE FEEDBACK TO MIKE FLORRY!
- Mike—still sneakers on the electric wires at Front Street
- “we are hood and we’re proud”—Hunter
- Dean’s looking into it
III. Announcements andConstituent Concerns
- Hunter—Can we invite the Green Cart Deli to sporting events?
- Seniors –can we have an additional 24 hours to move out?
- Will grant extensions to out of state students/other extenuating circumstances, however it is difficult for logistical/staffing reasons to allow seniors to stay longer.
- Courtney
- Art major’s are having difficulty finding an on-campus venue for their Senior show, that can accommodate all seniors
- The show is over a long period of time
- Village is too expensive
- Can’t use Hulen because the bathrooms aren’t functional
- Trieschman is too small
- Mills Library is WAY too small
- Cannot find a good off campus space
- Possibility for short term: progressive art show throughout campus
- Mike--Combine with a new party space (future)
- Dean: those talking about the colleges 10 year plan have proposed an art gallery/ similar space
- Also talking about a Barn space for a bike revolution and art workshops (perhaps this could also be a space to exhibit art)
- IF YOU HAVE IDEAS SEND THEM COURTNEY’S WAY
IV. Departmental LiaisonReports
V. Committee Reports
- Campus Kitty with Malena Outhay
- Social Committee with Will Phillips
- Paintball on Saturday, SIGN UP
- FORMAL
- Success!
- If you are missing a coat or a pair of shoes check out the student activities office
- Over 1000 student wristbands, 80-90 guests
- Courtney—foam party photographs
- Bruce and CJ shooting for SoCo
- Someone else shooting?
- Don’t encourage outside photographers
- Lauren—Can the SoCo party unofficial lost and found be moved to the SoCo office? Easier to have things in the Student Activities office because this door is open/Tonya and Brent are there throughout the day, making lost items easier to claim.
- Academic Policy with LaRonda Mitchell
- Collegiate Center
- Collegiate Center: trying to create a timeline/going through proposals next week before the next faculty meeting
- CW is DONZO (if you want to keep your CW credit, current students can abide by the old Catalog)
- Faculty discussed how students are not abiding by the smoking policy
- Dylan—Perhaps dropping the fine amount to around $10 could be more effective?
- Financial Committee with Clay Christian
- Discretionary Request: MDC
- Complete DAO weeks schedule, master cal, budget,
- DAO week scheduled April 16th
- Will send in a more detailed proposal
- Motion to accept clay’s recommendation to table the request
- Motion passes (no abstentions or opposition)
- Committee on Everything Awesome with Dean Jim Wiltgen
- Village furniture
- Most colleges provide furniture (our model is odd)
- Comes out of a budgetary restriction
- The college wants to rent out the Village in the summer to those who come for conferences, but this is difficult because there is no furnityre.
- Helps college operational costs
- Moving furniture is a burden on the building
- Squatters can choose to keep their furniture, keep this rule going until there are no longer residents with their own furniture
- Twin size beds?
- Probably
- Senate: Students would prefer larger beds, that’s one of the perks of living in an apartment.
- Other furniture: Bar stools, desk, dresser, bed, chair, couch, loveseat, coffee table, end table
- Situations where students aren’t squatters but already have furniture, there will be SOME flexibility
- Where should constituents go with questions?
- Dean will get back to us.
- Doubling up—over-crowders will get a break on housing!
- Meal plan
- Decision to revamp the caf/make hours better reflect the lives of college students has been pushed back another year.
- Come meet the football couch candidates!
- Media Committee with Courtney Johnson
- Log Cabin
- Went and spoke with them everything seemed fine, editor called to follow up and the woman she talked to no longer works there. Printing will be late, they do not consider us a high priority or “hot ticket item”.
- Courtney refuses to continue to use them (rightly so!), although the cost will increase
- Current printer’s editions unacceptable/poor reflection of us
- Trying to increase the quality
- Environmental Concerns Committee with Emily Canon
- Glass bottles ONLY IN ECC recycling bins!
- Especially Mill St. street recycling bins
- Contact Emily with recycling questions
- Multicultural Development Committee with Anna Roane (interim)
- Communications Committee with Adelia Shiffraw
- Large turnout at the Debates, thanks everyone for coming and helping!
- Volunteer Action Committee with Rachel Robbins
- Email Rachel for information about Service Saturday
- React to Film: The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom – March 7, 7:30, Mills C
- Pericles Forum on the film – March 8
- Student and Academic Concerns Committee with Daniel Williams and LaRonda Mitchell
- Committee on Committees with Gabe Breshears
- Open filing for:
- Treasurer
- Social Committee Chair
- Media Committee Chair
- Environmental Concerns Committee Chair
- Multicultural Development Committee Chair
- Email Delaney Roberts for an application
- Unsung Heroes
- Tammy Wilson, Miss Cookie, Janina Heird
- Winner was chosen and will be announced at a later date
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- Executive Committee with Desh Deepak
- Shirttails Committee Document
- Motion to table revision
- Motion accepted no objections or abstentions
VII. New Business
VIII. Adjournment