Student Senate

Minutes 4.24.2007

 

Agenda

Tuesday April 24, 2007

6:30 p.m. Mills Library

 

I. Call to Order

 

II. Special Business

·         Alex Rock – apology for racist flyer on April 1st.

 

III. Announcements and Constituent Concerns

·         Harper wants rocks in A-Frame and Clifton.

·         Fix the door in Library that will not shut and continuously beeps.

 

IV. Departmental Liaison Reports

·         Dishes policy – remains a ResLife policy and will stay in its entirety… Still a problem though, so Will Green has a meeting with John Omolo tomorrow (Wednesday, April 25, 2007) to figure things out.  Jessica Estes will be joining him as Houses Senator.

·         Requests to be quiet from students and administration (including Physical Plant)

 

V. Committee Reports

  • Executive Committee with Will Green
    • Last Tuesday in August 2007 will be the next Senate meeting.
    • WAC opens mid to late July
      • 200 members from community will be allowed to join at first
      • 3:30-5:30 are times set aside JUST FOR STUDENT USE!
  • Multicultural Development Committee with James Murray
    • MDC Chair Executives
      • James Murray – Chair
      • Co-Chair – Courtney Chitwood
      • Secretary – Kelly Zalocusky
      • Treasurer – Shamus Ridgell
      • Ronni Laizure – Historian
      • Co-Directors of Publicity
        • Rachel Johnson (first semester)
        • Kelly Hill (second semester)
  • Social Committee with Sam Jackson
    • Movie showing in the Burrow Sunday night – Study Break (May 6th) at 7:00 p.m.
      • Casino Royale, Running with Scissors, Children of Men
    • Rachael Carnes is Secretary
  • Media Committee with Mandy Munoz/Megan Wooley
    • Interviews for new Media Committee members was last Thursday.  Results:
      • Chris Zachau – KHDX Station Manager
      • Allen Groue – Program Director
      • Rainey Gibson – Profile
      • Jordan Kennedy – Troubadour
      • Miles Murphy – Aonian Editor
      • Kelsey Steele – Aonian Managing Editor
      • Kelsey Steele - Profile Managin Editor
      • No applicants for Associate Editor so Media Committee can get new elections next year
    • Thursday, April 26, 2007 – 4:30 in Murphy House – Aonian debut
    • Mary Kate Crumpler – seniors, send your pictures and what-not for the Troubadour!!!
  • Council on Residence Life with Robert Fureigh
    • Ballots and Hall Rosters going out tomorrow
    • Dorms can wait and not have elections until next year if they choose to do so
  • Campus Kitty with Hina Mehta
  • Environmental Concerns Committee with Maggie McKinney
  • Academic Policy with Katie Pearce
    • Possibly something to bring up… Please put in notes:  How involved should an advisor be?  Set the criteria for advisors, especially freshman year?
  • Student and Academic Concerns Committee with BJ Fogleman and Katie Pearce
  • Finance Committee with Samantha Bode
    • Discretionary proposals?
      • Fundraiser for T-Shirts from German Club – APPROVED ($780.50)
      • Phi Beta Lambda for National Conference in Chicago – APPROVED ($3,000.00)
  • Communications Committee with Lin Poff
  • Committee on Committees with Shlok Vaidya

 

VI. Unfinished Business

 

VII. New Business

·         Budget (See Below)

 

VIII. Adjournment until August 28-ish, 2007

 

Clean up:  Houses, Apartments, Off-Campus


BUDGET – As compiled by Finance Committee and approved by Student Senate on April 24, 2007.

 

CCM - $200

SHARP/HIVE - $750

Alpha Psi Omega - $400

ACS - $0

Phi Beta Lambda - $100

MDC - $11,800

KHDX - $27,000

Psych Club - $200

HBS - $675

Profile - $18,000

Future Investors - $550

Model UN - $600

RLC - $790

Chess Club - $750

Welcome Week - $1,500

VAC - $1,000

SoCo - $100,300

Aonian - $10,000

Young Democrats - $1,075

Judo Club - $500

FCA - $75

Beekeeping - $795

SBC - $2,230

ECC - $2,110

Frisbee - $7,500

Troubadour - $40,000

Senate - $3,700

German - $0

 

 

Discretionary Fund - $76,750 (of which $500 is emergency funding for Welcome Week)

  • Food/Refreshments - $10,000
  • Copying Supplies/Sam’s Club - $5,000

 

Salaries - $30,650

 

 Discretionary Estimate at $340,000