Student Senate Minutes
January 25, 2009

I. General meeting of the Student Senate was called to order by Speaker Hogan at 6:07 PM.
	A. Absent from the meeting were members:
	B. Also attending the meeting was:
II. Preliminary Items
	A. Roll Call
	B. Corrections/Approval of the minutes
	C. Gallery introductions/business - INDEX
	D. Guests of Honor
	E. Membership Issues
	F. Appointments/Administration of the Oath
		- Hogan - Appoints representative to RHA. Approved. 
	G. Changes/Approval of the agenda
III. Executive Reports
	A. Secretary - No report.
	B. Treasurer - Discussing budget later tonight. 
	C. President - Will give presentation tonight that will be given at this week’s 	presidential roundtables. They are Monday at 8 in the Alumni Room and 	Thursday at 6 in the activities room. Developed a list of required events 
			- EOY
			- One of JoEllen’s Roundtables
			- Lobby Day on February 7th/Storm the Capitol
			- The Big Mix
			- An unannounced election event
	All president’s of all organizations have been invited to attend the roundtables. 	There have been very few responses. Thinking about opening it up to all students. 	The following week there will be dorm presentations MO & BNB in MO Hall at 	7. Tuesday Ryle at 7. Thursday WCS and Centennial in C-hall Main lounge at 7. 	February 18th and 19th will be traveling to Jefferson City for MHEC. 
	D. Vice President - Happy to see new people. Contacted Americorp and SOC 	head. What type of events would you like to see? 
IV. Auxiliary Reports
	A. Faculty Advisor - Faculty were getting together to raise extra money for the 	potential fee. Now they are dedicating it to current scholarships. Working on 	faculty fundraising for the new student loan program. Lots of faculty do not feel 	the governor’s statement is a good one. Too many “if then” statements. Start 	thinking about next year. We need more bodies on the body. 
	B. Staff Advisor - Thanks those present at visit day. Jill Graves thought about 	dropping that portion of the day, but this year was the best turn out she’s had. 	Everyone has been approved for scholarship hours. 
	C. BOG - Everyone got the announcement about Governor Nixon and the budget. 	No other schools in Missouri knew about it. The State of the State address will be 	Tuesday. In St. Louis this weekend for the Foundation Board retreat. They are in 	charge of fundraising and our 30 million dollar campaign. Foundation 	scholarships will not have enough money to pay out this year. The Foundation 	Board is looking for ways to be more relevant to students. If you have ideas, let 	Cody  know. February 7th is the next BOG meeting. Next Sunday will have a list 	of agenda items. Lizz is presenting at the February 7th meeting. If there are things 	that you would like to be presented, email Lizz.
	D. Speaker - Constitution and standing rules are updated and up. Will update the 	minutes section of the website.
V. Committee Reports
	A. Academic Affairs - Trying to get the survey up as an announcement on 	Truview. 
	B. External Affairs - Sending out an email with Storm the Capitol dates. It is on 	February 25th. Met with Dr. Young this week about issues for Storm the Capitol. 	Will send a mass email to the poli sci department to stir up interest.
	C. Student Affairs - First roundtable with Res Life and RHA at 6 PM in the CSI 	commons area on Wednesday. Would love to have 6 senate people there. 
		i. Campus Diversity - Still working on Diversity Week and the Progressive 		Dinner. Goal is to include all of the different countries represented here at 			Truman. 
		ii. Campus Environment - Putting together a survey about efficiencies. The 		Green tab will be up on Truview soon. Out door recycling bins will be 			here soon. Double sided printing is happening in the upstairs lab of VH. 			Woo. An intern position is available for the President’s Environmental 			Advisory Committee. Talk to Dr. Kelrick or Carl Schneider about it.
	D. Technology
	E. Other Reports
		i. Historian
		ii. Communications Director
		iii. Webmaster
		iv. Ethics Justice
		v. Recruitment
		vi. Legislative Director
		vii. Constitutional Review
		viii. EOY - There was miscommunication over the Index ads. EOY is 			April 2nd. Take some handbills and pass them out. 
VI. Old Business
VII. Money Motions
	A. Esfeld - Moves $200 to be spent no later than March 1st on travel and housing 	for MHEC lobby day.
		- Passed. 
	B. Russell - Moves that no more than $147 be spent on EOY posters and table 	tents to be spent no later than January 30th.
		- Russell - They are up and around campus now.
		- Alyse - Will you have actual posters advertising the day?
		- Russell - Depends on if there is money left in the budget.
		- Passed. 
	C. Russell - Moves that no more than $405 be spent on Index ads to be spent no 	later than January 31st.
		- Esfeld - Bothered that we’re spending money that has already been spent. 		It is also clearly ineffective advertisement.
		- Passed.
VIII. First Readings
IX. Discussion Items
	A. Esfeld - Moves thirty minutes of discussion time for the budget presentation.
		- Esfeld - This slide show is a budget overview as well as what student 			affairs and academic affairs are working on as well as things that students 			can do to help. See slide show on budget website. Feedback?
		- Sumter - 
	B. Gilmor - Moves ten minutes of discussion time over the semester’s budget.
		- Gilmor - Feedback or input?
		- Summers - Discussed removing the budget for the banner.
		- Esfeld - Does not see anything budgeted for a spring retreat.
		- Gilmor - Moves to accept the budget. Accepted. 
X. Other New Business
XI. Announcements
	- Meeting this Sunday at 3 in time for the super bowl. 

Respectfully submitted by Secretary Piel on