Student Senate Minutes

I.	General meeting of the Student Senate was called to order by Speaker Kelchen at 3:08 
A.	Absent from the meeting were members: 
B.	Also attending the meeting was: 
II.	Preliminary Items
A.	Roll Call
B.	Correctioons/Approval of the Minutes
C.	Gallery Introductions/Business : Kyle Hill, Danielle - here to promote a speaker to come and talk about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Confirmed to come Tuesday Feb 13. Requests any kind of funding senate can afford to give for the speaker's honorarium. Needs $200 total. 
		Szewcyk - It would be a good idea if he could inspire people and have a sign up to get people to go down and help out in Louisiana. If you could bring as much information as you can
		by next sunday before we pledge any money. 
D.	Guests of Honor
E.	Membership Issues
F.	Appointments/Administration of Oath
		Crawford - appoints Inga to open Staff Council position. Moves that this be a minor appointment. Approved. Administration of the Oath will be next Sunday.
G.	Changes/Approval of the Agenda
III.	Executive Reports
A.	Secretary
B.	Treasurer
C.	President Crawford
III.	      Auxiliary Reports
A.	Faculty Advisor Alberts 
B.	Staff Advisor Anderson 
C.	BOG Kiddoo
D.	Speaker Van Amburg
IV.	Committee Reports
A.	Academic Affairs
B.	External Affairs Chairwoman
C.	Student Affairs
i.	Campus Diversity Chairwoman
ii.	Campus Environment
D.	Technology
E.	Other Reports
i.	Historian
ii.	Communications Director
iii. Webmaster
iv. Ethics Justice Pierson
v.	 Recruitment
vi. Legislative Director
vii. Constitutional Review
V.	Old Business
	A.  Gerhart - moves resolution 071.004. Resolution to create a New Repeat Policy as an action item.
			- Changes - "Truman States" to "Truman State"
			- Passes 13-0-0
	B. Schulte - moves that Senate vote on Resolution 071.005 the Truman State University Attendance Policy.
			- Passes 9-0-3
	C. Schulte - moves mandatory attendance for University Conference Day on February 7th, 2007.
			Schulte - we need to lead by example
			Bonner - we used to have this mandatory. It was an embarassment to the Senate to have to make it mandatory. If you don't want to do something you should have the right to do what 			you want without being forced.
			Schulte- recently events have had poor senator attendance.
			Crawford - understands that everyone is busy. It is your job to show up at not only senate events, but university events. It is your job to represent the students by attending these 			events and making student opinion heard. You should all be going anyway you don't have classes. We need to be role models for the rest of the students. This is not a day off! This is a 			day to show the university that we care what goes on here!
			Poindexter- does not like to make things mandatory because f we are responsible reps we should willingly go to things that are important to the school. Making this mandatory, 				however, shows the students that Unviersity Conference Day is important.
			Kappel - As senators we all represent our own constituents. Not all of our constituents care about all events. This motion being passed lessens my motivation to go to this in the first 			place. Instead of making this mandatory each person should get their own friends to go to make a bigger impact.
			Bonner - When things were made mandatory, senators quit showing up at all. If you care about the university this should not be mandatory. This will be put in the Index and will not be 			a good example to the student body.
			Khan - This is more like a friendly reminder. Don't see the requirement as a strict rule, but as a reminder.
			Schulte - this would not be an embarassment because it will show that we do want to go and that we are interested. We need to show students how important we think this is and that 			it is important for everyone to attend.
			Abraham - How would you make sure that everyone shows up?
			Szewcyk - was not going to go but Angie showed how important it is and will now go because he thinks it is important not because it is mandatory. 
			Bonner - If you arent responsible enough to remember something on your own and you have to have it be mandatory there is a problem
			Russell - there have been no mandatory events this year
			Wisa- as part of the body that represents students, it is important to show up. You need to consider where your priorities are. This is the first mandatory event we will have in the entire 			year. This is a good idea
			Szewcyk - called the question. 
	Passed. 
VI.	Money Motions
	A. Kappel - moves $102.50 to reimburse Josh Kappel for gas expenses to Washington DC. 
			Kappel - got to see how to organize a lobby day and got to see what is effective and what is not. It was a very informational trip.
			Crawford - notes that she is disappointed in how it was directed to the student body. The Index portrayed that the only reason the trip was taken was to attend an anti-war lobby.
			Poindexter - There is a conflict of interest because members went for another reason besides just learning about lobbying. Cannot support this. 
			Szewcyk - No one wants to read about how Senators went to lobby informational sessions. The reporter only went to the anti-war protest and did not attend any of the lobby day 			activities. This was a beneficial trip because a lot was learned and because of this Storm the Senate will be better than it has ever been.
			Poindexter - if this was a simply educational lobby day, then he would have no problem supporting this but there is a conflict of interest and it is uncomfortable.
			Suzanne - this trip showed exactly how difficult and time consuming it is to set up a lobby.
			Kappel - wants to leave a binder to the Senate about how to lobby and how a legislative director should set things up. If this motion is not passed the binder will not be made.
			Szewcyk and Russel - will talk at Storm the Capitol meetings to share their experiences
			Suzanne - the trip explained how to go about lobbying with this specific issue so it was necessary to go to the lobby event.
			Szewcyk - you can't learn about lobbying without actually lobbying for something. It showed how passionate people will work to change thier government.
		Motion approved. 
VII.	First Readings
VIII.	Discussion Items
IX.	Other New Business
X.		A. Upcoming events (Crawford) - Dr Lance from Health and Exercise science will come on Sunday to talk about Arete (Curriculum section). Please read that section so he can have well informed intelligent student feedback. On the 18th .... will present some arguments about an athletics fee that they want to put on the ballot in April. 
X.	Announcements
	     A. Thanks for signing up for University Conference Day! As soon as she has more information it will be sent out to you. 	
	     B. 
Meeting Adjourned at 3:48
Respectfully Submitted by Secretary Libby Piel
February 4, 2007