Student Senate Minutes
April 13, 2009 (Part II)

I. General meeting of the Student Senate was called to order by Speaker Hogan at 6:51 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
	D. Guests of Honor
	E. Membership Issues
	F. Appointments/Administration of the Oath
		- Speaker Elections – One applicant, Tom Hogan.
			- Hogan – Learned a lot about how Senate works over the past 				year. Tried to streamline Senate meetings through parli pro and 				would like to stay in the position.
			- Esfeld – Are there any things you would like to change next 				year?
			- Hogan – Would like to do a better job with the agenda and 				timeliness by utilizing ex comm. Wants to encourage members to 				know the standing rules better. 
			- Closed session.
			- Approved.
		- Pro-temp Appointments – Libby Piel as secretary and Philip Gilmor as 			treasurer. Approved. 
	G. Changes/Approval of the agenda
III. Executive Reports
	A. Secretary – Attendance policy and other good stuff.
	B. Treasurer – No report.
	C. President – Welcome. Excited for the next year. Has a sheet for suggestion box 	sign ups. Applications will be up starting tonight so encourage others to apply. 	Fill out the new contact list.
	D. Vice President – Recruit friends for associate positions! 
IV. Auxiliary Reports
	A. Faculty Advisor – Dr. Scott Alberts is a professor of statistics and the current 	faculty advisor. His office is always closed session so feel free to stop by and 	chat. Senate works well when it is full. There are five big committees that need 	chairs as well as a few other leadership positions. Please consider applying. The 	university is at a crucial time right now. It is your job to represent all the students. 	You need to get out and talk to them. Disagreeing about things isn’t necessarily a 	bad thing. Get to know each other. Go out to dinner. This is the period where we 	consider changes to the standing rules. 
	B. Staff Advisor – Laura Bates is the director of the CSI. Please feel free to stop 	by and visit. Looks forward to working with everyone this year. 
	C. BOG – Applications for Cody’s position will be open this Wednesday. 
	D. Speaker – Keep eyes open for a handout. Tom will type up all Senate 	precedents so you get a rough idea of how meeting run. Skim the standing rules 	and constitution. 
V. Committee Reports
	A. Academic Affairs
	B. External Affairs Chairwoman
	C. Student Affairs
		i. Campus Diversity
		ii. Campus Environment
	D. Technology
	E. Other Reports
		i. Historian
		ii. Communications Director
		iii. Webmaster
		iv. Ethics Justice
		v. Recruitment
		vi. Legislative Director
		vii. Constitutional Review
VI. Old Business
VII. Money Motions
	A. Hayes – Moves that no more than $60 be spent no later than May 1, 2009 on a 		gavel for President Esfeld.
		- Approved. 
VIII. First Readings
IX. Discussion Items
	A. Flanagan – Moves 10 minutes of discussion time concerning change of 	meeting time.
		- Hayes – Brought this discussion item last week. Does not find this an 			“appetizing” time to hold meetings. If we want to have members of the 			Greek community in Senate, our meetings conflict with theirs. Does not 			like having meetings at the end of breaks. Tonight there are several people 		who are not here. Would like to have Senate meetings during the week 			perhaps on Tuesdays.
		- Serroque – What are the current meeting times? (Sundays from 6-8 PM)
		- Robinson – All for it for reasons stated but concerned about finding a 			week night where everyone can meet. 
		- Hayes – Understands but there will never be an ideal night to meet. 			Which is the least bad?
		- Hemmelgarn – What about earlier on Sunday afternoons? (Nope)
		- McCaherty – Sundays are bad for Greeks.
		- Alberts – There are a lot more classes on Monday night. Some schools 			meet during a class hour.
		- Flanagan – Keeping the time at 6 it won’t hurt too many organizations on 		Monday or Tuesday. 
		- Sumter – If it was during a class hour it would theoretically be a class. 
		- Hayes – Suggests taking a straw pull or doodle survey. 
	B. Flanagan – Moves 15 minutes of discussion time concerning BOG 	appointments. Closed session. 
X. Other New Business
	A. Hayes – Moves the first reading of a resolution in recognition of the 	Presidency of Anna Elizabeth Esfeld. 
		- Passes 9 – 0 – 0. 
	B. Flanagan – Moves the first reading of resolutions in recognition of seniors 	Leigh Wickell, Hannah Hemmelgarn, Allyson Summers and Suzanne Russell.
		- Passes 9 – 0 – 0.
XI. Announcements
	A. If you are planning on using Senate as your scholarship job, contact Laura.
	B. Keep Senate office clean.
	C. Be on the look-out for the end of the year Senate party announcement.

Meeting adjourned at 7:50 PM.
Respectfully submitted by Secretary Piel on April 13, 2009.