Student Senate Minutes
April 20, 2008
*Transitional Meeting*

I. General meeting of the Student Senate was called to order by Speaker Poindexter at 6:00 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 - Hallie Lambert, Kelly Hall, Jamie Menown, 	JR Hladkey
		A. SOC Money Motion - No more than $60 be spent on pear trees for 			Arbor Day 
			- This will be an educational event. The trees will be planted in 				Redbarn Park
			- Approved
	D. Guests of Honor
	E. Membership Issues
	F. Appointments/Administration of the Oath
	G. Changes/Approval of the agenda
III. Executive Reports
	A. Secretary - End of the year reports please
	B. Treasurer - Use the copy log
	C. President - This year has had ups and downs. We started on a down and have 	only gone up. Linear growth. Hopes that everyone is satisfied with the progress 	we have made. We have seen a lot of progress with the bike co-op and professor 	ratings. Continue sustainable student initiatives. Letting students know they have 	a stake in their government will allow Senate to grow as a body. Big year next 	year with the Vision Document and the Student Conduct Code. Enjoyed working 	with each person on Senate. Especially thanks the Executive Committee for all of 	their help. Specifically thanks Libby, Daniel, and Philip. Thanks the advisors for 	always being there for support. Glad to have Laura on the Senate and encourages 	everyone to use her to reach out to new students. Thanks everyone. Thoroughly 	enjoyed everything. Senate Awards:
		1. Incoming Senator of the Year - JoEllen Flanagan 
		2. Organizational Representative of the Year - Garrett Boatright
		3. Associate Senator of the Year - Cassie Phillips
		4. Senator of the Year - Casey Millburg
		5. Committee Chair of the Year - Brett Wiley
		6. President’s Honorary Award - Greg Wisa 
IV. Auxiliary Reports
	A. Faculty Advisor - New BOG Rep! Thanks for being on Senate and helping out 	the students.
	B. Staff Advisor - Met with Dean Gilchrist on Monday about the SOC. There is a 	potentially visible space for them to move to in the SUB in the fall. Wants senate 	to think of a review process for the SOC, a job description for an advisor, and how 	SA should be involved. 
	C. BOG - In awkward phase where he is waiting for official recognition by the 	state. If you would like to contact him his email is cody@truman.edu	
	D. Speaker - It has been an honor to serve as speaker and to work for the students. 	Three pieces of advice 1) Don’t waste money at Walmart 2) Don’t waste time on 	Facebook 3) Don’t waste the ability to make your community a better place. 	Wishes everyone the best in their future endeavors.
V. Committee Reports
	A. Academic Affairs
	B. External Affairs Chairwoman
	C. Student Affairs
		i. Campus Diversity
		ii. Campus Environment - Earth Week is this week. Woo! 					earth.truman.edu. The banner is awesome and is up!
	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
	A. Wisa - HIV Testing
		- Moves that a standing budget of $1000 be approved to fund HIV testing
		- Approved
VII. Money Motions
VIII. First Readings
IX. Discussion Items
X. Other New Business
XI. Announcements

Swearing in of the new President Lizz Esfeld

Student Senate Minutes
April 20, 2008

Swearing in of new members. Woo!

Speaker Election
	- Candidate - Nadia Mozaffar
		- Was tempted to leave student senate after this year due to all of the 			drama and conflict. Decided to stay on Senate as a mediator. Wants to 			encourage new members and work with everyone to make it a cohesive 			unit. She has taken the Parli Pro class here at Truman. She has also been 			the parlimentarian of her sorority.
		- Givogue -
		- Mozaffar - Was a member of the Bulldog Party. Felt a lot of support 			from her party and wants to bring the support network to Senate. If she has 		to take on the position of ethics justice she will not be involved in 				campaigning. She gives word to remain unbiased and nonpartisan.
		- Closed Session
		- Approved
Appointments
	- Libby Piel as secretary Pro-temp and Philip Gilmor as treasurer Pro-temp as a 	slate. 

I. New Business
	A. Flanagan - Resolution in honor of Presidency of Matthew Szewczyk
		- Passed 12 - 0 - 0 
	B. Schutter - Moves a resolution in honor of Senator Gregory Wisa
		- Poindexter - Friendly Amendment that the Senate give copies of the 			resolution including but not limited to Greg Wisa’s parents
		- Passed 12 - 0 - 0 
	C. Flanagan - Moves a resolution in honor of Daniel Poindexter
		- Passed 12 - 0 - 0
	D. Esfeld - Moves a resolution concerning the Vision Document
		- Esfeld - It is very important that we have a vision document for next 			year. It has been three years since it was last updated. It is time to revise 			and update the document to reflect what is happening on campus. Please 			take note of the timeline and decide if you agree with what the committee 			is charged with.	
		- Hayes - Concerned about the timeline. Is a semester and a half sufficient?
		- Alberts - It all depends on how fast things get rolling in the fall. In the 			past, it has taken 2 and a half semesters to complete.
		- Hayes - They can always move for an extension if need be. It will keep 			the committee focused.
		- Szewczyk - The last document was very academic affairs oriented. 			Perhaps charge the committee with more emphasis on student affairs ]			issues.
		- Esfeld - Diversity was not mentioned in the last document. Should we 			specifically charge them with including things that were left out.
		- Alberts - Last time, they had an outline done by mid November.
		- Hayes - Would like to keep thing vague until a committee is appointed
		- Givogue - Should we include what the committee should be composed of 		in the resolution?
		- Esfeld - Possibly adding at least one member from each of the standing 			committees. The last document allowed anyone to work on it. 
		- Alberts - Don’t think of this as an update. This is a completely new 			document. 
		- Flanagan - Friendly amendment to add at least two students at large and 			that the committee must have an outline by October
		- Wiley - How do we feel targeting specific organizations now?
		- Hayes - Has problems putting specifics into this document. If we put 			specifics now we may not be able to come through
		- Bated - Friendly amendment to add staff in line 35
	E. Esfeld - Moves a resolution on the conduct code committee
		- Esfeld - This is one of the most important things that is going to happen 			next year. Wants to appoint the committee and have it ready to go in the 			fall. Unsure what the committee should do. What is the role of this 				committee?
		- Wiley - Send this to the provost Plano as well
		- Givogue - Works closely with Dean Hoffman. He said that he didn’t hear 		anything from Senate until it came to Senate for approval. Wants our 			continued input.
		- Flanagan - Lines 18-20 is that also from the BOG? (Yes). 
		- Alberts - Maybe you should have a draft before they get a committee 			together. Last time, it felt like it appeared as a finished document without 			any input. The problems Senate had with it were not addressed.
		- Szewczyk - Do we want to try to make this in the vein of shared 				governance? Feels faculty would be interested.
		- Esfeld - Maybe they could give us a slate and we could pick?
		- Szewczyk - Would extend a hand to Dean Gilchrist and her staff. Sure 			there are many people in the CSI that would like to help.
		- Givogue - Perhaps once the chair is appointed, have them meet with the 			Chair of Student Affairs
		- Flanagan - Should have a committee that meets before hand so we can do 		research and be prepared to give input on the university committee
		- Szewczyk - Over the summer, the committee should be researching all 			aspects of the conduct code and to have recommendations ready when 			returning in the fall and possibly a way to collect student opinion.
	E. Hogan - Resolution regarding the creation of a constitutional review committee
		- Hogan - A review is long overdue. This needs to happen. What needs to 			be added
		- Esfeld - Do we want this constitution to be on the fall ballot? How about 			a timeline?
		- Hayes- Would love to have it on the fall ballot but does not know if it is 			realistic.
		- Hogan - Ideas are already well formed with a rough idea of what needs to 		be changed. Thinks it is feasible to have it done by the ballot. Worst case 			scenario it could be pushed off to the spring. We need to try.
		- Flanagan - Should we mandate regular reviews through this resolution?	
		- Hogan - That is something that should not be in this resolution. Possibly 			put in the constitution itself that it needs to be reviewed regularly.
		- Alberts - From a previous resolution it is mandated to be reviewed every 			three years. It is bad to spend Vision Document year while doing the 			constitution. If you could finish it over the summer it would be great. 			Don’t spend a ton of time talking about it. Maybe we should have 				everything on a rotating cycle (OAF, Constitution, Vision Document)
	F. Flanagan - Roast of President Szewczyk (Presczyk Roast)
II. Money Motion
	A. Esfeld - Moves $10 to make copies of flyers advertising positions available.
		- Esfeld - Doesn’t think it will take $10
		- Wiley - What budget would this be coming out of? (Executive Budget)
		- Approved
III. Reports
	A. Executive Reports
	President - Excited to work with everyone. Wants everyone to be friends. Will 			admit that she will probably make mistakes. Don’t assume that she knows 			everything because she admittedly doesn’t know anything. There are a lot 			of applications that are open for next year. Who wants to be on the 				interview committee? Start thinking if you would like to come back for 			Freshmen Week. 
	Vice President - No one remembers what it was like to have a Vice President. 			Going to work on community building inside and outside of senate. Would 		like to thank the new members of Senate for being the voice of the 				students. Would like to have more senate get togethers and bonding. There 		will be a picnic on May 4th in Thousand Hills. Senate needs to be working 			on bringing under represented bodies to senate. We also need to visit 			different organizations. We will have all chairs appointed next year! There 		will be new member orientation and senate orientation. Don’t forget that 			we are representing all students. Do them justice. Earth Week is this week. 		T-shirts are $10. Michael Schuman is the Key note speaker this week 			Wednesday at 7 PM in the Georgian Room. Advertise the RCP dinner.
	Faculty Advisor - Teaches statistics. His job is to give advice. His office is always 		closed session. Don’t be afraid to speak up! Think about your commitment 		to student senate. It is his job to check your grades. salberts@truman.edu 
	Staff Advisor - Still fairly new to senate. Has only been here since January. Looks 			forward to working with everyone. Office is in the MAC. 
	Speaker - Thanks everyone for electing her as speaker. Is learning as she goes. 			Really wants to work on new member development. Will put together 			some easy parli pro stuff together for new members.
	Secretary - Will post blank office hours sheet tonight. Stop by the office during 			the week and sign up for a slot for the last two weeks of school. Will email 		out more details to new members.
	Treasurer - Unlike the others he “never makes mistakes” (the secretary, however, 			often misquotes) Use the damn copy log. Or else. He will censure your 			@$$. This has been a really really long meeting if you can’t tell. This 			report is in jest. But seriously, use the copy log.
	BOG Rep - Go to dinner! Yay!
	B. Other Reports
	- Student Affairs - Sign up for the suggestions box. 
	
Respectfully submitted by Secretary Piel on