Student Senate Minutes

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: Crump, Esangbedo, Russell, Gimor, 	and Wiley.
	B. Also attending the meeting was:
II. Preliminary Items
	A. Roll Call
	B. Corrections/Approval of the minutes
	C. Gallery introductions/business - Justin future SAB Org. Rep., Elizabeth Rep 	from SOC, Doug Rep from Student Research Committee, Index	
		- SOC - Moves $45 be spent from the SOC budget for trampoline from 			Jump-A-Thon
			- Passed
	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 by Sunday. If reappointed for the fall, be on 	the look out for a new and stricter attendance policy. Woo!
	B. Treasurer - No report
	C. President - All applications are still open. Please apply and tell your friends to 	apply! The three committees we just created will be some of the most important 	things we are doing next year. EOY is this Monday at 6 in the Georgian Room. 	Please come! Next year, you will have to go to 3 required events each semester. 	You will have your choice of 5 or 6. If you want to come back for Truman Week, 	email Lizz this week.
IV. Auxiliary Reports
	A. Faculty Advisor
	B. Staff Advisor
	C. BOG - Dobson will have adjustable heating and cooling in every room. 
	D. Speaker
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
	A. Esfeld - Moves a second reading of the Conduct Code Resolution

		- Esfeld - You all have the latest edition of the resolution. Comments?
		- Bates - If you concerned about the last line, could you include something 			in the “therefore” saying we want to ensure that the student voice is 			adequately heard.
		- Flanagan - Thinks second bullet point is redundant
		- Esfeld - Likes the redundancy because it ties the clauses together. 
		- Passes 10 - 0 - 0
	B. Esfeld - Moves a second reading of the Vision Document 
		- Passes 10 - 0 - 0 
	C. Hogan - Moves a second reading of the Constitutional Revision Resolution
		- Hogan - Did not get much feedback over the past week. This really needs 		to happen because we are already getting behind schedule
		- Flanagan - Friendly amendment that the committee presents the first draft 		at the first meeting in the fall.
		- Esfeld - Will this be including the standing rules in the 
		- Passes 10 - 0 - 0 
VII. Money Motions
VIII. First Readings
IX. Discussion Items
	A. Esfeld - Moves discussion time on the committees that were created tonight. 			- Esfeld - Wants input on how these committees should be handled. Would 		like to open applications now for the chairs of the committees.
		- Hayes - Agrees. Encourages everyone on the body to consider chairing 			one of these. 
		- Esfeld - Seriously considering requiring everyone to join one of these 			committees next year.
		- Hayes - As long as most of the work can be done within the committee 			meetings it is ok.
X. Other New Business
	A. Hayes - Moves discussion on a resolution concerning WACT Topical Courses
		- Hayes - WACT is currently ranked the lowest out of the entire Liberal 			Studies Program. Many students regard it as unnecessary and have a poor 			preconceived notion about it. Idea is to have sections open up for 				Freshman to register over the summer. This resolution is endorsing topical 		WACT and thanking those involved for being willing to make adjustments 		for students.
		- Esfeld - Professors that will be teaching these topical courses are very 			excited. Hopefully this will inspire the students. We are working from the 			bottom up and changing small things that make a big impact for students.
		- Givogue - Should we forward this to other faculty members that will be 			teaching the course?
		- Hayes - Thought Dr. Riggle would forward it out.
		- Givogue - Friendly amendment to add the faculty members. 
XI. Announcements

Respectfully submitted by Secretary Piel on