Student Senate Minutes
March 29, 2007

I. General meeting of the Student Senate was called to order by Speaker Poindexter 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: Robert Kelchen, Grant Bell, Mindy Manness, James Scholfield 
		- Scholield - Moves $4115.00 to be spent on the TSU 2007 Homecoming. 
			- Wisa - Talked with several students over the past week. Within the classes he talked to he received many dissenting opinions. 
				Most did not support the idea of a homecoming dance. Didn't think it is a good way to spend student funds.
			- Mozaffar - 
			- Wiley - Also spoke with classes and organizations asking if people would support spending $4,000 on a dance. Most said no.
				Out of the people he talked to he only received 5 yes votes. People feel this event is "too highschool" and college is most
				definitely not highschool. $4,000 should not be spent on this since it is a large portion of our budget and it is only a three
				hour event.
			- Hayes - There is already a dance for freshmen during truman week.
			- Bell - Our objective for this dance is to incorporate freshmen into homecoming week festivities and to make homecoming less
				about the Greeks and more about the entire campus. This dance will provide an excellent way to start a tradition.
			- Esfeld - This dance is contingent on how it is sold and publicized to the students. If it is sold right it could be a huge success.
				In support of aiding in this and giving it a try. 
			- Givogue - Have you gone out to any other organizations and talked to them about their support?
			- Scholfield - It is the week before finals and no one was interested in talking about homecoming. 
			- Kessler - It has been mentioned that there used to be a dance. Have you done any research about why it was given up on?
			- Scholfield - Not sure why. 
			- Bell - It may have become the same old boring thing. Now that it is new it may be exciting.
			- Hadley - It became owned by the Senate and was only man powered by Senate. The cost went up and public interest went down. Senate began wondering if it was in their mission 				to put on a dance.
			- Szewczyk - You say you want senate to be involved but it seems you are more interested in the budget. Our body is not large 	enough to man this event and put it together. You need 				to get in touch with the hall senates and other non greek organizations to help make this a successful event.
			- Scholfield - We came to Senate because we had heard interest from Senate to help put on the dance. Do not expect Senate to supply all of the man power.
			- Wiley - By his feedback believes attendance will not be as high as expected. Greeks make up 20% of campus. This dance will be Halloween weekend. Don't you expect them not to 				attend due to traditions and halloween parties?
			- Scholfield - There will be competition due to Halloween weekend but coronation should draw them out.
			- Kiddoo - Reminds senate that money should not be the only thing you look at. Is this in the mission of senate? Will it be beneficial to the student association?
			- Fails 3-5-0 
	D. Guests of Honor
	E. Membership Issues
	F. Appointments/Administration of the Oath
		- Speaker Poindexter - Associate Senators: Thomas Gasaway, Emily Meyer, Sarah Seberger.
		- President Szewczyk - Org Rep (Sigma Tau Gama) - Nick Zofos
		- President Szewczyk - Org Rep (Environmental Org.) - Shelly Coffman
		- President Szewczyk - Webmaster - Tom Hogan 
		- President Szewczyk - Senator at Large - Andrew Stashefsky
			- Shared ideas for senate (ie: change machines in laundry facilities, food, campus safety)
			- Esfeld - Would you be ok being an associate until you can run in the fall?
			- Strashsky - Would be comfortable being an associate to get to know senate better before running.
			- Russell - Will be voting against his appointment. we just had elections. You should run to get student body support.
			- Hayes - You sound fantastic but it is important to have the student body support. Would love to see you run. You have very good ideas. Encourages Andrew to become an associate 				senator.
			- Graber - The main difference between a senator and an associate senator is the ability to vote. People would be more 	comfortable if you run and are elected and have the backing of 				the student body to vote.
			- Not approved.
	- Senate entered a 5 minute recess. 
		- Speaker Poindexter - Associate Senator - Andrew Stashefsky. 
		- President Szewczyk - SA Committee Chair - Mindy Manness
			- Manness - SA has been divided into 3 subcommittees. There needs to be more communication. Believes the committee would be more cohesive if they were all under one chair. 
			- Russell - How do you see that working? As a committee chair last semester, did not want someone advising and overseeing the environmental committee.
			- Manness - Does not want the one person to be totally in charge but to aid in communication. The subcommittees overlap so much that they can work together. 
			- Wiley - What are some of your qualifications?
			- Manness - Chair in SAB, part of Delta Zeta, Student Alumni Association, Past member of Senate as EA committee chair.
			- Approved. 
		- President Szewczyk - Secretary - Libby Piel. Approved.
		- President Szewczyk - Vice Chair of Student Affairs - Jon Graber. Approved. 
		- President Szewczyk - Communications Director - Rachael Hanks. 
			- Esfeld - Do you feel comfortable with the structure of senate to work as the comm director?
			- Hanks - Will work this summer to learn the ins and outs of senate.
			- Esfeld - You seem very involved. Will you be able to give enough time to this position?
			- Hanks - Yes. Will be writing for Detours magazine this summer and will be done with it by the time school starts. She will not be working on recruiting for Tri Sigma in the fall.
			- Hayes - Any ideas on how to get our word out to the students?
			- Hanks - Really likes the idea of the newsletter inserted in the Index. Would like to see the newsletter more indepth on what Senate is doing.
			- Kessler - What are your experiences with publications?
			- Hanks - Not a lot here on campus but is more than willing to learn. 
			- Wisa - What prompted you to apply for this position?
			- Hanks - Is a communications major and wanted a way to apply it on campus. Hearing about senate events and wants to publicize them more.
			- Hogan - What are your thoughts on the website as a communication tool?
			- Hanks - Would like to make some changes to the website to make it more organized and would look into a link on Truview.
			- Approved. 
		- President Szewczyk - Treasurer - Phillip Gilmore.
			- Wisa - What prompted you to become the treasurer?
			- Gilmore - Found out about the position through Jon Graber.
			- Esfeld - Have you contacted the current treasurer?
			- Gilmore - No. The application was a spur of the moment decision but plans on speaking with him.
			- Approved.
		- President Szewczyk - Moves to suspend standing rules to appoint an ethics justice that has not served 2 semesters on this body. Failed.
		- President Szewczyk - EA Chair - Casey Millburg
			- Approved.
		- President Szewczyk - Our ability to find another ethics justice will be limited. Please give him the respect to hear out the appointment. Standing rules suspended.
			- Ethics Justice - Will Stevens. 
			- Failed.
		- President Szewczyk - Org Reps - Joe VanAmburg, Vince Vitatoe (Bulldog Jujitsu), Sarah Hubber (ASG) - Approved.
		- President Szewczyk - AA Chair - Liz Esfeld
			- Esfeld - Has been on AA for the past year. 
			- Hogan - President Szewczyk wants to make SA more robust. How will you deal with less help?
			- Esfeld - Does not see a problem. 
			- Wisa - Have you read the constitution and standing rules? Yes!
			- Approved
		- President Szewczyk - Historian - Nadia Mozaffar
			- Approved. 

	G. Changes/Approval of the agenda
III. Executive Reports
	A. Secretary
	B. Treasurer - Just paying bills. If there is anything missing please let Cory know. The office looks a little different because everything had to be moved from the back cubicle. 
	C. President - Met with dean gilchrist last week. Discussed forming focus groups for student senate at the beginning of the semester. Talked about health center fee for missed appointments. There 		was supposed to be software installed this year to make appointments online. Talked about progress of Military Science waiver. Had a student meet with Warren Wells and the waiver has 		been sent off to the military for confirmation. The bookstore will be moved to the firestation over the summer. Entire SUB rennovations should be done by Fall '09. Downstairs rennovations 		will be completed by the end of Fall '07.
IV. Auxiliary Reports
	A. Faculty Advisor - Was planning on coming tonight but Manu is sick and his jaundice is getting worse. Had to take the baby to Columbia for treatment.
	B. Staff Advisor
	C. BOG - The June BOG meeting is the 15th and 16th of June. There are two new members. They were both confirmed by the senate last week. This will be an introductory meeting for them. Trying 		to decide whether to fly back to the meeting or to do it by phone.
	D. Speaker - Still has a few tshirts left!
V. Committee Reports
	A. Academic Affairs
		- Hayes - Attended UGC meeting. People continue to have problems with the Repeat Policy. Going to work on a position paper this summer and will present it to UGC next semester when 			they untable this bill. In the new meeting not much was discussed. They 	are adding classes under the Social Science Section (HLTH 362 POL ???). Also talked about linked courses 			that they will offer next fall. Logistically the classes weren't working out so they are looking into more classes to link in the spring.
	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
		viii. Summer Coordinator - Email cory with the name of the committee you are on that are meeting over the summer. Please include the chair of the committee. If you can't make it back for a 			meeting Cory will attend in your place. Meeting with FACT to try to coordinate events for Truman week. Keep an eye out for emails from Cory this summer.
VI. Old Business
VII. Money Motions
	A. Wiley - Moves $195 be spent toward composting bins by June 30th 2007. Ginger Daughtery (Compost Project Intern) came to speak on behalf of the program
		- This money motion is for bins for the composting crew in dining halls and the SUB.
		- Wisa - Will the composting program be around for years to come?
		- Daughtery - The program has been working in Ryle Hall for 2 years now and will continue to do so in the future. Workers are either scholarship, interns, or institutional. There are no costs to 			running the compost project. It decreases the amount of water use and garbage disposal costs low. Keeping the price of food down. The grant was used to build a shed, buy a truck, 			by bins, shovels, wheel barrows, protective equipment for workers, etc. The only thing necessary for expansion is buckets/bins. 
		- Wisa - Are these bins visible to students?
		- Daughtery - As of now, no. But buckets place in the SUB will be and organizations that fund the buckets will be able to advertise on them.
		- Hayes - Thanks Ginger for waiting so long to speak on behalf of the program. This will be beneficial to this program and to the campus. This also shows that Senate is concerned with 			Environmental issues.
		- Kessler - Is the science division willing to pay incidental costs? This was the biggest concern of the body. (Yes, she believes so.)
		- Passed.
VIII. First Readings
IX. Discussion Items
	A. President Szewczyk - Moves discussion time on the creation of an exploratory committee into senate's budget/spending. 
		- Wisa - This should be appointed immediately in the fall. Possibly the ex-treasurer and other older members. In addition there should be students at large present. 
		- Kessler - Always is open to questions by email/phone.
		- Hogan - We need to look at time frame on this. Do we want to be able to work on things by spring?
		- Kessler - Is it necessary to have 2 committees looking into budget before OAF?
		- Wisa - Add more people to the OAF prep committee. 
		- Esfeld - We should write a resolution outlining exactly what needs to be done. 
X. Other New Business
XI. Announcements
	A. President Szewczyk congratulates all new members!
	B. 
Respectfully submitted by Secretary Piel on