Student Senate Minutes
October 7, 2007

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: President Szewczyk, BOG Kiddoo,
	B. Also attending the meeting was: Bike co-op supporters
II. Preliminary Items
	A. Roll Call
	B. Corrections/Approval of the minutes
	C. Gallery introductions/business – All in support of the Bike Co-op
	D. Guests of Honor
	E. Membership Issues
	F. Appointments/Administration of the Oath
		- Poindexter – Edward Moza to position of Associate Senator.
			Approved. 
	G. Changes/Approval of the agenda
III. Executive Reports
	A. Secretary – Committee chairs keep sending minutes and attendance.
	B. Treasurer – Should have a budget next week.
	C. President - 
IV. Auxiliary Reports
	A. Faculty Advisor – Still need a staff advisor. Maybe we need a second faculty 			advisor. Any ideas? The main gossip is about course evaluations. Many 			faculty are frightened. As you go forward you will have an important role 			to play in making sure it is not a “witch hunt”. Find out problems with 			current evaluations. The key is how you communicate. Students don’t 			know what you are doing. People worry what you are doing with your 			money. Usually the budget is done by the first week of school. Are you 			doing each student 3 snickers bars worth of goodness. Things like the bike 		co-op and other events will do good for students. 
	B. Staff Advisor
	C. BOG
	D. Speaker – Those not yet working an office hour, please sign up for one.
V. Committee Reports
	A. Academic Affairs 
	      - Senate Bill 389.
		- President S. and Chairwoman Esfeld met with Gary Gordon about a joint 	letter on the provisions SB 389.  Issues arose that seemed counter to the 	student's opinion.  The letter needed to be sent out last Friday to be 	considered.
	        - Academic Affairs discussed this with President S.  The final draft of the 	joint letter seemed to essentially mirror the Faculty Senate resolution.  	President S. sent a letter to Gary Gordon expressing his disagreement with 	this, but ended up signing the joint letter in the end.
	        - Different versions of the interpretation of SB 389 are now floating 	around.  Consult Chairwoman Esfeld for more information.
	        - 18th of October – Board of Higher Education passes its final 	interpretation of the section of the bill concerning teacher evaluations 	online   possibility of a committee is in the works
	        - Should be multiple students on it, or so we hope
		        - Effect the current evaluation process?  Unknown.  Should it?  That 			discussion will occur in depth at a later date when President S. is 			present.
	        - Other Academic Affairs issues
		- Marking Seasonal Courses -> Senator Flanagan spoke with the VP of 	Academic Affairs office, which said this note is being made in the online 	course now
		-VP for Enrollment Management interviews -> Only three people 	showed up.  Chairwoman Esfeld was disappointed.  The next 	interview is this coming Friday at 5 PM in VH 1000. 
	      - Study Abroad Handbook
  			- Topical WACT -> P. Wriggle seemed receptive, and will consult 			the English department soon.  Trials to occur next semester, or 			next fall.
		- Military Science -> The waiver is there, and being used.  A 	triumphant victory for Student Senate

	B. External Affairs
	     - Kirksville on the Quad Saturday April 12, early afternoon
		- Consulting companies about participation
		- Different businesses, companies, organizations, will be invited to come to 	the quad to showcase their goods or services to students
	     - Online Renters Rights
		- Going on the website;
		- Looking for advice from renters as to what it should include

	C. Student Affairs
		i. Campus Diversity
		ii. Campus Environment – Band Fest. It happens this Friday, October 12.
	D. Technology
	E. Other Reports
		i. Historian
		ii. Communications Director
		iii. Webmaster
		iv. Ethics Justice
		v. Recruitment
		vi. Legislative Director
		vii. Budget Review
			 - No changes to FAC, only investigate their actions and present 			findings to OAF
			- Focus groups to be conducted withs students to determine 				opinions as to how student senate uses its budget
			- Chairman Wisa will speak to the disgruntled students (angry 			about the use of Senate's money) in an attempt to quell concern
			- Health Center Issues: Too many now shows!!
			- Fee is still a possibility

VI. Old Business
	A. Wiley – Moves resolution 007.0?? Bike Workshop
		Esfeld – Was not present last week to discuss the bike co-op. Thinks the 				way it is presented is overwhelming. Could we just say we support 				it? Feels the entire resolution is overhwhelming.
Wiley – We tried that last semester and it didn’t work. Now we are calling 	on the President and the BOG to support the Bike Co-Op. If we 	move the purpose to the first portion, won’t people skip reading the 	whereas clauses?
Alberts – This is not written really well. It needs to be reworked. We need 	to convince them that the most important thing to do with extra 		space is to give it to the bike co-op.
Wisa – What would you recommend instead of this resolution?
Alberts – Does not see the President or the BOG reading this resolution 	and automatically deciding to allot space.
Wiley – This resolution is to further solidify our support of the bike co-op.
Sam – Has been working with the bike co-op since it was conceived. 	Representative of the bike mechanics. It is pressing that we get the 	space for the co-op. We want to express just how much we need 	the space. We need to support of the Administration. We already 	have the support of the students. Without their cooperation we 	won’t reach our full potential.
		Kirtland – Replaces line 26 to: 
	“Student Government believes that the bike co-op is of the highest 	priority of the Student Body in the future allocation of space at the 	University. And calls upon President Dixon, the Board of 	Governors, Dean of Student Affairs Lou Ann Gilchrist, Provost 	Garry Gordon, Campus Planner Mark Schultz, Project Manager 	Lori Shook, Budget Director Dave Rector, and Physical Plant 	Director Karl Schneider to ensure that this allocation is made for 	the benefit of the Student Body,”
	Accepted as a friendly.
Phillips – Meeting with the administration they identify concerns they had. 	One of the important things of having their support, is making 	things happen. Bike co-op has identified space in the MAC garage 	that is open for the co-op. 
Boatright – This is a good step forward. It seems the bike co-op has been 	working/meeting with the administration. This is not a question of 	a lack of communication. RHA has a resolution going through 	right now in support of the bike co-op. Starting an exploratory 	committee to see if RHA can help in the residence halls. 
Risch – Mentioned that there is a bit of a perceived argumentative tone. 	This resolution shows we have done what we have been told and 	now is the time for things to move on.
Esfeld – Will student Senate be putting any money towards the co-op in 	the future?
Wiley – Next semester plans to have something on the student ballot for 	students to support the co-op financially. 
Esfeld – Recommends building money into the resolution so there does 		not have to be a separate money motion.
Wiley – The idea is to get this passed soon so we can go to administrators. 
Alberts – Amendment in front of directed clauses add:
			THEREFORE BE IT DIRECTED THAT THE STUDENT 					GOVERNMENT
			-Treats this among the highest priority of the student government 				and offers all necessary support to the Bike Co-op to ensure they 				receive the space they need; and 
			-Budgets $3000 to transition space to this need (a separate money 				motion will be needed before this money is spent); and 
			-Deliver this resolution to President Dixon, the Board of 					Governors, Dean of Student Affairs Lou Ann Gilchrist, Provost 				Garry Gordon, Campus Planner Mark Schultz, Project Manager 				Lori Shook, Budget Director Dave Rector, Physical Plant Director 				Karl Schneider, Dean of Multicultural Affairs Bertha Thomas, and 				the Index. 
			Accepted.
Wiley – Half would go to parts/tools. The other half would be spent on 	insurance.
Hayes – This resolution conveys a tremendous amount of information. 	You need to go through closely for grammar/capitalization errors.
Nathan – Everyone he has talked to on campus has been in support of the 	bike co-op. 
Passed – 13-0-0

B. Wiley – Resolution Defining Student Space Allocation Process 007.0??
	Esfeld – Flip 2nd and 3rd bullet point.
		Accepted as friendly.
	Esfeld – Replaces lines 1	12 (after the switch) with: The student body 
	represents a large and diverse body of ideas and many of which are	of such scope and serve the student body in such a way that they 
	potentially would require physical allotments of space on campus.
		Risch – Make it more forceful, saying organizations have 			been deprived of space and could contribute to campus if 			given space.
		Alberts – At his school there were 200 spaces for student 			organizations. Pointing out that there is a lack of available 			space and that there are several “nooks and crannies” that 			could be used.
	Alberts – Do we want to say anything about what the space 				allocation council should look like/how it is appointed?
	Wiley – Would have certain members identified. It should be a 			campus wide allocation council.
	Alberts – Friendly to campus wide space allocation council 				including student representation.
		Accepted as friendly.
	Kirtland – Why does FAC not allot space?
	Phillips – Matt met with Dean Gilchrist about this resolution.
	Alberts – This is something we’re moving forward with as we 			move towards a more residential/student oriented 				university.
	Kirtland – Demanding that we as a student body has space to 			allocate is important. We pay $100/year for the SUB we 			should be able to use it.
	Boatright – Friendly to include the Res Life Director as part of the 			process.
		Accepted as friendly.
	Passes 14-0-0 

VII. Money Motions
VIII. First Readings
IX. Discussion Items
X. Other New Business
XI. Announcements

Respectfully submitted by Secretary Piel on October 14, 2007