Student Senate Minutes

I. General meeting of the Student Senate was called to order by Speaker Hogan at 6:03 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 - Index, FAC Chair and Vice Chair, SAB 	Members
		A. FAC - Moves discussion and consideration for approval of the FAC 			Slate for the Spring 2009.
			- FAC - Needed to change percentages of funding to 65% FAC 				/35% ICA.
			- Esfeld - In the future, this may be a trend that continues. Will this 			remain the same?
			- FAC - Keeps the percentages relatively the same. This time, there 			was money left in the FAC budget that was transferred ICA.
			- Motion to change percentages passes.
			- Flanagan - How many people can join the horseman’s clinic?
			- FAC - It is unlimited. It will begin with a presentation and then 				they will have the option to purchase private lessons.
			- Flanagan - Why did RHA request money for the All Hall Ball 				when they have been able to fund it on their own in the past?
			- FAC - They want to expand the program to include more off 				campus students.
			- Flanagan - What is the BNB Oppression Tunnel
			- FAC - Separating the BNB basement into different parts. 					Students will experience a different kind of oppression in each part 			with a discussion following at the end.
			- Bates - Did you take into account the 2% entertainment tax? 				(Yes).
			- Slate passes. 
	D. Guests of Honor
	E. Membership Issues
	F. Appointments/Administration of the Oath
	G. Changes/Approval of the agenda
III. Executive Reports
	A. Secretary - 
	B. Treasurer - No report.
	C. President - Curriculum should have a final draft this week. Two resolutions 		tonight. Missouri Higher Education Consortium is this weekend. 
	D. Vice President - No report. 
IV. Auxiliary Reports
	A. Faculty Advisor - No report.
	B. Staff Advisor - Room lottery forms are due on Tuesday 11/11. End of the 	semester gathering will be Monday December 8 from 6-8 PM at Dr. Albert’s 	abode . “It will be a good 	chance to have an adult Christmas party. Not that 	kind….”
	C. BOG - Omicron Delta Kappa meeting this Wednesday with Dr. Krueger. 	Everyone is welcome to attend. VH lights remain on all night. Look out for the 	technology committee.
	D. Speaker - Will have tshirts put together this week. Hopefully the order will be 	put in by the end of this semester and will be ready by the beginning of next	semester.
V. Committee Reports
	A. Academic Affairs - Research Mentor of the Year committee will meet this 	week.
	B. External Affairs Chairwoman - No report.
	C. Student Affairs - Has someone on committee starting a survey about student 	health. Dennis was hesitant to remove the black-out hour and on free refills. Will 	be meeting with him every week until he says yes. Meeting with Dean Gilchrist to 	update her on conduct code. Has a forum on Wednesday from 5-7PM. Athletes 	roundtable will be on the 19th starting at 6:30. Will be presenting on the conduct 	code at the beginning of December. 
		i. Campus Diversity - No report.
		ii. Campus Environment - No report.
	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. Moves a final reading of the 
		- Jenkins - What will be mandatory events?
		- Esfeld - It is a new thing. Some events will be an obvious choice such as 			EOY. Chairs should be able to submit events. The event will have to be 			announced three weeks into the semester so everyone knows what is 			required.
		- Flanagan - Apologizes for absence last week. Is it one or two unexcused 			absences? (Still one).
		- Robinson - Moves to amend the attendance policy to have two unexcused 		absences. Believes one is unreasonable.
			- Wickell - Supports the amendment. 
			- Amendment passes. 
		- Constitutional amendment passes. 
VII. Money Motions
	A. Yu - Moves that no more than $500 be spent on recycle bins for the quad to be 	spent no later than November 24, 2008.
		- Yu - Originally estimated that $1200 will be needed to set up 2 				permanent bins. TLS and Delta Zeta have already pledged donations. Have 		half of the money necessary. Would like Senate to contribute the 				remaining 40%.	
		- Esfeld - Hannah thought they would have enough money to get more 			than two bins. Was there miscommunication?
		- Yu - She said we might get the funding but is not sure. Would like to 			have this money just in case. Would like to set up the bins before the end 			of the semester.
		- Bates - Would love to see a resolution related to this. 
		- Piel - Is there any way we can wait until next week until we have more 			information regarding the funding?
		- Yu - Moves to table the money motion until next week. 
	B. Flanagan - Moves $185 to be spent no later than November 20th on the Athletic 	Roundtable.
		- Flanagan - November 19th starting at 6:30. There should be about 70 			athletes attending. Get excited.
		- Hladky - What type of refreshments will you be having?
		- Flanagan - Lemonade, water, fruit/veggie tray and or pizza, and egg rolls.
		- Jenkins - What is the roundtable discussing?
		- Flanagan - Professor flexibility with attendance policy, equipment, 			service council
		- Passed. 
VIII. First Readings
IX. Discussion Items
	A. Flanagan - Moves discussion time on Ryle Hall Cafeteria
		- Flanagan - Should we write a resolution supporting Ryle staying the a 			normal cafeteria.
		- Sumter - Would like to wait until the results of the survey come in.
		- Esfeld - Agrees with Sumter.
		- Hayes - Does not want to jump the gun and predict which way the survey 		will go. We not only represent students, but their best interests as well. 
		- Hogan - Feels we should have a resolution that supports it one way or the 		other. Waiting for the survey would have the students do our job for us. 			We should go out and speak to students and come back and have a good 			discussion. 
		- Flanagan - Will bring a resolution on Sunday.
		- Hayes - We are not a direct democracy. Woo. 
	B. Esfeld - moves to change the meeting time from 6 to 5 on Sunday Nov. 16th. 
X. Other New Business
	A. Esfeld - Moves a first reading of the scholarship hours resolution
		- Esfeld - This shows that student government is in favor of this idea. This 			would apply to FAC, SAB, and Senate. 
		- Hayes - Really likes this idea. This will encourage students to become 			more involved with the bodies. They will be held accountable.
		- SAB - What happens if this is passed?
		- Esfeld - President Krueger has the final say. This is left vauge so we have 		room for discussion. Imagines that each body will have control of splitting 		up their scholarship hours. Discussed possibility of log-in software. Most 			of our positions do more than 4 hours of work a week. Talked about the 			possibility of a waiver. We would most likely end up modeling Student 			Advisors program. 
		- Flanagan - Have you had a chance to ask Dr. Krueger’s opinion before 			we send him the resolution?
		- Esfeld - He is very supportive of the idea.
		- SAB - All three of these organizations are student chosen. Concerned 			that students would be choosing which students get scholarship hours.
		- Esfeld - There are a lot of oversight mechanisms in place. We are serving 		students so students should have a say.
		- SAB - Worried about students joining just to get scholarship hours.
		- Esfeld - All of the same policies apply. If anyone violates our regulations 		they would be removed. 
		- Bates - Part of the break out group concerning work service. Several 			students feel they take on a lot voluntarily and there should be a 				mechanism in place to relieve some of it. 
		- Krump - Feels people would find an easier way to get scholarship hours 			other than Senate, FAC, and SAB. Feels this would be a relief for some 			students.
	B. Esfeld - Moves a first reading on the technology committee resolution.
		- Esfeld - Dr. Krueger is very interested in researching Truman’s 				technology in comparison to other schools. 
		- Wickell - Are other schools open with their technology? Competition?
		- Sumter - Feels that schools display their technology to students.
		- Esfeld - Moves to suspend the standing rules to vote on this tonight.
			- Passed by unanimous consent. 
XI. Announcements
	A. The prism dance will be Nov. 22nd due to double booking.
	B. Forum Wednesday
	C. Senate party this Saturday starting at 9:00 PM.

Respectfully submitted by Secretary Piel on