Student Senate Minutes
October 25, 2009

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: Index, Julie (smoking vote)
II. Preliminary Items
	A. Roll Call
	B. Corrections/Approval of the minutes
	C. Gallery introductions/business
		A. Flanagan – Moves as a slate George Allan Jr., Charles Tomlinson and 			Adam Cruise for submission to the Governor of the State of Missouri for 			the position of Representative to the Board of Governors. 
			- Robinson – Had a committee meeting for the past month to select 			the slate. The committee is made up of the President of Student 				Senate, the current Board Rep, three students at large, member of 				the media, member of Student Senate, member of SAB/FAC/Res 				Life.
			- Sumter – Had many good applicants. It was a difficult process to 				narrow down to these three. Senate must confirm the slate which 				moves on to the Governor of Missouri. The Governor interviews 				the candidates and the chosen person is confirmed by the State 				Senate.
			- Shelton – How many people were on the committee? (10). What 				was the interview process like?
			- Flanagan – The application includes a personal statement and 				several questions. There were background checks conducted as 				well as references collected. Each candidate was also interview 				personally by the committee. There were 11 applicants that were 				pared down to 5 and then after a final meeting to the 3 tonight.
			- Esfeld – Knows this is a two year term. Will each of you be here 				for the two complete terms? (Yes). Have you each been to a Board 			of Governors meeting? (None have but have looked at minutes). 				How do you feel about a student vote on the board?
				- Allan – Believes it would be a good idea. The 						representative chosen by the Governor will be well 						qualified.
				- Cruise – Student vote would create an even number of 					votes on the board. The rep voices the opinions of the 					student body and can affect change without having a vote
				- Tomlinson
			- Esfeld – How do you plan on representing students in this 				position?
				- Tomlinson – Representing student opinion within the 					board involves working closing with Senate and outside of 					Senate. Also represents the Board of Governors to the 					student body. For example, the sexual assault clause change 				in the conduct code.
				- Cruise – Working with Senate and representing the tax 					payers of the state.
				- Allan – You must be able to articulate the views of the 					students to the board. Communicating why decisions were 					made back to the students. Working with RHA and other 					organizations as well.
			- Shelton – How would each of you represent the student opinion 				to the Board if it differed from your own? How would you 					represent an opinion to the Board that they disagree with?
				- Cruise – Not necessary to represent just one opinion to the 				Board. It would be important to go to the Board and explain 				the majority opinion and also include the minority opinion 					and the logic behind both arguments. 
				- Tomlinson – A big part of the representatives role is not 					just to represent student opinion but to look out for the best 				interests of the students. It may be hard to represent student 				opinion when it is largely uneducated. When working with 					something the board disagrees with, it is important to work 				one-on-one outside of meetings. Also understanding when 					to “call it quits” is important.
				- Allan – Believes that the majority of the student body is 					not uneducated. They know where they want their school to 				go. Understands that he would represent not only current 					students but future ones and alumni as well. Hopes that 					decisions would benefit the school as a whole.
				- Shelton – Explain what the board actually does? What is 					its role on campus?
				- Allan – They are the official governing body of TSU. 					Everything goes through them and they make the final 					decisions. 
				- Tomlinson – Budget setting, large expenditures, sets up 					long term plans for the development of the university. 					Currently the overseeing body ffor honorary degrees. 					Setting and changing university policy as a whole. 
				- Cruise – Sets a vision for the university. Sets a goal and 					finds the best way to achieve that goal. 
				- Closed Session. 	
	D. Guests of Honor
	E. Membership Issues
	F. Appointments/Administration of the Oath
	G. Changes/Approval of the agenda
III. Executive Reports
	A. Secretary – No report.
	B. Treasurer – No report. 
	C. President – Hillary and Danielle are members of the week for their work on 	Presidents’ Roundtable. Quote from Emerson. Experienced a spicy Faculty Senate 	this week. Lots of discussion about faculty shared positions. 
	D. Vice President – Instructor Ratings Committee is meeting this week. Moving 	time evaluations are open so they do not overlap with individual professor 	evaluations. Working with Faculty Senate on honorary degrees. Meeting with 	Provost Paino regarding Truman Values. Serving on FAC selections on 	Wednesday. Pershing bids are in and they are favorable. Athletics Fee Committee 	information next week.
IV. Auxiliary Reports
	A. Faculty Advisor – Always happy to give advice. New wave of flu is going 	around so sleep at night. December 12 from 6-8 will be the Senate Holiday Party. 	It models a grown up party. So attend, be festive and talk to people you don’t like. 
	B. Staff Advisor – Room lottery will be starting soon. 
	C. BOG – Pershing renovation bids are in and the Board will vote on them 	Tuesday via conference call. On November 6 we are playing Mizzou in 	Columbia. We should go. 
	D. Speaker – Working with people on legislation all the time. Woo. 
V. Committee Reports
	A. Academic Affairs - 
	B. External Affairs Chairwoman
	C. Student Affairs – Met and discussed the Vision Document and where student 	affairs can go in the next five years.
		i. Campus Diversity – On grant review board for MAC. Having a 				discussion later about diversity forums. MLK Day planning underway.
		ii. Campus Environment - 
	D. Technology
	E. Other Reports
		i. Historian
		ii. Communications – No RSVPs for Service Roundtable
		iii. Webmaster
		iv. Ethics Justice
		v. Recruitment
		vi. Legislative Director
		vii. Constitutional Review
VI. Old Business
	A. Potter – Moves second reading of the Smoking Ban resolution
		- Heagney – Still going to vote no because he is not convinced there is a 			problem. Not seeing student outcry over the issue.
		- Esfeld – Likes the resolution. It is a compromise between what we were 			saying and what CASE wanted. As long as people follow through with 			enforcement, it will fix concerns people have without inconveniencing 			smokers too much.
		- Troop – CASE thought any step towards a non-smoking campus is a step 		in the right direction.
		- Tomlinson – Add support creation of designated smoking areas to 			therefore be it resolved.
			- Robinson – Line 47 talks about researching designated smoking 				areas. Would it replace it?
			- Tomlinson – It could be replaced or changed to state researching 				implementation. 
			- Robinson – Staff Council already shot down designated areas. 
			- Heagney – We might as well change the entire resolution and 				remove the 20 ft distance. Does not think there is enough of a 				problem for designated areas not knowing where they would be.	
			- Goode – Likes the amendment. After the forum, smokers and 				non-smokers thought we would include this in the resolution. 				54,000 people die each year from second hand smoke.
			- Troop – Does not support this. Attended a campus where they 				used designated smoking areas. There was a cloud of smoke to 				walk through as opposed to people scattered across campus.
			- Robinson – Which is more important? Looking like we’re doing 				something or passing something that can actually be implemented?
			- Tomlinson – Not something he personally supports but wanted 				something to discuss due to student requests.
			- Alberts – Staff Council voting it down is important. 
			- Serroque – We are not bound by anything we put in this 					resolution. It is just an opinion.
			- Heagney – Just because students misunderstood the agreement 				doesn’t mean we should act on it. We don’t need any of this.
			- Julie – Staff Council has not voted on this yet. Waiting on a 				survey going out to all staff. 
			- Amendment fails.
		- Resolution fails 7 – 7 – 1 
VII. Money Motions
	A. Yu – Moves $425 
		- Yu – On December 5, 2009 wants to show the documentary Food, Inc. 			so students are aware of where their food comes from. The movie cost 			$425 to show on campus. It will be open to all students, faculty/staff and 			Kirksville Community. VH 1000 is reserved from 7:30-9:00 to include 			time for discussion. 
		- Serroque – Why is this more effective than any other form?
		- Yu – It is an extremely well made movie. It took three years and tons of 			research to make this movie. Please watch the trailer.
		- Serroque – is this money already budgeted? (Yes).
		- Esfeld – How do you plan on advertising this event to students?
		- Yu – Have PR of Senate help make posters on recycled paper. 				Contacting professors to speak on the discussion panel.
		- Heagney – There are more powerful ways to get a message across than 			movies. 
		- Robinson – Has anything like this been done in the past? Was it 				successful? It is over $5/min for this documentary.
		- Potter – Why is it pertinent to do it this semester? Afraid people won’t 			come.
		- Yu – Earth Week is next semester and it gets chaotic. Trying to space out 		events.
		- Bates - $425 for a movie is fairly inexpensive. Cost is based on the 			movie and how many people are estimated to be in attendance.
		- Kwon – Have you considered shipping? It may be expensive. Disagrees 			with Dan and feels movies are affective. Moves friendly amendment of 			$450 to cover shipping. Accepted.
		- Mark – How much affect will it have if the students immediately leave 			for break? 
		- Yu – When they go home they can share the information with their 			families. 
		- Passed. 
VIII. First Readings
IX. Discussion Items
X. Other New Business
XI. Announcements

Respectfully submitted by Secretary Piel on