STUDENT SENATE MEETING BIG TWELVE ROOM SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER Speaker of the Student Senate Schultz called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Speaker Schultz led the pledge. ROLL CALL 49 Senators and 23 Interns were present for roll. OPEN PERIOD • Dr. Frank Tracz, KSU Marching Band o New uniforms were presented o Updated senators on band uniform funds • Rachel Cunningham- Student Health Advisory Committee o Theme: Rock your Health o Lafene Video will be shown as promotion o Want student feedback • Nate Warren- K-State Athletics o Gave overview of what is happening with K-State 2009-2010 sports APPROVAL OF MINUTES Harder moved to approve the minutes. Motion seconded and passed. ANNOUNCEMENTS • Unexcused Absences: o Senator Rodriguez o Senator Buchanan o Senator Wilcott • Excused Absences: o Senator Bryant o Senator Flickner o Senator Correa o Senator Porter o Senator White o Senator Woolsoncroft o Intern Waldman o Intern Hill • Proxies o Mach for Bryant o Tompkins for Woolsoncroft • Announcements o Thanked senators for attending President Schulz’s Inauguration COMMENDATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS
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Privilege Fee Chair Schultz o Enrollment increase this year took care of last year’s shortfalls o Met with study abroad representative and preliminary numbers came back higher than expected. Will be sorting out in committee in the next couple of weeks. Governmental Relations Chair Unruh o Went over the 2nd half of City University Fund. Not much controversy except visitor center, upcoming meetings will have different city and university entities coming to talk to committee. o Legislative Advocacy • Beginning to formulate plan. o Committee sent 180 letters to state legislators. Senate Operation Chair Norris o Explained new By-Law revisions Campus Outreach Chair Harder o Gave recap of committee meeting for new interns
DIRECTORS’ REPORTS • Vice President Stoskopf o Well represented at the Schulz’s Inauguration o State of the University Address will be at 3:30 at Alumni Center on September 25 o EOF applications have been accepted and will be announced in the upcoming weeks o Public Relations director resigned on Cabinet and the position is now open • International Affairs Director Althukari o Internal Coordinating Council is holding an event called Coffee Hour • Intern Coordinator Rauth o Held Intern retreat • Had competitions • Par Law Bingo- Winners: tie between David Rose and Megan Sauber • Picture Competition- Winners: Alycia McClarty, David Rose, Megan Sauber, and Andrew Waldman • Bill Writing Competition- Winner: Emily Taylor • Speaker Schultz o Long term tuition strategies appointments next week o Making appointments on student committee on planning o Attended first scoping meeting on Mass Transit • Had great discussion on goals and direction and want input from students. • Speaker pro tem Oliver o Visitation Program • Timeline • Friday Dec. 4- First visitation must be received • Friday Feb. 26- Second Visitation form must be received • End of term- Last visitation form must be received. Schultz moved special orders to consider General Orders before Approval of Appointments GENERAL ORDERS Attorney General Tank swore in Assistant Attorney General Na’im Al’Amin Attorney General Tank swore in Student Review Board Attorney General Tank swore in Student Tribunal APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS Res 09/10/35 Approval of Appointments to Diversity Programming Committee Moved by Unruh. Introduced by Speaker pro tem Oliver. Chair Schultz moved unanimous
consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent. Res 09/10/36 Approval of Appointments to Educational Opportunity Fund Committee Moved by Harder. Introduced by Speaker pro tem Oliver. Fangman moved unanimous consent. Motion seconded and passed. Resolution passed by unanimous consent. FINAL ACTION Bill 09/10/05 Amendments to the Kansas State University Student Governing Association By-Laws Moved by Chair Schultz. Schultz moved Bill 09/10/05 be rereferred to Senate Operations Committee. Motion seconded and passed. INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION None OPEN PERIOD • Unruh-Advised senators to use hand sanitizer stations in the Union • Muir-KSU enrollment is highest it has ever been with 23,581 students • Speaker pro tem Oliver- Silver Key will be sleeping out with the homeless tonight as a fundraiser • Sune- Thanked senators for giving tours and helping raise enrollment • Brinton- Started his first club called Global Zero to stop nuclear weapons • Reynolds- Cannons at games on Saturday • Lindemuth- Passed copy of the history of the SGA banquet trophy. REFERENCE OF LEGISLATION Bill 09/10/05 Rereferred to the Senate Operations Committee ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND/OR BY-LAWS REVISIONS None ROLL CALL 50 Senators and 23 Interns were present for roll. ADJOURNMENT Moved by Harder. Adjourned at 8:33 p.m. Respectfully Submitted by Sarah E. Works, Student Senate Secretary