September
27 Minutes
Roll
Call
Senators
Present: Mahaffey, Perry, Rodgers, Beovich, Breland, Byrd, Gessner, Husain,
James, Miller, Powell, Woodward, Jones, Ringsdorf, Tanner, Pernell, Schneider,
Johnston, Pearson, Carlson, Hall, Norton, Sells, Youngblood, Pruett, Ramsey,
Thomas, Calhoun, Fishel, Hilliard, Swindle, Wilson, Wolf, Speller, Davis
Senators
Absent: Wheat, Arrowsmith, Berglund,
Approval
of the Minutes
Pearson-I move to
approve the minutes from (date) by acclimation.
MOTION
PASSES
Officer
Reports
President
Proctor- The EC and Senate Pro Tem will have lunch tomorrow with
Chris Willis, facilities manager. Allied Health newspaper box removed due to
request of the Dean of the College of Nursing. Another box will be put in the
new dining hall. Students can get a $20 flu shot in the Student Health Center,
no appointment needed. Thanks for all who supported Jonathan Sprinkles.
Vice
President Al-Greene- Homecoming Elections Dates: Sept.
30-applications go out; Oct. 11-applications due at 5:00/meeting with all
candidates; Oct. 19-21- elections; Oct. 25-26-run-off elections; Nov.3-6 week
of homecoming
Treasurer
Baldwin- Appropriations budget balance is $53,643.47; Operating
budget balance is $2,166.15; Travel Grant requests for $700. Club Football has
a $2,000 request under co sponsorships and Scabbard and Blade was approved of
$299.64 last, the representative has new information to present in hopes of
getting the full $2,000 requested.
Attorney
General Macon- I apologize for missing last week. We
will vote to excuse my absence under Special Orders. Duck Sale tickets due date
has been extended to November 8. This Thursday or Friday we will have a table
set up at Humanities selling tickets and signing people up with voter
registration.
Chief
Justice Shephard- At our meeting with Chief Gamache and Dean Mitchell, we discussed some possibilities
for parking, so hopefully you will be seeing some changes implemented in the
near future. Under Special Orders, I will be confirming Marcelinia Speller and
Riley Davis as our new Transfer and Freshman At Large.
Special
Orders
Dean
Mitchell- absent
Ramsey-
I move to open the floor for discussion of Marcelinia Speller and Riley Davis.
Proctor-
Marcelinia transferred here from Southern Miss. While she was there she worked
with their SGA on the “Random Acts of School Spirit Committee”. She is
interested in recruitment and school spirit. Riley was Executive President at
Davidson High School, she worked with many clubs, and she was on DIMUN so she
has an extensive knowledge of Robert’s Rule. She is interested in working with
recycling and getting the freshmen on campus more involved.
Jones-
Do you have any plans right now?
Davis-
I don’t have anything planned yet. I’m still trying to see
what’s realistic, so I don’t have anything set in stone yet.
Ramsey-
I move to close the floor and confirm Marcelinia Speller as the Transfer At
Large and Riley Davis as Freshman At Large.
MOTION
PASSES
Chief
Justice swears in the new senators.
Committee
Reports
Student
At Large Pittman- We had a great win last week as our
first away game. This weekend we will play Kentucky Wesleyan at 4:00 at Ladd.
Pro
Tem Perry- We will have a senators meeting this
week. I will send out a message about times.
Johnston-
Homecoming packets are going out at the same time as
Elections packets and they are due at the same time. Make sure that you tell
everyone in your organizations so that the word gets spread out.
Sells-I
need to meet with the Appropriations Committee briefly after the meeting.
Sells-
I move to open the floor for discussion of Attorney General
Macon’s absence.
Proctor-
We passed around his excuse last week.
Perry-
I move to close the floor.
Gessner-
I move to approve Cameron’s excuse.
MOTION
PASSES
Old
Business
New
Business
Sells-
I move to open the floor for discussion of late appropriations/Secular Student
Alliance.
Gessner-
Although I think it’s a good cause, but I don’t think that
we should break the 3 semester rule.
Fishel-
I move to close the floor.
Wolf-
I move to suspend Rule 700.1.1
Motion
fails
Ramsey-I
move to open the floor for AKD/Sociology Club
Schneider-
I see no problem with this.
Hall-
I move to close the floor and appropriate $809.11 to
AKD/Sociology Club
MOTION
PASSES
Hall-
I move to open the floor for discussion of Physics and Astronomy
Club
Representative-
We use this money for our annual Deep South Regional Star
Gaze/
Schneider-
I move to close the floor and appropriate $332
MOTION
PASSES
Fishel-
I move to open the floor for discussion of Scabbard and Blade
Representative-
The speaker for this semester has not been confirmed yet.
Not sure of date. Total cost not set yet either, but it would cover
transportation and lodging for them.
Husain-I
don’t think we should approve any money because nothing has been set.
Schneider-I
move to close the floor.
Ramsey-I
move to open the floor for USA Club Football
Representative-
This year has been our biggest turnout with about 55
players. We need more equipment
Baldwin-
They did receive $2,000 in the summer. We have no receipts
or proof of equipment.
Sells-Can’t
appropriate anymore. They already received the $2000 in the summer
Proctor-
You all could try fundraising.
Schneider-I
move to close the floor.
Wolf-I
move to open the floor for discussion of the Cricket Club
Pearson-I
move to close the floor.
Gessner-
I move to appropriate $328.40.
MOTION
PASSES
Sells-
I move to reopen the floor for discussion of Physics and Astronomy. It looks
like there are 2 vehicles per organization. The total being $434 per vehicle.
Total all together is $509. I move to appropriate $509 to Physics.
MOTION
PASSES
Schneider-
I move to appropriate $509 to Astronomy.
MOTION
PASSES
Calhoun-
I move to open the floor for discussion of AMWA. It has been
around for 3 years. It was only first registered this semester. They host the
Residency Fair which gives medical students the opportunity to network.
Schneider-
I move to close the floor.
Ramsey-
I move to open the floor for discussion of Supplemental
Travel Grant. We have a request of $700, but none have been passed this semester.
Proctor-
This is strictly for academic purposes. It needs to be
re-approved this semester.
Ramsey-I
move to postpone.
Student
Forum
Announcements
Johnston- Songfest Cookout this Wednesday at 6:00
at the Grove
Sells- Thursday (10/7) Dive In Movie at the Rec Center
Proctor- Oct. 18 is dinner at Pres. Moulton’s
house
Perry- Thanks to Senators Byrd and Gessner for
doing such a good job with College Days. Welcome to the new senators. Don’t
forget about office hours.
Beovich- Southbound Orientation Leader
applications due Oct. 1st.
King- If you have any projects that you need
to get published, let me know.
Perry-See me or Jessica or any KD to buy your
tickets for Shamrock.
Adjourn-
Schneider 9:15