SGA SENATE MEETING

September 28, 2009

 

OFFICERS PRESENT: Glenn Gardner, Kimberly Proctor, Michael Baldwin, Gregory Bettis, Colin Al-Greene, Ashley Pittman

 

OFFICERS ABSENT: N/A

 

OFFICERS ON LEAVE: N/A

 

SENATORS PRESENT: Ashley Guy, Eric Beovich, Paige Perry, Daniel Reid, Jeremy Johnson, Lauren Gessner, Sean Ramsey, Brandon Richardson, Will Thomas, Adam Langan, Greg Youngblood, John Miner, Hannah Sanders, Cameron Macon, Basia Smith, Sidney King, Emily Carlson, Alan Sells, Jacob Mahan, Todd Fowler, Benjamin Kuyk, Christopher Jones, Brittany Sterling

 

SENATORS ABSENT: Blair Segers, Lauryn Davis, Julie Tanner

 

SENATORS ON LEAVE: N/A

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

Motion: Approve the Minutes of 9/21/09 and 9/07/09

Sponsor: Perry

 

OFFICER’S REPORTS:

 

President: Gardner has an upcoming meeting Thursday with Administration to discuss long-range plans for the next five years at South Alabama.

 

Vice President: Proctor needs senators to help work the tables from 11-1 PM for Get on Board Day. Senators who help out will receive office hours.

 

Treasurer: N/A

 

Attorney General: Bettis and the other Officers are meeting Tuesday with the Higher Education Partnership. Any Senator wishing to attend can meet in the SGA office at 12 PM.

 

Chief Justice: Al-Greene plans to meet with the USA Parking Committee on October 7th. Anyone with suggestions on hoe to improve parking at South should talk with Al-Green.

 

Student-At-Large: Pittman asked the Senators who signed up to be on the Student Center Advisory Board to meet with her after the meeting.

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Perry met with Housing and Food Services and Dr. Smith to discuss the new Cafeteria. Students will be able to pick their own ingredients and watch the food being prepared. The new Cafeteria is a “Green” building, so there will be no parking built, but it will have better food and better hours.

 

Guy has updated the list of office hours, excepting the Appropriations Committee’s hours.

 

Smith needs to meet with Senators who signed up to be on the Academics Committee after the meeting. Any new members who wish to join should also stay after.

 

SPECIAL ORDERS:

 

Motion: Approve new Senators

Sponsor: Sanders

            PASSED

*Al-Green swore in Carly Hall, Stephanie Broach, Krystle Riner, Priscilla McCants, Justin Schnider, and Alexandria Hillard.

OLD BUSINESS: N/A

 

NEW BUSINESS:

Motion: Approve Vice President Proctor’s Doctor’s excuse for 9/21/09 meeting

Sponsor: Smith

PASSED BY ACCLAMATION

 

STUDENT FORUM:  N/A

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

            Jones presented an idea of a Homecoming Fundraiser to raise money for the USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital. He wants to do a haunted trail on South’s campus that will be open to both the students and the community. Tickets would cost $3 for students and $5 for anyone else in the community. Jones wants to get Sororities, Fraternities, and other campus organizations involved to make the scenes for the trail. His idea needs to be approved by Dean Mitchell, but the name of the event would be “Jaguars Prowloween”.

 

            Youngblood invited all senators to Buffalo Wild Wings this Thursday at 7 PM. He also reminded senators to be thinking of ideas for Higher Education Day.

 

            Proctor needs to meet with all the new senators after the meeting.

 

Motion: Adjourn meeting

Sponsor: Perry

PASSED BY ACCLAMATION