The following are meeting minutes from the Senate meeting. The Senate meets every Monday at 5:30 PM in Room 318 on the third floor of The Commons. These meetings are open to all students to listen to discussion. If you would like to present an issue, please contact the Speaker of the Senate, Steve Gilmore, in advance so you can be added to the agenda.
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November 27, 2006
5:33 meeting STARTS!
Everyone here.
Minutes from last week… approved!
Week in review:
• Alex – alumni board
Mentoring program to start with freshman; start second semester. Give each freshman peer mentor, faculty and alumni mentor. Alex argued it might be a good idea to introduce peer mentor first semester. ALSO, huge advertising campaign being launched for UMBC. 90% online, a little radio and newspaper. Mission statement. Alex found quite bland.
• Thaddeus – IT Steering committee meeting. OIT gearing up to make a $60,000 upgrade to the Webmail system. Gray listing system – supposed to help block Spammers. Outsourcing mail system to Microsoft of gmail ($10,000).
Classroom committee – 50% of available classrooms are level 4 (AV service equipped). Trying to get to 100% (will cost like, $300,000 to do that though). Lots of classes that need lots of tech will move to having classes later in the week.
GPS stuff. Have to post an ebid (will take 30 days to post), then have to talk to procurement office about overall cost and negotiate with bus company. Looking to put good amount of money from GL into project as well as reaching out to others for money.
• Elani – academic conduct committee. Institutionalizing penalties for cheating.
• Steve – met with Kyle Carter. Commons advisory council.
New stuff:
• Stress Free Zone coming up quickly. Shirt design in. Look for the volunteer sheet and sign up! WOO!
Total minutes divided by people in organization. Whoever gets greatest number winner.
http://www.umbc.edu/registrar/schedule/F06Finalexam.html
• 2 weeks left!
Current projects: Sga library, GPS system, Ch 3, formal dance, Off-campus student services (Avi), Harbor Hall Café
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SGA should send out physical letters that let new committees know if they want SGA representation, here we are!
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Mike Pollard disagrees with the policy of no non-motorized transportation devices other than bikes.
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Danielle heard they have a 10 year plan and a 25 year plan. Thaddeus heard there’s also a 50 year plan.
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SGA meetings in town halls and other places around community? Do we still want to do this?
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Food forum next Wednesday at 12 noon.
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Danielle – The green way (?). Connecting green places on campus, going to start at CERA.
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Executive reports:
David – back from vacation. Went to Pittsburgh, then to jersey. And he’s grown out his beard some. Lookin’ sharp David!
Gabe – done for the year pretty much in academics. Peer advising coming up; planning for study groups over the winter.
Nayana – finishing deliberations soon.
Announcements:
• Go to food forum
• Mosaic center, hosting Baltimore Ravens game night (Thursday). Held in Flat Tuesdays. Free wings.
• Look out for Mamas Boys Winter Ball which will be right after last meeting (Dec 11th)
Roll call: everyone here.
Meeting adjourned at 6:32