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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April 23, 2007
5:35 meeting called to order
Brittany, Thaddeus and Mike not here.
Approval of minutes – YES!
Week in Review
Elani
University Steering Committee – retention program which includes courses for freshman in particular. Not a very clear idea right now. Left with will bring up to students to figure out what is wanted.
Gabe
Campus connect. Had event last Thursday. Low turnout (1/1000th of invitations). Campus connect going to go forward.
Steve
Filled out banners for VTech
Adrienne
Go purchase your tickets now, everyone will wait till the very end most likely.
Ordered champagne glasses, will arrive on time.
People interested in helping with on and off campus meeting being pushed back to Monday.
Emily Garrett (?)– Alumni
Count down to graduation series. Hoping to start traditions with seniors to make them feel more connected as undergrads, and in turn, alumni.
Carrie said don’t feel as connected to grad year, more to a department that they were a part of.
• Leave your mark (instead of make your mark)
• Senior gift (to seniors)
• Class officers to work towards reunions after
• Black and gold society –
• Plant a tree
• Something fun – painting something, etc. wall mural maybe?
• Something where people could sign and leave a message behind.
• Seniors vs. freshman
• Yearbook with pictures and events that happen during their collegiate experience.
• Retriever cemetery
JL__-0607 Confirmation of Theresa Bruce
Nothing planned in particular, just trying to be fair and diffuse disputes during election times. Can bring fairness. Time: can do. Do you know anyone who is running – what would you do if you were friends with the people? Put friendship aside should a conflict come up.
A two year position.
Enter Thaddeus, he was cleaning up after a class presentation. … apparently.
Favor: 8
Opposed: 0
Abstain: 0
JL18-0607 Funding for Stress Free Zone
Requesting $1,500 from General Ledger
Short on money for give aways
Steve will be sending out a budget for this through email. He might not know it yet, but he is going to.
Favor: 7
Opposed: 0
Abstain: 1
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Randy Jones from NY Times coming next week.
400 people responded to survey for readership program. Strong majority for Sun. People want Times and then Post, and Sun was very low %.
TV, internet, newspaper (15-20%) how people get news
Over whelming # wouldn’t buy papers if they weren’t free.
Don’t really get Post for discount, just get Maryland paper.
Next week is really our last meeting.
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Inauguration next Friday, the 11th.
Keeper of the flame award
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Orientation. Want to move to skylight lounge of Commons. Need money for laptops. Should SGA help fund this initiative?
We’re talking about buying 5-10 laptops that SGA funds, let orientation people use, then they’d come back to use and we could use them for student orgs or voting, etc.
Alex: Don’t see why we can’t have it in the library.
Danielle: doesn’t make sense to buy laptops when we’d only use them a few times a year.
Thaddeus: basement is going to be filled with books in a few years. not happening this summer, but next summer. It’s going to have to move, so why not do it preemptively?
Elani: why can’t we have it on the first floor of the library?
Nayana: having it in a nicer area shows students we’re accommodating them some what. Student orgs also always need laptops.
Thaddeus: 1st floor not reservabale. Basement is disgusting.
25 laptops available already at CIC.
Gabe: great opportunity for SGA to help new students right from the get go. Also, students would wait in student orgs space if it was in the skylight lounge. (nicer, plus opportunity for recruitment)
Nayana: freshman got to move in a week earlier. Free to roam and figure out where things are.
Thaddeus: opens door for SGA involvement.
Elani: was it max $ for laptops we’re talking? Steve: not sure
Danielle: don’t think 1st floor of the library would set a precedent.
Thaddeus: in past, couldn’t use 1st floor because it would set precedent and other organizations would want to reserve 1st floor.
Mike: scavenger hunt through buildings.
Jen: making orientation better will help retention.
Having students actually help advise would be really helpful. Have people broken up by major so they could have a better idea of what you want to take.
“I am dead ass” – the one and only, Mike Pollard
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Wednesday Meeting Recap
Behavior was better as soon as the day after that meeting.
Meeting about keeping a professional atmosphere in the office. Some administrators had raised objections to the language and attitudes around the office.
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EXEC Reports
David –
A lot of people are putting in votes.
A lot of people are voting so it’s going to take a lot of people to win. Election board will reveal number of how many people have voted.
Gabe
Peer advising interesting.
James
Fee forum is on Friday, free hour. Banner going up tomorrow.
House having student life meeting Wednesday.
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Adrienne’s meeting pushed back to Monday.
Magic the Gathering… Gathering on May 16th from 12-3 in game room.
This Thursday at 8 ish Halo at least 2, maybe 1. Bring friends, controllers, bring a box to Harbor Café at 8.
Meeting in harbor multi-purpose room. Mike can reserve room, get snacks, and etc. This is like a town hall come-tell-us-your-problems thing.
Everyone here except Brittany and Terrance who left early.
7:13 pm meeting adjourned