Senate Agenda: 5:30 p.m. Ed2N-2307

Committee Sessions: 5:30

Legislative Affairs: Cody Glickman

-Just FYI: they are wanting to transform the barracks to areas for homeless – we need more info about this

  • We will deal with this issue more in the future if the bill gets passed

Finance: Phil Yoon

Diversity: Pulkit Jain

-Microwave Issues

  • People can go to student council for their own schools in order to buy new microwaves
  • If your school’s lounge needs microwave then bring it up to your administration – each room belongs to each school

Philanthropy: Alex Erkenbeck and Trine Vik

Student Life & Affairs: Sara Blohn

Communications: Erin Henderson

Call to Order: 6:00pm

-Retreat this weekend

-Standing desks will finally be in place on October 7th

Approval of Minutes:approved

Guest Speakers:

President’s Report: Chelsea Mitchell

-We got standing desks! They will go into two classrooms to start

-60% approval rating needed in order to pass standing desks in every room.

Business (Unfinished/New): Time to discuss Policies, Practices, Resolutions

Committee Updates/Reports: Each committee chair/VP will provide updates on committee work(s). There will be a maximum time limit of ten (15) minutes per committee update.

OCSS Announcements:

-Welcome Wednesday – it went well but the people who showed up volunteered too long

  • We are going to write up a new bill – 2 mandatory volunteer events per semester
  • If you do not meet the volunteer requirements you will be kicked out of Senate

-Skidazeis happening Sept 28th and 29th

  • Discounted passes
  • Considering snowcone machine again

-New event this year – CU advocacy and support center and senate is backing it

  • We have a lot of resources on campus that most people don’t know about – it would be good to get the word out (emails don’t work)
  • Blue bench and gateway – victims advocacy groups – they are in building 500
  • This will be on the 21st of September – we will be showing the hunting ground – sexual assault on campuses ; 11:00 AM - 1:00 pm; Ed2N 2104
  • If you would like to watch the video we own it and you can check it out from the library

-Attendance policy

  • Meetings are 2nd and 4th Mondays of the months
  • There is a website – all of the senate dates are there
  • Attendance is mandatory for every meeting
  • If you do not show up then your whole class will lose money
  • If you don’t know where that money is going you should ask someone
  • You can miss 2 meetings per semester
  • If you cannot show up, then it wont count against you if you get someone to cover for you - someone in your class
  • If you are not on campus that is ok – you just have to let us know – (ex: med school on rotation and you aren’t on campus for the whole semester)
  • If you will not be here email Phil and Lia

Executive Session

Adjourn: 6:28 PM