University of Mary Hardin Baylor

Student Government Association 2010

Senate Agenda

April 6, 2010 9:30pm

I.  Call to Order: Jeremy 9:30

II.  Devotion: Mary Kate

A. Came to UMHB for Nursing, now decided to go to a school for ministry. God will provide for you.

III.  Approval of Agenda: Jeremy

A. Stood as read

IV.  Review of Minutes: Kathleen

A. Stood as Read

V.  Chartering: Sailing Club

A.  Tobin and Jeff Mooney presented

B.  Can be recreational and competitive. An outside sponsor has agreed to teach, lend boats and offer his marina space – it was his desire to start this club. Will start out with smaller #s learning the basics then adding more people who can be trained by other students

C.  Floor Open for Discussion

D.  UMHB Sailing Club is the official name

E.  How do you join this club? – Jasper

F.  As soon as they work with the sponsor, Dan Brown, and decide a time, they will let people know.

G.  How will they facilitate a large number of people – Shaina

H.  There will be set aside times in the week, and hopefully will get to the point where you can check out boats without the sponsor.

I.  What’s the plan for the rest of this semester? – George

J.  Waiting on Insurance and communication from the sponsor, who want to wait on weather

K.  Kristy – the club will offer different levels of membership that will decide how often members can sail and who the need to sail with. This semester - mostly working on finalizing insurance and getting more boats. Currently have 5 boats, and more have been ordered. So some sailing can begin this spring.

L.  They are chartered

VI.  New Business

` A. SGA Member of the Month - Connor Buchanan

B. Constitution Restructure – Tommy & Internal Concerns Board

1. Article IV: Sec 3: A, B, C, D

2. Article V: Intro

3. Article V: Sec 4

4. Article VII: Sec 2: A: 1a & b

5. Article VII: Sec 2: C Intro &: 2

6. Floor open for discussion

a. what happens if the class officers can’t find someone to direct their event – Clayton

b. the position would be open to someone in any grade, shouldn’t be impossible – Tommy

c. Can the class officers choose to select one of their own class officers for director? – Amanda

d. Yes, class officers could be interviewed for director positions – Tommy

e. If a class officer wants to be the director do they get to vote on themselves? - Shaina

d. No, they still go through an interview process – Tommy

f. New Constitution passed unanimously

VII.  Calendar of Events & Announcements

1.Campaign meeting for SGA class officers April 8, 5pm

2. Veronica Sullivan’s Senior Recital April 8 @ 7:30 in Hughes

2. Freshman Throw Back Event April 9 @ 6 in Mayborn

a. at Rec Courts, Ryan has sign up sheet if you can help out.

3. Formal April 10

4. Play Day April 15

VIII.  Prayer Requests& Adjournment

A.  Connor’s mom had surgery

B.  Lauren can walk on graduation - praise

C.  Bethany’s health

D.  Kasey – dad leaving for Haiti

E.  Mary Kate – brother going back to Afghanistan

F.  Andrew – friend’s mom with spot on lung

G.  Kristy and her husband

H.  Jeremy’s friend Rodney

I.  Shaina’s roommate going to the Philippines as a journalist over the summer

J.  Bethany is graduating debt free – praise

K.  Veronica – her recital

  1. Zach closes us in prayer