WITTENBERG STUDENT SENATE

SENATE MEETING AGENDA

On Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 at 7:00p.m., in the Offices of Student Senate, the Student Senate Executive Board held a Meeting with the following persons present:

I.  Call to Order/Roll Call: Lough, North, Harman, Lightner, Black, Bobbitt, William, Presper, Feiler, Swaney, Nazareth, Ayala, Toure, Tickner, Hubbard, Grandstaff, Abdul-Aziz, Torres

a.  Tardus:

b.  in absentia: Wallace, Toure, Ayala, Hubbard

Minutes approved by:

Special Order:

II.  Officer Reports/Goals: (10 minutes)

a.  Lough, President –

i.  We will transition from 2016-2017 senate to 2017-2018 senate

ii.  I will run the whole meeting, since Rachel is not here to be sworn in (she will be sworn in next week)

b.  North, Vice President –

i.  Transition Manual

c.  Harman, Treasurer –

i.  Discuss the Annual Allocation budget in New Business

d.  Lightner, Secretary –

i.  No report

e.  Black, FSC –

i.  Attended secret society report

ii.  Met with Dr. Hanson last time

iii.  Newly elected committees are beginning to elect chairs. They have been told the importance of scheduling exact meeting times.

iv.  Faculty meeting overview

f.  Bobbitt, 2017 –

i.  Ha ha graduation ha ha

ii.  Not much else going on

g.  Williams, Public Relations –

i.  Figuring out Pearl's compensation

ii.  Dropping off remainder of promotional items (from my house to senate offices)

h.  Presper, Student Organizations—

i.  In contact with Chelsea for transitioning

ii.  Finishing up Pre-Vet and Witt Vett so that they will be ready for Senate approval at the beginning of the fall semester

i.  Feiler, RHA –

i.  Thank you all who attended the Drag Show! It was a huge success

ii.  Welcome new RHA senator Christina

j.  Swaney, Greek –

i.  Faculty and Staff Appreciation dinner went well!

ii.  Roundtables coming up

iii.  Greek Life Newsletter coming out soon

k.  Nazareth, Green –

i.  Earth week was a success!

l.  Ayala, AIA –

i. 

m.  XXX, Off-Campus –

i. 

n.  Toure, CBS

i.  No report

a.  Tickner, Interfaith-

i.  Holocaust ceremony went well

ii.  Thanks for a good year!

b.  Hubbard, SAAC –

i.  New executives were announced on Tuesday, April 18:

ii.  President: Abby Haab (softball)

iii.  Vice President and Student Athlete Senator: Charles Rodeheffer (men’s cross country)

iv.  Secretary: Morgan Siefert (women’s swimming)

v.  Treasurer: Colin Cahill (men’s lacrosse)

vi.  Code Red Events

vii.  BB: April 26 vs. Earlham (6pm) LAST ONE FOR THE YEAR!

c.  Grandstaff, GSDA –

i.  Postponed electing officers

d.  Abdul-Aziz, 2018 –

i.  Meeting with new exec tomorrow to discuss future goals

e.  Wallace, 2019 –

i. 

f.  Torres, 2020 –

i.  Trying to figure out what The Game Cave is on our account

g.  Gill , Advisor –

i.  New York Times

III.  Committee Reports: (5 minutes)

a.  North, Build a Better Wittenberg –

i.  No report

b.  Harman, Finance-

i.  Last Tiger Fund hearing this week

c.  Black, Educational Policy –

i.  Nursing BSN had been approved by EPC and will be voted on by faculty today

d.  Williams, Public Relations –

i.  No report

e.  Lightner, Elections

i.  Congratulations to the newly filled positions

f.  Nazareth, Dining Services Committee –

i.  No report

g.  Lightner/Lough, Diversity Coalition-

i.  No report

IV.  Open Forum:

a.  Harman- career services moving?

b.  Gill- students want to see it in a more centrally located area, we need to evaluate a space for it and services like it

c.  Harman- I’m worried about space, and services utilizing it

d.  Presper- is there protocol against kids streaking

e.  Gill- that’s illegal, they have full jurisdiction to cite you

f.  Presper- if they’re just going to stand there and watch that doesn’t help the situation

g.  Lough- it’s always been an understood tradition

h.  O’Malley- Will we hear back about the surveys regarding Tiger Transport?

i.  Gill- I will get back to you on that

j.  Tickner- the vegetarian options in the science center are not what they could be

V.  Old Business:

a.  N/A

VI.  New Business:

a.  University Hearing Board

ii. 

b.  Annual Allocation Budget

c.  Annual student org allocations

VII.  Announcements:

VIII.  Adjournment:

Motion to adjourn:

Second: