Marshall University Student Senate
Session 67
1, September 2009
Meeting #2
MINUTES
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call – Quorum was established
Reading of the Minutes – Motion to waive, waived.
Approval of the Minutes – Motion for approval, approved.
Old Business
None
New Business
Bill 67.01 – Allocation of $1,000.00 to Delta Chi Fraternity; reading of bill waived; bill approved
Discussion of 2009-2010 Executive Budget – Tabled Pending a Written Budget
Formation of Campus Life and Community Service Committees
Krysalea Burns elected Campus Life Chair
Callie Tucker elected Community Service Chair
Messages from In-House Committees
Judiciary –Andrew Browne
None
Finance – Benjamin Cook
None
Community Service – Callie Tucker
None
Campus Life – Krysalea Burns
None
Messages from Executives
Student Body President – Sean Hornbuckle
Stressed commitment and service to SGA and to the campus
Green Fee update
Senate President Pro-Tempore –Patrick W. Murphy
2009-2010 Senate Retreat scheduled for September 11th for 4:00-6:30pm
Attendance is mandatory at Senate Meetings
Office hours are 1hr. per day Monday through Friday between 8:00am-9:00pm
Student Activities and Programming Board – Nathan Holbrook
Free bowling at Colonial Lanes every Thursday between 9:00pm-1:00am
Student Organization Fair September 8th/9th 10:00am-2:00pm
Virginia Tech Game September 12th – plenty of seats available on the buses
MU Day of Service September 12th – program starts at 9:00am and projects begin at 10:00am/ cookout after the projects to be able to watch the V-Tech game
Messages from Advisors
Dean Hensley –
Advised the group on the safety precautions and dangers of H1N1
Dr. Stone –
None
Meeting Adjourned
Open Forum
Open End
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Marshall University Student Senate
Session 67
8, September 2009
Meeting #3
MINUTES
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call – Quorum was established
Reading of the Minutes – Motion to waive, waived.
Approval of the Minutes – Motion for approval, approved.
Old Business
Bill 67.01 – Allocation of $1,000.00 to Delta Chi Fraternity; Tabled until further review by the Finance Committee
New Business
Bill 67.02 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to the Biology Club; reading of the bill waived; bill approved and sent to Finance Committee
Bill 67.03 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to the Marshall Officials Association; reading of the bill waived; bill approved and sent to the Finance Committee
Bill 67.04 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to Alpha Chi Sigma; reading of the bill waived; bill approved and sent to the Finance Committee
Discussion of 2009-2010 Executive Budget – the direct action needed to approve the Executive Budget was reviewed by Dr. Stone and the Student Senate is awaiting the written budget
Messages from In-House Committees
Judiciary –Andrew Browne
Asked the Judiciary Committee to meet afterwards to interview applicants
Finance – Benjamin Cook
Asked the Finance Committee to meet afterwards to discuss recently approved bills
Community Service – Callie Tucker
MU Day of Service September 12th
Campus Life – Krysalea Burns
None
Messages from Executives
Student Body President – Sean Hornbuckle
MU Blood Drive September 22nd and 23rd
V-Tech bus leaves at 7:20am on September 12th
MU Day of Service: the SGA project is located at the Huntington Museum of Art
Senate President Pro-Tempore –Patrick W. Murphy
2009-2010 Senate Retreat scheduled for September 11th from 4-6:30pm in Marco’s
Student Activities and Programming Board – Mary Baker and Jordan Barnes
Messages from Advisors
Dr. Stone –
Advised the Senate to be careful while reviewing student organization funding requests
Dean Hensley –
None
Meeting Adjourned
Open Forum
Open End
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Marshall University Student Senate
Session 67
15, September 2009
Meeting #4
MINUTES
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call – Quorum was established
Reading of the Minutes – Motion to waive, waived.
Approval of the Minutes – Motion for approval, approved.
Old Business
Bill 67.01 – Allocation of One-Thousand dollars to Delta Chi Fraternity; approved
Bill 67.02 – Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to the Biology Club; amended and approved to read One-Hundred and fifty dollars
Bill 67.03 – Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to the Marshall Officials Association; Tabled
Bill67.04 – Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to Alpha Chi Sigma; approved
New Business
Bill 67.05 – Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to MU Parks and Recreation Organization for Students; approved
Bill 67.06 – Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to Alpha Phi Sigma; approved
Bill 67.07 – Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to Darfur: Breaking the Silence; approved
Executive Budget presented by Business Manager Jesse Ogden and approved and moved to the Finance Committee
Freshman Council President Raymond Harrell, Jr., Vice-President John Gibb, and Secretary Adam Fridley introduced themselves and informed the Senate that the Freshman Council will be meeting Thursday, September, 17th 2009 at 7:00pm in Freshman Hall South.
Aaron Ryan the Campus Development Director informed the Senate of the SGA sponsored beer pong alcohol awareness activity and the progress of the Homecoming parade
Messages from In-House Committees
Judiciary –Andrew Browne
Confirmed Kelly Kutzavitch and Jeffrey Addison Michael as Senators for the College of Business and the College of Science, respectively
Confirmed Caleb Brewster Whisenant as a Senate Associate
Jeffrey Addison Michael was sworn in as a Senator for the College of Science
Finance – Benjamin Cook
Wants the committee to meet after the Senate meeting
Community Service – Callie Tucker
Wants the committee to meet after the Senate meeting
Campus Life – Krysalea Burns
Invited everyone out to eat
Meet the President and Vice-President at the fountain coming up soon
Messages from Executives
Student Body President – Sean Hornbuckle
MU Blood Drive September 22nd and 23rd
Constitution Week is here and is ongoing
Interested in another successful Student Tailgate
Picture of the Senate is needed and will be rescheduled
Student Organizational Meeting Sunday, September 20th 2009 2:30pm – 5:00pm in MSC – BE – 5
Sign – up for events!!!
Senate President Pro-Tempore –Patrick W. Murphy
Come get your certificates and or By-laws packets
Student Activities and Programming Board – Nathan Holbrook
Free Bowling Colonial Lanes 9:00pm every Tuesday
Concerns were voiced about parking ticket issues and Chief Terry is going to be contacted to go over the issue
Messages from Advisors
Dr. Stone –
None
Dean Hensley –
Advised the Senate to look into reviewing the judicial branch of the Student Government Association
Meeting Adjourned
Open Forum
Open End
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Marshall University Student Senate
Session 67
22, September 2009
Meeting #5
MINUTES
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call – Quorum was established
Reading of the Minutes – Motion to waive, waived.
Approval of the Minutes – Motion for approval, approved.
Old Business
Bill 67.03 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to the Marshall Officials Association; Tabled
Bill 67.05 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to MU Parks and Recreation Organization for Students; not approved due to lack of project evaluation
Bill 67.06 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to Alpha Phi Sigma; approved
Bill 67.07 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to Darfur: Breaking the Silence; approved
Executive Budget for 2009-2010; approved
New Business
Bill 67.08 – Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to Colleges Against Cancer; reading of the bill waived, bill approved
Bill 67.09 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to MU Forensics Union; reading of the bill waived; bill approved
Aaron Ryan – Campus Development: Alcohol Awareness 9/23/09, alcohol awareness speaker Weds. 9/30/09 7pm Don Morris Room, Homecoming float applications are being collected; cash prizes for 1st ($1,000.00), 2nd ($750.00), and 3rd ($250.00)
Rebecca Samples – Family Campaign: asked the Senate to help student based giving through a text message fundraising campaign where the money will be spent on Marshall University’s campus, asked the Senate to think of ideas on where the money could be spent
Homecoming Candidates Samantha Turley, Lashawna Sampson, and Jessica Jacobs introduced themselves to the Senate and asked for their support for Homecoming Court
Messages from In-House Committees
Judiciary –Andrew Browne
Paul Williams was approved by the Senate as a Senator for the College of Liberal Arts; Adam Schrider was approved as a Senate Associate
Paul Williams and Kelly Kusavitch were sworn in by Justice Johannes Fahrmann as Senators for the College of Liberal Arts and the Lewis College of Business respectively
Finance – Benjamin Cook
Meeting after the Senate meeting to go over the previously tabled bill
Community Service – Callie Tucker
Meet after the Senate meeting to start going over service project ideas
Campus Life – Krysalea Burns
none
Messages from Executives
Student Body President – Sean Hornbuckle
Senate President Pro-Tempore –Patrick W. Murphy
Student Activities and Programming Board; Thumb Wars is 9/23/09 and the winner receives $300 cash prize, Free Bowling Colonial Lanes Thursdays at 9pm
Freshman Council; Meetings are Mondays at 9pm in the Freshman dorms, flyers for Freshman Council are being sent out to increase numbers, Homecoming parade float finalized
Messages from Advisors
Dean Hensley: none
Dr. Stone: none
Concerns of the Student Body: lights in the parking garage are to dim
Meeting Adjourned
Open Forum
Open End
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Marshall University Student Senate
Session 67
29, September 2009
Meeting #6
MINUTES
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call – Quorum was established
Reading of the Minutes – Motion to waive, waived.
Approval of the Minutes – Motion for approval, approved.
Old Business
Bill 67.03 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to the Marshall Officials Association; amended to Four-Hundred and Sixty dollars and approved
Bill 67.08
Bill 67.09
Motion to Reconsider Bill 67.05 MU Parks and Recreation Organization for Students approved
Bill 67.05 MU Parks and Recreation Organization for Students approved
New Business
None
Messages from In-House Committees
Judiciary –Andrew Browne
Andrew Lowers and Steven Scheling were approved by the Judiciary committee and the Senate approved Andrew Lowers as a Senator for the College of Business and Steven Scheling as a Senate Associate
Finance – Benjamin Cook
none
Community Service – Callie Tucker
Meet after the Senate meeting to start going over service project ideas
Campus Life – Krysalea Burns
none
Messages from Executives
Campus Development Director – Aaron Ryan
Alcohol Awareness speaker is tomorrow at 7pm in the Don Morris room of the Marshall Student Center; Homecoming Parade is Oct. 1st; volunteers are needed to help with line-up at 6pm; the Grand Marshall Dinner at the Marshall Hall of Fame Café is at 5pm
Student Body President – Sean Hornbuckle
Pep Rally for the Homecoming Game is Friday at 5pm at the Marshall Commons; the Thunder Walk is scheduled for 10am on Saturday Oct. 3rd at the Rec Center; The Benefit Concert is scheduled for Oct. 8th at 6:30pm at the Marshall Student Center; Senators are encouraged to both volunteer and to sell tickets
Senate President Pro-Tempore –Patrick W. Murphy
Student Activities and Programming Board; Diversity According to South Park and Family Guy tonight at 7pm in the Don Morris room
Freshman Council – none
Messages from Advisors
Dean Hensley: none
Dr. Stone: none
Concerns of the Student Body: none
Meeting Adjourned
Open Forum
Open End
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Marshall University Student Senate
Session 67
6, October 2009
Meeting #7
MINUTES
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call – Quorum was established
Reading of the Minutes – Motion to waive, waived.
Approval of the Minutes – Motion for approval, approved.
Old Business
None
New Business
None
James E. Terry, Director of Public Safety, addressed issues concerning students with parking tickets around the engineering building and the Henderson Center, addressed issues concerning the possibility of losing parking spaces because of the expansion of the engineering building
Messages from In-House Committees
Judiciary –Andrew Browne
The committee approved of the Freshman Council’s new mission statement and the full Senate approved the mission statement
Finance – Benjamin Cook
none
Community Service – Callie Tucker
none
Campus Life – Krysalea Burns
none
Messages from Executives
Student Body President – Sean Hornbuckle
Benefit Concert Oct 8th at 6:30pm and volunteers are needed from 6-10pm; A project for Disability Month is a possibility; suggestions from anyone is appreciated; Ideas for the Family Planning Text Message campaign are needed ASAP; Online program for older students to search for off campus housing will begin soon
Senate President Pro-Tempore –Patrick W. Murphy
Campus Conversations sponsored by Academic Affairs are ongoing contact Academic Affairs or Patrick Murphy for the dates of these ongoing discussions to better our campus and university; A seat on the Ad-Hoc Faculty Senate Committee Core Foundations is vacant and needs to be filled volunteers are welcome
Student Activities and Programming Board
Casino Night Oct. 16th 8:30-12am
Freshman Council
Marshall Rotary Club to begin soon
Messages from Advisors
Dean Hensley: none
Dr. Stone: none
Concerns of the Student Body
Meeting Adjourned
Open Forum
Open End
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Marshall University Student Senate
Session 67
20, October 2009
Meeting #8
MINUTES
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call – Quorum was established
Reading of the Minutes – Motion to waive, waived.
Approval of the Minutes – Motion for approval, approved.
Old Business
None
New Business
None
Rebecca McPhail talked to the Senate about the possible allocation of the Family Campaign text message fundraising
Messages from In-House Committees
Judiciary –Andrew Browne
Finance – Benjamin Cook
Community Service – Callie Tucker
Campus Life – Krysalea Burns
Messages from Executives
Student Body Vice President – Lashawna Sampson
Thunder Walk is still scheduled for the next home game, Alpha Chi Omega pancake breakfast tickets are on sale
Student Body President – Sean Hornbuckle
Thank you for the work done on the Benefit Concert, the Second Organization lunch is Sunday Oct. 18th, the Organization discount program is almost ready to begin
Senate President Pro-Tempore –Patrick W. Murphy
Student Activities and Programming Board; Free Funny Bone to begin every Wednesday, Casino Night is Friday Oct. 16th at the Keith-Albee from 8-midnight
Freshman Council
Messages from Advisors
Dean Hensley: Faculty Senate meeting Thursday Oct. 22nd, at 4:00pm in MSC BE-5
Dr. Stone: none
Concerns of the Student Body
Meeting Adjourned
Open Forum
Open End
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Marshall University Student Senate
Session 67
20, October 2009
Meeting #9
MINUTES
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call – Quorum was established
Reading of the Minutes – Motion to waive, waived.
Approval of the Minutes – Motion for approval, approved.
Old Business
None
New Business
67.10 Allocation of Four-Hundred and Fifty dollars to MU Japan Club; reading of the bill waived, bill approved
67.11 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to MU Outdoor Adventure Club; reading of the bill waived, bill approved
67.12 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to MU Meteorology and Geography Club; reading of the bill waived, approved
Student Body President – Sean Hornbuckle: Thunder Walk is Saturday at 9:45, Haunted House for those interested contact Michael Wright
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs – Frances Hensley: Discussed the possibility of opening a student chapter of Create Huntington; meetings are Thurs. night from 5:30-7:30pm
Messages from In-House Committees
Judiciary –Andrew Browne – Amendments to the by-laws will be presented at the next meeting
Andrew Lowers was sworn in as a Senator for the Lewis College of Business
Finance – Benjamin Cook
Community Service – Callie Tucker
Campus Life – Krysalea Burns
Messages from Executives
Student Body Vice President – Lashawna Sampson
Senate President Pro-Tempore –Patrick W. Murphy: Faculty Senate Meeting Thurs. 4:00pm BE-5, Campus Conversations Oct. 27th 4:00pm 2E28 MSC, 28th 105 Corbly Hall
Student Activities and Programming Board; Free Funny Bone to begin every Wednesday
Messages from Advisors
Dean Hensley: Faculty Senate meeting Thursday Oct. 22nd, at 4:00pm in MSC BE-5
Dr. Stone: none
Concerns of the Student Body
Meeting Adjourned
Open Forum
Open End
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Marshall University Student Senate
Session 67
27, October 2009
Meeting #10
MINUTES
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call – Quorum was established
Reading of the Minutes – Motion to waive, waived.
Approval of the Minutes – Motion for approval, approved.
Old Business
67.10 Allocation of Four-Hundred and Fifty dollars to MU Japan Club; tabled due to a lack of information regarding the specifics of the Japan Club’s budget
67.11 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to MU Outdoor Adventure Club; approved
67.12 Allocation of Seven Hundred dollars to MU Meteorology Club and Geography Club; amended to read Three-Hundred and Twenty dollars to the Meteorology Club, amended to omit the funding request by the Geography Club; approved Three-Hundred and Twenty dollars to the Meteorology Club
New Business
67.13 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to Alpha Tau Omega; reading of the bill waived; bill approved
67.14 Allocation of Four-Hundred and fifty dollars to MU Tennis Club; reading of the bill waived; bill approved
67.15 Allocation of Two-Hundred dollars to Delta Sigma Pi; reading of the bill waived; bill approved
Student Body President – Sean Hornbuckle; Organizational Discount cards are ready for pick-up by student organizations; Haunted House is Weds, prep is starting a 4:30pm and the event starts at 6:30-8:30pm, Michael Wright is the contact; Etiquette Diner is Weds. At 7:30pm; November 2nd 12pm in the Library Atrium, West Virginia legislators are present to answer questions from the Student Body; Marshall University Plane Crash Ceremony is Saturday Nov. 14th at 12 noon, all members of Student Government are expected to attend; Thunder Walk is before the football game on Nov. 14th, ideas for boosting attendance are welcome
Messages from In-House Committees
Judiciary –Andrew Browne – Amendments to the by-laws will be presented at the next meeting, committee meeting before next week’s Senate meeting at 3:30pm
Finance – Benjamin Cook – meeting after the Senate
Community Service – Callie Tucker – meeting after the Senate
Campus Life – Krysalea Burns – meeting after the Senate
Messages from Executives
Student Body Vice President – Lashawna Sampson
Senate President Pro-Tempore –Patrick W. Murphy: organizations applying for funding without previous project evaluations will not receive funding unless proper documentation can be provided
Student Activities and Programming Board; Last Free Funny Bone Wednesday; Game Live is Thursday starting at 10:00pm
Freshman Council; Monday Night Football membership drive is a possibility in the upcoming weeks, Habitat for Humanity was contacted to for possible volunteer opportunities
Messages from Advisors
Dean Hensley: none
Dr. Stone: none
Concerns of the Student Body
Meeting Adjourned
Open Forum
Open End
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Marshall University Student Senate
Session 67
3 November 2009
Meeting #11
MINUTES
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call – Quorum was established
Reading of the Minutes – Motion to waive, waived.
Approval of the Minutes – Motion for approval, approved.
Old Business
67.10 Allocation of Four-Hundred and Fifty dollars to MU Japan Club; approved
67.13 Allocation Five-Hundred dollars to Alpha Tau Omega; approved
67.14 Allocation of Four-Hundred and Fifty dollars to MU Tennis Club; approved
67.15 Allocation of Two-Hundred dollars to Delta Sigma Pi; approved
New Business
67.16 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to Beta Alpha Psi; reading of the bill waived; bill approved
67.17 Allocation of Four-Hundred dollars to the Public Relations Student Society of America; reading of the bill waived; bill approved
67.18 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to MU Vietnamese Students Association; reading of the bill waived; bill approved
67.19 Allocation of Three-Hundred and Fifty dollars to MU TOMS Campus Club; reading of the bill waived; bill approved
67.20 Allocation of Four-Hundred and Eighty dollars to the Geography Club; reading of the bill waived; bill approved
Amendments to the Senate By-Laws; introduced and tabled until next meeting
Messages from In-House Committees
Judiciary –Andrew Browne – By-laws next meeting, come prepared with suggestions
Finance – Benjamin Cook – meeting after the Senate
Community Service – Callie Tucker – Thanksgiving City Mission volunteering
Campus Life – Krysalea Burns – none
Messages from Executives
Student Body President – Sean Hornbuckle; Pictures for the website for the upcoming meeting; Plane Crash Ceremony Nov. 14th noon; Speed Networking Event Nov. 12th 11:30-12:30pm, 12:30-1:30pm in MSC 2W16; Nov. 7th Dancing with the Tri-State Stars Big Sandy Arena 7:00pm; Holderby switching over to controlling your own environment; course catalog tutorial coming up; United Way Kickoff 11-2pm next Mon in MSC
Student Body Vice President – Lashawna Sampson
Senate President Pro-Tempore –Patrick W. Murphy: organizations applying for funding without previous project evaluations will not receive funding unless proper documentation can be provided
Student Activities and Programming Board; none
Freshman Council; none
Messages from Advisors
Dean Hensley: none
Dr. Stone: none
Concerns of the Student Body
Meeting Adjourned
Open Forum
Open End
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Marshall University Student Senate
Session 67
10 November 2009
Meeting #12
MINUTES
Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call – Quorum was established
Reading of the Minutes – Motion to waive, waived.
Approval of the Minutes – Motion for approval, approved.
Old Business
67.10 Allocation of Four-Hundred and Fifty dollars to MU Japan Club; tabled
67.16 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to Beta Alpha Psi; tabled
67.17 Allocation of Four-Hundred dollars to the Public Relations Student Society of America; approved
67.18 Allocation of Five-Hundred dollars to MU Vietnamese Students Association; approved
67.19 Allocation of Three-Hundred and Fifty dollars to MU TOMS Campus Club; approved
67.20 Allocation of Four-Hundred and Eighty dollars to the Geography Club; approved
Amendments to the Senate By-Laws; tabled
New Business
None
Moved to deviate from the agenda to accept nominations for Senate Historian; Alisha Woodall, Edward Pride IV, Sarah Belknap, and Krysalea Burns were nominated
Nominations will be accepted next week and a vote will be conducted in Executive Session on December 1st
Messages from In-House Committees
Judiciary –Andrew Browne – none
Finance – Benjamin Cook – no meeting after the Senate but a meeting before next week’s Senate meeting will be needed
Community Service – Callie Tucker – Thanksgiving City Mission volunteering
Campus Life – Krysalea Burns – none
Messages from Executives
Campus Development Director – Aaron Ryan; Sign-up for Relay for Life by searching for Student Government on the Relay for Life website, kickoff is tonight 8pm in BE-5
Student Body President – Sean Hornbuckle; Speed Networking Weds 18th 11:30am-12:30pm, 12:30pm-1:30pm, Plane Crash Ceremony Nov. 14th be there at 11am to help set-up, Plane Crash ceremony is mandatory for all SGA members, Thunder Walk this Sunday, hot chocolate will be served, 2:30pm in front of the Rec. Center, International Festival is Sunday from 3-7 in room BE-5
Student Body Vice President – Lashawna Sampson
Senate President Pro-Tempore –Patrick W. Murphy
Student Activities and Programming Board; none
Freshman Council; none
Messages from Advisors
Dean Hensley: none
Dr. Stone: none
Concerns of the Student Body-name plates will be ordered for the Senate
Meeting Adjourned
Open Forum
Open End
