Agenda
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
6:30 p.m. Campbell Dinning Room
Student Life and Technology Center
I. Call to Order
II. Special Business
III. Announcements and Constituent Concerns
o听听听听听Website suggestion form:听
o听听听听听Who do we go to if a clock in a classroom stops working鈥
o听听听听听notify facilities
o听听听听听The lighting at Clifton is 鈥渟hady鈥 can we do anything about it?
o听听听听听We can look into it, but this is something students should bring up during the annual light walk.
o听听听听听Students can rent bikes at the WAC but not helmets鈥
o听听听听听The WAC liason is on it.
o听听听听听Janina Eggensperger is hard to find through email鈥
o听听听听听Name has changed to Heird, her email is听, but if Eggensperger is typed into the TO bar in the email, she will come up.
o听听听听听Can we do something about the shoes on the power lines at front street?
o听听听听听Looking into it
o听听听听听Can students who have classes from 10-2, or internships that conflict with hot lunches get to go boxes? (Currently they are only allowed for people who are sick-friends must bring the sick student鈥檚 ID to get them food)
o听听听听听Dean is looking into it
--microwave in the library
IV. Departmental Liaison Reports
V. Committee Reports
o听听听听听Campus Kitty听with Malena Outhay
o听听听听听10 Selected Charities:
Independent Living Services听
The Stewpot听
Conway Cradle Care听
Camp Aldersgate听
Make a Child Smile听
Conway Interfaith Clinic听
The听 Safe Place听
贬础痴贰狈听
Community Service Inc.听
Arkansas Justice for our Neighbors
o听听听听听Alternate Charities:听
Women's Shelter听
Faulkner County Day School
o听听听听听Social Committee听with Will Phillips
o听听听听听SoCo Presents WINTER FORMAL!
搂听听听听听February 25th 9pm-1am
搂听听听听听At The Ford Theater(1020 Front St)
搂听听听听听From 黑料不打烊 just walk Straight Down and you'll find it
搂听听听听听Featuring: Five and a Dime & DJ King
搂听听听听听$4 Well and $3 Beer (for those of age)
搂听听听听听Wristbands will be given out next week (February 21-24) Tuesday through Thursday 11-2 and 5-7 on the sun porch as well as Friday from 11-2.
搂听听听听听Guest Wristbands will be $10 and must be signed up in advance.
搂听听听听听TO PICK听 YOUR GUEST WRISTBAND: on Saturday February 25th between 12-5 YOU AND YOUR GUEST must come to the SOCO office to pick up the guest band. THEY WILL NOT BE GIVEN OUT AT THE DOOR! This is to alleviate any line build up at the entrance of the event. If there is a conflict other arrangements can be made to pick up a guest band if a SoCo executive member is notified WELL IN ADVANCE! Student wristbands will NOT be given out at this time!
o听听听听听Academic Policy听with听LaRonda Mitchell
o听听听听听Collegiate Center was discussed further (decided to change CC, will leave Explorations for now, however more specific changes/when changes will occur has yet to be decided)
o听听听听听APC has decided not to change the Add period
o听听听听听Financial Committee听with Clay Christian
o听听听听听Newspapers in the Caf
搂听听听听听Proposed:
搂听听听听听2听Log Cabin Democrats
搂听听听听听4听Democrat Gazettes
搂听听听听听4听NYT听total: 453.70
路听听听听听Motion to fund only the听NYT and Democrat Gazette
o听听听听听(FinCom reasoned that most of the information found in the听Log Cabin Democrat听would be found in the听Democrat Gazette, also the LCD seems to be going under鈥)
路听听听听听No abstentions, Blake opposes, motion passes
o听听听听听ECC/Amnesty
搂听听听听听$2450 Speaker on Black Mesa
搂听听听听听FinCom recommendation: Need more information before we can fund (ie. speaker鈥檚 credentials, alumni often speak for free, honorariums rarely this large before)
路听听听听听Motion to accept FinCom鈥檚 recommendation
o听听听听听Motion passes no abstentions or objections.
o听听听听听Westphalian Society
搂听听听听听$164
搂听听听听听FinCom recommendation: fund in full
路听听听听听When China Met Africa听Documentary Screening and Dinner Panel
o听听听听听Motion听passes听no abstentions or objections.
o听听听听听Committee on Everything Awesome听with Dean Jim Wiltgen
o听听听听听Retired PSafe Officer, John Robert Paulette Jr. recently passed away
o听听听听听Smoking Policy
搂听听听听听Board of Trustees meeting, Dean gave an update on implementation in the fall
搂听听听听听One of the board members runs the Arkansas Health Agency
搂听听听听听Some dissenting views, policy not as effective at night
搂听听听听听The board is wondering why we didn鈥檛 go smokeless in the first place? Cigarette butts can be found all over campus, especially in front of Mills and Front Street, (facilities/housekeeping staff sees/reports evidence)
搂听听听听听Must adhere to the policy or we will go smoke free!
o听听听听听Media Committee听with Courtney Johnson
o听听听听听Computers!
o听听听听听The original alternative printer found wants to print 200 more newspapers than we need printed (wasteful). Trying to find another publishing house that will meet a lower quote, but this is proving problematic (our paper seems too big for most small publishing houses, to small for larger publishing houses. For now,听The Profile听will stick to the听Log Cabin听Democrat.
o听听听听听Environmental Concerns Committee听with Emily Canon
o听听听听听VDay Free Store went VERY well, Heifer International/Chicken Club raised over $100 with their Bake Sale.
o听听听听听Multicultural Development Committee听with Anna Roane (interim)
o听听听听听DAO week April 16th-24th
o听听听听听Ideas: Black Violin/Divided we fall/Salsa听project Pericles
o听听听听听Asian American Awareness event
o听听听听听Cultural show and tell
o听听听听听International Week
o听听听听听Communications Committee听with Adelia Shiffraw
o听听听听听No Report
o听听听听听Volunteer Action Committee听with Rachel Robbins
o听听听听听Meet at the bell at听7:45am Saturday听Faulkner County Day School
o听听听听听React to film Tomorrow 7pm
o听听听听听Thursday =Pericles Forum
o听听听听听Student and Academic Concerns Committee听with Daniel Williams and LaRonda Mitchell
o听听听听听Election Code revisions (see attached revisions for more info)
搂听听听听听Senator/Exec Elections Date鈥攃hanged to be decided by Senate
搂听听听听听To be more reflective of current practice, all MDC/SoCo elections听 (and Freshman Senator) will be on the third Tuesday in the fall
搂听听听听听Study abroad election eligibility
路听听听听听Still eligible, but must disclose this info to voters/to the election commission
路听听听听听Once in office issues regarding payment/proxies/etc will be addressed by the bylaws
搂听听听听听Campaigning
路听听听听听Sidewalk chalk (discretion of election commission)
路听听听听听Social media (discretion of election commission)
路听听听听听Off Campus? (To what extent can senate govern off-campus behavior鈥 unless
搂听听听听听All campaign materials do not need to be approved (election commissioner will notify candidates of inappropriate materials)
搂听听听听听Speeches and Debates, not for SoCo and MDC (up to discretion of the EC)
搂听听听听听Online voting makes all campus a campaign area, so the time period during which candidates must take down materials has switched to 24 hours after voting.
搂听听听听听Motion to approve the changes, passes no objections or abstentions
o听听听听听Committee on Committees听with Gabe Breshears
o听听听听听Welcome Week/Shirttails will be announced next week
o听听听听听Unsung Heroes Award (Please send general feedback)
搂听听听听听Support staff
搂听听听听听Senator of the Year
搂听听听听听Chair of the Year
o听听听听听Executive Committee听with Desh Deepak
o听听听听听Open Filing for Senators and Senate Exec
搂听听听听听Filing meeting will be next week, email Rachel Robbins for more info!
VII. New Business
VIII. Adjournment