Student Senate Meeting
September 28, 2004
Minutes


Call to order: 12:50 pm
Moment of silence:
Role Call:

Absent:
Senator Felczak (ex)
Senator Abrou (unex)
Senator Bolton (ex)
Senator Davidovich (ex)


Reading of the previous minutes: Motioned to approve minutes from Sep. 21st, seconded, approved
Special Guest: none this week
Executive Board Reports:

President: Welcomed visitors to Student Senate. Reported on attendance of Retreat. Retreat was a success. Attendance is going to be strictly followed and must be followed. It will increase representation, image, professionalism, credibility. Three people are up for review based on attendance.
Vice President of Programming: October schedule: there will be a reminder of events every week. House meeting on the 11th (Monday) @ 9:30pm in SU 203 it will be about 45 minutes. 19th there will be a dating game, 27th movie (will air the dating game's highlights), 21st is safety street-Thursday night blow-out, 6:00pm to midnight. Organizations must bring 4 bags of candy to participate. 22nd will the Safety Street Event. Must also email Rachel Wade. Senate will be doing the games in the ballroom
Vice President of Finance: First meeting for SENSOG will be on October 7th (Thursday) it will be held every first Thursday of each month…Nov. 4th, Dec.2nd (tent.) There are flyers that are going to be put out. Meetings will be held in SU 203.
Budgets:

  • Senate: Unknown
  • SENSOG: 24,000
  • SPB: Unknown

Vice President of Public Relations: next meeting is 9:00pm in QC. Special guest- Anika Summers from Reslife will be the special guest for Oct. 5th meeting. Website review: Senators Vandaputte, and Nowak will help out with that.
Vice President of Mission and Values: went over Mission from Retreat: THE UNIVESITY OF DETROIT MERCY STUDENT SENATE WILL STRIVE TO MAXIMIZED SUPPORT FROM ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY IN AN EFFORT TO CARRY OUT THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENT BODY. Also encourages ALL senators to internalize this mission. Also discussed meeting with Jesuits and Mercy sisters
Secretary: handed out packets and must be turned in next week or else it will count as an unexcused absence. Public safety letter in progress.

College Representatives Reports:

  • Education: try to meet with contact person in person and email.
  • Business: Suggested for future use that for business associate dean is the one he will be working with.
  • Biology: Friday afternoon will be board game tournaments, with prized and will encompass all study groups as well. APD will be having a BBQ at 12:45 in front of chem. On Thursday
  • Architecture: student advisory, has talked to dean and the council to help reinstate the study abroad trips that have been cut from the program.
  • Next week: minority

Committee Reports:

  • Leadership Conference: Committee Members are Senator Rence, Senator Wade and Senator Vandaputte. Talking to see where it will be held, will know supplies and food when organizations sign-up. Registration is online and organizations must be done online.
  • Safety Street: Senator Rence will be chair; will help set up games

New Business:

  • Introduction of visitors
  • Safety Street: SPB Annual Events Chair proposed that senate help with the ballroom portion of the event. Funds will be provided but SPB will need volunteers to run it. A motion to vote on participating and organizing safety street was seconded and then approved.
  • Office is now available sign up to help clean it up.
  • Logo: three ideas were presented was tabled for new ideas and will be voted on next meeting

Old Business:

  • Shared Governance: times of meetings will soon be sent
  • Retreat: Changed to Sunday September 26th at 10:00 am in the Fountain Lounge. An Email reminder will be sent.
  • Grounds: Committee was formed with Rachel Wade as chair…petition has been made
  • Pictures: Pictures will be taken this week and next week.
  • Library: ongoing and is a "big feat".
  • Letter to Jesuits for NJSLC: shared and approved to send

Announcements:

Adjournment:
Meeting was motioned to adjourn, seconded, approved. Meeting was adjourned at 1:35pm.