SGA Senate Meeting Agenda February 7, 2005 5:00 PM Commonwealth Room I. Call to Order: 4:57 PM II. Welcome III. Approval of Minutes: Change Date to 2005. Motion to approve with change, 2nd. Passed IV. President’s Report a. New BOV Dates: March 3rd and 4th. On the 4th they will be voting on accepting the new president. Following we will try to have a reception for the new candidate. b. Joint Commission: Will be held in two weeks. We will be meeting about safety issues. Any improvements for the city please contact V. Executive Vice President’s Report a. Banquet: please contact Ashley with all council members and council members of the year. VI. Legislative Vice President’s Report a. IG Committees: Please let Shannon know if you cannot come to an IG because of class. Also please finalize your office hour time. b. Can’t Make A Meeting: Please always look up someone up online for someone is the office at that time and get a replacement. Find someone outside of SGA to fill in and if these do not work, then contact Shannon. It is your responsibility to find a replacement. c. Printing-Monique: Is a privilege in the office. But today there was a problem and the computer froze with printing. From now on, when you print make sure it works, and take it out of the tray. If is does not print cancel it. d. Election Update: Packets go out next week in the Dean of Students Office and the following Friday the packets are due. Passed around a sheet of important election dates. VII. Vice President of Student Finance Report a. SFC: Did allow the funds for the Honor Code Plaques. Appalachian Events Committee came in and asked for an increase to total $19,271.89. Beehive looks to increase the number of yearbook sales with an increase of $1370 to total $37.370. Media Operating is asking for a $1900 increase to add assistance to total $11,740. Roc-TV wanted an increase of $600. SMADs are asking for $3,400 increase to total $19,400. The Tartan is asking for a $1000 increase for a digital camera to have a budget of $54,000. Whim is asking for $100 increase for a second person to attend their conference to total $3,480. b. Forum #3: Will be at 5PM in the Heth Ballroom VIII. Cabinet/Staff Reports a. Secretary: Office Hours and emails b. Community Service: Relay for Life is April 29th and 30th and it is a walk for cancer awareness. April 9th IFC is having a “thon” from noon-midnight at the Dedmon Center to raise money for local hospitals. More details about the “thon” will come later. c. Public Relations: Replacement for the Parking and Traffic Committee, Rachel will fill in. If you send an article for the Tartan to Brittany, it will be in next week’s Tartan d. Advisor: Apply for some Scholarships b/c we great applicants IX. Council Reports a. LAC: Lobbying meetings is in Commonwealth Room at 6PM tonight. b. APC: Walk-a-thon will be pushed back. The date we are going for is Feb 26th which is the same night as one of our basketball Games. If anyone has a T-shirt design please give them to Bobby. c. OCSC: Spring Fling, semi-formal dance for the weekend of April 1st of 2nd. Date will be announced soon. d. ISAC: will be giving away Candy from 12-1 on Monday the 14th for the Holiday. X. Committee Reports a. Student Media Committee: Students mentioned creating radio free media b. Dining Services: Getting more positive feedback regarding the food. Student Ideas regarding c. Diversity Equity and Action Committee: Trying to start a recognition program for students who help others with disabilities. If you have any suggestions about how we can get this type of recognition out please contact Monique d. General Education Advisory: Teaching Chinese through Tech. Propose that I-tech be a general education requirement. XI. Unfinished Business a. Café Name: “The Max” is in the lead. “The Highlander Café” is second. Motion to vote on one of top two the names for the new cafe. 2nd. Discussion. Senate Vote: “The Max” wins the vote XII. New Business a. Transcripts: This transcript is for the purpose of when a student is involved in something it will go on the transcript. You must be actively involved in the activity. When you graduate the student will have a piece of official paper showing how the student was active in this organization. Implementation would be fall of 2006. What are student ideas on the involvement transcript? What do students define as involvement…just organization or include jobs as well as internships and so forth? Would you rather have an actual office put the transcript together for you or have it compiled into a database? Please talk to your constituents regarding these questions and ideas and bring feedback to the next meeting. b. Motion to approve the funds for the Honor Code Plaques, 2nd. Discussion, Call to Question. Vote Passed XIII. Announcements a. Member of the Week: Christy Jackson b. Table at Heth and Wal-Mart for the Tsunami XIV. Adjourn: Motion to adjourn, 2nd. 5:52 PM