Student Government Association
Senate Meeting
Minutes
February 19th, 2007

I. Call to Order-5:03 PM
II. Approval of Minutes
a. Minutes Approved
III. President’s Report
a. Guests
i. Mr. Oaks
1. Mr. Oaks has come in to talk with us about Peer to Peer music sharing, typically your computer is set up to find and download music files as well as share them among others, there have been a number of complaints from the music industry regarding copyrighted music, there have been a number of implementations to help stop the sharing of copyrighted music and Mr. Oaks wants to discuss how we can handle this problem.
a. The senates majority consensus is to find a positive alternative means for downloading music that would take care of the current legal situation
i. We are going to start a committee on the issue
1. Rochelle will chair the committee
b. Sorensen Institute
i. Summer program that teaches students ethics and civil engagement 
1. Please apply for this great opportunity 
c. Governors Program
i. A two month program in which you work in the governors office
1. There is a stipend available for this opportunity but you must be a graduating senior
IV. Executive Vice President
a. Forum
i. The Land lord forum will be held on March 5th at 7PM in Heth Lounge B 
V. Legislative Vice President
a. Elections
i. Election packets are due this Friday the 23rd by 5PM, elections are march 6th and 7th
b. Election Board
i. Please meet after the meeting for a few minutes
ii. Rob Barrett has resigned from the electoral board because he is running in the upcoming election
1. Motion so made and passed
c. Student Evaluation of Faculty Committee
i. They need another member of SGA to fill Holly’s spot on this committee
VI. Vice President of Student Finance
a. SFC- Campus Rec/Club Sports
i. Campus Rec is asking for an increase of 1,659 to help pay student salaries and organizational membership and magazine subscription 
ii. Sports Club met with IFC and asked for level funding for their budget
b. Campus Rec Reserve Request 
i. Campus Rec has requested 21000 from their reserve account in order to pay for updated office equipment as well as new sports/outdoor equipment
1. Motion has been made to approve 21000 from the campus rec reserve account 
a. Motion has carried
VII. Senate Report
a. Pebbles
i. Met with FYC exec and they are currently in the process of planning events to promote the first year council
b. Katie
i. Last week Katie volunteered to sit on the Co-Curricular committee and she has class at that time so a replacement needs to be found
c. Rochelle
i. IT Committee
1. They are looking into the requirement of laptops for students here at Radford and they are currently looking at computer brands
VIII. Cabinet/Staff Reports
a. Chief Of Staff
i. Binder
1. Everyone needs to fill out the binder 
ii. Thanks to everyone who attended the conference this weekend 
iii. FYC needs to meet with Nikole after the meeting regarding their budget
IX. Council Reports
X. Old Business
XI. New Business
XII. Announcements
a. Dean Mardis
i. Would like to encourage everyone about Foundation Scholarships that are available for students here at Radford especially the two specific to SGA
b. Meredith
i. Please fill out the student activities survey that are being distributed around campus
c. Matt
i. Undergrad Catalog and Curriculum Review Committee, Matt needs to find a replacement 
1. Leigh and Margaret and Travis will be filling in the spots for current vacant committee positions
d. Andrea
i. Andrea would like to let everyone know that the presidential debate is in this room on 7PM next Wednesday
e. Member of the Week
i. Jessica Haas
XIII. Adjournment- 5:55PM