STUDENT SENATE Meeting of February 5, 1998, Doherty Hall 2210 Unofficial Roll was taken at 5:38 PM. Meeting called to order at 5:38 PM. Senators Present: Ablak (SIA) - 0, Betz (SCS) - 0, Brown (HSS) - 0, Butler (CIT) - 0, Candela (CFA) - 0, Chang (MCS) -0, Christoforatos (MISC) - 0, Cina (CFA) - 0, Ditterline (CIT) - 0, Fay (MIS) - 0, Go (SIA) - 0, Goodrich (HSS) - 0, Gray (HSS) - 0, Gross (HSS) - 1, Guzy (HSS) - 0, Hanrahan (CFA) - 1, Hardjanto (SCS) - 0, Jones (CFA) - 0, McCartin (CIT) - 1, Meier (CIT) - 0, Mingo (SIA) - 0, Ng (CIT) - 0, Phelps (SCS) - 0, Rothschild (CIT) -0, Rumpf (CIT) - 0, Schneider (CIT) - 0, Shah (SIA) - 0, Stovall (MCS) - 0, Szudarek (HSS) - 0, Tham (SIA) - 0. Senators Absent: Falso (SAL) - 1, You (SIA) - 1. Approval of the Minutes: Minutes from January 22, 1998 were amended and approved by acclamation. Ex-Officio Reports: Activities Board (Shubo Mookerjee): Not present. Graduate Student Assembly (Grant Bromhal): Not present. Greek Council (Rita Bosch): Not present. Division of Student Affairs (Barbara Prevost): I~d like to thank Senate and Senator Guzy for a great retreat. I am looking forward to many more in the future. Student Dormitory Council (Brian Bluth): Not present. Treasurer (Avinash Jain): The first JFC meeting is on Monday, February 9 in the UC. More information will be posted on the bboard. President (Bryon Krug): (1) The Fiscal Policy Commission has completed its task and has recommendations for modifications to the current fiscal policy. The Commission's proposal can be voted on next week. (2) A draft of the University's strategic plan is available on-line. Contact me if you have suggestions about possible changes to this draft. Also, let Jen and myself know if you would like someone from the administration to come to Senate to give an overview of the plan. (3) There is no word yet on the proposal to renovate the old gymnasium (including the weight room) that Matt and I submitted to the administration. I had planned to present the proposal to you tonight, for your information, but due to other pressing items of business, this was put on hold until next week. (4) Matt and I will be working (possibly with AA) to prepare a proposal for changes to on-line registration. Let us know if you have any suggestions for items to include in this proposal. (Krug@andrew.cmu.edu or phelps@andrew.cmu.edu). (5) Matt and I have office hours on Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 in the Student Government Office. Stop by. Committee Reports: Academic Affairs ( Amy Ng): AA met to discuss the Calendar Resolution, to set our goals for the semester, and to prepare future issues for the semester. Campus Affairs (Sarah Gross): We are currently brainstorming ideas for this semester: CMU banners on Forbes, Entropy Hours, Squirrel Hill Shuttle, and Dine Express extra money. We are also open to any suggestions/comments and can be contacted at campus-affairs@andrew.cmu.edu. Funding and Recognition (Drew Stovall): Our second meeting was canceled. A lot of things were discussed at the third meeting. Human Resources (Jamie Chang): The HR committee has met twice so far this session. In our first meeting the committee discussed binders and some of the responsibilities of HR. I have prepared binder inserts with an update already! In our second meeting, earlier today, we prepared binders for those who need them. Binders and inserts are being distributed at this meeting. We also discussed the amendments to fiscal policy which came out of the SBP~s Fiscal Policy Commission and agreed upon substitute amendments, to be presented today. Hopefully, we will elect a permanent chair today as well. Direct any questions concerning the Human Resources Committee to me at pet@cmu.edu. Public Relations (Michelle Brown): A sign up sheet will be passed around for the WRCT show. We are open to any suggestions about show topics. Also, there will be a Student Senate picture taking after the meeting, please stay around for it. Chair (Jen Gray): No report. Special Business from the Committee: S98-003 - Resolution on Spring Break Dates. Senator Meier~s Amendment, strike ~Hence, it is not recommend that spring break be scheduled...~ and insert ~There is no benefit in scheduling spring break...~ Amendment accepted by voice vote. Resolution accepted by voice vote. Appointment of Senators to Fill Vacancies - CIT - Harold Hunt and Chris Guerra chosen by roll call vote and accepted individually by voice vote. Shafeeq Sinnamohideen has been approved for Senator at Large by acclamation. MCS - Deval Joshi accepted by acclamation. HSS - Heather Devine, Allen Lu, and John Muir accepted by acclamation. Allen Lu chosen for Fall seat by hand vote. Election of HR Chair - Senator Chang accepted by handvote. Appointment of JFC member - Senator Tham accepted by handvote. New Business: Student Government Fiscal Policy: (Handout) The main revision regards lines 256-281. Strike lines 256-266 and insert lines 267-280. Revisions are meant for clarifications and allows adjustable, but limited, guidelines. Points of Discussion: Substitute Amendment: Senator Chang would like to remind senators to pick up and/or review the two handouts given. Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. by voice vote. Respectfully Submitted, Lori Lee (Signed)