Archive for November, 2009
Posted on November 23, 2009 by karri
November 23rd’s meeting was mainly based on SUFAC appeals and Internal and External Committee reports.
Student Issues and Concerns
Senator Stephen Jansen brought his concerns about last year’s director appointments to the Senate. Check out RoyalPurpleNews.com for a video of Stephen’s speech.
Unfinished Business
Mr. Mike Cohen and Mr. Harry Draayers joined us to hear the SUFAC appeals (Segregated University Fee Allocation Committee). To learn more about what exactly SUFAC is and who qualifies for SUFAC funds check out: http://www.uww.edu/involve/policy/sufac.php.
On tonight’s agenda, the Homecoming Steering Committee has come to appeal. The 2009 Homecoming Steering Committee chair Nicolle McClain spoke on behalf of the committee who requested a 2% increase. The committee was not allocated that money in the SUFAC’s suggested budget. The addition to plexiglass to the HSC budget would accommodate disabled students in the Window Painting contest that takes place during Homecoming week. Action for this appeal will occur at next week’s meeting.
Internal Committee Reports
Constitutional Revision Committee: Wednesday, 9 a.m., WSG office (Sens. VerVelde, Jansen and Vaver)
- Finalization of Online Voting revisions needs to have a set deadline soon.
- Working on a new job description for the Legislation Affairs Director.
External Committee Reports
Campus Safety Committee: MEETING TIME (Sen. McMillian)
- Campus is working on a Safety week for the campus.
- Talk to Senator McMillian with any ideas or suggestions to bring back to the Campus Safety Committee. Or e-mail her at McMilliaKD28@uww.edu.
Stand Out Officer Reports
President Tim Scully: FEEDBACK ITEM [scullyta20@uww.edu] Riley and I met with Chancellor Telfer. Since the funds for lab printing are paid for directly by students they go right back to students in the event of a surplus. Members of the technology fee committee that meets in February, should expect to allocate funds to other special tech projects at that time. (The computer lab outside of C & LD is an example of student tech fee funds.)
Clerk Selection Timeline Announced
The Clerk position is a position that is January-December. Anna’s term expires at the end of the year and we would like to have a clerk selected before the end of the semester. Applications will be sent out via the public listserv tonight along with the timeline for selection. Applications will also be available Tuesday morning outside of the office along with the posted timeline. Stay tuned to the WSG website for an application available online. If you have any questions about the position, feel free to talk to Tim, Riley, or Jan.
Give Governor Doyle a call 608-266-1212 and voice your opinion about the Board of Regents restructuring Senate bill 223.
WSG Executive Board meetings are Tuesdays at 5 p.m. in UC 268. E-mail Tim at ScullyTA20@uww.edu if you would like to attend so he can bring enough agendas to accommodate everyone. If you’d like to present/share something with us–we’d be happy to have you!
Faculty Senate meeting tomorrow, Nov. 24 @ 2:15 p.m. in the UC Ballroom.
IT Committee meeting December 2, 4 p.m. in WSG Office.
Parliamentarian’s Tipz of the Week
Section 7.2 Letter H of the Standing Rules: If you feel there are violations within the Standing Rules or Constitution please submit them to Sen. Whaley in writing.
Whitewater Student Governmenent is the voice for UW-Whitewater. We want to hear what you have to say whether it’s good, bad, or ugly! We meet every Monday at 7 p.m. in the University Center room 259. Come sit in the gallery and see what we’re all about, we’d love to have you!
If you ever have any questions/comments/concerns either stop by our office in the Warhawk Involvement Center in the UC room 140, call the office 262-472-1166, or e-mail ScullyTA20@uww.edu. 
Posted on November 16, 2009 by karri
November 16th’s meeting was action packed with updates from external and internal committees, SUFAC information, elections results, and campus polling place funding! There’s a lot but hopefully you can find what you’re looking for!
A special guest presentation by Mike Cohen on SUFAC (Segregated University Fee Allocation Committee) started at 6 p.m. in UC 259. To learn more about what exactly SUFAC is and who qualifies for SUFAC funds check out: http://www.uww.edu/involve/policy/sufac.php. There are 9 students and 2 ex-officio members who make up SUFAC. Thanks to Anna Schwarz, Scott Coenen, and Harry Draayers for being WSG’s student representatives!
According to SUFAC’s calendar:
Nov. 16 - SUFAC brings its recommendations to WSG
Nov. 23 - Student Senate has a chance to appeal SUFAC’s recommendations
Nov. 30 - Student Government SUFAC budget action
Internal Committee Reports
Constitutional Revision Committee: Wednesday, 9 a.m., WSG office (Sen. VerVelde)
- Looking over Section 10 of the standing rules and highlighting all parts of it that need to be revised for online voting.
- New idea! Change in how WSG operates in the idea of slates/tickets so members could openly meet and discuss items for future discussion during meetings.
- Taking action on online voting items
External Committee Reports
Faculty Senate: Tuesday, Nov. 10 (Sen. Vaver) Next meeting: Tues. Nov. 24
- Academic department chairs are selected in different ways so they want to create more of a structure to keep consistency between departments.
- Approved Memorial Committee Naming committee requests
- PRIDE center renamed to the P.B. Poorman center
- Robert W. Fiscal Stadium for the new soccer arena
- Campus Climate Survey data coming in December!
LGBT Taskforce: Nov. 11 (Sens. Vaver and Jansen)
- PRIDE center renamed to the P.B. Poorman center: Professor and advocate on behalf of LGBT students on UW-Whitewater’s campus. Killed in a car accident in 2007.
- Looking for nominations for the P.B. Poorman Award for members of staff currently employed full-time at UW-Whitewater.
- $1,500 for printing resources approved by the Chancellor for use of marketing tools
- Brainstorming process of issues regarding transgender students at the university. Contact Sens. Vaver and Jansen with ideas on how to improve this process!
Audit & Review: Series of 3 meetings mid-November (Sen. Neerhof)
- Face-to-face meeting with health department: suggestions and clarifications
- Race and Ethnic Politics minor: meeting with Dean of college
Stand Out Officer Reports
President Tim Scully: FEEDBACK ITEM [scullyta20@uww.edu] iCIT Lab Printing Proposal. A proposal was submitted to Chancellor’s Staff regarding print limit. The limit being proposed is 1,800 sheets per year. Any sheets thereafter would be charged $.05 per sheet. If you print double sided this is 3,600 sheets. Do you think there should be a limit to printing? If so, what should the limit be??
Student Affairs committee meeting time changed to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17.
Legislative Affairs Director Scott Coenen: Census Counts Committee work (Meeting Tues., Dec. 1 @ 1 p.m.)
IT committee meeting: Discussion about new developer and retail software for the housing guide. December 2 @ 4 p.m. Meet in WSG Office.
Parliamentarian’s Tipz of the Week
Parliamentarian's Tipz of the Week!
Point of Information–If you’re confused about information or have a question on the discussion happening during a meeting, stand and say “point of information” to the Speaker. It is the Speaker’s duty to answer your question or yield to someone who can.
Point of Order–If you feel like something’s out of order and rules aren’t being followed, stand and say “point of order” to the Speaker. After recognized, explain yourself and the Speaker can decide the fate of your concern.
Unfinished Business
Elections Results
Tie-breaker between Sen. Jonathan Bomberg, Sen. Jordan Hartwig, and Hannah Bruton for Esker District 5th seat. Majority vote elected Jordan Hartwig to the seat with 9 votes! The elections results were approved by the Senate.
Campus Polling Place Funding
The funding request was approved by the Senate. Now all that’s needed is the approval of the Chancellor!
New Business
SUFAC Allocation
SUFAC Chair Harrison Draayers spoke about the SUFAC Allocations for the 2010-11 school year. If you would like more information on SUFAC Allocation of funds, stop by the WSG office and look at the numbers!
Whitewater Student Governmenent is the voice for UW-Whitewater. We want to hear what you have to say whether it’s good, bad, or ugly! We meet every Monday at 7 p.m. in the University Center room 259. Come sit in the gallery and see what we’re all about, we’d love to have you!
If you ever have any questions/comments/concerns either stop by our office in the Warhawk Involvement Center in the UC room 140, call the office 262-472-1166, or e-mail ScullyTA20@uww.edu.
Posted on November 16, 2009 by jay
Whitewater Student Government, along with the Residence Hall Association and Student Foundation are prepared to commit $12,155 for the purchase of additional polling machines for use in elections that are to be held on campus, more specifically for additional use by residents of District 5, Ward 10.Whitewater Student Government committed $6,155, the Residence Hall Association committed $4,000, and Student Foundation committed $2,000 toward the cost of the polling machines.
Once the machines are received by the City of Whitewater, Whitewater Student Government will process payment to the City of Whitewater.The on-campus polling place should be ready for use by 2010 elections. The elections will be located in the University Center on UW-Whitewater’s campus.Until now, only the West side residence halls (Lee, Fricker, Clem, Bigelow, Arey, Benson, Fischer, Goodhue halls) were able to vote on campus, while the students living in the residence halls on the East side of campus (Wells West, Wells East, Wellers, Knilans, Tutt halls) had to travel to the Whitewater Armory for elections.
Posted on November 11, 2009 by karri
Whitewater Student Governmenent is the voice for UW-Whiteawter. We want to hear what you have to say whether it’s good, bad, or ugly! We meet every Monday at 7 p.m. in the University Center room 259. Come sit in the gallery and see what we’re all about, we’d love to have you!
If you ever have any questions/comments/concerns either stop by our office in the Warhawk Involvement Center in the UC room 140, call the office 262-472-1166, or e-mail ScullyTA20@uww.edu.
Here’s a quick summary of our November 9th meeting!
No new senators were appointed to off-campus seats but we still have 7 open off-campus seats! Come to our next meeting and get appointed! As far as the on-campus polling place fundraising goes, $6,000 has been raised with the help of the Residence Hall Association and Student Foundation. See the press release below for more details.
Important dates:
Wellness Fair: Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Hamilton Room
Ben Collins (Green Beret here to talk about his experiences in Afghanistan): Nov. 11, 5-7 p.m. Summers Auditorium
Off-Campus Constituent meeting: Nov. 11, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Esker
Mr. Cohen presenting on SUFAC: Nov. 16, 6 p.m., UC room 259
STAND OUT Reports:
President Tim Scully gave us an update on the Online Voting issue. He connected with iCIT and they’re willing/able to do the programming needed to get online voting up and running. He also attended the Student Reps Conference with Clerk Anna Schwarz last weekend and discussed in great detail how we can reorganize to best serve our campuses and our state.
University Services Director Luke Schalewski brought us an update on the housing guide. So far an estimated $1,700 will be raised from landlords currently using the website. We’re trying to get DLK on board but so far it’s not working so well.
Information/Technology Director Jay Rogers updated the website ridiculously well and added this cool blog feature for us to keep the public more informed! www.whitewatersg.org Go exploring!!
Public Relations Director Karri Duerwachter and her committee talked about an idea E-board had about a Crosswalk Campaign. We decided the students need to start doing something about the Main Street crosswalk craziness that’s been going on! We’re going to work on signs to put on the light posts and possibly a WSG music video to “Push It (Push it good)” to go along with the campaign. Hopefully this will keep students aware and to stop being ignorant when crossing the street. No more accidents!!
NOVEMBER 9 PRESS RELEASE:
UW-Whitewater Commits Funds for Expansion of the On-Campus Polling Place
Whitewater, Wisconsin – November 9, 2009 – Whitewater Student Government, along with the Residence Hall Association and Student Foundation are prepared to commit $12,155 for the purchase of additional polling machines for use in elections that are to be held on campus, more specifically for additional use by residents of District 5, Ward 10.
Whitewater Student Government committed $6,155, the Residence Hall Association committed $4,000, and Student Foundation committed $2,000 toward the cost of the polling machines.
Once the machines are received by the City of Whitewater, Whitewater Student Government will process payment to the City of Whitewater.
The on-campus polling place should be ready for use by 2010 elections. The elections will be located in the University Center on UW-Whitewater’s campus.
Until now, only the West side residence halls (Lee, Fricker, Clem, Bigelow, Arey, Benson, Fischer, Goodhue halls) were able to vote on campus, while the students living in the residence halls on the East side of campus (Wells West, Wells East, Wellers, Knilans, Tutt halls) had to travel to the Whitewater Armory for elections.
Posted on November 10, 2009 by tim
I know that there are plenty of things that students complain about on a daily basis. What are these issues? What can we do to best help you? Log onto our website at whitewatersg.org and under “Issues” click “Submit an Issue.” We’ll have the appropriate director look into it and get back to you!
Posted on November 6, 2009 by jay
The students have spoke, and the election results are in. The 2009 Senate UNOFFICIAL election results are below:
2009 UNOFFICIAL Election Results
Posted on November 6, 2009 by jay
Welcome to the new Whitewater Student Government blog! This blog will serve as an area to keep our students and other followers updated on what we are doing. Check back here for updates on new legislation, new ideas, current issues that we are working on, and many other things!
