February 1, 2010 Meeting
Posted on February 1, 2010 by karri
February 1st’s meeting started off with more returning senators being sworn into office. We were graced with the presence of speakers Dr. Stephen Summers and Ms. Chris Hollar. Internal and external committee reports came through and internal committees were chosen.
Speakers
Dining RFP- Dr. Stephen Summers
- Committee is reviewing the Request for Proposal for dining for next year.
- RFP went out Nov. 24, vendor meeting Dec. 17 (5 companies came), proposals were turned in Jan. 21 [# of proposals and names of vendors cannot be released as of yet]
- Evaluations are due by next Monday, Feb. 8 from committee members
- UW-W’s evaluations are due to Madison by Feb. 18
- April 18 is when intent to award goes to preferred vendor
- New contract starts June 1 (more practice on summer campers instead of UW-W students)
- FYI low food costs are not going to continue! But no predictions are possible now.
Some tentative changes in the current contract:
- Dropped the any 7 meal plan but added the any 24 meal plan
- 4th meal period added during the day (1 breakfast, 2 lunch, 2 dinner, and/or late night)
- Free soda refills!!
- 2nd executive chef added for the Residence Dining Program
- Continuing trayless program
- Reusable clam shell program
- Continuing separation program
- Low emission vehicles
- One certified green restaurant
- Requiring national or regional brand (i.e. T. Bell, B. King)
- Each restaurant 40% low-, 40% mid-, and 20% high end cost, 15% off residence dining
- Hot breakfast program added back at Esker Hall
- Continuous service in restaurants but not full meals
- Four different fresh fruits in rotation/days
- Drumlin Hall MAY go back to an All You Can Eat facility like Esker
- 2 meals with bigger portions during lunch AND dinner
- Convenience store prices will be within a certain lower margin
- Catering wavers increased to try to cover events and exclude smaller groups (making for student groups to use off-campus venues
- Student managers coming a week early for training
Cinco de Mayo Festival- Ms. Chris Hollar
- Volunteers requested to run activities at the Cinco de Mayo event
- 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 4th, on Center Street
- Off-campus because they wanted more authentic food from Karina’s and similar restaurants
- Hoping to get a shuttle between campus and downtown every half hour
Internal Committee Reports
Leadership Committee: Sen. Justin Schoenemann
- Meets every so often throughout the semester
- Talk to Sen. Schoenemann if you’d like to help plan the retreat Feb. 11
External Committee Reports
SUFAC Summitt: Ms. Anna Schwarz
- Went to Madison with SUFAC and sat in on meetings and discussions with other schools and students.
- Talk to Anna if you have any questions or want to look over her notes!
Stand Out Officer Reports
Tim Scully- President
- Over $250 was raised for the Haiti day of action last week Thursday! YAY!
- Budget Committee meeting this Thursday at 4 p.m.
- Board of Regents is meeting this week in Madison
Luke Schalewski- University Services
- DLK’s on board for the housing guide!! WAHOO! 21 properties from them!
- So far $2,575 has been fundraised
New Business
Student Reps Request
- Request wants to merge United Council with the Student Representatives group.
- They want to charge $3 per student in the coming years.
- The Senate went into a discussion about the request and decided to table the request for two weeks.
Parliamentarian’s Tipz of the Week
Senator Andrew Whaley gives us a little insight to General Henry Robert’s rules of Parli Pro. What Robert says on committees: The most important part is that the substance of committee reports should be in writing. Fill out the committee report sheets available in the office. Only fill out sheet as necessary; all information is not necessary. Short enough for the minutes!
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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.
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