Whitewater Student Government

Special Session: May 10, 2010

Posted on May 10, 2010 by karriNo Comments

A Special Session was called last week because the Elections Committee  called every student who signed the nomination forms. As it stands 169 signatures were validated, as we have not reached the 200 signature mark we cannot approve at this time.  The Senate will have the committee’s recommendations and we will go from there.  The Elections Committee called everyone that they could not validate/invalidate and left 3 messages for those individuals to call the office phone line. The Senate needs to decide whether or not to approve the slate as is, hold a special election in the fall, require the slate to acquire 200 more signatures by a determined date, or another method.

5/10/10 Agenda

Special Orders

Election Committee: Mr. Cody Horlacher

• The Elections Committee called all the numbers on the nomination forms and did not reach the 200 threshold mark the Senate moved for the committee to meet in order to require the Andrew Whaley/Jacob Maki to be considered valid.
• Mr. Horlacher is bringing the committee’s report to the Senate for them to decide what to do with the elections.

Unfinished Business

Election Committee Recommendation: Mr. Cody Horlacher

1.  Approve Slate As Is

• 85% of the signatures were approved of the 200 signatures
• Senator Stephen Jansen moved to approve the slate as is. Senator Curtissa McMillian seconded.
• The motion passes by simple majority 7-4-3.
• Senator Jansen moved to overrule the Speaker’s interpretation of the definition of the word “obtain” (Pertaining to the Standing Rules) The motion failed 2-9-3.
• Senator Karen Drydyk moved to suspend the Standing Rules 10.4e and 10.4h. Senator Jansen seconded. In order for the slate to be considered valid, these rules would need to be suspended in this case because of what’s stated in the Standing Rules.

10.4 E. Any slate or candidate seeking executive position must obtain two hundred signatures. Fifty must come from each individual district, and fifty additional signatures must come from any other UW-Whitewater students. The signatures must have phone numbers, addresses, and dates following the name. All signatures must be from current UW-Whitewater students.

10.4 H. All write-in candidates must file the required amount of signatures within two weeks of the approval of the election results.

• The motion passed 10-4.

2.  Hold Special Election in the Fall
3.  Require the Slate to Acquire 200 More Signatures by a Determined Date
4.  Other

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.

March 15, 2010 Meeting

Posted on March 15, 2010 by karri1 Comment

March 15th’s meeting started with the Senate taking in a new member! Patrick Lonergan became an off-campus senator. Only 8 more seats to fill! Mr. Bob Barry and Mr. Dave Reddy came to speak to the Senate about the Dining Services Contract and Circuit Court Judge Candidacy, respectively. Five committee reports and officer reports took up the middle meat of the meeting. Some Unfinished Business was taken care of with a Housing Guide Decision and discussion about S09-10:05. S09-10:06 was discussed in New Business.

3/8/10 Minutes

3/15/10 Agenda

Speakers

Special Orders

• Patrick Lonergan, junior, was appointed to an off-campus Senate seat.
• The Senate voted 13-2-0
• 8 off-campus seats are left open!

Student Issues and Concerns

Senator Sam Gilbert brought an issue forward to the Senate about people tearing posters down. He asks if you see anyone doing that to please ask them to stop and be respectful.

Sens. Stephanie Abbot and Stephen Jansen brought forward concerns from the Esker district constituent meeting.

• Anywhere there is a trash bin, there should be a recycling bin
• More cigarette containers to discourage people from littering cigarette butts–Warhawks repainted for the 25 ft. rules
• Chemicals being used to clean the residence halls–Are they environmentally friendly?
• More and better lighting on and around campus.

Speakers

Dining Services Contract: Mr. Bob Barry

• The Chartwells bid was selected from the choices of A’viands, Chartwells, and Sodexo. They received the highest possible financial score of 400 points for their submission of the following financial elements: Daily Rates, commission guarantee, and investment.
• Some aspects of the remodeling proposal are: adding an Uno Grill (pizza, burgers, sandwiches, and appetizers) to the Down Under, Freshens (smoothies, healthy energy drinks, frozen coffee drinks and frozen yogurt) added to Beans, Zoup! Soup, and Pura Vida to be added.
• Additional changes: meal transfers in Willy’s Green Restaurant, meal transfers in the Center of the Arts, addition of a full-time dietician to the dining staff, and guest chef programs

Candidacy for Circuit Court Judge: Mr. Dave Reddy
*All information taken from ReddyforJudge.com and hard copy brochure. Whitewater Student Government does not endorse candidates and stands with neutral priority. All students are encouraged to research candidates and decide for themselves.

• Remember to VOTE April 6th
• ReddyforJudge.com (262) 728-6518
• To research on Mr. Reddy’s opponent, David A. Danz, visit www.danzlawoffice.com

Dear Voters:

When you decide who to vote for consider the following. My opponent and I have both served as prosecuters, having left our respective District Attorney offices at almost the same time about 20 years ago.

The biggest difference is what we have done since then. I have been a judicial officer, sitting full time on the bench since 2005. Before that, I focused on representing people and businesses in civil court helping people buy and sell homes and drafting clients’ wills, all the while being active in the community.

My opponent has focused on representing people charged with crimes including drug dealing, murder and child molestation. He has no judicial experience.

Sincerely,
Dave Reddy

Internal Committee Reports

Elections: Mr. Cody Horlacher
Meetings are every other Thursday at 5 p.m. outside the office, UC 140

• One slate filed. However, there were not enough valid signatures on the constituent nomination papers.
• The election will be a strict write-in election.
• Tomorrow night, Tuesday, March 16 at 9 p.m. there is an informational session with Betsy Brandt explaining the rules within the residence halls. All students looking to run as a write-in candidate should be in attendance.
• This Thursday, March 18 at 5:15 p.m. Elections committee meeting to discuss further actions by the committee.
• Debate on March 30 at 6 p.m. will still happen but more as an open forum, question and answer session.

External Committee Reports

Dining Services: Senator Sam Gilbert
Next meeting is Tuesday, April 6th at 4 p.m.

• Committee took a tour of Esker Dining Hall
• Hope to being composting waste and may be cooperating with the city to do that.
• They have also reduced the use of trays to almost zero

United Welcome Reception: Senator Kristie Pedersen
Meetings are Sunday nights at 7 p.m. in the Warhawk Involvement Center

• Welcome Reception discussed with Dr. Tom Rios about pulling together incoming freshmen and cultural students.
• Met with several students from LU, SAO, BSU, DAAC, and WSG
• The welcome reception would be a way to get students involved, meet one another, and learn about various cultures.

Chancellor’s Advisory: Senator Justin Schoenemann

• Committee is focused on the “Chancellor’s Award” for faculty and staff that have “gone the extra mile” to make their classrooms or activities more accessible.
• They are hoping to get more students involved in the award process.
• Nominations are due March 19th

Sustainability Council: Senator Megan Arney
Next meeting is April 6th at 3:30 p.m. in the UC

• Discussed a competition between the residence halls to see who would be able to use the least amount of water.
• Discussed composting for Esker
• Using reusable “go boxes” could be a way to be more accessible.
• Hyland will also be getting solar panels in the near future.
• Every Monday morning at 8:30 a.m. in Career and Leadership Involvement Center there is a “Good Morning Green” event.

Officer Reports

Vice President/Riley Mabeus

• President’s Banquet is Friday, May 7 — SAVE THE DATE!!!

Academic Affairs/Sarah Herlache
Meetings are Thursdays at 2 p.m. outside of the office

• Tuesday, March 16 at noon: Social Media and Higher Ed UC 262
• Our new provost will be here soon! April 1st
• Collective Bargaining: What is it? Collective bargaining involves workers organizing together (usually in unions) to meet, discuss, and negotiate work conditions with their employers. This normally results in a written contract setting forth the wages, hours, and other conditions which the parties agree on for a stipulated period.
• See Ms. Herlache for more information on Collective Bargaining.

Public Relations/Karri Duerwachter

• If you need a graduation sash please let me know! You need to write Whitewater Student Government a check for $40. You will get this deposit back if you do not wish to keep your sash, but if you would like to buy it then WSG collects the money.
• Any former member of WSG is able to order a sash for graduation. Please contact Karri Duerwachter by e-mailing DuerwachKA31@uww.edu.

Legislative Affairs/Scott Coenen

• Common Council debate for the Whitewater Common Council District 2 seat is March 30 at 7:30 p.m.
• UW-Whitewater students Devon Wallace vs. Heather Murray

Advisor/Ms. Jan Bilgen

• Campus Awards applications are now being accepted! Deadline is April 2nd for both individual awards and group awards! http://www.uww.edu/involve/awards/index.php
• Stay safe this Spring Break!

PARLIAMENTARIAN’S TIPZ OF THE WEEK

When making a motion be sure to be clear and concise in the language that you use. The words “I move that” must precede the statement being moved.

Unfinished Business

Housing Guide Decision

• Letter of Recommendation from the IT Committee
• The Senate voted 15-1-0 to table the proposal to the IT committee to bring back 2 proposals for NoMoreDorms.com and CyberSolutions to April 5th’s meeting.

S09-10:05: Open Meeting Laws Compliance Statement

• S09-10:05
• The Senate voted 14-0-1 to pass S09-10:05.

New Business

S09-10:06

• No clerical changes were made.
• S09-10:06

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. 

March 8, 2010 Meeting

Posted on March 8, 2010 by karri1 Comment

March 8th’s meeting started off with a presentation from Mr. Tyler Sailsbery of NoMoreDorms.com, his version of a housing guide. Several committee reports followed the presentation including reports on the Snow Removal, Dining Services, and Student Health Advisory committees. Unfinished business took up a great deal of time with talking about the Green Initiative, Ride Share & Advertisement bulletin board and SUFAC recommendations. New business included room assignments and the legislation 09-10:05 – Open Meeting Laws Compliance Statement.

3/1/10 Minutes

3/8/10 Agenda

Speakers

Housing Guide: Mr. Tyler Sailsbery

• Creator of NoMoreDorms.com
• Check out the PROPOSAL here

Internal Committee Reports

Elections: Mr. Cody Horlacher
Meetings are every other Thursday at 5 p.m. outside the office, UC 140

• All election packets are due THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 12 at 5:30 p.m. outside the WSG office, UC 140
• This Sunday, March 14 7-10 p.m. in the WSG office calling for verification of signatures will be taking place by the elections committee. Anyone’s free to join to observe/supervise.
• Elections candidate informational session will be taking place Tuesday, March 16 at 9 p.m. in the Warhawk Involvement Center. Betsy Brandt will be talking about Residence Hall policies as they relate to elections.
• Applications are available online. APPLY!

External Committee Reports

Snow Removal: Senator Sam Gilbert

• Angled parking was discussed further.
• Snow plowing in residence hall lots. Mass e-mails and publicity will be put into more action in the future.
• Plowing on the weekends isn’t a preferred option because workers would be needed to be paid time and a half.

Dining Services: Senator Curtissa McMillian

• Not a lot is going on with dining services.
• February 26th’s meeting. Contract is up for bid at 120 pages. Bob Barry will be joining us in a few weeks for an update.
• We hope they get free refills
• Drumlin received larger coolers and they would like to rework the coolers.
• There are two big open spaces in Drumlin, Sen. McMillian suggest a veggie bar or a study space to occupy those areas.

Special Event: Senator Jeff Martin

• Policy is aimed toward groups like SEAL and the Greek community
• Re-entry policy: Once you leave the area where the event is being held, you may not re-enter. Policy was not properly publicized.
• Next meeting is during April. Stay tuned.

Student Health Advisory: Senator Jeff Martin

• Main thing the committee is working on is getting the word out for April being STI Month. Students should be checked for STIs and STDs at the Ambrose Health Center. Payment can be figured out.
• Tobacco free campus? The committee’s trying to survey students. Some students wanted to follow Iowa’s trend and have a Tobacco-Free campus.

AA/EEO/Diversity: Senator Stephen Jansen

• May 4th being a day of action for the Campus University forum.
• A program the Myths of Social Justice seminar:  Equity vs. Equality– I want everyone to have shoes vs. I want everyone to have shoes that fit.
• Discriminations Laws Update: Where students, faculty, and staff can go should they be discriminated against.

Officer Reports

Student Affairs/Cody Horlacher

• Wolverine chat 4 p.m. Tuesdays, outside the WSG office, UC 140
• Williams Center gym will be reserved next week after the meeting for cool down, hang out fun!

Academic Affairs/Sarah Herlache

• Faculty Senate meeting Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. in 275A
• SEAL/Delta Zeta Battle of the Bands: All proceeds go to Painted Turtle Camp! This Friday at 7 p.m. in the Hamilton Room

Public Relations/Karri Duerwachter

• Next chalking date is March 29th at 6:20 p.m. PLEASE JOIN US!
• Senator McMillian received the “Powerpuff Girl” award She’s cute. She’s sassy. But she can kick some tushy and take names if she needs to! Great job Ms. Deputy Speaker!

Legislative Affairs/Scott Coenen

• 150+ UW-Milwaukee students gathered outside the Chancellor’s building with petitions asking for faculty and administration to take pay cuts before tuition is raised. Things got rowdy and 15 students were arrested. The student government president was included in the arrests.
• Be a census taker!! Make $15 http://ow.ly/1aaLs

Information Technology/Jay Rogers

• IT comittee meeting at 3:45pm on Wednesday, March 10th in the WSG office
• A district map is going to be added to the website! Very helpful for students!

Paliamentarian/Andrew Whaley

• When your time is nearing the end on a speaking turn, the Chair can rise and that is an indication that you should wrap it up!
• Take a nibble here and there into Robert’s Rules!

Speaker/Justin Schoenemann

• Open to all suggestions, especially when it comes to the agenda. Please e-mail any corrections you may see.
• Next week there will be discussion about the housing guide candidates.

Unfinished Business

Go Green Initiative: Ms. Karri Duerwachter

• The students advocating for the Go Green Initiative asked for support from student government to sponsor their recycle trivia and competition during March.
• The PR Committee will work to help promote these events.
• This group is not asking for any permanent monetary contributions. They will refund all costs used to pay for posters.

Ride Share & Advertisement Bulletin Board: Mr. Luke Schlewski

• This proposal is going to Bob Barry this week!

SUFAC Recommendations: Senator Justin Schoenemann

• The Senate needs to appoint at least one member to the SUFAC committee.
• The Senate approved a motion to follow SUFAC’s suggestion to create an Ad Hoc Committee, 12-3-0.
• The Senate decided to create an Ad Hoc committee who will report to SUFAC and WSG. Then SUFAC will report to WSG too.

New Business

Room Assignment: Senator Justin Schoenemann

• The same room, UC 259, will be booked for next year’s meetings.

S09-10:05: Open Meeting Laws Compliance Statement: Submitted by Tim Scully & Riley Mabeus

• S09-10:05
• Minor clerical changes were made.

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.