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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. 

December 7th’s meeting was the last meeting of the semester. It was full of Internal and External Committee reports and Officer reports. We enjoyed refreshments provided by Chartwells. Happy Winter Break Everyone!!

Internal Committee Reports

Constitutional Revision Committee: Wednesday, 9 a.m., WSG office (Sen. VerVelde)

• Section 10 was not looked into, will continue to look at it going into next semester.
• Meeting tentative for this Wednesday, will be cancelled if classes are cancelled or driving conditions are unsafe.

External Committee Reports

Chancellor’s Committee on Disability Concerns: Friday, Dec. 4 (Sen. Schoenemann)

• DARC Model: Department Accessibility Research Coordinators. Universal teaching resources that all students can use. UW-Milwaukee’s using YouTube, Facebook, etc.
• If DARC comes to UW-Whitewater they’ll ask a WSG Senator to serve on the committee
• Committee members liked the idea, looks like it’s coming to campus as of now but there are a lot of details to work out.

Snow Removal Committee: Friday, Dec. 4 (Sens. Gilbert and Schoenemann)

• Informed University that e-mail goes to only some students about lot clearing. Hopefully that will be corrected. They’re also informing professors so they can inform students.
• No sand will be used to take care of ice problem. Using new ice that can handle -15 degree weather.
• New equipment will be used for snow removal to be more efficient.
• Might suggest angled parking for parking lots, but this will get rid of some spaces.
• Staircases should not be closed unless they’re damaged.
• General complaints about snow removal can go to 262-472-1320.
• Next semester’s committee members should also be on Parking Committee.

United Council: Saturday, Dec. 5 (Sens. Vaver, Gilbert, Director Coenen)

• UW-Parkside wants to hire an attorney to bring charges against their previous chancellor.
• At UW-Parkside non-student workers called Limited Term Employees (LTE) are forced to take a class which in turn makes them a student. Confusing but an important issue.
• Issues affecting students in other states: Pennsylvania–student taxes. California–tuition raised 32%, student protests. Handouts available–Talk to Sen. Gilbert

Stand Out Officer Reports

President Tim Scully: [scullyta20@uww.edu]

McGraw Award for Excellence–Send Tim an e-mail if you’d like the criteria and an application. Available for graduating seniors and need a 3.5 GPA at application to be eligible.
Bad Weather–Make arrangements for travel in the event that we still have classes.
Changes to Broadcast E-mail Policy–If you would like to see the changes e-mail Tim. Campus Communication Committee and Chancellor’s Staff approved it. Student Government announcements are still allowed via the policy.

Vice President Riley Mabeus: [mabeusra03@uww.edu] I need binders/keys/polos from non-returning members FRIDAY AT THE THE LATEST!!

Student Affairs Director Cody Horlacher: No Wolverine Chat due to meeting

Academic Affairs Sarah Herlache: Harlan Smith is leaving the Center for Global Education. New Provost chosen!! Beverly Kopper, she starts April 1, 2010.

Parliamentarian’s Tipz of the Week
Main Motion: Purpose of it is so the body can conduct business. We shouldn’t be talking out of turn, make sure to make an action so then discussion can continue.

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.