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Agenda - September 28th

Hey Gang,

Here is the agenda for the USF Student Senate tonight. Remember if you would like to request an apperance before the USF Student Senate or have something you would like us to cover, please dont hesitate to email Ronnie.

Student Senate Agenda

Monday, September 28, 2009. 10:00PM. McDonald Center Conference Room.

1. Call to Order – Pres. Ronnie Hawkins
2. Prayer - Volunteer
3. Roll Call – Sec/Treas. - Ashley Maturan
4. Welcoming Freshman Representatives
a. Contracts Due For All Senators
b. Assign Freshman to Committees
5. Pole Vaulting Club Presents – Chad Aurich
6. USF Green Presents – Amanda Boer
7. Picture
a. October 12th, 9pm in the Ward Lobby.
8. T-Shirt/Logo
a. Ideas?
b. Formation of Committee
9. Pool Table Completion
a. 8-Ball Tournament/Dedication
10. Stage Situation – Sen. Derek Hackett
11. Red Box? – Sen. Matthew Harsch
12. Committee Reports
13. Blog
a. Check it Out!
b. Getting to Know You
14. Homecoming Activities
a. Parade – Sen. Brandie Reiner
15. Any Other Business to Bring Before the Senate
16. Adjourn

And The Winners Are......

SAM DOOYEMA
EMILY SAZAMA AND
MARIAH ETHINGTON.

Congratulations! These fine people will be the Freshman representatives to the USF Student Senate! Congrats guys!

Its Coming.....

PURPLE FELT AND ALL.

The reconstruction of the Java City Pool Table is nearing completion. Make sure if you see Justin Kuiken, Derek Hackett, and Bill Ballard out there that you give them a huge THANK YOU! They say the table should be completed by the end of the week.

To celebrate the completion of the Pool Tables reconstruction, the Student Association will be holding an 8-ball tournament sometime during Homecoming Week!

Keep Posted!

Thanks for reading,

Ronnie Hawkins
Student Association President

Pool Table Situation, Office Hours, etc.

Hey Guys,

I just posted the minutes from last night, so anyone that is interested in that, make sure to give them a look over.

Last night was great, Thanks to all the Senators and Interested Freshman Candidates that showed up. It looks like we should have some great people joining us on Senate.

Okay, since I have been asked more questions about the Pool Table this week than anything else I will start with that. My main men, Justin Kuiken and Bill Ballard (who are way more skilled at carpentry than me) say they believe they can fix the Pool Table that was donated to us by the Coles (thanks again Drs. Kevin and Tricia). So last night about 7 or 8 guys (who I owe a Big Thanks to as well) helped us carry the VERY HEAVY pool table from the Java City area to the Theatre Scence Shop in Jeschke. Another really quick Thank You to Dr. Kim Bartling for letting us use that area. From their they will try to repair it and if everything goes right we will bring it back down the the Java City area.

If it doesnt work, we will look at renting a pool table from Great Amusement much like we did last year. They are a good company who gave us an awesome deal last year, and on top of that they maintain and upkeep the table for free, so if worse comes to worse, that is a very good option to be left with. We have also looked at the possibility of renting a pool table for a couple of months while our pool table is being fixed. We will hopefully make a decision on that a little bit later, based on how confident we are in our fixing job.

Last night, our Senators also signed up for Office Hours and Committees to serve on. I dont have the committee list with me right now, so Loralee Grimmius or I will hopefully post that tomorrow, so that you know who is representing you on USFs many committees.


Heres our Office Schedule as it stands right now (it may and probably will have some changes at some point, ill update when changes are made)


Monday
9am - Justin Kuiken
10am - Mica Olson
Noon - Daniel Terveen
2pm - Laura Anderson

Tuesday
9am - Jacquie Emanuel
10am - CHAPEL
11am - Brandie Reiner
1pm - Brian Harsch & Matthew Harsch

Wednesday
9am - Kristen Buschena
10am - Luke Yost
11am - Michel Marcoux
Noon - Michelle Erickson
1pm - Kara Lehman

Thursday
9am - Alan Sazama
10am - Lauren Strasser & Bill Ballard
1pm - Cassie Tornow
3pm - Alex Bahney

Friday
10am - Kari Roozenboom
11am - Rachel Dewey
1pm - Corbin Plooster

So there you have it (for now). We still have a few Senators that need to sign up for timeslots and I will notify you of when that happens. Dont be afraid to come see these great people in our office if you have any concerns or questions, remember, we are here to serve you the students!

One last note, we also approved funding for USF's own 80's Music Video Remake Club. You can check them out at this link
here.

Jordan Farrell and crew have some very hilarious stuff going on with that club, so check them out and ask how you can get involved!

As usual, if you have anything you want to talk to me about dont hesitate to drop me a line at ronald.hawkins@usiouxfalls.edu

Thanks for reading!

Ronnie Hawkins
USF Student Association President

Minutes from Meeting (9/14)

Student Senate
First meeting- September 14, 2009
1. Call to Order- President Ronnie Hawkins
2. Prayer- Daniel Terveen
3. Roll Call-Present: Alex Bahney, Ashley Maturan, Bill Ballard, Brandie Reiner, Brian Harsch, Cassandra Tornow, Corbin Plooster, Daniel Terveen, Jacquie Emanuel, Justin Kuiken, Kara Lehman, Kari Roozenboom, Kristen Buschena, Laura Anderson, Lauren Strasser, Loralee Grimmius, Luke Yost, Matthew Harsch, Mica Olson, Michel Marcoux, Michelle Erickson, Rachel Dewey, Ronald Hawkins
Excused- Alan Sazama, Derek Hackett
4. Meeting interested candidates- Emily Sazama, Rachel Olsen, Tyler Odens, Mariah Ethington, T.J. Wagar, Kelli Hoff
a. handout petitions/ explain election process
i. 50 signatures
ii. due Friday September 18, 2009 by 5:00
iii. Three spots open, possible election if more candidates complete petition
b. Rachel- what entails being a senator?
Ronnie- explanation of duties, describing some things we do on campus, “we are tentacles of the campus”
5. Contracts- Loralee
a. explanation of contract- Ronnie; emphasis on attending office hours!
b. due date is September 28, 2009
c. freshman will also be signing the contract
6. Lauren Strasser- Ronnie
a. Lauren was serving as first alternate after the fall, but since Josh Duncan will not be returning I have asked Lauren to return to the senate, and that an appointment of Lauren Strasser be approved
b. Motion to approve Lauren to senate- Daniel Terveen, seconded by Matt Harsch
7. Initial Budget- Ronnie
a. review of the budget
b. costs that have already come through senate
c. what do we use $1000 for purple feather?- corbin
glass, and supplies and other awards.-Ronnie
8. Constitution Day
a.-Student Senate will be pairing with criminal Justice Club
b. We are required to celebrate and document what we do for this day
i. Ronnie- We usually do a cookie cake or something
Brandie- We are meeting with Beth O’Toole to discuss what we are doing, possible constitution quiz.
9. Pool Table Situation
a. Ronnie- we were given a table for free and tried to refurbish it, however it is just not going to work, we are going to throw it away or donate it. We would like to ask the senate if we want a rental. It would be $1200 for the whole year
Bill- Justin and I would like to take a look at it and see if we can fix it.
Ronnie- it is an eye sore and student development would kind of like it out of there, but sure you can take a look at it.
Loralee- can we motion to rent? Or motion to rent if we cant fix it?
Michelle- I thought that last year was renting to see if we wanted to buy one?
Ronnie- well great amusement offered us a great deal and they fix everything for free, so it really is nice, they cover when anything is missing or broken.
Brandie- motion to vote for approval of renting the table pending the inability to fix the table, seconded Corbin
b. vote- Passed unanimously (20)
10. Java City Stage situation
a. Ronnie- we had $1800 to purchase things for the stage at the end of last year, but apparently the purchase order was not received until the beginning of the new fiscal year. We still have the money, however the money will come out of this years budget instead of last years
Daniel- How would it be used?
Ronnie- For concerts and open mic nights. Should we think about it since Derek is not here?
Daniel- would that save us money on DJing?
Ronnie- that is a student development expense.
b. we will just sit on that until Derek returns
11. 80’s music video remake club
a. Constitution received: asking for recognition and funding $300
b. Explanation of club:
Laura- what would money be used for?
Ronnie- costumes and film
Rachel- did they have any service projects planned?
Ronnie – not that they said
Brian- I would like them to come in to see what they are doing with the costumes later.
c. Motion to table approval Brian Harsch, seconded by Cassie .
-substitute motion: Brandie –to approve seconded by Michelle
-motion to fund $300 to 80’s remake video club by Laura seconded by Mica
d. Vote- 17 yes; 3 no
12. Pole Vaulters club
a. constitution received: asking for recognition and funding $350
b. Motion to table approval- Daniel Terveen, seconded Matt Harsch passed unanimously
13. Any other business to bring before senate?
Rachel Olsen- there are no foosball balls in the table.
Ronnie- we will get on that
14. Sign up for Semester Hours
a. Ronnie- people with busy schedules should sign up for hours first
15. Committees- Loralee
a. 4 committees; 2 new ones, also 10 faculty committees that have spots open
b. Student Activities- Jacquie Emanuel, Derek Hackett, Rachel Dewey, Morgan Casselli, Corbin Plooster
Ticket Appeals Committee- Loralee Grimmius(chair), 4 spaces
Constitutional Committee- Ronnie Hawkins, Derek Hackett(chair), 4 spaces
Club Standards Committee- Ashley Maturan, 4 spaces
c. explanation of committees and faculty committees/ questions? Loralee and Ronnie
Loralee would like to mention that she had great handwriting through the whole thing
d. Loralee- would anyone like to motion?
Jackie- motion to approve the committees, seconded by Brandie, approved unanimously
16. Motion to adjourn- Rachel Dewey, seconded by Matthew Harsch ,passed unanimously

Initial Meeting - 2009-2010 Student Senate

Greeting USF Students,

Well here it is! We have finally put together a blog for the USF Student Association! Loralee, Ashley, and I will be using this blog to keep you the students informed of what is going on with the Student Senate and the campus as a whole.

Tonight is the first meeting of this years Student Senate, tonight the 22 already elected members of the Senate will be meeting the incoming freshman that wish to serve the student body on the USFSA.

Before I post the agenda for tonight, lets update you on what has been going on with USFSA this summer and already this last week.


Firstly, most of you came back may have noticed the situation with our washing machines. This last year our contract with CoinMach (our current provider expired) we were hoping to get a contract with a new company that would allow us to use our Student ID's to pay for washing rather than having to manually feed quarters.....Unfortunately, that wont be happening this year. Student Development informed me that we couldnt make arrangements with another company so we will be using our current on-campus washer and dryers for at least another year. However, the good news from this, is that they WONT be raising our prices, despite what they had posted in our dormatories.

Secondly, anyone that has been through the lower level of the Student Union this week may have noticed that our Pool Table (which we recieved from the gracious Drs. Kevin and Tricia Cole...Thanks, guys.) is broken. This is unfortunate because we thought we had a good deal going with getting a free table. Since we cant replace the stand on it we are going to have to dispose of it. However, not all hope is lost. We will probably end up renting a pool table much like we did last year for the Java City area, it will be a better quality table and the company will upkeep for us at no additonal costs.

Alright.....thats all I can think of now, I'll post anything else of significance that I can remember later.

Here is the Student Senate Agenda for tonight:

Student Senate Agenda
Monday, September 14, 2009. 8:00PM. McDonald Center Conference Room.

1. Call to Order – Pres. Ronnie Hawkins
2. Prayer - Volunteer
3. Roll Call – Sec/Treas. - Ashley Maturan
4. Meeting Interested Candidates for Freshman Positions
a. Hand out Petitions/Explain Candidate and Election Process
5. Approve/Deny Appointment of Lauren Strasser
6. Overview of Contracts
a. Signed Contracts Due by Sept 28th
7. Initial Budget
8. Ideas for Constitution Day (Thursday)
9. Pool Table Situation
10. Java City Stage Situation
11. Vote on Recognition and Funding of 80’s Music Video Remake Club - Jordan Farrell
12. Vote on Recognition and Funding of USF Pole Vaulters Club - Chad Aurich
13. Sign Up for Semester Office Hours
14. Sign Up for Senate Committees
15. Any Other Business to Bring Before the Senate
16. Adjourn

Next Meeting – September 28, 2009 at 9pm in the McDonald Center Conference Room


Tonight we have Senators signing up for Committees and Office Hours and such....ill post an update tomorrow sometime on how it all went down.

One last thing, we will (hopefully) be apporving of the appointment of Lauren Strasser to the Student Senate tonight. She was serving as our first alternate for this year, and her appointment to the Senate comes on the fact that Joshua Duncan will not be joining us at USF for this upcoming semester. Strasser was a key member of the Freshman Senate class year, and I am very excited that she will have the chance to join us again this year.

Heres this years membership.....

Members: President Ronnie Hawkins, Vice President Loralee Grimmius, Secretary/Treasurer Ashley Maturan.

Senators

Representing the Senior Class - Bill Ballard, Jacquie Emanuel, and Derek Hackett
Representing the Junior Class - Corbin Plooster, Mica Olson, and Kara Lehman.
Representing the Sophomore Class - Rachel Dewey, Matthew Harsch, Alex Bahney
Representing the Freshman Class - TBD
Representing the Off-Campus Population - Cassandra Tornow, Brandie Reiner, and Luke Yost
Representing Sullivan Hall - Laura Anderson and Brian Harsch
Representing Mary Collier-Baker Hall - Michelle Erickson
Representing Kroske Hall - Kari Roozenboom
Representing Burgess Hall - Alan Sazama
Representing Grand Island Hall - Kristen Buschena
Representing Patterson Hall - Justin Kuiken
Representing the International Student Population - Michel Marcoux
At-Large Representatives - Daniel Terveen and Lauren Strasser

Thanks for reading!

Ronnie Hawkins
USF Student Association President