Student Affairs Committee

Minutes

December 1, 2005

 

 

Members Present

Ed Boucher                                                   Sheila McNeal for Richard Barns

Georganne Burns                                        Rhoda Flatt

Carolyn Gernt                                               Gayla Hall

Trent Hudson                                               Susan Maddux

Hank Mannle                                                Kristie Phillips

Stella Prince for John Pigg                        Rod Pineda

Christina Reno                                             Kathryn Rust

Dewey Slusher                                            Justin Studer           

Terri Watson

 

Members Absent

Jennifer Brackett                                          Amber Bumpas

James Cannon                                            Jadwiga Dolzycki

Julie Galloway                                             Casey Hunt  

Stephen Idem                                               Leigh Southward

 

Guests

Frank Couch, Lacrosse Club

Josh Hicks, Lacrosse Club

Matt McConnell, Lacrosse Club

Katherine Osburn, SEAC

Tyler Pannell, SEAC

 

Proceedings

The Student Affairs Committee met on Thursday, December 1, 2005, in the Student Affairs Conference Room. Dewey Slusher, Chair, called the meeting to order at 11:05 a.m. 

 

Approval of the Agenda

There were no additions or corrections to the agenda.  Ed Boucher MOVED approval of the agenda and the motion was SECONDED.  The agenda was approved.

 

Approval of the Minutes

There were no additions or corrections to the minutes.  Ed Boucher MOVED approval of the minutes and the motion was SECONDED.  The minutes were approved.

 

Constitution of the Tennessee Technological University Lacrosse Club

Matt McConnell, representative for the Lacrosse Club gave a short presentation on the mission and purpose of the club.  In the absence of the chair for the Student Organizations subcommittee, Ed Boucher, Executive Officer, recommended the following editorial change:

 

1.         ByLaws – Section 7

            The second sentence should read: Ò The latest edition of RobertÕs Rules of Order will be followed during all meetings of Active Members.Ó

 

Dewey Slusher recommended that in the future, Article VII – Meetings and Elections, Paragraph 1, should be changed from ÒEight active membersÓ to reflect a percentage of membership in order to accommodate growth of the group.

 

Ed Boucher MOVED approval of the constitution and the motion was SECONDED.  The constitution will be forwarded to the Administrative Council for the meeting on January 25, 2006.

 

SGA Bill No. F05-01: An Act to Promote The 2005 Clean Energy Initiative

Brooke Bentley, author of this bill, gave a short presentation on how this bill came about and the decision (by student vote – 89% of 3,000 votes) to establish a fee of $8 per student per semester to cover expenses.  This Initiative is already in effect at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and will soon be in effect at MTSU.  The governing body of the Initiative will be campus personnel, including Larry Wheaton, Facilities Engineer.

 

After some discussion, Ed Boucher MOVED approval of Bill No. F05-01, and the motion was SECONDED.  The Bill will be forwarded to the Administrative Council for the meeting on January 25, 2006.

 

Such Other Matters

Dewey Slusher noted that, on November 9, 2005, the Administrative Council approved the following student organizations:

 

1.    Honor Association for Exceptional Learning PhD Students

2.    Odyssey of the Mind Club

 

The meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

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Dewey Slusher, Chair                                Debra Walker, Recording Secretary