Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, November 21, 1994

Jniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government )ffice of the Senate President November 21, 1994 NOTICE::::: It has been brought to my attention that the Senate Agenda for tonight's meeting states a beginning time of 5:00 p.m. THIS IS INCORRECT. The correct start time should be the customary time of 6:00 p.m. THIS NOTE IS TO INFORM ALL INTERESTED PARTIES THAT THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT THE RECTIFIED TIME OF 6:00 p.m. in room MSU 202. I APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE OR CONFUSION IN THIS SITUATION. JWR:tbm CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate P r e s i | M T E ™ a ING 25-03 MOYKR STUDENT ONION 202 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1994 5:00P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER II.. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 25-02 IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS V . BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. SENATE COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS/ELECTIONS 1. Bylaws Committee Chair 2. Constitutional Revision Committee Chair 3. Rules & Ethics Committee Chair 4. Ways & Means Committee Chair 5. Rebel Yell Advisory Board Representative 6. Campus Safety & Awareness Committee Chair 7. Student Health Liaison B„ DIRECTOR REPORTS 1. Elections, DIRECTOR MANGUAL 2. Entertainment & Programming, DIRECTOR REEVES 3 - Nevada Student Affairs, DIRECTOR JOHANNSSON 4. Office of Student Information, DIRECTOR WALLACI 5. Organization Board, DIRECTOR PHILLIPS 6. Student Services, DIRECTOR GREENHALGH 7. Yearbook, EDITOR HAGEN C. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT REPORTS 1. Consolidated Student Business Manager 2. KUNV 91.5 FM 3. Residential Hall Liaison D. FACULTY SENATE SEAT REPORTS 1. Nomination/Elections for Status of Women seat 2. Academic Budget 3. Academic Standards 4. Admissions 5. Curriculum 6. General Education 7. Grievance 8. Library 9. Public Relations 10. Scholarship 11. Status of Women VI. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 Senate Agenda 25-03 November 21, 1994 page " VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of a pay raise of $0.50 an hour for the position of Senate Secretary from the 2702 (Gen) account; B. Approval of contract and an amount not to exceed $1,000.00 for Threshing Floor to play at the Exhibition Basketball Game Pep Rally on November 22nd and the Kansas State Football Pep Rally on November 23rd, this includes sound, hotel, food, etc. (as submitted by SENATOR BLOCK); C. Nomination/Approval of the below-listed items as student board members to the Student Government (CSUN) Entertainment & Programming Board: 1. Nadia Akhavan; 2. Nicole Dirks; 3. Tina Mueller; 4. Kirk Johnson; 5. Todd Lewis; 6. Senator Terry Morrow; 7. Mike Anderson; 8. Senator John Pida; 9. Brian Saliba; 10. Senator Patrick Smith; VIII. OPEN DIS^OBSION IX. ADJOURNMENT Posted in accordance with the Nevada Open Meeting Law (NRS 241.00) at the following locations: Moyer Student Union Frank & Estella Beam Hall Flora Dungan Humanities Bldg. Wright Hall Thomas Beam Engineering Complex JWR/bag MINUTES SENATE MEETING 25-03 MOYER STUDENT UNION 202 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1994 6:00P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SMITH called the meeting to order at 6:05p.m. H. ROLL CALL Phoebe Block Shawna Campbell Terrence Carrol Steven Eisen Geoffrey Fayyad Jennifer Fleischmann Jamie Fox John Laxague Keith McLain Terry Morrow John Pida Brian Quails Chris Ray Edward Rivera Scott Schwartz Patrick Smith Carl Tolbert Walt Vodrazka Mike Volkert Julie Wong Laura Zurek Item III ruled Out of Order. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT BOIXO attended a meeting for Parking Enforcement, they talked about invoking a parking fee for students and faculty, she would like input PRESENT Kristin Anderson ABSENT Brian Caban (excused) Senate Minutes 25-03 page 2 from the students on this issue; she is displeased with the band, at the game they were threatening to wear UNR hats; she is looking into a building for CSUN that would hold Student Government, KUNV, and the Rebel Yell and she would like input on needs and wants for the building; she is working with Director Reeves to put together a band schedule for KUNV for the upcoming semester; the UNLV vs. UNR game was incredible. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SMITH gave a thank you to everyone who helped at the tailgate; the game was incredible; Senate President Romero should be here soon. V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. SENATE COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS/ELECTION 1. Bylaws Committee Chair SENATOR VODRAZKA nominated SENATOR RIVERA SENATOR CAMPBELL nominated SENATOR BLOCK Motion to close nominations for Bylaws Chair and allow each candidate to speak for no more than 1 minute followed by a question and answer session and a roll call vote made by SENATOR SCHWARTZ, seconded by SENATOR FAYYAD. Each candidate spoke. Move into a roll call vote with the results: SENATOR RIVERA receives 5 votes SENATOR BLOCK receives 14 votes 2 abstentions SENATOR BLOCK receives the Bylaws Chair position. 2. Constitutional Revision Committee Chair SENATOR SCHWARTZ nominated SENATOR CAMPBELL Seeing no other nominations or objections SENATOR CAMPBELL receives the Constitutional Revision Chair position by Unanimous Acclimation. 3. Rules & Ethics Chair SENATOR TOLBERT nominated SENATOR FLEISCHMANN SENATOR PIDA nominated SENATOR SCHWARTZ Motion made to close nominations for Rules & Ethics Chair and allow each candidate to speak for 1 minute followed by a question and answer session and roll call vote made by ! SENATOR BLOCK, seconded by SENATOR EISEN. Senate Minutes 25-03 page 3 Each candidate spoke. Move into a roll call vote with the results: SENATOR FLEISCHMANN receives 2 votes SENATOR SCHWARTZ receives 17 votes 2 abstentions. SENATOR SCHWARTZ receives the Rules & Ethics Chair position. 4. Ways & Means Committee Chair SENATOR SCHWARTZ nominated SENATOR FOX Seeing no other nominations or objections SENATOR FOX receives the Ways & Means Chair position by Unanimous Acclimation. 5. Rebel Yell Advisory Board Representative SENATOR TOLBERT nominated himself SENATOR ZUREK nominated SENATOR SCHWARTZ SENATOR FOX nominated SENATOR MORROW Motion to close nominations for the Rebel Yell Advisory Board Representative and allow each candidate to speak for 1 minute followed by a question and answer session and a roll call vote made by SENATOR FLEISCHMANN, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. Each candidate spoke. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SMITH passed the gavel to SENATE PRESIDENT ROMERO at 6:27p.m. STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT BOIXO told the Senate what the position entailed. Motion made to allow the candidates to speak again now that the position has been made more clear by SENATOR CARROL, seconded by SENATOR CAMPBELL. Move into a vote. Motion passes 21-0-1. SENATOR SMITH abstained. SENATOR SMITH leaves the room. Each candidate spoke again. Move into a roll call vote with the results: SENATOR TOLBERT receives 12 votes SENATOR SCHWARTZ receives 5 votes SENATOR MORROW receives 2 votes 2 abstentions Senate Minutes 25-03 page 4 SENATOR TOLBERT receives the Rebel Yell Advisory Board Representative position. 6. Campus Safety & Awareness SENATOR CAMPBELL nominated SENATOR RAY Seeing on other nominations and no objections SENATOR RAY receives the Campus Safety & Awareness position by Unanimous Acclimation. 7. Student Health Liaison SENATOR FAYYAD nominated SENATOR VOLKERT Seeing no other nominations and no objections SENATOR VOLKERT receives the Student Health Liaison position by Unanimous Acclimation. SENATE PRESIDENT ROMERO stated that the Senate needed to vote on a Ways & Means Committee. SENATOR MCLAIN nominated SENATOR CARROL SENATOR PIDA nominated SENATOR VODRAZKA and SENATOR RAY SENATOR SCHWARTZ nominated SENATOR ZUREK SENATOR WONG nominated SENATOR MORROW Seeing on objections all nominees are made Ways & Means committee members by Unanimous Acclimation. SENATOR SMITH re-enters the room. B. DIRECTORS REPORTS 1. Elections, DIRECTOR MANGUAL report given by SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SMITH - leave a message with the receptionist and he will get back to you. 2. Entertainment & Programming, DIRECTOR REEVES - reported on NACA; she is having a meeting next Wednesday at 3:00p.m. to plan all the Spring semester events, anyone is welcome to attend. Point of Personal Privilege by SENATOR VODRAZKA at 6:40p .m. 3. Nevada Student Affairs, DIRECTOR JOHANNSSON - the new NSA operating policy was passed by her Board, but it was tabled at the Executive Board meeting; is working on a student survey; Happy birthday to Senate President Pro Tempore Smith. 4. Office of Student Information, DIRECTOR WALLACE - has been doing the OSI page for the newspaper, fliers for the pep rally, advertisements for the Senate Minutes 25-03 page 5 UNLV/UNR game, including the tailgate, made buttons for the game, replenished the Student Government bookmarkers at the bookstore, is working on Organizations fliers with Director Phillips, and is working on Student Government sweatshirts. 5. Organization Board, DIRECTOR PHILLIPS report given by STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT BOIXO - there was a problem with upper graduate students and basketball tickets; there is an Organizations Board meeting tomorrow night; is working on getting student tickets for the Las Vegas Bowl III. 6. Student Services, DIRECTOR GREENHALGH report given by STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT BOIXO - he agrees with President Boixo that a parking fee is not necessary; the shuttle signs and clocks are up and running; working on getting a Ticketmaster box in the Union. C. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT REPORTS 1. Consolidated Student Business Manager, BUSINESS MANAGER CALLISON - the office will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday; she passed out the budget and gave a verbal list of all expenditures for the week. Point of Personal Privilege by SENATOR CARROL at 6:55p.m. 2. KUNV 91.5 FM - no report 3. Residential Hall Liaison, RH LIAISON WEINER - there is an executive board meeting tonight in the Dining Commons at 9:15, they will be once a month and anyone is invited to attend; students have to be out of the dorms by the 17th, and there will be no recess housing this year, they will start to allow students to move back in on the 13th of January. Motion to move Out of the Order of the Day to VII. New Business item C. made by SENATOR SCHWARTZ, seconded by SENATOR FAYYAD. Move into a vote. Motion passes 20-0-0. C. Nomination/Approval of the below-listed items as student board members to the Student Government (CSUN) Entertainment & Programming Board: 1. Nadia Akhavan; 2. Nicole Dirks; 3. Tina Mueller; 4. Kirk Johnson; 5. Todd Lewis; 6. Senator Terry Morrow; 7. Mike Anderson; 8. Senator John Pida; 9. Brian Saliba; Senate Minutes 25-03 page 6 ( 10. Senator Patrick Smith; Motion to approve made by SENATOR FOX, seconded by SENATOR MORROW. Motion to allow each member to speak for 1 minute followed by a question and answer session made by SENATOR FOX, seconded by SENATOR MORROW. Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-0-0. SENATOR FAYYAD leaves the room. Each candidate speaks and lists their qualifications, with the acception of 4. and 5. who did not attend the meeting. SENATOR FAYYAD re-enters the room. Motion made to table 4. and 5. until the Senate is able to get information about them is made by SENATOR SMITH, seconded by SENATOR CAMPBELL. Move into a vote. Motion passesl9-0-0. ( Move into vote on remaining members. Motion passes 19-0-0. Motion made to move back into the Order of the Day to item V. part D. by SENATOR SMITH, seconded by SENATOR SCHWARTZ. Move into a vote. Motion passes 20-0-0. D. FACULTY SENATE SEAT REPORTS 1. Nomination/Elections for Status of Women seat SENATOR BLOCK nominated SENATOR CAMPBELL SENATOR SCHWARTZ nominated SENATOR FLEISCHMANN Motion to close nominations and allow each candidate to speak for 2 minutes followed by a question and answer session, followed by a roll call vote made by SENATOR BLOCK, seconded by SENATOR SCHWARTZ. Move into a vote. Motion passes 20-0-0. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SMITH leaves the room. Each candidate spoke and listed their qualifications. Senate Minutes 25-03 page 7 SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SMITH re-enters the room. Move into a roll call vote with the results: SENATOR CAMPBELL receives 10 votes SENATOR FLEISCHMANN receives 6 votes 3 abstentions SENATOR CAMPBELL receives the Status of Women position. 2. Academic Budget, SENATOR BLOCK - there are 35 frozen positions for Faculty and 19 have been filled. 4. Admissions, SENATOR SCHWARTZ - last week at the meeting all the appeals were denied; SENATOR CAMPBELL added that the members run their meetings very unprofessionally. 5. Code, SENATOR MORROW - there will be a meeting on December 2nd at 2:30. 6. General Education, SENATOR FOX - she was given the information for the meeting about 10 hours too late to go to the meeting. 9. Public Relations, SENATOR SMITH - met and were more concerned about how the Faculty sees the University. 10. Scholarship, SENATOR SCHWARTZ - there is a meeting coming up on December 2 at 2:30 in the Library Conference room. VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VH. NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of a pay raise of $0.50 an hour for the position of Senate Secretary from the 2702 (Gen) account; Motion to approve made by SENATOR FOX, seconded by SENATOR SCHWARTZ. SENATOR VOLKERT asked why she was getting a raise? SENATE PRESIDENT ROMERO stated that she had received a satisfactory evaluation after 7 months. Motion to amend to be effective November 23 rd by SENATOR SMITH, seconded by SENATOR QUALLS. Move into a vote. Motion passes 20-0-0. Move into vote on amended item. Motion passes 20-0-0. Item B. is ruled Out of Order. Senate Minutes 25-03 page 8 VDI. OPEN DISCUSSION SENATE PRESIDENT ROMERO -there will not be a meeting on Monday; the new bylaws are in effect so we now need to know if there will be any revisions to them before Business Manager Callison starts the paperwork for the Regents. SENATOR SCHWARTZ -believes $25.00 is the way to go; should rescind the Regents bylaw; UNLV way to go; good job on T-shirts; Happy Birthday Senator Smith; Happy Thanksgiving. SENATOR ZUREK -would rather have the $25.00. SENATOR WONG -$25.00 is the best way to go; not sure about the Board of Regents bill; have a nice Thanksgiving. SENATOR FOX -wouldn't mind having 6 credits at the end of the semester; not sure about the Regent Meeting bill; Congratulations to her new committee; will be having a meeting on Monday, December 5th at 5:00p.m. in the Senate Chambers; Yeah for UNLV; doesn't think the T-shirts were very classy. SENATOR MORROW -6 credits is good; the Regents Bill is a good idea but spending the money when they wont even have a vote may not be the best thing to do; the T-shirts were not in good taste; everyone needs to work together to serve students. SENATOR MCLAIN -parking fee is a bad idea; all bills should be sent back to committee; wasn't able to go but he heard the game was good. SENATOR RIVERA -Happy Thanksgiving; congratulations to the Ways & Means committee; didn't get CSUN tickets or shirt either; sees good and bad in $25.00. SENATOR RAY -thanks for the committee; had a good time at the game ; have a good Thanksgiving. SENATOR PIDA -the Senate is deserving of a stipend; he enjoyed the game, the brat's were great; don't hold anyones vote against them. SENATOR EISEN -would like to see Senators get something; the Senate should look into the cost of going to the Regents Meeting; most schools with parking problems have parking fees; doesn't approve of the shirts; Happy Thanksgiving. SENATOR VOLKERT -he hopes Vice President Lagomarsino didn't approve the shirts; if it is possible to figure out how many meetings per credit a credit waiver would work; Happy Holidays. Senate Minutes 25-03 page 9 SENATOR ANDERSON -credits are a better idea; Regent Meetings could be costly; the T-shirts were in poor taste. SENATOR FAYYAD -the parking fee bothers him, it seems like another scam; the T-shirts were all in fun; $25.00 is less technical; Happy Thanksgiving. SENATOR BLOCK -let her know if you would like to be on bylaws; she never saw the shirts; Happy Thanksgiving. SENATOR LAXAGUE -having representatives at the Regents Meetings is important; he is not in favor of the credits or the stipend; not in favor of the parking fee; it's just a shirt; the game was great. SENATOR CAMPBELL -didn't receive tickets for the game; thought the shirts were strange and ironic after President Boixo told her that she didn't believe something very similar belonged on buttons put out by CSUN; congratulations to the committee Chairs; contact her if you would like to be on her committee; didn't mean to offend anyone with her comments; the Regents bill was caused by an incident over the summer that had to do with her; if it was a case of stipend vs. fee waiver she would rather have the money; happy Thanksgiving; Happy Birthday to Senator Smith. SENATOR TOLBERT -doesn't matter to him which the Senate gets stipend or fee waiver; having representatives at the Regents meetings are important; he wasn't at the football game; the basketball game was good, it's good to see it become the Shark Tank again; Happy Thanksgiving. SENATOR FLEISCHMANN -Happy Birthday Senator Smith; Happy Thanksgiving; is definitely for the $25.00; liked the shirts but did not believe that Student Government should have paid for them; there is no need for a parking fee. SENATOR QUALLS -Happy 21st to Senator Smith; the shirts sounded funny and he would love to have one; against the parking fee; Happy Thanksgiving. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SMITH -the Senate needs to have people at the Regents Meetings; he has something special for Senators Pida, Volkert, and Ray; he has to address the issue of whether he will also be receiving the $25.00 stipend along with his Senate President Pro Tempore benefits; against the parking fee; great game, hats off to the band for their performance at half time. PRESIDENT ROMERO for the second time -good job Rebels; thanks to President Pro Tempore Smith for the Parliamentary Procedures class; congratulations to Senator Block for her new bylaws position; for the last meeting it is traditional to bring a gift for Toys for Tots; Happy Thanksgiving; Happy Birthday President Pro Tempore Smith. Senate Minutes 25-03 page 10 EX. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn made by SENATOR VOLKERT, seconded by SENATOR SCHWARTZ. Move into a vote. Motion passes 20-0-0. Meeting is adjourned at 8:06p.m.