Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 04, 2005

CSUN SENATE MEETING 35-14 MONDAY, April 4th, 2005 MSU 201, 6:00PM I. CALL TO ORDER SENATE PRESIDENT AMES QUIT A call the meeting to order at 6:05 II. ROLL CALL SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX, SENATOR WASHINGTON, SENATOR MARAZITA, SENATOR SORVONGSAVANH, SENATOR GONZALEZ, SENATOR JOHNS, SENATOR GABRIEL, SENATOR CRAWFORD, SENATOR HUERTA, SENATOR HA WORTH, SENATOR DONNELLY, SENATOR WONG, SENATOR BOWERS, SENATOR MACK, SENATOR MOSES, SENATOR FLORES were present SENATOR JIMENEZ arrives at 6:07 SENATOR DEARMES arrives at 6:07pm SENATOR PIRO arrives at 6:10 SENATOR ESPINOZA arrives at 6:17 III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The following minutes are submitted for approval: 35-13 SENATOR DONNELLY moves to approve SENATOR WASHINGTON seconds SENATOR WASHINGTON moves to table it SENATOR DONNELLY seconds SENATOR FLORES abstains i 1 6 - 0 - 1 V. PUBLIC COMMENT VICTOR VILLA: Here to observe the meeting, I'm currently filing for the open senate VI. REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports SENATOR JIMENEZ: If you are on Ways and Means, I need you to stay after the meeting. B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports SENATOR HUERTA: This Thursday at 1pm there is a stab meeting. C. Business Manager Report see report SENATOR BOWERS: Can we do direct deposit? DAVE HILL: We are working on it. D. Liaison Reports i. Student Involvement Activities SENATE PRESIDENT AMESQUITA: The Greek people going to a conference in San Francisco. One or two of them have to come back to talk here. ii. Residence Hall Association SENATE PRESIDENT AMESQUITA: RHA executive board elections today and tomorrow. iii. Student Athletics SENATE PRESIDENT AMESQUITA: I sang national anthem on Tuesday. iv. Student Health Advisory Committee v. ROTC 2 PAULINE LESTER: Last week was a slow week. This weekend we are going to the field. We go out towards mount Charleston for a few days. vi. Leadership Advisory Board MARY TOSTENRUD: Approved funding for 2 organizations E. Rebel Yell Report CHRISTINE: I have had great help from all of you. If you need anything I will help you with anything you need. Next Friday we have an editor in chief for the rebel yell. 15th. 11 VII. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS VICE PRESIDENT GOATZ: Few things on the agenda today, Kelly Cox new business item c move out of order. We have to approve what is put into the Vagus Nerve. Tomorrow will be the scholarship meeting at 4:30. You should come and be there on time and know what is going on. SENATE PRESIDENT AMESQUITA: I have not gotten any applications for the nursing seat. I need an application by the 15th. We will also do the engineering one on that day. SENATOR ROTH has not gotten yet given me a resignation letter but I am still going to go through with filling that seat. I apologize for my absence last Monday. I won't be here the 11th. For those in CSUN and who are graduating in May, an alumnius from UNLV is having a thing for those who are graduating at Turnberry Place. This is just for those who are graduating in spring. SENATOR CRAWFORD: Is that next week? SENATE PRESIDENT AMESQUITA: Yes. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX: Be excellent to everyone. VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Action Item: Approval of a 6 credit fee waiver to be paid to Adrian Viesca. Cost to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY05 OSI discretionary account. As submitted by the executive board. SENATOR MOSES moves to approve 3 SENATOR JIMENEZ seconds SENATOR BOWERS: Is he an assistant? And what does his director have? SENATE PRESIDENT AMES QUIT A: Yes and directors get 12. 2 0 - 0 - 0 motion passes B. Action Item: Approval of $3,000 for the purchase of a camera and supplies cost to be encumbered by the Reserves Budget. As submitted by the Executive Board. SENATOR CRAWFORD moves to move out of the order of the day to new business action item c SENATOR DEARMES seconds 20-0-0 motion passes SENATOR CRAWFORD moves to approve SENATOR HAWORTH seconds SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX: Do we have the money? SENATOR CRAWFORD moves to amend the item striking "Reserves Budget" and insert "CSUN FY 05 OSI discretionary budget" SENATOR MACK: Why would they put this on the reserves budget if we thought that it was the wrong account? SENATE PRESIDENT AMES QUIT A: PRESIDENT SCHUCK did this. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX: This was tabled so it had to come back just as it was. 20-0-0 amenDIRECTOR BOURDETent passes SENATOR WASHINGTON: obviously they wouldn't be put on there if they didn't think that they needed it. 4 SENATOR BOWERS: Are these different types of cameras? SENATE PRESIDENT AMESQUITA: I think they are point and shoot cameras. SENATOR JOHNS: This camera is the highest quality camera we can get and I don't think we should have to spend this much money on this. This is like a professional photo camera. SENATOR JOHNS, SENATOR HUERTA, SENATOR BOWERS, SENATOR MACK, SENATOR MOSES, SENATOR FLORES opposes. 14-6-0 motion passes C. Action Item: Approval of $3,000 for the purchase of furniture for the Director's Chambers cost to be encumbered by the Reserves Budget. As submitted by the Executive Board. SENATOR DONNELLY moves to approve SENATOR CRAWFORD seconds SENATOR CRAWFORD moves to amend the item striking "reserves budget" and inserting "CSUN FY05 office furniture budget" SENATOR MACK: Does this one exist? VICE PRESIDENT GOATZ: Yes. 19-0-1 SENATOR FLORES abstains SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX: Why? SENATE PRESIDENT AMESQUITA: They want to move the table in this office VICE PRESIDENT GOATZ: No, this isn't for that. This is to change the overhead things because they don't stay closed and can be broken into really easily. They don't have locking draws either. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX: We have learned from the past that the directors do need secure desks. 5 SENATOR PIRO: I would like to address the ways and means budget to where this came from? SENATOR WASHINGTON: I think there is a more cost efficient way to do this. Plus there is going to be a new union coming soon. SENATOR DEARMES: Don't elections and CSUN services have a locking drawer? VICE PRESIDENT GOATZ: The locking mechanisms are pickable. With the new union, each department has to buy there own furniture and these will move when we move. SENATOR MACK: Couldn't we spend a little less money for this security. SENATOR HUERTA: You could get a thing from office max for a hundred dollars and do this a lot cheaper way. SENATOR MARAZITA: Didn't SENATOR HUERTA ask for $3,000 for furniture once for the couches? SENATOR HUERTA point of information, it was tables and chairs. SENATOR WASHINGTON, SENATOR MARAZITA, SENATOR SORVONGSAVANH, SENATOR JOHNS, SENATOR GABRIEL, SENATOR DEARMES, SENATOR HUERTA, SENATOR CRAWFORD, SENATOR WONG, SENATOR BOWERS, SENATOR MACK, SENATOR MOSES, SENATOR JIMENEZ oppose SENATOR FLORES abstains 6-13-1 motion fails D. Action Item: Approval of $8,000 for the purchase of 2 video cameras and supplies cost to be encumbered by the Reserves Budget. As submitted by the Executive Board. SENATOR CRAWFORD moves to approve SENATOR ESPINOZA seconds SENATOR CRAWFORD moves to amend the item striking reserves and inserting CSUN 2702 FY05 OSI Discretionary budget. 6 SENATOR MACK: It shouldn't have been from the reserves budget. SENATOR FLORES abstains 19-0-1 SENATOR BOWERS: VICE PRESIDENT GOATZ Is this the same thing we had last meeting? We want two more cameras? DIRECTOR BOURDET: With the two we got we can't get all shots we want. We would prefer to have two more, to make it easier. SENATOR MACK: What is you main concern? DIRECTOR BOURDET: We want to be able to get all the shots. SENATOR MACK: I think that $8,000 would be spent better on advertising. If there is going to be no people then I think we need to get them there first. SENATOR MOSES: What is done with the tapes afterwards? DIRECTOR BOURDET: We have to import it from the tape. We have a lot of technical difficulties with trying to do this. SENATOR MOSES: What do we need to do with that problem? DIRECTOR BOURDET: I don't think we have it in our money budget this year. SENATOR PIRO: Seems this would be better spent to make a better computer then getting six shots of the general. SENATOR CRAWFORD: I think a lot of this will go on the plasma screens downstairs so I do think they are valuable. If we are having trouble with the high definition cameras wouldn't it be better to have more reasonable ones? DIRECTOR BOURDET: The problem isn't in the cameras. They are trying to do the editing on there own computers but only my computer can do it and I can't have them on it all day. SENATOR CRAWFORD: But isn't high definition a little overkill for our needs? DIRECTOR BOURDET: Yes, but it would not make sense to not have cameras that aren't the same as the ones that we have now. SENATOR GABRIEL: Have you put a lecture on the website before? 7 DIRECTOR BOURDET: Not yet. SENATOR GABRIEL: Who would download the lectures online if they don't even go to them in the first place? SENATOR MARAZITA: We don't need all those shots like they say they need. You could get lower quality cameras for lower prices and still have a nice enough shot. We aren't making movies so we don't need those cameras. DIRECTOR BOURDET: My video guys didn't say they needed but my discussion with PRESIDENT SCHUCK that we wanted the extra ones. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX: I think we are being close minded. We are only thinking about lectures. We could have cameras for different things. There are times when we have many different things going on at once. SENATOR BOWERS: Everyone seems to be saying the same thing as last. There is a demand of events but I don't think there is a demand to see the things that we do. I think we need to create that demand first. SENATOR WASHINGTON: It seems that you have a lot of things that you want to do so is there a strategic thing that you have set up. Like it you get all the cameras but the computers are crashing then it seems that there is not point. DIRECTOR BOURDET: Yes there are obstacles. I want to make use of my budget. I think that waiting for the problem to arise is not the best way. I would love to make a plan but OSI has evolved so much that I haven't had time. SENATOR WASHINGTON: Without a set plan I don't think I am comfortable putting $4,000 to something that isn't a for sure thing. SENATOR PIRO: I don't think this is pertinent so I want to table it to the first meeting in June. SENATOR PIRO moves to table until first meeting in June. SENATOR BOWERS seconds SENATOR MARAZITA, SENATOR JOHNS, SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX, SENATOR CRAWFORD, SENATOR HUERTA, SENATOR HA WORTH, SENATOR MOSES oppose SENATOR FLORES abstains 12-7-1 8 motion is tabled E. Action Item: Nomination of one (1) undergraduate student to serve as Senator for the College of Nursing for the remainder of the 35th session. As Submitted by Student Senate President Amesquita. SENATOR ESPINOZA motions to postpone till meeting 35-16 SENATOR DEARMES seconds 2 0 - 0 - 0 IX. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Approval of $1,500.00 for the production and catering of a year-end UNLVCSUN Student Government Awards Banquet for UNLVCSUN Executive Board, Directors, Senators, and Scholarship Recipients. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY 05 Hosting budget. As submitted by Executive Board. SENATOR HA WORTH moves to approve SENATOR DONNELLY seconds SENATOR MACK: Does this money have to do anything with the scholarship recipient? SENATE PRESIDENT AMESQUITA: This is something that we are doing for the scholarships that we do. SENATOR ESPINOZA: moves to amend the item inserting "2702" after CSUN SENATOR WASHINGTON seconds 20-0-0 Amendment passes SENATOR JOHNS opposes 19-1-0 item passes as amended 9 B. Action Item: Approval of $18,500.00 for the purchase of an electronic marquee board to be placed on Maryland Pkwy. and Cottage Grove Drive to publicize the activities taking place in Ham Concert Hall, Judy Bayley Theatre, and Black Box Theatre. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN FY 05 Interest Bearing account. As submitted by the Executive Board. SENATOR CRAWFORD motions to postpone 35-18 SENATOR JIMENEZ seconds SENATOR CRAWFORD: The reason is because I don't want to take it out of the interest bearing account. After Rebelpalooza, we will have the money to do this. SENATOR MACK: 1 don't know why they took this from the interest bearing account. The community wants to be involved with people like Wesley Clark. I know with better advertising we can get more people to come to our events. I best advertising we have is on our webpage. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX: I think this is one of the best things we can do. I think there are a lot of people we can to come to our things with this. I agree that the money bearing account was there for a reason. I see your point but I think it is better. SENATOR BOWERS: Is this the full amount for the sign? VICE PRESIDENT GOATZ: I don't know for sure about how much it will cost for sure. That was one of the reasons why we wanted to this to be postponed. This sign could cost close to $100,000 but we are trying to get more sponsors. SENATOR ESPINOZA: I think we need to get a little but more collaboration from there department before we do this. SENATOR WASHINGTON: I think we should wait until we have more information on this sign. SENATOR JOHNS: I agree with SENATOR ESPINOZA. Paying for this for them is like paying them twice over. I think that we pay PRESIDENT SCHUCK a lot that he should do more to help with marketing. SENATOR MARAZITA, SENATOR JOHNS, SENATOR HUERTA oppose 17-3-0 10 item is postponed C. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $12,000.00 to be paid to First-Year Programs and Transition Services for the co-sponsorship of the 2005-2006 Student Handbook/Planner. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY 05 Discretionary (Rebel Day Planners) budget. As submitted by the Executive Board. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX moves to approve SENATOR DONNELLY seconds SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX: We do this every year and this is really helpful for all those who are new hear. The CSUN logo will be on it. 2 0 - 0 - 0 motion passes SENATOR ESPINOZA moves to move back into the order of the day SENATOR DEARMES seconds 2 0 - 0 - 0 D. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $2,000 for a CSUN scholarship fund for the Liberal Arts College Scholarship. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY05 discretionary accounts of Senator Moses for $700 and Senator Jimenez for $700 and Senator Flores for $600. As submitted by Senator Moses, Jimenez, and Flores. SENATOR MOSES moves to approve SENATOR FLORES seconds SENATOR BOWERS: Are there regulations on how we do scholarships? SENATE PRESIDENT AMES QUIT A: As long as you have the criteria down and you work with the financial aid. SENATOR WASHINGTON: For this scholarship, I think that if your college wants to host this then you should be doing it. If it goes to scholarship committee, I think that the college that is putting it on should do it. How are you going to fund it in the future? SENATOR JIMENEZ: This is like a pilot program. We are taking the responsibility for this. Maybe, in the future we can get other colleges to do the same. 11 SENATOR JIMENEZ: I think the best way to spend money is give it back to students as scholarships. VICE PRESIDENT GOATZ: I think you should make this a bylaw. SENATOR WASHINGTON: With something like this, is it fair to offer something like this just to liberal arts students and not offer it to other students? 20-0-0 item passes E. Action Item: Approval of the issuance of the directive for the Executive board to post a current copy of the budget and update it every two weeks on unlvcsun.com, first posting to be completed by April 11, 2005 as submitted by Senators Moses Senator Jimenez. SENATOR DONNELLY moves to approve SENATOR MACK seconds SENATOR JOHNS: I think that DAVE HILL is going to be doing all the work for this. SENATOR ESPINOZA moves to amend the item striking "executive board" and inserting "Ways and Means Chairman" SENATOR FLORES: I would be in more favor of having the business manager. SENATOR DEARMES: I think that it will keep the ways and means chairman up to date. SENATE PRESIDENT AMESQUITA: Whoever has to do this has to go to DAVE HILL SENATOR MACK: The thing is that E-Board is putting things on the agenda but it doesn't seem that they know what is going on with the accounts. DAVE HILL doesn't even know about the budget because it is getting moved around so much. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX: This is the second time in one meeting that I have agreed with SENATOR MACK. I don't think that is our job to tell DAVE HILL what to do. This needs to go to bylaws. SENATOR FLORES: We are mandated to publicize our budget anyways. SENATOR BOWERS: I think this is a check on E-Board and not on SENATOR JIMENEZ. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX SENATOR JIMENEZ SENATOR MOSES SENATOR BOWERS opposes 12 15-4-1 question is called SENATOR MOSES SENATOR BOWERS and SENATOR MARAZITA oppose SENATOR JIMENEZ SENATOR HUERTA abstain 15-3-2 amendment passes SENATOR WASHINGTON: I would like to ask the ways and means chair what he thinks about this item about as amended. SENATOR JIMENEZ: I think that is my job to do it. 1 8 - 0 - 2 SENATOR JIMENEZ and SENATOR HUERTA abstain X. EXECUTIVE BOARD SUMMATIONS SENATE PRESIDENT AMES QUIT A: I would like to commend the vagina monologues. SENATOR DEARMES and SENATOR FLORES both did this well. I was kind of speechless. Judy Shepard is coming on the 9th. Thank you for the planners. Probably one of the good things today was SENATOR WASHINGTON and the scholarship thing. I have some things for you guys about your scholarship. If you have never been in this seat, you better not tear them down. I do not appreciate that SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX had words spoken against him. I picked up my cap and gown. VICE PRESIDENT GOATZ: PRESIDENT SCHUCK wasn't here because he has an illness. We will have to revisit some of those items. DIRECTOR MUSCATO: I just finished the magazine. I couldn't get it off the CD. It looks pretty nice and we had close to 200 things this semester. I have a few things to clean up and I want to get it this approved tonight so we can have it done by the reception. It will take the printer 3-7 days for the printer to finish. VICE PRESIDENT GOATZ: We want to have you guys waive the bylaw. SENATE PRESIDENT AMESQUITA: This is bylaw 72, we need to redo this bylaw. SENATOR ESPINOZA moves to waive bylaw 72 SENATOR DEARMES seconds 13 SENATOR WASHINGTON: I want to make sure that this doesn't happen again. This happened last semester. This should have come up a lot earlier then tonight. We need to rethink this if it is not working. We need to change this. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX: We should be mad at ourselves. This is our fault. We set them up to fail every semester. SENATOR MACK: I agree with SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX SENATOR JOHNS SENATOR FLORES, SENATOR JIMENEZ, SENATOR MOSES, SENATOR BOWERS oppose. 15-5-0 bylaw is waived. SENATE PRESIDENT AMES QUIT A: Submissions are due tonight XI. GOOD OF THE SENATE SENATOR FLORES: I have 2 announcements, new leadership program for men against violence. The session is this Friday. We have our men rebelling against violence as well. This is April 13th from 8-9. If you go to page 9 on the rebel yell. The column is called "Ask Jubert". It is one of the grossest and nastiest things I have seen in a while. SENATOR JIMENEZ: Thanks for approving the scholarship. I would like to set up a meeting for Ways and Means Committee. SENATOR MOSES: Excited for the budget thing passing. We will have direct access to the budget now. Thanks to SENATOR MARAZITA for the insight about the cameras. SENATOR MACK: This was a great meeting today. My friends commented about the New York Times being on campus. With the Wesley Clark, there was a lot of time talked about whether or not someone and I else should go to this. Why not waste time on getting other people to come to these things. When we think positive, good things happen. Thanks a lot for a good meeting. SENATOR BOWERS: Good meeting. Do think that it was ridiculous that the president missed a meeting to do his taxes. SENATOR WONG: yield SENATOR DONNELLY: yield SENATOR HA WORTH: Split Decision tomorrow in the amphitheatre. Go out and vote 14 SENATOR HUERTA: I put a packet in everyone's box and talk to me about it. Have a good week. SENATOR CRAWFORD: yield SENATOR ESPINOZA: yield SENATOR DEARMES: Remind everyone how disgusted I am with the Rebel Yell. SENATOR GABRIEL: yield SENATOR JOHNS: That doesn't belong in a student paper. SENATOR GONZALEZ: Reminder that scholarship applications are due on the 15th. We can make copies upstairs. Let them know about it. SENATOR SORVONGSAVANH: Thursday April the 7th at 2:30 MSU 201 SENATOR MARAZITA: I would like to apologize to SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX. I think that it would be a good idea for us to let the Vagus Nerve be its own entity like the Rebel Yell. I don't think that is right when women think they are an empowered vagina. You need to get over yourselves. I think he would make an excellent Editor in Chief. Good luck on the election. SENATOR WASHINGTON: I think that on action item c there is a lot better ways for them to do that then giving them $3,000. They have the right to feel safe. April 20th 7pm is belly dance. Look out for the heritage events going on. I hope that the Vagus Nerve bylaw goes through. The step off has been cancelled due to lack of support. SENATOR PIRO: I don't know if this was produced by the advertising department, but it sucks. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MULLINAX: Overall, I think this meeting was a lot better then last. One thing I will say, when people are talking crap about people when it isn't accomplishing anything. XII. ADJOURNMENT SENATOR HUERTA moves to adjourn SENATOR WASHINGTON seconds Meeting is adjourned at 8:25 ***ALL MINUTES ARE SUBJECT TO SUMMATIONS*** 15 STUDENT SENATE PRESIDENT MICHAEL J. AMESQUITA, JR. SENATE SECRETARY AARON SPENCER 16 Student Senate President Michael J. Amesquita Jr. CSUN SENATE MEETING 35-14 MONDAY, April 4th, 2005 MSU 201, 6:00PM Kevin Mullinax Senate PresidentProhemporeCALL TO ORDER Fine Arts II. .V. Dustin Crawford Science Henry Jimenez Liberal Arts Ad net Espinoza Health & Human Sciences Adrian Huerta ] \ /i Engineering Nicholas J. Bowers Hotel Administration Loren Mack Hotel Administration Alex Templeton Education •viana Dearmas -ducation Kara Donnelly University Studies VI. Daly Sorvongsa vanh Business Ryan Cochran Business Patricia Gabriel Business Rosaura Gonzalez Business Fred Johns Business Samantha Marazita Fine Arts Evelyn Flo res Liberal Arts Andres Moses Liberal Arts Mike Wong University Studies Zarinah T. Washington Urban Affairs VII. John Piro Urban Affairs Christian HawortfNIII. University Studies Matthew LaCarra Science ROLL CALL III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF MINUTES The following minutes are submitted for approval: 35-13 PUBLIC COMMENT Public comment will be taken during this agenda item. No action may be taken on a matter raised under this item until the matter is included on an agenda as an item on which action may be taken. The Chairman may place reasonable limitations as to the amount of time individuals may address the Senate. The Chairman may elect to allow public comment on a specific agenda item when that agenda item is being considered. REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports - B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Business Manager Report D. Liaison Reports i. Student Involvement Activities ii. Residence Hall Association iii. Student Athletics iv. Student Health Advisory Committee v. ROTC vi. Leadership Advisory Board E. Rebel Yell Report EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Action Item: Approval of a 6 credit fee waiver to be paid to Adrian Viesca. Cost to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY05 OSI discretionary account. As submitted by the executive board. 1 B. Action Item: Approval of $3,000 for the purchase of a camera and supplies cost to be encumbered b y the .Reserves- Budget. As submitted by the Executive Board. cfuN pyd' C > ( - C. Action Item: Approval of $3,000 for the purchase of furniture for the Director's Chambers cost to be encumbered by the-ftesurvus Budget. As submitted by the Executive Board. nu/o p'^cg' c r ^ D. Action Item: Approval of $8,000 for the purchase of 2 video cameras and supplies cost to be encumbered by the Reserves- Budget. As submitted by the Executive Board. cs^u p^ct. oS>! - b<sc E. Action Item: Nomination of one (1) undergraduate student to serve as Senator for the College of Nursing for the remainder of the 35th session. As Submitted by Student Senate President Amesquita. IX. NEW BUSINESS 2 A: Action Item: Approval of $1,500.00 for the production and catering of a year-end UNLVCSUN Student Government Awards Banquet for UNLVCSUN Executive Board, Directors, Senators, and Scholarship Recipients. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN FY 05 Hosting budget. As submitted by Executive Board. B. Action Item: Approval of $ 18,500.00 for the purchase of an electronic marquee board to be placed on Maryland Pkwy. and Cottage Grove Drive to publicize the activities taking place in Ham Concert Hall, Judy Bayley Theatre, and Black Box Theatre. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN FY 05 Interest Bearing account. As submitted by the Executive Board. C. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $12,000.00 to be paid to First-Year Programs and Transition Services for the co-sponsorship of the 2005-2006 Student Handbook/Planner. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY 05 Discretionary (Rebel Day Planners) budget. As submitted by the Executive Board. D. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $2,000 for a CSUN scholarship fund for the Liberal Arts College Scholarship. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY05 discretionary accounts of Senator Moses for $700 and Senator Jimenez for $700 and Senator Flores for $600. As submitted by Senator Moses, Jimenez, and Flores. E. Action Item: Approval of the issuance of the directive for the Executive board to post a current copy of the budget and update it every two weeks on unlvcsun.com, first posting to be completed by April 11, 2005 as submitted by Senators Moses Senator Jimenez. X. EXECUTIVE BOARD SUMMATIONS XI. GOOD OF THE SENATE XII. ADJOURNMENT Posted in accordance with Nevada Open Meeting Law (N.R.S. 241.000) at the following locations: Moyer Student Union, Frank & Estella Beam Hall, Flora Dugan Humanities, and the Classroom Building Complex. ST ESIDENT MICHAEL J. AMES QUIT A, JR. LIBERAL ARTS TEXTBOOK ASSISTANCES SCHOLARSHIP $200.00 Eligibility Requirements and Selection Criteria: 1. Applicant must be a continuing undergraduate UNLV student who is currently enrolled in the Liberal Arts College, presently and during the semester the scholarship is used. 2. Applicant must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. Please attach an official transcript. 3. The committee will consider applicant's campus activity and involvement at UNLV and/or classroom and career involvement when determining award recipients. 4. Written statement (see details below) Name: Student ID #: Cumulative GPA (Please provide an official transcript): Local Address: Local Phone Number(s): Permanent Address: Undergraduate Class Standing (Please circle one): Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior Major: Minor: GPA (Please provide an official transcript): Expected Graduation Date: Please answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper and attach to this application (limit each answer to 250 words): 1. List any involvement that you engage in outside of school such as work, family obligations, volunteer work, internships, extracurricular organizations, etc. 2. Describe your current financial situation and describe how receiving this scholarship would be of benefit to you? 3. Give your opinion on how CSUN could better help to serve students. I certify that the answers given herein are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. In addition, I authorize the CSUN business manager to examine my academic records to determine my eligibility for this scholarship. Signature Date