Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, October 20, 1997

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Offtce of the Senate President TERRY A. MOORE Leia Fleischman Fine Arts Joaquin Trujilto Business Kyle Lopez Student Development Frank Lideros Engineering Ben Campbell Student Development Stephanie Gonzales Liberal Arts Alesia Hayes Education Nicole Lehman Education Joey Song Business Matt Stark Liberal Arts Stephanie Poole Hotel Administration Davitl Shapiro "ciences latthew Knutson Hotel Administration Michael J. Berk Hotel Administration Leah Anne Griffith Urban Affairs Randy Milmeister Liberal Arts Jenny Marshall Health Sciences Marty Weinberg Business Scott Ceci Business Richard Kimbrough Urban Affairs David Fisk Education STUDENT SENA TE MEETING 27-31 Monday October 20,1997 Moyer Student Union Room 201 7:00p.m. JZ-, r-o t.' I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Guest Speaker; Michael Bowers, Chair of the Ad Hoc Core Curriculum Review Committee B. Guest Speaker; Douglas Ferraro, Provost C. Guest Speaker; Norval Pohl, Vice President for Finance and Administration V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Director Reports 1. Nevada Student Affairs; DIRECTOR CONTINE; 2. Elections Board, DIRECTOR FLEISCHMAN; 3. Organizations Board, DIRECTOR FINKELSTEIN; 4. Entertainment and Programming, DIRECTOR WIESSEN; 5. Office of Student Information, DIRECTOR A YON; D. Residence Hall Liaison Report E. Student Athlete Advisory Board Liaison Report F. Business Manager Report VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of a scholarship for future teachers of Nevada, in the amount of $3,750.00, to be encumbered out of the FY 97-98 CSUN 2702 (Student Services). This scholarship will be for 25 student teachers that would be employed in Nevada. (This item was submitted by SENATOR FISK and SENATOR HAYES. This item was tabled at Senate Meeting 27-30.) B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Directive No. 3 as submitted by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN. (See Attachment 1.) VII. NEW BUSINESS CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of selecting the UNLV vs. Wisconsin football game on Saturday, October 17, 1998 as the UNLV Homecoming game for 1998; as submitted by SENATOR CECI. B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of expending an amount not to exceed $2,500.00 to co-sponsor the 3rd Annual UNLV Food Drive for World AIDS Day in conjunction with the Campus Committee on HIV/AIDS, to be encumbered out of CSUN 2702 (Gen Acct); as submitted by SENATOR FISK. C. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of expending an amount not to exceed $2,000.00 for the co-sponsorshiop of the "Major Exploration Fair" to be encumbered out of the FY 97-98 CSUN 27-02 (Gen Acct); as submitted by SENATOR CECI. (See Attachment 2.) D. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senate Bill 27-07; as submitted by SENATOR FISK and SENATOR HAYES. (See Attachment 3.) E. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Senator Scott Ceci as a member of the Campus Safety and Awareness Committee; as submitted by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN. F. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of dissolving the Impeachment Committee as submitted by SENATOR MILMEISTER. VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT[in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)] IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS X. GOOD OF THE SENATE XI 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 Dungan Humanities, Classroom Building Complex and Thomas Beam Engineering Complex. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President STUDENT SENATE MEETING 27-31 SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA Monday, October 20,1997 Moyer Student Union Room 201 7:00 p.m. VIII. NEW BUSINESS G. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of expending amount not to exceed $800.00 for the purchase of end of the year recognition plaques to be encumbered out of the CSUN FY 97-98 2702 (Gen Acct). IS, Z! hj 130 VQVA3S.' jC, t ! :J:jjA ;»in JO 1 w 3k ij ii - ; ^ U « "> .. i CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 /nate Directive No. 03 -he 27th Session fe 23 II33 FN '37 dMa^Jv^-^-dt ds j INTRODUCED BY: Senator Fisk WHEREAS, Article XI Section C, Subsection 5:a, empowers the Senate to issue directives to CSUN Officers and Officials, and, WHEREAS, President Joe Mills has been remiss in his responsibility to staff the CSUN office and annexes WHEREAS, the CSUN office is located at MSU 160 , the annexes are located at CBC 111 and the Biglow Heath Sciences complex THEREFORE, LET IT HEREBY BE DIRECTED, by the Student Senate of the Consolidated Student cf the University of Nevada, that any hiring, firin|, scheduling and any duties inclusive to the CSUN receptionists is now the duty and responsibility of the Student Senate President Terry A. Moore until the end of his term. • -' Passed this day of 1997, in the 27th Session of the Senate of the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada with in favor; opposed; and abstentions Colleges of: Business Education Engineering Fine Arts Hotel Health Sciences Liberal Arts Sciences Urban Affairs you are invited to the first ever Major Exploration J^air! Date: Wednesday, October 29th Location: MSU Ballroom Time: 10 am to 2 pm You will be provided with information that can assist you in making an informed choice of a major. UNLV colleges will be there to talk with you about majors and careers. The Career Services office will offer free ^ samples of SIGI, a career interest inventory. The Student Development Center will be available to provide advice on general requirements and discuss techniques for exploring majors and careers. PLAY GAMES REFRESHMENTS WIN PRIZES RAFFLE RELIEVE STRESS WITH A CHAIR MASSAGE ' " IS' IMP • -r- r , l i. i'1 ' OCM-J -'L-'-^V.f^sHEHT Q?c£ • Senate Bill N o . _ 7 _ ft^ ^f^0* of the 27th Session ,,, to 13 2 3 - " ' 31 INTRODUCED BY: Senator David Fisk and Senator Alesia Hayes Summary: This bill is intended to provide some compensation for those who will be student teaching in Nevada. We, the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, represented in the CSUN Senate, do enact as follows: (Additions are underlined. Deletions are bracketed) r SENATE BYLAW 48 CSUN STUDENT TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP I. At the time of formulating each'CSUN fiscal budget, $3,750.00 from the total CSUN budget received from student fees shall be transferred to the UNLV Student Financial Services Department under the name of the CSUN Student Teaching Scholarships.' II. The monies therein shall be awarded to students who will be enrolled in student teaching during the semester/session they are on scholarship, as determined by a committee of: A. Three (3) CSUN Officials (one of which must be a senator from the College of Education) nominated by the Executive Board and approved by the Senate; B. Three (3) members who are either faculty or professional staff; C. The Vice-President of Student Services or his/her designee: 1. The committee shall be formed during the Fall and Spring semesters. With the Fall meetings determining Spring awards, and the Spring meetings determining Summer and Fall awards. The first meeting shall be in March for the Spring meetings, and October for the Fall meetings, with the CSUN Vice-President serving as the committee chair. The committee's final decisions must be reached by May 1 for summer and fall awards, and by December 1 for spring awards; The committee, through the assistance of the UNLV Financial Services Department, shall request, receive, and review all applications for scholarship; 3. The committee shall determine scholarship winners; 4. Fifteen (15) scholarships of $250.00 will be distributed in three (3) parts, six (6) will be awarded for the Fall Semester, six (6) will be awarded for the Spring semester, and three (3) will be awarded for the Summer session; 5. All scholarship receipients must complete student teaching while on scholarship; r 6. The UNLV Student Financial Services Department will distribute all CSUN Scholarships in accordance with the University of Nevada System and UNLV guidelines. The Student Teaching Scholarship shall be awarded on the following basis: A. All fifteen (15) scholarships shall be awarded to continuing UNLV students, who will be student teaching in Nevada. 1. These awards shall be granted strictly on the following basis (most important to least important): a. enrollment in student teaching for the semester when the applicant would be on scholarship; b. Cumulative UNLV G.P.A. of at least 3.0: c. campus activity and involvement. 2. CSUN Officials currently receiving a stipend and/or fee waiver are eligible to compete for these scholarships, provided that they do not apply for a stipend position for the following year; 3. If after receiving a scholarship a recipient receives a fee waiver and/or stipend from CSUN prior to the beginning of an academic semester, he/she forfeits the remainder of the scholarship; 4. Any forfeited monies shall be returned to Student Financial Services for distribution in the following academic semester or session. To override or repeal this bylaw, the following votes are required: A. A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the CSUN Executive Board; B. A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the CSUN Senate. r FINAL DRAFT REPORT if 1 1 V < |if :| mi 1 '{*.' | as 1 iiS $ 1 1 i i 1 } • The Ad Hoc )j| 1 1 •irft® i 111 1 Core Curriculum m i Review S§ ! Committee s • June 11, 1997 INTRODUCTION In October 1995, Dr. Ronald W. Smith, Interim Provost, appointed a faculty committee to examine the UNLV general education core requirements that have been in place since Fall 1984. In making the appointments, Dr. Smith conferred with Dr. Jerry Landwer, Chair of the UNLV Faculty Senate. An attempt was made to create a committee of diverse interests and academic backgrounds that would generally reflect the needs of the university community as a whole. The members of the committee were: Michael W. Bowers, Liberal Arts, Chair of the Committee Satish Bhatnagar, Mathematics Barbara Cloud, Communication Cyndi Giorgis, Instructional and Curricular Studies Isabelle Emerson, Music Bill Robinson, Economics Susan Taylor, English Danny Too, Kinesiology (resigned February 1997) Walter Vodrazka, Engineering On November 1, 1995, Interim Provost Smith met with the committee to outline the scope of its work. The impetus for the committee's creation was the result of several factors. First, the core curriculum has not been reviewed since 1984 and it would be prudent to do so given (a) advances in knowledge since that time, (b) changes at the institution since 1984, and (c) a decade's experience with the current core. Second, the university will be undergoing a strategic planning process and evaluation of the core would seem appropriate. Third, it is important that the UNLV core meet all standards established by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. The Committee's Charge The charge to the committee was (1) to study the current general education core curriculum at UNLV and (2) make recommendations, if any, to improve it. Interim Provost Smith made it clear to the committee that, based on its study, it would be free to make any recommendations or no recommendations for improvements; there was no assumption that the core was flawed, only that it should be studied. The committee was asked to complete its work by May 1997 and to submit its report to the Provost. Given that curriculum is a matter of faculty governance, it is the committee's understanding that no changes to the current core will occur without extensive faculty consultation and an affirmative vote by eligible faculty members. According to Interim Provost Page 3 organized by Grace Lin while a comparable one for non-honors students failed to materialize. Because the UNLV General Education Committee deals with core requirements on a regular basis and is in a position to know those areas that currently create problems, the ad hoc committee met jointly with them to receive input and comments. Finally, the chair met with the Academic Council of Deans to update them on the committee's work and to seek comments and feedback. Constraints, Goals, and Findings The committee ultimately found itself in the position of synthesizing the findings of its many contacts with faculty, students, and administrators and relating these to the goals of a core curriculum and the constraints presented by UNLV's unique resource and intellectual culture. To a great extent, the committee found these to be congruent far more than it could have predicted. Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. NASC Standard Five, "Educational Program and Its Effectiveness," refers in several instances to the core curriculum. Standard 5.B mandates that the "undergraduate program [be] designed to provide students with a substantial, coherent, and articulated exposure to the broad domains of knowledge." That standard more specifically notes that general education instruction focus on "[a] competence in written and oral communication, [b] quantitative reasoning, [c] critical analysis and logical thinking, . . . ." Standard 5.B.3 mandates that "general education program offerings include the humanities and fine arts, the natural sciences, mathematics, and the social sciences. The program may also include courses that focus on the interrelationships between these major fields of study." Faculty Comments. As noted above, members of the ad hoc committee met with faculty of each college in a series of public fora. In general, the faculty were consistently supportive of the current core requirements and opposed any major changes. To the extent that there were concerns, they tended to focus on (1) the lack of a diversity requirement; (2) the large number of exceptions to the core; (3) the UNLV core as a set of distribution requirements and not a true core curriculum; and (4) the lack of a foreign language or international requirement. The ad hoc committee's meeting with the UNLV General Education Committee likewise found that group to be generally pleased with the current core curriculum. Additionally, the committee was given a summary of the 1996 HERI faculty survey data at UNLV which, among other things, indicated that 99.6% of the faculty thought it important that students develop the ability to think clearly and 58.8% Page 5 Comment: Communication and critical thinking skills are areas that faculty, students, committee members, and accrediting agencies all agree are essential to our students. The advantages to those who possess such skills are innumerable and well-known. Consequently, it was decided that this would be part of the nondiscretionary core that all students would be required to complete. No student should graduate from UNLV without an ability to communicate both orally and in writing, to read and comprehend, and to think critically and analytically. (2) U.S. AND NEVADA HISTORY AND CONSTITUTIONS (8 credits) [a] POS 101 (U.S. & Nevada Government), and [b] A single four-credit history course covering U.S. history from the colonial period to the present, or students could take HIS 101 and HIS 102. {Students who transfer from cm. out-of-state institution who have completed POS 101, HIS 101, and HIS 102, or their equivalents, but still lack the Nevada Constitution requirement may take POS 100 or HIS 217 to fulfill that requirement} Comment: Although there has been great debate in the academy in recent years over the immersion of students in traditional western history and politics to the exclusion of nontraditional and nonwestern, the simple fact is that many UNLV students have virtually no knowledge of American history or politics. Consequently this nondiscretionary core requirement will allow students to fulfill the constitutions requirements while at the same time being assured of acquiring the kinds of information that will make them knowledgeable, and thus, responsible citizens. (3) MATHEMATICS (3 credits) MAT 120 or higher except MAT 122 Comment: This requirement remains unchanged from the current core. (4) SCIENCE (6-8 credits) Courses in the life and physical sciences, for example: astronomy; ANT 102 and ANT 103; biology; chemistry except CHE 103; EGG 100; environmental science; physical geography; geology except GEY 480; and physics. At least one laboratory course must be taken. Comment: This requirement remains unchanged from the current core. Page 7 Philosophy of Science. These courses would be strongly encouraged to be multicultural. Comment: The committee and many faculty who were interviewed believed one shortcoming of the current core is that it makes no attempt to integrate the knowledge learned in the core. That is, for example, knowledge learned in psychology courses is never integrated with that in sociology courses or that in economics courses is never integrated with knowledge of history or biology. The purpose of this course would be to integrate such knowledge in an interdisciplinary way so as to draw connections and threads between and among those disciplines that we in the academy have arbitrarily divided. The course would have to be an upper-division course and students must have junior or senior standing to enroll. Only in this way could we be assured that the students would have the requisite background necessary to think in a more integrative and interdisciplinary way. Further, as a capstone to the core, such a course would be in a unique position to be utilized in almost limitless ways to assess the success of the UNLV core, an important aspect of accreditation guidelines. Courses meeting this requirement would, in addition to the normal university process for approval of new courses, require the approval of the Director of the University Core (see below). (9) MULTICULTURAL COMPONENT (3 credits) Comment: On the one hand, the committee and many faculty would like to see multicultural education required at UNLV. On the other hand, however, there was a desire to avoid the "ghettoization" of these courses into specific requirements to be checked off as fulfilled by this course or that course. To do so would give other courses carte blanche to avoid such issues entirely on the basis that "someone else" is taking care of it. Therefore, the committee would mandate that all departments require multicultural courses of their majors, either as part of the general education core or as part of the major degree requirements. Multicultural courses would be those that examine the diversity of cultures within the United States and interactions among them. Departments and programs could meet this mandate through the core (e.g., require all of their students to take WOM 101 or ethnic studies to fulfill the social science requirement) or through their own major requirements (e.g., ANT majors could be required to take ANT courses in ethnic studies). Ideally, multicultural education would be integrated throughout each department's degree requirements (although this would not be required). This approach has the advantage of providing programs, departments, and colleges some flexibility in meeting the requirement. The Director of the University Core would be responsible for certifying that departments are achieving this mandate. Departments would be encouraged to be creative and innovative in meeting this requirement. Page 9 The Director of the University Core In order for the proposed core to operate effectively and with the highest of academic standards, it would be necessary to have a Director of the University Core, presumably a faculty member from one of the traditional arts and sciences disciplines. This individual would be selected by the Provost after an open nomination process and screening by the UNLV General Education Committee; he or she would serve for a three-year, renewable term. t The duties of this Director of the University Core will be four-fold: [1] work with the General Education Committee to develop policies governing core capstone, multicultural, and international components of the general education core; [2] consistent with these policies, approve courses for use as Capstone Core Courses; [3] consistent with these policies, review and ensure that departments and programs are fulfilling the multicultural and international education mandates; and [4] serve as an ex-ojficio member of the UNLV General Education Committee. Revisions to the Core The committee recommends that, once this core proposal has been approved and implemented, any revisions to it follow a specific, representative process. That process should include: (1) A recommendation from the General Education Committee after consultation with the Director of the University Core. (2) A vote by all eligible university faculty with the requirement that all changes require approval by two-thirds of those voting. (3) In order to provide continuity to the core, such votes should take place no more often than the fall semester of odd-numbered years with approved changes becoming effective with the next published catalogue (e.g., fall semester of even-numbered years). The committee further recommends that the university establish a process whereby the core curriculum will be comprehensively reviewed at least every ten years. Comparison of Present and Proposed Core Curricula PRESENT PROPOSED English and Comp. 9 cr. Communication and Critical Thinking 15 cr. ENG 101,102, and 231,232 or another course in literature by English Depart (or ethnic studies if cross-listed with English Department) Exceptions. Logic 3 cr. Course in logic or finite math. (PHI 102,109,105 OR MAT 132) Exceptions. a) ENG 101 and 102 b) COS 101 or COS 102 c) Lit course taught in English Department d) Critical Thinking (PHI 102, or PHI 105 or PHI 109 or MAT 132 or Calculus or MUS 303A and MUS 303B) Mathematics 3 cr. Any MAT course except MAT 095,096,115, and 122 Exceptions. Mathematics 3 cr. MAT 120 or higher except MAT 122 Computer Science or Statistics 3 cr. Any CSC, MIS, or statistics course. Exceptions. Constitutions 3-6 cr. Satisfactory completion of an examination on the constitutions on both the United States and the State of Nevada in a course of study. US & Nevada Historv and Constitutions 8 cr. a) POS 101 (US & NV Government) and b) A single 4 credit history course covering US history from the colonial period to the present, or students could take HIS 101 and HIS 102. Social Science 9 cr. One course in three fields selected from anthropology, ethnic studies, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology. All statistics courses excluded. Exception. Social Science 3 cr. Any course in social sciences. Cannot use statistics or methodology courses to meet this requirement. Science 6-8 cr. Courses in the life and physical sciences. At least one lab course. Science 6-8 cr. Courses in the life and physical sciences. At least one laboratory course must be taken. 2 PRESENT PROPOSED Humanities 6-8 cr. Courses selected from philosophy, foreign language, history (or ethnic studies if cross-listed with history) one course only of COS 101, 211, or 216, WOM 101, any one three credit English literature course, or one course only of AAD 101 or 102. Exceptions. Humanities 3 cr. Any course in AAD 101 or AAD 102, COS (with the exception of courses directly related to professional preparation), ENG literature, FOL, HIS, or PHI. Fine Arts 3 cr. Appreciation or introductory courses selected from art, music, theater, and dance. - Exception. Fine Arts 3 cr. ART, DAN, FIS 100, MUS, THA. The fine arts course must be introductory or appreciation, not studio, performance, or activity. Core Capstone Course 3 cr. One three-credit, upper-division course that integrates any academic field in an interdisciplinary way with the traditional arts and sciences represented in the core. Courses must be interdisciplinary but not necessarily team taught. Examples: Science and Society, Art and Politics, History and Politics of Business, Philosophy of Science. Multicultural Component 3 cr. Core (i.e., WOM 101, or ethnic course), or through major requirements of department. International Component 3 cr. Core (i.e., foreign language course) or through major requirements of department. With the exceptions of the Multicultural and International components, no course may satisfy more than one core requirement. Total Credits: 45-52 Total Credits: 44-52 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President —i r-o MINUTES SENATE MEETING 27-31 CD Monday, October 20,1997 Room 201, Moyer Student Union u% o C_£3 I. CALL TO ORDER: SENATE PRESIDENT MOORE called Senate Meeting 27-31 to order at 7:05 p.m.. II. ROLL CALL: PRESENT ABSENT Michael Berk Stephanie Gonzales (unexcused) Ben Campbell (enters at 7:10 p.m.) Richard Kimbrough (excused) Scott Ceci Joey Song (excused) David Fisk Leia Fleischman Leah Griffith (enters at 8:15 p.m.) Alesia Hayes Matthew Knutson Nicole Lehman Frank Lideros Kyle Lopez Jenny Marshall Randy Milmeister Stephanie Poole David Shapiro Matthew Stark Joaquin Trujillo Marty Weinberg III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Motion to approve the minutes for Senate Meeting 27-30 made by SENATOR HAYES, seconded by SENATOR CECI. SENATOR MARSHALL corrected her comments on page 2 to read "that they wanted her to convey the message 'Do no reshelve your books.'". CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 SENATE MINUTES 27-31/ October 20, 1997 Move into a vote. Motion to approve the minutes for Senate Meeting 27-30 as amended passes 16-0-0. SENATOR CAMPBELL arrives at 7:10 p.m.. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS: A. Guest Speaker; MICHAEL BOWERS, Chair of the Ad Hoc Core Curriculum Committee, spoke before the Senate. He stated that the committee was appointed in the Fall of 1995 and stated that the existing core curriculum is 13 years old. He then explained some of the major changes on the proposal to change the core curriculum. He also encouraged everyone to get their constituents to provide feedback in written form stating how they feel about the proposal. In response to questions, he stated that most of the students coming in to the college today basically have more computer knowledge than the faculty does, that the number of credits in the current core is actually somewhat less than the proposed core requirements; explained what course work/study UNLV offers in foreign languages/culture; explained the concept of a department creating a core capstone course; and the proposed core curriculum will probably come into effect either the Spring of 1998 or the Fall of 1999. B. Guest Speaker; PROVOST FERRARO, defined his responsibilities as the Provost. He also pointed out some recent developments on campus such as a campus-wide teacher/instructor evaluation and a major grant proposal of $14,000,000.00 for a new facility/technology center for faculty use. In response to questions, he stated that all faculty must be engaged in teaching, scholarship, and research; that we have to broaden our appreciation of teaching and don't ever want to excuse anyone from scholarship on campus; that in some colleges we are moving toward more clinical professorships; that it is important that the individual being evaluated sees feedback and it has to be done in a sensitive matter; that student-teacher evaluations are flawed because they are influenced by several factors; the new facility/technology center will involve graduate students; and that students would be able to get access to this building (only) as students to the classrooms; and that the requirements for tenure are that the professor be graded as excellent in either research or teaching and he/she has to be satisfactory in the other one of those; that the evaluations of teachers are taken into account for meeting tenure requirements; that it is not a law, but teachers have the responsibility to make decisions of what he/she thinks is required to deliver the best class possibility, so it is within their scope of responsibility to make a decision about the timeliness about people arriving and leaving classrooms; and that he personally favors a representative group over the decision of the proposed core curriculum. C. SENATE PRESIDENT MOORE introduced NORVAL POHL, Vice President for Finance and Administration, who was in the gallery. The Senate recessed at 7:55 p.m. and was called back to order at 8:00 p.m.. 2 SENATE MINUTES 27-31/ October 20, 1997 BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS: A. Senate Committee Reports: 1. SENATOR STARK announced a Ways and Means meeting on Thursday at 2:30 p.m.. 2. SENATOR HAYES announced a KUNV meeting Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. in MSU210 south. B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports: 1. SENATOR FISK announced that the Faculty Senate met on the 17th of October and at the meeting they deleted some courses and made some changes to others. 2. SENATOR MILMEISTER announced that Academic Standards meets every Thursday and pointed out that students who withdraw from classes need to make sure that they get a receipt because too many students are receiving an F because they are not withdrawn by the Touch phone system. 3. SENATOR HAYES announced that the President Planning Committee is in the process of approving the submission packet on grant funding and the next meeting is Friday, October 24, at 9:00 a.m.. 4. SENATE PRESIDENT MOORE announced that the University Parking Committee met last Friday, are soliciting contractor bids, and will begin interviewing at the next meeting on November 14. C. Director Reports: 1. NSA DIRECTOR CONTINE announced that the 3rd Party Debate/Forum is scheduled for November 5 at 11:00 a.m.. He then apologized because he has to leave early from the meeting. 2. Elections Board DIRECTOR FLEISCHMAN announced that the filing packets and the rules will be made available at the next Senate session. She stated that she will not be present as a director at the next meeting. 3. Organizations Board DIRECTOR FINKELSTEIN announced that they had an O-Board meeting on Thursday and the football rosters should be turned in by Friday. In response to a question, he stated that everything is set for Wednesday to pick the tickets up. SENATE MINUTES 27-31/ October 20, 1997 4. E&P DIRECTOR WIESSEN announced that he submitted a bid for Carrot Top. In response to a question, he stated that he'll be giving his budget report at the next meeting. 5. OSI DIRECTOR AYON announced that he is looking for quotes of the week for the OSI page. In response to a question, he stated that he asked the Rebel Yell to have a CSUN member of the week/month as a student serving students, but not all of the details have been worked out yet. D. Residence Hall Liaison Report: JENNIFER PECK stated that they are happy that their TV channel is up and running; announced a talent show at the Dining Commons on Friday at 9:30 p.m. which is open to everyone; suggested putting CSUN information on their RHA channel; and she apologized because she has to leave early. E. Student Athlete Advisory Board Liaison Report: DARON DORSEY announced that their NCA Certification Committees are meeting this week and he hopes to see everyone out at the next game. F. Business Manager Report: ( BUSINESS MANAGER JIM MOORE read the expenditures for the month: $6.75 - E&P agenda, $21.25. - flyers, $7.50 - USC flyers, $19.00 - tailgate flyers, $77.26 - organization recognition packets, $14.00 - E-Board rules and agenda, $6.10 - Rebel football flyers, $50.50 - O-Board funding request/parliamentary procedures, $499.00 - to furnish the CBC annex, $315.00 - rental of Senate Retreat campground, and $14.00 - notebooks for the KUNV Committee. In response to a question, he stated that he