Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, November 19, 2001

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President Steph Davy Senate Agenda Meeting 32-02 Monday, November 19, 2001 MSU 201, 6:00PM Monica Moradkhan Education I. Chris Powell Business Katie MacDokhd Hotel Administration Jessica Zarndf^ j Health Sciences Cara Chasitt Science and Math Tony Salsaa Business t y Luke Rowland Engineering Rocco Gonzalez Liberal Arts Jason Schroder Education Giselle Stewart Urban Affairs Scott Fauske Hotel Administration Nicole Reddick Business Lauren Miller Student Development Anisa Izzolo Hotel Administration Michael Amesquita, Jr. Education Jason Chan Business Jermaine Lloyd Liberal Arts Rachael Wagner Liberal Arts Abbey Gardner Fine Arts Ashley O'Daniel Fine Arts Diana Berry Urban Affairs John Sanders Health Sciences CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ANNOUNCEMENTS SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY- State of the Senate Address; APPROVAL OF MINUTES 31-30, 31-34, and 32-01; BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Business Manager Report rn C O e-ter- C D c. <ojj )—m ~ rH•\ 4 r~ ~ 3 > <!} : -<, m : rn i j o -j tCrJ\ , , rr, T. C) rn - l O o D. Directors' Reports Michael Bond- Office of Student Information A1 Heck- Nevada Student Affairs Davin Hill- Rebel Radio Ali Laman-Lyons- Elections Joseph Lucchese- Entertainment & Programming Kelly Martinez- CSUN Services E. Liaison Reports Greek Advisory Multicultural Student Affairs Residence Hall Association Student Athletics Student Health Advisory Committee ROTC CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3645 • FAX (702) 895-4606 ( VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Action Item: Nomination/ Election of one (1) undergraduate student to serve as a senator for the College of Student Development; VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Informational Item: Discussion of converting Student Government BHS Annex to a possible computer lab. There will be a presentation by Computer Facilities Office Staff; B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of approving two (2) CSUN senators to serve on the Rules & Ethics Committee as submitted by the Executive Board; C. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Operating Policy for UNLVoice Student Government Newsletter; D. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of co-sponsoring 2002 CSUN/UNLV Career Day with Career Services for the Spring 2002 Semester for an amount not to exceed $10,000.00. Funds to be transferred to Career Services. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN Discretionary-Career Day 2702 FY01 Account; E. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of an amount not to exceed $1,912.00 for the CSUN End of Year Reception for the Campus Community, payable to the Marriot Hotel on December 8, 2001 on 325 Convention Center Dr. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN Discretionary- General 2702 FY01; F. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of two (2) Senators to serve on the Rebel Radio Committee; G. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of Senators Chan, Lloyd, Powell, Salsaa, and Wagner to serve on the Ways and Means Committee. As submitted by SENATOR CHASIN; H. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of Senators Chasin, O'Daniel, Sanders, Stewart, Wagner, and Zarndt to serve on the Bylaws Committee. As submitted by SENATOR POWELL; I. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of Senators MacDonald, Wagner, and Zarndt to serve on the Constitutional Revisions Committee. As submitted by SENATOR POWELL; C J. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of Senators Bowland, Zarndt, Fauske, Izzolo, and Stewart to serve on the Educational Policies Committee. As submitted by SENATOR GONZALEZ; K. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of Senators Bowland, Chain, and Schrock to serve on the Rules and Ethics Committee. As submitted by SENATOR ZARNDT; L. Action Item: Nomination/ Election of five (5) Senators to serve on the Scholarship Committee; M. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Public Relations Committee; N. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Academic Budget Committee; O. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Academic Standards Committee; P. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of three (3) Senators to serve on the Faculty Senate Admissions Committee; Q. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Code Committee; R. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of two (2) Senators to serve on the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee; S. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate General Education Committee; T. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of two (2) Senators to serve on the Faculty Senate Grievance Committee; U. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Library Committee; V. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Public Relations Committee; W. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of two (2) Senators to serve on the Faculty Senate Scholarship Committee; X. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of allocating an amount not to exceed $5000.00 to the Ethnic Student Council for their fourth annual Cultural Leadership Retreat. Costs to be encumbered from CSUN Discretionary Account. As submitted by SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN; Y. Action Item: Nomination/ Election of three (3) to seven (7) students, three (3) of which must be Senators, to serve on the Campus Safety and Awareness Committee. As submitted by SENATOR MACDONALD; VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT 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. Minutes Meeting 32-02 Monday, November 19,2001 MSU 201,6:00PM I. CALL TO ORDER SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY calls Meeting 32-02 to order at 6:09pm; n. ROLL CALL PRESENT ABSENT Monica Moradkhan Michael Amesquita (Excused) Chris Powell Katie MacDonald Jessica Zarndt Cara Chasin Tony Salsaa Luke Bowland Rocco Gonzalez Jason Schrock (leaves at 7:41pm) Giselle Stewart Scott Fauske Nicole Reddick * (6:34pm) Lauren Miller Anisa Izzolo Jason Chan Jermaine Lloyd Rachael Wagner Abbey Gardner Ashley O'Daniel Diana Berry John Sanders * Denotes tardiness ffl. ANNOUNCEMENTS SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY- State of the Senate Address: Upon taking office May 1st 2000,1 had high hopes for the Senate. Some of these hopes were realized, others were not. I think that this body has generated very positive legislation that has a has a great impact on the University community in the last year. One of our greatest changes has been that we are funding more events for the campus than for ourselves. This session, our goals include making ourselves accountable as well as selecting programs and policies that are in the best interest of our student body. Session 31 was a year of learning. We learned how to be vocal and how to lead, but the body was often not cohesive or participatory. This session is a great composite of old and new blood. Each college and individual senator has the goals and great ideas. I have more faith in this session than I have had in others. There are truly good people here that care about making a difference in the lives of UNLV students. The faith however, does not come without high expectations. Your colleges have selected you to represent them well. They expect involvement, They expect communication. They expect more than the status quo. Your colleges expect personal issues to be left at the door and their concerns to take precedence. As Senate President, I have faith that this session will exceed those expectations. We will be cohesive, motivated, productive body that surpasses any hurdles before us. Welcome to the Senate. I know you will make UNLV proud; VICE-PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE HALE- The Vice President wanted her to announce that the Scholarship Committee names were passed on; PRESIDENT MORADKHAN- The Executive Board approved the UNL Voice operating policy and hopefully the Senate will as well. The Rebel Yell brought us chocolates; APPROVAL OF MINUTES SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to approve Minutes 31-30 and 31-34; Seconded by SENATOR CHASIN; Move into a vote; Motion carries unanimously; BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports None; B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- The Search Committee for the School of Dentistry met and will be reconvening in January; Business Manager Report- Pam Levins She explains the policies on attendance and receiving stipends and how E-Docs work; She read the following expenditures: $112.35 to Fast Signs of Las Vegas for a Rebel Radio banner, $355.99 to Office Depot for Microsoft Office XP and an ink cartridge for the Director's fax machine, $56.00 to Metro Pizza for pizza for two meetings, $475.03 to Jo Ann Fabrics for Christmas decorations, $131.18 to Fast Signs of Las Vegas for an E&P and a Real World banner, $150.00 to Party City for balloons and supplies for the SORCE Room, and $70.37 to Barnes and Noble for sweatshirts for the Real World speakers; Items totaling $1,350.92; Directors' Reports Michael Bond- Office of Student Information New Senators please fill out your bio forms so he can post them online. It is an easy way you're your constituents to contact you; A1 Heck- Nevada Student Affairs He is having a good time with the Rebel Radio guys. He has spent a lot of time preparing for the Board of Regents meeting in December where the GPA raise will be voted on. He created a sample survey for the students and he hopes to get around 1,000 completed. He wants to get a sample from all the colleges. Please come talk to him if you have any suggestions or want to help; Davin Hill- Rebel Radio They have had meetings with Dr. Mills and the MSU Advisory Board. Both meetings were positive, but because of the sensitivity of the issues he doesn't want to say anything at this point. Everything is moving, but they are still waiting on administration; Ali Laman-Lyons- Elections Congratulations to all the new senators and those returning. There will be another Elections Board meeting next week to gather ideas and brainstorm; Joseph Lucchese- Entertainment & Programming He wants to explain the events of the last two weeks. We have had seven Noon Scenes ranging from folk singers to monkeys. We had two movie nights and he was pleased with the results of both. "Swordfish" had about eighty to ninety people in attendance and American Pie II had close to one hundred and thirty students. The thirty students on the committee and ready to work their ideas will be submitted for next weeks approval along with manager descriptions. RebelPalooza is around the corner and he won't release specifics yet, but if you are very interested come see him. Students are doing the majority of the work. After meeting with his committee they decided to have more frequent movie nights and to scale down the Noon Scenes. There will be more DJs outside and in the Alcove. They will have open mic nights which will mostly likely take place on Thursday nights. There will be one hour of professional entertainment and one hour of amateur entertainment. Tournaments, game shows, and health events were also among the ideas discussed. They are thinking about doing a smaller scale concert for Unity Fest. Dallas attached the E&P website to the main one and they have already seen an increase in hits. Kelly Martinez- CSUN Services She is working on the new spring packet and it should be ready for the next meeting. She is also working on the last of the funding requests and they will be on next week's agenda; SENATOR MACDONALD leaves at 6:30pm; Liaison Reports Greek Advisory SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Order of Omega is having a canned food drive this week in the MSU from 9am- 2pm; Multicultural Student Affairs SENATOR GONZALEZ- Ethic Student Council has an action item on the agenda on Lisa Allen is here to discuss it later in the meeting; Residence Hall Association SENATOR CHAN- Invites everyone to Workout the Turkey Week starting next Monday in the DC from 8-9pm. Towels, water, and veggies will be provided. Granny Shots for Burgers has been changed to Granny Shots for Pizza. UNLV submitted three programs at the National Conference and two were nominated as top ten programs in the nation. UNLV won the title of "Most Spirited Delegation" and they will host the conference next year. Residents competed for fifty dollars in laundry money by playing Tony Hawk. RHA will be adding five more channels next semester. RHA is also working with Director Lucchese to further strengthen the bond between CSUN and RHA; Student Athletics SENATOR ZARNDT- Fall sports are racking up the Mountain West Conference Championship so Student Athletics haven't met in awhile; SENATOR MACDONALD reenters at 6:33pm; Student Health Advisory Committee Vanessa- The AIDS quilt will be on display next week and they will be giving out free condoms. They are in need of funding since they are operating on such a small budget; SENATOR REDDICK enters at 6:34pm; ROTC Mia Lopez- The Veteran's Day parade went really well with close to forty thousand people in attendance. Tomorrow they will be having a social for their members and on the 29th they will judge a competition for local high schools. They are still open for color guard opportunities if anyone is interested; VL UNFINISHED BUSINESS ( A. Action Item: Nomination/ Election of one (1) undergraduate student to serve as a senator for the College of Student Development; Left on the table; vn. NEW BUSINESS A. Informational Item: Discussion of converting Student Government BHS Annex to a possible computer lab. There will be a presentation by Computer Facilities Office Staff; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to table the item until the next Senate meeting; Seconded by SENATOR CHASIN; Move into a vote; Motion carries unanimously; The item is tabled until the next meeting; B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of approving two (2) CSUN senators to serve on the Rules & Ethics Committee as submitted by the Executive Board; ( SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to table the item until the next Senate meeting; Seconded by SENATOR IZZOLO; Move into a vote; Motion carries unanimously; The item is tabled until the next meeting; C. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of Operating Policy for UNLVoice Student Government Newsletter; SENATOR POWELL- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR BOWLAND; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to yield the floor to President Moradkhan; PRESIDENT MORADKHAN- Explains how the policy would be the most cost effective way to get all the bodies involved; Move into a vote; Motion carries 20-0-1; (SENATOR ZARNDT abstains); D. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of co-sponsoring 2002 CSUN/UNLV Career Day with Career Services for the Spring 2002 Semester for an amount not to exceed $10,000.00. Funds to be transferred to Career Services. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN Discretionary-Career Day 2702 FY01 Account; SENATOR GONZALEZ- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR REDDICK; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to yield the floor to the speaker; Rita Bocchinfuso- Cohen, Assistant Director of Career Development- This would be the 10th year CSUN would co-sponsor the program. (She passes out the request) Expenditures for this year total more than $25,000.00. She encourages Senators to serve as Career Day hosts and she forwarded the application to Senate President Davy. This is a key program and we get a lot of positive feedback from employers about the students. SENATOR ZARNDT- Wants to know how many students attended Career Day last year; Rita Cohen- Approximately 3,000 students; SENATOR REDDICK- Wants a breakdown of costs and wants to know why this event costs so much; Rita Cohen- Explains that the costs also include promotions, advertising, t-shirts for hosts and key people across campus, catering, a reception, awards, decorations, and plaques. Costs for next year will go up even more; SENATOR MACDONALD- Moves to yield the floor to Director Lucchese; Director Lucchese- He thinks it is a great event, but would like to see CSUN more involved in the event besides just providing monetary contributions; SENATOR POWELL- He agrees with Director Lucchese and thinks CSUN should be displayed prominently around the event; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to yield the floor to President Moradkhan; PRESIDENT MORADKHAN- He understands that this body is concerned about the value they get for the dollar, but some parties we work with do a truly good job at it already. This department of the Division of Student Life is probably the best we can deal with in terms of the best for our advertising dollar. This event is well worth it and helps the academic future of our university and job placement afterwards; SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY- She just wants to add in that this is probably the best event we sponsor all year and it helps so many students. Even if we don't get a single advertisement out of it we should still do this event; Move into a vote; Motion carries unanimously; Action Item: Discussion/Approval of an amount not to exceed $1,912.00 for the CSUN End of Year Reception for the Campus Community, payable to the Marriot Hotel on December 8, 2001 on 325 Convention Center Dr. Costs to be encumbered from the CSUN Discretionary- General 2702 FY01; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR CHASIN; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to amend the item striking $1,912.00 and inserting $3,000.00; Seconded by SENATOR GONZALEZ; SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY- She explains that the reason for the increase is because they have a contract if we don't spend over a certain amount for alcohol and food at the event we have to eat those costs. We should go well over it and they are figuring it in just in case. We should come out around $2,000.00; SENATOR SANDERS- Wants to know who the event is for. It says campus community, but he doesn't understand; SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY- We invite not only all of us, but also anyone that is a member of Campus Community Development or who we work with throughout the year; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to yield the floor to President Moradkhan; PRESIDENT MORADKHAN- Basically the event is to thank and continue relations with those people we work with throughout the UNLV Community; Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries unanimously; SENATOR POWELL- He knows this is a lot of money, but the politics business is all about making money and making connections with the people we are dealing with and it is important we do these kind of events. This is also to show our staff and those people who work very hard for us behind the scenes how much we appreciate them; Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries unanimously; F. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of two (2) Senators to serve on the Rebel Radio Committee; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR REDDICK; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to amend the item striking two (2) Senators and inserting Giselle Stewart and Diana Berry; Both Senators accept their nominations; Seconded by SENATOR BOWLAND; Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries 19-0-2; (SENATORS STEWART and BERRY abstain); Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries 19-0-2; (SENATORS STEWART and BERRY abstain); Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of Senators Chan, Lloyd, Powell, Salsaa, and Wagner to serve on the Ways and Means Committee. As submitted by SENATOR CHASIN; SENATOR POWELL- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR CHASIN; Move into a vote; Motion carries 18-0-3; (SENATORS SALSAA, WAGNER, and CHAN abstain); Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of Senators Chasin, O'Daniel, Sanders, Stewart, Wagner, and Zarndt to serve on the Bylaws Committee. As submitted by SENATOR POWELL; SENATOR CHASIN- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR POWELL; Move into a vote; Motion carries 17-0-4; (SENATORS O' DANIEL, CHASIN, WAGNER, and ZARNDT abstain); Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of Senators MacDonald, Wagner, and Zarndt to serve on the Constitutional Revisions Committee. As submitted by SENATOR POWELL; ( SENATOR POWELL- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR CHASIN; Move into a vote; Motion carries 19-0-2; (SENATORS WAGNER and MACDONALD abstain); J. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of Senators Bowland, Zarndt, Fauske, Izzolo, and Stewart to serve on the Educational Policies Committee. As submitted by SENATOR GONZALEZ; SENATOR GONZALEZ- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR SALSAA; Move into a vote; Motion carries 17-0-4; (SENATORS FASUKE, IZZOLO, BOWLAND, and STEWART abstain); K. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of Senators Bowland, Chasin, and Schrock to serve on the Rules and Ethics Committee. As submitted by SENATOR ZARNDT; SENATOR ZARNDT- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR O'DANIEL; SENATORS LLOYD, GONZALEZ, SALSAA, and REDDICK wish to be considered for the Committee; Move into a vote; Motion carries 18-0-3; (SENATORS CHASIN, SCHROCK, and BOWLAND abstain); L. Action Item: Nomination/ Election of five (5) Senators to serve on the Scholarship Committee; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to open nominations; Seconded by SENATOR GONZALEZ; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to nominate Senators Moradkhan, Chan, Amesquita, Izzolo, Chan, and Stewart; SENATORS MORADKHAN, AMESQUITA, IZZOLO, CHAN, and STEWART accept their nominations; Seconded by SENATOR GONZALEZ; Move into a vote; Motion carries by unanimous acclimation; M. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Public Relations Committee; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR GONZALEZ; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to amend the item striking one (1) Senator and inserting Senator Chasin; SENATOR CHASIN accepts the nomination; Seconded by SENATOR GONZALEZ; Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries 19-0-2; (SENATORS CHASIN and POWELL abstain); Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries unanimously; N. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Academic Budget Committee; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR WAGNER; SENATOR ZARNDT - Moves to amend the item striking one (1) Senator and inserting Senator Sanders; SENATOR SANDERS declines the nomination; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to amend the item striking one (1) Senator and inserting Senator Lloyd; SENATOR LLOYD declines the nomination; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to amend the item striking one (1) Senator and inserting Senator Miller; SENATOR MILLER accepts the nomination; Seconded by SENATOR REDDICK; Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries 20-0-1; (SENATOR MILLER abstains); Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries 20-0-1; (SENATOR MILLER abstains); O. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Academic Standards Committee; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR BOWLAND; SENATOR ZARNDT- Moves to amend the item striking one (1) Senator and inserting Senator Powell; SENATOR POWELL accepts the nomination; Seconded by SENATOR REDDICK; SENATOR MACDONALD- Wants to know if Senator Powell thinks this is wise since he already chairs two committees; SENATOR POWELL- Yes, he is also on the Parking Committee, which has yet to meet this semester; Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries unanimously; Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries 19-1-1; (SENATOR MACDONALD opposes and SENATOR GONZALEZ abstains); P. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of three (3) Senators to serve on the Faculty Senate Admissions Committee; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR WAGNER; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to amend the item striking three (3) Senators and inserting Senators Miller, Gardner, and O'Daniel; SENATORS MILLER, GARDNER, and O'DANIEL accept the nomination; Seconded by SENATOR SCHROCK; Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries 18-0-3; (SENATORS MILLER, GARDNER, and O'DANIEL abstain); Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries 18-0-3; (SENATORS MILLER, GARDNER, and O'DANIEL abstain); Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Code Committee; SENATOR ZARNDT- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR BOWLAND; SENATOR ZARNDT- Moves to amend the item striking one (1) Senator and inserting Senator Gonzalez; SENATOR GONZALEZ accepts the nomination; Seconded by SENATOR MILLER; Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries 20-0-1; (SENATOR GONZALEZ abstains); Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries 19-1-1; (SENATOR SALSAA opposes and SENATOR GONZALEZ abstains); R. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of two (2) Senators to serve on the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee; SENATOR CHAN- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR CHASIN; SENATOR CHAN- Moves to amend the item striking two (2) Senators and inserting Senator Lloyd and one (1) vacancy; SENATOR LLOYD accepts the nomination; SENATOR ZARNDT- Moves to amend the item striking one vacancy and inserting Senator Sanders; SENATOR SANDERS accepts the nomination; Seconded by SENATOR CHASIN; Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries unanimously; Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries unanimously; S. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate General Education Committee; SENATOR SCHROCK- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR CHASIN; SENATe PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- Moves to amend the item striking one (1) Senator and inserting Senator Berry; SENATOR BERRY accepts the nomination; Seconded by SENATOR CHAN; Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries unanimously; Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries unanimously; T. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of two (2) Senators to serve on the Faculty Senate Grievance Committee; SENATOR SALSAA- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR CHASIN; SENATOR SALSAA- Moves to amend the item striking two (2) Senators and inserting Senators Reddick and Schrock; Both Senators accept the nomination; Seconded by SENATOR CHAN; Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries 20-0-1; (SENATOR REDDICK abstains); Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries unanimously; U. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Library Committee; SENATOR MILLER- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR WAGNER; SENATOR STEWART- Moves to amend the item striking one (1) Senator and inserting Senator Sanders; SENATOR SANDERS accepts the nomination; Seconded by SENATOR CHAN; Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries unanimously; Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries 20-0-1; (SENATOR SANDERS abstains); V. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Public Relations Committee; ( Action Item V is out of order; W. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of two (2) Senators to serve on the Faculty Senate Scholarship Committee; SENATOR CHASIN- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR MILLER; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- She recommends that we leave one vacancy since we have an open Senate seat next week and there aren't many spots left; SENATOR MILLER- Moves to amend the item striking two (2) Senators and inserting Senator Gardner and one vacancy; SENATOR GARDNER accepts the nomination; Seconded by SENATOR CHAN; Move into a vote on the amendment; Motion carries unanimously; Move into a vote on the item as amended; Motion carries 20-0-1; (SENATOR GARDNER abstains); X. Action Item: Discussion/ Approval of allocating an amount not to exceed $5000.00 to the Ethnic Student Council for their fourth annual Cultural Leadership Retreat. Costs to be encumbered from CSUN Discretionary Account. As submitted by SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN; SENATOR GONZALEZ- Moves to approve; Seconded by SENATOR O'DANIEL; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- She hopes everyone had a chance to read this since it was placed in your boxes. She thinks this is a great idea and she yields the floor to the representative, Lisa Allen; Lisa Allen- They are asking for $5,000.00 from CSUN. This is a three day and two night event. They will be asking those attending to also pay a fee. There is a breakdown of the learning objectives and activities on the sheet. This is to help UNLV become more student focused and something that Multicultural Student Affairs works very hard to do. This one of on their biggest forms of training and it is open to other UNLV students as well. This is a great leadership opportunity. SENATOR CHAN- Wants to know how the $5,000.00 is broken down; Lisa Allen- Explains the budget for the students and the facilitators; SENATOR REDDICK- Wants to know where to pick up a registration form for the event; Lisa Allen- The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs; SENATOR POWELL- Wants to know if we had already set aside money for this event; SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY- We didn't set aside money this year because we didn't fund it last year because there were some other issues going on; SENATOR POWELL- Wants to make sure the money is truly coming out of our discretionary account; SENATE PRESIDENT DAVY- Yes; SENATOR POWELL- Wants to make sure other organizations on campus are aware of this so they can get their key people involved; Lisa Allen- That's one thing that they have been talking about. They are reserving twenty-six spots for two people from each of the thirteen organizations closing involved with MSA and the rest of the spots are open to any student at UNLV; SENATOR STEWART- As a former participant in the retreat she definitely recommends it because it is an excellent opportunity for others to learn about our cultural differences; SENATOR GONZALEZ- Recommends going on the retreat as well. Not only is it a good opportunity to learn about different cultures and diversity, but it is an excellent way to learn leadership skills; SENATOR CHASIN- Wants to know approximately how much we have left in the discretionary account and yields the floor to President Moradkhan; PRESIDENT MORADKHAN- He believes there is around $13,000.00 left and he thinks this event will benefit the UNLV community; SENATOR SANDERS- Wants to know if this is a yearly event; Lisa Allen- This is their fourth annual retreat; SENATOR POWELL- Wants to know about their other sources of funding and if CSUN doesn't support the event will it kill the project; Lisa Allen- They talked about that, but they don't have any other sources besides what they are already asking students to pay. She isn't sure if CSUN would kill the project by not funding it; Phil Burns- They certainly count on CSUN to give funding for this event. If not it would be taken at the expense of other organizations on campus. They would try and find the money somewhere since this event is an important one; SENATOR POWELL- He doesn't like limiting the number of people, but he understand why they do it and it looks like a good program; SENATOR STEWART- We can't really question the limit if we are going to question the amount. This is an opportunity for the whole university. We should question how much money we have left in accounts, but this is a very important event that effects a lot of students. This is the kind of thing we want to spend our money on; SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MORADKHAN- She has been to the