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Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, January 28, 2008

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Includes meeting agenda, with additional information about CSUN Executive Board Elections. CSUN Session 37 Meeting Minutes and Agendas .

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    uac001272. Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Records, 1965-2019. UA-00029. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1kh0fz5n

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    S T U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T STUDENT BODY SENATE PRESIDENT IRIS SAINT CSUN SENATE MEETING 38-04 MONDAY, January 28th SV208C, 6:00PM NOTE: Below is an agenda of all items scheduled to be considered. Various items are listed as action items on the following agenda. Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate physically disabled persons attending the meeting. Please call the CSUN office at (702) 895-3645 in advance so that arrangements may be made. Rick Shukis Senate President Pro Tempore Business Mike Wong University Studies Wendy Rosser University College Brett Butler Hotel Administration Paige Hanson Education Megan Murphy University Studies Victor Barragan Sciences Gi1 ' oez-Herrera E s Cht.oca Milko Liberal Arts Nicholas Hawkins Hotel Administration Sally Wong Business Haley Brieger Education Aaron Baca Engineering Matt Cutler Engineering Justin Favela Fine Arts Krystal Ramirez Fine Arts Mike Silva Hotel Administration Adrian Viesca Liberal Arts Leshelle Perez Sciences Jason Ontiveros Urban Affairs Kassie Cartright Nursing Nicole Baldridge Health Sciences I. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL IV. V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The following minutes are submitted for approval r ACTION 38-03 PUBLIC COMMENT' INFORMATION 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 the agenda item is being considered. VI. REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Business Manager Report D. Liaison Reports a. Student Involvement and Activities b. Residence Hall Association c. Student Athletics d. Student Health Advisory Committee e. ROTC f. Air Force ROTC E. Rebel Yell Report Consolidated Students • University of Nevada-Las Vegas 4505 Maryland Parkway • Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3645 • Fax (702) 895-4606 VII. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS INFORMATION <D.;, Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $3250 for the presenter David Coleman. Cost to be encumbered from CSUN 2702 FY08 CSUN NSA Budget. As submitted by Vice President Thomas on behalf of Director Brown. E. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $3000 for the presentation of Bad Apples. Cost to be encumbered from CSUN 2702 FY08 CSUN NSA Budget. As submitted by Vice President Thomas on behalf of Director Brown. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $3000 for the presenter Matt Glowacki. Cost to be encumbered from CSUN 2702 FY08 CSUN NSA Budget. As submitted by Vice President Thomas on behalf of Director Brown. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $2500 for the presenter Heather Hale. Cost to be encumbered from CSUN 2702 FY08 CSUN NSA Budget. As submitted by Vice President Thomas on behalf of Director Brown. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $1,200 for "Meet, Greet and Eat" next week. The amount will cover catering for two events on Tuesday the 29t h and Wednesday the 30th. Cost to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY08 Marketing Budget. As submitted by Vice President Thomas. F. H. S T U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T v m . OLD BUSINESS Information/Action A. Action Item: Nomination/Approval of one (1) member of CSUN to serve as Liberal Arts Senator for the remainder of the 38th Session. As submitted by Senate President Saint. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $1400.00 for registration and travel expenses for UNLV All Campus Flag Football Champions to NIRSA Western Region Tournament. Cost to be encumbered from CSUN 2702 FY08 CSUN Senate Discretionary Budget. As submitted by Senator Ontiveros. Discussion Item: Discussion regarding the idea of periodically holding senate meetings in the buildings of our respective colleges. As submitted by Senator Favela and Senator Ramirez. IX. NEW BUSINESS Information/Action A. Action Item: Approval ot an amount not to exceed $ /.UUU to be paid to Action Imprinting for Rebel Nation baseball shirts. Cost to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY08 Marketing Design Budget. As submitted by Vice President Thomas on behalf of Director Shea. B. Action Item: Approval of an amount not to exceed $25,000 for production and distribution of " the spring 2008 edition of the Vagus Nerve. Cost to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY08 Publications (Magazine) budget. As submitted Senate President Saint on behalf of Director Kleven., Information Item: Director Tomasik will discuss the 2008 Executive Board Elections Packet. As submitted by Senate President Pro Temp Shukis on behalf of Director Tomasik. See Attachment 38.04.01. Consolidated Students • University of Nevada-Las Vegas 4505 Maryland Parkway • Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3645 • Fax (702) 895-4606 S T U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T Action Item: Approval of Noam Amir-Brownstein to serve as Assistant Director of Campus Life for a term ending April 30th, 2008. As submitted by President Espinoza on behalf of Director Mackin. Action Item: Nomination/Approval of one (1) to ten (10) members of CSTJN to serve on the CSUN Elections Board. As submitted by Senate President Pro Tempore Shukis on behalf of Director Tomasik. K. Action Item: Nomination/Approval of one (1) to two (2) senators to serve on the Rules and Ethics Committee. As submitted by Senate President Pro Tempore Shukis. Action Item: Nomination/Approval of five (5) to nine (9) senators to serve on the Ways and Means Committee. As submitted by Senate President Pro Tempore Shukis. Action Item: Approval of $2,315.00 to be paid to Student Life Scheduling & Conferences for facility, rentals, personnel, and equipment set-up for the "ONE Campaign" concert. Cost to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY08 NSA (ONE Campaign) budget. As submitted by Senate I President Saint. \ NI Action Item: Approval of $828.00 to be paid to Pro-Tect Security for security at the "ONE \ J Campaign" concert. Cost to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY08 NSA (ONE Campaign) '' budget. As submitted by Senate President Saint. /JX Action Item: Approval of Senator Viesca to serve as the CSUN representative for the Rebel Yell Advisory Board. As submitted Senate President Saint. Qf Action Item: Nomination/Approval of one (1) member of CSUN to serve as Business Senator f/M* vamo 1-n/^Of rvP -f\\ex QQ^ Qocci An A o cn^miffa/^ Cann+za Bfom t\ Cloi-Mf P. j Action Item: Approval of $647.76 for the directors' board meeting held at Buca di Beppo on December 13th, 2007. As submitted as Vice President Thomas, 2 6 ? 3 2 . 3 7 / p e r s o n for the remainder of the 38 Session. As submitted by Senate President Saint. Action Item: Nomination/Approval of one (l) member of CSUN to serve as Urban Affairs Senator for the remainder of the 38th Session. As submitted by Senate President Saint. X. Executive Board Summations XL Good of the Senate XII. Adjournment Consolidated Students • University of Nevada-Las Vegas 4505 Maryland Parkway • Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3645 • Fax (702) 895-4606 This meeting has been posted in accordance with NRS 241.020 on the third floor of the Student Union, the seventh floor of the FDH, BEH, CSUN annex in the CBC, and also posted on-line at www.UNLVCSUN.com Executive Board Elections Primary Elections: Wednesday, March 5, and Thursday, March 6, 2008 General Elections: Wednesday, April 2, and Thursday, April 3, 2008. CSUN Executive Board Elections Filing Packet Spring 2008 Any Questions? Contact the Elections Director Piotr Tomasik 895-2315 csunelections@unlv.edu Dear Aspiring Executive Board Member, Congratulations on taking the first step towards participating in UNLV CSUN Executive Board Elections! Included in this packet is a list of official requirements that you must fulfill in order to hold a CSUN Executive Board position. Each Executive Board Member's term runs from May 1, 2008 thru April 30, 2009. In order to be qualified to serve as an elected member of CSUN, you MUST meet the requirements outlined in Article IV, Letter C, of the CSUN Constitution. This section reads: 1. Shall be matriculated CSUN members. 2. May not file for more than one office in any given election and may not hold more than one office within CSUN simultaneously; 3. Shall be a student in good standing within their respective colleges. 4. Executive Officers: a. May be elected no more than twice to the same office; b. Shall have successfully completed no less than 48 credits, the last 15 of which must be from UNLV; c. Shall have completed at least six credits from UNLV from the immediate semester prior to filing for an office; d. Shall complete at least six credits per semester at UNLV while holding an elected office If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for your interest in participating in this year's Executive Board Elections. GOOD LUCK! Piotr Tomasik Elections Director 895-2315 csunelections@unlv.edu Official Filing Packet Filing Dates: Deadline: Required Candidate Meeting: Biographies & Pictures Due Filing Fee: Dates & Times Of Elections: Official Electioneering Starts: Executive Board Candidate Event "Pizza, Pop and Politics": Executive Board Candidate Event "Split Decision": Expenditures and Contributions Forms Due: February 1-February 14 February 14, 5:00 pm February 15, 1:00 pm February 15 (at the required meeting) Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Make Certified Checks and Money Orders Payable to: Board of Regents (Due at time of filing) Primary: March 5 and 6 (9am-7pm) General: April 2 and 3 (9am-7pm) February 15, 2008 Immediately following the required candidate meeting. Tuesday March 4th, 2008 l-3pm Tuesday April 1, 2008 l-3pm April 3, 7:00pm Candidate's Proxy Authorization do hereby authorize to act as a proxy on my behalf at the required candidate's meetings for the 2008-2009 Executive Board Elections. Date: Candidate's Signature: Candidate's Name (Please Print): Proxy Name (Please Print): Due at the required candidate's meeting February 15th @ 1:00p.m. (must be time-stamped before this time). Required Candidate's Meeting Friday February 15th, 1:00p.m. I, , do hereby acknowledge that I have received a copy of the election packet and was advised of specific points formally addressed at the above meeting. By signing below, I am indicating that I understand and agree to comply with the rules and regulations set forth in the elections packet, understand the matter in which I must conduct my advertising and campaign, and have been further instructed on the points as stated below: 1. The CSUN Elections Director or Three (3) Elections Board Members must approve all Electioneering materials prior to posting or handing them out. The CSUN Elections Director/Assistant Director or Two (2) Elections Board Members must also sign a sample of the material, time stamp it, and place it in the designated file located in the CSUN offices. 2. Verbal complaints will not be tolerated. Any and all complaints must be formally submitted in writing. Written complaints will be submitted to CSUN Election Board members only. The CSUN Elections Board member is to annotate the complaint with signature and time stamp, and give it to the Election Board Director. At the time of submittal, copies will be made with a copy to be furnished to the complainant. 3. The CSUN offices are not to be used as candidate campaign headquarters. Candidates are prohibited from using any office equipment and/or office supplies of CSUN Student Government, i.e. desk, chair, copy machine, tape, stapler scissors, paper, pens, pencils, markers, hole punchers, rulers, etc. 4. Candidate's may contact the CSUN Elections Director at his business office or email if problems or questions arise. 5. Biographies must be submitted to the Elections Board by Saturday, February 15th at the required candidates meeting. Please e-mail or submit your biography on a clean disk in Microsoft Word format. Biographies are not to exceed two hundred and fifty (250) words. Pictures will be taken to accompany the biographies immediately following the required candidate meeting or by appointment with the Elections Director on or before Friday, February 15t h, 2008. If the candidate does not turn in their biography or have their picture taken by the designated time, there will not be a biography or picture published or displayed for that candidate. 6. Candidates who do not turn in the expenditure and contribution forms will be disqualified, even if there was no money or contributions used for their campaign. Candidate Signature Date Due: With Your Filing Packet February 1-14th, 2008. Filing Form Please Print I, candidate for the position of do hereby submit my name as a . I agree to serve in this position, if elected, for the 2008 - 2009 term. I understand that my name may be removed from the ballot if I do not have the qualifications to hold this position, and that I may be removed from the ballot, disqualified, or fined for electioneering violations. I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the rules by which I must conduct my campaign and agree to comply with the CSUN Elections Board Operating Policy/Election Rules, Posting Policies and any other rules that apply to the CSUN Executive Board Elections. Email will be the official form of communication used before and during the election. Please print legibly. Candidates Signature Full Name: L Number: Mailing Address: Phone Number: Alternate Phone #: Email Address : Designation of name to appear on ballot: Due: No later than 5:00p.m. on February 14, 2008. If this form is not submitted, signed, time-stamped and attested within the time prescribed, the application will be invalidated. Attested By: V A CSUN Business Manager Candidate Expenditures Name: 1. To be completed and submitted by April 3, 2008 at 7:00p.m. 2. Must be time stamped and initialed by the Elections Board Director or an Elections Board member. 3. For proper procedures in turning in campaign contributions and expenditures please see Elections Rules. 4. All statements submitted will be evaluated by the Election Board: in addition the Elections Board will be monitoring all candidates during their campaign. Item Description Quantity Amount Subtotal Expenditures Total: **If you have any questions about how to fill out your expenditure forms or candidate contribution forms, please contact the Elections Director, or an Elections Board Member** Due: April 3r d , 2008 7:00p.m. Candidate Contributions Name: Contributor(s) Quantity Description Amount Contributions Total: + Expenditures Total: Grand Total: Candidate's Signature: Date: Attested to: Business Manager's Signature Elections Director's Signature **If you have any questions about how to fill out your expenditure forms or candidate contribution forms, please contact the Elections Director, or an Elections Board Member** " Due: April 3r d , 2006 7:00p.m.