Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 25, 1996

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President Patrick T. C. Smith STUDENT SENA TE MEETING 26-15 Monday, March 25,1996 Moyer Student Union Room 201 6:00 p.m. Terry A. Moore Studies Senate President Pro-Tempore Shawna J. Campbell Liberal Arts Terence Carroll Engineering Lei a Fleischman Fine & Performing Arts Joe Laxague Business & Economics Laura Zurek Hotel Administration Julie Wong Education Joaquin F. Trujillo Business & Economics Dan Fendell Human Performance & Development " remy A. Aguero jtel Administration •ather Anderson business & Economics Phoebe Block Student Development Douglas deBecker Architecture Marlon A. Howard Student Development James Kimmet Liberal Arts Bryan W. Lowe Hotel Administration Veronica Perez Liberal Arts William Price Communications Andreas Roell Business & Economics Robert W. Solomon Education Craig C. Spanton Science & Mathmatics Terrie Taylor Student Development I. II. II. IV. A. B. C. D. E. V. VI. VII. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS DIRECTOR REPORTS a. Nevada Student Affairs, DIRECTOR STORY; b. Student Information, DIRECTOR HAGEN; c. Elections Board, DIRECTOR ARAIZA; d. Organizations Board, DIRECTOR COLE; e. Student Services, DIRECTOR GREENHALGH; f. Entertainment and Programming, DIRECTOR SALIBA; FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS RESIDENCE HALL LIAISON BUSINESS MANAGER REPORT PUBLIC COMMENT [in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)] UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/approval of UNLVHawaii Club funding request in the amount of $500.00-(tabled 26-13); NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/approval of Lambda Chi Alpha funding request in the amount of $500.00; B. Action Item: Discussion/approval of Nu Eta Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. finding request in the amount of $500.00; C. Action Item: Discussion/approval of Catholic Newman Club funding request in the amount of $500.00; D. Action Item: Discussion/approval of Beta Theta Pi funding request in the amount of $500.00; V F. Action Item: Discussion/approval of The UNLV International Club funding request in the amount of $500.00; Discussion/approval of UNLV Student Alumni Association funding request in the amount of $500.00; CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 8 9 5 4 6 0 6 G. Action Item: Discussion/approval of expending the amount of $521.25 for purchase supply costs of four (4) Lanier 6755 toner cartridges for the departmental copier to be encumbered out of the 95- 96 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account; VIII. CLOSING REMARKS IX. 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, Wright Hall and Thomas Beam Engineering Complex. I University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President STUMDEEENTTI NSGE N2A6 -T1E5 MINUTES Monday, March 25,1996 Moyer Student Union Room 201 6:00p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. II. ROLL CALL PRESENT ABSENT Jeremy Aguero Heather Anderson Shawna Campbell Terence Carroll Douglas deBecker Dan Fendell Leia Fleischman Marlon Howard James Kimmet Bryan Lawe Joe Laxague Terry Moore Veronica Perez William Price Andreas Roe 11 Robert Solomon Craig Spanton Terrie Taylor Joaquin Trujillo Julie Wong Laura Zurek II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes for Senate meeting 26-10 up for approval. Motion to approve made by SENATOR HOWARD, seconded by SENATOR PRICE. Move into a vote. Motion passes 21-0-0. IV. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS SENATOR CAMPBELL-Hopes everyone got a copy of STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT PIDA's veto of the Constitutional revisions. SENATOR CARROLL-Bylaws meeting tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 8 9 5 4 6 0 6 SENATE MEETING 26-15 / MARCH 25, 1996 SENATOR MOORE--Currently is an opening on Bylaws committee. SENATOR ZUREK-Ways and Means had a meeting today. All of the funding requests were approved except Golden Key National Honor Society. Motion to nominate SENATOR PRICE to the open Bylaws seat made by SENATOR KIMMET, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Move into a vote. SENATOR PRICE receives the seat on Bylaws by unanimous acclimation. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN-Tonight's Campus Safety and Awareness meeting is canceled to a date error on the agenda. Meeting will be rescheduled for after Spring Break. SENATOR MOORE-There is a committee being formed for the Student Leadership Scholarship Committee. Motion to nominate SENATORS AGUERO, CARROLL, and Justice Keith McLain to the open positions on the committee, seconded by SENATOR TRUJILLO. SENATOR CARROLL respectfully declined the nomination. Move into a vote. Motion passes by unanimous acclimation. B. DIRECTOR REPORTS a. Nevada Student Affairs-not in attendance. b. Student Information-University phone book in the works on campus, being taken over by university publications. A Task Force has been meeting this year regarding the reorganization of the university and its colleges and departments. The Tuesday after the return from Spring Break from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will be an open forum for students in the MSU to express ideas about this reorganization. The Web Page control people have changed, but should be posting soon. c. Elections Board—Working on setting up debates with the NSA Director. Has given Director Story information for a possible voter drive. The constitution change situation needs to be handled today and passed if it to be on the ballot in order to give the printer enough time to get the information on the ballot. d. Organizations Board-next meeting is on 4/19. Last funding requests will be accepted until Friday, 3/29 until 5:00 p.m. e. Student Services—no report. f. Entertainment and Programming—Zookeepers, Acoustic performance and Sunday movie HEAT went well. Wednesday is Superunloader. Thursday is noon scene with the band Naked to the World. Thunder tickets go on sale this week for the April 12 game. C. FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEE REPORTS SENATOR TRUJILLO-Library Committee will meet March 27 and he needs a proxy. SENATOR MOORE volunteered to proxy. SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH-Preschool Committee met and are looking for a direction to take at this point. D. RESIDENCE HALL LIAISON New Executive Board members have been selected and will take over after Spring Break. E. BUSINESS MANAGER REPORT Business Manager Karla Kirk advised the Senate on the current financial situation of KUNV; also advise the Senate of the Executive Board expenditures for the preceding week. ? SENATE MEETING 26-15 / MARCH 25, 1996 V. PUBLIC COMMENT [in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)] Sharlene Flushman spoke to the Senate about the Home Away from Home program and possible involvement by the Senate members in the program. VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/approval of UNLVHawaii Club funding request in the amount of $500.00-(tabled 26-13); Ruled out of order (was approved at the previous meeting). VII. NEW BUSINESS Motion to waive Bylaw 15 for Items A-F made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR AGUERO. Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-2-0. SENATORS FLEISCHMAN, SOLOMON opposed. A. Action Item: Discussion/approval of Lambda Chi Alpha funding request in the amount of $500.00; Motion to approve made by SENATOR PRICE, seconded by SENATOR KIMMET. Move into a vote. Motion passes 17-0-4. SENATORS KIMMET, SOLOMON, FLEISCHMAN, ANDERSON abstained. B. Action Item: Discussion/approval of Nu Eta Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. finding request in the amount of $500.00; Motion to combine and approve items B-F as a whole made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR LA WE. Friendly amendment to combine Items C-F made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, SENATORS MOORE and LA WE concur. Move into a vote. Motion passes 21-0-0. Motion to approve Item B made by SENATOR CARROLL, seconded by SENATOR ROELL. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN questioned the expenses listed and the funding requests information which has figures that do not add up to the amount requested. Director Cole informed SENATOR FLEISCHMAN that this is the first time this organization has requested funding and they were unsure of the process. They were told to estimate on the request form and to ask for $500.00 and to return to CSUN the money that they do not use from the funding. They will supply receipts to verify the moneys used. Move into a vote on item B. Motion passes 21-0-0. C. Action Item: Discussion/approval of Catholic Newman Club funding request in the amount of $500.00. D. Action Item: Discussion/approval of Beta Theta Pi funding request in the amount of $500.00. 3 SENATE MEETING 26-15 / MARCH 25, 1996 E. Action Item: Discussion/approval of The UNLVInternational Club funding request in the amount of $500.00. F. Discussion/approval of UNL V Student Alumni Association funding request in the amount of $500.00. Motion to approve as a whole made by SENATOR PEREZ, seconded by SENATOR CARROLL. Move into a vote. Motion passes 19-0-2. SENATORS TRUJILLO, MOORE abstained. G. Action Item: Discussion/approval of expending the amount of $521.25 for purchase supply costs of four (4) Lanier 6755 toner cartridges for the departmental copier to be encumbered out of the 95- 96 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account. Motion to approve made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR CARROLL. Move into a vote. Motion passes 21-0-0. VIII. CLOSING REMARKS SENATOR LAXAGUE—Regarding the veto-it is highly irresponsible of the Student Body President to do this. There was a lot of work put into it. Made the process to amend as easy as possible for President Pida, and it was wrong of him to take that vote away from the students. SENATOR CAMPBELL-Reiterated SENATOR LAXAGUE's comments. President Pida was given the opportunity to veto page by page during the revision stage, the revisions and decisions are now up to the Senate. SENATOR SPANTON--Wrong that President Pida took the decision out of the hands of the students. SENATOR KIMMET-- Emergency Motion to override the Presidential Veto of Item G on the 26-14 Senate Agenda for Constitutional Revisions, seconded by SENATOR SOLOMON. SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH-informed the Senate that an Emergency Motion can only be made if the emergency is in reference or dealing with an act of God or shutting down a public office. SENATOR SOLOMON-If an emergency motion can be made to purchase a computer for the Business Manager, then an emergency motion can be made to override a veto. SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH calls RECESS AT 6:45 p.m. SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH calls the meeting back to order at 7:00 p.m. SENATOR LAXAGUE-Emergency motion has traditionally been used to rectify something that interferes with the flow of operation of Senate business. Move into a vote on the override of the veto. Motion passes 18-0-3. SENATORS CARROLL, HOV MOORE abstained. SENATE MEETING 26-15 / MARCH 25, 1996 KIMMET cont.-Personally thanked SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH for making this veto information available to the senate when he could have easily sat ion the information. It took the choice away from the students when that was what President Pida was fighting for during the revision meeting. SENATOR PEREZ—Also shocked by the veto. As a point of information to the Senate, found out that 80% of the majors on campus have a minimum of 2.3 for GPA, so a 2.0 would be academic probation for most of the majors on campus. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN-Regarding organization funding request forms, there needs to be more structure in the filling out and approval of these forms. More information is needed and they need to be taken more seriously. The veto is ridiculous, it is acts such as this that prevent cohesiveness in the working relationship between the Senate and the Executive Board. STUDENT BODY VICE-PRESIDENT MILLS-Handed out Director Evaluations, there was one Director that he had not been able to get a hold of to speak to about her evaluation. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN stated that Vice President Mills should not have handed out the evaluation to the Senate for the Director that he had yet to speak to about their evaluation. SENATOR FENDELL-Happy that the override went through. SENATOR SOLOMON—Glad also that the override went through. SENATOR TRUJILLO-Needs a proxy for his Library Committee meeting, the committee is trying to remove the student representative seats from the committee and a student needs to attend the meeting to fight this, SENATOR MOORE cannot be a proxy. SENATOR DEBECKER volunteered to proxy. SENATOR LAWE-Thanked the Rebel Yell for printing a story on the clean up project for the Hotel College. SENATOR AGUERO—Does not think that the funding requests are viewed as a joke by anyone on the Senate nor anyone that fills them out. He does take the time to read the requests, hopes all of the Senators do also. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MOORE-Funding requests are one of the most important services CSUN provides for the students of this university. Ways and Means is a way to control the funding requests and to ensure that everything is done correct. If they get to the Senate, trust the Ways and Means Committee with their recommendations. Encouraged the Senate to encourage their constituents to vote. 3 SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH-Hopes that the energy felt toward another member of the Executive is directed toward him. His office is always open. IX. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR PRICE. Move into a vote. Motion passes 20-0-1. SENATOR CARROLL abstained. SENATE PRESIDENT SMITH adjourned the meetin&atr^tpur __