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    Office of the Senate President University of Nevada, Las Vegai Student Government M 2 36 PH #9B CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS WDEN T GOVERNMENT ores UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 3 b n i JU AGENDA STUDENT SENATE MEETING #26-21 Wednesday, May 29,1996 Flora Dungan Humanities Bldg j Room 109, 7:00 p.m. III. APPROVAL OF #26-18 and #26-19 MINUTES IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS V. BOARD/COMMITTEE REPORTS: A. Senate Committee Reports B. Business Office Manager Report C. Residence Hall Liaison Report D. Faculty Senate Report VI. PUBLIC COMMENT [In accordance with NRS 241.020(2)c(3)|: VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. [Tabled 05-13-96/Sen Mtg#26-20/NewBusItem E] Discussion/Approval of monthly of $900.00 and a 42-credit fee waiver from May 01, 1996 through April 30, 1997 for the CSUN President with the monthly stipend to be charged out of the fy 96-97 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account and credit fee waiver to be charged to the UCCSN Board of Regents Grant-In-Aid allocation; B. [Tabled 05-13-96/Sen Mtg#26-20/NewBusItem F] Discussion/Approval of monthly of $700.00 and a 42-credit fee waiver from May 01, 1996 through April 30, 1997 for the CSUN Vice President with the monthly stipend to be charged out of the fy 96-97 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account and credit fee waiver to be charged to the UCCSN Board of Regents Grant-In-Aid allocation; C. [Tabled 05-13-96/Sen Mtg#26-20/NewBusItem G] Discussion/Approval of monthly of $700.00 and a 42-credit fee waiver from May 01, 1996 through April 30, 1997 for the CSUN Senate President with the monthly stipend to be charged out of the fy 96-97 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account and credit fee waiver to be charged to the UCCSN Board of Regents Grant-In-Aid allocation. VIII. NEW BUSINESS: A. Approval of executive board nominee Carl Tolbert to the position of Student Government Services Board Director; B. Approval of executive board nominee Wavie Reed to the position of Elections Board Director; I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. 4 5 0 5 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 8 9 1 5 4 - 2 0 0 9 • (702) 8 9 5 - 3 4 7 7 • FAX ( 7 0 2 ) 8 9 5 - 4 6 0 6 A r p it 1• j,, j COHSOUOATCP STUDENTS AGENDA STUOEMTGOVERNMENT Of OS, U K ' l V E R S t r r OF NEVADA SENATE MTG #26-21 LAS V£GAS WED MAY 29 96 C. Approval of executive board nomi the position of Entertainment and Programming Board Director; D. Approval of executive board nominee Rob Bonghi to the position of Organizations Board Director; E. Approval of executive board nominee Melissa Zwicker to the position of Office of Student Information Board Director; F. Approval of executive board nominee Luis Valera to the position of Nevada Student Affairs Director; G. Approval of executive board nominee Kyle Lopez to CSUN Rules and Ethics Committee; H. Approval of expending the amount of $596.82, total amount not to exceed $600.00, for lodging {lrm-2nights:$106.82}, meals {3-travlrs:$156}, transportation {st motor pool:$82j and travel {3- aerofares:$252} expenses for CSUN President Aaron Rosenthal, CSUN Vice President Joe Mills and CSUN Senate President Joe Laxague to attend the UCCSN Board of Regents Meeting scheduled to be held at the Western Nevada Community College in Fallon, Nevada on Thursday, June 20th through Friday, June 21st, 1996 to be encumbered out of the fy 95-96 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account; I. Discussion/Amendment/Approval of FY 96-97 CSUN Budget as submitted by the CSUN Executive Board; J. Discussion/Nomination of student representative to the CSUN Safety and Awareness Committee. K. Nomination/Election of student representative to the UNLV Faculty Senate Admissions Committee; L. Nomination/Election of student representative for open CSUN Senate seat in the College of Business & Economics; M. Nomination/Election of student representative for open CSUN Senate seat in the College of Hotel Administration; N. Nomination/Election of student representative for open CSUN Senate seat in the College of Science and Mathematics; O. Nomination/Election of student representative for open CSUN Senate seat in the College of Liberal Arts; P. Nomination/Election of student representative for open CSUN Senate seat in the College of Human Performance and Development. Consolidated Students £0 University of Nevada "Students Serving Students" AGENDA SENATE MTG #26-21 WED MAY 29 96 Page 3 IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS and SUMMATIONS X. GOOD OF THE SENATE XI. ADJOURNMENT O O O Posted in accordance with Nevada State Open Meeting Law [NRS 241.00] at the following locations: Moyer Student Union (MSU) Frank & Estella Beam Hall (BEH) Classroom Building Complex (CBC) Flora Dungan Humanities Building (FDH) Thomas Beam Engineering Complex (TBE) JLAXAGUE:jdgarcia ******************** c-; IMPORTANT NOTICE: Complete Copies of the FY96-97 CSUN BUDGET, 3 «§§ *************#****** DIRECTORSHIP NOMINEE APPLICATIONS, ^Sg and STUDENT SENATE APPLICATIONS ZZ?.. -Xs Are Available for Review in CSUN Offices, ^ vj; ;„„,.>-. MSU Room 160 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.— ^ S^S^jf, *********************************************** C> —"Z"3 uo£ '^-•E —ii1?1 'i o CJC cr: Consolidated Students £Q University of Nevada "Students Serving Students" University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President STUDENT SENATE MEETING 26-21 MINUTES Wednesday, May 29,1996 Flora Dungan Humanities Room 109 7:00p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m II. ROLL CALL PRESENT ABSENT Jeremy Aguero Heather Anderson Shawna Campbell Terence Carroll Leia Fleischman Marlon Howard Kyle Lopez Terry Moore Veronica Perez William Price Robert Solomon Joaquin Trujillo Julie Wong Laura Zurek Douglas deBecker Andreas Roell Terrie Taylor CD CO ; - -- O m < m t-'i rn •y l" o ^ ^ i/J r l :, -- -- _ r">'-2 o— oO'i mc -n III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 26-18, 26-19 Ruled out of order. Senate Secretary Dineen Barkhuff asked the Senate questions about the minutes, and for clarification of sections indecipherable on the tape. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE—The constitutional amendments are on the Regent's consent agenda for June. Business manager gave the Executive a list of all the expenditures made in the last fiscal year, advised the Senate to look at it. Need to compile a new Senate phone list. Provided number to contact him while in Gardnerville. V. BOARD/COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports SENATOR FLEISCHMAN—Campus Safety and Awareness-needs to meet and needs another member. Would like to speak to the Compliance Committee members. SENATOR CAMPBELL-Constitutional Revision-Glad to see the revisions come to an end, and does not see the need for her to attend the meeting any longer. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4 5 0 5 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 8 9 1 5 4 - 2 0 0 9 • (702) 8 9 5 - 3 4 7 7 • FAX (702) 8 9 5 - 4 6 0 6 SENATE MEETING 26-21 / MAY 29, 1996 B. Business Office Manager Report Business Manager Karla Kirk provided the Senate with a financial statement for CSUN and advised the senate of the Executive Board expenditures for the preceding week. C. Residence Hall Liaison Report Did not receive the national office that they had bid for at the national conference. D. Faculty Senate Reports SENATOR MOORE—Nancy Masters is the new chair of the Faculty Senate, working on establishing a better reputation with the faculty. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN-Fine Arts Dean Search Committee-needs a proxy for the next meeting, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT ROSENTHAL volunteered. Expressed interest in the open seat on the Public Relations Committee. SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE—announced that there is an opening on the Admissions Committee. VI. PUBLIC COMMENT (In accordance with NRS 241.020(2)(c)(3)] John Press addressed the Senate regarding his application for the open Senate seat for the College of Math and Sciences. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. [Tabled 05-13-96/Sen Mtg#26-20/NewBusItemE] Discussion/Approval of monthly of $900.00 and a 42-credit fee waiver from May 01, 1996 through April 30, 1997 for the CSUN President with the monthly stipend to be charged out of the fy 96-97 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account and credit fee waiver to be charged to the UCCSN Board of Regents Grant -In-Aid allocation; Motion to remove from the table made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. Move into a vote on removal from the table. Motion passes 14-0-0. Motion to amend the item to read..."monthly stipend of $900.00..."made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN. Move into a vote on the amendment. Motion passes 14-0-0. Move into a vote on the main motion. Motion passes 13-0-1. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN abstained. B. [Tabled 05-13-96/Sen Mtg #26-20/NewBusItem F] Discussion/Approval of monthly of $700.00 and a 42-credit fee waiver from May 01, 1996 through April 30, 1997 for the CSUN Vice President with the monthly stipend to be charged out of the fy 96-97 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account and credit fee waiver to be charged to the UCCSN Board of Regents Grant-In-Aid allocation; Motion to remove from the table made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR TRUJILLO. Move into a vote on removal from the table. Motion passes 14-0-0. 2 SENATE MEETING 26-21 / MAY 29, 1996 Motion to amend the item to read "...monthly stipend of $700.00..."made by SENATOR TRUJILLO, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Move into a vote on the amendment. Motion passes 14-0-0. Move into a vote on the main motion. Motion passes 14-0-0. C. [Tabled 05-13-96/Sen. Mtg#26-20/NewBusItem GJ Discussion/Approval of monthly of $700.00 and a 42-credit waiver from May 01, 1996 through April 30, 1997 for the CSUN Senate President with the monthly stipend to be charged out of the fy 96-97 CSUN (GenOp) account and credit fee waiver to be charged to the UCCSN Board of Regents Grant-In-Aid allocation; Motion to remove from the table made by SENATOR ANDERSON, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Move into a vote on removal from the table. Motion passes 14-0-0. Motion to amend the item to read"...monthly stipend of $700.00..."made by SENATOR SOLOMON, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Move into a vote on the amendment. Motion passes 14-0-0. Move into a vote on the main motion. Motion passes 13-0-1. SENATOR CARROLL abstained. VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Approval of executive board nominee Carl Tolbert to the position of Student Government Services Board Director; Motion to table made by SENATOR CAMPBELL, seconded by SENATOR ZUREK. Move into a vote on tabling. Motion passes 13-0-1. SENATOR MOORE abstained. B. Approval of executive board nominee Wavie Reed to the position of Elections Board Director; Motion to table made by SENATOR CARROLL, seconded by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN. Move into a vote on tabling. Motion passes 14-0-0. C. Approval of executive board nominee Mike Castillo to the position of Entertainment and Programming Board Director; Motion to table made by SENATOR TRUJILLO, seconded by SENATOR CARROLL. Move into a vote on tabling. Motion passes 13-1-0. SENATOR MOORE opposed. D. Approval of executive board nominee Rob Bonghi to the position of Organizations Board Director; Motion to table made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. Move into a vote on tabling. Motion passes 14-0-0. 3 SENATE MEETING 26-21 / MAY 29, 1996 E. Approval of executive board nominee Melissa Zwicker to the position of Office of Student Information Board Director; Motion to table made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR TRUJILLO. Move into a vote on tabling. Motion passes 14-0-0. F. Approval of executive board nominee Luis Valera to the position of Nevada Student Affairs Director; Motion to table made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR SOLOMON. Move into a vote on tabling. Motion passes 14-0-0. G. Approval of executive board nominee Kyle Lopez to CSUN Rules and Ethics Committee; Motion to approve made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR ZUREK. SENATOR SOLOMON questioned when Kyle Lopez accepted the nomination from Executive Board. SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE sated that he accepted directly after the Executive Board meeting that he was nominated in. Move into a vote on the motion. Motion passes 12-0-2. SENATORS FLEISCHMAN, LOPEZ abstained. H. Approval of expending the amount of $596.82, total amount not to exceed $600.00, for lodging {lrm-2nights:$106.82}, meals {3-travlrs:$156}, transportation {st motor pool:$82} and travel {3- aerofares:$252} expenses for CSUN President Aaron Rosenthal, CSUN Vice President Joe Mills and CSUN Senate President Joe Laxague to attend the UCCSN Board of Regents Meeting scheduled to be held at the Western Nevada Community College in Fallon, Nevada on Thursday, June 20th through Friday, June 21st, 1996 to be encumbered out of the fy 95-96 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account; Motion to approve made by SENATOR CARROLL, seconded by SENATOR TRUJILLO. Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-0-0. I. Discussion/Amendment/Approval of FY 96-97 CSUN Budget as submitted by the CSUN Executive Board; Motion to table made by SENATOR CARROLL, seconded by SENATOR TRUJILLO. Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-0-0. J. Discussion/Nomination of student representative to the CSUN Safety and Awareness Committee; Remains open with no nominations from the floor. K. Nomination/Election of student representative to the UNLV Faculty Senate Admissions Committee; Motion to nominate SENATOR LOPEZ made by SENATOR CARROLL. 4 SENATE MEETING 26-21 / MAY 29, 1996 SENATOR TRUJILLO recommended waiting to nominate any Senators to this committee, since there will be a number of new Senators coming in to fill the open Senate seats and they will need to be on committees. SENATOR ANDERSON questioned where SENATOR TAYLOR was, seeing that she is the other member of that committee. SENATOR CARROLL withdraws his motion to nominate SENATOR LOPEZ. Remains open. L. Nomination/Election of student representative for open CSUN Senate seat in the college of Business & Economics; Motion to waive Bylaw 4 for the duration of the meeting made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Move into a vote on waiving. Motion passes 13-0-1. SENATOR TRUJILLO abstained. Motion to nominate Michael Atherly, Dawn Crook made by SENATOR SOLOMON, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. Motion to close nominations and allow each candidate to speak for no more than two minutes to be followed by a limited question and answer period to be followed by a division of the house and a roll call vote made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. ( Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-0-0. Anthony Madafari spoke to the Senate and answered questions. Brian Steddeford was not present. Judith Jenner was not present. Michael Atherly spoke to the Senate and answered questions. Dawn Crook was not present. Move into a roll call vote. Anthony Madafari received 4 votes. Michael Atherly received 10 votes. Michael Atherly received the seat for the College of Business and Economics. M. Nomination/Election of student representative for open CSUN Senate seat in the college of Hotel Administration; Motion to nominate Derrick Bruce made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Motion to close nominations made by SENATOR CAMPBELL, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Move into a vote on closing nominations. Motion passes 14-0-0. Motion to allow each candidate to speak for no more than two minutes to be followed by a limited question and answer to be followed by a division of the house and roll call vote made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. 5 SENATE MEETING 26-21 / MAY 29, 1996 Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-0-0. Derrick Bruce spoke to the Senate and answered questions. Kelly Miller spoke to the Senate. Debra Jayne spoke to the Senate and answered questions. Move into a roll call vote. Derrick Bruce received 9 votes. Kelly Miller received 4 votes. Debra Jayne received 1 vote. Derrick Bruce received the seat for the College of Hotel Administration. N. Nomination/Election of student representative for open CSUN Senate seat in the college of Science and Mathematics; Motion to nominate Todd Coleman made by SENATOR SOLOMON, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Motion to close nominations and allow each candidate to speak to be followed by a limited question and answer to be followed by a division of the house and a roll call vote made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR SOLOMON. Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-0-0. Ryan Marth spoke to the Senate and answered questions. Nicholas Vaskov was not present. Dominic Ricciardi was not present. John Press spoke to the Senate and answered questions. Todd Coleman spoke to the Senate and answered questions. Move into a roll call vote. Ryan Marth received 8 votes. John Press received 5 votes. Todd Coleman received 1 vote. Ryan Marth received the seat for the College of Science and Math. O. Nomination/Election of student representative for open CSUN Senate seat in the college of Liberal Arts; Motion to nominate Leah Griffith made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR MOORE. Motion to nominate Ben Contine made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR PRICE. Motion to close nominations and allow each candidate to speak to be followed by a limited question and answer to be followed by a division of the house and a roll call vote made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR HOWARD. Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-0-0. Leah Griffith spoke to the Senate and answered questions. Ben Contine was not present. 6 SENATE MEETING 26-21 / MAY 29, 1996 Move into a roll call vote. Leah Griffith received 14 votes. Leah Griffith received the seat for the College of Liberal Arts. P. Nomination/Election of student representative for open CSUN Senate seat in the college of Human Performance and Development; Motion to nominate Alana Haderly made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN. Alana Haderly was not present. Motion to table made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN seconded by SENATOR SOLOMON. Move into a vote on tabling. Motion passes 13-0-1. SENATOR PRICE abstained. Motion for a five (5) minute recess made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR AGUERO. Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-0-0. SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE recesses at 8:00 p.m. SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE calls the meeting back to order at 8:06 p.m. IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS ( SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE-yielded the floor to the Director nominees to introduce themselves. Is glad to see the Senate at near full strength, would like to fill the seats as soon as possible. Glad the Constitutional revisions are going through. Hopes that the reduction in the Executive Board stipends gives idea of attitude of the new Executive Board. Reminded the Senators that the Senate is in charge, not the Executive Board. They are the people that drive student government. Thanked the Senate for a good meeting, likes to get votes on each motion so that everything is kept as legal as possible and moving in an orderly manner. STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT MILLS-Thanked everyone for attending the meeting. Congratulated the new Senators. Stated that the Director's selection process was very productive. STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT ROSENTHAL—Apologized to the Senate for dropping the advisor position project last week without having discussed it with the Senate first. Is going to put a committee together to be able to speak more to the Senators about their ideas and to facilitate that the Senators are informed about all phases of the project. Is also going to plan informational sessions for information to be provided and questions to be answered. If there are any questions now, come into the office and ask him your questions. Stressed to the Senate that the issue of CSUN's autonomy will not be ignored, and he will not allow it to disappear. Regarding the budget, he would like to get away from co-sponsorships. Feels that CSUN is here to do things on its own with its internal workings creating activities for students, not co-sponsoring activities created by other organizations for students. Regarding the Director selections, Executive Board thought it a good idea that they not only work well with the Executive Board and the Senate but that they also work well as a team with each other to better serve the students. X. GOOD OF THE SENATE SENATOR PRICE—Congratulated the New Senators, and reminded them that they represent the students and to remember to have fun. SENATOR LOPEZ-Likes to co-sponsor, thinks it is good for CSUN to provide this. 7 SENATE MEETING 26-21 / MAY 29, 1996 SENATOR CARROLL-The Senate is becoming a strong team. The last two meetings have been good,, keep it up. SENATOR HOWARD-Congratulated and welcomed the new Senators. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN—Congratulated the new Senators. SENATOR SOLOMON-Congratulated the new Senators. There are open seats for them to fill on the Campus Safety and Awareness committee. Regarding his Dean Search Committee, attended the first meeting and they are planning to hire by July 1, 1997. SENATOR WONG-Congratulated the new Senators. SENATOR ANDERSON—Congratulated the new Senators and encouraged them to ask questions. SENATOR PEREZ—Congratulated the new Senators and the nominees for the Director positions. Is pleased with the Executive Board nominations. Enthusiastic about the positive attitude of the new Executive Board. SENATOR TRUJILLO—Congratulated the new Senators. Reminded them that they used to be students, now they are students serving students. Glad that the Executive Board is running so smoothly. SENATOR ATHERLY—Thanked the Senate for the new seat and looks forward to the new semester with the Senate. SENATOR GRIFFITH-Excited to be on the Senate. SENATOR BRUCE—Thanked the senate for the seat and appreciates their confidence. Is interested in getting on some committees. SENATOR MARTH-Excited to be on the Senate. SENATOR CAMPBELL—Congratulated the new Senators. Encouraged the ones that did not make it to the Senate to stay involved with CSUN. Announced that the services for Barbara Turner-Elliot will be on Friday, directions are in the office. SENATOR AGUERO—Congratulated the new Senators. SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE MOORE~(Yielded the floor to Vice President Mills who spoke to the Senate regarding a picture time for the Senate Board outside of the office. The Senators agreed that the first meeting of the Fall semester is a good time for pictures.)~Is taking care of the nameplates and handbooks for the new Senators. Excellent meeting, Joe. Encouraged the Senators to look over the detailed budget that Business Manager Kirk took the time to prepare. Thanked the Executive Board for timely Director nominations. SENATE MEETING 26-21 / MAY 29, 1996 XI. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn made by SENATOR HOWARD, seconded by SENATOR CARROLL. Move into a vote. Motion passes 14-0-0. SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE adjourned the meeting at 8:04 p.m. Note: All minutes are subject to summation. SENATE PRESIDENT ( 9 University of Nevada, Las Student Government ;SEVA0A Office of the Senate President ^ 24 2 3g pH ,55 A G K N nA STUDENT SENATE MEETING #26-21 Wednesday, May 29,1996 Flora Dungan Humanities Bldg Room 109, 7:00 p.m. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I. CALL TO ORDER^5 II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF #26-18 and #26-19 MINUTES ~ DU-V Ol(W IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS V. BOARD/COMMITTEE REPORTS: A. Senate Committee Reports B. Business Office Manager Report DC.. RFeasciudletnyc eS Henaallt eL iaRiesopno rRt eport VI. PUBLIC COMMENT [In accordance with NRS 241.020(2)c(3)j: JlP^^ VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: gT ^ /"A. [Tabled 05-13-96/Sen Mtg#26-20/NewBusItem E] Discussion/Approval of monthly 'of $900.00 and ^ a 42-credit fee waiver from May 01, 1996 through April 30, 1997 for the CSUN President with the i S ^ ' ^ f s ^ monthly stipend to be charged out of the fy 96-97 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account and credit fee waiver to be charged to the UCCSN Board of Regents Grant-In-Aid allocation; 1 « « 1 S & - , <*mmi /B. [Tabled 05-13-96/Sen Mtg#26-20/NewBusItem F] Discussion/Approval of monthly'of $700.00 and \AAfO ^ a 42-credit fee waiver from May 01, 1996 through April 30, 1997 for the CSUN Vice President with the ' monthly stipend to be charged out of the fy 96-97 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account and credit fee waiver to be charged to the UCCSN Board of Regents Grant-In-Aid allocation; A ^ f c S ? ^/C. rfab?ed05-13-96/&enMtg#26-20/NewBusItem G] Discussion/Approval of monthly 6f $700.00 and \3 \ a 4 2"c r e d i t f e e w a i v e r from May 01, 1996 through April 30, 1997 for the CSUN Senate President with the monthly stipend to be charged out of the fy 96-97 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account and credit fee waiver to be charged to the UCCSN Board of Regents Grant-In-Aid allocation. VIII. NEW BUSINESS: l3"D%/' A. Approval of executive board nominee Carl Tolbert to the position of Student Government ^ Services Board Director; ^ ^ ^ * ^ ^ -I B. Approval of executive board nominee Wavie Reed to the position of Elections Board D i r e c t o r ; , CWct) ^ - b CONSOUDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA. 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 - - CONSOUDATSO STUDENTS AGENDA 3 T V T C H L " J . ^ R ! R ^ N V T A 0 A C S ' SENATE M T G # 2 6 - 2 1 " " ' " L A S V£C.\'S" WED M A Y 2 9 9 6 . C. Approval of executive board nomi Uli the position of Entertainment an<! A Programming Board Director; 4 O J 0 U CcHvbll w D. Approval of executive board nominee Rob Bonghi to the position of Organizations Board * /Director; ite**. / 4£UDU ^tfjuF*^ (V0 E. Approval of executive board nominee Melissa Zwicker to the position of Office of Student Vj Information Board Director; f /F. Approval of executive board nominee Luis Valera to the position of Nevada Student Affairs , Director; , ^ . , ('Cfiive^ .G. Approval of executive board nominee Kyle Lopez to CSUN Rules and Ethics Committee; ' H- Approval of expending the amount of $596.82, total amount not to exceed $600.00, for J / lodging {lrm-2nights:S106.82}, meals {3-travlrs:S156}, transportation {st motor pool:S82} and travel {3- ^ aerofares:$252} expenses for CSUN President Aaron Rosenthal, CSUN Vice President Joe Mills and CSUN Senate President Joe Laxague to attend the UCCSN Board of Regents Meeting scheduled to be held at the Western Nevada Community College in Fallon, Nevada on Thursday, June 20th through Friday, June 21st, 1996 to be encumbered out of the fy 95-96 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account; ^(W D V ) ( I. Discussion/Amendment/Approval of FY 96-97 CSUN Budget as submitted by the CSUN % Executive Board; I H - O ' 0 ^ ^ U ' a lo J. Discussion/Nomination of student representative to the CSUN Safety and Awareness C o m m i t t e e " K. Nomination/Election of student representative to the UNLV Faculty Senate Admissions Committee; UCJ^ -^ ^ ^ CJ^MLXvvj^ C T ^ V ^ L. Nomination/Election of^tudeptrepresentative for open CSUN Senate seat in the College of Business & Economics; a>o M. Nomination/Election of^tudexit^presentative for open CSUN Senate seat in the College of \ j ^v* Hotel Administration; ^ r ^ N. Nomination/Election of studentjepfescnt^tive for open CSUN Senate seat in the College of Science and Mathematics; ^ O. Nomination/Election of sWeat^epKsmt|tiv|Joi^open CSUN Senate seat in the College of Liberal Arts; CZ^O^V^L P. Nomination/Election of student representative for open CSUN Senate seat in the College of Human Performance and Development. \ Consolidated Students Q University of Nevada "Students Serving Students" AGENDA SENATE MTG #26-21 WED MAY 29 96 Page 3 L EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS and SUMMATIONS X. GOOD OF THE SENATE XI. ADJOURNMENT fi^ \ < y 0 ^ ^ ^ \> o o Posted in accordance with Nevada State Open Meeting Law [NRS 241.00] at the following locations: Moyer Student Union (MSU) Frank & Estella Beam Hall (BEH) Classroom Building Complex (CBC) Flora Dungan Humanities Building (FDH) Thomas Beam Engineering Complex (TBE) JLAXAGUE:jdgarcia * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IMPORTANT NOTICE: Complete Copies of the FY96-97 CSUN BUDGET, S ******************** DIRECTORSHIP NOMINEE APPLICATIONS, ^ and STUDENT SENATE APPLICATIONS — => = ^ Are Available for Review in CSUN Offices, ro MSU Room 160 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.— *********************************************** <r. —a 5 o S Consolidated Students CD University of Nevada "Students Serving Students" i W * 4806 6 COL. - 8806 6 COL. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President v rX,r-xQP l v ,ro- . \ V v , V-' STUDENT SENATE MEETING 26-21 MINUTES Wednesday, May 29,1996 Flora Dungan Humanities Room 109 7:00p.m. _ I. CALL TO ORDER ct>A; SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m II. ROLL CALL PRESENT ABSENT Jeremy Aguero Heather Anderson Shawna Campbell Terence Carroll Leia Fleischman Marlon Howard Kyle Lopez Terry Moore Veronica Perez William Price Robert Solomon Joaquin Trujillo Julie Wong Laura Zurek III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 26-18, 26-19 Douglas deBecker Andreas Roell Terrie Taylor o cCr£>3 o : = o < -1. m m 2 'e"n o... ' o j ? - rr - 0"< t „H lr-nr^-r ~ c rno o p s ""o u. Ruled out of order. Senate Secretary Dineen Barkhuff asked the Senate questions about the minutes, and for clarification of sections indecipherable on the tape. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE—The constitutional amendments are on the Regent's consent agenda for June. Business manager gave the Executive a list of all the expenditures made in the last fiscal year, advised the Senate to look at it. Need to compile a new Senate phone list. Provided number to contact him while in Gardnerville. V. BOARD/COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports SENATOR FLEISCHMAN-Campus Safety and Awareness-needs to meet and needs another member. Would like to speak to the Compliance Committee members. SENATOR CAMPBELL—Constitutional Revision-Glad to see the revisions come to an end, and does not see the need for her to attend the meeting any longer. CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4 5 0 5 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 8 9 1 5 4 - 2 0 0 9 • ( 7 0 2 ) 8 9 5 - 3 4 7 7 • FAX ( 7 0 2 ) 8 9 5 - 4 6 0 6 SENATE MEETING 26-21 / MAY 29, 1996 B. Business Office Manager Report Business Manager Karla Kirk provided the Senate with a financial statement for CSUN and advised the senate of the Executive Board expenditures for the preceding week. C. Residence Hall Liaison Report Did not receive the national office that they had bid for at the national conference. D. Faculty Senate Reports SENATOR MOORE—Nancy Masters is the new chair of the Faculty Senate, working on establishing a better reputation with the faculty. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN-Fine Arts Dean Search Committee-needs a proxy for the next meeting, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT ROSENTHAL volunteered. Expressed interest in the open seat on the Public Relations Committee. SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE-announced that there is an opening on the Admissions Committee. VI. PUBLIC COMMENT [In accordance with NRS 241.020(2)(c)(3)J John Press addressed the Senate regarding his application for the open Senate seat for the College of Math and Sciences. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. [Tabled 05-13-96/Sen Mtg#26-20/NewBusItemE] Discussion/Approval of monthly of S900.00 and a 42-credit fee waiver from May 01, 1996 through April 30, 1997 for the CSUN President with the monthly stipend to be charged out of the fy 96-97 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account and credit fee w aiver to be charged to the UCCSN Board of Regents Grant -In-Aid allocation; Motion to remove from the table made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. Move into a vote on removal from the table. Motion passes 14-0-0. Motion to amend the item to read..."monthly stipend of $900.00..."made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN. Move into a vote on the amendment. Motion passes 14-0-0. Move into a vote on the main motion. Motion passes 13-0-1. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN abstained. B. [Tabled 05-13-96/Sen Mtg #26-20/NewBusItem FJ Discussion/Approval of monthly of $700.00 and a 42-credit fee waiver from May 01, 1996 through April 30, 1997 for the CSUN Vice President with the monthly s