Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, September 9, 1996

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President Joe Laxague STUDENT SENA TE MEETING 26-27 Monday, September 9,1996 Moyer Student Union Room 201 6:30p.m. Terry A. Moore Studies Senate President Pro-Tempore Shawna J. Campbell Liberal Arts Leia Fleischman Fine & Performing Arts Laura Zurek Hotel Administration Joaquin F. Trujillo Business & Economics Jeremy A. Aguero Hotel Administration Heather A nilerson Business & Economics Frank Lideros Engineering Kyle Lopez Student Development Veronica Perez beral Arts lliam Price Communications Todd Rasmussen Liberal Arts Andreas Roell Business & Economics Robert W. Solomon Education Michael A therley Business & Economics Derrick Bruce Hotel Administration Ryan Marth Science & Mathematics David Fisk Education I I . CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Director reports 1. Entertainment and Programming Director Castillo; 2. O.S.I. Director Hamilton; 3. Organizations Board Director Bonghi; 4. Nevada Student Affairs Director Valera; 5. Student Services Director Tolbert; B. Senate Committee Reports C. Faculty Senate Committee Reports D. Business Manager Report E. CSUN—Residence Hall Liaison Report VI. PUBLIC COMMENT [in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)] VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Nomination/approval of applicant for the open Senate seat for the College of Student Development (no action at 26-25); VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Introduction/Nomination/Approval of Senator Will Price to the CSUN/KUNV liaison seat; * o o c< r-na •x. rn° •< ar JZ-. rn—i ' / : K "•< i- TO{V,X> o <TJ 3 iO CO m Z"P qja: 1 ' o ® CD o c n fry B. Information/Actin Item: Introduction/Discussion/Endorsement of Presidential Advisory Council proposal as submitted by CSUN President Rosenthal ( see attachment); * C. Action Item: Introduction/Discussion/Approval of expending estimated amount of $200.00 for CSUN co-sponsorship of 1996-1997 "SUPERHIGHWAY TO SUCCESS" series to be encumbered out of the fy 96- 97 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account, Student Government will assist with the distribution of the flyers for the event; * D. Action Item: Introduction/Discussion/Nomination/Approval of Jason Finkelstein as the Assistant Organizations Board Director; * CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA S — _ _ _ _ _ 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 SENATE MINUTES 26-27 / SEPTEMBER 9, 1996 E. Action Item: Nomination/Election of a student representative to the Dean Search Committee for the College of Health Sciences; F. Action Item: Nomination/Election of a student representative to the Dean Search Committee for the College of Urban Affairs; G. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of an amount not to exceed $1,142.00 for baseball caps for the UNLV Star of Nevada Marching Band; 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 and EstellaBeam Hall, Flora Dungan Humanities, Classroom Building Complex, and Thomas Beam Engineering Complex. * Items marked as such have been passed by the CSUN Executive Board, on Tuesday, August 26 and September 3, 1996. OFFICIAL NOTICE: When applicable, any formal Executive Board/Senate approval for all heretofore and hereafter appointed nominee(s) are to be contingent upon necessary receipt of reqiured grade point average verification(s). c o <-• E~Do f- «=z io" £™ m< r>> < f1 rts "I O - O ^ s s S " =3= 5 m cjrO sr co "71:.'. 2 - a -5 1 c; =« oo ar^ar o l\> —O CSUN President's Advisory Council t J D 0"> Si '*1 ^ Wm o o a; PURPOSE This document describes the composition and function of the President's Advisory Council in CSUN Student Government. The President's Advisory Council will be a board chaired by the President with members who are chairs of their respective committees. These chairs meet with the President in council meetings so to report the information and concerns gathered by their committees. It is the job of the President to report progress made on current student issues of concern. The committees are composed of student members and some administrators/faculty who could give resourceful insight into the questions which may arise in committee meetings. The sole purpose of the committees is to provide a forum for students to discuss issues facing them and communicate those issues to the leadership of Student Government. The issues discussed in committee will be presented by the chair in the Presidential Advisory Council meeting. It is the intent of establishing this Council to enlarge the student voice within CSUN given that the CSUN President and other officers are not fully knowledgable on all issues relating to every student. The Council will be a resource for the President to solicit input from students-at-large concerning various issues. COMMITTEES Commuter Student Affairs Committee Non-Traditional Student Affairs Committee Ethnic Diversity Committee Campus Spirit Committee Resident Student Life Committee Greek Life Committee ESTABLISHMENT Each committee will be chaired by a person recommended by the President and approved by the Executive Board. The members will be recommended by any CSUN officer or official and approved by the Executive Board. Each committee will have as a member one CSUN Senator who will be nominated and approved by the Senate. Initially, the committee chairs will be responsible for working with the President in developing a mission statement and member structure for each committee. Committee meetings will be held monthly and are the sole responsibility of the Chair. The CSUN President may remove a chair at any time. Further the CSUN President will chair the Advisory Council meeting where the chairs of the committees will meet. The Council, in addition to the committee chairs, will have the CSUN Vice President as a member and Vice Chair. For clarity, the Presidential Advisory Council and its committees will not be granted any legislative power within Student Government, and it is the responsibility of the CSUN President to develop and proceed with initiatives created in the council and committee meetings. Once established, the council and committees will exist perpetually with the goal of being written into the CSUN bylaws. Reference A UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS A G E N D A CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS * UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Monday, August 26, 1996 Moyer Student Union Room 210 North, 3:00pm I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL AARON ROSENTHAL JOE MILLS JOE LAXAGUE TERRY MOORE III. APPROVAL OF 07/12/96; 08/09/96; and 08/20/96 MINUTES IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS V. NEW BUSINESS: Action Item: Introduction/Nomination/Approval of Senator Will rice to the CSUN/KUNV liason board. B.7 ^information/ Action Item: Introduction/Discussion/Endorsement of Presidential Advisory Council proposal as submitted by CSUN President Rosenthal. {Reference A} Action Item: Intmi^epion/Discussion/Approval of expending an stunted amount of $49ur66-for CSUN Sponsorship (1/3 of total) of 1996- 1997 "SUPERHIGHWAY TO SUCCESS" series to be encumbered out of the fy96-97 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account. {Reference B} VI. BOARD DIRECTOR REPORTS VII. OPEN DISCUSSION VIII. ADJOURNMENT Consolidated Students • University of Nevada Office of the President 4505 Maryland Parkway • Box 452009 • Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-2009 (702) 895-3447 • FAX (702) 895-4606 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government STUDENT SENATE MEETING 26-27 MINUTES Monday, September 9,1996 Moyer Student Union Room 201 6:30p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. II. ROLL CALL PRESENT ABSENT Jeremy Aguero Andreas Roell Heather Anderson Joaquin Trujillo Michael Atherley Derrick Bruce Shawna Campbell David Fisk Leia Fleischman Frank Lideros Kyle Lopez Ryan Marth Terry Moore Veronica Perez t/1 'J.% Margaret Persch Todd Rasmussen •—; ^-Vr Robert Solomon V <p d>» Ci Laura Zurek O £ III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ^ —a <r*'i -i'C. -*"1 Minutes 26-26 are up for approval. ^ CO Motion to approve made by SENATOR MOORE, seconded by SENATOR BRUCE. SENATOR CAMPBELL corrected her open discussion on 26-26 to reflect that she had stated that not only did the meeting cost too much money, but that the Senators were paid $5.00 a minute. Move into a vote. Motion passes 17-0-0. IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE-The Senate retreat over the weekend went well. There will be a Senate forum on Wednesday, September 25 from 9:30 until 1:00 p.m. A reminder to the Senate that filing for the Senate elections ends on Monday, September 16, at 5:00 p.m. V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Director reports CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 SENATE MINUTES 26-27 / SEPTEMBER 9, 1996 1. Elections—There will be a mandatory meeting for the candidates on Wednesday, September 18, in MSU 204. there are 80 applications out for Senate races as of now. 2. Entertainment and Programming—Boogie Knights went well. His calendar of events are being worked on, and on their way. The football tailgate went well, they are working on a little better organization for the next one. There will be a pep rally this Friday for the Wisconsin game and a tailgate on Saturday. 3. O.S.I.-Boogie Knights and the tailgate went well, there will be toy footballs with the student government logo on them at the next tailgate, and she thanked Moose McGillycuddy's fore their help. She has spoken with the RA's about speaking at their meetings. 4. Organizations Board—The ticketing for the football games has gone well, there was over 2,500 tickets given out in four days for the Air Force game. The tickets for the Wisconsin football game will be on sale this week from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. by the alcove; any left over tickets will be given out at the tailgate. The new ticketing policy has gone well, and the Thomas and Mack is happy with the job CSUN is doing. There will be an O-Board meeting next Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. in MSU 201. 5. Nevada Student Affairs—Not in attendance. 6. Student Services—He has an order in for scantrons. We are temporarily out of pencils, but they are on order. He is working with other students, and the manager of the bookstore to sell sundry items for people that live on campus somewhere in the union. B. Senate Committee Reports SENATOR FLEISCHMAN—Campus Safety and Awareness-needs to have a meeting soon, the members need to coordinate schedules. SENATOR AGUERO-Bylaws-Needs the members to meet with him to coordinate a meeting time. SENATOR CAMPBELL~Ad Hoc Constitution-Minutes from their previous meeting will be available tomorrow. SENATOR ANDERSON—Rules and Ethics-Needs to have a brief meeting soon. C. Faculty Senate Committee Reports SENATOR MOORE~He will be meeting with the Faculty senate tomorrow, if the senators have anything they would like expressed, please let him know. SENATOR CAMPBELL-She met up with the chair of the Scholarship Committee, and she had given up her seat on the committee so that a new Senator might devote their time to it, and the chair informed her that there had been no Senate representation at the meetings last year. D. Business Manager Report Business manager Karla Kirk advised the senate of the Executive Board expenditures for the preceding week. SENATOR MOORE takes personal privilege at 6:45 p.m. Note: The Senate now sits at 16 Senators present. E. CSUN-Residence Hall Liaison Report co m -xs r-o c n C D —o Z3ZL C—'i o -J- rOn tZr< - e "<1rn.J?lr-s m 0 cj . - x. s; - </> sr m[J a: o cCnO O f . 2 SENATE MINUTES 26-27 / SEPTEMBER 9, 1996 m No liaison at this time. — ji1 rs> in. ,'s r D o ' - j VI. PUBLIC COMMENT (in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)] ^ »-* f- '-O•n ^^ tof. r<n Dr. Terry Piper, Assistant Vice President for Student Life, addressed the Senate regarding the assessment £ of health care available on campus, a study will be conducted next week by means of a survey passed o u Q | in selected classes on campus. t_r- cr. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (UB) A. Action Item: Discussion/Nomination/approval of applicant for the open Senate seat for the College of Student Development (no action at 26-25); Out of order. VIII. NEW BUSINESS Motion to move out of the order of the day to New Business, item G ,made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR MARTH. Move into a vote on moving out of the order. Motion passes 16-0-0. (NB) G. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of an amount not to exceed $1,142.00 for baseball caps for the UNLV Star of Nevada Marching Band; Motion to approve made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR LOPEZ. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, provided an explanation as to why the item was up for approval again, the numbers had been quoted wrong on the previous item. SENATOR CAMPBELL pointed out that the number of hats is less, and the price of each hat is more. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN yielded the floor to Mike Seed, a member of the band, who described what the hats will have on them. SENATOR PRICE questioned if this is item is approved, will the precedent be set that CSUN will buy hats for every organization on campus that contributes to the university? SENATOR FLEISCHMAN added that the band supports many CSUN activities without sending a bill to CSUN for their appearances, even though they do bill other organizations. Motion to add to the item "striking previous action by the Senate." made by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN, seconded by SENATOR MARTH. Move into a vote on the amendment. Motion passes 16-0-0. Move into a vote on the main motion. Motion passes 10-3-3. SENATORS CAMPBELL, PEREZ, LOPEZ opposed. SENATORS SOLOMON, FISK, ATHERLEY abstained. Motion to move back into the order of the day made by SENATOR AGUERO, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. Move into a vote on going back into the order of that day. Motion passes 16-0-0. 2 SENATE MINUTES 26-27 / SEPTEMBER 9, 1996 (NB) A. Action Item: Introduction/Nomination/Approval of Senator Will Price to the CSUN/KUNV liaison seat; * Motion to approve NB Item A made by SENATOR ANDERSON, seconded by SENATOR AGUERO. Move into a vote. Motion passes 15-0-1. SENATOR PRICE abstained. (NB) B. Information/Actin Item: Introduction/Discussion/Endorsement of Presidential Advisory Council proposal as submitted by CSUN President Rosenthal (see attachment); * Motion to approve made by SENATOR CAMPBELL, seconded by SENATOR AGUERO. SENATOR PRICE expressed support of the idea and the effort to join such diverse groups of people together to formulate ideas. Move into a vote. Motion passes 15-0-1. SENATOR PERSCH abstained. (NB) C. Action Item: Introduction/Discussion/Approval of expending estimated amount of $200.00 for CSUN co-sponsorship of 1996-1997 "SUPERHIGHWAY TO SUCCESS" series to be encumbered out of the fy 96-97 CSUN 2702 (GenOp) account, Student Government will assist with the distribution of the flyers for the event; * Motion to approve made by SENATOR BRUCE, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN yielded the floor to Sunny Martin who supplied the senate with an explanation of the program which occurs every Tuesday in the MSU at 4:00 p.m., and answered questions. Move into a vote. Motion passes 13-1-2. SENATOR LOPEZ opposed. SENATORS FLEISCHMAN, LIDEROS abstained. (NB) D. Action Item: Introduction/Discussion/Nomination/Approval of Jason Finkelstein as the Assistant Organizations Board Director; * Motion to approve made by SENATOR ANDERSON, seconded by SENATOR MARTH. Move into a vote. Motion passes 15-0-1. SENATOR FLEISCHMAN abstained. Jason Finkelstein addressed the senate and thanked them for the opportunity. (NB) E. Action Item: Nomination/Election of a student representative to the Dean Search Committee for the College of Health Sciences; Motion to nominate SENATOR PERSCH made by SENATOR CAMPBELL, seconded by SENATOR PERSCH. Motion to close nominations made by SENATOR CAMPBELL, seconded by SENATOR SOLOMON. Move into a vote on closing nominations. Motion passes 16-0-0. Move into a vote on the nomination. Motion passes 15-0-1. SENATOR PERSCH abstained. (NB) F. Action Item: Nomination/Election of a student representative to the Dean Search Committee for the College of Urban Affairs; rcn- o —o •—< Xm ec,--l, jw,V£?5> >/ >> c n < -—<! IT—) f,i t n X. o •j" -<=- rn z. T J rn —- a o -jc cCrO: mOc /J 2 SENATE MINUTES 26-27 / SEPTEMBER 9, 1996 Motion to nominate SENATOR RASMUSSEN made by SENATOR PRICE, seconded by SENATOR MARTH. Motion to nominate SENATOR MOORE made by SENATOR CAMPBELL, seconded by SENATOR ATHERLEY. Motion to nominate Lyle Persch made by SENATOR PERSCH, seconded by SENATOR FLEISCHMAN. Motion to close nomination made by SENATOR SOLOMON, seconded by SENATOR AGUERO. IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT MILLS-The Directors are doing a great job, he will have their evaluations next week. All of the activities for the weekend went well. The buses will be running again this weekend for the football game, and the response was so great that there will be more buses available. SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE-The retreat went well, there was not much business talk. Reminded the senators to attend the forum, the format will be a brief self-introduction and a question answer period with the students. STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT ROSENTHAL-He has the CSUN tickets for the Wisconsin game on Saturday. X. GOOD OF THE SENATE SENATOR FLEISCHMAN-Advertise in your college about the elections. Thanked the Senators for the hats. Discussed her displeasure with the new presence of landscaping on campus when that money could be better spent on funding more teachers on campus. SENATOR CAMPBELL~Ad Hoc cleaned up the issue regarding the stipends, they are still working on the apportionment issue. She is glad that the band has hats, but the Senate just spent more money on individual hat prices, with a smaller number of hats ordered. SENATOR PEREZ-Encouraged the Senators to attend the soccer games. The planning for the philanthropy event has been going well, SENATOR SOLOMON has been a great help. SENATOR PERSCH— mentioned that much of the landscaping going on throughout the campus is a result of relocation of foliage, not the purchase of new foliage. Mentioned that she has had many of her constituents as well as other students about the "bait and switch" tactics with the professors this semester, and she has heard talk of a class action suit regarding this matter. Thanked the Senate for the Dean Search Committee appointment. SENATOR FISK-Expressed that there is a need for a program for the new Senators to acquaint them with all of the procedures and information that they need when they enter onto the Senate. Motion to table made by SENATOR AGUERO, seconded by SENATOR ANDERSON. Move into a vote on tabling. Motion passes 16-0-0. SENATOR CAMPBELL encouraged that the senate not vote on this tonight, considering that two of the nominees are not present to speak. 2 SENATE MINUTES 26-27 / SEPTEMBER 9, 1996 SENATOR SOLOMON—Wished the people on the Dean Searches good luck. The philanthropy event for CSUN will be held on September 28, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., he needs volunteers and help setting up and tearing down. SENATOR RASMUSSEN—Congratulated SENATOR ROELL on a good soccer game. SENATOR PRICE—Boogie Knights was a great event. He would appreciate any help offered with the Noon Scenes. Feels that the buses for the football games needs to be smoothed out some, and encouraged the Senators to attend the soccer game tonight. SENATOR BRUCE-Enjoyed the retreat. SENATOR AGUERO-Needs bylaws to meet. SENATOR ANDERSON-The retreat was a lot of fun. She would like to help out with the philanthropy event. She needs to know how to contact someone for information her Dean Search Committee. SENATOR LOPEZ-Infofest was a great event, encouraged the Senate to support the football team on Saturday. SENATOR LIDEROS~The ASCE is considering holding a national bridge building competition. SENATOR ATHERLEY—Boogie Knights was a great event. He met with the interim dean of his college, encouraged the rest of the Senators o do the same. " O SENATOR MARTH-Congratulated Director Castillo on a great event with the Boogie Knights. Agreed with SENATOR FLEISCHMAN regarding the foliage situation on campus. r-o XI. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn made by SENATOR ANDERSON, seconded by SENATOR PERSCH. Move into a vote. Motion passes 16-0-0. SENATE PRESIDENT LAXAGUE adjourned the meeting at 7:36 p.m. ae Laxague SENATE PRESIDENT Dineen N._ SENATE SECRETARY cn o CO cr~! —* o cr ec?: ~oj c — m .--j r<~i o rn tr®. rZ2. m- oo— -jmr. >- <r>ts> Note: All minutes are subject to summation. * Items marked as such have been passed by the CSUN Executive Board, on Tuesday, August 26 and September 3, 1996. OFFICIAL NOTICE: When applicable, any formal Executive Board/Senate approval for all heretofore and hereafter appointed nominee(s) are to be contingent upon necessary receipt of required grade point average verification(s). 2