Meeting minutes for Consolidated Student Senate University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June 7, 1999

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President DAVID FISK STUDENT SENATE MEETING 29-23 Monday, June 7,199£_ FDH105 3:00 PM Stephanie Davy Senate President Pro-Tempore Education RylandG. Whitaker Engineering Anne-Marie Lazaroff Fine Arts Christian Augustin Liberal Arts John P. A. Garcia Health Sciences Aaron M. Clemens Urban Affairs Tara Schroeder Health Sciences Ofir Ventura Business Catharine Bastunas Liberal Arts Monica Moradkhan Student Development " fare Maietta isiness Brady T. Knapp Business Johnny Anzalone Education Gil Glancz Hotel Administration Paul Moradkhan Sciences Luis Ay on Business Sheridan Green Engineering Jennifer Hamby Education Marion McLaughlin Hotel Administration Mike Fecteau Liberal Arts Scott Pajak Hotel Adminstration James Benedetto Urban Affairs Monika Callahan Student Development r«o Co i n -cr I S " t JO CO I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Director Reports 1. Nevada Student Affairs, DIRECTOR NYSTROM 2. Elections Board, DIRECTOR ESTUS 3. Organizations Board/Student Services, DIRECTOR WAINSCOTT 4. Entertainment & Programming, DIRECTOR GLANCZ 5. Office of Student Information, DIRECTOR DELAFONTAINE D. Residence Hall Liaison Report E. Student Athlete Advisory Board Liaison Report F. Ethnic Student Council Liaison Report G. Business Manager Report VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of waiving Bylaw 26 to award unused CSUN Leadership Scholarship funds; B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of David Fisk, Stephanie Davy, Jen Peck, and Amy Canepa to serve on the CSUN Leadership Scholarship Committee; C. Action Item: Nomination/Election of one (1) Senator to serve on the CSUN Leadership Scholarship Committee; D. Action Item: Nomination/Election of Mike Fecteau and James Benedetto to serve on the Bylaws Committee, as submitted by SENATOR DAVY; E. Action Item: Nomination/Election of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Academic Standards Committee; CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • U s VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 F. Action Item: Nomination/Election of Mike Fecteau to serve on the Constitutional Revision Committee, as submitted by SENATOR DAVY; G. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of expending $800 to pay for four (4) Executive Board parking spaces for the 1999-2000 year to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY 99-00 budget. VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT [in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)J 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. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Government Office of the Senate President DAVID FISK Stephanie Davy Senate President Pro-Tempore Education RylandG. Whitaker Engineering Anne-Marie Lazaroff Fine Arts Christian Augustin Liberal Arts John P. A. Garcia Health Sciences Aaron M. Clemens Urban Affairs Tara Schroeder Health Sciences Oflr Ventura Business Catharine Bastunas Liberal Arts Monica Moradkhan Student Development Marc Maietta winess Jrady T. Knapp Business Johnny Anzalone Education Gil Glancz Hotel Administration Paul Moradkhan Sciences Luis Ay on Business Sheridan Green Engineering Jennifer Hamby Education Marion McLaughlin Hotel Administration Mike Fecteau Liberal Arts Scott Pajak Hotel Adminstration James Benedetto Urban Affairs Monika Callahan Student Development II. MINUTES SENATE MEETING 29-23 MONDAY JUNE 7,1999 WRI 211, 3:00 PM CALL TO ORDER PRESIDENT FISK CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 3:10 PM ROLL CALL PRESENT ABSENT Johnny Anzalone Christian Augustin Catharine Bastunas Aaron Clemens Stephanie Davy John P.A.Garcia Gil Glancz Sheridan Green Brady Knapp Marc Maietta Monica Moradkhan Paul Moradkhan Tara Schroeder Ofir Ventura Jennifer Hamby Marion McLaughlin Michael Fecteau Scott Pajak James Benedetto Monika Callahan APPROVAL OF MINUTES Luis Ayon (unexcused) Ryland Whitaker (excused) SENATOR KNAPP moved to approve minutes 29-20 & 29-21, seconded by SENATOR BASTUNAS MOVE INTO A VOTE. MOTION PASSES 20-0-0 CONSOLIDATED STUDENTS • UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA 4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89154-2009 • (702) 895-3477 • FAX (702) 895-4606 III. ANNOUNCEMENTS SENATE PRESIDENT FISK stated that Anne-Marie Lazaroff has resigned her senate seat because of work constraints, he went on to state that he is hoping to get the meetings back into the MSU V. BOARD AND COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Senate Committee Reports SENATOR MAIETTA stated that he would like to speak with everyone that is on the Way's & Means Committee after the meeting SENATOR DAVY stated that there are two items still pending in bylaws and that she is still waiting to get to get availability from other sena B. Faculty Senate/University Committee Reports C. Director Reports 1. Nevada Student Affairs, DIRECTOR NYSTROM Had Orientation on June 3rd, and he is getting ready to go to the Board of Regents Meeting on June 16th 2. Elections Board, DIRECTOR ESTES VICE PRESIDENT CANEPA stated that DIRECTOR ESTES called in sick today and did not give a report Organizations Board/Student Services, DIRECTOR WAINSCOTT DIRECTOR WAINSCOTT stated that last week she passed around a sign up sheet for the orientation table, and she is going to pass it around at this meeting as well. She went on to state that she would like to thank SENATOR FECTEAU for coming to the orientation booth last week. She stated that she would be gone for the next three weeks. Entertainment & Programming, DIRECTOR GLANCZ DIRECTOR GLANCZ stated that he has been meeting with people such as Dr.Ackerman. He went on to state that on September 10 the Friday before Ooze Ball they are going to have a band set up on the intramural field for the night before, and October 14th hopefully we will have Carrot Top at Ham Hall. Office of Student Information, DIRECTOR DELAFONTAINE ( VICE PRESIDENT CANEPA stated that Director Delafontaine would not be attending the meeting because her boyfriend is going out of town and that she stated that she has been reorganizing everything. D. Residence Hall Liaison Report E. Student Athlete Advisory Board Liaison Report F. Ethnic Student Council Liaison Report G. Business Manager Report BUSINESS MANAGER MOORE read the expenditures for the last two weeks: $10.79 for mail services, $135.00 to Academic Computing for and adapter card for the President's computer, $118.90 To Facilities Management to replace the lettering on the CBC annex door, $50.00 to the MSU for room rental for Urban World Film Festival, $40.00 to Vegas Pizza for pizza for the Senate Orientation, $60.00 to Vegas Pizza for pizza and soda for Movie night on 4/8/99, $377.27 to Ahern Party Rentals for assorted items for the tailgate on 10/31/98, $102.00 to Boulevard Trophy for the Senate medallions, $341.49 to Central Stores for misc. office supplies, and $208.45 to Central Stores for a computer cart for the Vice President computer. VI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of waiving Bylaw 26 to award unused CSUN Leadership Scholarship funds; SENATOR AUGUSTIN moved to strike FDH 105 & replace with WRI 211, seconded by SENATOR CLEMENS MOVE INTO A VOTE. MOTION PASSES 19-1-0 (SENATOR ANZALONE OPPOSES) SENATOR DAVY moved to approve, seconded by SENATOR BASTUNAS MOVE INTO A VOTE. MOTION PASSES 18-2-0 (Senator Augustin, and Senator Clemens Opposed) B. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of David Fisk, Stephanie Davy, Jen Peck, and Amy Canepa to serve on the CSUN Leadership Scholarship Committee; ( SENATOR AUGUSTIN moved to approve, seconded by SENATOR BASTUNAS MOVE INTO A VOTE. MOTION PASSES 20-0-0 Action Item: Nomination/Election of one (1) Senator to serve on the CSUN Leadership Scholarship Committee; SENATOR M. MORADKHAN moved to open nominations, seconded by SENATOR ANZALONE SENATOR M. MORADKHAN moved to nominate SENATOR CALLAHAN, seconded by SENATOR MCLAUGHLIN PRESIDENT FISK closed nominations MOVE INTO A VOTE. UNANIMOUS ACCLAMATION Action Item: Nomination/Election of Mike Fecteau and James Benedetto to serve on the Bylaws Committee, as submitted by SENATOR DAVY; SENATOR BASTUNAS moved to approve, seconded by SENATOR GARCIA There was some discussion SENATOR ANZALONE moved to amend the item to read Discussion/Approval, seconded by SENATOR DAVY MOVE INTO A VOTE. MOTION PASSES 16-4-0 (Senator Augustin, Senator Maietta, Senator Ventura, And Senator McLaughlin Opposed) There was some discussion MOVE INTO A VOTE. MOTION PASSES 15-5-0 (SENATOR AUGUSTIN, SENATOR MAIETTA, SENATOR ANZALONE, SENATOR VENTURA, SENATOR GLANCZ opposed) E. Action Item: Nomination/Election of one (1) Senator to serve on the Faculty Senate Academic Standards Committee; SENATOR GLANCZ moved to open nominations, seconded by SENATOR BASTUNAS SENATOR VENTURA moved to nominate SENATOR PAJAK, seconded by SENATOR KNAPP SENATOR PAJAK DECLINES SENATOR GLANCZ moved to nominate SENATOR MCLAUGHLIN, seconded by SENATOR MAIETTA PRESIDENT FISK CLOSED NOMINATIONS MOVE INTO A VOTE. SENATOR MCLAUGHLIN RECEIVES THE SEAT BY UNANIMOUS ACCLAMATION F. Action Item: Nomination/Election of Mike Fecteau to serve on the Constitutional Revision Committee, as submitted by SENATOR DAVY; SENATOR GARCIA moved to approve, seconded by SENATOR GREEN SENATOR DAVY moved to strike Nomination/Election and insert Discussion/Approval, seconded by SENATOR P. MORADKHAN MOVE INTO A VOTE. MOTION PASSES 20-0-0 MOVE INTO A VOTE. MOTION PASSES 20-0-0 G. Action Item: Discussion/Approval of expending $800 to pay for four (4) Executive Board parking spaces for the 1999-2000 year to be encumbered from the CSUN 2702 FY 99-00 budget. SENATOR FECTEAU moved to approve, seconded by SENATOR BASTUNAS There was some discussion 'ii ( SENATOR DAVY moved to strike 99-00 and replace with FY 98-99 budget MOVE INTO A VOTE. MOTION PASSES 20-0-0 There was some discussion MOVE INTO A VOTE. MOTION PASSES 17-2-1 (SENATOR SCHROEDER, SENATOR MCLAUGHLIN opposed, SENATOR CLEMENS abstains) VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT [in accordance with N.R.S. 241.020 (2)(c)(3)] IX. EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUMMATIONS PRESIDENT PECK stated that she has put a memo regarding Technology Fee in every Senators box and she would really appreciate it if they would read closely, and in an effort to find out how other students feel DIRECTOR WAINSCOTT and myself have been working on a survey that the senators can distribute She went on to state that we have a calendar that she is going ot out in the Senate Chambers. If anybody need agenda items to be put on the Executive Board agendas please give them to her in writing. She went on to state that in regards to the KUNV Committee President Harter has appointed David Himmel to sit on that committee, the Executive Board is putting together a proposal for KUNV, and the Board of Regents Meeting is next week, and if any senator has any concerns that they want expressed please tell her before the meeting. Followed by Question and Answer VICE PRESIDENT CANEPA stated that she has started her internship with Belligio and that she will be posting her new office hours, she will be meeting with the Directors on Thursday. She went on to state that she will meeting with the Family Weekend Committee this Wednesday for the Beach Boys to play prior to the football games. As in regards to the Technology fee she is in complete agreement, student opinion is very valuable it might be possible to so an e-mail survey will help. She went on to state that they should an informal survey with the students walking in to ask them how they feel about Senators getting parking spaces. She will not be at the Board of Regents meeting next week. Question and Answer followed. SENATE PRESIDENT FISK stated that he would like to Thank the Pro-Tempore and Holly for doing the agenda his brother is ill, and June 21st is the next meeting GOOD OF THE SENATE SENATOR P. MORADKHAN stated that he thinks the fee increase is a good idea, but he wants to check with his constituants SENATOR KNAPP stated that he would get back to PRESIDENT PECK later SENATOR GREEN stated that Engineering will be for the Technology fee. SENATOR AUGUSTIN No comment SENATOR MAIETTA stated that it sounds like a good idea, and that it sounds like it would be good for the business college. And there is one seat open on the Ways & Means Committee SENATOR ANZALONE stated that he is against the fee increase and that he feels each senator needs to come to CSUN and make a presenatation if their college needs the money for Technology SENATOR CLEMENS stated that summer is almost over and he thinks the increase is a good idea SENATOR VENTURA stated that he was absent at the last meeting because he was in Washington D.C., and he is in favor of the increase SENATOR PAJAK stated that he agrees with SENATOR CLEMENS SENATOR HAMBY stated that she is in agreement with the increase SENATOR GLANCZ stated that he would be resigning after this meeting and that he has proposed a new bylaw to change grades to a 2.5 he doesn't want to lose people of keep them from getting involved SENATOR SCHROEDER stated that she has to do more research on the increase, and that it is hard to compare her GPA with an engineering student because of different classes and different levels SENATOR M. MORADKHAN stated that she will be passing out the surveys SENATOR MCLAUGHLIN stated that the Hotel college is opening a new computer lab but she is for it for the other students. She went onto state that she feels that it isn't fair that there are 7 senators that didn't get a chance to vote on the grade change and that they should have that option SENATOR CALLAHAN stated that she is in favor of the increase SENATOR BASTUNAS stated that she has some concerns about the increase she went on to state that we don't have enough room for the teachers and with more computers where are we going to put them, and Gil will be missed as a Senator SENATOR BENEDETTO stated that he is hesitant to support the increase and he would like to look for other options SENATOR GARCIA stated that he is against the increase and that it adds up to $80,000 dollars a semester, the college of Science already has a lab and his college would not support it SENATOR FECTEAU stated that the Political Science Department has a computer lab that is seldom used, and he too is hesitant about supporting the increase. He went on to congratulate Agassi on a Grand Slam and Johnson on his four point play SENATOR DAVY stated that she too is proud of Agassi, and that she believes the forum went well. Next week pictures will be taken from 5-6:30 PM. She went on to state that Gil will be missed and that she is opposed to the fee increase, and we need to find money elsewhere. ADJOURNMENT SENATOR DAVY moved to adjourn, seconded by SENATOR P. MORADKHAN MOVE INTO A VOTE. MTOION PASSES 19-0-0 SENATE PRESIDENT FISK adjourned the meeting at 4:09 PM SUBMITTED BY: DAVID FISK SENATE PRESIDENT ANCpLA D. ALLEN MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT NOTE: All minutes subject to summation