Student Senate Meeting 9/12:
Guest SpeakersElaine Allord and David Berona were the guest speakers at Sunday’s meeting. They discussed the new plans for Lamson Library. These plans include a new circulation desk, more classrooms on the ground floor and a new café, that will be accessible from the outside. There will also be Internet technology assistance throughout the library and a greater concentration on technological capabilities. These improvements are scheduled to be completed by fall of 2006. Vice President Hage spoke of the overcrowding issues that we are currently experiencing with housing. He stated that it was a result of increased retention as well as the enrollment of 50 students more than was expected. Hage anticipates that by the 15th of September all but 8 of those students currently housed in hotels will be moved onto campus. It is an area of concern that is being actively dealt with by the administration. Elections InformationThere are several positions still available: The freshman and sophomore classes both need a president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary. Student senate seats that are open are three off-campus representative positions, a Smith Hall representative, a Grafton Hall representative, two student apartment representatives, two freshman class representatives, and two senior class representatives. Petitions are due to the HUB Info Booth by Friday 9/16/05 at 5:00 p.m.Elections on Tuesday 9/20/05 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. HUB Pawsway & Prospect lobbyElections Press Conference Tuesday 9/20/05 8:00 p.m. HUB Fireplace LoungeFor questions on the process, please contact Jeremy Foskitt at x2298. If you do not return a packet by Friday the 16th and you wish to run, you can still obtain an available seat by coming to a senate meeting and getting elected by the senate.Clubs and OrganizationsOn September 22nd there will be a mandatory hazing meeting for all student clubs and organizations. At least one member of every club or organization must be present. Due to the important nature of the materials discussed at last week’s President and Treasurer’s meeting, those organizations that did not attend will not be able to receive CEA monies and will be level-funded at allocations. However, there will be an appeals process for those absent from this meeting. You may e-mail judicial chair Peter Laufenberg at Palaufenberg@plymouuth.edu for more information on this process. Michelle’s Law: House Bill 37 Senator Saraiva spoke of House bill 37, Michelle’s Law. It is a law designed to protect college students from losing insurance if they become terminally ill and are no longer full time students. If you are interested in learning more about Michelle Morris, a PSU graduate, and the namesake of the law, or the law in general please visit www.michelleslaw.com. or contact Katie Saraiva at Kasaraiva@plymouth.edu CommitteesIf you want to be involved with serving on the allocations committee you should contact Leslie Kingsley at lakingsley@plymouth.edu. Also, the four core committees of Student Senate are looking for students to join. The Student Life and Communications committees meet on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in the student senate office. The Finance committee will meet Sundays at 4:30 and the Judicial committee will meet Monday at 5 p.m. Constitution Day:On Friday, September 16, 2005, Plymouth State University will hold its first annual Constitution Day in the HUB Fireplace Lounge at 12:15 p.m. Constitution Day is a federally mandated program that all academic institutions in the United States must sponsor in order to receive federal funding. The event will consist of multiple speakers including PSU Student Body President Jeremy Foskitt, Dr. Marcia Schmidt Blaine, Dr. Khuan Chong and Dr. Robert Egbert. Topics discussed will include the historical context behind the Constitution and and the relationship between the Constitution, international affairs and civil liberties. Refreshments will be served!CEA Dates for Fall 2005:
Sunday, October 2nd6:00 p.m. Student Senate Room (HUB 119)Sunday, November 6th6:00 p.m. Student Senate Room (HUB 119)Sunday, December 4th6:00 p.m. Student Senate Room (HUB 119)
The Finance Committee will hold initial meetings with requesting organizations two weeks prior to the Student Senate CEA meeting. A second meeting will be held one week prior to the Student Senate CEA meeting to finalize and approve any revisions to requests arising from the initial meeting. Organizations who do not attend the initial meeting (two weeks prior to the Student Senate CEA meeting) of the Finance Committee to put forward their CEA request may not attend the second meeting to put forward their request. They must wait until the next funding cycle. The following are the finance committee meeting dates for this semester: Sunday, September 18th & 25th 4:30 p.m. HUB Tower Room
Sunday, October 23rd & 30th4:30 p.m. HUB Tower Room
Sunday, November 20th & 27th 4:30 p.m. HUB Tower Room
PLEASE BRING 5 COPIES OF YOUR REQUEST TO THE PRELIMINARY MEETINGS ON SUNDAY EVENING.