Senate swears in new vice chair of finance
Hannah Love was nominated, approved, and sworn in as the new vice chair of finance. Kirby Krogman stepped down from the position due to his December 2014 graduation.
Love reported $95,993.25 in unallocated funds.
Jon Lordino, chief justice, said last semester Senate allocated $25,000 for new pool tables for The Pit. The tables will only cost $23,000 so the extra $2,000 will go to pool cues, pool balls, and any unexpected situations that may come up with the moving of the old tables.
The latest the tables will be in would be during midterm break in March. They will either put the tables in then or they will close off The Pit sometime before that so the tables can get moved.
President Dillion Spies said if any clubs or groups on campus want more information or for the senators to present to the clubs about the trip to Florida, they can contact him to set that up. He also said he wants to fill Senate up this semester. There are spots open for all the schools (B.E.A.M.S.S., E.H.P.C.P.S.W., Liberal Arts), at-large positions, and Kent Hall.
Marci Luton, senator of Kent, suggested talking to the people who campaigned for positions but didn’t get elected since they have already shown interest in Senate.
Michael Hall reported that if anyone is complaining about the slow internet speed, it should be picking up by the end of the month. Also, the program that you have to download when you connect to the internet is only there to make sure you have an antivirus program on your computer.
Taylor Osmotherly, senator Edna, resigned from his position because he has class during meeting times.
CAB asked for Senate to approve Chelsea Evans as the new vice chair of programming and Mikayla Gallagher as the vice chair of relations.
Laure Sinn reminded Senators Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. day. Dr. Nesheim has schedule panels all day Monday morning. There will be different panels from 9 a.m. – noon. At 1:30 p.m., the march will start at the corner of Main and Third streets.
“The Drum Majors Instinct” speech will be played during the march. She said they will have vans available for rides if students don’t have a car or don’t want to drive to the start. She also said the Health 101 magazine is now available to students in their emails. Sinn would like meet with students at 10:45 a.m., Thursdays in the Student Center to talk about the magazine with her. She promised treats.
With the help of Jon Hansen, enrollment management, marketing and student services vice president, Sinn asked Senate to consider helping to sponsor a Title IX speaker, Jackson Katz, on March 19 in the Chicoine Events Center. She wants this to be “a big deal,” and “why not fill up the entire 4,000 seats in” the Chicoine Events Center for this. Sinn is working on getting food, prizes, and T-shirts for the event. She said she will be asking Senate to allocate some money next week to help cover the costs of bringing Katz to CSC.
Student Trustee Jacob Rissler said Sherri Simons is the interim Title IX coordinator, so if there are any problems that need to be dealt with, contact her. He also said Student Trustee applications are available and due at noon, Feb. 9. The only requirements for this position are to be an undergrad and have three letters of recommendation from CSC staff to go with the application. Anyone of the student body can apply. The applications can be found at csc.edu/student senate and are due to Kathy Mason’s office on the third floor of Crites. Rissler will then set up a committee to recommend three people to Dr. Rhine for selection.
The board meeting is next weekend so Rissler said if there is anything that students want brought up at the meeting to get ahold of him.
Rissler also talked to Tracy Shuck, dining services director, about the coffee shop. The shop will now be open from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. without the break like it had last semester.