Student Senate

In the absence of Senate President Katrina Hurley, senators discussed various projects and events, but did not make any big changes or allocations at Monday’s 18-minute meeting.

The main discussion point at the open forum Thursday night was the possibility of installing phone charging stations on campus.

Senate allocated $12,558 and swore in five senators at Monday’s meeting.

After allocating $700 for a Scholastic Day interactive trailer last week, Senate allocates additional funds for trailer fees

Student Senate approved a $700 allocation, bylaw revisions, and a timeline for action on Master Academic Plan initiatives at Monday night’s meeting.

Six senators and one executive board member resigned their positions on Senate at Monday’s meeting.

Senate Vice President of Finance Curtis Stevens, as chair of the bylaw revision committee, brought proposed changes to the Senate bylaws at Monday’s meeting. Senators passed all the amendments that they did not have issues with and decided to focus on the other amendments at the next meeting Monday.

The Big Event offered a proposed budget of $13,170, but Senate only allocated $11,670. Senate suggested a few places in the budget that The Big Event could cut back. Senators suggested that the staff could just wear last year’s T-shirts in replace of the polos, and the staff could check around for cheaper prices on printing costs instead of only offering business to the print shop on campus. For full breakdown of The Big Event’s budget, see attached photo.

The budget for The Big Event, an allocation to the Aquatic Center, and a feminine hygiene initiative were discussed at

Senate allocated $58.77 less than the total cost of reimbursements based on numbers offered at the Senate meeting.