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Kansas State University

Committee Members

  • Chair
  • Peter Boos
  • Vice Chair
  • Austin St. John
  • Senators
  • Student Senate Parliamentarian: Matt Spade
    Danny Unruh
    Andrew Langford
    William Muir
    Torie Reilly
    Kelsey Moran
    Maggie Bauman
    Tyler Sharp
  • Interns
  • At-Large
  • Lindsey Hubert
    Kyle Krueger

Senate Operations Committee

 
November 18, 2008

CALL TO ORDER
Chair Boos called the meeting to order at 6:01.

ROLL CALL:
Senate Operations Chair Boos
Vice Chair Austin St. John
Student Senate Parliamentarian Matt Spade
Student Senate Secretary Lopez
Senator Maggie Bauman
Senator Kelsey Moran
Senator William Muir
Senator Joe Norris
Senator Tyler Sharp
Senator Danny Unruh
Intern Mike Ellis
At-Large Lindsey Hubert
At-Large Randi Black

Excused
Senator Andrew Langford
Intern Luke Fangman

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • None

GENERAL BUSINESS:

  • Discussed ideas for the senate OPS committee project for the creation of a several week program that would include workshops to educate senators on how to be more knowledgeable senators. The following areas were discusses:
    • Avenues of PR and Marketing
    • Building bonds within the college
    • Meeting w/ local representatives in Government
    • Connecting with campus organizations
  • Proofread Legislation

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:

  • None

ADJOURNMENT:
Moved by Senator Unruh. Adjourned at 6:40p.m.

November 11, 2008

CALL TO ORDER
Chair Boos called the meeting to order at 6:04.

ROLL CALL:
Senate Operations Chair Boos
Vice Chair Austin St. John
Student Senate Parliamentarian Matt Spade
Student Senate Secretary Lopez
Senator Maggie Bauman
Senator Andrew Langford
Senator Kelsey Moran
Senator William Muir
Senator Joe Norris
Senator Tyler Sharp
Senator Danny Unruh
Intern Luke Fangman
Intern Mike Ellis
At-Large Lindsey Hubert

Unex.
At-Large Randi Black

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • None

GENERAL BUSINESS:

  • Introduced senate OPS committee project for the creation of a several week program that would include workshops to educate senators on how to be more knowledgeable senators. The following areas were discusses:
    • Avenues of PR and Marketing
    • Building bonds within the college
    • Meeting w/ local representatives in Government
    • Connecting with campus organizations
  • Proofread Legislation

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:

  • None

ADJOURNMENT:
Moved by Senator Unruh. Adjourned at 6:47p.m.

October 21, 2008

CALL TO ORDER
Chair Boos called the meeting to order at 6:00.

ROLL CALL:
Senate Operations Chair Boos
Vice Chair Austin St. John
Student Senate Parliamentarian Matt Spade
Student Senate Secretary Lopez
Senator Maggie Bauman
Senator Andrew Langford
Senator Kelsey Moran
Senator William Muir
Senator Joe Norris
Senator Tyler Sharp
Senator Danny Unruh
Intern Mike Ellis
At-Large Lindsey Hubert

Excused
Intern Luke Fangman

Unex.
At-Large Randi Black

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • None

GENERAL BUSINESS:

  • Proofread Legislation

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:

  • None

ADJOURNMENT:
Moved by Senator Langford. Adjourned at 6:25p.m.

October 7, 2008

CALL TO ORDER
Chair Boos called the meeting to order at 6:04.

ROLL CALL:
Present
Senate Operations Chair Boos
Vice Chair Austin St. John
Student Senate Parliamentarian Matt Spade
Student Senate Secretary Lopez
Senator Maggie Bauman
Senator Andrew Langford
Senator Kelsey Moran
Senator Joe Norris
Senator Tyler Sharp
Senator Danny Unruh
Intern Luke Fangman
Intern Mike Ellis
At-Large Lindsey Hubert
At-Large Randi Black

Excused
Senator William Muir

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • None

GENERAL BUSINESS:

  • Introduced the College Council representatives present at the meeting.
  • Reviewed College Councils
    • College of Architecture
      • Started to bring snacks to the meetings and it boosted attendance
      • Doing a pumpkin carving contest within the college
      • Dean is very involved and excited to help the council. Try to keep a open forum type atmosphere
      • Have a lifetime membership but if you don’t keep attendance up at meeting then you get expelled from the council
      • 4 th year student involvement could be a lot better because most students study abroad in the spring semester
    • College of Education
      • Doing education practice interviews
      • Revised the “chalkboard” - a newsletter informing the students about what is going on in the council
      • Never really see the dean unless there is a problem that needs resolved
    • College of Agriculture
      • Watermelon feed; good event for older students to meet freshman
      • New assistant dean in the college is an advisor on the council
      • Working on telefund within the college
      • Very effective in getting student senators involved with the college council
      • Have the dean and a professor who are on the council as advisors
      • Every person is put on a committee within the council to keep everyone involved and active
      • Have a club of the year award to promote the clubs involvement in the college council
    • College of Business
      • Ice cream social to promote unity in the college
      • Working with the college ambassadors to promote the college
      • Making the meeting more informal, there is a feeling that everyone has a voice and are more engaged
      • Haven’t had much attendance with senators coming to the meetings
      • Feel that the dean doesn’t really know what their role is in helping the student council
    • College of Arts and Sciences
      • Started the semester with a social to welcome students back KSU
      • It is hard to do specific events because the college is very diverse in majors and there isn’t a main focal point
      • Always have study snacks in Eisenhower Hall during finals week for all students
      • Meeting being more structured has kind of caused a turn around in attendance
      • Feel like they are just off doing their own thing and would like to have a more regular involvement with the dean
    • College of Engineering
      • Engineering Rally – kicks off the semester and welcomes the freshman
      • The career fair banquet along with the career fair to connect students to prospective employers
      • Hold a dean’s forum open to all students to hear about what is happening within the college
      • Freshman Leadership Conference (FLC) is all of the freshman involved in student council and they get their own committee and do their own projects
      • Want the student council to be a hub for all of the groups in the college
      • It is really important to have a contact list of the people in charge of the different teams and organizations in the college
  • Considered making a change to the Student Senate by-laws to require one senator within that specific college to attend their college council meetings in a liaison type position
  • Proofread Legislation

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:

  • Constitutional Amendment 08/09/18 was moved by Senator Norris and passed out of committee with a vote of 7-0-0.

ADJOURNMENT:

Moved by Senator Smart. Adjourned at 7:15p.m.

September 30, 2008

CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chair St. John called the meeting to order at 5:57.

ROLL CALL:
Present
Vice Chair Austin St. John
Student Senate Parliamentarian Matt Spade
Student Senate Secretary Lopez
Senator Maggie Bauman
Senator Andrew Langford
Senator Kelsey Moran
Senator William Muir
Senator Tyler Sharp
Senator Danny Unruh
Intern Luke Fangman
At-Large Lindsey Hubert

Excused
Senate Operations Chair Boos
Senator Joe Norris
Intern Mike Ellis

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Reminder to contact your representative College Council Presidents for the meeting next week

GENERAL BUSINESS:

  • Proofread Legislation

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:

  • Bill 08/09/18 was moved and passed out of committee favorably with a vote of 10-0-0

ADJOURNMENT:
Moved by Senator Moran. Adjourned at 6:17p.m.

September 23, 2008

CALL TO ORDER
Chair Boos called the meeting to order at 6:02.

ROLL CALL:
Senate Operations Chair Boos
Vice Chair Austin St. John
Student Senate Parliamentarian Matt Spade
Student Senate Secretary Lopez
Senator Maggie Bauman
Senator Andrew Langford
Senator Kelsey Moran
Senator William Muir
Senator Joe Norris
Senator Danny Unruh
Intern Luke Fangman
Intern Mike Ellis
At-Large Lindsey Hubert

Excused
Senator Tyler Sharp

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • We introduced the two new interns and welcomed them to the committee.
  • Senate OPS will be meeting with the college council presidents of their respective colleges to discuss their effectiveness and how they run within their college on October 7, during the regular OPS meeting time.

GENERAL BUSINESS:

  • Proofread Legislations

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:

  • Senator Norris moved that the Senate Operation Committee be added as the author of Bill 08/09/18 Constitutional Amendment Concerning the KSU SGA Judicial Branch, the motion was properly seconded and passed with a vote of 10-0-0.

ADJOURNMENT:
Moved by Senator Langford. Adjourned at 6:36p.m.

September 9, 2008

CALL TO ORDER
Chair Boos called the meeting to order at 6:28pm.

ROLL CALL:
Members Present:
Boos
Muir
Spade
Norris
Moran
Bauman
Sharp
Unruh
Lopez
Langford

Members Absent:
Excused:
St. John

Unexcused:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

GENERAL BUSINESS:

  • Nominations for Senate Operation Secretary
    Unopposed, Senator Norris will be the new Senate Operations Secretary for the 08-09 term.
  • SGA Treasurer/Allocations Chair Hoskins presented amendment to the statutes for Student Activity Fee Funding Regulations
  • Proofread legislation

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:
none

ADJOURNMENT:
Moved by Senator Unruh and seconded, meeting adjourned at 7:02pm.

April 1, 20008

CALL TO ORDER
Chair Hoskins called the meeting to order at 6:03pm.

ROLL CALL:
Members Present:
Hoskins
Muir
Dugan
Schnefke
Hoffman
Unruh
Kirkland
Das
Long

Members Absent:
Excused:
Wulf
Leben
Norris
Boos
Unexcused:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Senate will be starting at 5:30 this Thursday.

GENERAL BUSINESS:
Proofread legislation
Considered a elections results and two recommendations for next term, those recommendations will be held until next term.

LEGISLATION PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE:
Bill 07-08-117 properly motioned and voted out of committee favorably with a vote of 8-0-0

ADJOURNMENT:
Moved and seconded, meeting adjourned at 7:10pm.