[In these minutes: Updates,
Letter on Student Evaluation, 2007-08 agenda items]
STUDENT
SENATE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (SSCC) MINUTES
SEPTEMBER
20, 2007
[These minutes reflect
discussion and debate at a committee of the University of Minnesota Senate; none
of the comments, conclusions, or actions reported in these minutes represent the
views of, nor are they binding on, the Senate the Administration, or the Board
of Regents.]
PRESENT:
Ronald Miller (acting chair), Neal Brown, Bree Richards, Kris Schwebler, Alicia
Smith.
ABSENT:
Jeni Kiewatt.
GUEST:
Mitch Pemberton.
1.
STUDENT COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES ELECTION
Quorum was not present to
complete this election. It will be held at the October Student Senate
meeting.
2.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Ronald Miller welcomed everyone
to the first SSCC meeting. Members then introduced themselves.
3.
CHAIR'S REPORT AND UPDATES
Ronald Miller noted that he is
actually the SSCC/Student Senate Vice Chair, but since a Chair was not elected
last spring, he is serving in that role. Therefore he has been attending
meetings of the Student Advisory Council which works with the Office for Higher
Education.
From reviewing last year's
items, he noticed that the student evaluation issue is still outstanding. He is
suggesting action on this issue later in the meeting.
4.
CAMPUS, STUDENT ASSOCIATION, AND OTHER GOVERNANCE GROUP UPDATES
Neal Brown reported that the
Crookston Student Association (CSA) is looking at having additional recycling
bins on campus.
Alicia Smith noted that MSA
approved the light rail resolution from GAPSA.
Bree Richards said that GAPSA's
first assembly meeting is next week, at which time three director positions will
be ratified by the Assembly. Possible resolutions from GAPS include light rail,
media neutrality, and the strike.
5.
APPROVAL OF MSA MEMBERS APPOINTED TO SCC
Kris Schwebler and Alicia Smith
were approved as the MSA members on SCC.
6.
APPROVAL OF LETTER ON STUDENT EVALUATION REVIEW
Ronald Miller presented a letter
from SSCC to the chairs of the Educational Policy Committee (SCEP), the Faculty
Affairs Committee (SCFA), and the evaluation review subcommittee to ask them to
finish work on standard evaluations fall semester so that the revised student
release questions can be used spring semester.
The letter was approved as
amended.
7.
DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL 2007-08 AGENDA ITEMS
Members made the following list
of potential items:
- Central
corridor
- Media
Neutrality – should the University have a policy to govern what
administrators say when they are acting in an official capacity?
- Compensation
for teaching assistants and graduate assistants
- University
maintaining a list of faculty and graduate students who hold classes off campus
during the strike
- Graduate
student unionization
- Stadium
update
8.
APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 4 STUDENT SENATE AGENDA
The agenda was approved as
amended.
9.
OTHER BUSINESS
Members then discussed the SSCC
and SCC meetings schedules and asked that they be aligned so that both meetings
take place on the same dates.
With no further business, Ronald
Miller thanked all members for attending and adjourned the meeting.
Becky Hippert
University
Senate