[In these minutes: 1. Coordinate Campus Visits, 2. Student Forum on Academic Misconduct]

STUDENT SENATE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (SSCC) MINUTES

OCTOBER 7, 1999

[These minutes reflect discussion and debate at a committee of the University of Minnesota Senate or Twin Cities Campus Assembly; none of the comments, conclusions, or actions reported in these minutes represent the views of, nor are they binding on, the Senate or Assembly, the Administration, or the Board of Regents.]

PRESENT: Jason Reed (chair), Sabeen Altaf, YeeLeng Hang, Jed Ipsen, Reid LeBeau, Chaz Rice, Tiffany Stedman, Aaron Street, Kerstin Trimble, Mark Uszenski.

1. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

The September 16, 1999 minutes were approved.

2. CHAIR'S REPORT

No report.

3. STUDENT SENATE CHAIR'S REPORT

Reid LeBeau said that he gave his report during the Student Orientation.

4. DISCUSSION OF COMPLETED STUDENT ORIENTATION

Returning members should be asked if they have anything to say to new members

Should this be mandatory for all senators and optional for other students?

Would a retreat, away from campus, be more useful for senators? Could this be mandatory if it was on a weekend? How would funding be secured? 5. COORDINATE CAMPUS VISITS

The Crookston trip was finalized. A van would leave from Northrop at noon on Tuesday, October 12 and return on Wednesday, October 13. If a member cannot attend, then they should contact Becky.

The Morris trip was then planned for Tuesday, November 2. The van will be leaving from Northrop at 2:30 and returning late that same night.

It was decided that the Duluth trip would be postponed until Spring Semester.

6. STUDENT FORUM ON ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT

Jason Reed and Reid LeBeau presented this item to the committee by making the following comments:

President will receive the report around November 1 and then hold it for 10 days to make his recommendations
Forum to be held on November 16, from 12:30 - 2:30 in Ted Mann Concert Hall
Mainly a Twin Cities issue so coordinate campuses will not be connected
Student Senate will be sponsoring; MSA and GAPSA will be invited to help but will not be involved in the planning
President, University administrator, 2 regents, and 2 state legislators will be invited to speak

The committee then debated the format for the forum, who and how people would be invited to speak, and what roles Student Senate leadership would play.

It was decided that Jason, Aaron, and Reid would be responsible for making any decisions, which would then be relayed back to the committee to keep everyone up to speed.

7. OTHER BUSINESS

Reid LeBeau updated the committee on the lighting situation on the Morris campus. The Student Senate leadership had lunch with Fred Morrison, FCC Chair, prior to the October 7 Senate meeting. At that time, Reid relayed the situation to Professor Morrison and asked what the Senate could do. Later that afternoon, Reid was informed that the situation would be solved. Emergency call boxes for all parking lots as well as additional lights are now being installed. Reid commented that all Morris students would now be safer because of this action.

Rebecca Hippert
University Senate