MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE

Studio C, Rarig Center--Twin Cities Campus
105 Kiehle Hall--Crookston Campus
173 Kirby Plaza--Duluth Campus
7 Humanities and Fine Arts--Morris Campus

This is a meeting of the Student Senate. There are 31 voting members of the Student Senate. A simple majority must be present for a quorum. Most actions require only a simple majority for approval. Actions requiring special majorities for approval are noted under each of those items.

1. COUNCIL OF ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS AND ADMINISTRATORS UPDATE
(5 minutes)

2. CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE UPDATE
(5 minutes)

3. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE REGENTS REPORT
(5 minutes)

4. STUDENT SENATE/ STUDENT SENATE
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORT
(5 minutes)

5. ASSEMBLY/ASSOCIATION UPDATES
(5 minutes)

6. 2010 LEGISLATIVE REQUEST AND BUDGET OUTLOOK
Discussion
(30 minutes)

7. 2009-10 COMMITTEES OF THE STUDENT SENATE
Action
(2 minutes)

Student Senate committee memberships for 2009-10:

STUDENT AFFAIRS - Students: Olga Zakharenko (co-chair), Silvia Canelon, Megan Hines 6 to be named. Faculty/PA: Thomas Reynolds (co-chair), Anthony Albecker, Christiane Bartels, Joyce Holl, Andy Howe, Carlos Torelli. Alumni: Nathan Pelzer. Civil Service: Thomas Bilder. Ex Officio: Kendre Turonie, Amelious Whyte.

ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER STUDENT CONSULTATIVE - Students: To be named (chair), Paul Anagale, Ganesh Babulal, Brandon Burk, Robb Garni, Cynthia Kasak, Becky Klismet, Jennifer Landwehr, Meredith Lukasek, Meghan Mason, Eden Sonn, Daniel Stein, Andy Wicks, 3 to be named.

STUDENT COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES - Students: To be named (chair), Kia Adams, Jeffrey Anderson, Xander Castro, Kathy Julik-Heine, Athena Mussenden, John Worden, 1 to be named

STUDENT SENATE CONSULTATIVE - Students: Kathy Julik-Heine (chair), Jeffrey Anderson, Aaron Carlson, Manjari Govada, Andrew Heairet, Jonathan Lundberg, Andrew Smith, Greg Summers, John Worden, 1 to be named.

ELAINE CHALLACOMBE, CHAIR
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES

8. STUDENT SENATE BYLAW AMENDMENT
Removal of Twin Cities Undergraduate Senators
Action
(10 minutes)

To amend Article V, Section 4 of the Student Senate Bylaws as follows (new language is underlined). As an amendment to the Student Senate Bylaws, the motion requires either a majority of all voting members of the Student Senate (16) at one regular or special meeting, or a majority of all voting members of the Student Senate present and voting at each of two meetings. This is the first meeting at which this motion is being presented.

ARTICLE V. STUDENT SENATE MEMBERSHIP, ELECTIONS, AND OFFICERS (Changes to this article are subject to vote only by the Student Senate)

4. Removal for Neglect of Meetings

a. A member of the Student Senate shall be said to have neglected a meeting if the member does not attend a meeting of the Student or University Senate, does not provide an alternate, or does not notify the Clerk of the impending absence.

b. A member of the Student Senate shall forfeit membership by neglecting two meetings of the
Student or University Senate.

c. The Clerk of the Senate shall notify any member who will forfeit Student Senate membership by neglecting the next meeting of the University or Student Senate.

d. A member of the Student Senate shall forfeit Student Senate membership if membership in the campus student association or assembly is forfeited by failure to satisfy attendance criteria specified in the constitution, bylaws, or rules of the campus student association or assembly.

e d. A member whose membership has been forfeited may appeal to the Student Consultative Committee for reinstatement.

The Minnesota Student Association (MSA) asked that it be provided the authority to remove Student Senators, who also serve in MSA, who do not satisfy MSA attendance criteria. The Student Senate Consultative Committee (SSCC) discovered that the other student associations and assemblies already have this practice, although the authority is not provided for in the Student Senate Bylaws. This amendment is intended to provide authority to all campus student associations and assemblies to remove senators who are not attending student association and assembly meetings.