The Gettysburg College Student Senate provided the following minutes. Besides formatting, they have not been edited in any way.
Approval of Minutes
- Motion passed.
Guest Speaker – Hallie Deardorf, CRNP
- New nurse practitioner at Health Center
- California State University, Salinas Alumna
- College pays for student visits for common illnesses, and sells common medications out of pocket.
- The Health Center offers free Tylenol and acetaminophen as well as birth control.
- The Health Center is open 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM. F
- Flu shots are also available by appointment on Thursdays and Fridays, and will be billed to insurance.
- Q & A
- Do you have to be on the school insurance?
- No. They may ask for your insurance to pay for testing.
- Does the health center have an x-ray machine?
- No. Campus safety often brings injured parties to the hospital. They can handle minor sprains, but most are referred to the hospital.
- What steps have been taken towards price transparency?
- When the school changed contract-types, they moved away from co-pays, and most tests are covered by the school. Any charges will be explained upfront.
- Do you have to be on the school insurance?
Officer Reports
- President Roman Jordan
- No Report
- Vice President Duquette
- No Report
- Parliamentarian DiLuzio
- GCSS Policy Options
- Senate recognizes 7 affinity groups, while OSAGL recognizes 10. Parliamentarians currently code each organization into a group.
- 3 Options
- Align with OSAGL – Raises group leaders to 10, increasing size of Senate.
- Lower Affinity Group Leader number to 5, with each group leader representing 2 types of organizations.
- No change.
- Strong Senate support shown for Club Council
- Club Tier Funding
- Tier 1 is unique, well established, groups, such as Senate, the Yearbook, and WZBT, with independent funding.
- Tier 2 is a standard club, with an executive board, standard access to funding, a case budget, faculty advisor, etc.
- Tier 3 is a very small organization that just has a President, but does not need a specific advisor, executive board, or access to campus vehicles, etc. ●
- Policy question is whether tier 3 organizations should have access to a base budget, given the lack of oversight.
- 3 Options
- Require T3 organizations to appear before BMC to access their $100 budget.
- Cap funding of T3 organizations at $200.
- No change.
- GCSS Policy Options
- Treasurer Amer
- BMC is held every Thursday in CUB 206.
- About 5.2% of the total budget has been spent.
- Secretary Bumps
- Almost all photos have been updated on the website.
- All Committee Chairs have received an attendance sheet, and Committee attendance is required.
- Inclusion Officer Delena
- Happy Roshashana
- Yom Kippur
- National Coming Out Day
Advisor Reports
- Jon Allen
- No Report
- Jeff Foster
- No Report.
Committee Reports
- Academic & Career Affairs Committee – McKenzie Huff
- No Report.
- Budget Management Committee – Treasurer Amer
- No Report.
- Board of Committee Chairs – Vice President Duquette
- No report.
- College Life Advisory Committee – Elle Brignati
- Meetings are Thursdays at 4:15 PM in CUB 206.
- Inclusion Committee – Dejah Hill
- No Report.
- Opinions Committee – Alexandra Jurow
- Absent.
- Outreach Committee – Secretary Bumps
- Committee members have been contacted.
- Rules & Administration Committee – Parliamentarian DiLuzio
- No report.
- Wellness & Safety Committee – Ethan Acevedo
- Meetings are Mondays at 9:00 PM in CUB 206.
Club Reports & Announcements
- N/A
Student Concerns
- Updates on Previous Concerns
- There should be pesto sauce in the pasta line.
- This change began in effect this Monday.
- Who put the quotes in the library?
- There used to be a quote from a past President, which was taken down when President Iuliano came in, and a quote was decided to be put up. They then realized there was another space, and ran a library worker contest to decide what the other quote should be.
- Facilities did not send an email until midday Monday regarding laundry.
- Facilities was not in the office until the next business day, so reports were not seen until then.
- There should be pesto sauce in the pasta line.
- New Concerns
- Athletes are screaming in the gym.
- Power outages are happening frequently.
- Some sidewalks on campus are uneven.
- The crosswalk lights between Breidenbaugh Hall and Hanson Hall are out.
- Can Dean Brandauer attend a Senate meeting?
- The library and McCreary patio steps are not well lit.
- Physics PLA pay has been reduced.
- Seated leg curl machine has been out of order in the gym for two weeks.
- Paul dorm is hard to access because of the barricade around Stine Hall.
- Patrick door scan does not always work.
Budget Requests
- None.
Old Business
- None.
New Business
- Ralph Cavaliere Teaching Award
- Nominations
- Professor Puckett – Economics
- Professor Reid – Political Science (4x)
- Professor Else – Art History (4x)
- Professor Douds – Public Policy (18x)
- Professor Presser – Computer Science (2x)
- Professor Williams – Africana Studies (3x)
- Professor Crawford – Physics (3x)
- Winner
- Professor Reid – Political Science
- Nominations
- Goal Setting
- SWOT Analysis
- Strengths
- Good at identifying problems.
- Allow diversity of opinions.
- Strong budget.
- Transparency.
- Guest Speakers.
- Diversity.
- Response from administration.
- Open to all.
- Student concerns.
- Less self-focused.
- Weaknesses
- Redundancy in debates.
- Inhibitive bylaws.
- Ignoring problems.
- Large group.
- Loss of process.
- Lacking agenda.
- Student outreach.
- Similar student base.
- Priorities not aligning with those of the student body.
- Lack of respect for administrators.
- Opportunities
- Promote club collaboration.
- Vetting of concerns, so they aren’t so extensive.
- Complaint form.
- Club council.
- Newsletter.
- Social media.
- Unite student body on issues.
- Threats
- Reputation.
- Redundant student concerns.
- Tense relationship with administration.
- Strengths
- Areas of Focus
- More productive relationship with administrators.
- Reorganizing student concern process.
- Engaged communication between Senate and Study Body.
- Accurately represent as much of the Student Body as possible.
- Allocate budget to support as many students as possible.
- Delegating concerns where applicable.
- SWOT Analysis
Adjourned at 8:30 PM EST.
