The Gettysburg College Student Senate provided the following minutes. Besides formatting, they have not been edited in any way.
Approval of Last Week’s Minutes
- Motion passed.
Guest Speaker –Faculty Career Liaison Program
Katy Mattson, Director of Career Counseling, Center for Career Engagement
Dr. Tres Lambert, Professor, Department of German Studies
Dr. Megan Benka-Coker, Professor, Department of Health Sciences
- Bring a faculty career liaison to your organization, club or team!
- What you will get:
- Dedicated time with a Faculty Liaison
- Drop-ins to discuss next steps in your journey
- Connections to campus resources
- Support in preparing for future opportunities
- Interested?
- Email kemattso@gettysburg.edu with suggested days & times
Officer Reports
- President Roman Jordan
- Faculty Meeting
- Potential for new policy that would allow faculty to transfer years worked for sabbatical.
- Faculty Meeting
- Vice President Duquette
- Committee chairs must discuss committees during reports
- Parliamentarian DiLuzio
- The Constitution will be revisited line by line in committee.
- Treasurer Amer
- Young Americans for Freedom budget on the floor today.
- Secretary Bumps
- YAF attended 3/6 meetings this year
- Inclusion Officer Delena
- No report.
Advisor Reports
- Jon Allen
- Is there support for the shuttle program to DC on weekends?
- Yes. Many students have heard of career development opportunities in DC, and social opportunities over the weekends
- Is there support for the shuttle program to DC on weekends?
Committee Reports
- Academic & Career Affairs Committee – McKenzie Huff
- Preparing professor feedback form to all professors on the Senate can better support them.
- Budget Management Committee – Treasurer Amer
- Roughly $59,000 remaining in budget.
- Board of Committee Chairs – Vice President Duquette
- No report.
- College Life Advisory Committee – Elle Brignati
- Emailing Jim Duffy to get information on student worker statistics.
- Contact facilities about SpeedQueen contract.
- No CLAC this week.
- Inclusion Committee – Dejah Hill
- Planning wellness event with Inclusion Officer Delena.
- Opinions Committee – Alexandra Jurow
- Discussing concession stands and making edits to opinion.
- Outreach Committee – Secretary Bumps
- Meeting Thursday at Noon.
- Rules & Administration Committee – Parliamentarian DiLuzio
- No report.
- Wellness & Safety Committee – Ethan Acevedo
- Meeting immediately following Senate.
- Setting up a meeting with the new Gettysburg Chief of Police.
Club Reports & Announcements
- AOII is hosting Mr. Alpha O on Friday from 6 to 8 PM.
- Haunting Her Campus is Tuesday from 7 to 9 PM. Glatfelter Lodge is being decorated.
- Money is being raised for SCAAP through the Center for Public Service, alongside the chocolate bar fundraiser.
- Lambda Chi Alpha Pumpkin Smash is taking place November 15th.
Student Concerns
- Paxton peepholes to look out doors are too high on the doors.
- Football field has lots of divots and dips.
- Some showers do not have a spot to hold shower caddies.
- Remanded to the Opinions Committee.
- Paxton driers are leaving clothes damp.
Budget Requests
- Young Americans for Freedom
- Requested $3,000 for speaker honorarium.
- BMC recommended $1,600.
- The speaker is Vince Everett Ellison. Lodging and transportation is covered by YAF National.
- Born to sharecroppers in Tennessee, and became a well respected author, and speaker on Fox News and Newsmax.
- Q&A
- if you do not acquire funding is there a plan in place?
- Reaching out to alumni will be the next step if funding is not made.
- Do you have a plan to reach out to other groups on campus to attend?
- Yes, postering and virtual posts will be utilized.
- Have other groups on campus shown interest in the event?
- Yes, they have spoken with other people on campus who are interested in the event.
- What role would YAF national have in the event?
- YAF National has a network that they can contact to attempt to fund the remainder of the event, and that may have to happen through other sources.
- How was the honorarium of $3,000 decided upon?
- YAF National determined the amount that Gettysburg would need to raise.
- How many people do you expect to attend the event?
- Attendance is dependent on if word can be spread, given that posters are often torn down.
- Are students or locals the target market for the event?
- Students.
- Where will the event be held?
- CUB 260.
- How was the event funded last year, given that the budget was not passed?
- The representative was not on the Executive Board, so he cannot speak to that.
- Why has YAF not been in attendance for most meeting
- The YAF Board has been trying to figure out for the first few weeks who could attend Senate.
- if you do not acquire funding is there a plan in place?
- Motion to Approve $1,600 budget.
- Motion failed.
- Motion to Approve $1,000 budget.
- Motion passed.
- Requested $3,000 for speaker honorarium.
Old Business
- None.
New Business
- None.
Adjourned at 7:56 PM EST.
