12/2 Student Senate Meeting Minutes

Posted By Gettysburgian Staff on Dec 2, 2025 | 0 comments

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

• None

Officer Reports 

• President Roman Jordan
  • Good work throughout the Semester. This is the last meeting.
  • Reminder to Clubs not to overspend what was approved by Senate. Consequences include conduct process and required refunds.
• Vice President Duquette
  • Recognition of Morgan Unger, with a graduation cord, who is graduating this fall.
• Parliamentarian DiLuzio
  • Amendment on the floor today.
•  Treasurer Amer
  • Clubs that overspent significantly will be contacted.
• Secretary Bumps
  • Member attendance does not roll over semester-to-semester.
  • Reminder to send in excuses when you will not be in attendance.
• Inclusion Officer Delena
  • Club leaders should check for an email from the DEI Office.

Advisor Reports

• Jon Allen
  • Good work this year, and good luck on finals.

Committee Reports

• Academic & Career Affairs Committee – McKenzie Huff
  • No Report.
• Budget Management Committee – Treasurer Amer
  • Roughly $43,000 remaining.
• Board of Committee Chairs – Vice President Duquette
  • Shoutout to all committees, but specifically CLAC, IT, and ACA.
• College Life Advisory Committee – Elle Brignati
  • No Report.
• Inclusion Committee – Dejah Hill
  • No Report.
• Opinions Committee – Alexandra Jurow
  • Absent.
• Outreach Committee – Secretary Bumps
  • No meeting this week.
• Rules & Administration Committee – Parliamentarian DiLuzio
  • No meeting this week.
• Wellness & Safety Committee – Ethan Acevedo
  • No meeting this week.

Club Reports & Announcements

• Alfredo Roman Jordan & Isaiah Lares are delivering Capstone Presentations in Mara Auditorium 12/02/25 at 1:10 PM.
• Schmucker Art Gallery is hosting a talk about women in art on 11/03 from 4 PM to 6 PM.

Student Concerns 

• New Concerns
  • Some students are finding mold in their dorms, and facilities is not addressing the issue when reported.
  • Servo and Bullet should have better coffee.

Budget Requests 

• BurgBurst requested $13,900. BMC recommended $9,255 to be approved in the Senate.
  • Last year $7,719 was approved.
  • Background
    • Main cultural event at Gettysburg College. Strong attendance last year, but funding for food was too limited.
    • CUB Ballroom is unavailable, so the event will be held in the Field House, enabling an increase in attendance to 550-600 students. The food table will be run by 13 clubs.
    • The theme is masquerade, which requires increased funding for costume materials.
• Q&A
  • Can you provide a breakdown of expenditures?
    • Drinks – $200
      • Lemonade, tea, water.
    • Marketing Materials – $100
      • Posters, tickets.
    • Serving Materials – $200
      • Ladles, food warmers, bowls.
    • Performance Materials – $100
      • Props, costumes.
    • Ballroom Design – $1500
    • Food – $11,700
  • What charity does the event benefit?
    • BurgBurst has not yet determined the charity, but it will likely support international students or the international community.
  • Did you request funding from any other offices?
    • No. Senate was approached first, but BurgBurst can contact other offices to attempt to find other funding.
  • Does the club believe that it can effectively run the event off of the BMC suggested budget?
    • No.
  • What has BurgBurst done to counteract the underspending last year?
    • The organization has a new board, and is working to ensure there is enough food.
  • Were you funded by any other groups last year, even at a reduced budget?
    • Yes, but last year’s event was much smaller.
• Motion to approve $13,900 budget.
  • Motion failed.
• Motion to approve $9,255 budget.
  • Motion failed.
• Motion to approve $10,000 budget.
  • Motion passed.

Old Business 

• None.

New Business 

• Revision of BMC Charter
  • Add BMC Charter (1)(c):
  • Clubs shall be permitted to submit separate budgets for a single event.
    • Should the associated requests exceed $1,600 in total, the requests shall be required to appear before the Student Senate.
• Motion passed.

Adjourned.