The Gettysburg College Student Senate provided the following minutes. Besides formatting, they have not been edited in any way.
Officer Reports
- President Duquette
- Welcome back and introduction for new Senators
- Possible collaborations:
- Coffee & chat with students & Gettysburg Police Dept to build positive relationships; note on working with different groups to get good representation
- Vice President Bumps
- Announcing club representative & filling spots as we went along. Filled out approximately 8-10 spots for club reps with existing senators.
- Parliamentarian McCrea
- Freshmen senators & new senators will be sworn in next week
- Please, everyone, wear business casual next week
- Committee chair interest form will go out next week.
- Next Monday, there will also be an in-senate form for ranking everyone’s personal committee placement preferences.
- Treasurer Paine
- Announced that after committees are made, each committee can put in a request for a student senate expenditure around $15,000
- Started at $91,511; now we’re at $89,621 after BMC
- Secretary Migut
- Announcement of contact with emails and acknowledgment of possible errors in email threads
- Please let her know any name corrections
- Inclusion Officer Hippensteel
- No report
Advisor Reports
- Jon Allen
- Introduction
- Announcement of new Senate location due to CUB 260 renovations and plans for renovation in relation to the college’s large donation received last year
- Jeff Foster
- Not present, but VP Bumps gave a brief introduction
Committee Chair Reports
- No reports on these as we have yet to elect chairs
- Academic & Career Affairs Committee
- Budget Management Committee – Treasurer Paine
- Budgets approved at BMC last week: Bomb Squad, Skeptical Chemists, and Student Musical Theater SMUT
- College Life Advisory Committee
- Dining Committee
- Inclusion Committee
- IT Committee
- Opinions Committee
- Outreach Committee – Secretary Migut
- Please interact with the Instagram
- Try to attend outreach events if possible
- Rules & Administration Committee – Parliamentarian McCrea
- Will be sending out the constitution and urges senators to look for things they have been concerned with in the constitution in preparation for future conversations on misconceptions, questions, etc, and RAC goals
- Wellness & Safety Committee
- Board of Committee Chairs – Vice President Bumps
- No report yet since chairs have yet to be elected
Club Reports & Announcements
- Introduction of the Clown Alley Club, announcement of purpose & goals
- Introduction of Nutrition Club, which will work with Office of Dining on allergens and diverse meals
- Jon Allen:
- International Food Fest this Friday, 4:30-7 PM outside Servo; will be back to pre-COVID event agendas
- Activities fair this Wednesday, 5-7 PM on Stine Lake
Student Concerns
- Creamy chicken and shells in Servo concern: wants to know where it will be and if it will still be every month
- Servo Square update: issue with glass protectors blocking the arms and general complaints about the Square/circle situation
- Panini press: reduced from 2 to 1
- No more reusable bowls at the Bullet Bar and complaints bout the cardboard boxes at Pi Pizza
- Speed Queen prices are a concern, and there is concern about the time toggle on the
- Speed Queen App
- Washing machines in Apple do not have number labels; concerns about paying for the wrong machines. Instructed to fill out forms and get back to Senate if no update
- North Washington side of Weidensall sidewalk complaints
- Musselman Field metal ball stopper removal
Budget Requests
- None tonight
Old Business
- None tonight
New Business
- None tonight
Adjourned at 7:28 PM EST.
