11/2 Student Senate Meeting Minutes

The Gettysburg College Student Senate provided the following minutes. Besides formatting, they have not been edited in any way. 

 

Officer Reports 

  • President Duquette 
    • Updates on meetings and return from last week 
  • Vice President Bumps 
    • Burgburst budget updates will be coming from Jon Allen 
  • Parliamentarian McCrea 
    • Announcement of Student-Athlete and Greek Life Representation Act 
  • Treasurer Paine 
    • Programming budget update 
    • Burgburst Budget Request 
  • Secretary Migut 
    • Attendance email protocol 
  • Inclusion Officer Hippensteel 
    • Not present 

Advisor Reports 

  • Jon Allen 
    • Will talk later about Burgburst budget last year during budget requests 
  • Jeff Foster 
    • Not present 

Committee Chair Reports 

  • Academic & Career Affairs Committee – Amir Hasan 
    • Not present; same meeting schedule 
  • Budget Management Committee – Treasurer Paine 
    • BMC Meeting Thursday in CUB 230 at 6:30 PM 
  • College Life Advisory Committee – Bridget Hallinan 
    • No updates, Tuesdays 1 PM junction 
  • Dining Committee – Hailey Clark 
    • Meeting after Senate tonight 
  • Inclusion Committee – Brianna Wright 
    • Meet after Senate 
    • Working on club events calendar 
  • IT Committee – Parker Dominick 
    • Meeting Tuesday, 4 p.m., West Building 
  • Opinions Committee – John Towey 
    • Wednesday 6:30 library, 2 opinions 
  • Outreach Committee – Secretary Migut 
    • No meeting this week 
    • Agenda briefs on Instagram will become more and more regular 
  • Rules & Administration Committee – Parliamentarian McCrea 
    • Will be going over constitution wording and small rules 
  • Wellness & Safety Committee – Joshua Snyder 
    • Have been discussing initiatives surrounding TB outbreak and 
  • Board of Committee Chairs – Vice President Bumps 
    • No report 

Club Reports & Announcements 

  • Chi O night live will be tabling this week for event tickets & shirts 
  • Tuesday, Nov 3rd is election day; Voting in CUB Ballroom 
  • Mr Alpha O this Friday, 6 p.m. (AOII Philanthropy Event) 
  • LASA selling tres leches Monday in CUB 
  • Painted Turtle Farm Friday 4:30-7:30 volunteer event with Nutrition Club 

 Student Concerns 

  • No pending updates 
  • Dining update: New ranch pump in bullet, garlic pepper replaced in Servo 
  • Frozen servo items, bowl changes to plastic at root, bullet specials schedule 
  • Meal swipe wait period 
  • Fishing in quarry pond 
  • E. Coli in Quarry Pond 
  • Receiving mail in ballots on campus 

Budget Requests 

  • Burgburst budget request 
    • Update from Jon Allen: there was no actual overspending of Burgburst; they actually underspent last year by $500 
    • 11 confirmed cultural clubs will have food tables, one TBD 
    • Money for posters, food tables, drinks and cutlery, & costumes for performers 
  • BMC Recommended amount per table: $630 per table 
    • Motion to approve in full – motion fails in a voice vote 
    • Motion to fund $10,500 – motion passes 

Old Business 

 

New Business 

  • Student-Athlete and Greek Life Representation Act 
    • Would introduce the following voting members: 
    • 2 Student Athletic Advisory Committee members (1 women’s sport 7 1 men’s) 
    • 1 Interfraternity Council member 
    • 1 Panhellenic Council member 
    • Motion to bypass mandatory tabling for one week – passes 
    • Motion to approve this amendment – passes in full 

 

Adjourned at 8:13 PM EST 

Author: Audrey Chambers

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