Wednesday, October 3rd, Winona State Student Senate Meeting. 4:30 PM, Kryzsko Commons - Purple Rooms, WSU

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1 Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 Winona State Student Senate Meeting 4:30 PM, Kryzsko Commons - Purple Rooms, WSU Call to Order: 4:30pm Roll Call: President Melecio Vice President Smyth Treasurer Ellgen Director Christensen Director Vines-Marchesi AOA Roen Chair Casey Chair Ruhland Chair Smith Senator Adamsky Senator Camargo Senator Ferrington Senator Herbst Senator Holm Senator Holtz Senator Kuerschner Senator Kuhn Senator Mann Senator O'Connor Senator Schmidt Senator Schultz Senator Thielen Senator Van Den Berg Senator Wescott Senator Williams EA EA ET

2 Approval of Weekly Meeting Minutes: Approved 4:32 Approval of Agenda: Approved 4:32 Organizational Reports a. UPAC i. Chinedu Unaka / Oct.5th / 9pm / Somsen Auditorium ii. $5 bowling / Oct. 13th / 11pm-1am / Westgate Bowl b. RHA i. Fall Fest / Oct. 12th ii. Dining Comments c. Students United i. Online Merch store / ii. Hispanic Heritage Month d. Director of Communications i. Homecoming clean-up 1. Service hours ii. Tie Dye shirts for Fall Fest e. AOA i. Clothing order ii. Retreat iii. Professional Headshot Retakes f. ASO i. Homecoming Club Fair 1. In East Hall ii. ASO meeting are next week! Guest Speakers Model United Nations American Model United Nations Conference Chicago / Nov. 17th-20th 13 students are going to be in attendance Warriors Innovate Competition for students to receive $10,000 to jumpstart their ideas (business plan/idea) More info at:

3 Homecoming Conversation Safety Sergeant Rasmussen & President Olson Committee Reports Academic Affairs Commencemencement Speaker Inclusion and Diversity Oct 8th : Indigenous People s Day Oct. 11 Documentary screening Oct 22nd-25th Latino Heritage Month Student Services Blood Drive Volunteers for the drive Contact Chair Ruhland to volunteer Warrior Health Week President s Report Approval of Consent Agenda: Approved Homecoming/WGD Parade Float It is required for senators to be there WGD 11am-2pm Club Fair Friday 11-2 Winter Ambassadors Senators have the option to talk to prospective students at their high school about information about Winona State Sign ups will start soon Workshops/training starting in November Important Dates Wednesday, October 10th: Students United

4 CAL Fremling / 1:30pm-3:45pm If you are interested contact President Melecio Thursday, October 11th: Meet & Discuss 3:00pm-4:30pm Tuesday, October 16th: Pizza & Politics 14 confirmed candidates to be there 5-7 pm Zane s Wednesday, October 17th Meeting Maxwell time TBD Tuesday, October 23rd: Warrior Debate 7pm Should Universities Have General Education Courses Wednesday, October 24th: President Olson s 6pm Vice President s Report Treasurer s Report Elections Committee Recommendation Freshman Seat: Eric Schulz Freshman Seat: Morgan Minich Nursing and Health Sciences: Angela McBeain Liberal Arts: Jacob Hansen At-Large Seat: Nick DeMaris At-Large Seat: Thomas Cameron At-Large Seat: Eliza White-Pentony At-Large Seat: Austin Gillitzer Name plates and name tags Senior senate buddies New senator w/ someone who s been on senate before a. SAF Account Balance: $141, (90.80%) b. SAF Account Balance after approval consent agenda: $138, (88.59%) c. SAF Account with addition of Consent Agenda & Unfinished Business: $137, (88.30%) d. Current Senate account balance: $9, (27.8%) Unfinished Business

5 Whereas, WSU Dream Closet is an important event in the Winona and Winona State University low-income communities Therefore be it resolved, that WSUSS allocates $ to WSU Dream Closet for their November event Moved by Senator Kuerschner Seconded by Chair Casey Move to amend the aforementioned motion sum from $ to $ Moved by Director Vines-Marchesi Seconded by Chair Casey Amendment Fails Motion Passes New Business Whereas, Winona State Students would benefit from a positive image prior to Homecoming Week. Whereas, the Winona community would benefit from a positive portrayal of WSU students prior to Homecoming Week. Therefore be it resolved, WSUSS recommends that President Melecio writes a positive letter about WSU students to multiple local newspapers prior to Homecoming. Moved by Senator Schultz Seconded by Senator Ferrington Move to amend the aforementioned motion to change Winona Daily News to send to multiple local newspapers prior to Moved by Senator Schultz Seconded by Chair Smith Amendment Passes Motion passes

6 Whereas, Pizza and Politics is a nonpartisan event attempting to provide voting and candidate information to students Whereas, promoting a nonpartisan event that provides information about candidates running for election would be beneficial to Winona State Students Whereas, as the student body government, the WSU student senate has an interest in presenting nonpartisan information about local elections to all WSU students Therefore be it resolved, that Winona State University Student Senate be recognized as an official sponsor for the Pizza and Politics Moved by Senator Kuerschner Seconded by Chair Smith Motion Passes Therefore be it resolved, that WSUSS allocate to Winona State Model United Nations Club. Moved by Senator Schmidt Seconded by Chair Casey Tabled for one week Comments from the Gallery Tracy Lindsay VP Mcdowell Comments for the Good of the Order Adjournment 6:33pm Moved by Chair Smith Seconded by Senator Kuerschner Consent Agenda RSO Reason Amount

7 WSU Spanish Language Club Movie and Game Night $ Winona State Students for Palestinian Liberation U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Human Rights Conference $ Student Health and Wellness Advocates WGD Supplies $50.00 French Club Movie Night $22.00 Political Science Association Facilitators of Recovery and Movement Enhancement WSU Chemistry Club RTTR Club Physics Club WSU Pre-Dental Club Women in Science and Engineering Student Band Organization Student Band Organization October 4th Meeting Refreshments Club Apparel and PT Equipment Sept. 27th Meeting Refreshments Stress Relief Event Supplies Sept. 25th Meeting Refreshments October 5th Meeting Refreshments October 5th Meeting Refreshments & Highway Cleanup Supplies Symphonic Wind Ensemble Social Homecoming Parade Supplies $76.08 $1, $ $63.62 $11.11 $22.00 $ $ $ Society of Plastics Engineers Poster Board Supplies $ Criminal Justice Club Club T-Shirts $540.00

8 Approve Winona State College Republicans Club Approve Winona Dodgeball League Senator Eliza White-Pentony to Student Services Senator Jacob Hansen to Academic Affairs Senator Eric Schulz to Inclusion and Diversity Senator Thomas Cameron to SAFC Senator Austin Gillitzer to SAFC