ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY STUDENT SENATE THIRTIETH SESSION APRIL 19, 2018 HAVASUPAI ROOM A & B, UNIVERSITY UNION, 4:00 PM Date: April 23, 2018 Number on Council: 13 Date of Senate Meeting: April 19, 2018 Number present: 13 Prepared by Becky Estrada Tori O Reilly, Vice President of Academic Affairs, called the Senate meeting of the 2017-2018 Associated Students of Northern Arizona University Senate to order at 4:00 pm in the Havasupai Room A and B, University Union. Roll Call Senators : Senator Marks * Senator Gibson Senator Olas* Senator Anderson Senator Carpenter Senator Blair Senator McClintock Senator Hernandez Senator Graham Senator Hamilton Senator Cox Senator Quintero *=Absent Approval of Minutes Chair O'Reilly: If there are no corrections, the minutes are approved. Call to the Audience Unfinished Business New Action Business a. Club Recognition: Civic Engagement Club b. SB 30-143: Filipino American Student Association c. SB 30-148: Psychology Club d. SB 30-155: National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
e. SB 30-164: Axecidentals f. SB 30-165: 2018 Pacific Southwest Conference g. SB 30-166: NAU Relay for Life h. SB 30-167: NAU SAE i. SB 30-168: Allison Cutler j. SB 30-169: Carter Boro k. SB 30-170: 2018 Western Psychological Association Convention l. SB 30-171: NAU Global Medical Brigades (GMB) m. SB 30-172: NAU Elevation n. SB 30-173: NAU Pre-Dental Club o. SB 30-174: Arnold Air Society p. SB 30-175: Gamma Rho Lambda q. SB 30-176: Student Health Advocacy Committee (SHAC) r. SB 30-177: NAU Trombone Society s. SB 30-178: UTV Studios t. SB 30-179: Katie Carpenter u. SB 30-180: Spanish Language Club v. SB 30-181: Theta Chi w. SB 30-182: USITT Chair O Reilly: For all clubs, organizations and individuals here today, thank you for being here with us! When we call your name please come to the podium and give us about a minute-long description of what the funding is for and how it will benefit the student body. All questions will be saved for the voting period. Item A- Club Recognition: Civic Engagement Club We are a club that aims to promote democratic engagement with students on campus and off to build a connection between students and the Flagstaff Community. We are loosely associated with the Civic Engagement Minor. Item B- Filipino American Student Association We are requesting funding for our Filipino Culture Night at the International Pavilion. This is a great way to share and experience Filipino culture. Item C- SB 30-148: Psychology Club Item D- SB 30-155: National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) NSBE is requesting funding to attend the NSBE 44th convention to network with industry professionals and build professional skills. Item E- SB 30-164: Axecidentals We are requesting reimbursement for out Send Off Concert. This was a great opportunity for students to practice on stage with an audience for later performances at ICCA competitions.
Item F - SB 30-165: 2018 Pacific Southwest Conference We are requesting funding to attend the 2018 PSWC in Tempe. We have been invited to present research and it is a great opportunity to represent NAU and the engineering department. Item G- SB 30-166: NAU Relay for Life We are requesting funding for Relay for Life at NAU. We educate the student body about cancer research, prevention and resources. Funding will be used for renting the Skydome. Item H- SB 30-167: NAU SAE We are requesting funding to attend the SAE Baja Competition in Washougal, Washington. This event will allow the mechanical engineering students to highlight their accomplishments and represent NAU. Item I- SB 30-168: Allison Cutler I am requesting funding to attend a lecture at Xi an University of Science and Technology in Xi an, China. This is an opportunity to gain cultural and professional experience and represent NAU abroad. Item J- SB 30-169: Carter Boro Am requesting funding to attend The Summer Projects which is an event that allows for students to learn about and practice outreach and leadership for greater involvement for student groups. Item K- SB 30-170: 2018 Western Psychological Association Convention We are requesting funding to attend the 2018 WPA Convention in Portland, Oregon. We will be presenting our research and have opportunities for networking and professional development. Item L- SB 30-171: NAU Global Medical Brigades (GMB) We are requesting funding to go on a volunteer opportunity in Honduras. We will be able to help promote sustainable communities in an impoverished country. This is a great opportunity for future health care and medical workers. Item M- SB 30-172: NAU Elevation We are requesting funding for an End of the Year concert for the student body. This will provide an opportunity for the A Cappella groups on campus to gain performance experience and share it with the NAU students and community. Item N- SB 30-173: NAU Pre-Dental I am requesting funding to go to Antigua, Guatemala to help an underserved community with their dental care needs. This is a great opportunity to gain experience and to represent NAU. Item O- SB 30-174: Arnold Air Society We are requesting funding to attend NATCON in New Orleans, Louisiana. This is an opportunity to build leadership skills, network and build better leaders for NAU and the Flagstaff community.
Item P- SB 30-175: Gamma Rho Lambda Item Q- SB 30-176: Student Health Advocacy Committee SHAC is requesting funding for the Sexual Assault Awareness 5k. This is an event to raise awareness about Sexual Assault to reduce the instances of this occurring on our campus. Item R- SB 30-177: NAU Trombone Society We are requesting funding for a guest artist to attend teach at a masterclass here at NAU. The guest artist is a strong trombonist that will teach us how to be better players and performers to expand NAU Music. Item S- SB 30-178: UTV Studios We are requesting reimbursement for sodexo catering, gas, rental props, and porta-potties used over spring break while filming. Item T- SB 30-179: Katie Carpenter I am requesting funding to cover the cost of printing a poster for the Undergraduate Symposium where I will be presenting my research on Neonatal Neuroblastoma Item U- SB 30-180: Spanish Language Club We are requesting funding to host Noche sin Estres as an opportunity to promote mental well-being before finals. Funding will be used for Sodexo catering. Item V- SB 30-181: Theta Chi We are requesting funding for G.I Theta Chi. This is an event that helps the fraternity get more involved on campus and fulfill philanthropy requirements and supports UNited Services Organization and the US Military by extension. Item W- SB 30-182: USITT We are requesting reimbursement for attending the USITT Conference. This is a conference at which theatre students can network, gain internship or employment opportunities and represent NAU. Voting Item A - Club Recognition: Civic Engagement Club Motion: Senator Hernandez. Item B - SB 30-143: Filipino American Student Association
Discussion:. Item C - SB 30-148: Psychology Club Item D - SB 30-155: National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Discussion:. Item E- SB 30-164: Axecidentals Motion: Senator Hamilton. Item F- SB 30-165: 2018 Pacific Southwest Conference Motion: Senator Graham Item G- SB 30-166: NAU Relay for Life Motion: Senator Hamilton Item H- SB 30-167: NAU SAE Motion: Senator Gibson Discussion: Amendment: Strike Vancouver add Washougal Item I- SB 30-168: Allison Cutler
Motion: Senator Hamilton Item J- SB 30-169: Carter Boro Item K- SB 30-170: 2018 Western Psychological Association Convention Motion: Senator Quintero Item L- SB 30-171: NAU Global Medical Brigades (GMB) Motion: Senator Graham Item M- SB 30-172: NAU Elevation Item N- SB 30-173: NAU Pre-Dental Club Item O- SB 30-174: Arnold Air Society Motion: Senator Hamilton
Item P- SB 30-175: Gamma Rho Lambda Item Q- SB 30-176: Student Health Advocacy Committee (SHAC) Item R- SB 30-177: NAU Trombone Society Motion: Senator Hernandez Item S- SB 30-178: UTV Studios Motion: Senator Gibson Item T- SB 30-179: Katie Carpenter Item U- SB 30-180: Spanish Language Club Item V- SB 30-181: Theta Chi
Motion: Senator Gibson Discussion: Amendment: strike $550 add $600 Item W- SB 30-182: USITT Motion: Senator Graham Discussion: Senator Hernandez: The packet for this event was submitted passed the two week deadline. Senator Blair: How much later was it turned in? Senator Carpenter: It was one week late, excluding spring break. Senator Gibson: Did the senator that wrote this bill tell you it was passed the deadline? Speaker: I was thrown in to filling out the packet as the officer that held this position before failed to Senator Graham: We have already turned down clubs for turning in packets late, it would be unfair to them to accept this one. Speaker: The way I understood the packet was that the two week deadline was for receipts if we were approved. Opposed: yes Pass/Fail: Declined. Motion fails. Executive Reports A. President: Lauren L Ecuyer B. Chief of Staff : Taylor Wesner C. Vice President of Student Affairs : Sydnee Stogner D. Vice President of Academic Affairs : Tori O'Reilly E. Vice President of Government Affairs : Amber Beasley Staff Reports A. Student State Affairs : Sana Mohammed- Kyle Davis- Josie Alexander-Cooper- B. Public Relations :
Lauren Pleimann- Ali Cammann- Abbi Jackson- C. Special Events : Madison Sowerwine- D. IT : Chantz Spears- E. NSG : Jovanna Cohen- F. Diversity Director : Kat Lust- I am getting everything together to update my budget and make a binder for the next diversity director! G. Front Desk : Manny George- H. Sustainability Director : Kristen Morale- I have been working on solidifying Alternative Transportation week which is happening next week (4/23-4/27). I will be ordering another Terracyle box and I had the President's Green groups update this morning and told Dr. Cheng all about the great sustainable things that ASNAU is working on! Committee Reports A. Legislative Committee- Senator Graham- B. Appropriations Committee- Senator Olas- Senator Reports College of Arts and Letters A. Senator Marks- B. Senator Sivage- College of Social and Behavioral Sciences A. Senator Gibson- I sat on a grade appeal hearing that lasted almost four hours on Friday. Reviewed syllabi for our last UUC meeting happening next Wednesday. I wrote a bill for Arnold Air Society. Our Dinner with the Dean took place Wednesday evening. I was not able to attend due to class, but I have
been sending emails to clubs and mentioning the event during my classes in hopes of more participation. I worked my CHQ, ASNAU office hour, and attended approps B. Senator Olas- C. Senator Anderson- College of Health and Human Services A. Senator Carpenter- B. Senator Blair- College of Education A. Senator Heras- College of Business A. Senator Hernandez- B. Senator Graham- College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences A. Senator Hamilton- B. Senator Lydford- C. Senator Cox- D. Senator Alhusainan- Advisor Reports A. Dr. Anderson- B. Kristine Heflin- Discussion Items Announcements Adjournment First: Senator Graham. Meeting was adjourned at 4:50 PM on April 19, 2018.