Student Senate Meeting Minutes
January 17, 2023
Meeting called to order by President Sophia O’Neil at 6:30 p.m.
Prayer and reflection by Anthony Vera
Members Present
Sophie O’Neil, Katie Pierpont, Maddie Newhouse, Joseph Schauf, Riley Hall, Morgan Brown, Maddie Wilsey, Hunter Phillips, Ella Ausman, Kristian Lindanger, Guy Cardinal, Isabelle Fortner, Madi Slavin, Allison Moysis, Joel Tranel, Abby Gilliland, Seth Peterson, Leah Parker, Maddi Clark, Allie Urlaub, Sam Frick, Paige Morris, Melanie Winzenburg, Grace Olmstead
Members Absent
None
Members Excused
Robert Budzius (proxy – Anthony Vera)
Special Request: BSA
BSA is planning on going to Saint Cloud to attend power and diversity conference, will allow students to gain skills such as advocacy, community, organization, self reflection, can earn badges to put on resumes and there will be a diversity and internship fair to attend.
Requesting 6 individual registration fees for 6 students to go on the trip and mileage.
BSA will figure out covering their advisor, hotel, and workshop fees to participate in earning badges from their budget.
Dues and subscriptions: $625
Mileage: $165
Finance committee suggests funding at $790
Motion to fund at $790
Motion to fund by Seth Peterson
Second by Guy Cardinal
Yea: 17
Nay: 0
Abstain: 0
Motion passes
Executive Board Reports
Sophia O’Neil, President
Welcome Hunter Phillips and Paige Morris to their new positions.
Club budgets and capital improvements coming up.
Racquetball courts are going to be cleaned.
Water concern in SLC is being looked into.
Parking situation in the orange lot is being looked at in terms of coordination.
Admissions resolution is still getting passed to marketing, it will happen.
Hunter Phillips, Vice President of Academic Affairs
Nothing to report
Joseph Schauf, Vice President of Financial Affairs
Budget requests are ongoing with clubs filling out their forms. Academic request on the horizon for the chemistry conference.
Riley Hall, Vice President of Public Affairs
Nothing to report
Maggie Newhouse, Vice President of Campus Affairs
Riley and I are working on the capital improvements submissions and I plan to email and update you all within the next couple weeks.
Katie Pierpont, Vice President of Student Affairs
Friday’s home women’s hockey game is mental health awareness with Green Bandana.
SAC event in the makerspace next week, more details to come.
Anne Carmean, Vice President of Media and Communications
Working with Scott VanderVeer on the Senate website.
If you didn’t get your headshot, send Anne an email.
Morgan Brown, Vice President of Administrative Affairs
Thank you proxies for being here.
Maddie Wilsey, Vice President of Multicultural Affairs
Nothing to report
Dr. Marisa Naryka, Advisor
Nothing to report
Class Officer Reports
Freshman: Nothing to report
Sophomores: Nothing to report
Juniors: Nothing to report
Seniors: Three days pending for alcohol in the pub for fundraising.
Senator Concerns
None
Adjournment
Motion to Adjourn by Kristian Lindanger
Seconded by Guy Cardinal
Motion passes unanimously
Meeting Adjourned at 7:17 p.m.
