Student Senate Meeting Minutes
January 24, 2023
Meeting called to order by President Sophia O’Neil at 7:00 p.m.
Prayer and reflection by Anthony Vera
Members Present
Sophie O’Niel, Joseph Schauf, Riley Hall, Connor Close, Robert Budzis (Anthony Vera), Kristian Lindanger, Guy Cardinal (Hannah Taube), Isabelle Fortner, Madi Slavin, Allison Moysis, Joel Tranel, Abby Gilliland, Seth Peterson, Leah Parker (Makenna Vickery), Maddi Clark, Noah Kiemel, Sam Frick, Melanie Winzenburg, Grace Olmstead
Members Absent
None
Members Excused
Anne Carmean, Maggie Newhouse, Morgan Brown, Madeline Wilsey, Katie Pierpont
Executive Board Role Presentation
Discussion:
- How can Student Senate be best advertised?
- Publicizing capital improvements that the Student Senate has accomplished
- Advertise the roles and responsibilities of the Student Senate, we do not control the cafeteria
- Plaques, paper flyers, rotating posts on the TV screens
- Everyone within the Student Senate needs to know their role well, word of mouth is important to be able to demonstrate accurately
- President
- Runs the meetings
- Sets the agenda
- Performs any other tasks pertaining to the office
- VP of Academic Affairs
- Sits on the Educational Standards Committee and Curriculum Committee
- Liaison between the Student Senate and the Dean of the College and the Student Success Center
- VP of Financial Affairs
- Chairs the Student Senate Finance Committee, in charge of the budget process and special requests
- Responsible for budgeting and overseeing the student activity fee
- VP of Public Affairs
- Liaison between Student Senate and Alumni Office, Admissions Office, President’s office, and the greater Winona community
- Co-chairs Ethics committee and Facilities Committee
- Sits in the MAPCS Council
- Responsible for advocating for the MN State Grant and Day at the Capital
- VP of Student Affairs
- Liaison between Student Senate and the Wellness Center, Residence Life, food service, intramurals, student activities, student life, and the bookstore
- Chairs the Student Senate Student Life Committee
- VP of Multicultural Affairs
- Chairs the Solidarity Council, responsible for representing and advocating for diversity
- Liaison between Student Senate and the International Center, First Generation Initiative, and the Study Abroad Office
- VP of Administrative Affairs
- Records the minutes of the Student Senate meetings
- Co-chairs the Ethics Committee
- Responsible for Class Officers
- VP of Campus Affairs
- Liaison between Student Senate and the University Facilities Committee, campus safety, maintenance, and parking
- Sits on the Winona Campus Safety Committee
- Chairs the Student Senate Facilities Committee that controls Student Senate capital improvements
- VP of Media and Communications
- Liaison between Student Senate and Marketing and Communications and IT Helpdesk
- Runs the Student Senate Instagram
- Runs Student Senate elections with the President
Executive Board Reports
Sophia O’Neil, President
- The banquet planning is in progress
- Trying to iron out the transition process
Hunter Phillips, Vice President of Academic Affairs
- Will be attending the Education Standards Committee meeting next Wednesday and is excited to report back
Joseph Schauf, Vice President of Financial Affairs
- The academic request will be coming next week for a conference.
- Budget season is ongoing, budgets are due February 19
Riley Hall, Vice President of Public Affairs
- Senators should have received an email from Maggie about capital improvements, lots of things in the pipeline.
Maggie Newhouse, Vice President of Campus Affairs
- Please read the email I sent you about capital improvements.
Katie Pierpont, Vice President of Student Affairs
- Makerspace Jan. 25 event tomorrow
Anne Carmean, Vice President of Media and Communications
- The website meeting is this week so hope to have that updated sooner rather than later.
- If you have anything you want to be posted on social media please let me know.
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: On Friday Cardinal Club will be selling beer and seltzers for Senior Day. Government and student ID required for purchase.
Senator Concerns
We are still having an issue with ski students parking in the orange lot around 4:00 pm. The lot is already full making it unable to park a registered car there.
– My car was parked for at least 15 minutes today between 6:00-6:15 p.m.
The tables in Aquinas, 2nd floor by the printer, are very wobbly. There is another on the 1st floor in the study space under the stairs.
Adjournment
Motion to Adjourn by Joel Tranel
Seconded by Paige Morris
Motion passes unanimously
Meeting Adjourned at 7:38 p.m.
