Student Senate Meeting Minutes
March 28, 2023
Meeting called to order by President Sophia O’Neil at 7:00 p.m.
Prayer and reflection by Anthony Vera
Members Present
Sophia O’Neil, Hunter Phillips, Joseph Schauf, Katie Pierpont, Maggie Newhouse, Anne Carmean, Riley Hall, Morgan Brown, Maddie Wilsey, Isabelle Fortner, Guy Cardinal, Allison Moysis, Madi Slavin, Joel Tranel, Paige Morris, Abby Gilliland, Seth Peterson, Leah Parker, Madison Clark, Noah Kiemel, Samuel Frick, Grace Olmstead, Melanie Winzenburg, Connor Close, Anthony Vera, Kristian Lindanger
Members Absent
None
Members Excused
None
Co-Curricular Arts Presentation: Lynette Johnson
Club Hockey Budget Request
Request of $19,985
Motion to fund the suggested amount of $9,000 by Seth Peterson
Second by Kristian Lindanger
Motion passes
ASCD Club Budget Request
Request of $490
Motion to fund the suggested amount of $230 by Guy Cardinal
Second by Abby Gilliland
Motion passes
Biology Club Budget Request
Request of $200
Motion to fund the suggested amount of $200 by Connor Close
Second by Leah Parker
Motion passes
Ultimate Frisbee Budget Request
Request of $2,554
Motion to fund the suggested amount of $1,360 by Kristian Lindanger
Second by Guy Cardinal
Motion passes
College Republicans Budget Request
Request of $271
Motion to fund the suggested amount of $280 by Connor Close
Second by Leah Parker
Motion passes
Pre-Law Society Budget Request
Request of $654
Motion to fund the suggested amount of $500 by Kristian Lindanger
Second by Connor Close
Motion passes
Resolution 007: Saint Mary’s Hall and Toner Center Furniture
Request of $32,000
Motion to adopt resolution 007 by Abby Gilliland
Second by Seth Peterson
Motion passes unanimously
Executive Board Reports
Sophia O’Neil, President
Day at The Capital is Thursday.
Executive Board elections are on April 4th.
You all received an invitation to the Student Senate banquet, please RSVP.
Hunter Phillips, Vice President of Academic Affairs
Discussed ChatGPT at Ed Standards meeting, we are discussing whether or not it should be allowed to be used.
Joseph Schauf, Vice President of Financial Affairs
Handful of budgets next week and then we are done. We have $20,000 left to distribute and should come in under budget for the year.
Riley Hall, Vice President of Public Affairs
Meet in Toner at 7am to leave for Day at The Capital. Please be prepared to discuss Hunger Free Campus with your legislators.
Maggie Newhouse, Vice President of Campus Affairs
Canvases went up in Hendrickson.
Katie Pierpont, Vice President of Student Affairs
Housing lottery slots come out the first week of April: the rooms become available to view 1 week before your time slot.
Plazapalooza is April 21. We will be tabling.
SAC events:
- Tomorrow in the Toner Lounge is the speaker spotlight featuring the Klosky’s.
- Sunday there is learn to cross stitch while watching a movie
- Monday starts a campus-wide one egg hunt that runs through Wednesday. The prize for finding the special egg is a Wii switch, but there will be decoy eggs to throw people off
Anne Carmean, Vice President of Media and Communications
Nothing to report.
Maddie Wilsey, Vice President of Multicultural Affairs
Nothing to report.
Morgan Brown, Vice President of Administrative Affairs
Class officers are making good progress. Be sure to attend the cornhole tournament this Saturday at 1pm.
Ann Merchlewitz, Advisor
Please be on time for Day at The Capital. We will have breakfast for you on the bus.
The Senate and the House have released their budget targets, and the House has increased funding for the Minnesota State Grant program while the Senate has no increase for the program.
Class Officer Reports
Freshman: We will be making t-shirts in the makerspace to sell at Plazapalooza.
Sophomores: Cornhole tournament on Saturday at 1pm. Winners win a set of cornhole boards.
Juniors: We will be doing a dunk tank at Plazapalooza. If you have any suggestions of who to dunk, please let us know.
Seniors: Gaslight is on Friday at 7 and Saturday at 6 this weekend.
Senator Concerns
Campo is kicking students out of Aquinas at 11pm.
- Will follow up.
How will they flag that ChatGPT is being used by students?
- It is a growing concern. They are working on figuring things out.
Adjournment
Motion to Adjourn by Seth Peterson
Seconded by Connor Close
Motion passes unanimously
Meeting Adjourned at 7:51pm
