Student Senate

Lake Superior College Student Senate

Meeting Minutes

April 1, 2011

I. Call to order

President Chandra Shoberg called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m.

II. Roll call

Present Not Present-EA

Chandra Shoberg Kevin Malec Roger Johnson Justin Stutsman Brent Tweet

Brian Sanner Matthew McGregor Kent Voltron Erica Farnham

Beth Johnson Katherine Hansberry Tara Saukko

Angel Soular Ashley Winkler

Quorum was not established

III. Reports

a. Officer Reports-

* Brian- Needs to know ahead of time about reimbursements for gas for MSCSA events. Please have all info in to Jane by Tuesday. Twin Ports Leadership is next Wednesday; Matthew, Brian, and Ashley will be attending. Chandra has flyers.

b. Senator Reports-

* Angel- Did not receive the schedule yet for the math search committee interviews. She will need someone to step in for her.

* Matthew- Needs someone to step in for his search committee. Katherine will probably be able to.

c. Committee Reports

* Strategic Planning- Erica and Beth presented a goal area to the employees on Wednesday. It went well. Then Kent brings up the fact that we got yelled at for the microphone (which was all Steve’s fault), and Beth glares at Kent for bringing that up….

Quorum is established

IV. Approval of the Minutes

The minutes from the last meeting were approved by general consent.

V. Approval of the Agenda

The agenda was approved by general consent after adding “Speaker” to New Business, Item B.

VI. Unfinished Business

a. How was Talking Circles?- We don’t know who went. This is something to add to the Husky Tabloids next month.

b. How was the Regional Meeting?- This went well. Talked about how different schools do voting and elections. There was a two hour tour of the school and then pizza. They offer free coffee in the Student Life area, but you have to have a Senate mug. Their school also has a flow chart on every wall with information on where to go to with what problem. There will be a regional meeting after the GA Candidate Meet n’ Greet.

c. Constitution Changes-

* A Senator can have three credits instead of six. But there will be extra office hours.

* The Treasurer will ensure all new Senators are made vendors right away.

* Appendix A- clarification on semesters.

* SEF Committee guidelines for food and gas cards, notification, etc.

This will be revisited next week when we have 2/3 of the Senate present.

Quorum is Lost.

d. What Guests do we want to See?- Chandra suggests having a “Dean’s Day” and inviting all the Deans to speak to us. Great idea Chandra! We can listen to Dean Martin music too! And have Jimmy Dean Sausage! J

VII. Advisor Antics

There is nothing written down for this because Brian says he can’t write that fast. Hmm…I’m smelling l-a-z-i-n-e-s-s.

VIII. New Business

a. New Tuition Stuff- None.

b. Speaker- Matthew wants to get Patch Adams to speak at the DECC. Roger suggested talking to Heather Grillo and the Event Planners. Chandra says that if Matthew runs into problems, the Senate can help with this process.

IX. Announcements

a. What Did You do on Your Day Off?- Brian was relieved that he had one.

b. Details of GA- Dress nice for Friday and Saturday. Wear blue polo’s on Sunday.

X. Adjournment

President Chandra Shoberg adjourned the meeting at 5:00 p.m.

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Awesomely Submitted,

Beth Johnson

Student Senate Scribe

Meeting Minutes

April 8, 2011

I. Call to order

President Chandra Shoberg called the meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.

II. Roll call

Present :Chandra Shoberg, Kevin Malec, Roger Johnson, Brian Sanner, Matthew McGregor, Kent Voelkner, Beth Johnson, Angel Soular, Tara Saukko

Not Present: Ashley Winkler, Justin Stutsman, Brent Tweet, Erica Farnham, Katherine Hansberry

III. Approval of the Minutes

The minutes from last meeting were approved by general consent.

IV. Approval of the Agenda

The agenda was approved by general consent after adding ‘Motion for Legacy’ under New Business, item a.

V. Reports

a. Officer Reports-

* There were no Officer Reports

b. Senator Reports-

* Angel- Brought up the idea of having anatomy models that open up so people can play with their organs. She will talk to the faculty and Academic Affairs.

c. Committee Reports

* Parking Task Force- Chandra was not able to attend and she is very upset by that. Brian was also unable to attend because he was studying physics for 13 hours. Tell it to the judge, Brian. Tell it to the judge.

* Beth asks why her committee has canceled all their meetings. Malec will look into it.

* Chandra apologizes for the e-mail she sent out, even though she meant every word of it.

VI. Unfinished Business

a. Constitution Changes- We can’t approve this right now because we don’t have 2/3 of the Senate here. We will do it at GA.

b. ChiliBay- We have over 100 items. Please remember to show up for your office hours.

c. Regional Meeting- Beth will ask Ashley about contacting Bill Berg for the ITV meeting.

d. Twin Ports Leadership- Brian reports that there were over 70 kids present. Roger Reinert and Don Ness were there. Good speakers. Have a Christmas card list for networking. Roger’s workshop was a good reminder that a citizen is a leader. Don Ness gave good quotes. The croissants were also good. Chandra recognizes Brian for all his extra effort.

VII. Advisor Antics

Roger-

* On a bar of Dial soap: “use like regular soap.”

* On the bottom of a package: “do not turn upside down.”

* On the package of airline peanuts: “open packet. Eat nuts.”

* On a food processor: “not to be used for the other use.”

* On a knife: “warning! Keep out of children!”

Kent-

* On a tube of Preparation H: “external use only.”

* Why didn’t Noah swat those two mosquitoes?

* Why don’t they make mouse flavored cat food?

* You know that indestructible box that is used on planes? Why can’t they make the whole plane out of the same substance?

* Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

VIII. New Business

a. Legacy Motion- Kevin moves to make the Legacy Project Committee a standing committee of the LSC Student Senate. Motion was seconded. Discussion. Motion passes.

IX. Announcements

a. What’s the Most Deadly Animal on Earth?- The jellyfish

b. Brian’s Tight Pants- Brian is wearing tight pants. He stands up to model for us. Today he tried to get his phone out of his pants and he thought, “Wow. These pants are tight.” Then he thought, “No. Maybe it’s my rear that’s too big.”

c. Details of GA- The details are written on the agenda.

X. Adjournment

President Chandra Shoberg adjourned the meeting at 4:34 p.m.

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Awesomely Submitted,

Beth Johnson

Student Senate Scribe

Lake Superior College Student Senate

Meeting Minutes

April 15, 2011

I. Call to order

President Kevin Malec called the meeting to order at 9:32 p.m.

II. Roll call

Present: Kevin Malec, Justin Stutsman, Tara Saukko, Brian Sanner, Matthew McGregor, Roger Johnson, Beth Johnson, Ashley Winkler, Kent Voelkner, Angel Soular, and Erica Farnham 

Not Present-EA  Katherine Hansberry Brent Tweet

III. Approval of the Agenda

The agenda was approved by general consent after swapping item B and A under Unfinished Business

IV. Reports

a. Officer Reports-

* Ashley- Her brain is fried, and Roger wants to know what else is new.

* Brian- Proud of everyone. Everyone contributed to this award. Chandra would have been proud.

b. Senator Reports-

* Tara- Approached by students trying to get more weights in the gym. She will find out more on Monday.

* Ashley- Will hold an Open Forum next week regarding parking. Justin will help. There will also be an online parking survey.

c. Committee Reports

* Strategic Planning- Erica and Beth will hold an Open Forum on this Tuesday the 26th at 10:30 a.m. in the Atrium. Subs will be provided.

V. Unfinished Business

a. Legacy Motion- Beth motions to make the LSC Student Senate Ad hoc Legacy Committee an LSC Student Senate standing committee. Erica seconds. Motion passes. This passed last week too. But I don’t think we had 2/3 of the Senate there. So now we’re double sure J

b. Constitution Changes- The changes to our Constitution were approved by general consent.

c. Husky Banquet- The banquet is April 27 at the DECC. Malec will be in the receiving line with the Chair of the Foundation and Dr. Johns.

VI. Advisor Antics

Roger- Congratulations on winning Student Senate of the Year. And Congratulations to Ashley and Erica!!

Kent- Good job to all of us on winning Student Senate of the Year. Forty-five percent of McDonalds profits come from Happy Meals. Brian points out that this is what Beth always purchases. Thanks Brian…because I wasn’t humiliated enough today…

VII. New Business

a. Mitchell Leadership Awards- We have received three applications. We will invite them to the Husky Banquet.

b. Student Senator of the Year- After a secret ballot vote, Chandra Shoberg is the Student Senator of the year!

c. Child Care- Brian would like to get permission to get Creation Station to watch the children of the Student Senators when we have a meeting. Roger says OK.

VIII. Announcements

a. Justin- Approached Alison at the last GC about having an ITV session or committee about campus issues and invite campuses to help others with their issues. She says the board will talk about it this summer.

b. Matt- Geoff asked him to send a copy of the Sustainability Plan to him.

c. Kevin- Thanks for helping with ChiliBay. The Day of Service is Wednesday starting at 10 a.m.

d. Justin- Thought that we have conducted ourselves very well. It’s nice to have Kent here.

e. Erica congratulates Malec on his impromptu speech.

IX. Adjournment

President Kevin Malec adjourned the meeting at 10:06 p.m.

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Awesomely Submitted,

Beth Johnson

Student Senate Scribe

Meeting Minutes

April 29, 2011

I. Call to order

President Kevin Malec called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m.

II. Roll call

Present: Kevin Malec, Tara Saukko, Roger Johnson, Brian Sanner, Brent Tweet, Kent Voelkner, Beth Johnson, Erica Farnham, Angel Soular, Taylor Baham- G

Not Present: Matt McGregor- UA Katherine Hansberry- UA Ashley Winkler Justin Stutsman

III. Approval of the Minutes The minutes from last meeting were approved by general consent.

IV. Approval of the Agenda

The agenda was approved by general consent after adding “Bam” to item c under New Business.

V. Reports

a. Officer Reports-

. There are no Officer Reports.

b. Senator Reports-

* Tara- Talked to a student who wants more weights in the weight room. He would like to replace some stuff and also get kettle balls.

c. Committee Reports

* Strategic Planning- Erica and Beth held a student Open Forum on Tuesday. Seventeen students attended and all the subs were gone. The students gave awesome feedback.

VI. Unfinished Business

a. Dr. Johns Update- Dr. Johns came to talk about tuition on Tuesday. They are recommending a 5% tuition increase. Malec has written the consultation letter. He reads it…and there’s applause!

VII. Advisor Antics

Kent- A game warden in central Louisiana kept hearing about a guy who was fishing illegally. He finally caught the guy in the act. The guy had two coolers of fish. The warden said to the guy, “you’re over the limit.” The guy said, “what do you mean? These are my pet fish. I let them swim here and when I whistle, they come back.” The warden asked to see this. So the guy dumps the fish in and waits. After several minutes, the warden says, “how long do we have to wait?” The guy says, “wait for what?” “For the fish to come back,” the warden answers impatiently. The guy looks at him and says, “what fish?”

Roger-

* A sign on an industrial machine- Be careful. This machine has no brain. Use your own.

* A sign on a zoo fence- Please be safe. Don't stand, sit, climb, or lean on the zoo fences. If you fall, animals could eat you and that might make them sick. Thank you!

* A sign in a co-ed bathroom- Please keep our restroom clean. Guys, the aim is shorter than you think. Ladies, please remain seated for the entire performance.

VIII. New Business

a. Erica and her Committees- We are all supposed to be sitting on a campus-wide committee. Let her know what you’re sitting on and who the chair is.

b. Math Demo’s- Beth will keep you updated on when the math teaching demo’s are.

c. Locker Database- Brian spoke to Alex and our locker database is done! He will be showing us on Monday from 10 to noon.

d. Bam- Bam received a “Bam Award” last semester for going above and beyond the call of duty. He presents it to Beth today.

e. Transition- Brian will be gone for this. We agree to have an administrator lunch in June, then a passing of the gavel in August when Brian is back. Please think of fun things to do with the Administration.

IX. Announcements

a. How old is Kent?- Tomorrow is Kent’s Birthday. He will be 48. We all sing to him.

b. Day of Service- Next Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m. Please come help with the trail signage.

c. Kent will be missing next week’s meeting.

X. Adjournment

President Kevin Malec adjourned the meeting at 4:27 p.m.

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Awesomely Submitted,

Beth Johnson

Student Senate Scribe