Lake Superior College Student Senate

Meeting Minutes

February 1, 2011

 

I.      Call to order

   President Chandra Shoberg called the meeting to order at 3:29 p.m.

II.      Roll call

   Present                                                                                                                                     

   Chandra Shoberg         Kevin Malec                  Erica Farnham               Angel Soular-Guest     

   Brian Sanner              Ashley Winkler              Roger Johnson               Mat Gilderman-Guest                    

Beth  Johnson             Justin Stutsman              Kent Voltron    

                                                                       

III.      Approval of the Minutes

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

IV.      Approval of the Agenda

 The agenda was approved by general consent with the addition of “New Business, Item C- Food  Service/Nutrition.  

V.      Reports

a.       Officer Reports-

·         Brian- Spotted something that didn’t add up on the budget (Ha! No pun intended). He needs to meet with Ashley for his committee. Ooooo……

·         Justin- Report is in the packet.

b.       Senator Reports-

There are no Senator Reports.

c.       Committee Reports-

·         Strategic Planning- Erica reports that this meeting was awesome! She will be sending out weekly questions to students about the college, and an all-employee question as well.

·         Food Service- Mark Winson sent Brian a contract for the food service.

VI.      Unfinished Business

a.       Eat n’ Greet Final Tally- We went through 50 buns. The e-mail went out to the students and Angel helped a lot. Joe is leftover in the office.

b.       Duluth Days/Advocacy Days- Chandra needs one Senator to ride on the bus. We will not be staying overnight.

VII.      Advisor Antics

Roger- February 1, 1920: The first armored car was released in MN.

The US Senate is expected to hold a vote on Healthcare. New York is going to vote on cell phone use while crossing the street. He has a rock garden and one died.

 

Kent- UMAC Scholastica got some scholarships for the first time in three years, 23 were football players with a     3.5 GPA or higher.

Kent’s joke: So a blonde was having a bad day. She gets in an elevator and says “TGIF” to a man. The man replies, “SHIT”. She says, “No, TGIF”, and he replies “SHIT”. She says, “No. Thank God it’s Friday”. He replies, “Sorry honey, it’s Thursday.”

VIII.      Be Our Guest

Mat Gilderman talked about ideas for advertising. In addition to a couple handouts, he brought our attention to a few ideas:

·         Making someone an administrator for the LSC Facebook page

·         Put up posters everywhere

·         Make posters that stand out

·         Slip papers into lockers

 

IX.      New Business

a.       Senate Retreat- February 10-12.

b.       Search Committees- An e-mail went out about the Math and Nursing search committees.

c.       Food Service/Nutrition- We received the nutrition guide from the kitchen. It includes all the food contents used in the cafeteria. It is handed over to the Food Service Committee.

 

X.      Announcements

a.       Presentation in Steve Dalager’s class tomorrow at 3 p.m.

b.       Twin Ports Leadership meeting next Monday at 6 p.m.

c.       (Something about changing the Senate meeting time…?)

d.       Alumni meeting Friday at 4 p.m.

e.       SEF meeting Thursday at 5 p.m.

f.        Dr. Johns will be at our meeting next week. Dress in your Sunday best J

g.       Facilities meeting and Regional meeting next Thursday at noon.

h.       Brian has printed out a list of people who have not rerented their locker. Please clean them out during your office hours.

XI.      Adjournment

President Chandra Shoberg adjourned the meeting at 4:43 p.m. 

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Awesomely Submitted,

 

 

Beth Johnson                             Justin Stutsman

Student Senate Scribe                 Student Senate Campus Coordinator

 

 

 

 

 

Supreme Court justices joke that their jobs are a “life sentence”. Prison inmates do not find this amusing.

-Jon Stewart, America

 

Lake Superior College Student Senate

Meeting Minutes

February 8, 2011

 

I.      Call to order

   President Chandra Shoberg called the meeting to order at 3:34 p.m.

II.      Roll call

    Present                                                                                                                                                    Not Present

   Chandra Shoberg  Kevin Malec         Angel Soular                      Thomas Deschenes   Dr. Johns-G            Erica Farnham-EA

   Brian Sanner      Ashley Winkler     Katherine Hansberry   Roger Johnson         Mark Winson-G      Matthew McGregor

   Beth  Johnson                 Justin Stutsman     Brent Tweet             Kent Voltron         Gary Kruchowski-G  

           

III.       Swearing

The new Senators were sworn in. They all swore nicely J                                      

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.

VI.      Reports

a.       Officer Reports-

·         Justin- The Fire School is going to have a meeting to discuss covering half the cost of the exercise mats.

·         Chandra- Will be attending the Facilities meeting this week.

b.      Senator Reports-

There are no Senator Reports.

c.       Committee Reports-

·         Student Life- Kevin mentions that there is a meeting tomorrow at noon.

·         E-mail- Brian finally realized that he needs to meet with Ashley.

·         PaperCut- Chandra and Beth met with Dan. The recommendation is $8 per semester for PaperCut.

VII.      Unfinished Business

a.       Senate Retreat- The retreat will be Friday from 6-9 at Thrillz or Incline Station. Workshops will be on Saturday.

b.       Rally/Duluth Days- Brian will be attending. Ashley, Chandra, Brent, and Erica may go too. Let Roger know who will be on the bus because they will be in charge.

c.       Student Success Day- We will be presenting two 50 minute workshops. Please be at one if not both. 

VIII.      Advisor Antics

Kent- A mans penis is three times the length of his thumb. A women’s heart beats faster than a mans. There are one trillion bacteria on each foot. It takes 300 muscles to balance standing still. If saliva can’t dissolve something, you can’t taste what you’re trying to taste. Women will be done reading this by now. Men will still be checking out their thumbs. 

Roger- The speed of light is 886 something a second. On this day in 1837, the first Vice President was chosen (Richard Johnson…no relation to Roger…or myself! Ha!) Always remember that you are unique…just like everybody else.

 

 

IX.      Be Our Guest

Dr. Johns and Mark Winson discussed several things with us:

1. Website Organization- They would like our thoughts on how to make the LSC Website more user friendly, effective, and efficient. The goal is to make portals nicer. They are aiming at a one e-mail a week system (what a coincidence! So are we!). Our thoughts: Changing appearance is hard on students-in regards to layout. No campus advertisements. Class cancellations should be on the homepage. The mobile version of LSC has no ads on it, but the portal does.

2. Budget- FY11 Budget looks good. FY12 Budget is being decided.

3. Tuition- Tuition increased 5% from last year to this year. He went over tuition and differential tuition increases.

4. Tech fee- The technology fee is currently $10 and they do not plan to increase that. The change to HDMI will happen soon.

5. Dr. Johns introduces Gary Kruchowski. Gary says that there will be up to six faculty attending Duluth Days.

6. Strategic Planning- All three of our guests talk about the new line of command. They emphasize that nothing is forever and things can change.

 

X.      New Business

a.       Strategic Planning Open Forum- Tomorrow at noon in the Large Administrative Conference Room. Please come if you can.

 

XI.      Announcements

a.       BWW tomorrow between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Bring the slip that’s on the Senate desk!

XII.      Adjournment

President Chandra Shoberg adjourned the meeting at 5:45 p.m. 

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Awesomely Submitted,

 

 

 

Beth Johnson                           Justin Stutsman

Student Senate Scribe              Student Senate Campus Coordinator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There must be millions of people all over the world who never get any love letters…I could be their leader.

-Charlie Brown (Peanuts)

 

Lake Superior College Student Senate

Meeting Minutes

February 18, 2011

 

I.      Call to order

   President Chandra Shoberg called the meeting to order at 4:14 p.m.

II.      Roll call

    Present                                                                                                                                            Not Present

   Chandra Shoberg      Kevin Malec                   Angel Soular             Tara Saukko                Ashley Winkler-EA

   Brian Sanner            Katherine Hansberry         Matthew McGregor            Roger Johnson             Justin Stutsman-EA

   Beth  Johnson                      Brent Tweet                    Erica Farnham          Kent Voltron                Thomas Deschenes-EA

                                                           

III.      Approval of the Minutes

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

IV.      Approval of the Agenda

 The agenda was approved by general consent after the addition of “Swearing Matthew” after “Approval of Agenda”.

V.      Swearing Matthew

Matthew McGregor was sworn in as a new Senator. He swore nicely. 

 

VI.      Reports

a.       Officer Reports

There are no Officer Reports.

b.      Senator Reports

There are no Senator Reports.

c.       Committee Reports

·         Strategic Planning- Beth reports on the progress of this committee and the community open forum on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.

·         Student Life and Legacy- Malec reports that the funding for the architect for the study area outside was approved for $2500.

·         Food Service- Brian reports that the main mission right now for this committee is implementing a salad bar. The committee has a plan on where it will go and stuff.

VII.      Unfinished Business

a.       Review of Student Success Day- We did two presentations; there were about 10 students in each (which was good compared to Paula’s numbers). Ideas for next time: A survey in the morning to build upon in the afternoon, have a table, not so many Senators standing up front.

b.       Review of Rally Day- Thanks to everyone who went down. Next time there will be a better game plan on how to get more students to go. But kudos to the ones who tried hard.

c.       Review of Twin Ports Leadership Project- This all campus committee finds out that it would be cheaper to host this event at UMD. We would prefer it at a neutral location. Matthew suggested looking at conference rooms in hospitals. Katherine suggested looking at rooms in libraries. The event will take place on April 6, and is a conference for high school students on how to make leadership transition easier into college. The next meeting is Monday at 6 at UMD.

d.       Day of Service- The Day of Service will be March 2 from 11 to 1 in the commons. Students will be able to make PB&J sandwiches for the homeless and themselves.

e.       Talking Circles- The next Talking Circles is Feb. 22 from 11 to 1. Please attend to hear students’ concerns. There will be at least three Senators attending.

VIII.      Advisor Antics

Roger- There has been a change in how checks are reimbursed at the business office. It could be up to a week before your reimbursement check comes. Judi apologizes that there is no same day service anymore.

Ø  It takes 42 muscles to frown, and 4 to extend your arm and slap somebody.

Ø  One out of four people is mentally imbalanced. Think of three of your closest friends. If they seem OK, then it’s you.

Ø  The Frisbee kept getting bigger and bigger. Then it hit me.

Ø  Some people are like Slinkys; they’re really good for nothing, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.

Kent- An elderly man in Louisiana owned a farm with a large pond in the back. The pond was in bad shape, so he fixed it up. One day, he decided to go down to the pond to look it over and make sure it was doing alright. He brought a 5 gallon bucket to load with fruit from the trees that were down there. When he got to the pond, he saw some women skinny dipping. They saw him and told him that they’re not coming out until he leaves. He said that was fine, he only came down to feed the alligator. Moral: Some old men can still think fast.

 

IX.      New Business

a.       MSCSA Governing Council- The next GC will be March 4-6 in Fergus Falls. Let Roger or Chandra know by Tuesday if you are able to attend. (Already 10 Senators have said they will go. We may set a record!)

b.       Search Committee- The search committee for a Medical Laboratory Technician needs a student. Let Chandra know if you can sit on this.

c.       Judicial Panel- Students who are being disciplined have the option of standing in front of this panel and pleading their case. There is an opening for two students. The first meeting is Friday from 1 to 4.

d.       Senate Campus Agenda- Chandra brings up the idea of having a written down stance on certain issues so new future Senators know where to stand and what to work on. Everyone thinks this is a good idea.

 

X.      Announcements

a.       Malec will be training in new Senators next week.

b.       Please sign up for an office hour.

c.       We will be rescheduling the meeting with Dr. Johns that was supposed to be March 8.

d.       LSC Open House is April 15.

e.       MSCSA General Assembly will be April 15-17.

XI.      Adjournment

President Chandra Shoberg adjourned the meeting at 5:24 p.m. 

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Awesomely Submitted,

 

 

Beth Johnson                          

Student Senate Scribe             

 

 

 

It’s alright to drink like a fish-if you drink what a fish drinks.

-Mary Pettibone Poole

 

 

Lake Superior College Student Senate

Meeting Minutes

February 25, 2011

 

I.      Call to order

   President Chandra Shoberg called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.

II.      Roll call

    Present                                                                                                                                                        Not Present-EA

   Chandra “Shortfinger” Shoberg     Kevin “the Beard” Malec     Angel Soular                                              Beth    Tom

   Ashley “Angsty” Winkler           Brian “BS” Sanner             Brent “Tweet” Tweet                          Erica    Kent      Matthew McGregor                                 Katherine Hansberry          Joanne “No Relation to Jon” Arola-G  Justin                   

   Tara Saukko                               Roger “The Johnson” Johnson

                                                           

III.      Approval of the Minutes

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

IV.      Approval of the Agenda

 The agenda was approved by general consent after the addition of Guest Joanne.

V.      Be Our Guest. 

Joanne spoke about money being raised for a room with full-spectrum lights. She called them “sad lights.” It is for people with “Seasonal Affective Disorder” to sit in and gain natural sunlight. Brian will find out the cost of these lights and approach the Intercultural Center about installing them in their quiet room.

 

VI.      Open Seat Appointment

A motion was made to appoint Tara Saukko to an open seat on the Senate. Motion was seconded. Motion passes.

Tara’s swearing in was rudely interrupted by Tweet ‘n Winkler. But she still swore nicely.

 

VII.      Reports

a.       Officer Reports

Malec- He has all the paperwork done for the Day of Service.

Ashley- Reports that the Husky Tabloids will be up by Monday.

Chandra- Reports about a committee (apparently Brian wasn’t listening, because that’s all he gave me to work with).

b.      Senator Reports

There are no Senator Reports.

c.       Committee Reports

There are no Committee Reports.

VIII.      Unfinished Business

a.       Senate Campus Agenda- Our Senate Campus Agenda will be displayed in the office. Look for the falling tape grid.

b.       Governing Council- March 4-6 in Fergus Falls. Katherine will be driving herself and leaving Saturday night. Be here by 8 a.m. Friday.

c.       Judicial Panel- March 4 from 1 to 4. The two people not going to GC will probably be sitting in on this if possible.

IX.      Advisor Antics

Roger- “Behind every good man is a good woman. There’s usually a woman behind the fall of every good man.”  

 

X.      New Business

  There is no New Business.

 

XI.      Announcements

a.       Please sign up for office hours.

b.       Open House is April 15.

c.       MSCSA is April 15-17. Redundancy.

d.       Day of Service is March 2.

XII.      Adjournment

President Chandra Shoberg adjourned the meeting at 4:25 p.m. 

 

(Joanne was the only one who stayed after to help Brian clean up.)

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Awesomely Submitted,

 

 

Beth Johnson                           Brian Sanner               

Student Senate Scribe              Student Senate Treasurer