Lake Superior College Student Senate

Meeting Minutes

January 11, 2011

 

I.      Call to order

   President Chandra Shoberg called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.

II.      Roll call

   Present                                                                                                     

  Chandra Shoberg       Kevin Malec               Justin Stutsman                        Wade Gordon-Guest                  

  Brian Sanner             Ashley Winkler            Roger Johnson             Carl Crawford-Guest                             

  Beth Johnson             Erica Farnham             Kent Voltron

                                                                       

III.      Be our Guest

Wade Gordon and Carl Crawford from the Intercultural Center talks to us about Talking Circles. This started with a mini MnSCU research grant. The students and community get together and talk about higher education issues. Wade and Carl are asking that we become a part of this so we are able to hear what students want and act on it. The next Talking Circle is February 22 from 11:30 to 1:00. The Senate will discuss this and report back to Wade and Carl.

IV.      Approval of the Minutes

The minutes from last meeting were approved by general consent.

 

V.      Approval of the Agenda

The agenda was approved by general consent after adding “Campus Coordinator Elections” to Unfinished Business, item ‘D’.

VI.      Reports

a.       Officer Reports-

·         Ashley- GC went well. She enjoyed the mock legislature training, and expressed interest in running for Regional Representative of the North Central region next year. There was a successful Presidential Chair election (Torfi) and a successful Fiscal Committee member election (Jessica). Renzo stepped down as the GC Student-at-Large. Inver Hills made us feel welcome. Ashley will be submitting her full report into our mailboxes.

·         Justin- Justin’s report is in the packet but he apparently forgot to put a ton of stuff in it because he keeps talking. He thought the workshops were interesting, and the mock legislature training game was nice because it’s something we’ll have to do at rally/Duluth Days. Sarah did a good job with this conference and made sure the vegetarians were comfortable. The nomination forms for the various MSCSA awards are up on their Website.

 

b.      Senator Reports-

There are no Senator Reports.

c.       Committee Reports-

·         Strategic Planning- Erica says that they will be meeting again soon. Anyone is able to comment on the site in the Employee Portal.

·         Campus Wide- Beth states that the Enrollment Management Committee is really getting into some good issues and she is constantly on the edge of her seat. Chandra will be meeting with the Parking Task Force Committee this week or next week. Chandra also went to the Academic Affairs and Standards Committee and she found it interesting. This committee goes through changes in syllabus and credits for particular classes.

·         Text Alert- Bam and Beth called ten colleges throughout the country. None of them had any type of text alert system to warn students of a class cancellation. This committee will wait for their next charge from the Superior Chairs.

·         Public Relations/Advertising- Ashley says that there will probably be a meeting next week. Mat Gilderman would like to come to one to talk. He will be invited if he eats all his vegetables.

·         Election- Ashley plugged Senate elections in her comp. class today. There will be a meeting Thursday or Friday. Chandra says that everyone here should be standing up in their classes and talking about the Senate. Erica would like to so some class raps in different classes.

·         Food Service- Brian will be setting up a meeting soon. Erica will be joining this committee. Roger talked to Cathy Carlson and the food nutrition book is almost done.

·         Alumni- Chandra will be setting up a meeting.

 

 

VII.      Unfinished Business

a.       What were the Issues at GC? - Justin brings up that the members who attended were kind of put off by the fact that half of the Platform Committee were in jeans and sweatshirts. Beth and Justin attended a budget workshop about higher education where they watched a bazaar video. Beth will try to find this video so we can all watch it.

b.       Aviation Open Forum- Ashley and Justin will be going to the Aviation school Thursday at 3 p.m. to discuss issues. Erica will go as well. Please talk to Ashley or Justin if you can attend.

c.       Twin Ports Leadership Day- Kevin makes a motion “that the LSC Student Senate participates in and supports the Twin Ports Leadership Day.” Motion was seconded. Motion passes.

d.       Campus Coordinator Elections- Chandra opens the nomination floor. Ashley nominates Justin. He accepts. Beth nominates Erica. She accepts. Chandra closes the nomination floor. Both candidates are asked to give a speech and answer questions.

Congratulations to Justin, our new Campus Coordinator!!

 

VIII.      Advisor Antics

Roger- Roger reads off a whole list of stuff, but I can’t type that fast. But here’s my attempt: There’s a bill in the house that’s going to do something. Someone vacated. MnSCU has the first meeting with Higher Education on Thursday. There’s a bill or something about no cell phones while driving. It stopped snowing.

Kent- There’s a middle school in Washington that has trouble with the girls. The girls put lipstick on and then kiss the mirrors in the bathroom. The janitor is tired of having to clean the lipstick off the mirrors each night so he goes to complain to the principal. The principal and the janitor meet with the girls in the bathroom and the principal asks the janitor to demonstrate how he has to clean the mirrors each night. The janitor puts his sponge in the toilet and goes straight to the mirror to wipe it off.

IX.      New Business

a.       Buffalo Wild Wings and Bam- Bam is part of a ROTC group that will be having a fundraiser on Feb. 9. Head to Buffalo Wild Wings that day and part of the proceeds will go to his organization. Chandra will let us know the time of day.

b.       Library Beanbags- The library has asked us to help fund beanbags for them. The beanbags are $1400. There is discussion. Chandra will talk to Bridget about maybe finding an alternative.

c.       Regional Meeting- The next regional meeting will be January 22 at 11 a.m. at Pine Tech.

 

X.      Announcements

a.       How was your break? What did you snag?

·         Justin snagged the plague and gave it to Ashley

·         Ashley snagged a locket from Justin with a four leaf clover

·         Kevin snagged ten pounds

·         Chandra snagged a camera

·         Justin had a deer hit his car. He reenacted this incident on the white board.

·         Erica’s son got a 4-wheeler but he’s not heavy enough for it yet.

·         Roger snagged a bumper sticker that says, “Heaven don’t want me and hells afraid I’ll take over”

·         Kent- His son came over with his new girlfriend. Played beer pong and got beat by one cup.

·         Brian- Sick and stuff

b.       Tabloids- Tabloids are up in the bathrooms. Beth reminds everyone to use the first floor bathrooms in the E building and report back to her about what you did in there and if the Tabloids are still up.

c.       Justin’s thing- Justin thinks it would be a good idea to have a potluck next meeting. Bring something to share.

d.       Office Hours- Please sign up for office hours so we can post them on the door. Chandra would like to thank everyone for being in the office this week.

XI.      Adjournment

President Chandra Shoberg adjourned the meeting at 4:39 p.m. 

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Awesomely Submitted,

 

Beth Johnson

Student Senate Scribe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I haven’t spoken to my wife in years. I didn’t want to interrupt her.

-Rodney Dangerfield

 

Lake Superior College Student Senate

Meeting Minutes

January 18, 2011

 

I.      Call to order

   President Chandra Shoberg called the meeting to order at 3:35 p.m.

II.      Roll call

   Present                                                                                                     

  Chandra Shoberg      Kevin Malec               Justin Stutsman                       Kristi Heintz-Guest                   

  Brian Sanner            Ashley Winkler           Roger Johnson                                                   

  Beth Johnson                        Erica Farnham             Kent Voltron

                                                                       

III.      Be our Guest

Kristi Heintz talked to us, clarified, and asked our suggestions about the Sustainability Plan of Action. She presented at the employee Duty Day (and did a fabulous job!) and received good responses from all employees. Some things that came up between Kristi and the Senate today:

·         There is still no clarification on if the employees can ride the DTA for free.

·         We have student liaisons funded through the Great Lakes Stewardship that helps out the committee with community projects as well as things in the classroom.

·         A shuttle going from the school to downtown would be a nice supplement to the DTA. Possibly a minivan from the school to certain places. It would be ideal to get the DTA to make more stops at the school, but this is expensive.

·         There are no carpooling spots now, but there will be. How will these spots be policed? Possibly with a pass from Student Services.

·         There was talk about having an access fee be cheaper than a parking fee. This would probably make students angry.

·         A shuttle from the main campus to the fire campus would be nice.

·         An incentive program for students who do ride the bus. Maybe a drawing during Earth Week.

·         The Eco-cube was taken out of the plan. We’re still not sure what this is, but Beth starts talking about urinals and then is quite humiliated.

·         Work on retro-fitting water fountains and a way to make it cheaper and easier to fill up water bottles. A lot of students do not know that our water fountains are filtered.

·         Recycle-Mania: College and University competition. We would be competing against schools our own size. This starts in March and runs for two months.

·         Food Service: Kristi would like to work with the food service committee on implementing cheaper and healthier food. She has connections and resources. There are plans for a small garden plot and having the daycare help out. It doesn’t seem like we purchase any local food (or any within 400 miles for that matter). “Meatless Mondays”.

·         The Sustainability Map will be on the Environmental Council Website.

·         Long-term idea: Collecting rainwater and having it go to toilets and the lawn.

·         Student Environmental Club: This club should be more hands-on. Kristi would like to get students involved more and also make it into an adventure club as well.

·         The next Environmental Council meeting will be Friday at 9:30. Kristi will be in contact with PRL Ashley about what’s going on.

IV.      Approval of the Minutes

The minutes from last meeting were approved by general consent.

V.      Approval of the Agenda

The agenda was approved by general consent.

VI.      Reports

a.       Officer Reports-

·         Brian- The cost to send people to DC for MSCSA will be about $2000 or so (I think. There were a lot of numbers being thrown around and I was tired). Brian also e-mailed Travis about MSCSA researching electronic books.

·         Justin- Hooked up with Heather Grillo and sent out an e-mail to club advisors and presidents asking what their club is about. It was a very nice e-mail.

b.      Senator Reports-

There are no Senator Reports.

c.       Committee Reports-

·         Parking Task Force- Chandra is waiting to hear back from Mark Winson

·         Facilities- This committee will meet Feb. 10 from 12-1

·         SEF- Meeting at 3 p.m. on Friday

·         Alumni- Meeting at 4 p.m. on Friday with just current Senators

·         Strategic Planning- Jan. 20 from 12-2:30

o   Out There- Erica is collecting data about why students came to LSC from out of state or country.

VII.      Unfinished Business

a.       Aviation Open Forum- This went well. The students were very receptive. Someone even took a Senate application. Ashley and Erica will be headed back tomorrow at 1.

b.       Talking Circles- Beth makes a motion that reads, “I motion that the Lake Superior College Student Senate support, participate, and if possible, be involved in the Intercultural Center’s Talking Circles”. Motion was seconded. Motion passes. Chandra will send out the dates.

 

 

VIII.      Advisor Antics

Kent- Went to see Jeff Dunham. Kent’s Joke: Sven and Ole are behind a bar talking about their vacations. Ole enjoyed himself in Tahiti and the Bahamas. The only problem is that Lena (his wife) got pregnant during both those times. Ole mentions that he would do things differently this year. “How?” asks Sven. Ole answers, “I’m taking Lena with!”

Roger- The game next week between the Bears and Packers will outdo the Superbowl.

IX.       New Business

a.       PaperCut System- This will be a new ad-hoc committee. The main issue will be how to fairly negotiate implementing this system in the classrooms. This committee will consist of Chandra, Beth, Ashley, and Erica.

b.       Elections- Ashley states that the Senate application deadline will be extended until Friday. She is also working on sending out a campus-wide e-mail.

X.      Announcements

a.       Regional Meeting Jan. 22, 11 a.m., Pine Technical College

b.       Justin- Duluth Playhouse is having a student night on April 7. Student Life bought 100 tickets.

c.       Kevin- Talked to Bam and the Buffalo Wild Wings event will probably be held in the evening (on Feb. 9).

XI.      Adjournment

President Chandra Shoberg adjourned the meeting at 5:06 p.m. 

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Awesomely Submitted,

 

 

Beth Johnson

Student Senate Scribe

 

Lake Superior College Student Senate

Meeting Minutes

January 25, 2011

 

I.      Call to order

   President Chandra Shoberg called the meeting to order at 3:33 p.m.

II.      Roll call

   Present                                                                                                                                   Not Present

  Chandra Shoberg     Kevin Malec      Roger Johnson                Gary Kruchowski-Guest        Erica Farnham-EA

  Brian Sanner          Ashley Winkler   Kent Voltron                    Janet Blixt-Guest                                                       

  Beth Johnson          Justin Stutsman              

                                                                       

III.      Be our Guest

Gary Kruchowski and Janet Blixt talked to us about MnSCU, allocation, and bonding. Two-Thirds of our cost should be paid for by the state, but in reality they’re only paying 50%--and that’s dropping. It’s a constant battle of maintaining support and stuff through bonding bills. It’s important that the Legislatures hear our student stories, because they’re too old to know what’s going on now. The employees are not allowed to lobby because they work for the state. Fun Fact: As far as bonding bills go, money is given for the design (blueprints), then a few years later more money is given for the construction.

·         Duluth Days- February 16. Legislatures will be filing through as we are on the floor in the Capital. Gary and Janet will have handouts for us and will give us info on what we would be willing to do if they cut our budget or not cut out budget.

·         Janet is the Booth Queen. She wants us to wear our Senate shirts and nametags. She gave us an inside look at the publication that will be handed out. Be sure to say thank you to the Legislatures for our Health and Science building. Let Janet know if you want to attend the breakfast the next day.

·         It’s a good thing to look at the “Session Weekly” and call our Legislatures to get a legislature directory book. All material is on www.leg.state.mn.us   

·         Gary and Janet will get together with us to discuss things before we go. If you ever have any questions about legislature stuff, talk to Gary, Janet, or Mat.

IV.      Approval of the Minutes

The minutes from last meeting were approved by general consent.

V.      Approval of the Agenda

   The agenda was approved by general consent.

VI.      Reports

a.       Officer Reports-

·         Ashley- The second Aviation Open Forum went well. The faculty, staff, and students were welcoming and nice.

·         Chandra- In the packet.

·         Beth- In the packet. Next Regional Meeting Feb. 10, 12-1 via ITV.

b.      Senator Reports-

There are no Senator Reports.

c.       Committee Reports-

·         Food Service- Brian talked to Mark Winson and has information. The Food Service Committee will meet soon.

·         Parking Task Force- They are looking into opening up some of the clinical parking spots everyday. Also moving handicapped spots closer to the building and turn the original handicapped spots into regular spots. More info in Chandra’s written report.

·         Twin Ports Leadership Summit- Chandra and Brian report that this was good and there’s work for everyone. More info in Chandra’s written report.

·         Elections- Applications need to be in by 4 p.m. tomorrow. There will probably be a Meet and Eat at the end of the week (Hey! That kind of rhymes!). All signage has to be approved by Roger. Ashley will start working on the pictures and bio’s.

VII.      Unfinished Business

a.       Twin Ports Leadership Meeting Update- Covered in Chandra’s written report.

b.       Student Senate Elections- Covered in Committee Reports.

c.       Regional Meeting- Covered in Beth’s written report.

d.       Where are the Art Building Lockers- These lockers are supposed to be in the building. Roger will double check.

e.       Rally days- Student Life is funding a bus for us to go. Beth will try to have a sign-up sheet up by the end of the week for students. Heather will also mention it in her e-mails.

VIII.      Advisor Antics

   Roger- When Walt Disney was first going to construct Disneyworld, he was looking to buy a shell company.      When the owners of the company found out that it was Walt Disney that wanted the company, they jacked the price about 5 million more.

Kent- MN used to be in the top five for a decent instructor salary average. Now we are about 12 or 14 (AND we’re behind Wisconsin). That sucks. Kent’s Joke: There’s a priest driving on the freeway. He gets pulled over for speeding. The cop says that his breath smells funny and asks what he’s drinking. The priest says he’s drinking water. The cop says, “Are you sure, because it sure smells like wine!”  The priest says, “Good Lord!! He’s done it again!!!”

 

New Business

a.       February Day of Service- Slacker Malec doesn’t have anything planned yet. Let him know your ideas.

b.       Locker Clean-out- Brian will print out the list of lockers we need to clean out.

c.       The Approach- Brian’s computer services teacher approached him about students getting too many e-mails. Some ideas: An E-mail digest, which would be one e-mail per week with links to the other sites for more info. Chandra forms an e-mail ad-hoc committee with their charge of researching and recommending a way to make a Digest thing. The members of this committee are Brian, Chandra, and Ashley.

d.       Steve Dalager- Mr. Dalager wants us to come to his FYE class. We will go next Wednesday (2/2) at 3 p.m.  E1166

e.       Ashley makes a motion “that we send two Senators plus an advisor (if needed) to D.C. to participate in MSCSA D.C. Summit.” Motion was seconded. Discussion. Motion passes.  

IX.      Announcements

a.       Dr. Johns will be meeting with the Senate on February 8, March 8, and March 29 at the Senate meetings. Let Chandra know if there are other things on your mind besides consultation.

b.       Don’t forget our Student Success Day presentations.

c.       Beth’s nametag almost fell in the toilet before the meeting today.

d.       Kevin has officially passed the budget stuff to Brian.

e.       We are putting a request in for office supplies.

X.      Adjournment

President Chandra Shoberg adjourned the meeting at 5:08 p.m. 

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Awesomely Submitted,

 

 

 

Beth Johnson

Student Senate Scribe