Senate – April 4th, 2017
Important Dates and
Information
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Conversation Partners,
Thursday at 4pm in the
GEO
Kappa Sigma Bi-Annual
Pancake Breakfast, April
22nd 8am-Noon, at the
Emmanuel Church
Trivia Night, at the
American Legion, Friday
at 10pm.
Housing Selection will go
live on April 18th!
o See details in
minutes
Native American Pow
Wow, April 22nd from
11am- 5pm.
Senator Petitions due
Monday April 10th at
5pm!
o All are welcome
to apply.
o Senators will now
be determined by
class and not by
residence hall.
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ALLOCATIONS
(PLEASE SEE NEW
BUISNESS FOR DETAILS)
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Allocated $500 to Sigma
Tau Delta
Allocated $1,250 to the
Secretary of Diversity
Allocated $1,500 to the
Junior Class
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V.
Call to Order 8:00PM
Special Orders of Business
a. Swearing in of the new executive board
Committee Reports
a. Academic
i.
Nicole Certesio, Secretary of Academics
b. Social Life
i.
Emilie Sanborn, Secretary of Social Life
c. Diversity
i.
Amanda Tran, Secretary of Diversity
ii.
Conversation Partners
1. Students on campus are able to meet
international students on campus, chat about
topics they have in common, and help increase
their English language skills.
d. Organizations
i.
Kent County School Mentoring Program seeks to
become special interest group
e. Constitutional Review
i.
Ways to increase senator retention rates
ii.
Make senate more enjoyable
f. Environmental
i.
Sammy Howell, Secretary of the Environment
g. Budget
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Sigma Tau Delta
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Two internal allocations
h. Service
i.
Arianna Hall, Secretary of Service and Community
Relations
ii.
Casey Time had a great turn out of 125 people!
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Thank you to the Garden club for their help and all
who came out.
i. Student Services
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Jimmy Turley, Secretary of Student Services and
Campus Properties
Old Business
a. No Report
New Business
a. Move to allocate $500 to Sigma Tau Delta
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Open Discussion
1. Funds will go towards t-shirts and catering for
thesis meetings.
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MOTION PASSES
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VII.
VIII.
b. Move to allocate $1,250 to Secretary of Diversity
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Open Discussion
1. Funds will go toward food, music, and payment of services (dancers, drummers,
equipment, etc) for a Native American Pow Wow.
2. Original cost was $4,500 but then lowered through fundraising efforts.
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MOTION PASSES
c. Move to allocate $1,500 to the Junior Class for Clash of the Classes
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Open Discussion
1. Event includes inflatable obstacle courses, games, and other events that allow
classes to compete against one another.
2. A trophy will have winner engraved and be passed down from year to year.
3. Concerns with the current date and it being the day after Shorefest will be an issue.
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MOTION PASSES
d. Move to make Kent County Schools Mentoring Program a special interest group.
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Open Discussion
1. Takes identified at-risk students from the Kent County High School and matches
them up with WAC students to meet with them during their school hours.
2. Hopes are to build a bond that allows them to aspire to attend college.
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MOTION PASSES
Senatorial Open Forum
a. No Report
Non-Senatorial Open Forum
a. Kappa Sigma Bi-Annual Pancake Breakfast
i.
April 22nd 8am-Noon Emmanuel Church
b. Veteran’s Association - Trivia Night!
i.
At the American legion, 10pm.
c. Housing Selection will be going live on April 18th!
i.
Fill out your preference form in Webadvisor, under residential life, and update your
emergency contact information.
ii.
Question: Does transferred credits count toward room selection?
1. Yes, whatever the registrar considers your class year is how you will be identified in
the housing selection (i.e. If you’re a first year but a junior by credit, you’ll be
eligible for upperclassmen housing).
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Kent House will be a freshman science and technology house.
1. Concern: Kent being offline next year to fix the plumbing
a. Ursula: The plumbing will be fixed in time for Kent to open in August.
iv.
All of the Greek Life/Middle housing will be removed prior to room draw so as to not
confuse availability.
Adjournment