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Welcome to Student Senate 2014!
Please:
1. Mingle ()
2. Grab your Dinner (Yum)
3. Find your Name Tag (Sit)
JANUARY 15TH 2014
1ST STUDENT SENATE MEETING
AGENDA
1) Call to Order
2) Approval of Previous Minutes
3) Roll Call & Introduction of Senators
4) Guest Speakers: None
AGENDA: REPORTS
5) Advisor’s Report
• Senate Inauguration: January 29th 3pm
6) Executive Council’s Reports
– President:
• Regent’s Meeting, Parking Spot, Policy Wiki Page
– Vice President:
• Robert’s Rules of Order
– www.yourparliamentarian.com/Summary
• Electronic Clicker System
– Secretary:
• Annual Year-end Report
– Treasurer:
• Financial Account Information
Account Balances:
Foundation Account:
• Book value: $35,000.00
• Other Cash/Spendable: $6,796.14
• Total Balance: $41,646.72
Cost Center (Student Fees):
• 56,308.16
Petty Cash:
• $710.32
Ruben Pamies Outreach:
$1,800.00 + 430.00
AGENDA: REPORTS (Cont’d)
7) Colleges: Allied Health, Medicine, Nursing,
Pharmacy, Public Health, Graduate Studies
8) Committees:
– Activities:
• Research Information Day, Pancake “Break”-fast
– Issues:
• Sodexo’s 10% Discount
– Education:
• Mentor Award Update
9) Liaisons: IT, Legislative, Live Green, Security,
Student Health Services
AGENDA:
10) Shelved Items: Constitution Review & Revision
11) Elections:
Executive Board – Secretary, Treasurer
Committee Chairs – Education (Academic Affairs)
Philanthropy (Activities)
Liaisons – IT, Legislative, Live Green, Security,
Student Health Services
COMMITTEE STRUCTURES
President
Issues Committee
Chair: Vice President
•IT Liaison
•Security Liaison
•Student Health Liaison
Secretary (Ex-officio Advisor)
Treasurer (Ex-officio Advisor)
Academic Affairs
Committee
Activities
Committee
Chair: Education
Chair: Philanthrophy
•IT Liaison
•Legislative Liaison
•Live Green Liaison
VOTING
• Senators may run for more than one position!
• Election results will be tabulated after
tonight’s meeting (Dr. Carver, Krupa, Alicia)
• A formal email will be sent out tonight/early
tomorrow with election results
SECRETARY
Duties:
• Coordinate Senate at-large meetings and communications
with Senators
• Maintain updates on Senate Blackboard group and UNMC
Student Senate Website
• Serve as “Ex-officio Advisor” to the Academic Affairs
Committee led by Education Chair
Nominations:
Levi Zehr (College of Medicine)
TREASURER
Duties:
• Coordinate all transactions made by Student Senate with
Business/Finance
• Reimburse any transactions made by members of Senate for
any related expenditures
• Coordinate delivery/payment of food for Senate at-large and
committee meetings
• Serve as “Ex-officio Advisor” to the Activities Committee led
by Philanthropy Chair
Nominations:
Mercury Wu (M.D./Ph.D. – College of Graduate Studies)
Brian Coburn (M.D./Ph.D. – College of Graduate Studies)
EDUCATION CHAIR
Duties:
• Lead the Academic Affairs Committee
• Execute proposals related to Academic Affairs passed through Senate
• Investigate education, curriculum and student policy related issues for
students on the UNMC Omaha campus
• Serve as a contact and representative for Student Senate regarding
education, curriculum or student policy related changes, issues or
concerns on the Omaha campus
• Manage selection of the UNMC Student Senate Distinguished Mentor of
the Year Award
Nominations:
Lauren Dahlquist (College of Nursing)
Jaree Price (College of Allied Health)
Brian Coburn (M.D./Ph.D. – College of Graduate Studies)
Brett Wergin (College of Medicine)
PHILANTHROPY CHAIR
Duties:
• Lead the Activities Committee
• Execute proposals related to Activities passed through
Senate
• Organize Senate-sponsored events; in 2014 our events will
have an emphasis on philanthropy/outreach/service and
professionalism, although we will maintain some traditions
which include Raffle Parking Tickets, UNO Hockey Ticket
sales, 2 Blood Drives, etc. at the discretion of the Senate
Executive Board
Nominations:
Joe Marion (College of Medicine)
IT LIAISON
Duties:
• Assess IT issues, specifically as it pertains to students on the
UNMC campus
• Appropriately address issues regarding IT in a professional
manner
• Manage and moderate the new email system which allows
any UNMC students on the Omaha campus to email the
entire campus
• Highly recommended to serve on Academic Affairs or Issues
Committee
Nominations:
Jaree Price (College of Allied Health)
LEGISLATIVE LIAISON
Duties:
• Attend UNMC Legislative Team meetings as the student representative.
• Provide the UNMC Legislative Team with input regarding student
interests.
• Review legislation in the Nebraska State Legislature that may affect
student interests.
• Act as Co-Leader of UNMC Student Delegates, and organize these
meetings.
• Highly recommended to serve on Academic Affairs Committee.
Nominations:
Janelle Sheeran (College of Nursing – Graduate Student)
LIVE GREEN LIAISON
Duties:
• Attend all LiveGreen Meetings and provide student body
feedback; specifically as it pertains to students on the UNMC
campus and/or at UNMC Student Senate sponsored events.
– Can include questions, comments, concerns, etc. about
things being done on campus or not being done.
• Report on all LiveGreen Meetings to Student Senate.
• Highly recommended to serve on Activities Committee.
Nominations:
Catherine Tran (College of Medicine)
SECURITY LIAISON
Duties:
• Assess campus safety and security issues, specifically as it
pertains to students on the UNMC campus and/or at UNMC
Student Senate sponsored events
• Appropriately address issues regarding campus safety and
security in a professional manner
• Highly recommended to serve on Issues Committee
Nominations:
Jose Morales (College of Medicine)
STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES LIAISON
Duties:
• Assess issues related to student health services and
prescription benefits, specifically as it pertains to students on
the UNMC campus
• Appropriately address issues regarding student health
services in a professional manner
• Highly recommended to serve on Issues Committee
Nominations:
Danielle Fenster (College of Graduate Studies)
Lauren Dahlquist (College of Nursing)
AGENDA
12) Next Meeting
– 1st Committee Meeting 1/29 5:30pm (Sorrell 2014)
– February Full-Senate Meeting 2/5 5:30pm (Sorrell 2010)
13) Adjournment
Thank you for Serving on
Student Senate!