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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!