March 4, 1969 SGA Senate meeting minutes

TOWSON STATE COLLEGE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION SENATE MINUTES - MARCH 4 1969 The meeting was called to order by Mr. Johnson at 3:30 p.m. in Li 200. OFFICERS REPORTS: 1. Mr. Wacks announced that Free University will begin registratio tomorrow in the Student Center. We need people to man the registration tables. Last night college senate met and discussed the general course requirements. This will be re-introduced at the next Senate meeting at which time a vote will probably be taken. The new editor of the Gold and White is Mike Corkran. If anyone has anything to be put in the Gold and White, please see Mr. Corkran. 2. Miss Joyce announced that every Senator has been given a questionnaire and should please fill it out and return it to her. 3. Miss Pryor announced that a Committee has been appointed to re-evaluate the organizations on campus. This committee is putting out a questionnaire on this matter. Any organization not returning this questionnaire will be considered inactive. Also about 20 club constitutions have not been returned. If copies are not received by march 13, Dr. Hawkins will be notified. The Art Union Constitution will be posted on the SGA bulletin board and voted upon at the next regular Senate meeting. Miss Pryor moved that the President of SGA shall appoint an agenda committee. This committee shall meet at 5 p.m. Monday afternoon before Senate meetings. The agenda will be finalized at that time. Additions may be made at the Senate meeting by a 2/3 vote of the assembly except for officers reports and announcements. The motion was seconded and passed. 4. Mr. Miskelly announced that the course evaluation has been key-punched and will be programmed tomorrow. At this time it will be decided if the evaluation will be published. Plans are being made for an evaluation of fall, 1969 semester. Anyone interested in working on this should see Mr. Miskelly. 5. The reading of the minutes was dispensed with. The minutes were approved as submitted. 6. Mr. Johnson announced that class and SGA elections will be coming up. Class Senators will be elected with SGA officers. COMMITTEE REPORTS: 1. Mr. Haupt moved that Senate accept the following change in Financial Policy: Page Two, II, D, 2, a "The Financial Committee shall examine and approve all budget requests before the requests are brought to the Senate floor. Any request not examined or approved by the Committee must obtain a 2/3 majority vote of the Senate befre it may be presented" Change by deleting "examined or" in line 3 above. The motion was seconded and failed. Mr. Haupt announced reconsideration at the nest Senate meeting. Mr. Haupt moved that Senate allocate $126.76 to the chess Club for a tournament. The motion was seconded and passed. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Miss Zuch moved that Senate approve and recomment the adoption of the following proposal for currisulum liberalization: "Humanities: art, English, modern languages, music, philosophy (and religion), drama and theater arts Pure Sciences: Biology, chemistry, mathematics, physical science Social Sciences: Economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology