October 1, 1991 SGA Senate meeting minutes

TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY Towson, Maryland 21204-7097 Student Government Association (301) 830-2711 October 1, 1991 STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION MEETING The meeting was called to order at 4PM. Senator May made a motion, seconded by Senator Baroudy to amend the Agenda to include Senate Bill 1991-92 #13. Unanimous. The Minutes were approved. PRESIDENT CAMERON: * Appointed Senator Paquin, Senator Baroudy and Krissa Haggins to fill positions on the Academic Standards Committee of the University Senate. The Senate gave unanimous approval. * One position on the University Senate needs to be filled; this position must be filled by next Tuesday. Interested students should contact President Cameron. * Senators are requested to meet with the academic deans dor the purpose of encouraging each of them to write a letter explaining how the budget cuts have affected his/her school. (It is imperative that this be done promptly as the '93 Budget is due on 10/11.) Senators are to coordinate this duty with Director Conaway, Director of Student Life. Director Kaufman volunteered to meet with Dean Chappell, College of Liberal Arts; Director Kintop volunteered to meet with Dean Binko, College of Education. TREASURER GODDARD: DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS: Kevin Kintop * Director Kintop and Vice-President Gobel met with TSU Public Relations for the purpose of finding ways to promote/publicize the SGA. * The Towerlight will carry a 1/4 page ad on Thursday for the purpose of soliciting letters from students in reference to the budget cuts. These letters will be compiled by Senator Bateman. * Current posters are needed at the bottom of Cook Library. * Director Kintop is looking into the possibility of a MacIntosh computer for office/Senatorial use. DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATIONAL ADVANCEMENT: Director Kaufman * By decision of Vice-President Gobel, the following groups are on probation for failing to attend mandatory meetings: NSSLHA, Asian Studies, Computer SCience, Educators, Nursing Students Assoc., Delta Phi Epsilon, Geography, Grub Street Wit, Lambda Chi Alpha, Muslim Student Assoc. * By decision of Vice-President Gobel, ROTC has been disaffiliated. * By decision of the Senate, the Earth Federation Society is still on probation, but shows no interest in affiliation. Senator May made a motion, seconded by Senator Baroudy to disaffiliate the group. 11-0-2. * No "Group of the Month" nominations as of date. A form has been distributed to all Senators for their use. Award is undecided. * El Ritmo Hispano has ended their probabtionary period; Senator Robinson made a motion, seconded by Senator Graybill to affiliate the group. Unanimous. * American Advertising Federation has ended their probationary period; Senator Paquin made a motion, seconded by Senator Hirose to affiliate the group. Unanimous. * A gentle reminder from the Judicial Board: Because an Executive/Senator is a member of an affiliated group of the SGA does not exclude that group from SGA responsibilities.