Agenda
Tuesday November 8, 2011
6:30 p.m. Campbell Dinning Room
Student Life and Technology Center
I. Call to Order
II. Special Business
III. Announcements and Constituent Concerns
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFirst Senior Night of the year – This Thursday from 9:00-close at ZAZA. Senior Gift will be announced. Email Jessica Lin or Daniel Williams for more information.
IV. Departmental Liaison Reports
V. Committee Reports
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAcademic PolicyÌýwithÌýLaRonda Mitchell
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýIB credits – There has been a change in the requirements to have an IB credit counted. If you believe that you should now get credit for an IB credit, take your transcript to Dr. David Sutherland.
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýNew Minor proposed: Medical Humanities
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýChange in ADD policy – Proposal to change deadline to add class from the 11thday class to the 6thÌýday of class. LaR will send you details of proposed change and Senators should invite their constituents to send in feedback.
§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýStudents need time to figure out what class is appropriate for them to be in.
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDean: This wouldn’t affect the drop period, just the add period.
§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýGabe: Compromise? Later deadline for dropping to a lower level class within same discipline, earlier deadline otherwise.
§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDaniel: Another compromise: Move deadline up – need instructor approval necessary after
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCollegiate Center
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFinancial CommitteeÌýwith Clay Christian
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCommittee on Everything AwesomeÌýwith Dean Jim Wiltgen andÌýDr. Karla Carney-Hall
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýLight walk postponed to next week.
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýIntruder at Front Street when door wasn’t locked. It’s good that you feel safe on campus, but please do lock your doors!
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAtmosphere of college needs to be conscious of not drawing people we don’t want.
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýThis is the time of the year when thefts increase, including backpack thefts in sunporch. Please be careful!
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýH-Alert has changed from an opt-in system to an opt-out system. It will be used only to alert students to important safety issues. You can opt-out if you really insist, but why would you?
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýEncourage student
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMedia CommitteeÌýwith Courtney Johnson (Bruce Layman, proxy)
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýThis Sunday we will have our next Media Committee meeting, so send your comments our way!
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAlso, KHDX has sent out a survey for the spring concert. Even within the first few hours student participation has been high, so keep it up!
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýEnvironmental Concerns CommitteeÌýwith Emily Canon
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýNo glass recycling at Village or Mill Street (ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Corner). Spontaneous bins have been popping up – please don’t put your glass in them! They might not get emptied regularly or appropriately and that poses a safety hazard and antagonizes our housekeeping staff.
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMulticultural Development CommitteeÌýwith Calvin Pun
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMulticultural Expo went great!
§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDean: Calvin and students who were involved deserve a lot of credit. It was very well received.
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCampus KittyÌýwith Malena Outhay
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSocial CommitteeÌýwith Will Phillips
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýSOCO 54!! Saturday November 19th!
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýWristbands will be given out in the sunporch next week:
§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý11am – 2pm Monday-Friday
§ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý5pm – 7pm Tuesday-Thursday
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýFRIDAY AT 2pm Wristbands will stop being given. All left over wristbands will be burned and the ashes will be burred in an undisclosed location. A.K.A you cannot get a wristband after this time.
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýT-shirts will be sold for $10
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýGuest wristbands will be $5 and each student may only get ONE! Students will pick up the wristband at the entrance of SoCo 54 between 9pm-11pm. NO MORE GUEST WRISTBANDS WILL BE GIVEN OUT AFTER THIS TIME!!! To pick up your guest band you and your guest must both be present and both you and your guest must have a valid picture ID. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýEnter on the South side of the SLTC back patio, exit on the North side.
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýVolunteer Action CommitteeÌýwith Rachel Robbins
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýVAC will be going to the Rice Depot in Little Rock this Saturday from 8-12. If you are interested in e-mail Katie at KirkpatrickKA@hendrix.edu. You must RSVP because there are a limited number of spots . It’s apparently barrels and barrels of fun.
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýThe next REACT to FILM event will beÌýThe Last MountainÌýon Nov. 17th at 7pm in Mills A. It’s about coal mining and mountaintop removal.
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýWe are currently collecting canned foods for The Turkey Project Thanksgiving baskets in the Miller Center, SLTC, dorms, and academic buildings. The list of needed foods can be found on ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Today
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýStudent and Academic Concerns CommitteeÌýwith Daniel Williams and LaRonda MitchellÌý
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCommunications CommitteeÌýwith Adelia Shiffraw
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýMike Flory and the caf staff is on board for a Senate lunch table, we're going to shoot for Thursday 12/1, so clear your calendars around lunch time (more info TBA)
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýCommittee on CommitteesÌýwith Gabe Breshears
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýExecutive CommitteeÌýwith Desh Deepak
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýTimeline for new elections
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýReview documents
VII. New Business
oÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýConfirm election results
VIII. Adjournment