Joint Session Minutes February 1



Joint Session Minutes

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Meeting at 7p in Sarratt 216/220

Welcome

• Call to Order, Speaker Hooks
• Roll Call, Secretary Julia Peredo

Speaker, Director of Housing and Residential Education, Jason Jackubowski

Old Business, Speaker O’Neill

• Open floor for Vanderbilt Student Body
  • Kenny Tan regarding Resolution S 11-12-23: Regarding the Number of Signatures on Campus Wide Petitions
  • Susan Gleiser, class of 2011 and founder of SPC, is against this
  • Restricts candidacy for running for president
  • Urges Senate to vote against resolution

Presentation of Resolutions, Speaker Hooks

• Resolution S 11-12-23: Regarding the Number of Signatures on Campus Wide Petitions
  • Technical Questions: None
  • Debate: Motion to move to previous question
  • Resolution passes
  • Resolution S 11-12-24: Recognition and Appreciation for MLK Day 2012 University Committee
    • Technical Questions: None
    • Debate: Motion to move to previous question
    • Resolution passes
    • Resolution H/S 11-12-25: Resolution Endorsing the Creation of a Student Rights Committee
      • Technical Questions in House and Senate:
        • Speaker McKittrick: How do you envision this committee functioning on a day-to-day basis?
          • Speaker Tan: Similar to other committees with scheduled meetings, students could e-mail the group with questions, etc.
        • Speaker Landis: Have there ever been a case where a student was denied due process that would bring about a reason for this?
          • Speaker Tan: No such case where denied counsel, but concern is that there is no automatic advisor provided
        • Speaker Brennan: Was the Honor Council consulted?
          • Speaker Tan: Showed Exec board, Office of Student Conduct, and administrators. But not the honor council.
        • Speaker DiPanfilo: What do you mean by due process?
          • Speaker Tan: Having fair trial and students to answer questions
        • Speaker Cherry: How would students be trained?
          • Speaker Tan: Students on committee would have to be familiar with the student handbook
        • Speaker McKittrick: How would the other senator be selected?
          • Speaker Tan: It could be up to Exec to decide whether a currently elected senator would be leading committee
        • Speaker Roteta: How many people would be on the committee? Would there be an application process?
          • Speaker Tan: Exec would decide
        • Speaker Babbage: What is the current process for seeking an advisor?
          • Speaker Tan: This would be more of a supplement
          • Speaker Babbage: What did Dean Bandas say about his plan?
            • Speaker Tan: He read this resolution and it would function similarly to Honor Council
        • Speaker Neely: How much money would be budgeted for this committee?
          • Speaker Tan: Whatever the cost would be for providing brochure for incoming students. Contingency fund in VSG which is $10,000 and imagine would not be needing anywhere close to that
        • Speaker Landis: Would this appointment of an advisor apply more to student conduct because honor council already assigns advisor?
          • Speaker Tan: This would be optional for students. May feel more comfortable talking to someone from VSG rather than honor council
          • Speaker Landis: How many cases come before student conduct?
            • Around 100 per year
        • Speaker McKittrick: Are there a lot of issues of student rights that need to be addressed?
          • Speaker Tan: Well the freedom of religion issue would be one
        • Speaker Neely: Are you aware that the SPC is meeting this week to discuss committee reforms?
          • Speaker Tan: Yes
          • Speaker Neely: How is this different from your work with YAL and FIRE?
            • Speaker Tan: It would be more effective if there were a committee for all students
        • Questioning legality based on national privacy policy—committee would do whatever would need to be done to be legal (e.g. quiz)
• Debate in House:
  • Speaker Neely: With all due respect, this is becoming nothing more than a kind of mouthpiece for the work that you do on the side for a different organization. I move to table the resolution until the SPC returns with committee reforms.
  • There is a second, need to roll call vote to agree to table resolution until later.
• Debate in Senate:
  • Speaker Marden motions to table this resolution
• Motion is tabled in the House and Senate

New Business, Speaker O’Neill

• New Business, Student Body President Adam Meyer
  • Sunday, February 12: Election Interest Meeting
    • About all elections, not only presidential
    • Highly advise any interested candidates to attend
• February 26: Declarations Meeting
• Sunday: Launching a new page on the website for co-sponsorships
• AcFee application is now out and will be due February 22
  • Open houses prior to application due date
• Next week is a House session
• Joint session two weeks from today which will be in library community room and exec will talk about survey that date
• Downtown shuttles changing times: running every half hour
• E-mail Adam if you have anything to advertise
• VOLUNTEER. Putting on website who has volunteered as record and incentive
• Senators: Need committee monthly reports on Sunday with weekly reports
• Co-Sponsorship Update, Executive Vice President Manard
  • March Co-Sponsorship of the Month applications are due February 15
  • None this week, but Mannafit was very successful
  • Evaluations will be conducted for events
  • VSG House Programming Update
    • If missed workshop last week, please stay after tonight
    • Commons is sponsoring Valentine event
    • Upcoming VSG Events
      • Senior Class Fund Senior Breakfast: Friday, February 3rd
      • Viva Las Vandy Commons Ball: Friday, February 3rd
      • Free Kaplan Tests: Saturday, February 4th
      • VSG Commodore Express: Sunday, February 5th

Adjourn and Thanks, Speaker Hooks

 

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