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: REPORTS5) 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: Ruben Pamies Outreach:

• Book value: $35,000.00 $1,800.00 + 430.00

• Other Cash/Spendable: $6,796.14• Total Balance: $41,646.72

Cost Center (Student Fees):

• 56,308.16

Petty Cash:• $710.32

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: REPORTS (Cont’d)

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

Secretary (Ex-officio Advisor)

Academic Affairs Committee

Chair: Education

Treasurer (Ex-officio Advisor)

Activities Committee

Chair: Philanthrophy

Issues CommitteeChair: Vice President

•IT Liaison•Security Liaison

•Student Health Liaison

•IT Liaison•Legislative Liaison

•Live Green Liaison

President

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

SECRETARYDuties:• 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)

TREASURERDuties:• 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 CHAIRDuties:• 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 CHAIRDuties:• 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 LIAISONDuties:

• 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 LIAISONDuties:• 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 LIAISONDuties:• 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 LIAISONDuties:• 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 LIAISONDuties:• 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!