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Student SenateTuesday, February 23, 20106:00pm, 111 Harrison Hall

AGENDA

I. Call to Order

II. Two Minutes of SilenceIII. Roll Call

IV. Announcements and Remarks by the Chair

a. Senator IntroductionsV. Consent Calendar

VI. Student Concerns

a. Ideas For Miami Updates!Mr.Frazier: Uncle Phils Deli- waiting to hear back from Nancy, only way to re-open is ifthere is legitimate amount of supportMr.Forrest: Working with Katie Wilson to allow sidewalk chalking to advertising

Mr.Horvath:Spoke with parking and transportation, bus route to Wal-mart likely nextfall; raise in fees through the department will be enough to support it

Mr.Herbst: puddles

VII. Reportsa. President of the Student Body

-T-shirts for Hawks for Haiti; Redhawk hunt coming upb. Vice President of the Student Body

-Day at the State House Wednesday March 24th; OSGA constitution and bylaws;green fund second proposal; relay for life

c. Vice President of Campus Activities-Boston for national campus activities conference, madness coming up in March

d. Vice President ofStudent Organizationse. Secretary for Off Campus Affairs

-Green Beer Day Forum tomorrow!- meeting with student orgs who plan on doing things off campus Friday

f. Secretary for On Campus Affairs- creator of evolution of dance video coming; programming position

g. Secretary forAcademic Affairs-No AAC meeting tomorrow; spread word about OPAs

h. Secretary for Diversity Affairs- DAC meeting re-cap; nomination packets for Diversity Banquet will be goingout soon

i. Secretary for Public Relations- elections advertising; shout out to Dylan, Miami Student

j. Secretary to the Executive Cabinetk. Treasurer

-Student Initiative Fund funding theater project- Glass Half Fulll. Tech Director

-student tech fees

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m. University Senate - Changes to Presidents and Deans List-top 2% of each major except college of arts and science will be on presidents list,following 18% will be on deans list; registrars in the process of showinghistorical trendsMr.McNamara: just majorG.P.As or overall?

Mr.Hoffman: Overall by semesterChair: College ofArts and Sciences will group the majorsMs.Keefer: what if I have a minor?Chair: It goes by your major, and if you have two majors it goes by your primarymajorMr.Frazier: are they splitting the sciences?Chair: no I think theyre all togetherMs.Keefer: what if youre undecided?Mr.Hoffman: that is still being debatedChair: University Senate approved a certificate for grad students in undergraduateteaching

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dvisor-Census update; Outstanding ProfessorAward

VIII. Special Business of the Day:a. Census 2010 Signups and Information Matthew Ciccone

-Student have been grossly underrepresented in the past

-Saturday and Sunday 2nd Floor of LCNB bank; arrive 5-10 minutes early, will

have a rout laid out with a team of senators and ROTC; 48 routes

Mr.Shanley: if you dont volunteer for something like this no one will ever know,

but if you do, it is really important and makes a difference

b. On Campus Senator Elections-Senators not here

IX. Old Business:a. SR021008: A Bill to Support Miamis signing of the ACUPCC

Mr.Forrest: Nothing changed, been in contact with Miami SustainabilityCoordinatorChair: How big of a financial burden would this be if it goes into action?Mr.Forrest: There is some financial burden by going carbon neutral, but it is up toMiami to decide how to best do thisMr.Miller: I think its a good bill and I support itMr.Harmon: this allows us a great deal of flexibility to closer examine somethinga lot of people are passionate about, so I dont see why we wouldnt go forth

SR021008 passes by voice vote.

X. New Business:

a. The 2010-2011 Associated Student Government Budget RequestMs.Hrnjak: Why is the 3,000 in the change column?Mr.Ferguson: I will add language that its just being moved not requested

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Main Budget Points:

- Student

Organizationsrequested over $1

million from ASG in

2009-2010

- ASG increased

audits to ensure fiscal

responsibility from

student organizations

- Over 85% of the

student body

participates in a

student organization

Mr.Senko: What is the club sports agreement?Mr.Ferguson: they get a certain percentage of the budget and it continues for another twoyears at which point we will evaluate our optionsMr.Horvath: if we dont get all the money we ask for, what are some of the mainproblems?

Mr.Ferguson: they will be felt by the student organizations directly;ASG

is requestingthis amount but it is solely for the organizations, and cutbacks already have impactedthese orgsMr.Zwayer: I like this budget, it gives plenty of room for them to cutback what we haverequested but still give us enough breathing room; student orgs will continue to requestmore money so maybe we could encourage a fundraising program for fundingMr.Jacobson: I agree with what Mr.Zwayers saying about not encouraging morerequests with more moneyMr.Cowles: Why did we wait 3 yrs for an increase instead of an annual smaller increase?Mr.Ferguson: Earlier funding wasnt set up the way it is, but since Mr.McNabb has takenover, weve done a better job of making sure people are getting money they can use and

decreasing cutbacks; fewer requests and economic climate factors-after first semester and summer we sweep the accounts to pay down our debt, we stillhave about $100,000 of debt left to the universityMr.Senko: with the plan as it stood last year, every org owed $100/semester and wewould match double what they put in, how long would it take for debt to be cleared?Mr.Ferguson: off the top of my head about 10 yrs

Passed by unanimous vote.

XI. General Announcements

a. Green Beer Day Forum Harrison 204 @ 7:30PMb. Senate Reception at Lewis Place April 20

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XII. Adjournment

Associated Student Government

Budget Request 2010-2011Associated Student Government respectfully requests the budget

outlined below for the 2011 Fiscal Year. ASG has enacted many

new programs for the benefit of the student body that will

require additional funding for the future. For this reason, we are

requesting an increase of $120,000 to continue supporting these

programs.

In 2009-2010, a record number of student organizations (165)

requested funding for their programs due to reforms ASG

enacted with respect to the funding process. The success of the

program has put a burden on ASGs fiscal resources and limited

its ability to fully fund the student organization programs. This

semester our funding committee approved $450,000 of requests

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that required a cutback of 35% for all requests. The cutback

severely limits the ability of the organizations to operate

effectively.

It is important to note that per an agreement with ASG, Club

Sports receives 38% of the Student Organization Funding

allocation for the use with their organizations as well. That being

said, other student organizations have requested over $1 million

this fiscal year with an allocation that amounts to less than half

this number.

In addition, Campus activities council requests an increase to make the goals and plans for

programming for next year possible. Event ideas for next year involving more of the first years in

homecoming events, increased budget for Diversity Week, and a concert for the students during both

the fall and spring quarters.

Student government appreciates the support the University gives it and will continue spend the

funds efficiently.

Budget Category 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 $ Change* % Change*

Operating Costs $66,716 $66,716 $66,716 $0 0%

Student Organization Funding:

Administrative $65,000 $65,000 $75,000 $10,000 15%

Event $625,989 $625,989 $715,989 $90,000 14%

Campus Activities Council (CAC) $181,262 $181,262 $201,262 $20,000 11%

Residence Hall Association (RHA) $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $0 0%

Student Initiative $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $0 0%

Total $951,463 $951,463 $1,071,463 $120,000 12.6%

Multicultural Council Concert &

Lecture Series$22,000 $22,000 $22,000 $0 0%

* Dollar and percent changes are all between the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 fiscal years.

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SR021008:

A Bill to Support Miamis signing of the ACUPCC

Matt Forrest, Off-Campus Senator

Author(s)

Nathan Zwayer, Chairman, Adhoc Committee on Environmental SustainabilityJay Harmon, Off-Campus SenatorAudree Riddle, Off-Campus Senator

Randi Keefer, Secretary for On-Campus AffairsMeghan Wadsworth, Anderson Hall SenatorStefan Linder, President, Green Oxford

Megan Qua, Vice President, Residence Hall AssociationSponsor(s)

Submitted to Student Senate on:February 16, 2010

Whereas: As of February 15, 2010 Miami University has not signed the American College& University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC);

Whereas: the ACUPCC is a nationwide effort to address global warming by garneringinstitutional commitments to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions, and toaccelerate the research and educational efforts of higher education to equipsociety to re-stabilize the earths climate; and,;

Whereas: To date 667 institutions of higher education have signed the ACUPCC including:American University, Auburn University, Ball State University, CornellUniversity, Duke University, George Washington University, NortheasternUniversity, Ohio University, Rice University, Syracuse University, The OhioState University, University of Cincinnati, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Massachusetts, University of Missouri System,University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, University of Toledo, and WesternMichigan University;

Whereas: As Miami strives to be a leading national institution we feel significant and publicaction must be taken in the arena of environmental sustainability and reducingcarbon emissions;

Whereas: With the passage ofSR020902 Associated Student Government (ASG) StudentSenate established a Adhoc Committee on Environmental Sustainability in orderto hold ourselves to a higher level of environmental accountability;

Whereas: We, the representatives of the student body, feel the need to hold our university toa higher standard of environmental accountability;

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Whereas: We strongly agree with the following statement ofACUPCC that signing

institutions commit to:We believe colleges and universities must exercise leadership in their communities and throughout

society by modeling ways to minimize global warming emissions, and by providing the knowledge and

the educated graduates to achieve climate neutrality.

Therefore be it Resolved: The Associated Student Government of Miami University asrepresentatives of the student body urges Miami University toreconsider the signing ofACUPCC and strengthen its commitmentto the environment.

Further be it Resolved: The passage of this resolution serve as the official petition toPresident David C. Hodge to make Miami University a leader infighting to reduce carbon emissions.