Minutes - 28 May 2004
In attendence were:
Current Delegates:
Ida abdalkhani, Milton Allen, Tara Bartz, Molly Bean, Vikram Bedekar, Bradford Burton, Thomas Carsillo, Rahul Chhajed, Ellen Crivella, Tina Diggs Pierce, Chad Downs, Meade Eggleston, Alistair Fraser, Claudia Galberg, Johanna Goertz, Meghan Gough, J. Lillian Gray, Brandi Hall, Jacob Harral, Leslie Hoffman, Chatchawan Jantasuriyarat, Kyle Jordan, Jodi Kushins, Adrian Lewis, Jessica Lewis, Thong Ma, Syed Mohiddin, Elizabeth Monachino, Jennifer Nichols, Shelley Pacholok, William Parker, R. Scott Pearson, Joshua Pepper, Barbara Pletz, Gregory Swchyn, Jordan Schaul, Terence Schoone-Jongen, Amanda Scott, Manas Shirgaokar, Elizabeth Smith, Kelly Stevelt, Megan Stocker, Jeanne Tao, Christopher Wakefield, Ruthann Weimer,and Ming Zhu.
Officers and Executive Committee Members:
Cathryn Baack, Vikram Bedekar, William A. T. Clark, J. Briggs Cormier, Patty Cunningham, Mike Daniels, Jamie Depelteau, Paula Habib, Kerry Hodak, Barbara Pletz, and Ron Vanterpool.
Delegates-Elect, Visitors, and Alternates:
Jennifer Discelis, Tracy Laxton, and Luke Corwin
Absences:
Excused:
Brandy Agnew, Jules Angel, Sougata Bardhan, Ivonne Garcia, Matthew Gardlik, Emily Harding, Brian Horton, Theresa kulbaga, simon Pack, Jessica Prologo, Aparna Purushotham, Seantele Rowe, Melinda Schmidt, Angela Smith, Griff Tester,
Unexcused:
Melissa Bailey, Aaron Bloom, Ryan Clark, Anne Collinson, Megan detloff, Thomas A. Dodson, Dave Dzurec, Patricia Fisher, Erin Greenwald, Mike Habersack, Theresa Kannanayakal, Justin Oelgoetz, Michael Owen, Michael Schuette, Nathan Suma, Angela wendel, Jia Yan, and Erik Zmuda
I. Call to Order
Meeting was called to order by Pres. Depelteau at 3:32pm.
II. Approval of Minutes for 7 May 2004
Approved by unanimous vote.
III. Officer Reports
A. President - Jamie Depelteau
Written report submitted. No questions.
B. Vice President - Kerry Hodak
We will be sending out an end of the year committee report form and we need these filled out and sent back so that we can let new delegates know what the committees are about next year.
C. Treasurer - Ann Farrelly
IV. Committee Reports
A. Events
Chair Cunningham: Reminder about the Spring picnic next Friday. It is inside this year to deal with the possibility of rain. Available in the CGS office will be info about Promo West Pavilion’s Thursday night specials. Costs are $5-10. Promowestpavillion.com Explore Columbus will continue over the summer Explorecolumbus.com.
B. Outreach and Engagement
Trying to set up carepackages for troops overseas. Email bartz.17@osu.edu if your department needs things picked up for this. Next Thursday night we will be doing an event at PromoWest to distribute information.
C. Diversity
Chair Bedekar: Want to remind you about the survey that will be available next week.
V. Elections
A. Milton Allen (Senator -- The Arts)
No objection to consent
B. Kerry Hodak (Senator - Social and Behavioral Sciences)
No objection to consent
VI. Old BUsiness
A. Act 0304-SP-021: An Act Amending the Constitutional Duties of the Treasurer
Chair Daniels: This was introduced last meeting. There is one change, insertion to section VI.3 working to make the Ray Award committee a permanent committee. Debate: Del. Pearson: I think the idea here is to put operational duties in the office of treasurer. Most organizations try to keep the financial duties and organizational duties separate.
Motion passed.
B. Act 0304-SP-022: An Act Amending the Bylaws Regarding Guest Speakers at Meetings
Chair Daniels: This makes the Roberts Rules that apply more explicit.
Motion passed.
VII. New Business
Chair Bedekar & Jennifer Nichols: Last meeting we learned about the new more stringent laws concerning VISA applications and we are losing more and more students due to these. This is really affecting students who want to go back to their home countries. This is the time for OSU to do something to support VISA reform. One of the reasons we wanted to take action by the student body jto urge the administration to act as this directly affects students. We are losing good scholars to other countries because it is so difficult for students to come here. A lot of other schools have already acted on this.
A. Resolution 0304-SP-024: A Resolution Urging Visa Reform
Where will this resolution go? We plan to send it to Mike DeWine as he sits on the committee that makes these decisions. We also plan to send it to the University Senate.
Debate: Sen. Cormier: Motion: Add the BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council directs the CGS President to report back in October, etc. Seconded by Del. Eggleston. Del. Pearson: The Govt. Affairs committee is already contacting legislature about VISA reform. Motion carries.
Del. Eggleston: Add language to first LET IT THERFORE BE RESOLVED to include the origin of the "Statement..." Seconded by Sen. Cormier. Motion carries.
Del. Fraser: Motion: Add to the 3rd LET IT BE FURTHER BE RESOLVED: and for the OSFA to establish an emergency VISA delay fund to support students in time of need without resorting to loans exclusively. Seconded by ??? Del. Allen: I feel that this is something that is a good idea, but I am not sure that this is the time or adequate resolution for this idea, but I think we need something like it in the future. Del. Pearson: Amendment: Add 6th Whereas: International students also face unnecessary obstacles in traveling abroad to engage in research or attend conferences that bear directly on therie academic work; and ... Second by Del. Smith. Motion passes.
Main motion passes.
B. Resolution 0304-SP-025: A Resolution on Graduate Tuition Increases
Sen. Cormier: this is the 2nd year in a row that we have a larger than 6% increase in tuition. The undergrads are very vocal about how this affects them and I think we need to also. I feel that this resolution directly states what we need for grad and undergrads to be addressed by administration.
Del. Fraser: Why is the 2nd whereas clause necessary? Competitive compensation is important, and is necessary, and we need to make sure that this is not tied to increase in tuition, because not everyone sees the tie between these.
Chair Cunningham: I want to support this as it is very important that we have adequate supplies to teach with.
VP Hodak: I don’t think President Holbrook is fully aware of the fact that there are not adequate supplies to teach with. This will let her know more.
Motion passed.
C. Act 0304-SP-026: An Act Amending the Bylaws on Inventory Maintenance
Editorial remarks were brought up and Delegates were encouraged to drop them off to the office.
Sen. Cormier: This is a first reading so that the way our bylaws are written up is adequate
D. Resolution 0304-SP-027: A Resolution on Rebuilding the Ohio Union
Sen. Cormier: This resolution goes to the rebuilding of the Ohio Union. While a new union is a good thing, it was my feeling from this body that we don’t want to see a fee associated with this. I also am concerned that there is no central study areas available once this project and the library project is done simultaneously.
Del. Smith: Given that this is tentative as to what is going to go into the union, is there going to be graduate students who will have a voice on the plans? Yes. Del. Crivella: I sit on this, and Shikera Bula also sits on it. Why pass this now instead of wanting until it is closer to actually going ahead? The board of trustees is voting on this next week.
Motion by Jennifer Nichols: Add: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the CGS ask that in the proposal presentation of the new Union be inclusive of those students, faculty, and staff directly affected to promote a more honest idea of what the benefits of a new union will be. Second by Chair Bedekar. Those of us who work in use the union were not involved at all in the plans for this.
Sen. Cormier: I would like to change the wording: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that CGS asks that decisions regarding the construction of the new union be made in conjunction with the users and tenants of the current union. Jennifer withdrew her motion in favor of he new motion. Motion passed.
Del. Fraser: Motion to change the word recent to marginal in the 7th whereas. Second by Del. Lucas. Motion failed.
Motion by Del. Crivella: Add the word Graduate before student in the 2nd BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. Second by Del. Eggleston. Chair Daniels: If we insert graduate here we are making a stagtement about our own pocketbooks, but I feel phylisophically that no students should have to pay for this. Pres. Elect Pletz: I feelthat we represent graduate students and should reflect this in the resolution. Motion failed
Sen. Cormier: Call the question Motion passed.
E. Act 0304-SP-028: An Act Amending the CGS Budget
Motion passed
F. Act 0304-SP-029: An Act Amending the Summer 2004 Meeting Schedule
Chair Daniels: We have to set our schedule a year in advance and the week we planned to have in June, the President needs to be at a meeting for NAGPS and we need to have a meeting in August to elect senators. Motion passed
VII. Delegate Issues and Concerns
Del. Lucas: Parking passes are a concern for my department. There is not anywhere we can park between 2am and 6am and we tend to need this time period to park for our lab work. VP Hodak: I would be glad to help author a resolution to have T & P address this. Also: Why can’t bike paths be put in while all this construction is being done? Please send me ideas on areas that you feel are needed. Pres. Elect Pletz: You can also look online and check on areas that have had large numbers of citations and may need this.
Delegate orientation: We have done delegate orientation 2 times a year each year and n o new delegates have attended. We plan on doing a parliamentary procedure inservice before delegate meetings. The handbook is much improved and not being used. Del. Smith: When I attended orientation in the fall it might have been more useful to have some of the resolutions from the past and show how these were passed. We did that in the orientation. Del. Fraser: I think it should be the responsibility of the pres. & VP to go to departments that are not represented and visit them face to face. Del. Fisher: I think it is the responsibility of us as delegates to encourage other students to get involved. Del. Fraser: give an incentive to old delegates to come talk to new delegates such a s a gift certificate or something like that.
VIII. Announcements
Spring picnic is next Friday.
IX. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Cathy Baack (baack.4@osu.edu)
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