Purdue Student Senate Minutes Session XII February 20, 2013 The ninth official meeting of the Purdue

Student Government Senate was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on February 20, 2013, in Krannert G20 by Vice President Lexi Hiland. Present: Cabinet: Joe Rust, Lexi Hiland, Sara Yelich, Andrew Savage, Jeff Andrews Executive Directors: Bobby Haddix, Bobby Egan, Gabe Rangel, Alana Kane Senators: Joe Lincoln, Chelsea Cogswell, Kyle Pendergast, Trevvor Long, Meg Highley, Kendra Watkins, Alex Fuller, Zach Briggs, Ashley Deutsch, Nick King, Nick McBride, Becca Widau, Kaley Weber, Dane Snyder, Jeremiah Forbes, Kyasha Edmond, Gustavo Lopez, David Duan, Eva Flick, Rachel Bibler Others: Jim Hintz, Advisor; Jeff Stefancic, Advisor Proxies: Tyler Williams, College of Agriculture; Rich Findley, College of Liberal Arts Guests: The Exponent I. Guest Speaker, Vice Provost Dale Whittaker: a. Vice President of Student Affairs Tony Hawkins spoke about the Center for Student Excellence and Leadership. He discussed how students have played a role in the development of CSEL, and will continue to be the focus of the building as it is constructed. The new building, which will be beneficial to the leadership development of all students, will be available in Fall 2014. II. Cabinet and Advisor Reports: a. President Rust announced the elections callouts which were held February 21 in MSEE B12. b. Chief of Staff Andrews said that PSG has hired a new Director of IT, Tianyi Zhang. c. Marcus Glick spoke on behalf of Treasurer Thieling. One hundred forty-two applications for SOGA were submitted, and notifications of awards will be sent out soon. d. Executive Director Egan will be leading the Governmental Relations team to work on over-occupancy regulations in West Lafayette, as well as a recycling initiative that will be placed on the south side of campus. e. Executive Director Kane reminded members to sign up for Relay for Life in the office. f. Executive Director Rangel encouraged visitors in attendance to complete the Spring 2013 student survey for a chance to win $150.

III. Informal Discussion a. Members of the National Black Society of Engineers spoke in favor of Bill 12-31, "Co-sponsorship of NBSE."

b. Committee members of TEDxPurdueU spoke in favor of Bill 12-32 "Cosponsorship of TEDxPurdueU."

IV. New Business: a. Senator McBride moved Resolution 12-7 "Safe and Free Environment Reform (S.A.F.E.R.). The motion was seconded and failed 11-12. b. Senator Flick moved Resolution 12-8 "A Statement of Concern Regarding the Faculty Senate Document-Change to Academic Regulations and Procedures on Drop and Add Dates." The motion passed unanimously. c. Senator Flick moved Recommendation 12-11 "Recommending that the Faculty Senate Adopt the Educational Policy Committee Document - Change to Academic Regulations and Procedures on Grades and Grade Reports." The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. d. Senator Long moved Recommendation 12-12 "Co-op Fee." The motion passed unanimously. e. Senator Long moved Recommendation 12-12 "Co-op Fee." The motion passed unanimously. f. Senator Edmond moved Bill 12-31 "Co-sponsorship of NBSE." The motion was seconded and failed 5-10-6. g. Senator Bibler moved Bill 12-32 "Co-sponsorship of TEDxPurdueU." The motion was seconded. Senator King moved to amend the motion so that the last clause reads "allocate the budgeted funds and the rest of the funds from the Cabinet discretionary line." The motion was passed 20-2. The motion as amended was passed unanimously. h. Senator Cogswell moved Bill 12-33 "Co-sponsorship Rules." The motion was seconded. Senator Flick moved to postpone the motion until the next meeting. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. i. Senator King moved Bill 12-34 "Co-sponsorship of Greeks Get Green." The motion was seconded. The motion failed 0-11-11. j. Senator Briggs moved Bill 12-35 "Student Trustee Inclusion Act." The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

V. Adjournment: Senator Briggs moved to adjourn. Adjournment was decided upon by all Senators. The meeting adjourned at 9:14 p.m. Minutes submitted by: Secretary Sara Yelich

Approved by: VI.