Senate Minutes April 9, 2013 Graduate Education Auditorium, 6:00 PM I. II. III. IV.

Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call Special Orders a. Reports (5 minutes each) i. Advisors Report Job opportunity ii. Graduate Assistants Reports Senator of the Week, Morgan Farmer iii. Presidents Report Kickball Tournament at Intramural Fields, April 23rd iv. Vice-Presidents Report No Report v. Secretarys Report No Report vi. Treasurers Report Rules changed for funding, RSO events, speakers information, funding timeline, amendable dates, winter break budgets, chartwell event cap, drink cap, ticket allocation, univ. vehicles for events, no blood drive funding, etc. 1. Postponed to next week. vii. Cabinet Reports 1. Chief of Staff Committees met, April 30th volunteers needed at 8 a.m. meeting with student council members, UAPD Apprec. Day April 17, Razorback Ball April 18, Saferide committee meeting to approve enterprise contract, thanks for support in health week, transition work in full swing. 2. Cabinet Staff senate working on short term disability item, online syllabi viii. Chair of the Senates Report Physical votes for all 2/3rds votes. ix. Elections for Razorback Ball Rachel Freeman and Will Simpson Public Comment (3 at 2 minutes each) a. Lindsey Edwards Razorback Foundation Collegiate Chapter, option to join when you buy access pass. Tailgate this Friday at 6:30 at baseball game. Old Business a. ASG Senate Resolution No. 47 A Resolution for Clinical Depression GPA Forgiveness i. Authored by Senator Hayley Noga, Senator Joe Kieklak, and Senator Ellen Rudolph ii. Sponsored by Senator Hayley Noga, Senator Joe Kieklak, and Senator Ellen Rudolph iii. Amendment passed

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iv. Committee Report Against in previous version. v. Vote 18-23-2 Fail ASG Senate Bill No. 22 The Information Accessibility Act i. Authored by Senator Victoria Maloch ii. Sponsored by Senator Victoria Maloch iii. Committee Report 6-1 For iv. Vote 41-3 Pass ASG Senate Bill No. 24 A Bill to Fund a Safe Ride Expansion Pilot Program i. Authored by Senator Rachel Freeman and Senator Luke Brasuell ii. Sponsored by Senator Rachel Freeman and Senator Luke Brasuell iii. Committee Report Against, but since vote new information has become available, no chance to revote. iv. Vote 43-1 Pass ASG Senate Bill No. 25 The ASG MacBookPro Bill of 2013 i. Authored by Senator Tyler Dean and Senator Trey Davis ii. Sponsored by Senator Tyler Dean and Senator Trey Davis iii. Committee Report Unanimous Support iv. Vote 37 7 Pass ASG Senate Resolution No. 49 A Resolution to Implement Razorbucks at Sporting Events i. Authored by Senator Wil Cheatham and Senator Ellen Rudolph ii. Sponsored by Senator Ellen Rudolph and Senator Luke Brasuell iii. Committee Report Unanimous Support iv. Vote 40-0 Pass ASG Senate Resolution No. 50 A Resolution to Support Soft Closing of Dickson Street Establishments i. Authored by Senator Michael Powers ii. Sponsored by Senator Joe Kieklak and Senator Mark Cameron iii. Committee Report Unanimous Support iv. Vote 30-8-1 Pass ASG Senate Bill No. 26 A Bill to Fund ASG Participation in the Southeastern Conference Graduate Student Government Conference i. Authored by Senator Alex Marino ii. Sponsored by Senator Alex Marino, Senator Sanket Desai, Senator Madeleine Forrest, Senator James Wesolowski, and Senator Michael Powers iii. Committee Report Unanimous Support iv. Vote 37-3 Pass ASG Senate Bill No. 27 An Act Calling for the Creation for a Traditions Council i. Authored by Senator Will Hansen

ii. Sponsored by Senator Will Hansen, Senator Will Simpson, Senator Amy May West, Senator Ashton Dawson, Senator Cathryn Fleener, Senator Tim Tucker, Senator Roxanne Hazelwood, and Senator Autumn Lewis iii. Committee Report Unanimous Support iv. Vote 39-0 Pass i. ASG Senate Resolution No. 51 A Resolution for Student Representation on the Board of Trustees i. Authored by Senator Victoria Maloch and Senator Ethan Dollar ii. Sponsored by Senator Amy May West and Senator Ashton Dawson iii. Committee Report Unanimous Support iv. Vote 38-0 Pass j. ASG Senate Resolution No. 52 A Resolution for Course Change Email Notification through ISIS i. Authored by Senator Morgan Farmer ii. Sponsored by Senator Mark Cameron, Senator Wil Cheatham, Senator Joe Kieklak, and Senator Hayley Noga iii. Committee Report Unanimous Support iv. Vote 37-1 Pass k. ASG Senate Resolution No. 53 A Resolution for a Varied ROTC Parking Plan i. Authored by Senator Wil Cheatham and Aaron Coy Moulton ii. Sponsored by Senator Mark Cameron, Senator Sanket Desai, Senator Morgan Farmer, Senator Madeleine Forrest, Senator Alex Marino, Senator Joe Kieklak, and Senator Hayley Noga iii. Committee Report No Report iv. Vote 34-3 Pass VII. New Business a. ASG Senate Bill No. 23 A Bill to Allocate Funds for the Development of a Safe Ride and Blue Light App i. Authored by Senator Mark Cameron and Senator Holden Warren ii. Sponsored by Senator Joe Kieklak iii. Referred to Allocations b. ASG Senate Resolution No. 54 A Resolution to Alleviate Delays and Improve Pedestrian Safety at the Harmon Avenue Parking Facility i. Authored by Senator James Wesolowski ii. Sponsored by Senator James Wesolowski iii. Referred to Campus Safety? c. ASG Senate Resolution No. 55 A Resolution to Remove Discretion from Hiring Requirements for Supplemental Instruction Leaders i. Authored by Senator Lindsey Edwards and Senator Katy Thompson

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ii. Sponsored by Senator Lindsey Edwards and Senator Katy Thompson iii. Referred to Academics ASG Senate Resolution No. 56 A Resolution to Support the Installation of a Crosswalk Signal at the Intersection of Leverett and Maple i. Authored by Senator Elizabeth Kyle and Senator Elizabeth Pittman ii. Sponsored by Senator Elizabeth Kyle and Senator Elizabeth Pittman iii. Referred to Campus Safety ASG Senate Resolution No. 57 The Arkansas Flagship Campus Brand Preservation Resolution of 2013 i. Authored by Senator Elizabeth Kyle, Senator Josh Carter, and Cabinet Director of Academic Affairs Chris Bruick ii. Sponsored by Senator Elizabeth Kyle, Senator Josh Carter, and Senator Will Simpson iii. Referred to Campus Life and Academics ASG Senate Resolution No. 58 A Resolution in Support of the University System World Campus i. Authored by Senator Cathryn Fleener ii. Sponsored by Senator Alex Marino, Senator Sanket Desai, and Senator Luke Brasuell iii. Referred to Campus Life and Academics ASG Senate Resolution No. 59 A Resolution to Support the Establishment of Safe Smoking on Campus i. Authored by Senator Ashton Williams ii. Sponsored by Senator Sterling Elmore iii. Referred to Campus Safety ASG Senate Bill No. 28 The Fresh HOGS Codification Bill of 2013 i. Authored by Chief of Staff Tyler Priest and Fresh HOGS Coordinator Rachel Ludeman ii. Sponsored by Senator Morgan Farmer iii. Referred to Constituiton and Code ASG Senate Resolution No. 60 A Resolution in Support of an Online Syllabus Bank i. Authored by Senator James Wesolowski ii. Sponsored by Senator Mark Cameron, Senator Wil Cheatham, Senator Morgan Farmer, Senator Joe Kieklak, and Senator Hayley Noga iii. Referred to Academics ASG Senate Resolution No. 61 A Resolution to Universalize Grading in the Fay Jones School of Architecture i. Authored by Senator Shaelyn Vinson and Senator Amy Kent ii. Sponsored by Senator Shaelyn Vinson and Senator Amy Kent iii. Referred to Academics

k. ASG Senate Resolution No. 62 A Resolution to Support Interlibrary Loan Use for Graduate Students in Obtaining Books Required by Syllabi i. Authored by Senator Madeleine Forrest ii. Sponsored by Senator Michael Powers iii. Referred to Academics VIII. Announcements a. Next year committees will be changed and absences will be enforced. IX. Adjournment