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Senate Agenda September 15, 2015 Graduate Education Auditorium, 6:00 PM I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes IV. Special Orders a. Swearing In a.i. Vacancy At-Large Senators a.ii. Cabinet b. Reports (5 minutes each) b.i. Advisor, Rainer Gall b.i.1. Congratulations to new members b.i.2. Elected by your peers, represent their voices and interests, take the role seriously b.ii. Graduate Assistants, Jamie Wangler & Katherine Selman b.iii. President, Tanner Bone b.iii.1. Athletic update – reserved student skybox for the Auburn game b.iii.2. PAB board meeting Wednesday, Sept 30th b.iii.3. A&M Tickets – student seats sold out, still standing room tickets b.iii.4. ASG Alumni Society – tailgate Oct. 24th, at the Alumni House b.iv. Vice-President, Morgan Farmer b.iv.1. Homecoming Committee applications still open, please encourage RSOs to nominate candidates b.iv.2. Chancellor’s Ball is Oct. 9th, announcing top 5 HC candidates and escorts b.iv.3. Committee appointments will be going back up, rolling applications b.iv.4. Sexual Assault Awareness Day committee – see Morgan b.iv.5. University Creed meeting this week b.v. Treasurer, Raymond Todd b.v.1. In charge of fund allocation for RSOs on campus, contact Ray for more information b.v.2. PAB allocates all student fees into several student organizations that affect us directly b.v.3. Next meeting in 2 weeks b.vi. Secretary, Meera Patel b.vi.1. Volunteer for events b.vi.1.a.September 18th – Academic Integrity Week b.vi.1.b.Sept. 22nd – Union Day – tabling and recruiting b.vi.1.c. Sept. 23rd – Sooie Involvement Day b.vii. Cabinet Reports b.vii.1. Chief of Staff, Elizabeth Pittman b.vii.1.a. In charge of Exec cabinet, seeking to increase collaboration between different branches b.vii.1.b. Committee chairs will come to cabinet meetings, every other Tuesday at 5 b.vii.1.c. Director of Diversity report – REDTalks, events with 4 or 5 speakers modeled after TEDTalks; first one is Sept 24th, focused on diversity b.viii. Chair of the Senate, Jace Motley b.viii.1. Cabinet chairs must attend one of the 2 cabinet meetings b.viii.2. New senators will receive new binders next week b.viii.3. Nominations are still open for positions today b.viii.4. Paper ballots – elections for more than 1 person, Judicial will tally during the meeting b.viii.5. Pref committees b.viii.6. All-ASG meeting this Sunday b.viii.7. As senators, we need to volunteer and promote the Senate and ASG, please help Meera out b.viii.8. Fill out health insurance form please b.viii.9. Come to Marley’s after Senate V. Nominations and Elections a. Special Senate Office Nominations & Elections a.i. Parliamentarian a.i.1. Senator Fitzgerald a.i.1.a. Elected (unanimous consent) a.ii. Legislative Clerk a.ii.1. Senator Lester a.ii.1.a. Elected (unanimous consent) a.iii. Sergeant at Arms a.iii.1. Senator Casey a.iii.2. Senator McPherson a.iii.2.a.Retracted nomination a.iii.3. Senator Townsell a.iii.3.a.Elected b. Committee Chair Nominations & Elections b.i. Academics

b.i.1. Senator Brooks

b.i.1.a. Elected

b.i.2. Senator Sims

b.ii. Campus Life

b.ii.1. Senator Kyte

b.ii.1.a. Elected

b.ii.2. Senator Counce

b.iii. Internal Affairs

b.iii.1. Senator Bell

b.iii.2. Mitchell Edwards

b.iii.3. Mackenzie Lantefield

b.iii.3.a.Elected

b.iv. Infrastructure

b.iv.1. Senator McPherson c. Appropriations Committee Nominations & Elections (5)

c.i. Senator Maney

c.i.1. Elected

c.ii. Senator Anthony

c.ii.1. Elected

c.iii. Senator Walker

c.iv. Senator Lantefield

c.iv.1. Elected

c.v. Senator Day

c.vi. Senator Townsell c.vi.1. Elected

c.vii. Senator Smith

c.vii.1. Elected

c.viii. Senator Canter d. College Caucus Chair Nominations & Elections

d.i. Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food, & Life Sciences (AFLS)

d.ii. Fay Jones School of Architecture (ARCH)

d.ii.1. Senator Spero

d.iii. J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences (ARSC)

d.iii.1. Senator Hicks

d.iii.1.a.Elected

d.iii.2. Senator Brooks

d.iii.3. Senator Counce

d.iii.4. Senator Bell

d.iv. College of Education & Health Professions (COEHP) d.iv.1. Senator Thrash d.v. College of Engineering (ENGR) d.v.1. Senator Sharp d.v.2. Senator Fitzgerald d.v.2.a. Elected d.vi. School of Law (LAW) d.vi.1. Senator Cole d.vii. Sam M. Walton College of Business (WCOB) d.vii.1. Senator Sims d.vii.2. Senator Anthony d.vii.3. Senator Watkins d.vii.4. Senator O’Neal e. Homecoming Nominations & Elections e.i. Homecoming Queen Panelist (3) e.i.1. Senator Hicks e.i.1.a. Elected e.i.2. Senator Hiett e.i.3. Senator Creekmore e.i.4. Senator Overman e.i.5. Senator Balok e.i.5.a. Elected e.i.6. Senator Maney e.i.7. Senator Kyte e.i.7.a. Elected e.i.8. Senator Alsup e.ii. Homecoming Escort Panelist (2) e.ii.1. Senator Smith e.ii.1.a. Elected e.ii.2. Senator Casey e.ii.3. Senator Bethel e.ii.3.a. Elected e.iii. Homecoming Court Candidate (1) e.iii.1. Vice President, Morgan Farmer e.iii.1.a.Nominated (unanimous consent) e.iv. Homecoming Court Escort (1) e.iv.1. Senator Townsell e.iv.2. President, Tanner Bone e.iv.2.a.Nominated (unanimous consent) f. Committee Nominations & Elections f.i. Campus Creed Committee Member (1) f.i.1. Senator Kyte f.i.2. Senator Anthony f.i.3. Senator O’Neal f.i.4. Senator Bethel f.i.5. Senator Watkins f.i.5.a. Elected f.ii. PAB (1) f.ii.1. Senator Anthony f.ii.2. Senator Balok f.ii.3. Senator Lantefield f.iii. Campus Council Delegates (12)

f.iii.1. Tabled

VI. Public Comment (3 at 2 minutes each) VII. Old Business a. ASG Senate Resolution No. 1 – The ASG Senate Standing Rules Act of 2015- 2016 - PASSED a.i. Authored by Chair of the Senate Jace Motley a.ii. Sponsored by Chair of the Senate Jace Motley b. ASG Joint Bill No. 1 – The ASG Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget Act - PASSED b.i. Authored by Treasurer Ray Todd b.ii. Sponsored by Treasurer Ray Todd c. ASGJ Appointment Announcement, President Tanner Bone

c.i. ASG Assoc. Justice, Nino Ephremidze

c.i.1. Approved

c.ii. ASG Assoc. Justice, Morgan Aldridge

c.ii.1. Approved

c.iii. ASGJ Proxy, Brendan Cook

c.iii.1. Tabled

c.iv. ASGJ Proxy, Andrew Hansen

c.iv.1. Approved

VIII. New Business IX. Announcements X. Adjournment