Minutes January 26, 2004

Lindsey called the meeting to order at 10:07am

Roll Call

Absent:  Jen, excused; Heather, unexcused; Jocelyn, excused;

Tardy:  Lori

Visitors:  Dr. Chamberlain

 

Prayer and Scripture Reading

Adam

 

Minutes

Nate moved to accept the minutes

Adam seconded

11-0-0, motion passed unanimously

 

Reports

Jon:        meeting with club leaders during the next 2 weeks for budgets

Betsy:    Exercise Science club will be coming in 2 weeks

                Also working on Writer’s Inc.

Janine:                attendance does carry over from fall, anyone with significant absences should have received an attendance update

                Remember to sign in for you office hour

Dustin:                Communications Committee see him after meeting

Lindsey: met with Jack Sheehan

                                Hired a new Security Guard

                                There are no leads on the equipment stolen out of McInnis

                                                Faculty still wants to maintain student access to McInnis

                                Cafeteria flooding

                                Valley Forge parking – Cabrini now also wants to use

                                                Eastern will now be paying for this space

                Met with Dr. Greenhalgh

                                Discussed Dean Search and policy exemptions

                                                Independent studies cost the university $500 for each student

                Met with Ben Carr – Waltonian

                Met with Robin Weinstein – discussed strengths and weaknesses of technology

                                The registrar is looking to do more online in the future

                Went to luncheon with philosophy professor from Yale who spoke at convocation

                Cabinet meeting went well

                We have 2 Dean Search meetings this week

                Meeting with Dr. Black and the Provost this week

                There will be a sign up for the Board of Trustees luncheon

Erin (First-Year Class): didn’t meet, will be meeting on Friday to finalize topic

Laura (Commuters): still working on lounge

                Received comment form on Chad Hunter as Director of Commuters

                Have applications for Commuter Senator position

Sabrina (Student Development Team): have not met, faculty is still serving as judiciary board for graduates

 

Old Business

None

 

New Business

Resignation Letter of Malorie Tull

 

Cabinet Recommendation on Visiting Hours in the Summer

                Hardly anyone lives on campus and takes classes

                For those who have jobs, there’s nothing to do after work but visit each other

                Everyone has different schedules, and their own spiritual time

Mark O. moved to accept the recommendation

                +  meets the needs of students, would help out

Lindsey called the motion to question

12-0-0, motion passed unanimously

 

Cabinet Recommendation on APT Living

                Recommendation clarifies what administration is already working on and gives students opinions

                Good idea, sign-ups before were really confusing

                Good job of requiring some sort of basis for being in the apartment

Adam moved to accept the recommendation

                +  continuation of process already in place, allows re-evaluation after a year

Mark O. moved to amend recommendation by striking all shoulds from the recommendation

Adam agreed

Lindsey called the motion to question

11-0-1, motion passed

 

Discussion with Joe Modica

Canceled

 

Announcements

Devotions next week – Keila

Class government should be working on next recommendations

Sophomore class meeting this week

Dean Search Panel at 2pm today

Classes should meet with applicants

 

Adjournment

Mark O. moved to adjourn

Mark H. seconded

11-0-0, motion passed unanimously

meeting adjourned at 10:41am

 

 

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                04/06/2004 04:30:37 PM