Uncategorized 8:43 pm
Meeting agenda for 9/2/09 can be found here.
Mostly old business, and essentially a meeting about updates. We’ll be enfranchising many new freshmen on campus for our Fall elections and protecting students’ rights by requiring that all referenda ask at most one question.
Please contact me at jungertyler@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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Uncategorized 11:13 pm
With the semester inching ever closer, I’m going to take some time to update the world on some issues that ASM is looking at for the coming weeks.
First, ASM will be hosting its first-ever Move Out Night on the night of Friday, August 14th. The Student Activity Center will be open for students to spend the night while they’re between leases; student groups will be there, refreshments will be provided, and gobs of fun will be had by all, I think. For more information, see the Facebook event.
Second, the Student Council will be meeting on August 22nd at noon to discuss some important issues. We’ll be voting on a motion to have the Legislative Affairs committee work on financial aid reform, which the US Congress will be taking up after the health care debate. We’ll also be looking at some changes to ASM bylaws, including overhauling the Student Judiciary bylaws.
Third, both the Coordinating Council and the SSFC are planning their training retreats, at which ASM leaders will work to better master the ins and outs of the organization. The Coordinating Council retreat is scheduled for August 22nd, and the SSFC retreat will be held August 29th and 30th.
Finally, I’d like to introduce everyone to a new section on my blog. As the head of a student government, I’m constantly receiving emails from companies looking to offer their services to students. This presents a problem. We obviously can’t partner with all these companies and do ground work for them, but some of the deals that they offer could be valuable to students. In navigating this issue, I’ve decided to post links to these deals here, so that students can see the products and services available to them. Legal bit: by posting this link, neither ASM nor myself is offering its support or endorsement, real or otherwise, to these companies. The information provided is strictly for the purpose of student education.
Uncategorized Council, Recap 10:19 pm
Move Out Night
Rep. Ziebell addressed the Student Council, describing to them the preparations that have been taken in anticipation of ASM’s Move Out Night event. This event is to be held in the Student Activity Center from August 14th through August 15th. She asked council members to serve as volunteers during this event,
Reserve Fund Sweep
Chair Junger addressed the Student Council, debriefing them on the actions taken in response to the state’s taking of money from the reserve funds of ASM, UHS, University Housing, the Union, and other campus auxiliary units.
BUCCE Campaign:
Representative Manes addressed the Student Council, outlining his proposal for a relevancy campaign entitled “BUCCE: Building our Campus and Community Environment.” The campaign would focus on providing material benefits to the general membership of ASM; the nature of these benefits would be determined based on survey results. The council referred this campaign to the External Affairs committee, which was directed to take up the ideas it thought were feasible and refer the rest back to the Council.
Appointments to the Nominations Board
Chair Junger put forward the legislation. Representatives Flores and Bartz and Vice Chair Templeton were appointed to the Nominations Board
ASM Supports the High Density Shelving Facility Project for the 2011-2013 Biennium
Representative Paulson put forward the legislation. ASM put forward its support for the campus libraries to build a building for high density storage of books.
ASM Takes a Stand on the Federal Student Loan Program
Representative Paulson put forward the legislation. ASM directed the Legislative Affairs committee to investigate the changes which will occur with the passage of legislation involving federally-subsidized student loans. The Legislative Affairs committee will report back to the Student Council at the August meeting.
The Barney Bill
Secretary Gosselin put forward the legislation. The Student Council rescinded 16-0612-03, as the time for that legislation to be effective has passed.
UW-Madison Research Assistant Collective Bargaining Unit Information Act
Representative Ingram put forward the legislation. In the new state budget, University of Wisconsin Research Assistants will be allowed to form collective bargaining units. The legislation proposed ASM being a clearinghouse for unbiased information regarding these units’ creation. It also authorized the Graduate Student Caucus to spend small amounts of money on distributing this information. The council passed this legislation.
