Sept. 19 Minutes

Student Association

Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Missouri River Room

9:00 PM

Roll Call

Arts and Sciences

• Schultz, Adam - Present

• Sigurdson, Jake – Present

• Ring, Cordell - Present

• Usher, Darcy - Present

School of Business

• Harris, Tyler - Present

• Doerr, Shanae - Present

• Horn, Justice - Present

• Sproles, Kayla - Present

School of Education

• Tappe, Alexis - Present

• Hansen, Libby - Present

• Fetsch, Katelyn - Present

• Luna, Taylor - Present

School of Fine Arts

• Brekke, Taylor - Present

• Quinn, Danny - Present

Senators At-Large

• Gossage, Joshua - Present

• Duchsherer, Haley - Present

• Kvale, Joseph - Present

Graduate School Residence Life

• Johnson, Danielle - Present

• North, Zack – Present

International Freshman

Homayounpour, Pedram - Present

OPEN SEAT

Advisor President & Vice President

• Dr. Waid-Lindberg - Excused

• Thielbar, Brooke – Present

• Van Oosbree, Annika - Present

​Minutes Approval

Motioned to approve the minutes by Katelyn Fetsch, Seconded by Taylor Brekke

Motion Passes ​Agenda Approval

Motioned to approve the agenda by Zach North, Seconded by Josh Sigurdson

Motion Passes

​Open Forum

Spanish Club Budget Request – Spanish club is a benefit for the students taking Spanish, but also open to other NSU students to learn about the culture. The professors value it enough to have it as an extra credit opportunity. Activities connected to the culture- if enough ask, also offer Spanish speaking opportunities.

Motioned Jake Sigurdson, second Joseph Kvale to approve $200- If not possible $154

Motion passes

Awarewolves Campus Crawl Activity in December- SA want to partner? Theme is 12 days of Christmas. Awarewolves will provide a map to show when all things are.

Motion to participate in Campus Crawl by Haylee Duschercher, Second Tyler Harris

Motion Passes.

Speech and Debate Budget Request

Motioned to approve the Joshua Gossage, Seconded by Taylor Brekke

Motion passes

New Business

Debbie Bumpous- Email for expanded use of ID cards, new committee being created that needs a few students. Use for Bookstore, off campus and on campus opportunities.

Tyler Harris, Joshua Gossage and Taylor Luna

Motion Passes

Senate Reports ​School of Education

Junior field is going well. ​School of Fine Arts

Meeting with Dean

College of Arts and Sciences ​​ Meeting with Dean

​School of Business ​​ Looking at adding new masters, undergrad and minors

Create ‘N’ Festival Successful

​At Large ​​ Meeting with Joelle

​Residence Halls First meeting for RHA

Starting to fill positions and write constitutions

Recycling is ongoing

Graduate School Joelle Lein- Proposed Changes to her: Have mandatory tutorials on how to use new technology for first semester of grad school. Class mates are colleagues, but no family setting.

She asked: How do we like curriculum being taught? Changes to curriculum we would like to see? Ways to change that can bring in more domestic and international students? If you know of any tutorials-email Danielle.

​​President ​​ Nothing to Report

​Vice President

Thursday: Meeting with Justin Fraase about event update texting service.

Next week: President Thielbar, VP Van Oosbree, Advisor Dr. Wade-Lindberg and Finance Chair Sproles meeting with Veronica Paulsen.

RSVP for BOR in Madison

Committee Reports

Facilities

Nothing to Report

Governance

Constitution changes to advisor

Public Relations

Group photo and headshots for Bulletin board next week

Promenade- Room is booked so looking for options

Black Box?

Update Social Media

Finance

Committee Meeting Thursday

Meeting with Veronica about GAF

Advisor Notes

Nothing to Report ​​​Old Business

Multicultural Program- Matty Orr will be working with Confucius as well, students and groups will come up with own topics, times and place. Contact cultural clubs to have at least 1 or more representatives.

Create committee of five- Adam Schultz, Shanae Doerr, Pedram Homayonpour, Joshua Gossage

Senator Announcements

NafME Recital- Thursday

NafME having a tutorial on applying for conferences

3 Northern students going to Faulkton to help with music education

Freshman elections underway-Need help tabling

Justice Horn starting a Democrat club-30 members signed up, advisor found

Joshua Gossage looking for someone to be President for Republican club

Both want to help register voters and educate together amicably

Spreading word to Poli Sci and History Club advisor and NASA, social media

Shanae looking at creating a chapter for Pengyou Project-needs 10 members and leadership

Gypsy Day Float- Getting a car- Need candy and PR is in charge for decoration and stuff

Dusty Johnson running for House of Reps-Republican will be at Gypsy Days handing out info- Contact Joshua Gossage if you want to help hand out

Adjournment

Motioned to adjourn by Joshua Gossage, Seconded by Alexis Tappe

Motion Passes