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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT GOVERNMENT

~ SENATE MEETING AGENDA ~Tuesday February 13, 2018

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I. Call to Order(6:04)

II. Roll Call(6:05)

III. Excusal of Senator(s)

a. Sean Harris

b. Jordan Henderson

c. Andrew Parton

IV. Swearing in of new Senators (6:07)

a. Lilly Acuna

b. Jered Luster

V. Approval of the previous meeting minutes (6:09)

a. 1.16.2018

i. Newlin moves to approve

1. Approved

b. 1.30.2018

VI. Approval of meeting agenda

a. Motion passes

VII. Executive Reports(6:10)

a. Isaiah Storey- Press Secretary

i. State of the university address Thursday February 22nd



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1. Updating social media to inform

2. Help Chloe with recruitment

3. WIDB

b. Alexis Miller- Treasurer

i. Current distribution of Operational and foundational budget for RSOs

ii. Distribution for Umbrella Organizations

1. Based off of my idea of where they belong, talk to me if you would

like them moved

2. POI- Emily how much money left

3. 40% unallocated left, if we were to change data would shift

slightly

4. Working on semester review… will be out to umbrella

organizations by tomorrow

a. Will become mandatory, not finalized

b. Operational funding document will go out March 1st for

funding guidelines

c. Chloeressa Colman – Chief of Staff

i. Tomorrow is Wednesday 10-12:30 tabling with hot chocolate, tell people

and come say hi

d. Emily Buice – Executive Vice President

i. Johnathan Flowers



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1. Update from last meeting’s information, GPSC slides with

modifications

2. College Dean, Assistant Dean, Associate Dean, College Council

and committees. Will make choices on graduation requirements

and reports of changes will be spread down the chain

a. A new degree would be submitted to the college council

and committee then through chain back to the dean.

b. Right now rests with departments

3. Division coordinators are being paid as faculty doing more work.

Losing entire faculty managing the jobs of the chairs and directors.

One director gets reports from school heads. In charge of changes

through the divisions

a. Change in English would be voted on by philosophy and

other college members

i. Problem because it shifts administrative and social

choices outside of the allocated faculty

ii. Decision making processes are losing their

credibility because colleges will have less power

over their classes.

b. Any questions in difference of structure and what it would

do to your education

i. POI Lexi-What is the difference in administrative

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ii. School college structure will change this

iii. POI Sam- fair point of director elected in

iv. Elected in from something, no administrative

faculty will vote for school director

v. Problem with non-tenured faculty. Less options or

power with these voting blocks

vi. More friendly toward individual needs and less of

the smaller programs

vii. POI Josh- how does this effect right now

viii. It doesn’t it depends on how fast this process

moves. The reaccreditation of the program is not

for all programs and not all programs will be

affected. Some will have greater power and focus

on the disciplinary department structures.

ix. My department- philosophy would lose

accreditation. Unable to have power in

restructuring. Drag enrollment down and mostly

grad level but also undergraduate.

x. Degree in an art science degree, viewed as another

program within another department.

c. How the governing bodies would play in approval of

program changes



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i. Would curriculum committee have a word in

change

1. Not true now. College curriculum

committee, had grads or undergrads

available. They would now be able to

view/review the changes.

2. Not affirmative but there is precedent.

Faculty would have to fight for a say, YOU

GUYS have to fight for it. All governing

bodies will be able to review at the same

time and nothing would move forward until

approval is gained.

ii. Questions?

iii. To be clear if they jump the campus body

governing staff, you will get no say as a student

body, outside of your one allotted representative. I

would say you get one more rep, but that is up to

you guys to push, not me.

iv. Health and human services is adapting all of the

health services departments.

v. College of social sciences and media to move to

what was once the school of homeland security.

Now being changed to justice and security.

vi. USG, TO KNOW 8 programs out of the 90 day

window, 6 moves to have more time and 4 that are



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in an administrative limbo— moving to find out

what that means

vii. When this hits, units are shuffled and schools are

changed. This changes operational programs not

including GPSC these papers will remain

operating.

viii. GPSC survey coming out in about a month.

ix. HLC survey coming out and it is in red so you all

can value how seriously this survey is. Not relying

on quality but this meaningful input on structure

should be taken. Double degree double major thing

is an issue that the past five years is not available.

1. Form will come out to say two degrees or

two majors

a. Two majors one primary one

secondary

b. Two degrees all together does not

count as a default.

c. Conversation on adjustment of funds

60:40, may be conversation on

renegotiating at the next board of

trustees retreat

i. Effects SIUC’s funding

d. Questions



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i. POI Newlin 60:40 split in our favor?

1. Yes, we have greater grad school enrollment

4. Emily- working on getting with you all, this impacts us all

ii. Lauran Schaefer

1. Multitiered organization, content and respect training— raise hand

if you don’t know what it is

2. Title 9 is my expertise, content and respect does not do a lot.

3. Any questions on process please ask me afterwards

a. Price, effective what makes it work

b. Haven is one of the programs we suggested.

i. 42,000 is way too much we currently pay 2,000 for

our program

c. Second program, Not Anymore, 15-20,000 dollars

i. Focusses more on the survivors

ii. Variety of additional programs ranging 1-5,000

dollars

iii. Has trigger warnings, alcohol and drugs

1. Helps student leaders, USG, Greek Life

d. Think Love and Think Drink

i. 5,000 dollars nonprofit but looking to increase



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ii. If we sign now we will maintain price, if not price

will inflate

iii. It is video based, the ways in which sexual assault

and violence happens.

iv. Active bystander communication warnings

v. Identity categories are able to be selected and built

upon

e. U Got This

i. 16-19,000 dollars but price is negotiable

ii. Training in a play, turned into an online program

iii. Straight forward method that gives humor and

sarcasm

iv. Targets flawed perception and why notions you

may have are wrong

v. Pedagogical materials that train the staff to help

educate students

vi. Peer to peer educational opportunity

f. Writing a proposal that will end up at the Chancellors desk

my may to be implemented by fall.

i. Looking for more student involvement to give

better feedback

ii. Better advocacy for the students



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iii. POI Lexi- how to talk outside of email

1. Email is the best thing to communicate with

by now

iv. If USG can come together as a body and make a

recommendation that would help the decision as

well, if this comes down to having three separate

meetings I would love to do that.

g. Yard- has access willing to set up showings of the programs

I personally like the Its On Us option

h. It's on Us- least amount of commitment, gain access to these

programs, directly related to assault and harassment

i. Culture and Respect, campus wide

j. Multitiered Education Campus Wide Information, has zero

representation

k. Would love for the entire student body to have a voice in

this decision.

i. Opening up the new position to vote

l. Predominately, white, women and heterosexual

i. Not the only people who experience these issues

iii. Changes in honor code. Not meant to be a punishment system. Determines

inspirational change.

1. Hope to have this done by sometime next week. Have several

students working on getting more. Trying to be a non-USG student



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thing, Nonmembers. Also looking for graduate students. Saluki

pride on campus

2. Been working on the minutes. Have a new thread, if you get test

emails, ignore that.

e. Joshua Bowens – President

i. We began with a balance of 33,000 we have spent about 26,000 we have

around a 6,000 dollar budget remaining.

ii. Right before break I met with some leaders creating emerging salukis

getting young freshman and sophomores into a bit camp to be better

leaders. Made an executive expense of 1,000 towards that

iii. Share a little but of the comments that Johnathan made that needs to

happen here in USG

1. Reorganization is not talked about much on the floor but we do

need to start having a conversation about this information.

2. Chancellor said in the last board of trustees meeting

a. Graduation rate in 4 years is 27%

b. In 6 years this is 44%

3. Division 1 athletes are preforming very well to motivate their

scholarly work

a. weekly/daily conversations with advisors

b. Study tables

4. 4 years D1 athletes 51%



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5. Must do more for those around us.

6. Chancellor also said in the last 4 months he has had many meetings

a. USG has not been a part of any of these meetings

VIII.Advisor Report (6:59)

a. Tena Bennett

i. Stay involved on campus and take care of yourself. The flue is still an

epidemic rampant on campus.

IX. Senate Committee Reports (6:59)

a. Internal Affairs Committee

i. Not much to report. Email system has been set up, will be put up on the

website

ii. Vermilion room 5-7 IFC

iii. [email protected]

b. External Affairs Committee

i. Fraternal Affairs committee stronger approach on the social media

outreach and three senator positions open

ii. Spotlights going out on social media mon-Friday, every other week

1. Send me an email with a little bit about yourself. (hometown,

major, year, something fun about yourself)

2. Hoping to then spotlight new RSOs and umbrella organizations



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a. POI Eric- more involvement on social media shows that

you have the ability to represent your organization

c. Governing Documents

i. Making amendments to funding guidelines

1. Multiple rounds will come first one is to come next week probably

d. Judicial Board

i. Condensing, saving paper

1. Page seven shows the timeline

X. University Committee Reports

a. Newlin- traffic and parking committee. Josh sent me something on the

differences of spaces available during classes, also athletics let me know if you

have questions

XI. University Committee Nominations/Appointments (7:05)

a. Motion to open the floor

i. Motion passes

b. It's on Us

i. Lily moves to appoint herself

a. Motion passes

2. Brandon Morgan moves to nominate himself

a. Motion passes

c. Culture of Respect



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i. Yard- moves to nominate herself

ii. Motion passes

d. Multi-Tiered Education and Campus Wide Mobilization Committee

XII. Old Business (7:08)

a. Motion to open the floor

i. Motion passes

b. Internal Affairs Committee – 2 nominations

c. External Affairs Committee – 3 nominations

i. Jared Luster

1. Motion passes

ii. POI Dugger- best way to get involved

iii. Motion to close the floor

1. Motion Passes

d. Governing Documents Committee- 2 nominations

XIII.New Business (7:10)

a. SB 18-50 Indian Student Association

i. We are here to request more money, we have few funds but we need more

to make our event more successful.

ii. Have been doing this event for the past 20 years in March or April



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iii. This time we have less students coming to campus and that interfered

with our funding

iv. This night is for the southern Illinois area to see the Indian culture, vast

beautiful culture of dancing singing and cuisine.

v. With this amount of funding we may not be able to host the event, don’t

want to stop the event after 20 years of hosting.

vi. Any questions

1. POI Peppers- how much did you apply for?

2. 4,000+ dollars, food/supplies,

vii. We have many other expenses but they were not listed because all of our

other events were hosted by ourselves. We applied for more to match the

figure. We need at lease 8,000 dollars to run this event.

viii. Questions?

1. POI- Morse is this the max amount

2. Yes

ix. Move to vote on amount given

1. Motion passes as presented

Yes (19) No (0) Abstain (1)

b. FB 18-086 Movie Camera Movement 48 Hour Film Festival

c. FB 18-087 Students Today Leaders Forever

d. FB 18-088 Movie Camera Movement Round 3 Filmmaking



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e. SB18-04- GPSC Activity Fee Reallocation Resolution

i. Peppers- this is to give the breakdown of several allegations. The

resolution is that GPSC does a lot of good work and runs out of money

faster than we do.

ii. This would change the percentage to 75:25 split which gives them 5%

more. This doesn’t hurt us and helps them a lot. We tend not to go into

detail about GPSC. These grads teach us and they need the professional

development. This would be funded by grad school and GPSC has taken

on the burden

iii. Emily- motions on floor

iv. POI Kinley- what is the percentage of the undergrad percentage through

the system,

v. Lexi- from the fees it's about 18%

vi. Johnathan- the percentage of the students fees for activities is a fee that is

capped. Other fees are structured similarly but it's the same amount. This

sifts every academic year. Difference in the amount allocated. Tuition and

fees to other undergraduates are differed through field and year. In

general this individual fee is the same but distribution is differed off of

the population.

vii. Tena- based off of last year's student numbers, no current student

enrollment, based off of last years.

viii. Dennis moves to approve the motion.

ix. POI Kinley- who is planning on going to grad school here at SIU



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x. Move to approve resolution, second

1. Motion passes


f. SB18-51

i. IAC received allegations that said that president Bowens has broken

protocol from the guidelines in the constitution.

ii. Move to be able to impeach an officer of the USG executive board.

iii. USG officials should not use position of personal gains.

iv. Recommends impeachment of the President Joshua Bowens.

1. Move to open debate on the SB18-51 (Newlin, Morse)

a. Move to limit debate to 45 minutes

i. Motion passes (7:36)

2. Josh- 5 minutes on the floor

3. This was the hard part of the discussion I had said would be hard

and uncomfortable.

a. Sorry that we have to waist business time to even political

scores

b. What are the constitutional violations, allegedly.

c. Yield time momentarily in audience.

i. Desmond Murphy, taken by Mr. Brown.



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d. Desmond, social media department. Minute video

highlighting students and their involvement. Name, year

and involvement

e. Talk about the tone of the allegations of tone, I am as

passionate about the university.

f. I started a Fraternity and wanted to better the area.

g. What if I attempted to impeach any other person who

looked to better the community.

h. Consider the allegations that are being presented and none

of them come from the constitution. (leaves with 43

seconds left)

4. Any more discussion?

5. POI Eric- We should forgive president Josh, because he will not be

making the same mistakes again. Give him a chance to better the

university

6. Yard- this is more than personal gain and vendetta. Does come

from the constitution regardless of hearsay on his business. I

personally feel that Josh Bowens is not doing his job.

7. Handrock- Agree with Yard that certain bills have not been signed

on time and that effects RSOs and their functionality. This is not

helping their productivity because of the lack of time.

a. Josh- to these funding bills you are speaking of, these bills

were messed up by the treasurer.



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b. Talking about the documents specifically. Sign Papers as I

get them, parent and a student. Will not be there always

when you expect me to. They have office hours and they

try to be there when they say but other things come up. I'm

not better than anyone in here and don’t place myself

morally or ethically above. All people make mistakes. To

get technical, we can defiantly get technical. Senate bills

did not get sent to the accountant. Explained to Lexi that's

all she had to do also. If we want to talk about evidence. I

sent it to Tena IFC and have a time stamp. How many of

you can personally say that I do not provide assistance.

8. Peppers- Officers and secretaries, yes, have office hours but it's

about accountability. Not personal, putting blame on other

members of your exec and other organizations as a whole, that is

unacceptable. The lack of communication with these bills does not

come to the senate. Failure on the duties of the President.

9. POI Eric- two bills that were not signed by the president, I do

believe that it is not a problem caused by the president.

10. POI Lightle- has anyone addressed Bowen’s about his behavior

before, any senators?

11. Mitchell- yes, and it is all in the minutes. This is clear when he has

been centered during these meetings.

12. Dennis- moves to end discussion on SB18-51

a. No second

13. Any more discussion?



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14. POI Lexi- I am not going to speak on behalf of the bill. If you want

to know my personal feelings you can ask me after, once it comes

to the floor it is no longer my responsibility. But I do my due

diligence.

15. Any more discussion? Motion for another discussion

16. Motion to end discussion? (Dennis, Kinley)

a. Motion passes

b. Floor now closed for discussion

17. Newlin- Moves to open the floor to open comments 5 minutes per

person, one minute per speaker

a. Second, Yard

i. Passes

18. Why is he being impeached?? Came in Late

a. Mitchell- allegations were brought to the committee stating

he violated the constitution multiple times.

19. Why are we having a discussion about chancellors and what we're

doing with the school if this started at the beginning of the school

year, now? What are you going to be doing to make sure that we

have a voice on the matter.

20. President of Saluki Rainbow Network, seeing the claims on

impeachment. Violated our constitution multiple times and that is

not okay, we need to be thinking about our students and students

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21. Trevor Williams- were warnings given to Josh Bowens telling him

that impeachment might be in the near future? Is this new

information to Josh?

22. Josh- 30 minutes before I got here.

23. Peppers- not on IFC but constitutionally they cannot spread

knowledge because it needs to be investigated. Separate from what

happened in the senate.

24. Williams- in the beginning was there a list of responsibilities of

what this entails.

25. Tena- stated in the constitution every roll of the position.

26. How is a person supposed to improve if there is no warning in the

actions.

27. Mitchell- he was censured, that tells about actions and attitude. His

list of duties is stated int he constitution.

28. We elected him so why is this so private and why is the student

body not in charge of making this decision of impeachment.

29. Dennis POI- we represent the students of the university and these

meetings are open to the public including student body.

30. Yard- have been supported by students to have a voice.

31. Mitchell moves to extend comments for five more minutes

a. Newlin seconds

b. Motion passes (8:03)



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32. Dennis- given the lack of public discussion I move to close public

discussion

a. Yard seconds

b. Motion Passes (8:04)

33. Dennis moves to approve senate bill 18-51

a. Second, Mitchell

v. Dennis POI- Break down of the votes.

vi. Josh- voice confirmation

vii. Morse- no point of a voice confirmation POI, if a senator didn’t vote its

abstaining.

viii. Motion Passed (8:08)


ix. Excusal of Coleman Passes. (8:08)

x. Vote of no confidence towards the chancellor. Move by Dennis.

1. POI Dropik, did anyone ask him to come here

2. Move to vote on no confidence

a. Motion Passes 11;4

g. Motion to take a 5 minute recess

i. Motion passes (7:18)

h. Meeting restarts(7:23)

XIV. Executive Board Closing Comments (8:11)



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a. Isaiah Storey- Press Secretary

i. Sad night, Josh gave me the position to voice my opinion. Enrollment is

down 8.1% African Americans play a huge roll in that. I am a Freshman

here at SIU and I would like to thank Josh for giving me the opportunity

to be involved as a freshman.

b. Alexis Miller- Treasurer

i. Don't have a lot, thank you guys for the great discussion. To talk freely

amongst each other even if you do disagree.

ii. Have a family member that I had mentioned requiring my grandfather that

had gone through a larger emergency. Email me, if you need me, there is

a sign on my door.

c. Chloeressa Colman – Chief of Staff

d. Emily Buice – Executive Vice President

i. Moving forward this does not change anything. We are still going to work

together. I plan to work with all of you and we are here for a change in

the community positively. Here to make a difference in the lives of

students.

e. Joshua Bowens – President

XV. Advisor Closing Comments

a. Tena Bennett

i. Nothing else to add.

XVI. Public Comments- 10 minutes total- 1 minute per speaker (8:15)



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a. Motion to open floor, so moved

i. Floor open to public comments

b. Sam- This restructuring of the university is happening on his own accord, but the

basic structuring of the chairs has never been up for discussion. He planned all

of this, shared governments seems disingenuous at best. Student advocacy please

kick off a little bit and go there, student leaders should be prepared with things to

say.

c. POI- what are you all going to be doing from now on. Want to make sure you

guys are working for us. Voices are getting smaller, day by day. Please keep

advocating for us, we need it.

d. Josh- Thank you all its been amazing. You all know I love you to the moon and

back. I will give you guys the best smile. Do not let anybody in this world set

their reality for you. This was a learning experience for me. Thank you for

giving me the opportunity to get the chance to step up. That's my fault for not

communicating and getting to know all of you on a personal level, there are so

many of you all that it's hard to do. I want to come up and give you a hug and

say ‘hey, how you doing’ and that's just me being real.

e. Constituents not really knowing what's going on. You actually have to speak to

people and be able to tell them what's going on. I feel that there are private

governments doing on that people do not know about.

f. Johnathan- GPSC remains committed to bettering the campus. Any questions

just stop by on the third floor. Willing to meet and have conversation. GPSC

website is updated with new information.

g. Lauren- any questions about if your college had the amount of student

representatives it needs, stop by.



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h. Motion to close public comments.

i. Morse moves to swear in President Buice.

i. Motion passes

XVII. Emily Buice is the new USG President (8:24)

XVIII. Adjournment (8:24)



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