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Governance Minutes ArchiveFebruary 15, 1990
MINUTES Commission on Student Affairs 400-D Burruss Hall February 15, 1990 4:00 p.m. PRESENT: Dr. Landrum Cross (for Dr. Thomas Goodale), Mr. Dave Gilbert, Mr. Bryan Porter (for Ms. Christine Miller), Dr. Leon Geyer, Dr. Carl McDaniels, Mr. Ronald Sheets, Ms. Shelloy Kiger, Ms. Katherine Heil, Mr. Ahmad Razvan, Mr. Randy Lucas, Dr. Scott Geller, Ms. Patricia Murphy, Dr. Edward Spencer, Mr. Mike Miller, Ms. Paula Radcliffe, Dr. Dave Ostroth, and Mr. Mike Maxwell. ABSENT: Dr. Tom Goodale, Mr. William Tyrrell, Mr. Sean Kohl, Col. Eric Dorminey, Dr. Mike Ogliaruso. GUESTS: Ms. Julie Sina, Ms. Beverly Sgro, Mr. Ken Waldrop, Mr. Mike Jones, Ms. Kim Stivers and Ms. Nancy Hooker. The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Dr. Lanny Cross. The first order of business was the introduction of guests and new stu- dent officers who were present. Ms. Katie Heil was introduced by Mr. Bill Campion as the new vice chair of the Student Budget Board. She re- places Cindy Starowicz who graduated at the end of December. Ms. Nancy Hooker, the new Chief Justice of the Honor System, was intro- duced by Mr. Mike Maxwell. Ms. Kim Stivers, the new President of Panhellenic Council, was intro- duced by Ms. Shelloy Kiger. Mr. Ron Sheets introduced himself as the new Graduate Student Assembly representative. Dr. Carl McDaniels introduced himself as representative of the Faculty Senate, replacing Dr. John Hillison. ANNOUNCEMENTS Dr. Cross announced that the format for the Board of Visitors will re- turn to the former format with a breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. The next meeting is April 23. ADOPTION OF AGENDA The agenda was adopted with the following additions: Under New Busi- ness, "Presentation on Selection of Student Member of the Board of Visi- tors" and "Discussion of Commencement Procedures" were added. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JANUARY 18, 1990 Motion was made and passed to approve the January 18, 1990 minutes with the following corrections. On page 2, under the first announcement the word riot should be removed. On page 3, under the last announcement the sentence should read, "Mr. Lucas thanked everyone" in lieu of "Mr. Lundy..." UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Report from Committee on Elections - Dr. Davis Dr. Davis reviewed the proposed election procedures drafted by the Com- mittee on Elections. She stated that the purpose of these procedures is to establish consistency for elections. There were several concerns ex- pressed about the proposed procedures. After extensive discussion of the document, the following motions for modification of the document were made and passed. Mr. Gilbert motioned to strike from section 3B the phrase "and from of- fice the members hold". This motion carried. Mr. Maxwell made a motion to strike section 4B-2 on page 2, "Limitation on personal campaign appearances..." This motion passed by a 8-5 vote. Mr. Gilbert motioned to strike from page 3 #6, "No write in candidates are allowed". This motion passed. In the interest of time, Ms. Murphy made a motion to table the dis- cussion of election procedures to the next meeting. This motion was passed. 2. Class System Constitution Revisions Ms. Paula Radcliffe presented the suggested revisions to the constitu- tion and a motion was made to accept the constitution as amended. This motion carried. 3. Questions Regarding BOV Member Inclusion in the Student Leader Eligibility Standards Packet Ms. Julie Sina provided a summary of privileges to student leaders pro- vided by the Student Leader Eligibility Packet. They are: courtesy passes for parking, priority scheduling (student leaders have "top pri- ority" for scheduling of classes) and access to terminals in the UUSA and Dean of Students offices. In response to questions regarding the inclusion of Board of Visitors student member in this packet, Ms. Sina indicated that this decision was made by Dr. Goodale. Several questions were raised about other aspects of the packet. Mr. Gilbert inquired about the feasibility of requesting top college admin- istrators to serve as advisors to student leaders. Dean Sgro indicated that her office would be willing to pursue this further. Additional questions were raised reference to the inclusion of the Board of Visitors student member in the eligibility packet and the requirement for full-time enrollment of student leaders during the last term of en- rollment. Strong sentiments were expressed regarding how the decision was made to include student member of the BOV in the eligibility packet. Both Mr. Maxwell and Mr. Gilbert commented that this decision, as well as other decisions that affect student life, should come through CSA. In the interest of time, a motion was made to table discussion on stu- dent eligibility standards packet until the next meeting. Motion car- ried 9-6. Mr. Maxwell made a motion to place Student Eligibility Standards Packet on the agenda for the next CSA meeting. This motion carried. It was also recommended that administrative decisions should be a part of this discussion. Shelloy Kiger made a motion to move to item five on the agenda under New Business regarding "Selection of BOV Student Member." NEW BUSINESS 5. Selection of BOV Student Member Mr. Waldrop presented proposed selection procedures for selecting the student BOV member for review and discussion. During the course of dis- cussion, several questions were raised regarding selection procedures and who should have input into selection of the student board member. Primary concern expressed was that students should have more input into the selection process. Mr. Maxwell moved to place this item on the next agenda and requested that further clarification of procedures be pro- vided particularly in reference to issues raised during the meeting. The motion carried. 2. Goodling Bill - VT Police Department Mr. Mike Jones was invited to provide an overview of the Goodling bill and the impact this might have on Virginia Tech. He indicated that this bill requires campuses to report crime statistics. The bill is cur- rently at the committee level. The primary concern regarding the bill is that there is no uniform way of reporting such statistics. ANNOUNCEMENTS Paula Radcliffe requested that the report of the Judicial Task Force be sent to CSA members prior to the next meeting. Dave Gilbert announced that the constitutional convention will finalize activities on Sunday, February 18, 1990.
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