WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
Student Government Association

Minutes for the meeting of January 31, 1995
Meeting held in Atwater Kent 219

I. Meeting called to order at 5:52 pm.

II. Attendance:

Executive Board: Greg Findlen, Pres.; Fiona Abrams, Vice Pres; Rachel Butland, Sect.; Don Socha, Treas.
Senate: Heather Cleary, Cathy Connelly, Ryan Daly, Shannon Finley, John Grossi Lee Guthrie, Marni Hall, Ed Hallissey, Seth Kintigh, Lucie Lasovsky, Jason Macierowski, Jason Mickey, Greg Snow, Jeff Spaletta, Kristen Stagg, Chizzy Uchendu, Cara Valliere, Cindy Vollaro, Joe Waln.
Absent: Joe Batcha, Nat Fairbanks, Deb Foley (excused), Beth Gentry, Rebecca Hoffman (excused), Amy Plack, Amy Sinyei, Dave Smith (excused), Tim Tully (excused), Shelby Walker (excused).
Parliamentarian: Jason Averill

III. Approval of Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held January 24, 1995 were approved with the amendment that Don Socha was in attendance.

IV. President's Report: President Findlen reported that the Trustrees meeting will be on February 17 & 18. Several things will be discussed including Campus Center, Dick Moll's report, and CDC report.

V. Vice-President's Report: Vice-President Abrams reported that at the Faculty Meeting, the name change of the CE Dept. was approved. It is now the Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept.

VI. Secretary's Report: Secretary Butland reported that she hoped everyone got to see the SGA stuff in Newspeak and that they got a chance to read over the minutes and motions in order to prepare for tonight's meeting.

VII. Treasurer's Report: Treasurer Socha read the list of groups that did not turn in a budget. The status of these groups needs to be checked.

VIII. Committee Reports:
-SGA Committees

CSLI: Chair Guthrie asked everyone on the committee to please stay after the meeting so that they could start to get some things done.
P.R.: Chair Lasovsky reported that the committee met today and worked on elections and the meeting with President Brown. They also discussed the t-shirts.
P&P: Chair Snow reported that the committee has two motions tonight. There will be no meeting this week.
Elections: Chair Waln reported there will be a motion tonight to extend the petition period. The candidate debate will be Feb. 9th at 6pm in the Lower Wedge.
CAI: Secretary Butland reported for Chair Fairbanks the committee will be meeting on Wednesday at 10pm in Gompei's. Last week they discussed the overload increase and discussed the Vista paper. This week they will be talking more about the Vista paper, TA's and more.
WPI Repositioning: Chair Mickey reported that the committee will be meeting on Wednesday in Gompei's at 8pm. They have been going over the Provost's Vista paper.

-Institute Committees

CAO: Treasurer Socha reported for Patrick Sullivan that CAO did not get to discuss the overload fee increase at their last meeting.


IX. Old Business: none

X. New Business:

Motion 4c.95-Treasurer Socha moved that we special fund the hockey team $1050.00 so that they can compete in the weekend tournament in Annapolis, Md. All of the money is being put into line 3310 Transportation. Senator Uchendu seconded. Discussion persisted. Socha called the question, Mickey seconded. Question called. Motion to fund passed.
Motion 5c.95-Treasurer Socha moved that we emergency fund the Outing Club $625.00 outlined in the following manner: 3 165mm x 11mm ropes @ $140 each; 50' webbing @ $0.70/ft; 6 locking carabiners @ $15 each; backpacking stove @ $80 each. Senator Finley seconded. Sen. Finley called the question, Mickey seconded. Question called. Motion to fund passed.
Motion 6c.95-Treasurer Socha moved that the Pre-med and Pre-vet Society be classified as a Class I organization. Senator Mickey seconded. Senator Snow called the question, Waln seconded. Question called. Motion to classify passed.
Motion 7c.95-Treasurer Socha moved that the Autocross Club be classified as a Class I organization. Senator Snow seconded. Senator Daly called the question, Sen. Stagg seconded. Question called. Motion to classify passed.
Motion 8c.95-Senator Snow moved to extend the election nomination petition deadline to Friday, February 3rd, 1995 at 5:00pm. Senator Kintigh seconded. Snow called question, Grossi seconded. Question called. The senate voted by voice, Grossi called for division. Motion passed 15-3-1.
Motion 9c.95-Senator Snow moved to amend Article I of the By-laws as outlined. Senator Grossi seconded. Three (3) friendly amendments were made. Motion passed with two (2) abstentions.


XI. Announcements:

-Senator Daly invited everyone to join him Thursday at Mechanics Hall.
-V-Pres. Abrams asked that everyone make an effort to keep the office clean during their office hours.
-Senator Mickey reminded everyone, 8pm Gompei's tomorrow.
Senator Grossi moved to adjourn, Senator Macierowski seconded, motion passed.

XII. Meeting adjourned at 6:35pm.