SA meeting minutes

2/14/13 6:00pm

 

The following were noted at the most recent meeting of the Student Association on Feb. 11. 

? ?SA President Sanjula Jain announced the beginning of the 2013 general election. Polls opened at 11:59 p.m. Feb. 11. 

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? ?SA External Vice President Yoonjin Min announced that Rice had received a $20 million donation for a new art center to be built in the next three years next to the existing media center and the Rice University Police Department building. A committee to help design the new center is looking for five undergraduates. Send interest letters to sapres@rice.edu by 5 p.m. Feb. 20. 

? ?Min said the Wellbeing Working Group would be split internally into different focus and outreach groups and that any comments or concerns should be sent to Working Group Chair Philomena Bradford at philomena.r.bradford@rice.edu. 

? ?The Student Senate passed the Chief Justice Support and Training Resolution. 

? ?The Student Senate passed an amendment to the SA bylaws governing the spring election. 

? ?McMurtry College Senator Trent Navran presented a resolution that would encourage more cohesiveness between Rice's entrepreneurship organizations and would recommend that they be allowed to ask for support from Rice. The resolution will be voted on in the coming weeks. 

? ?University Court Secretary Brian Baran presented amendments to the UCourt Bylaws and Investigation, Hearing and Appeal Procedure that would clarify membership requirements and restrictions on studying abroad while in office, prevent ties in final votes during hearings, clarify the role and responsibilities of the ombudsperson, increase the discretion of the investigator in obtaining witness testimony, and specify a procedure for students charged to call witnesses. 

? ?Student Vision for the Second Century Committee Co-Chair senior Kathleen Barker and Wiess College President David Payne presented the Student Vision for the Second Century, highlighting continued effort toward a new student center, more focus on a holistic curriculum, the creation of a committee on undergraduate curriculum with representatives from student leaders and continued emphasis on strengthening Rice's reputation within the United States. The full report can be read at sa.rice.edu/sv2c. 

? ?Jones College President Clinton Willbanks announced a new homecoming committee that would focus on creating events for students during homecoming week. The application will be at sa.rice.edu at a later date. 

The SA will next meet Feb. 18 in Farnsworth Pavilion at 9 p.m.

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