SA meeting minutes
The following were noted at the most recent meeting of the Student Association on Mar. 11.
The SA Executive Board announced that 11:59 p.m., March 22 is the deadline to apply for SA appointed positions, including SA standing committee chairs, directors, parliamentarian, historian and undergraduate representatives to university standing committees. Applications can be found at sa.rice.edu/Appointed2013/.
The SA Executive Board announced that KTRU Friendly Committee applications were due March 16 by 5 p.m. to sapres@rice.edu.
Director of Elections Monica Zatarain gave an overview of the spring election ballot, which was approved. The proposal to continue the $9 blanket tax to fund the Rice Endowment for Sustainable Energy Technology will appear on the ballot. It will need to receive a two-thirds majority with at least 20 percent voter turnout to pass. Students can vote at sa.rice.edu from 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 11, until 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 15.
Associate Dean and Director of Academic Advising Brian Gibson introduced plans for Orientation Week 2013 to improve the faculty advising system, maximize efficiency of available academic resources, and allow new students to personalize their academic advising experience.
SA President Yoonjin Min discussed the new procedure for introducing legislation. Legislation will now first be drafted, brought to colleges for discussion, then voted on at the next SA meeting. Previously, legislation was introduced at the tail end of the discussion process.
The SA Executive Board announced that voting records for SA voting members are now available online at sa.rice.edu/votingrecords/.
The undergraduate representatives to the University Committee on the Undergraduate Curriculum introduced legislation to implement a $50 fine for dropping a class after the second week of the semester. The legislation was prompted by faculty and administration wanting to increase pressure for students to drop courses before the add deadline. These student representatives are pushing for the $50 fee as a more reasonable penalty for dropping a course after week 2 as opposed to designating that course with a W for Withdraw on the student's transcript. They will look into penalty options and allowing the penalty to be waived for students in certain circumstances. Anyone interested in joining a focus group should email nnz1@rice.edu. Opinions should be directed towards senators and presidents.
The second annual Off-Campus Workshop will take place this Saturday, March 17 from 12:30-2 p.m. in Brockman Hall of Physics Room 101. House of Pies will be served.
The SA will next meet March 18 in Farnsworth Pavilion at 9 p.m.
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