Greetings!
Vote on Tuesday, April 11th for May Term Senators! Candidates are:
Brandon Birk
Lin Brookshire
Sushant Dhakal
Brent Dodd
Kaitlin Doyle
Kate Elliott
Melissa Hageman
Sonci Kingery
Veronica Maravi
Matt Ollendick
Iana Stahov
Be a Voice!
Pick up an application for May Term Senate! They are available outside the Hub. The top eight vote-getters will be a part of May Term Senate and their terms will continue into the 2006-2007 academic year! Applications are due April 3rd at 5:00 p.m. in the Hub at a mandatory meeting. Any questions please contact Student Body Vice President Ashley Weets at ashley.weets@wartburg.edu or Student Body Vice President-Elect Jon Palmquist at jon.palmquist@wartburg.edu.
Attention:
The Student Senate Leadership Scholarship is now available! Applicants must be a 3rd or 4th year student in the 2006-2007 academic year. Two $500 scholarships are available.
Applications located outside the Hub and must be returned to Kathy Dreesman in the CTC 300 by March 24th!
RAFFLE
“Starry Knight”
Painting by Matthew Ollendick ‘08
$1 per ticket
or
$10 for 6 tickets AND U-knight T-shirt
Tickets on sale until
February 16 th
Winner selected Feb. 17 th
View painting in the Student Senate Office
WAVES OF LOVE DINNER
Friday, February 17 th
6:30 p.m.
Castle Room
T ickets $28
Emceed by Ann Kerian
SPEAKERS
Eric Scallan and Tony Bridges
Students affected by the disaster
Nick Wuertz and Ashley Kueker
Service Trip Leaders
85% of monies raised will go to
Bethlehem Children's Center in New Orleans
and
15% to United Way of Cedar Valley
For raffle or dinner tickets, email wavesoflove@wartburg.edu
or stop in the Student Senate Office
The following are statements from the candidates for Student Body President/Vice President:
Justin Harken/Eric Benson
The basic premise of our platform is “Bringing the students back to Student Senate.” Our agenda includes:
a. A monthly e-mail from Senate to the Student Body.
b. A State of the Wartburg Address, at the end of each term that explains what Senate has done for that term.
c. Two types of forums:
1. The first type would be between Students and the Exec.
2. The second type of forum will be a continuation of the forums started this between
administration and students.
d. Make the administration more visible to the Student Body.
e. Reach out to active organizations to better reach students.
Scott Kempel/Katie Jo Kuhens
Platform: Review and possible revision of the Plan of Essential Education.
Other thoughts: Kempel and Kuhens feel that students’ voices should and need to be listened to. We have the wit and tenacity to give students that voice. We are fun and motivated and intend to rub this off on the student body and of Senate as well. The horse doesn’t move unless you get down and slap it on the butt sometimes. In other words, the Administration doesn’t always listen and sometimes you need to push the envelope and step out of the box to motivate change.
Erin Moran/Erin Wright
We base our platform on one broad, simple formula: E ² = WC ³ The tree C's (connection, cooperation, and community, are intertwined within our vision for students and personnel at Wartburg. Our formula means reinforcing ties between faculty, staff, students and administration through respect, honest, and clear communication. Through this, we will strenghten our community and cooperation within it. We will also help students get connected to and informed about national and international happenings. We are passionate about improving several areas and have an innate ability to recognize all aspects of situations and solutions from many different angles. We get things done. Some of our ideas: -Meetings led by Senators in Res. Halls -Student Center calendar display of events -Administrative Spotlight - showcasing who does what and how to contact them -Senior Class Trip -ETK events held off campus -National and international news in the Trumpet Eva Sersland/Jon Palmquist We want to bring the ABC’s back to Wartburg: accountability, broad involvement, communication. -Hold students and faculty accountable for being able to freely discuss their thoughts and opinions in the classroom. -Bring leaders of campus organizations together to make events more successful. -Student Senate should be more of a resource of ideas and support instead of just a source of funds. -Continue the mission Waves of Love and UKnight have set by uniting campus around one cause for the year. -Hold “round-table” discussions in residence halls each month. -Improve the relationship between students and administration through active communication.
The following is a statement from Amanda Pullin, candidate for Student Body Recorder.
My Platform includes:
*Continuing to disperse official minutes via e-mail
*Making Student Friendly Minutes a must read
*Re-introducing Senate Focus in the Page and Trumpet
*Introducing brief summaries into campus stalls
(Possible names The Stall Street News or The Flush)
VOTE! on eVote, http://evote.wartburg.edu on Tuesday, February 14th!
Below are statements from the candidates for Student Body Treasurer:
Brian Borchers
* 3rd year Math and Computer Science Double Major
* student-athlete with academic honors
* excellent financial, communication, mathematical, and leadership skills
* desires to utilize student's money fully and effectively for the benefit of all students
* broad involvement with different organizations
* has served as President, Vice President and Treasurer in organizations
Jodi Kempel- As treasurer, my goals are: *To make sure that organizations/students receive funding for learning activities outside the classroom. * Help keep the lines of communication about financing open between students, Senate , and administration. * Students should be able to know what their money is being used for and why. Iana Stahov Some Things About Me’)
Elizabeth Hancock did not submit a statement in time for the posting of this blog message.
VOTE! on eVote, http://evote.wartburg.edu on Tuesday, February 14th!
Student Friendly Minutes
February 2, 2006
* Senate approved members to a Subsidy Task Force
* Senate gave money to Campus Programming for the Leadershape Program
* Senate passed Resolutions asking for the student vote to be reinstated on GEC and EPC
FRIENDLY REMINDERS:
* Nominate a great prof or staff member for the Chellevold or Staff Award
Student Friendly Minutes
January 19, 2006
* Senate discussed the role of the Honor Council and new off-campus housing proposal
* Best Buddies was approved as a new student organization
* Senate gave money to Symphonic Band
* Stop by the Senate office and pick up an application to be a 2006-2007 Senate executive
FRIENDLY REMINDERS:
* PAC will be holding an Energy Forum Monday, January 23rd at 7 p.m. in Buckmaster
Student Friendly Minutes
January 12, 2006
* Senate passed a resolution adding Historian to the By-Laws
* Senate gave money to: The Trumpet, KWAR, Senior Class Challenge
* Look for posers promoting MLK Day!
*Stop by the Senate office and pick up an application to be 2006-2007 Senate executive
Hello!
If you were unable to attend the 2006-2007 Student Senate President/Vice President Debates on Tuesday, here's your second chance! Wartburg Television will air the program THIS Saturday, February 4 at 8 p.m., 10 p.m. Midnight, and 2 a.m. and THIS Sunday, February 5 at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., Noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m.!
Get informed, tune into WTV 8 and get ready to vote on the 14th!
New Housing Criteria:
1)Applications for approval to live off-campus will only be accepted from students who will be seniors next year, unless the student fits into one of the "automatic" categories. To apply a "Non-automatic category" student will have to earned 22 credits at the conclusion of this past Fall or be excepted to graduate in May of 2007.
2) Any student applying for off-campus approval will be expected to have a 2.25 cumulative grade point average.
3) Groups of students applying for off-campus approval may be no larger than two.
4) Student receiving a scholarship that requires on-campus living will not be permitted to apply for off-campus living. Residing off-campus may have financial aid implications.
5) Changes to the "automatically" released category:
*The non-traditional student age has been lowered from 24-23.
*Student indicating they will be commuting from homecan do so only if they are commuting from within a 40 mile radius of Wartburg. These students must be commutingfrom the home of a parent or guardian and the home must be owned by the parent or guardian.
*Students stating they will be married will be asked to provide a copy of their marriage announcement or license.
Other talking points:
*Should students released to off-campus be required to participate in some board plan option as a means of ensuring continued community involvement. In creating the off-campus wait list should extra "points" be given to a student who subscribes to a meal plan option?
*As part of a strategy to recruit more transfer students who have completed an AA degree elsewhere and have already lived off campus, it has been suggested that these students be permitted to live off campus if they choose.
If you have concerns, questions, or suggestions email the Senate at senate@wartburg.edu
