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Senate Meeting Minutes: March 29, 2010
Florida International University • Student Government Association • Modesto A. Maidique Campus
MEETING MINUTES
March 29, 2010
I. Welcome & Call to Order at 4:19pm
a. A moment of silence for Kendall Berry
II. Roll Call
a. Adam Johnson
b. Alejandro Garcia (Absent)
c. Alex Alonso (Excused)
d. Alex Lastra
e. Altanese Phenelus
f. Angela Parra (Absent
g. Angeline Gonzalez (Absent)
h. Christina Mellon
i. Cristina Loreto
j. Daniel Ybanez
k. Daniela Gonzalez (Absent)
l. Dillon Arango (Excused)
m. Edward Proenza
n. Erica Lovett
o. Ernesto Rubi
p. Haidar Hachem
q. Hector Mujica
r. Helena Ramirez
s. Janice Rubio (Excused Tardy)
t. Katrina Fumagali (Excused Tardy)
u. Loren Fraute
v. Maribel Chaluja
w. Muhammad Saleem (Absent)
x. Sandra Perez (Absent)
y. Taylor Prochnow (Absent)
z. Vignesh Doraiswamy
aa. William Jose Velez
bb. Robert Yengibaryan
III. Approval of Minutes
Move to approve March 22 meeting minutes [Hachem] (Passes)
IV. Senate Speaker Report
a. Just came from Kendall Berry’s memorial service
b. Today is William’s birthday
c. Today was the Education Meet Your Dean and the Arts & Architecture Meet Your Dean
V. Comptroller Report
a. Health Fee Open forum next Wednesday
VI. Chief Justice Report
a. No Report
VII. Finance Committee Report
a. Might have extra money that was never picked up
VIII. Senator Reports
a. Town Hall meeting this Wednesday; Cram Jam on April 19 (Velez)
b. Finishing surveys; MYD was today à no as many people but good responses (Lovett)
c. 3 student teams vs professors for Jeopardy; joint survey; added one more student to the Sweetwater internship (Doraiswamy)
d. RHA applications due on April 2 (Proenza)
e. April 9 will be announcing the new SGA representative; elections are next week; installation of tv has started (Rubi)
f. MYD was todayà went well; working on survey (Fumagali)
IX. Committee Reports
a. No Report (ORC)
b. No Report (IAC)
c. No Report (SAC)
d. No Report (RLJC)
X. Old Business
a. To Reform the Structure of the Governing Councils of the Student Government Council – Modesto A. Maidique Campus
Move to postpone until next week [Velez] (Passes)
b. Clinical Volunteer Program Appropriation
Move to postpone until next week [Phenelus] (Passes)
c. In Support of GSA as a Governing Council
Move to retract resolution [Mujica] (Passes)
XI. New Business
a. In Commemoration of Kendall Berry
Move to add an “a” in between was and 22 year old in paragraph 2 [Mujica] (Passes)
Move to bypass the second reading [Mujica] (Passes)
Move to vote by acclamation [Doraiswamy] (Passes)
i. Adam Johnson –Yes
ii. Alex Lastra – Yes
iii. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
iv. Christina Mellon – Yes
v. Cristina Loreto-Yes
vi. Daniel Ybanez – Yes
vii. Edward Proenza- Yes
viii. Erica Lovett – Yes
ix. Ernesto Rubi – Yes
x. Haidar Hachem – Yes
xi. Hector Mujica- Yes
xii. Helena Ramirez – Yes
xiii. Janice Rubio- Yes
xiv. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
xv. Loren Fraute – Yes
xvi. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xvii. Vignesh Doraiswamy – Yes
xviii. William Velez- Yes
Passes 18-0-0 (Passes)
Move to add “In Support of the Restructuring of GSA” under New Business [Velez] (Passes)
b. In Support of the Restructuring of GSA
Move to add a “t” before graduate school in paragraph 4 [Phenelus] (Passes)
Move to remove Law & Medical senators from board in paragraph 4 [Doraiswamy] (Passes)
i. Adam Johnson –Yes
ii. Alex Lastra – Yes
iii. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
iv. Christina Mellon – Yes
v. Cristina Loreto-Yes
vi. Daniel Ybanez – Yes
vii. Edward Proenza- Yes
viii. Erica Lovett – Yes
ix. Ernesto Rubi – Yes
x. Haidar Hachem – Yes
xi. Hector Mujica- Yes
xii. Helena Ramirez – Yes
xiii. Janice Rubio- Yes
xiv. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
xv. Loren Fraute – Yes
xvi. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xvii. Vignesh Doraiswamy – Yes
xviii. William Velez- Yes
Passes 18-0-0 (Passes)
XII. Adjournment at 4:53pm
SGA Elections update
Hello all!
Remember that voting will take place tomorrow and Tuesday from 9am to 7pm through Votenet.com. You will need your FIU username and Panther ID to login.
You can vote from your own computer or at one of the polling stations we will have set up in the GC computer lab, in GL and in the West Wing lounge in University Park Towers.
If you liked the limited edition FIU Pride Shirts but couldn’t get one during FIU Pride Day…we have more! The first 1000 people to vote in one of the voting stations will get the limited edition shirt.
Also, Candidate Debates have been rescheduled for tomorrow Monday at 11am in GC 243. Come to see what your future SGA representatives have to say. There will be free pizza on a first come first serve basis!!
Voice your opinion by voting Monday and Tuesday!!
– For more information about the candidates and their platforms:
http://www.fiu.edu/~sga/Elections_platforms.html
– To vote go to one of these links
https://eballot.votenet.com/FloridaInternational/login.cfm
In Panther Pride,
Elections Board 2010
Senate Meeting Minutes: March 22, 2010
Florida International University • Student Government Association • Modesto A. Maidique Campus
MEETING MINUTES
March 22, 2010
I. Welcome & Call to Order at 4:04pm
II. Roll Call
a. Adam Johnson (Tardy)
b. Alejandro Garcia
c. Alex Alonso (Tardy)
d. Alex Lastra (Excused)
e. Altanese Phenelus
f. Angela Parra
g. Angeline Gonzalez (Excused Tardy)
h. Christina Mellon
i. Cristina Loreto (Excused Tardy)
j. Daniel Ybanez
k. Daniela Gonzalez
l. Dillon Arango (Absent)
m. Edward Proenza
n. Erica Lovett (Tardy)
o. Ernesto Rubi (Absent)
p. Haidar Hachem
q. Hector Mujica
r. Helena Ramirez
s. Janice Rubio
t. Katrina Fumagali
u. Loren Fraute (Tardy)
v. Maribel Chaluja
w. Muhammad Saleem
x. Sandra Perez (Absent)
y. Taylor Prochnow (Excused Tardy)
z. Vignesh Doraiswamy
aa. William Jose Velez
bb. Robert Yengibaryan
cc. Mykaelle Figueiredo
III. Approval of Minutes
Move to approve March 8 meeting minutes [Chaluja] (Passes)
IV. Senate Speaker Report
a. Good luck on campaigning
b. ECS Town Hall on 3/31; Cram Jam for ECS on April 19 or 20;
c. UWide on Wednesday in the Conference room @ 4pm à teleconference
d. March 29 is the Education MYD & Arts & Architecture MYD
e. April 6 at 3:30pm is the Honors College jeopardy
V. Senator Pro-Tempore Report
a. No Report
VI. Comptroller Report
a. No Report
VII. Chief Justice Report
a. No Report
VIII. Finance Committee Report
a. 2 appropriations
Motion to add the Clinical Volunteer Program Appropriation and the Students Attending MANRR Conference Appropriation under New Business [Johnson] (Passes)
IX. Executive Report
a. Rionda in DC à lobbying
b. FIU Pride Day was a great success
c. Ordering 1000 shirts for elections
d. $20,500 for scholarships from the First Generation Scholarship reception
X. Senator Reports
a. MYD and trying to extend academic advising hours (Phenelus)
b. Working on 2nd sets of surveys; MYD was successful; working on having study rooms open in CBC (Mujica)
c. Town Hall & Cram Jam; met with Dean every month & student leaders (Velez)
d. MYD on 3/29 from 12-1:30pm in the Ziff building (Lovett)
e. Sweetwater initiative; surveys completed; annual jeopardy (Doraiswamy)
f. RHA Town Hall meetings every month; surveys; working with housing administration (Proenza)
g. Dean is now Interim VP; trying to coordinate with new dean (Garcia)
h. Didn’t meet too often with Grad Dean; left to another school; sent surveys; what is happening to GSA (Fraute)
i. Attended Town Hall meeting (Saleem)
j. Trying to meet with Dean; working in the Textbook Affordability Committee (Alonso)
k. Questions forum à30-40 people; meeting with countless administrators (Ramirez)
l. Over 3 surveys in the past semester; met various times with Associate Dean and flow chart for advising; MYD in early April (D. Gonzalez)
m. Online survey in the fall; passing surveys on Monday at MYD (Fumagali)
XI. Committee Reports
a. No Report; submitted reports to Speaker & auditing (ORC)
b. Submitted reports; filed grievances (IAC)
c. Work on accountability with organizations (SAC)
d. Reviewing Senate Rules of Procedure (RLJC)
XII. New Business
a. To Reform the Structure of the Governing Councils of the Student Government Council – Modesto A. Maidique Campus
Move to postpone until next week [Velez] (Passes)
b. To Amend the Elections Code of the Student Government Council – Modesto A. Maidique Campus
Move to strike one year and replace with 2 semesters in section 7.13 [Doraiswamy] (Passes)
Move to strike Section 7.05; subsection K [Fraute] (Passes)
Move to bypass the second reading [Phenelus] (Passes)
i. Adam Johnson –Yes
ii. Alejandro Garcia – Yes
iii. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
iv. Angela Parra- Yes
v. Angeline Gonzalez – Yes
vi. Christina Mellon – Yes
vii. Cristina Loreto-Yes
viii. Daniel Ybanez – Yes
ix. Daniela Gonzalez- Yes
x. Edward Proenza- Yes
xi. Hector Mujica- Yes
xii. Helena Ramirez – Yes
xiii. Janice Rubio- Yes
xiv. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
xv. Loren Fraute – Yes
xvi. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xvii. Taylor Prochnow- Yes
xviii. Vignesh Doraiswamy – Yes
xix. William Velez- Yes
xx. Muhammad Saleem- Yes
Passes 20-0-0 (Passes)
c. Clinical Volunteer Program Appropriation
Move to postpone appropriation [Doraiswamy] (Passes)
d. Students Attending the MANRR Conference
i. Adam Johnson –Yes
ii. Alejandro Garcia – Yes
iii. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
iv. Angela Parra- Yes
v. Angeline Gonzalez – Yes
vi. Christina Mellon – Yes
vii. Cristina Loreto-Yes
viii. Daniel Ybanez – Yes
ix. Daniela Gonzalez- Yes
x. Edward Proenza- Yes
xi. Erica Lovett – Yes
xii. Hector Mujica- Yes
xiii. Helena Ramirez – Yes
xiv. Janice Rubio- Yes
xv. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
xvi. Loren Fraute – Yes
xvii. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xviii. Taylor Prochnow- Yes
xix. Vignesh Doraiswamy – Yes
xx. William Velez- Yes
xxi. Muhammad Saleem- Yes
Passes 21-0-0 (Passes)
Motion to add In Support of GSA as a Governing Council under New Business [Saleem] (Passes)
e. In Support of GSA as a Governing Council
Move to spell graduate correctly [Ramirez] (Passes)
Move to spell server to serve [Velez] (Passes)
Move to table [Johnson] (Passes)
XIII. Announcements
a. Textbook Affordability Committee à looking for a publisher to have textbooks edited online (Prochnow)
b. Transition of electronic books and rental books; creating websites to fnd textbooks (Alonso)
XIV. Adjournment at 5:51pm
Senate Meeting Minutes: March 8, 2010
Florida International University • Student Government Association • Modesto A. Maidique Campus
MEETING MINUTES
March 8, 2010
I. Welcome & Call to Order at 4:06pm
II. Roll Call
a. Adam Johnson (Tardy)
b. Alejandro Garcia
c. Alex Alonso (Excused)
d. Alex Lastra (Excused Tardy)
e. Altanese Phenelus (Tardy)
f. Angela Parra
g. Angeline Gonzalez
h. Christina Mellon
i. Cristina Loreto
j. Daniel Ybanez- (Excused)
k. Daniela Gonzalez
l. Dillon Arango
m. Edward Proenza
n. Erica Lovett
o. Ernesto Rubi
p. Haidar Hachem
q. Hector Mujica
r. Helena Ramirez
s. Janice Rubio
t. Katrina Fumagali
u. Loren Fraute
v. Maribel Chaluja (Excused Tardy)
w. Muhammad Saleem
x. Sandra Perez
y. Taylor Prochnow (Excused Tardy)
z. Vignesh Doraiswamy (Excused Tardy)
aa. William Jose Velez
bb. Robert Yengibaryan
cc. Mykaelle Figueiredo
dd. Luis Robayo
III. Approval of Minutes
Move to approve March 1 meeting minutes [Hachem] (Passes)
IV. Senate Speaker Report
a. Surveys & binders
b. FIU Takeover the Miami Heat game on Sunday
V. Senator Pro-Tempore Report
a. No Report
VI. Comptroller Report
a. First hearing for the Health fee; one in BBC and one in MMC
b. Has the budget allocations
VII. Chief Justice Report
a. Couple of grievances filed
b. Constitutional changes
VIII. Executive Report
a. FIU Pride Day on March 10
b. Scholarship reception on Thursday; 20 spots open for students
Motion to move into Old Business [Velez] (Passes)
IX. Old Business
a. In Support of the Continuation of Contract for the Research Assistants
Move to bypass the second reading [Fraute] (Passes)
Move to vote by acclamation [Hachem] (Passes)
i. Adam Johnson –Yes
ii. Alejandro Garcia – Yes
iii. Alex Lastra – Yes
iv. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
v. Angela Parra- Yes
vi. Angeline Gonzalez – Yes
vii. Christina Mellon – Yes
viii. Cristina Loreto-Yes
ix. Daniela Gonzalez- Yes
x. Dillon Arnago – Yes
xi. Edward Proenza- Yes
xii. Erica Lovett- Yes
xiii. Ernesto Rubi – Yes
xiv. Haidar Hachem – Yes
xv. Hector Mujica- Yes
xvi. Helena Ramirez – Yes
xvii. Janice Rubio- Yes
xviii. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
xix. Loren Fraute – Yes
xx. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xxi. Taylor Prochnow- Yes
xxii. Vignesh Doraiswamy – Yes
xxiii. William Velez- Yes
xxiv. Muhammad Saleem- Yes
Passes 24-0-0 (Passes)
X. New Business
a. In Support of the Student Green Energy Fund
Move to bypass the second reading [Mujica] (Passes)
i. Adam Johnson –Yes
ii. Alejandro Garcia – No
iii. Alex Lastra – Yes
iv. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
v. Angela Parra- No
vi. Angeline Gonzalez – Yes
vii. Christina Mellon – Yes
viii. Cristina Loreto-Yes
ix. Daniela Gonzalez- Yes
x. Dillon Arnago – No
xi. Edward Proenza- No
xii. Erica Lovett- No
xiii. Ernesto Rubi – Yes
xiv. Hector Mujica- Yes
xv. Helena Ramirez – Yes
xvi. Janice Rubio- Yes
xvii. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
xviii. Loren Fraute – Yes
xix. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xx. Sandra Perez- Yes
xxi. Taylor Prochnow- Yes
xxii. Vignesh Doraiswamy – Yes
xxiii. William Velez- Yes
xxiv. Muhammad Saleem- Yes
Passes 19-5-0 (Passes)
b. In Support of the Florida Caribbean Students Association Conference Appropriation
Motion to hear it since it was not sent to the RLJC [Mujica] (Passes)
Denied because it is considered Double Dipping since they are funded by CSO
c. Proposing an Amendment to the Student Government Association Constitution relative to implementing a new Constitution for the Student Body
Motion to bypass the second reading [Loreto] (Passes)
Motion to vote by acclamation [Mujica] (Passes)
i. Adam Johnson –Yes
ii. Alejandro Garcia – Yes
iii. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
iv. Angela Parra- Yes
v. Angeline Gonzalez – Yes
vi. Christina Mellon – Yes
vii. Cristina Loreto-Yes
viii. Daniela Gonzalez- Yes
ix. Dillon Arnago – Yes
x. Edward Proenza- Yes
xi. Ernesto Rubi – Yes
xii. Hector Mujica- Yes
xiii. Helena Ramirez – Yes
xiv. Janice Rubio- Yes
xv. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
xvi. Loren Fraute – Yes
xvii. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xviii. Sandra Perez- Yes
xix. Taylor Prochnow- Yes
xx. Vignesh Doraiswamy – Yes
xxi. William Velez- Yes
xxii. Muhammad Saleem- Yes
Passes 22-0-0 (Passes)
d. FIU Law Appropriation
Move to change the template, change the semicolons to commas and to bring up the last paragraph [Mujica] (Passes)
Move to bypass the second reading [Phenulus] (Passes)
i. Adam Johnson –Yes
ii. Alejandro Garcia – Yes
iii. Alex Lastra – Yes
iv. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
v. Angela Parra- Yes
vi. Angeline Gonzalez – Yes
vii. Christina Mellon – Yes
viii. Cristina Loreto-Yes
ix. Daniela Gonzalez- Yes
x. Dillon Arnago – Yes
xi. Edward Proenza- Yes
xii. Ernesto Rubi – Yes
xiii. Hector Mujica- No
xiv. Helena Ramirez – No
xv. Janice Rubio- Yes
xvi. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
xvii. Loren Fraute – Yes
xviii. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xix. Sandra Perez- Yes
xx. Taylor Prochnow- Yes
xxi. Vignesh Doraiswamy – No
xxii. William Velez- Yes
Passes 19-3-0 (Passes)
e. Medical School Council Appropriation
Move to have 2/3 votes to hear it since it was not sent to the RLJC [Doraiswamy] (Passes)
i. Adam Johnson –Yes
ii. Alejandro Garcia – Yes
iii. Alex Lastra – Yes
iv. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
v. Angela Parra- Yes
vi. Angeline Gonzalez – Yes
vii. Christina Mellon – Yes
viii. Cristina Loreto-Yes
ix. Daniela Gonzalez- Yes
x. Dillon Arnago – Yes
xi. Edward Proenza- Yes
xii. Ernesto Rubi – Yes
xiii. Hector Mujica- Yes
xiv. Helena Ramirez – Yes
xv. Janice Rubio- Yes
xvi. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
xvii. Loren Fraute – Yes
xviii. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xix. Sandra Perez- Yes
xx. Taylor Prochnow- Yes
xxi. Vignesh Doraiswamy – Yes
xxii. William Velez- Yes
Passes 22-0-0 (Passes)
Move to add Panther Rage as item f under New Business [Doraiswamy] (Passes)
f. Panther Rage
Move to bypass the second reading [Phenelus] (Passes)
Move to vote by acclamation [Phenelus] (Passes)
i. Adam Johnson –Yes
ii. Alejandro Garcia – Yes
iii. Alex Lastra – Yes
iv. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
v. Angela Parra- Yes
vi. Angeline Gonzalez – Yes
vii. Christina Mellon – Yes
viii. Cristina Loreto-Yes
ix. Daniela Gonzalez- Yes
x. Dillon Arnago – Yes
xi. Edward Proenza- Yes
xii. Ernesto Rubi – Yes
xiii. Hector Mujica- Yes
xiv. Helena Ramirez – Yes
xv. Janice Rubio- Yes
xvi. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
xvii. Loren Fraute – Yes
xviii. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xix. Sandra Perez- Yes
xx. Taylor Prochnow- Yes
xxi. Vignesh Doraiswamy – Yes
xxii. William Velez- Yes
Passes 22-0-0 (Passes)
Move to bypass all reports and go back into Executive Report
Rionda – Budget
XI. Adjournment at 6:01pm
Badger v. Student Democracy Act 2010: Decision
“Having been impeached previously from Student Government Office.”
Senate Meeting Minutes: March 1, 2010
Florida International University • Student Government Association • Modesto A. Maidique Campus
MEETING MINUTES
March 1, 2010
I. Welcome & Call to Order at 4:03pm
II. Roll Call
a. Adam Johnson
b. Alejandro Garcia (Excused)
c. Alex Alonso (Tardy)
d. Alex Lastra
e. Altanese Phenelus
f. Angela Parra (Excused)
g. Angeline Gonzalez (Excused)
h. Christina Mellon (Tardy)
i. Cristina Loreto
j. Daniel Ybanez- (Absent)
k. Daniela Gonzalez
l. Dillon Arango
m. Edward Proenza
n. Erica Lovett
o. Ernesto Rubi (Absent)
p. Haidar Hachem
q. Hector Mujica
r. Helena Ramirez
s. Janice Rubio
t. Katrina Fumagali
u. Loren Fraute (Tardy)
v. Maribel Chaluja
w. Muhammad Saleem
x. Sandra Perez (Absent)
y. Taylor Prochnow
z. Yuniel Molina
aa. Vignesh Doraiswamy
bb. William Jose Velez
cc. Robert Yengibaryan
dd. Mykaelle Figueiredo
ee. Luis Robayo
III. Approval of Minutes
Move to approve 2/15 and 2/22 meeting minutes [Chaluja] (Passes)
IV. Senate Speaker Report
a. Green Fee Presentation – Jessica Okaty
i. Lowering the cost of electricity
b. March 10 is the Majors Cut forum
V. Senator Pro-Tempore Report
a. Going to FIU Day
VI. Chief Justice Report
a. First Judiciary hearing last week
b. IAC sent a lot of grievances
VII. Finance Committee Report
a. No meeting last week
b. Meetings are on Wednesday’s at 5:30pm in the SGA Conference room
VIII. Executive Report
a. Email for Rally in Tally; 6 spots left
b. FIU Pride Day on March 10; wear FIU gear; pep rally at 12pm and shirt swap at 1pm in the GC Pit
IX. Senator Reports
a. Working on survey reports; working on extending advising hours (Phenelus)
b. MYD was a big success; 76 people (Mujica)
c. Meeting this week with CSO president and reaching out to SPC (Velez)
d. Coordination with MYD has been difficult (Doraiswamy)
e. Town hall on Wednesday at 8 pm (Proenza)
f. MYD maybe in two weeks (Mellon)
g. Dealing with the GSA rumors (Fraute)
h. Major Cut forum on March 10 from 12-2pm (Ramirez)
i. MYD on March 29 (Fumagali)
j. Voted in on the Honors Council; wrote the Constitution for the Medical School (Arango)
X. Committee Reports
a. Auditing/ working with Finance chair (ORC)
b. Grievances have been filed; approach us if you have questions (IAC)
c. Needs surveys; send template if you don’t have your results (SAC)
d. Have the Senate Rules of Procedure (RLJC)
XI. Old Business
a. George LeMieux’s Proposal to Amend the U.S. Constitution
i. Alex Alonso -Yes
ii. Alex Lastra – Yes
iii. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
iv. Christina Mellon – Yes
v. Cristina Loreto-Yes
vi. Daniela Gonzalez- No
vii. Dillon Arnago – Yes
viii. Edward Proenza- Yes
ix. Erica Lovett- Yes
x. Haidar Hachem – Yes
xi. Hector Mujica- Yes
xii. Helena Ramirez – No
xiii. Janice Rubio- Yes
xiv. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
xv. Loren Fraute – No
xvi. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xvii. Taylor Prochnow- Yes
xviii. Vignesh Doraiswamy – No
xix. William Velez- Yes
xx. Muhammad Saleem- Yes
Passes 16-4-0 (Passes)
XII. New Business
a. Elections Board Confirmation – David Trujillo
Move to vote by acclamation [Hachem] (Passes)
i. Alex Alonso -Yes
ii. Alex Lastra – Yes
iii. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
iv. Christina Mellon – Yes
v. Cristina Loreto-Yes
vi. Daniela Gonzalez- Yes
vii. Dillon Arnago – Yes
viii. Edward Proenza- Yes
ix. Erica Lovett- Yes
x. Haidar Hachem – Yes
xi. Hector Mujica- Yes
xii. Helena Ramirez – Yes
xiii. Janice Rubio- Yes
xiv. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
xv. Loren Fraute – Yes
xvi. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xvii. Taylor Prochnow- Yes
xviii. Vignesh Doraiswamy – Yes
xix. William Velez- Yes
xx. Muhammad Saleem- Yes
Passes 20-0-0 (Passes)
Motion to temporarily suspend order of agenda and allow President Rionda to speak about GSA [Doraiswamy] (Passes)
Rionda – From 2 Graduate senators to 4; GSA will not be dissolved; it will be moved into SGA
b. In Support of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009
Motion to bypass the second reading [Mujica] (Passes)
Motion to change the periods to semi colons [D. Gonzalez] (Passes)
Motion to vote by acclamation [Loreto] (Passes)
i. Alex Lastra – Yes
ii. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
iii. Cristina Loreto-Yes
iv. Daniela Gonzalez- Yes
v. Dillon Arnago – Yes
vi. Edward Proenza- Yes
vii. Hector Mujica- Yes
viii. Helena Ramirez – Yes
ix. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
x. Loren Fraute – Yes
xi. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xii. Taylor Prochnow- Yes
xiii. Vignesh Doraiswamy – Yes
xiv. William Velez- Yes
xv. Muhammad Saleem- Yes
Passes 15-0-0 (Passes)
c. In Commemoration of Jeffrey Knapp
Motion to bypass the second reading [Velez] (Passes)
Motion to vote by acclamation [Loreto] (Passes)
i. Alex Lastra – Yes
ii. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
iii. Cristina Loreto-Yes
iv. Daniela Gonzalez- Yes
v. Dillon Arnago – Yes
vi. Edward Proenza- Yes
vii. Hector Mujica- Yes
viii. Helena Ramirez – Yes
ix. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
x. Loren Fraute – Yes
xi. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xii. Taylor Prochnow- Yes
xiii. Vignesh Doraiswamy – Yes
xiv. William Velez- Yes
xv. Muhammad Saleem- Yes
Passes 15-0-0 (Passes)
Motion to add the FIU Rugby Club Appropriation under New Business [Rubio] (Passes)
Motion to change E & D on the agenda [Phenelus] (Passes)
d. To Establish the Senate Rules of Procedure
Move to change under Section 1.01à subsection B sub sub section i and strike it out [D. Gonzalez] (Passes)
Move to add under Section 1.01 à sub section g sub sub section i “in case of” [Phenelus] (Passes)
Motion to bypass the second reading [Velez] (Passes)
Motion to change “quorom” in Section 3.01 to “quorum” [Loreto] (Passes]
Motion to vote by acclamation [Doraiswamy] (Passes)
i. Alex Lastra – Yes
ii. Altanese Phenelus-Yes
iii. Christina Mellon – Yes
iv. Cristina Loreto-Yes
v. Daniela Gonzalez- Yes
vi. Dillon Arnago – Yes
vii. Edward Proenza- Yes
viii. Hector Mujica- Yes
ix. Helena Ramirez – Yes
x. Janice Rubio- Yes
xi. Katrina Fumagali- Yes
xii. Loren Fraute – Yes
xiii. Maribel Chaluja – Yes
xiv. Taylor Prochnow- Yes
xv. Vignesh Doraiswamy – Yes
xvi. William Velez- Yes
xvii. Muhammad Saleem- Yes
Passes 17-0-0 (Passes)
e. FIU Rugby Club Appropriation
Denied because it is funded by Recreation Services
Move to postpone “In Support of the Continuation of Contract for the Reasearch Assistants [Velez] (Passes)
XIII. Announcements
a. Rental book program question for surveys [Prochnow]
b. Work schedule changing [Yengibaryan]
c. Alpha Phi Alpha Miss Black and Gold pageant tomorrow [Phenelus]
d. Dream Girl on Wednesday [Fraute]
XIV. Adjournment at 6:03pm