The first Spring Quarter meeting of the Southeast Community College Student Senate began at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 2, in the Lincoln Campus Student Center.
President Nate Smith opened the meeting and promptly turned it over to Activities Chair Heidi Spier to report on Popcorn and Pop.
“We already did popcorn and pop,” she noted. “We had 650 and a half people attend.”
Spier commented that the half-count was due to a disputed number of attendees, with one report citing 650 and other citing 651.
She went on to elaborate on Student Appreciation Week, taking place from April 16through April 20. Monday’s event is the Wax Hand event, where students can dip their hand in wax to create a statue of them.
Wellness Chair Ryan Krueger announced that Buff Your Stuff and golf tickets for SCC students have opened for the quarter. Students are asked to see the Wellness office for details.
Smith retook command of the meeting, announcing that four visiting members were present and awaiting approval to become verified members. Verified members gain approval with a 2.0 Grade Point average minimum and recommendation from their program advisor.
Smith moved on to new business, opening the floor for the quarterly community service project.
“We could help at the Day Care Carnival,” Spier proposed. She stated that the event takes place on Thursday, May 3,from 6 to 7:30 p.m. “I motion that we do the day care carnival.”
The motion was quickly seconded and passed without objection as the quarterly community service project.
Secretary Alex Prokop was brought to the floor, as he held a 2.98 cumulative GPA, .02 points short of the minimum 3.0 GPA to be a senate officer. He appealed his case to the senate to retain his position.
The senate voted via secret ballot. The results tallied in Prokop’s favor, and he was allowed to retain his position as Secretary.
Smith moved on to the good of the order. Automotive Technology representative Jacob Moore requested that another bench be placed outside the east garage door of the automotive department.
Representative Levi Burrows agreed with the motion, voicing that the current bench set up has him sitting next to a smoking area. Smith replied that he would bring it up with the faculty.
Moore spoke up again, commenting about the Automotive Technology program itself. “Our program isn’t long enough,” he began. “We miss a lot of information.” He continued, suggesting that the automotive department programs have to have increased content to keep up with the current technology of automobiles.
“We could really make it a two year program,” he concluded. The current Automotive Technology program runs for six quarters. Other representatives agreed with the notion, citing similar complaints from friends and alumni.
Smith noted that he would bring this up with the appropriate sources. He then concluded the meeting.
Senate meetings take place at 3:30 p.m. every non-vacation Monday during the spring quarter in the Lincoln Campus student center. Guests are welcome to attend to represent their program.