The weekly Student Senate meeting was held in Hoover 212 Thursday, April 12. The meeting began with a call to order by senior President Sean Fiedler and was followed by an oath of office. Junior Secretary Tara Young took roll call and approved the minutes.
After the approval of the minutes, there were some student comments and announcements. First-year Amy Frasch mentioned that sophomore Emily Perry would like breakfast for dinner to be served more in the Marketplace.
Another student wondered why there weren’t more trash cans in the Marketplace near the tables. Senior Jeff Gamble then thanked everyone who participated during Into the Campus. Senior Gaia Lazzarini brought up the new wood bridge over by the apartments being slippery in the rain. She talked to someone from the construction company, and there will be adhesive strips added to it.
Lazzarini also mentioned that many people had complained about the noise due to the construction and wondered if it could be pushed back until 9 a.m. on finals week. Fiedler said that this has been brought up before, but Elizabethtown College cannot control when the company works.
Next were the administrative reports. Campus Security Director Andrew Powell stated that he was looking for an intern for the fall to work on making an exercise addressing an emergency situation on campus. In response to a question about the length of appeals, Powell stated that the committee waits until a certain number of appeals have been placed before they review them.
Lazzarini asked if spectators for sporting events from other schools could be asked to park in Brown Lot. Powell said he will have the athletic director reach out to the athletic directors at other schools. Director of International Student Services (ISS) Kristi Syrdahl reported that ISS and the Wellness Office will be hosting a free event with chocolate May 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event will take place on the second floor of the BSC.
The Executive Cabinet gave their reports next. Fiedler began by stating that the Faculty Assembly handbook was changed to allow students to vote. He also called for more students on the Student Life Committee. Fiedler announced they are looking for volunteers to be involved with testing the student engagement app.
Senior Vice President Ally Killen stated the student evaluation forms are online, and these will be looked at on a weekly basis. Junior Treasurer Josh Baker announced the Finance Committee will meet next week.
He also said 100 people have registered for the travel fund so far. Senior Colby Schweibenz asked how much was remaining in the fund, and Baker responded that there was $5,500 left.
Senior Elections Chairperson Zach Dennin announced that everyone in Senate needs to rerun for next year and fill out new petitions, which are online or outside of the student mailboxes.
Next, Senate voted on their end of the year dinner, which resulted in a consensus of Sal’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant. The vote for the Student Employee Scholarship passed, and the scholarship will be available for next year.
Nominations for Executive Cabinet took place, followed by votes of confidence for the position. Perry nominated sophomore Holly Francescone for President, and she accepted the position. Killen nominated junior Emily Seratch for Vice President, and she accepted the position. Baker nominated Young for Secretary, and she accepted. Young nominated Baker for Treasurer, and he accepted.
The committees then gave their updates. Francescone shared that the Smoothie King food truck visited on campus and an ice cream truck will be coming in May. Sophomore Hannah Paymer announced that the Housing Committee held a meeting Friday, April 20.
The classes gave their updates next. First-year Andrea Guscott announced their class will be selling $3 computer stickers this Saturday. Francescone stated that their class meeting next week would be open to the entire class. The sophomore class is also selling senior bags during the weeks of SCAD and TGIS.
Junior Brendan McDonough informed everyone that Junior Senior went well and the sophomores will receive the binder containing information about the event as well as how much they spent next week. Lazzarini concluded the meeting by announcing that Friday would be the last day to donate $12 and receive a shirt. The seniors are currently getting ready for senior week, and sign-ups began Monday, April 16.
