MEETING START TIME: 04:00 PM ATTENDANCE: Akinjisola, Allamey, Anderson, Glass, Maynard, Montecalvo, Rode, Thees, Weinrich

DISCUSSION:

I. Vocal Motion

• Heather Levinson – treasurer
• Acapella group
• Not open to everyone
• Competitive and selective
• Require multiple auditions
• Prefer musical background
• Girls only
• Can only be of affiliate status
• Reason to become senate recognized – need somewhere to practice
• Not supported by another group of faculty advisor
• Not looking to be a competitive organization (maybe next year)
• Town based group require auditions and prefer musical background
• Limitation – its not open to everyone, considering the auditions – hence affiliate status
• Currently not supported by another group
• Decision will be postponed until the end of the meeting
• Motion to table until next week: 3-0-0

Ski and Snowboarding

• Competitive team
• 10 events – 5 weekends
• Open to everyone and anyone
• 34 members currently
• Previously recognized
• Full, newly elected executive board
• All paperwork
• Motion: to recognize them as senate recognized, recommendation for funding in individual funding line: 6-0-0

III. Mini Baja Team

• Open to everyone and anyone
• Competitions in off road go cart against other teams
• This club would be a precursor to the Capstone, which is provided by the chemical engineering department, and is only offered to five selected upperclassmen
• This was a club in the past, but not since 2008
• Concerns from Capstone? Support from Capstone?
• Department has given permission to use resources
• Department is encouraging the start of a club
• Where is funding coming for the club?
• Parts unused from last year will be available as a “hand-me-down”
• Challenge à closely linked with a university department. Senate is reluctant because student tax fees shouldn’t fund anything academic departments should fund, it is only for the students
• Engineering department pays for entrance fee and travel, but not materials – this comes directly from students or sponsors
• Concern with overlap: club and Capstone
• Concern with mission statement: must be updated to talk about the goals of the organization
• Once the mission statement is revised – they will send in a model constitution to Kyle
• Motion to table until next Monday – coming back with mission statement and to show the clear distinction between the club and Capstone

Club Tennis

• President
• Open to anyone who wants to play tennis recreationally and competitively
• Gives students the opportunity to play tennis or learn how to play when they are not on the varsity team
• Note: URI currently has 4/8 tennis courts that are not being used – this club would utilize those courts
• Started 4-5 weeks ago
• Meetings are on Tuesdays
• 20 members
• VP, treasurer, secretary
• Did not hold proper elections
• They must open nominations for each executive position, then close nominations after each position and let them sit on these nominations for at least a week, reopen elections at the next meeting and hold elections
• Budget
• Uniform
• Transportation
• Ball and racquets
• = $1000
• Must be senate recognized for two consecutive semesters before they can become a club
• They should discuss with varsity tennis to see what they could provide – balls, racquets, etc
• Motion: to recommend recognition with individual budget line to cover some of the required things: 6-0-0
• NEVER MIND!
• They did not have proper elections
• They must have proper elections
• They will need to come back 11/4 with their elections minutes and newly elected officers contact information

URI Students Veterans Organization

• Goal: make URI more veteran friendly and to make URI more sellable to veterans in the future, help veterans ease transition into college life
• Open to everyone
• 12 members (all undergrads, but they have associate members interested)
• 300 student veterans on campus – so this has been a minimal turnout
• ROTC wants nothing to do with them
• Had 5 meetings – including elections
• As a group, they need to set boundaries on what they can/can not handle
• Motion: recognition as a funded organization, by recommendation funded for contingency: 6-0-0

Geology

• Kevin – VP
• 5 members – this was excluding executive members and inconsistent members. Therefore, they have enough members to continue as a group
• President and treasurer must meet with Kyle to sign signature cards by Wednesday or they will not be senate recognized

MEETING ADJOURNED: 05:11 PM