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Agendas

The agenda for next Tuesday's meeting will be posted 24 hours before the meeting takes place. Meetings are held on Tuesdays at 5pm in the Loch Raven Room of the University Union.

September 8th, 2009 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
September 15th, 2009 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
September 22nd, 2009 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
September 29th, 2009 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
October 6th, 2009 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
October 13th, 2009 Agenda (PDF)  
October 20th, 2009 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
October 27th, 2009 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
November 3rd, 2009 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
November 10th, 2009 Agenda (PDF) Minutes (PDF)
November 17th, 2009 Agenda (PDF)  

Old Business: (Discussed and voted on next meeting)



New Business: (Introduced next meeting)


The Senate of the Student Government Association

The SGA Senate is the voting body of the Student Government. The senate is comprised of 25 senators, 4 of which must be freshmen and 1 of which must be a transfer student. Through legislation written, discussed, and voted on by the senate, Towson's student government is guided towards serving its undergraduate community.

 

Legislation

A Resolution is....

a piece of legislation representing the will of the undergraduate student body. By creating, discussing, and ultimately choosing whether or not to support given resolutions, the Towson University SGA Senate has a unique ability to determine how issues are represented by students to the entire university community.

Passed Resolutions:

1. Appointment of Directors (PDF)

2. Appointment of Senator Kangas (PDF)

3. Appointment of Representatives (PDF)

4. TU Conservatives Constitution Revisions (PDF), Constitution (PDF)

5. Appointment of freshmen and transfer senators (PDF)

6. Appointment of Sports Clubs Representative Ed Retzbach (PDF)

8. Appointment of Diversity Representative Billie Shabazz (PDF)

9. Condemnation of recent racial and homophobic acts (PDF)

10. Appointment of freshmen senator Morgan Murray (PDF)

11. Concerning futher policies restricting freedom of speech (PDF)

12. History Club Constitution Revisions (PDF)

13. Concerning the Diversity Representative's service on the Diversity Action Committee (PDF)

14. Working with Administration in the transition to a smoke-free University (PDF)

17. Towson Conservatives group name change to College Republicans (PDF)

19. Approval of FCAT Constitution (PDF)

20. Sign up Club group name change to American Sign Language Club (PDF)

22. S.E.A. Constitution Revisions (PDF)

24. Ballroom Dance Club Constitution Revisions (PDF)

25. Removal of "full-time" from all existing SGA affiliated student group constitutions (PDF)

26. Approval of T.U. Gaming Organization Constitution (PDF), Constitution (PDF)

27. The Support and Assistance to the Development of a Black Studies Department (PDF)

 

A Finance Bill is...

a piece of legislation that seeks to disperse the student activity fund in a specific way. Throughout the Academic Year, Finance Bills are presented as legislation where a student organization requests supplemental funds to their current budget. Naturally, these proposals are called “Supplementals.” If your student group is seeking supplemental funds, please come visit the SGA office in UU226 and/or contact your SGA Senator.

Budgeted student organizations = two (2) Supplementals per term.

SGA affiliated organizations = one (1) Supplemental per term (unless FAC Policy strictly forbids it).

Passed Finance Bills:

1. Allocation of $160 for Active Minds to attend a Conference (PDF)

3. Allocation of $579.30 to the Exercise Science Club to attend a Conference (PDF)

5. Allocation for $197.50 for the College Libertarians to host a debate (PDF)

8. Allocation of $195.84 for the Art History Club to travel to Philadephia P.A. (PDF)

 

A Constitution is...

a piece of legislation establishing a student organization.

Passed Constitutions:

1. American Humanics of T.U. (PDF)

2. Towson University Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta (PDF)

3. Pakistani Student Association (PDF)

4. T.U. Vegetable Garden (PDF)

5. Democracy Matters (PDF)

7. Saudi Student Club at Towson (PDF)

8. Young Life (PDF)

9. Explore Baltimore (PDF)

10. Beyond Boundaries (PDF)

11. United Students Association with Disabilities (PDF)

12. Towson University Transfer Students (PDF)

13. The Writer's Block (PDF)

14. Staff Infection A Capella (PDF)

15. Hip Hop Appreciation Club (PDF)

16. Towson University Geographic Society (PDF)

17. Towson Accounting Club (PDF)

18. Arts and Crafts Club (PDF)

19. Towson Subutteo Club (PDF)

 
A Senate Bill is...

the SGA’s way of editing its own rules and/or procedures. For example, when edits are suggested to be made to the SGA By-Laws or Election Policy, a Senate Bill is presented to make such a change.

Passed Senate Bills:

 
A Budget BIll is...

a piece of legislation establishing a budget. The budgets established are student organization budgets as well as the SGA annual budget

Passed Budget Bills:
1. Establishment of the SGA Budget (PDF)  
2. CRU Budget Bill (PDF)  
   

 

A Budget Change Request is...

a piece of legislation that allows a student group to move around money within their budget. Budget change requests that are less than $500 can be approved by the SGA Treasurer without going through the senate.

Passed Budget Change Requests:

 

Student Government Association
Campus Office: University Union, Room 226 (map)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Phone: 410-704-2711
Fax: 410-704-2713
E-mail: sga@towson.edu


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