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AbbyWaidelichVicePresident3150 Ohio Union 1739 N. High Street 614.736.2390 [email protected] 48thGeneralAssemblySpring2016,Session18January27,2016

I. Opening

a. CalltoOrderb. Attendancec. SwearinginofAlternatesd. ApprovalofMinutes

II. OpenForumforPublica. Noonefromthepubliccametospeak.

III. ExecutiveReporta. AbbyGrossman:TheLifelineResponsemobileapplicationisnowlive!

Theemailwentoutbetween1and2pmyesterday.Itwentouttoallundergraduate,graduate,andprofessionalstudents.Betweenthattimeandmidnightlastnight,700tripsweretakenfrompointAtopointB.Makesureyouguysarespreadingthewordonthat.Getitoutonsocialmediaandencouragepeopletoactuallyuseit!Yougetoutoftheappwhatyouputintotheapp.Ifyouusetheappwhileyou’rewalking,thenyou’rebeingproactiveaboutyourownsafety.AlsoasmallpitchforSamReed,pleaseattendtheComprehensiveEnergyManagementPlanTownHalltomorrowfrom6pmto8pmintheU.S.BankTheater.

IV. CommitteeReportsa. Allocations–JennaGravalis

i. AllocationsmetthispastweekandwefundedtheseorganizationsthroughtheStudentActivityFund:

1. ProfessionalDevelopmentProgram$1602. OSUGenesis$8103. ProjectHeal$5004. OperationSmile$5005. StudentsforSouthAsianService$185.75

ii. ContactDiScala.1forquestionsaboutconstituencyeventsandcontactmeatGravalis.2forfunding.

b. Oversight–DanielMarchesei. Thisweek,Oversightsawanappointmentandsomebylawupdates,bothofwhichyouwillseeonthefloor.

c. ConstitutionandBylawsReviewCommissionUpdatei. AbbyWaidelich:TheConstitutionandBylawsReviewCommissionhaditsfirstandonlymeetingthisweek.Therehasbeenoneresignation,byMaxCross,forreasonsof


miscommunicationandunmetexpectations.Hesignedupwithoutknowingthefullextentofhisappointment.Anyquestions?

ii. Bock:Soarewelookingforsomeonenew?iii. AbbyWaidelich:No,westillmeetthequotaonthememberswe

needtomeettherequirementsoftheCBRC.iv. Harper:Willtherebeanextensionsincethey’veonlymetonce

thusfar?v. AbbyWaidelich:No,becausechangesorrecommendationsare

duetotheGeneralAssemblyfiveweeksbeforethenextgeneralelection,whichisonMonday.

V. OldBusinessa. Nooldbusiness.

VI. NewBusinessa. 48-R-32AResolutiontoApproveZawwarKhanasDirectorofOutreach

i. Motiontobring48-R-32tothetopoftheagenda.1. PASSEDandmovedfromctoa.

ii. Grossman:ZawwarKhanhasbeendoingamazingworkandhehaswonderfulideasforhowtoengagethestudentbody.He’sgotourfullsupport—theexecutivebranch,seniorstaff,etcetera.

iii. ZawwarKhan:IjoinedtheUndergraduateStudentGovernmentasafreshman.IjoinedEmmyandCelia[Wright]’sSexualViolenceTaskForceandthisyearIwasaDeputyDirectorofOutreach.IfocusedonmakingsurethatouruniversitycommunitywasawareofwhatUSGwasdoing—inGeneralAssembly,Cabinet,andUniversitySenate.Iwanttomakesureeveryoneisawareofthehardworkwe’redoinghere.Wedidpassaresolutionlastsemesteronsenators’organizationalrequirements.I’mreallyhopingeveryonecanreachtheirconstituencyorganizationalrequirements,butpleasereachouttomeifyouhavenot.

iv. Cramer:Friendlyamendmenttoline20toadd“therefore.”v. Grossman:Friendly.vi. Motiontopass48-R-32withacclimation.vii. 48-R-32PASSEDwithacclimation.viii. Motiontosuspendtherulesofthechamber.


1. Harper:Isthereapossibilityforthechairtospeakon

yeasversusnaysfromtheCBRCmembers?WhatwasthevoteontheCBRC?

2. Marchese:WevotedontheConstitutionandBylawsseparately,andbothgotasimplemajority.Thiswasafterthememberresigned.

3. Honaker:HowmanyCBRCmemberswerethereafterMaxCross’sresignation?

4. Waidelich:8.5. Motiontomoveintodiscussion.6. Movedintodiscussion.7. Bodey:I’dliketoexpresssomesentimentsthathave

beengiventomefrommembersoftheCBRC.Weappointedtwostudentstobenon-USGrepresentativesontheCBRC.BothstudentshavecomeuptometosaythattheyhavenotbeenadequatelyinvolvedinthediscussionoftheCBRC.TheyfeelthatthetimeconstraintsarenotrespectfuloftheirschedulesandnegatedtheiropportunitytogainexperienceontheCBRC,whichtheywerelookingforwardto.MymainconcernonbringingitonthefloorandvotingontheConstitutiontonightisthatweareperpetuatingthestudentsentimentthatthereisamajoritycontrollingUSGandthatundergraduatestudentsarenotincludedinthediscussion.Regardlessofwhethertheywouldhavebeenincludedornot,oneweekisnotenoughtimetowriteit,properlyvetit,reviewit,andpassit.It’slikeitwasthrowntogetherovernight.

8. Cramer:ThiswasproposedbeforetheCBRCwherebothdocumentspassedwiththethresholdrequiredtopassthem.We’vebeenworkingonthisforthepast5monthsandwereunfortunatelygivenadeadlineoflessthanaweektodothisentireprocedureinaccordancewiththepreviousCBRC.Idon’tnecessarilyagreethatthiswasthrowntogetherovernight.Iwilladmitthatthetypingwasdoneinaverycoffee-fuelednight.Theactualwork


hasbeendoneoverthecourseoffivemonths.Thisisworkwecanbeproudofgoingforward.

9. Marchese:I’dlikeyoualltoseetheworkwe’vedone.Afterbeinginformedlessthan24hoursweneededtosubmitthistoGAtogetthistohappen,it’dbeunfortunatethatnoonewillevengettoseethis.

10. Harper:Ithinkitshouldbeseen,justtogooffofSenatorMarchese’spoint.Iwasalsoapproachedbyanon-USGCBRCmember.Thispersondoesnotevenwanthernameontheworkthatwasdonejustbecausesheknewthatshewasnotpartofit.Wedon’twantnon-USGmembersoftheCBRCtobeaplaceholderfortheworkwe’vedonewithoutthem.Thewholepointofhavingnon-USGmembersisfortheretobeanoutsideperspectiveintheneworediteddocuments.They’vebeengivenaweektoseewhat’sbeendoneoverfivemonths,whichisn’tenoughtime.It’sdishearteningthatshedidnotwanthernameonitbecauseitgoesagainsttheintentionofushavingnon-USGmembersaspartoftheCBRC.

11. Bodey:Ithinkthere’salottobesaidaboutthetimethatwasgivenforthesestudentsthatwereapprovedontotheCBRCtoapprovethedocument.Itwaslimited,betweenGeneralAssemblytonightandwhenthestudentsweregiventhedocument.Ithinkthatifitispresentedtonight,thesestudentsneedtorecognizethatandthebodyshouldrecognizethatthere’sahugeneedforanextensionfortheseotherstudentstobeinvolvedinlookingatthisdocument.Idon’tknowwhatwouldneedtobeincludedinthat,IknowthatnotpassingittonightwouldbeaviolationoftheConstitution,butIalsoarguethatthesestudentscametobeinvolvedinthenewConstitutionbutweregivenasmallamountoftime.Itshouldcomeaftersomekindofagreementhasbeenmadeaftergivingthemmoretimetoreviewthedocuments.


12. Marchese:Icouldspenddaysgivingyoucontextonthe

chainofeventsthathasledtowhatisgoingonhere.Iatleastaskyoutobringthistothefloorsowecandiscussit.Wecanvoteitdownoraskforanextension,whichIdon’tbelievewillwork,butIwanteveryone’seyesonit,whichismybiggestgoal.Astherulesstandrightnow,ifthisisnotapprovedtoday,andwedon’thaveanemergencymeetingsometimebetweennowandthedeadline,thentheCBRCwasconvened,didnotmakeanysuggestions,anddidn’tmeetthedeadline.Iwantthistocometothefloorsowecantalkaboutthecircumstancessurroundingit.

13. Belfiglio:Thetighttimelineisn’tanyone’sfault.Ithinkit’satleastworthconsidering.Ifwefeelthatthechangesseemrushedandbrash,thenIthinkthatit’sonlyfairtothememberswho’vespentsomuchtimeworkingonthesetolookatthem.

14. Poe:Iwouldn’tmindhearingabitofcontextsurroundingthistimecrunch.ItsoundstomethattheentireCBRCdidn’tworktogetheronthis.Idon’tthinkeveryoneputthefairamountoftimein,soIdon’tknowwhereIstandrightnow.

15. Harper:It’snotthatIdon’trespecttheworkorthetimecrunch.Weputsuchanemphasisonhavingnon-USGmembersonthecommittee,soIdon’tthinkthatwecansacrificethosevaluesforthetimecrunch,especiallyifthenon-USGersdon’tevenwanttheirnamesassociatedwiththeworkthatwasdone.

16. Bodey:Article7,SectionBofourConstitution—inyearsendingwith2or7,aCBRCwillhavetobeformed.TherewillhavetobeaCBRCnextyearnomatterwhatbecauseit’sayearthatendsin7.I’mmorethanhappytobringittothefloorbecausepeoplewouldliketoseeit,butthechamberneedstorecognizethatitdoesn’thavetobedonethisyear.

17. Rollins:Icanagreewithallthesepoints,butIdisagreethatit’sanissueofwhetherweshouldbringittothe


floor.Ithinkit’sanissueofwhetherweshouldvotetoapproveitornot.

18. Belfiglio:WeapprovedtheCBRClastweek,andthedeadlineisnextMonday.Ithinktheyneedtobelookedatthisyear.Somethinghastochange,basedonelectionsfromlastyear.WhilethingsmaynothaveworkedoutperfectlywiththeCBRC,it’sabigdeal.Wedon’tknowwhetherpastCBRCshaveagreedoneverything.

19. Marchese:Iammyselfnothappywiththewaythatthisturnedout.Idon’tknowwhatthediscussioncomesto,butit’snotlikeIwilledthistohappenandorganizedittoleavethesepeopleout.I’mangrythatitturnedoutlikethis.Therewasnothingwecoulddo.Thiswastheonlywaythatwecoulddothis.Weweregiven24hoursnoticethatwewouldnothavetheextensionwethoughtweweregoingtohave.

20. Cramer:The47thGAmandatedthatthishastohappen.It’snottruethatitdoesn’thavetohappen.Weallknowwhythishastohappen.Wegothitwithabadsituationandwe’redoingwhatwecantocorrecttheseissues.I’mappalledthatwe’redebatingonwhetherweshouldevenconsiderthis.Thisissomethingthathastobedone.Let’smoveforward.

21. Harper:Ithinkthatweshouldhearthistonightonthefloor.Idon’tthinkthere’sanyreasonformetofeelunjustifiedinmyfeelings,andIwillmakethoseclearthroughdiscussion.

22. Gonzalez:Cansomeoneexplaintheprocesswehavetogothroughtogettheextensionandwhytheyweren’tgiventheextensiontheythoughttheyweregoingtoget?

23. Cramer:JudicialPanelmembersdidnotapprovetheextension.

24. Belfiglio:SenatorCramersaidit.TheJudicialPaneldoesnotwanttodotheextension.Ithinkwehavetoseethedocumentatleast.


25. Motiontoadd48-R-xxtotheagenda.26. PASSEDwitha2/3vote.Addedassectionb.

b. 48-R-36AResolutiontoPlacetheProposedConstitution,andElectionBylawsontheAnnualBallot

i. Marchese:47-R-31waspassedlastyear.Itrequiredactionattheendofit:thattheCBRCshallbeconfirmednolaterthanthefourthmeetingofthe2015-16GeneralAssembly.Wehavenotproposedchangesandwehavenotnotproposedchanges,sothat’swhatbringingthistothefloorwillachieve.Thiswillbethelongestpartofthemeeting,butthat’showthisworks.I’llbehappytoanswerquestionsaboutthecircumstanceslateron.I’mnothappyaboutthissituation,butIguessthosearejustmyfeelings.

ii. Shaffer:Willwegettheattachedchanges?iii. Marchese:Yes,we’llpassthoseoutrightnow.iv. Marchese:We’rechangingthesystemslightlybacktowhatit

lookedlikebeforetheCBRC,andweaddedourownthingstoit.ThisisthelistthatwasprovidedtotheCBRCwhentheyvotedontheConstitution,soI’llwalkyoudownthechanges.Asapointofclarification,thefirstthingwedidwe’renotcallingGAmemberssenators.We’recallingthemrepresentativestocleartheconfusion.Theotherthingwedidwasthatweremovedvotingrightsforappointeddirectors.It’saninterestingconceptthatthePresidentcanappointvotesatwilluptoacertainpoint,soweremovedit.Wealsoupdatedseats:weseparatedcollegeofpublichealthandmedicine.Addedanotherseattonorthcampus,becausetherewillbeanequalamountofstudentsonnorthandsouthcampusesafterthenewdormsarebuilt.Wemaderegionalcampustwoseatstotal.Therearealargenumberofregionalcampusstudentsandtheonewehavenowisnotproportional.WebroughtbackSpeakerofGA.NowtheVPisspeaker.Ifyou’regoingtopassresolutionthatextendspasttheendofyourcurrentsession,tougherrequirementtolastbeyondcurrentsession,becausepeopleyou’reaffectingwillnotbeinUSGwhenitispassed.Theotherthingwedidisrequirefullbodytoapprovebudget.Usedtorequire2/3ofthisbodytoapprovebudget.Changed


succession,censure,impeachment.Technically,theChiefJusticecouldpresideoverownimpeachment.WealsotookcommitteechartersoutofConstitution.Putbackinbylaws(organizationalbylaws).RightnowcurrentsystemisifafteroneweekwepasssomethingandthePresidentdoesn’tdoanything,thenitpasses.Everyotherstudentgovernmentdoesthepocketvetosystem.IfthePresidentdoesn’ttakeactionafteracertainamountoftime,thenit’sapocketveto.That’swhatwe’rechangingitto.Forappointmentswecreatedrequestforconfirmationforappointedposition.Clogsupagendaalotlessandmakesiteasier.Presidentnowappoints8directorsnot9.Require2/3voteofGA.Whendirectorapproved,retainspeakingrightsnotvotingrights.SamestakeinGAasHalieVilagi.RestructuredseniorstaffandleftvaguesoPresidentcansetstructureoftheirownSeniorStaff.OtherthingisthatSeniorStaffdoesn’tneedtobeconfirmed.OnlypersontobeapprovedistheCFObecausetheyhandlethemoneyandwhentheyareinchargeofallocations,thentheyareorganizingGA.AlsoStateoftheUndergraduateStudentBodye.g.execreporteveryweek,oraddressingfullsessionofUSGifshewanted.Mandateupdatesatsomeinterval.Alsochangedtermsto2yearsandcanberenewed.4yearsislengthyandpartofproblemslastyearwhenwegotto“fun”partofelections.Firstappointmentworksasitdoesnow.HastobeconfirmedbyoversightandGAandafter2yearshastobeapprovedbyGAbasicallyavoteofconfidenceyoudidagoodjobyoucandoitagain.ElectionsGovernanceBoard,seperateentityfromtheJudicialPanel.SeppoweroftheJudicialPaneltooverseeelectionssowedon’thavethethinglastyearlikeClerkv.CampaigncaseswhereJudicialPanelisplaintiffandarbiter.WealsomadesothatGAcanproposeamendmentstobylaws.ChiefJusticehastofindamendmentsfriendly.TheJudicialPanelisstilltheoverarchingbodytorunelections.UsedtobeaclausethatJudicialPanelcanmakerulingsnotoutlinedinconstitution,soweremovedthat.

v. Luther:Isthereanywayyoucansendthisout?Thismighthelpmefollowthisbetter.


vi. Marchese:Yes.I’llsenditoutnow.vii. Motiontomoveintoa2-minuterecession,reconveningat

7:24pm.viii. MotionPASSED.Reconvenedat7:24pm.ix. Marchese:ChangedCBRCtoevery4years.Generalcollege

tenureis4years,sowhynothaveit4years.AddedjudicialmemberstotheCBRCnicetohavesomeonetomakeinterpretations.CommitteeconsistingofPresident,Speaker,ChiefJustice,andtheycannominatethemselves.Oneproblemwasfindingnon-members.Partofreasonforfall-back.Wealsoclearlydefinedthetransitionbetweenadministrations.Deadlinesforappointments.Builtoutacalendartomakesureitallworks.Thiscalendarhasbeenlookedoveratleast80timestomakesureitworks.Weourselvescanedittheorganizationalbylawssowecanaddandsubtractmembersaswepleaseduringsession,sowemovedthattotheConstitutionsoit’snotchangedsowecan’taddseatsbecausewefeellikeit.EvennumberedyearswhenCBRCdoesn’tmeetcensuscommittee—appointedsameastheCBRC.AppointedbyPresident,Speaker,ChiefJustice.Canproposechangestoapportionmentoftheseatsandcanchoosetoaddandsubtractconstituenciesaccordingtocertainrules.Werealizedthattherewereacoupleofconstituenciesthatwedidn’thit.Itchangesrelativelyoften.Iwillalsoentertainquestionsaboutwhythememberswereleftout,butifyouhavequestionsIwillanswerthem.

x. MotiontosplitthediscussionalquestionbetweentheConstitutionandtheBylaws.

xi. MotionPASSED.xii. Ferzacca:Youmentioneditwasasimplemajorityvote.What

wasthevote?xiii. Marchese:xiv. Bodey:WastheJudicialPanelconsultedinthewritingofthe

Constitution?xv. Marchese:Yes,wespoketoTaylorMarsilio.Hewasbcc’donall

theemailconversationsbetweencommitteemembers.


xvi. Harper:Whenwerethenon-USGmembersmadeawarethat

thistimecrunchwashappening?xvii. Marchese:Wewereinformedlastnightat10:30pm,andwe

wrotetheConstitutionandElectionBylawsovernightandtodaywecontactedthemembersandletthemknowwhathappened.Iwishyoucouldreadtheemailcorrespondencetonight.I’membarrassedforourorganizationonthewaythisturnedout.Underanyothercircumstances,Iwouldsaydon’tpassthisbecausetheydidn’thaveavoice.

xviii. Villari:Inyouropinion,wouldyousaythatwhatwehaveinfrontofushere,isthisthebestandmostinclusiveworkwecando?IsthecommunityoutsideofUSGgoingtolookatthisandsaythatwemadethisasinclusiveaspossible,givenourreputation?DoesthispassthatLitmustest?

xix. Marchese:Giventhetimeframeweweregiven,thisisthebestworkwehavedone.Idon’tknowifthiscouldgetmuchbetter.Unfortunately,wedidn’tgetthenon-USGmembersontothecommitteeuntillastweek,fiveweeksbeforethedeadline.

xx. Honaker:Werethereplanstomeetmorethanthisonetimeyouguysmet?

xxi. Marchese:Yes,everySundayandWednesday,undertheexpectationofgettingatwo-weekextension.Weweregoingtomeetasmanytimesasallowed.TheoriginalmeetingwassupposedtohappentodayafterGA.

xxii. Honaker:Howmuchdidyouincludethenon-USGmembersinthisfirstmeetingandwerethereplanstoincludethemmoreinthefuturemeetings?Wasthereareasontheyweren’tinthefirstmeeting?

xxiii. Marchese:Weeitherhad6or7,bothofnon-USGmemberswerethere.Firstmeetingnoideatimecrunch.2daysoneachofdocumentswehadopportunitytoedit.Startwithelectionbylaws.Firstassignmentwasgodownelectionbylawsandmakenotestheywantedtochange,workedwell,wantedtochange.WewantedtodiscusstodayandtalkaboutElectionBylaws.AnddosameforConstitutionandOrganizationalBylaws.Nevergotaroundtodiscussing.YieldtoBen.


xxiv. BenSchulmann:Inclusivenessunderimpressionthatwehad

timeandhadatimelineforittowork.Bringinmembersofcurrentadmin,talktopeoplewhowereworkingon,say,roleofPresidentorVP,bringinPresidentorVPandasktheiropinion.WantedtimeincabinettodominiTownhalltoaskforpeoples’opinions.Whatweputtogetherisbynomeanswhatourgoalwas.Goalwastoreachouttoasmanypeopleaspossible.DanandIhavedonethisforfiveyearsnowandwedon’thaveallthefreshideasthateverypersonhasintheirexperienceintheirroles.Ourgoalwastoworkwithasmanypeopleaspossiblewejustdidn’thavethetime.YieldtoLevi.

xxv. Cramer:I’mnotproudofthewayinwhichwehadtocreatethisdoc,butI’mproudofthedocthatwasproduced.

xxvi. Bodey:VotetakeninCBRCtakenthroughemailorinpersononthefinaldocument?Whenwasthatcorrespondencetakeplace?

xxvii. Marchese:5-2-1finalvoteonbothoftheitems.Votetakentoday12:30pmtodayandsecondonealittlebefore5pm.

xxviii. Bodey:AllmembersexpectedtoreviewtheConstitutionoftheUSGbetween5pmand6:30pm?

xxix. Marchese:Firstonetheytechhad6.5hourstoreviewConstitutiononshortnotice.TheElectionBylawssendingoutsecondalotlesschangedthanthose.Cannotexpectsomeonetogothruallthatinthetimeitwasgiven.Onlyoptionasfaraswewereawareof,sowesentouttheemailsassoonaswehadeverythingtogether.

xxx. Harper:Whonotifiedat10:30pmthattimecrunchandwhowasleftout?Orrather,whyweren’tnon-USGmembersalertedat10:30pmtobepartofthis?

xxxi. Marchese:BecameknowninSeniorStaffat10:30pm.YieldtoBen.

xxxii. Schulmann:Toldtooperateunderassumptionthatwehad2weeks.LastnightatSeniorStaffmeetingwasfirstweheardthatwedidnothavethe2-weekextension.TheJudicialPanelmadetherulingonSundayandweweren’tmadeawareuntillastnight.


xxxiii. Marchese:Othermembersnotcontactedlastnightat10:30pm.

Madedecisionandundertheopinionthatifwedecidedtosendoutthisemailtothenon-membersthatwemightlosebothbecauseoftheimpressionweweregivingthemandiftheyleftthenthecommitteewasnolongervalid.

xxxiv. Luther:RequestforconfirmationIdon’tunderstandthemechanicsbehindthatandhowthatwillchangeprocessofappointingthepositions.CBRCprocessinordertoavoidthesesortsoftimecruncheswherewecan’tgetenoughnon-USGmembers,thatwillbemadeeasier.I’mnotsureifIseethatinhere.HowdoestherequestforconfirmationworkandhowaretheCBRCappointmentsamendedtomakeitworkbetter?

xxxv. Marchese:treatingappointmentslikelegislationcanbeacumbersomeprocess.We’veonlydeclinedoneappointmentinthelastfouryears.Reflectedinthebylawsoversightcommitteewouldbecomefunctional.Rightnowtheoversightcommitteewe’lltalkaboutitandmaybethey’llcomein.thesystemwasintendedtoworksothatoversightwouldvetthecandidatesandtheywouldcometoGAforfinalapproval.OversightwouldsaywebelievegoodcandidateandGAtakeyourpickasopposedtoGAtalktopersonandthenvote.SimilartothewayUSSenatedoesit.Changedwayinwhichmembersareselected.Didn’tchangemembershiprequirements.Nocampaigntiessothey’renotonCBRCtobeappointedlateron.RightnowtheappointmentsaremadebytheVicePresident.ChangedtocommitteewithPresident,Speaker,andChiefJustice.Week8sessionoffirstsemesterautomaticallyapprovedifnotgoingon.

xxxvi. Ferzacca:Whysopressingthatwehandlethisnowgivenhownotproudoverallofthisentireprocess?

xxxvii. Marchese:Iamproudofthedocumentthatwasproduced,notoftheprocessthatproducedthedocument.Bestworkofthepeoplewhoproducedthedocumentinthetimethatwehad.ThisisacompletewasteoftheGA’stimelookingforcommitteecandidatesandthetimetheyputittogether.Deadline’sMonday.


xxxviii. Ferzacca:What’sthepointindoingthisatall?Wehavea

Constitutioninplace.Whygoingaboutthisnowintheincorrectprocess?

xxxix. Marchese:Becausetheresolutionthatcreateditmandatedthatwehaveresults.Ithinkwehaveresultsthataregoodenoughtopass.ThelastconstitutionwewereunderIrememberimpeachingpeoplefor,becausetheydiscoveredpowerstheyhadandabusedthem.They’restillabusablepowers.

xl. Buss:CanyouspeakmoreastowhyyouthinktheJudicialPaneldidnotgrantyourextension?

xli. Marchese:It’smyunderstandingthattherewereothergroupsunhappythatwewouldgetanextension.

xlii. AbbyWaidelich:We’dgoagainstwhatourConstitutionsays.xliii. Marchese:I’darguethatwehaveprecedent.xliv. Gonzalez:GAapprovingbudgetslogisticsanddates?

AllocationslastbudgetwepassedwasdayafterChristmasonaGooglechat.Anyconsiderationtologisticsanddateofthat?

xlv. Marchese:Technicallysupposedtobeapprovingbudgetsasfullbody.Inmyfirsttermasasenator,Isawthebudgetsonthefloorandapprovedthem.Cannotspeaktologisticsbecausenotprivytothem.

xlvi. Honaker:PlanwastohavemembersofCBRCmakenotesonwhattheywantedtochange,Ican’trememberifitwastheConstitutionorthe

xlvii. Marchese:Didn’tcontactanyoneuntil12:30pmtoday.Iwasunderassumptionthatwe’dhavemeetingtodayafterGAtocollectthosenotes.

xlviii. Shaffer:howspeakerofGAappointedorelected?xlix. Marchese:definedinbylaws.Casewithpowerfulpositionsand

branches.l. Mubarak:Ifresolutionisnotpassedtonight,doesn’tCBRCstillhavepowertoputontheballot?

li. Marchese:I’dmakethatargument,butnotuptome.lii. Bodey:Inreferencingneedforthistocomeforwardtonight,

judgmentbasedon47-R-31.DidCBRCuse47-R-31tomakejudgmentcallthattheycouldnotwriteaConstitutionintimeconstraintandinsteadsubmitastatementtotheGA?


liii. Marchese:ThereasonwearebringingitinfrontoftheGeneral

AssemblynowisbecauseoftheJudicialPanelruling.liv. AbbyWaidelich:Whichrulingareyoureferringto?lv. Marchese:Idon’tknow.Ijustknowthatwewerenotgranted

anextensionbytheJudicialPanel.lvi. Bodey:Is47-R-31theresolutionthattheCBRCusedasa

judgmentcallthattheyneededaCBRCnow?lvii. Marchese:Yes,convenedbythefourthweek.VettedbyJudicial

Panelatthattime.lviii. Bodey:Knowingcircumstances,whydidCBRCcontinuewriting

ConstitutionwhenthesecondtolastTLIBRclausesaidthattheycouldsubmitastatementtotheGA?

lix. Cramer:Tobeblunt,lastyearwasanightmare.EBneedtobeadjusted.Therehadtobechangesmade.That’swhyweproposedchangesinsteadofwritingaletter.

lx. Bodey:MyquestionregardingtheBylawswasn’tanswered.lxi. Marchese:Theorganizationalbylawsaretheretodescribethe

moreminutestructure,someproceduresandstandingrules.Wewereframingthenewsystem,notdesigningitfromtheinsideout.YieldtoLevi.

lxii. Cramer:RequiredmajorConstitutionalchangebasedontheindividualsappointed.Wehadtomakechangestothebylawsaswelltoaddaleveltolegitimacytocheckthepowerofcertainindividuals.

lxiii. Marchese:TheJudicialPanelisallowedtomakerulingsoutside.

lxiv. Harper:ConfusedastowhereJudicialPanelrulingiscomingfrom.IsitsomethingIcanseeinfrontofme?CanIhavemoreelaborationonit?

lxv. Marchese:StatementmadebyJudicialPanel.Bothered.lxvi. Ben:Taylortoldustooperateundertheassumptionthatyou

willhaveanextension.Hetoldusintheofficeoneday.Two-threeweekextension.Butweneversawanythingstatingthatwedidnothaveextension.ToldtomebyWaidelichandtoldthattheJudicialPaneldecidedthatitwasrequiredbyourdocsthatthiscometofloorofGAtomakeitontotheballot.

lxvii. Harper:Whoiswe?Youkeepreferringtowe,sowhoiswe?


lxviii. Schulman:Lastnight’sSeniorStaffmeeting.lxix. Waidelich:ConsstatedthatitmustgothroughtheGAtobeput

ontheballot.AfterspeakingtotheJudicialPanelaboutdeadlineextensions,wecannotamendConstitutionorsuspendforwhateverwewanttodo,soIstatedthatinSSlastnight.Undermyimpressionat12:30pmonCramersayingthatweneedanemergencysession—CramerandMarchesewerethere,asI’mundertheimpression.

lxx. MotiontomoveintoExecutiveSession.lxxi. MovedintoExecutiveSessionat8:06pm.lxxii. Backintonormalsessionat8:51pm.lxxiii. Hardin:Wehavetovoteonthesetogether?TheConstitution

andtheElectionBylaws?lxxiv. Marchese:HistoricallyspreadoutoverseveralGAsessionsto

voteasseparatedocuments.Wewouldseparatethequestion.Iwishwehadthatluxurytoday.Wecanvoteonthemseparatelytonightifneeded.

lxxv. Punugu:SotheCBRCismeetingnow.Nextyear,istheCBRCmeeting?

lxxvi. AbbyWaidelich:TherewillbeaCBRCnextyear.lxxvii. Honaker:Ijustaskedthatquestion,andtheysaidthatthenew

ConstitutionwouldnotmandateaCBRCnextyear.lxxviii. AbbyWaidelich:Ifitpasseswitha2/3voteduringtheGeneral

Election,thenwewillhaveanewConstitutionnextyearandtherewillnotbeaCBRCnextyear.WewillnothaveanewConstitutionnextyear.Ifitdoesnotpassnextyear,therewillstillbeaCBRCthisupcomingyear.

lxxix. 15-minuterecessuntil9:10pm.lxxx. Moveintodiscussion.lxxxi. Warnimont:IdonotlikethenewConstitutionforthe

following:VPpowershavebeenseverelyreducedintoaceremonialrolewheretheydotheappointments,butitinvolvesdecisionoftheentireexecutivebranch.CurrentpositionasspeakergivesthemsomepowerintheGA.Idon’tknowifI’maloneinfeelingthis,butpreferentialvotingisnotgoodmeasure.ItdeservesamentionintheConstitution,andIcan’tsupporttheConstitutionbecauseofthat.


lxxxii. Buss:Lotsofthingssaidtonightandit’sbeenaninteresting

discussion.PrefacewithverylittletodowithcontentoftheamendmentsmadetotheConstitutionandBylaws.Icommendworkdonein24hours,asit’salot,butIthinktheprocessdoesnotjustifywhat’sinfrontofustonight.WeappointedpeopleontothecommitteewhodonotcomefromUSGforareason,butIdon’tbelievethatthetimecrunchisenough.Ibelievethatitwouldbeveryembarrassingforourorgtolooksobureaucraticandback-door,whentheintentionwasnotbureaucraticandback-door.I’mnottunedintoelections,so.

lxxxiii. Bodey:IthinkwehavebeentrulyblessedwithagroupofpeopleintheCBRCwithbrilliantpolicymindswiththeabilitytocraftthingseloquently.IdonotbelievethattheCBRChascraftedaConstitutionwhichhasthingswehopeditwould.Iamdisappointedthattherewaslittleinclusioninsuchlittletimeandintheovernightwritingrushthatoccurred.ThisConstitutionwaswritteninaweek,andthat’ssomethingwecannottakeback.ThewaythattheCBRCwasstructuredincludednewCBRCmembersessentialtothewritingoftheConstitution,andtheyhadoneweektoboildownwhatthisgrouphaddoneinmonths.I’mreallydisappointedthatittookofficetobreakthestereotypesofUSGbackdoorshadyorgthatdidwhateveritwantedandIhavetositinGAandwatchtheseshadybackdoorconversationscometothefloor.Asarepofmyconstituents,IcannotsitbackandwatchthisGAandundergraduatestudentscomebacktomeandtellmetheywerenotincludedinthatprocess.yieldtimetoHannahDiewaldtodiscussherexperienceontheCBRC.

lxxxiv. HannahDiewald:I’maPublicAffairsstudentandIhaveafairamountofinterestandexperienceonpolicy.I’mnottryingtoattackpeopleoncommittee,butIdon’tthinkthissituwillultimatelybehelpfultoyourorganization.Requiredthatthere’sanoutsideUSGvoice.Regardlessofcircumstance,thishasn’thappened.Thissomethingisbetterthannothingpolicyisbetterastounding.Idon’tthinkyouwanttohavethisboysclubstereotypeonyou,butyoudosinceleaveoutpeoplewhoareconstitutionallysupposedtobeincluded.


lxxxv. Bodey:OurearlierconversationpointedtoaJudicialPanel

rulingtoldthattheJudicialPaneltolduswehadtopassthistonight.I’mundertheimpressionthattheJudicialPanelwouldhavetosubmitsomesortofformalwriting.Idon’tthinktheCJtellingsomeoneintheofficethatthishastobedoneisanacceptablewayforthistobedone.TheresolutionfromlastyearCBRChadanoptiontosaynoandtheConstitutiondidn’tneedtobeamended.Theythoughtitneededtobeamended,sotheydidn’t.Mondayfiveextradays,justtwodaysshyofthedeadline.WehaveprecedentofdoingotherthingswithintheConstitutionlikethis.WealsohavetheabilityotuselegislativepowersnotexpressedintheConstitution.Ifyou’reworriedaboutbreakingtheConstitutionordoingsomethingthatdoesn’tapplytowhathasbeensetforth,IthinkthateachmemberoftheGAwouldbeveryupsetiftheirconstituentsfoundoutthatthiswascarriedoutinthewayitwascarriedout.AndwouldappreciateeachofyoutakingthestanceandgivingtheCBRCadditionaltime,properlyposequestions,andpasstheConstitutionintime.Ifyou’reworriedaboutbreakingdeadlines,IthinkconstituentswouldbeappreciativeoftakingthediligenttimetogothroughthisandgivetheCBRCmembersadditionaltimetoreviewthis.IamgoingtoaskmembersofGAtotablethisresolutionandconsideranadditionalmeetingoftheGAtopasstheConstitutionintimetoappearontheballot.

lxxxvi. Shaffer:Whatistheprocessforcallinganemergencymeeting?lxxxvii. AbbyWaidelich:HastobeposedbytheVPtotheSteering

CommitteeandpassinSteeringwitha2/3vote.lxxxviii. Singh:IssueswithcontentintheConstitution?YieldtoBodey.lxxxix. Bodey:Ifeelthatasagoverningdocument,Iwouldappreciate

thetimetoevenbeabletolookatthoseasidefromthe15-minuterecessweweregiven.

xc. Shaffer:Isthereanywaytoguaranteethatwe’llhaveanemergencymeeting?

xci. AbbyWaidelich:IthastogothroughSteering.xcii. Honaker:Ifweweretotablethisresolution,thenyouwould

havetosuggestthattoSteering?


xciii. AbbyWaidelich:IwouldhavetocallSteeringonholdingan

emergencysession.xciv. Honaker:SoyouwouldhavetoaskSteering,ithastopass

throughSteering,anditwouldcometothefloor?xcv. Luther:Areyougoingtoproposeit?xcvi. AbbyWaidelich:Yes.Ihavealreadyposedholdingaspecial

steeringmeetingtoaskforthis,butwewon’tbeabletohaveafullsteeringmeetinguntilSunday.

xcvii. Belfiglio:IbelievetheGAcouldmeetasacommitteeofthewholetodecideameetingtime.

xcviii. AbbyWaidelich:Iwouldnotdothat.There’sameetingonSundaywecandothatin.

xcix. Belfiglio:Ithinkthat’sfair,thought.c. AbbyWaidelich:There’samotiononthetable,thankyouproxy

Parliamentarian.ci. Mattamanna:ItwouldhavetobebeforeMonday?cii. Cramer:Mondayatnoon.Iwasunawarethatithadtobe

proposedbytheChairofSteering.ciii. AbbyWaidelich:ItisinmyopinionthatIshouldbetheoneto

doit.civ. Cramer:IwasincontactwithallmembersofSteeringlast

night,andthey’reallokaywithit.cv. AbbyWaidelich:There’sbeenmorediscussion.cvi. Honaker:ArethereenoughmembersofSteeringtoholdan

emergencysessiontonightafterthismeeting?cvii. AbbyWaidelich:IwillcallameetingofSteeringpriortothe

Mondayatnoondeadline.Iwon’tblockit.cviii. Bodey:Therewillbescheduleconflicts,soisthereanywaythat

wecouldvotebyproxyandnotphysicallybeinthisroom?cix. AbbyWaidelich:Youhavetobeherefordiscussion.Therestis

bydiscretionoftheChair,me.cx. Motiontotable48-R-36.cxi. 48-R-36TABLED.

c. 48-R-33AResolutiontoSupporttheInclusionofSexualViolenceResourcesonCourseSyllabi

i. Challapally:IwasontheSexualViolenceTaskForcelastyear.


ii. Wydman:Wehaveanamendment,dependingonquestions,

thatdoesn’tchangethenatureoftheresolutionatall,butitdoessupplementit.I’llproposeanother“Letitfurtherberesolved”clause,andthatwascreatedincoordinationwiththeSexualViolencecoordinator.Iwantedtomakesurethatthatwasclearedup.

iii. Belfiglio:It’sagoodideatohelpstudentsbeawareofmoreresources.

iv. Jackson:Everyonethathelpedwiththisdidagoodjob.v. Warnimont:Hasanyworkbeendoneonimplementingthese

oncoursesyllabi,liketalkingtotheRegistrar?vi. Challapally:TheBuckeyesAskTaskForcehasbeendoingstuff.

Ithinkthathavingthesupportofthestudentbodywillbeagoodwaytostartofftheconversation.

vii. Belfiglio:It’suptotheOfficeofAcademicAffairstoimplementit,nottheRegistrar.

viii. Wydman:I’mthinkingitcouldbeproposedasagrouptogethertohavealltheseresourcesavailabletostudents.

ix. Souders:Understandingthebarrierstoimplementationbydepartment,havetherebeenanyotheravenueswe’veexploredtogettheseresourcestostudents?

x. Challapally:Currentlyit’sthroughResidentAdvisorsinthedorms.EverysingleclassatOhioStateisrequiredtohaveasyllabus,soeachstudentwillhaveatleastonesyllabi.Thatwillbethebestwaytogettheseresourcesouttostudents.WhenwecreatedtheSexualViolenceTaskForcesurveylastyear,wepurposelyputdownwronganswersliketheD-tixdesktoseeifstudentswereawareoftheresourcesthatwereavailabletothem,anditturnsoutthatmanywerenot.

xi. Wydman:Thiswouldbeagreatsupplementtothemandatoryonlinetrainingnextyear.Thiswouldgohand-in-hand.Wereceivedthistraining,andit’salsoimplementedineveryclass.

xii. Bock:Canyoutellushowlongitwillbe,whatitwilllooklike,justkindofstufflikethat?

xiii. Challapally:OneofthelinksontheresolutionleadstotheSexualCivilityandEmpowermentwebsite.


xiv. Wydman:Thewheelhasit.I’mnotsurehowmuchtext

supplementwewouldneedbesidesthewheel.xv. Warnimont:Myunderstandingofsyllabiisthatitcontains

informationrelevanttocourseandacademics.Youconnectsexualassaulttoacademicsinline19.Isthatyourintentioninthisstatement,toconnectittoacademicpurposes?

xvi. Challapally:Sexualviolenceresourcesareasubsetofmentalhealthresources.Onedoesn’tcausetheother,buttheyareconnected.Sexualviolencemaytriggertheneedformentalhealthresources.

xvii. Souders:GivenWarnimont’squestion,thisresolution,andtheresolutionsuggestingthementalhealthstatement,istherealargervisionforthis?Idon’tthinktheyshouldendatthecoursesyllabi.

xviii. Challapally:Ithastobeimplementedbyeachdepartment.Ican’tspeakforotherresolutions,butIthinkthatiftheyallpassedwecouldworkongettingthemmorecentralized.

xix. Belfiglio:Theworstcaseistherecommendation.Mostcomply,butit’sjustthequestionofhowtheydoit.

xx. Harper:Haveyouseentheseresourcesimplementedatotherschoolssimilartoours?

xxi. Challapally:Thatwasdifficultformetofind,andalotofthemdohavementalhealthstatementsonsyllabi,butmoreandmoreschoolsarestartingtotalkaboutthem.

xxii. Wydman:Ithasn’tbeentalkedaboutthatmuch,butIthinkweneedtorealizethatalotofschoolsfollowOhioState,andthiswouldbesomethingtheycouldgetonboardwith.

xxiii. Harper:IwasaskingbecauseIwanttobethefirsttodothis,justtoclarify.

xxiv. Warnimont:Doyouthinkthisisthebestwaytoadvertisesexualhealthresources?IfI’msexuallyassaulted,I’mnotgoingtobelookingatmymathcoursesyllabus.

xxv. Challapally:Havingthatcoreresourcetherewouldbeveryhelpful.Manystudentshavenoideawheretogoforcertainresources.Ifyou’reastudentwho’snotthatinvolvedoncampus,there’sachancethatyouwon’tcomeacrossalotoftheresourcesoncampus.Yougetsexualviolenceresource


informationatOrientation,butotherwisenothingmoreuntilgraduation.We’relookingfortheBuckeyesACTTrainingtobecomemandatoryandpartofFYSS,possibly.Ithinkthatlessthan5%ofpeoplewhogottheemailtookthetraining,sopeoplearen’tlookingforthetraining.Peoplewhoneedtheinformationmaynotknowwheretogo.Ithinkithastodowithmentalhealth,andthatcouldbemyopinion,butIdothinkitdoes.

xxvi. Wydman:Thisistheirmostmarketableitem.Onceyouseesomethingenoughtimes,youunderstandwhatitisandwhatit’sofferingyou.It’sagoodwaytopushitintopeople’sminds.

xxvii. Motiontocapthespeaker’slist.xxviii. MotionPASSED.xxix. Motiontomoveintodiscussion.xxx. Movedintodiscussion.xxxi. Buss:Therewerequestionsaboutwhetherthisisthebestway

toadvocatefortheseresources,andIdon’tknowifthat’snecessarilyrelevant,becausewecanallagreethattheseareallrelevant,sowemightaswellhaveitonthesyllabi.Whetherthey’reusedornot,it’simportantthatthey’rethere.

xxxii. Gonzalez:Ithinkoneofthemajorbenefitsofputtingthisonsyllabinormalizestheprocess.Alotofsexualassaultvictimsdon’tseekhelp,soIthinkputtingthisonthesyllabiwillbeahugestepfornormalizingit.I’mnotsurehowmanyofyouwenttotheJoeBidenevent,butbothsurvivorsspokeonhowtheirsexualassaultexperienceaffectedtheiracademiclife.MythirdandfinalpointwouldbethatifIbreakmyrighthand,knockonwood,IknowthatIcouldreferenceoneofmysyllabiandfindcontactinformationfortheOfficeofDisabilityServicesandhavemysituationsolved.

xxxiii. Frank:IwanttosayhowappreciativeIamofSenatorChallapallyforthis,especiallyinthementalhealthdepartment.Linkingthosetwoandshowinghowthosecouldseverelyaffectaperson’sacademicsissoimportant.Itreallydoesmakeanimpactonthestudentinaholisticsense.

xxxiv. Warnimont:Thefootnotesareinblue.Theyshouldnotbe.Friendlyamendmenttochangeittoblack.


xxxv. AbbyWaidelich:We’vebeentryingtochangethat,sowewill.xxxvi. Wydman:Friendlyamendmentiftoitinline38.Anotherone:

“LetitfurtherberesolvedthataclauseexplainingthemandatoryreportingobligationofallUniversityemployeesshouldalsobeincludedonthecoursesyllabidirectlybelowthesexualviolenceresourcewheel.”

xxxvii. Motiontoaddamendmenttotheresolution.xxxviii. MotionPASSED.xxxix. Motiontopasswithunanimousconsent.

xl. 48-R-33PASSEDwithunanimousconsent.d. 48-R-31AResolutiontoApproveNewOrganizationalBylaws

i. Marchese:I’mnotgoingtokeepthisfortoolong,becausethisisnotnecessaryfortonightandIwillmotiontotablethisafterdiscussion.It’sagreatresolution.

ii. Motiontomoveintodiscussion.iii. Motiontotable48-R-31.iv. 48-R-31TABLED.

e. 48-R-34AResolutiontoSupporttheInclusionofaBiasAssessmentandResponseTeamStatementonAllCourseSyllabi

i. Gonzalez:IcanimaginethatforalotofyouthisisyourfirsttimehearingabouttheBiasAssessmentResponseTeam.AlotofusinDiversity&Inclusionhavealsonotheardofituntilthebeginningoftheschoolyear,untilAdriennebroughtitupatthebeginningoftheyear.Thereasonitwasn’tbeingusedisbecausestudentsjustdon’tknowaboutit.TheOfficeofDiversityandInclusionisveryinvolvedandIhaveneverheardofit.ThemainconcernIhearfromstudentsofdiversebackgroundsisthatOhioStatedoesnotcareaboutthemandthatOhioStatejustusesthemforpublicity.Manyarejustnotawareofresourcesofferedtothem.Forexample,whenIwasfirstelected,afriendreachedouttomeabouthavingcounselorsforLGBTstudents.Turnsoutwedidandshejustdidn’tknow.Wecanuseittoreportbiasandhatecrime.Notonlydoesitdealwitthecase1:1,buttheyuseallthereportstocreatedataandfindtrendsaboutbiaswithinourUniversity.It’suniqueinthatsenseandthat’swhyitshouldbeonthecoursesyllabi.It’shardtosaywhatyou’regoingtodowhen


youfacediscrimination,especiallyintheclassroomordormroom.Becausetheydon’tknow,studentsfeelisolatedandthatOSUdoesn’tcareaboutthem.Onereasonitshouldbeadvertisedonthecoursesyllabiinsteadofinspecificgroupsisthatit’sinclusivetoeveryone.Anyoneinthisroomcanfileoneatanytimeifdiscriminatedagain.ODI,HaleCenter,oneimportantthingisthatit’sincludedwithregionalcampuses.BARTstarted7yearsagoin2006asareactionto2differentincidents:onehereinColumbusandoneonaregionalcampus.TheUniversitythenformedBART,whichgrewintowhatitistoday.Sincethenonly2reportsoutofregionalcampuses,I’vespokentostudentswho’veattendedtheseregionalcampuses.Socialclimatewasworseandmorediscrimination.Ibelievethiswillchangethesocialclimatebecausewhenastudentfeelsliketheyarediscriminatedagainstorbiasedorhatecrimetheydonotfeelhopeless.CautiousofthisresourceandhasweightbecausecomingfromsyllabiandUniversitycaresforthemandprofessorscareforthem.FindstrendsandUniversitymakesdecisionsoffofthat.MostcasesinOSUresidencehalls.OneinstancetheLanternreceivedmostreportsagainstitfordiscriminationandreportswentupduringlastPresidentialelection.

ii. Buss:ManyofyoumayknowthatIalsoworkintheMCCwhereBARTishoused.IpersonallyknowtheBARTcoordinatorandhehasseenourresolutionandIcantellyouheisverymuchinfavor.IhaveawrittenstatementfromhimthatI’dliketoreadtoyounow:“ToTheBodyoftheUndergraduateGeneralAssembly:AstheBiasAssessmentandTeamResponse(BART)ProgramCoordinator,I,AdanHussain,overseeBARTprocessesandtrainhundredsofcampusstudents,staff,andfacultyinidentifyingandreportingbias.BARTisbothatrackingandaresponsetool.Thedataisusedinordertocreateproactiveapproachestoaddresscurrentissuesoncampusaswellascreatinghealingspacesforthoseaffectedbyincidents.AsTheOhioStateUniversitystrivestobetheleaderininclusivityanddiversity,incidentsofbiasarecommonplaceastheyareeverywhereelse;however,underreportingisa


consistentissuewiththeprogram.Inthemostrecentreportfromthe2014-15year,only60reportswerereceivedfromallcampuses.Whilewestrivetominimizeincidentsoncampus,mytrainingsandtheplethoraofunreportedstoriesarenotproperlyrepresentedinBARTdata.HavingBARTlistedonsyllabiwillhelpmovethecampustogreaterawarenessabouttheprogramandalsoassisttheMulticulturalCenter,aswellasOSUasawhole,tobettercreateasaferenvironmentforallcommunities.”

iii. Jackson:LikeCarolinehassaid,astheDiversity&Inclusioncommitteewehadnoideawhatitwasuntilwestartedtalkingaboutit.It’scrazythatwedidn’t.IalsohaveastatementfromEmilyUnderationthatI’mgoingtoread…

iv. Mubarak:Ithinkallofthemhavedoneagreatjobemphasizingtheimportanceofhavingthisonthesyllabi.Iurgeallsenatorstovoteyes.

v. Kaczmarek:Theysaiditbest.Iwon’techowhattheysaid.Passit.

vi. Belfiglio:FromanAcademicAffairsperspective,themajorityofBARTreportscomesfromresidencehallsbecauseonlyRAsareawareofthis.Thispertainstoacademicsandexperienceinacademicsanddeservesaplaceonthesyllabus.

vii. Chang:AsaResidentAdvisoroncampus,IwastrainedonBARTduringsummertraining.However,evenasastudentwho’sprettywell-informedonresourcesandwhoactivelyseeksnewcampusresourcesformyfriendsandresidents,Ididn’tknowaboutBARTuntilRATraining,andIthinkit’sawonderfultoolthatshouldbepublicizedbeyondtheconfinesoftheresidencehallwalls.

viii. Bock:OksowhatexactlywillitlooklikeorwillitjustbeinformingoflikewhatBARTis?Also,like,umIhadanotherquestionbutIforgotit.

ix. Gonzalez:ContactinformationandinformationaboutBART.x. Bock:SowhathappenswhenaBARTreportgoesin?xi. Tony:(Explainedtheprocess,availableatthewebsitebelow.)xii. Chang:Youcanfindmoreinformationat

studentaffairs.osu.edu/bias.


xiii. Gonzalez:Itvariesfromcasetocase.xiv. Buss:Friendlyamendmentline42strike“currentorprevious

medialconditions”andreplaceitwith“HIV/AIDSstatus.”xv. Harper:IwanttosaythatI’vedoneBARTandOpenDoors

trainingforbeingacampusambassador,andIrealizedhowvaluableitisafterwards.Ithinkthisisanamazingideaandamsurprisedthatitisn’talreadyonsyllabi.

xvi. Gonzalez:FriendlyamendmenttoaddEmilyUnderationasasponsor.

xvii. Motiontopasswithunanimousconsent.xviii. 48-R-34PASSEDwithunanimousconsent.

f. 48-R-35AResolutiontoSupporttheIncreasedUseandPublicationofStudentEvaluationofInstructorAssessments

i. Souders:SEIsaresomethingmostofushavealltakenmostlikely.However,SEIswerecreatedtocentrallylocateevaluationsatOhioState.It’snotrequiredinallcourses.Anupperlevelsmallclasscouldbecomparedtoasmallclasswithjusttenstudents.Thecomparisonhasnothingtodowiththerelevanceoftheinstructorintheirquality.FirstaskistocentralizeinBuckeyeLinksothatwhensearchesareconductedyoucancentrallyseethoseresources.ThesecondaskismoreorlesstoseealltenSEIquestions.ThereareextendedresponsequestionsthatcannotbeseenbecauseofFERPA,butalltenSEIquestionsarenotpublishedbecauseoflackoftransparencyonpartoftheUniversity.ThethirdaskisthatthecomparisonofSEIresultsshouldbeagreaterindicatorofinstructorquality.Also,thecomparisonbydepartmentandpublishingresponseratesattheUniversityofMichiganresponseratespublishedbydepartmentstherewasanincreasedresponseratefromstudentswhentheywerepublished.Publishingwillincreasethevalidityofthismeasure.Allstudentsarerequiredtocompletetogettheirgrade.Usetenureinstructedinstrument,whichisjargonthatdoesn’tallowstudentstounderstandqualityoftheinstructor.IfallcourseshavetocompleteSEIs,thenwecancompare


themacrosstheboard.UofMinnesotahasdonesomethinglikethisthatIwouldliketoseeatOhioState.Commonsensereforms.Weneedtotakeseriously.

ii. Belfiglio:HowmanypeoplehereknewyoucouldviewSEIresultsonline?(6raisedtheirhands).Yeah,that’scrazybecausewe’resowell-informed.Manystudentsdon’tfillitoutbecausetheydon’tseetheresults.Wewanttomakeitafairmetricandwantthemtobeabletoseeallthemetrics.Thelastthingisthatweseeistheratingcomparedtotheoveralldepartment’sratings.StudentsfillingoutSEIswouldfeellikethey’redoingsomething.

iii. Kaczmarek:WhenIreallywantedtosayhowmuchIlikedordidn’tlikeaprofessor,orwhentheyofferedextracredit.Ihaven’tfilledoutthatmany.ThiswoulddriveupparticipationandwouldmaketheSEIsmeansomethingbecauserightnowdepartmentalbasistousethem.Mostofthemdon’tcaretousethemandwe’dgetabetterturnout.

iv. Honaker:ImportantinsomedepartmentslikeROTCdepartmentbecausethere’snothingyoucanreallydowithbadprofessors.Iloveit,it’sagreatbill,andweshoulddoitquicklybecauseit’s10:30pm.

v. Bratton:TwoweeksagoIchangedoneofmymajorsandhadtorevampmyschedule.Havingaresourcelikethiswouldhavereallyhelpedandmadetheprocesslessstressful.Thiswouldbebetterthanratemyprofessorbecausethey’reeitherextremehighsorlows.

vi. Cramer:Line49we’renotadvocatingthattheystartshamingprofessorsthatoptoutofSEIsarewe?

vii. Souders:Itwouldberequired.Wedon’twanttopublishthelistbutwewanttoknowthatallstudentsatOSUarecompletingtheSEIsandthattheywouldhavethefreedomtodothat.Thiswouldbeabaseline.

viii. Warnimont:DoyouknowhowlongtheSEItoolhasexisted?ix. Souders:2009iswhenitwasconvertedtoonline,pilotedfor4

yearsbeforethat.x. Warnimont:Howlongdidthefacultyruleexist?


xi. Belfiglio:ItwasduringtheprocessinwhichtheUniversityhad

tovotetocreateSEIs.Somefacultiesdidnotlikeit,sothatclausewasaddedintoit.Profswhoreallydidn’twanttodoitdidn’thavetodoit.

xii. Singh:Whatarethesixothermetrics?xiii. Souders:Thesixotherquestionsnotincluded?xiv. Belfiglio:10questionsplusthreeothercategories.We’dliketo

seetheindividualaverages.xv. Souders:Thefirstquestionis“Thesubjectmatterofthiscourse

waswell-organized,”etc…Currently,theyhavetheaverageratingoftheprofessor.

xvi. Belfiglio:Insteadofshowingusthoseaverages,showusallten.xvii. Singh:There’snoaccountabilityontheirend,sowhateverwe

sayintermsofourSEIs,whatdoyourecommend?Idon’tseeanythingintermsofaccountabilityonthis.

xviii. Souders:Itdependsonthedepartment.YieldtoBodey.xix. Bodey:Specificprofessorsareconsistentlyreceivingterrible

SEIreportsandallowedtoteach.RequireundergraduatecurriculumcommitteetoreviewSEIsbeforeapprovingthemtoteachacourse.That’snotreallysomethingthathasbeendonebeforeandinresearchingthisbetweenthedeanandmyselfandtheUndergraduateCurriculumCommittee,theSEIswereavailableonaneed-to-knowbasis.GraduateassistantonlypersonthatsawSEIpriortothiswassupervisorofgraduateassistant.Notrequiredtoreporttodean,chairofanykind,orchairofUndergraduateCurriculumCommittee.Couldeasilybesweptundertherug.NowallSEIshavetobereportedtochairoftheUndergraduateCurriculumCommitteeandanythingseenasmajorcancallforproftonotbeallowedtoteachanymore.

xx. Belfiglio:ProfessorswhowanttohavetenurehavetohaveSEIsreviewed.Youngprofessors’SEIsareincrediblyimportant.

xxi. Drenkhan:Ididresearchalittlebitago.SomethingthatIcameacrosswasthatusingSEIsagainstprofessorsiftheygetbadratingsandtakingactionagainstthemissomethingthey’refearfulofandsomethingtheydon’twant.SomeoftheresearchthatIreadwasonsomepeoplethatwerefiredbecausean


angrystudentcouldputtheirjobontheline.Myquestionishaveyouthoughtaboutwhatotherthingsmighthappenasaresultofthis?Howitwouldoffsetscheduling?

xxii. Souders:Iconsideredit,becauseIthinkthatPresidentDrake’sinitiativetoofferresourcestoprofessors.Reevaluate.Idon’tthinkthisshouldbeamechanismtoendangertenure.It’soneofmanyevaluationinstrumentstheUniversityuses.Thestudentvoiceshouldbeheardconsistently.

xxiii. Bodey:Thissoundsextremeinplainspeak,butIbynomeansforeseesomeonebeingcompletelycallednottoteachanymore,butputabitmoresupervisoryroleinsomeprofessorsbecauseprofessorswhohavetenureanddon’thavegoodSEIsarenotreportingthattoanyone.Thiscallsformoreaccountability.InaGlennCollegeclassthatwenthorriblyasstudentswehadtheabilitytobringthosethingsforwardandthatresultedinthis.Thisbynomeansmeansthatthatprofessorwon’tteachagain,butmeansthatprofessorispartofateachingandlearningseminar,orreceivessupervisoryprovisionsbecauseofpastSEIreports,whereasinthepastthatfurtherrolewasn’tevenpossiblebecauseSEIsweren’treported.

xxiv. Motiontomoveintodiscussion.xxv. Movedintodiscussion.xxvi. Marchese:Ihopethis,sometime,getspassedbyunanimous

consent,butthisisaverywell-craftedresolutionandit’sclearalotofworkwasdone.

xxvii. AbbyWaidelich:ThiswassentbackfromSteeringtocleanitup,anditwasbroughtbackverynicely.

xxviii. Motiontopass48-R-35withunanimousconsent.xxix. 48-R-35PASSEDwithunanimousconsent.

VII. Announcementsa. AbbyWaidelich:Tomorrownightfrom6pmto8pm,therewillbea

ComprehensiveEnergyManagementPlanTownHallintheU.S.BankTheaterrighthereintheOhioUnion.Itwillbeontheprivatizationofenergy.Thisisachanceforstudentstoaskadministratorsabouttheenergy,wherethemoneywillgo,etc.


b. Buss:Ifyouhaven’tfilledoutdemographicsurveyyetpleasedo.Right

nowresultsareskewed.Acoupleofyouhaven’tfilleditoutyet,sopleasedoso.

c. Cramer:FillouttheDCapplicationopenforthenexthourandahalf.d. Harper:IwillseeyouallatBullwinkle’stocelebrateourfavorite

DirectorofHealth&Safety.e. Marchese:Ifyou’recuriousabouttheCBRC,I’dlovetotalkaboutit

outsideforthenexttenminutes.IapologizeifIsnappedatanyofyou.IfIhaven’tdirectly,pleaseassumethatIhave.

VIII. Adjournment

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