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Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call State of the Students Address Administrative Conference a. Caleb Rose and Benton Brown of the Department of Education Reform- spoke about a new program that is similar to Teach for America but is specific to Arkansas VI. Special Orders a. Reports (5 minutes each) i. Advisors Report- focus in on the legislation that is being proposed ii. Graduate Assistants Report- None iii. Presidents Report-None iv. Vice-Presidents Report- Bobby spoke about the MLK visual v. Secretarys Report- if youre a mentor, there is a mentor social at 8:30, please take the time to make them feel welcome. vi. Treasurers Report- none vii. Cabinet Reports 1. Chief of Staff- none 2. Liaison to Faculty/Staff Senate Philip Hoelzeman- The faculty senate is working on making Arkansas in the top 50 research facilities. viii. Chair of the Senates Report- Senator Fawad and Mike met with Gary Smith, which illustrates the importance of following up with legislation VII. Public Comment (3 at 2 minutes each) a. Excitement is expressed from the Graduate School about having their own senate by three constituents VIII. Old Business a. ASG Senate Resolution No. 12 A Resolution to Support the Installation of New Crosswalks at the Union Garage Intersection i. Authored by Senator Shaelyn Vinson and RIC Senator Joe Youngblood ii. Sponsored by Senator Shaelyn Vinson iii. The Campus Safety Committee voted to approve the bill iv. Voting on the Bill-Pass b. ASG Senate Bill No. 6 The B.I.N.S. Act of 2012 i. Authored by Senator Lauren Rogers ii. Sponsored by Senator Lauren Rogers

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iii. The sustainability committee voted to approved bill iv. Voting on the Bill- Pass c. ASG Senate Resolution No. 13 A Resolution to Support the Usage of More Ecofriendly Products i. Authored by Senator Luke Brasuell and Senator Rachel Kuklenski ii. Sponsored by Senator Ellen Rudolph iii. Sustainability Committee voted to approve the bill iv. Voting on the Bill- Pass New Business a. ASG Senate Resolution No. 14 A Resolution in Support of a Minor in NonProfit Management i. Authored by Senator Will Simpson ii. Sponsored by Senator Will Simpson and Senator Elizabeth Kyle iii. Bill supports the creation of a non-profit minor iv. Referred to Academics b. ASG Senate Resolution No. 15 A Resolution to Support the Merging of Fall and Thanksgiving Breaks i. Authored by Senator Willie Dodd ii. Sponsored by Senator Willie Dodd iii. Supports merging fall and Thanksgiving breaks iv. Referred to Academics c. ASG Senate Resolution No. 16 A Resolution for Public Input in University Procurement Procedures i. Authored by Tyler Wells and Senator Alyssa Cockerline ii. Sponsored by Senator Alyssa Cockerline iii. Referred to Press Relations d. ASG Senate Resolution No. 17 A Resolution to Support the Addition of Water Refill Stations i. Authored by Senator Luke Brasuell and Senator Rachel Kuklenski ii. Sponsored by Senator Ellen Rudolph iii. Referred to Sustainability and Campus Life e. ASG Senate Resolution No. 18 A Resolution for Expanded Online Campus Applications i. Authored by Senator Autumn Lewis ii. Sponsored by Senator Autumn Lewis iii. Referred to campus life, campus environment and sustainability f. ASG Senate Resolution No. 19 A Resolution to Support the Implementation of Electronic Unofficial Transcripts at the University of Arkansas i. Authored by Senator James Wesolowski ii. Sponsored by Senator James Wesolowski iii. Referred to Academics

g. ASG Senate Resolution No. 20 A Resolution to Change ISIS hours i. Authored by Senator Molly McDaniel ii. Sponsored by Senator Molly McDaniel iii. Referred to Academics h. ASG Senate Resolution No. 21 A Resolution to Support an Academic Component of Razor Rewards i. Authored by Senator Josh Carter and Secretary to the Treasurer Mike Wyse ii. Sponsored by Senator Josh Carter iii. Referred to Campus Life i. ASG Senate Bill No. 6 The SEC Exchange Funding Act i. Authored by Senator Roxanne Hazelwood and Fresh HOG Grant Addison ii. Sponsored by Senator Autumn Lewis iii. Referred to appropriations j. ASG Senate Resolution No. 22 A Resolution to Offer a Survey of Calculus Supplemental Instruction i. Authored by Senator Amy Butterfield ii. Sponsored by Senator Amy Butterfield iii. Referred to academics k. ASG Senate Bill No. 7 The Graduate Congress Establishment Bill i. Authored by Senator Sanket Desai, Senator Alex Marino, Senator Michael Powers, Senator Madeleine Forrest, Senator Samantha Vaughn, Senator Roxanne Hazelwood, and Senator Sterling Elmore ii. Sponsored by Senator Sanket Desai, Senator Alex Marino, Senator Michael Powers, Senator Madeleine Forrest, Senator Samantha Vaughn, Senator Roxanne Hazelwood, and Senator Sterling Elmore iii. l. ASG Senate Bill No. 8 The Graduate Congress Incorporation Bill i. Authored by Senator Alex Marino, Senator Sanket Desai, Senator Michael Powers, Senator Madeleine Forrest, Senator Samantha Vaughn, Senator Roxanne Hazelwood, and Senator Sterling Elmore ii. Sponsored by Senator Alex Marino, Senator Sanket Desai, Senator Michael Powers, Senator Madeleine Forrest, Senator Samantha Vaughn, Senator Roxanne Hazelwood, and Senator Sterling Elmore iii. m. ASG Senate Resolution No. 23 A Resolution to Support ASG Member Participation through Blackboard i. Authored by Senator Elizabeth Kyle ii. Sponsored by Senator Elizabeth Kyle iii. Referred to

n. ASG Senate Resolution No. 24 A Resolution to Modernize Printing on the GACL Network i. Authored by Senator Trey Davis ii. Sponsored by Senator Trey Davis iii. Referred to Campus Life o. ASG Senate Resolution No. 25 A Resolution to Utilize the Universitys Earth Tubs i. Authored by Senator Ellen Rudolph and Director of Sustainability John Kester ii. Sponsored by Senator Rachel Kuklenski iii. Referred to Sustainability and Academics p. ASG Senate Resolution No. 26 A Resolution to Support the Increase the GACL PrintSmart Quota i. Authored by Senator Michael Powers ii. Sponsored by Senator Michael Powers iii. Referred to academics q. ASG Senate Resolution No. 27 A Resolution for Better Fob Access in Bell Engineering i. Authored by Senator Fallon Pennington ii. Sponsored by Senator Fallon Pennington iii. Referred to Campus Safety r. ASG Senate Resolution No. 28 A Resolution for Vending Machines in Mullins Library i. Authored by Senator Hayley Noga ii. Sponsored by Senator Hayley Noga iii. Referred to Campus Life s. ASG Senate Resolution No. 29 A Resolution for Doctoral Recognition i. Authored by Senator Alex Parish ii. Sponsored by Senator Chris Wooden iii. Referred to Campus Life t. ASG Senate Bill No. 9 The First ASG Community Yard Sale Act i. Authored by Senator Chris Wooden ii. Sponsored by Senator Chris Wooden iii. u. ASG Senate Resolution No. 30 A Resolution to Connect Architecture Printing to the GACL Network i. Authored by Senator Amy Kent ii. Sponsored by Senator Shaelyn Vinson iii. Referred to Academics v. ASG Senate Resolution No. 31 A Resolution for the Creation of an Advising Summit

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i. Authored by Senator Tim Tucker and Senator Autumn Lewis ii. Sponsored by Senator Tim Tucker and Senator Autumn Lewis iii. Referred to Academics w. ASG Senate Bill No. 10 The Empty Senate Reform Act i. Authored by Senator Will Hansen and Senator Autumn Lewis ii. Sponsored by Senator Will Hansen and Senator Autumn Lewis iii. Referred to Constitution and Code x. ASG Senate Resolution No. 32 A Resolution to Support Greek Theater Green Space Development i. Authored by Senator Rachel Freeman ii. Sponsored by Senator Rachel Freeman iii. Referred to Campus Life y. ASG Senate Bill No. 11 The Ultimate Webmaster Act of 2012-2013 i. Authored by Senator Samantha Vaughn ii. Sponsored by Senator Samantha Vaughn iii. Referred to Constitution and Code z. ASG Senate Resolution No. 33 A Resolution to Designate Specified Study Areas in Mullins Library i. Authored by Senator Kathryn Knudson ii. Sponsored by Senate Kathryn Knudson iii. Referred to academics aa. Motion to Suspend the Rules to Move Resolution 15 to second reading- Pass on a vote of 26 in favor, Voting on Resolution- Fail bb. Motion to Suspend the Rules to Move Resolution 17 to second reading- Pass Voting on Resolution- Pass cc. Motion to Suspend the Rules to Move Resolution 18 to second reading- Pass Voting on Resolution- Pass dd. Motion to Suspend the Rules to Move Resolution 19 to second reading- Pass Voting on Resolution- Pass ee. Motion to Suspend the Rules to Move Resolution 21 to second reading- Pass Voting on Resolution- Pass ff. Motion to Suspend the Rules to Move Resolution 22 to second reading- Pass Voting on Resolution- Pass gg. Motion to Suspend the Rules to Move Resolution 23 to second reading- Pass Voting on Resolution- Pass hh. Motion to Suspend the Rules to Move Resolution 27 to second reading- Pass Voting on Resolution- Pass ii. Motion to Suspend the Rules to Move Bill 9 to second reading- Pass Voting on Resolution- Pass Announcements Adjournment