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Two for two! Textbook Transparency Act Goes to the Governor!
May 16, 2008 · Comments Off
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MO Senate Passes Textbook Transparency Act
May 12, 2008 · Comments Off
3:25 p.m.
The Missouri Senate has just passed the Textbook Transparency Act. Now all that’s left is a concurring vote in the House.
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No movement on the Voting Student Curator bill yet.
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Student Curator: Still Waiting on House Vote
May 8, 2008 · Comments Off
The Missouri House of Representatives has adjourned for the day. After a brief technical session on Friday, the House will reconvene on Monday afternoon with the Voting Student Curator bill still on the calendar. Keep up the optimism!
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CCRC Report 5-6-08
May 7, 2008 · Comments Off
As our last committee meeting of this semester we discussed the final legislation of the year. Strictly within CCRC we reviewed the status of the Hand Sanitizing bill and finalized the resolution to place parking meters on the top level of the Virginia Avenue Parking Garage. Finally we opened discussion for continuations of projects for the upcoming school year. If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
Respectfully Submitted,
Tim Noce - CCRC Secretary
Voting Student Curator passes House Rules
May 5, 2008 · Comments Off
Now it’s on to the House floor.
Voting Student Curator (Senate Bill 873)
Submitted by Senator Graham - Dec 12
Referred to Senate Education Committee - Jan 15
Senate Committee Hearing - Feb 13
Passed by House Committee - Feb 20
Placed on Senate Calendar - Mar 4
Adopted for Senate Vote - Apr 1
Perfected - Apr 1
Passed (sent to House)- Apr 3
Referred to House Higher Education Committee - Apr 15
House Committee Hearing - Apr 22
Passed by House Committee - May 1
Rules Committee Hearing - May 5
Passed by Rules Committee - May 5
Placed on House Calendar - May 6
Adopted for House Vote - likely Thursday
Perfected
Passed (sent to Governor) - before 6 p.m. on May 16!
Signed by Governor
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Special Senate Meeting on Saturday, May 3
May 1, 2008 · Comments Off
Please note: I’m calling a special Full Senate meeting this Saturday, May 3 at 1 p.m. in Memorial Union S304. There were some new developments with the Voting Student Curator bill today, and we need to address them immediately. The meeting will only be about ten minutes, and I’ll buy you lunch if it will help get you there! (more…)
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Video: 4-22-08 Student Curator Hearing
April 22, 2008 · Comments Off
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Student Affairs Committee: April 22
April 22, 2008 · Comments Off
This week the Student Affairs Committee met with Liz Tummonz, who works for the International Teaching Assistant Program (ITAP), regarding the teaching proficiency of international TAs. She was kind enough to give us a brief run down of the process every TA goes through and an idea of the current limits of the program. At the moment, each department only ever meets the minimum requirements for evaluating the teaching proficiency of potential TAs and any TA with a grade of even a 2 (on a 1-4 scale, 1 being worst) can lead a lab or recitation. As such, we are brainstorming recruitment ideas and contacting department heads in an attempt to gather more student volunteers for the TA evaluation process. As always if you have any questions, comments, gripes, complaints, or statements of appreciation, feel free to contact any member of the committee.
- Paul Whiteside (Student Affairs Secretary)
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Student Curator Hearing Tomorrow in Jefferson City
April 21, 2008 · Comments Off
The Missouri House Higher Education Committee has just scheduled a hearing on the Student Curator bill for tomorrow evening (Tuesday 4/22/08). Would you be interested in joining us in Jefferson City to provide a student presence during the hearing? We’ll be meeting at 4:30 in the ASUM Office (downstairs Brady Commons). There will be free food and transportation, and we’ll be back by about 7 (or 7:30 at the latest).
Please let me know by tonight at 10 p.m. if you’d like to attend! (If you don’t have a chance to reply until later, we’ll still do our best to accommodate you!)
Jonathan Mays
MSA Senate Speaker
DJMays@mizzou.edu
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4/15 Academic Affairs Committee Report
April 18, 2008 · Comments Off
4-15
We are wrapping up the textbook adoption campaign. Chairwoman P. Williams is meeting with Dir. Pollard to go over the specifics of the campaign as well as determine what our options for targeting procrastinating professors before buyback. She is also scheduled to speak at LBC’s last Full Senate Meeting, which is next week, to garner their support of Senate Bill 389 questions. Basically, Faculty Council passed both of our primary questions last week in their original language. Unfortunately, they were able to minimize the impact of the questions by combining them into one long question. Chairwoman Williams is scheduled to speaking with Dr. Spain next week about the possibility of separating them. Lastly, Chairwoman Williams is planning on meeting with Craig Stevenson to develop a plan as to how we can speak with either the entire Faculty Council or the appropriate committees about textbooks because we have both been unsuccessful in our individual attempts to do so.
Academic Affairs
Chair Phyllis Williams
Vice Chair Ian F. Krause
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