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This meeting shall take place during the month of March.
Section 8. Quorum for Senate Meetings
A quorum for any meeting shall be at least 50% plus one of the Senate memberships.
Section 9. Advisor
The Director of Student Activities shall serve as the official advisor to the Senate and its officers. In
addition, the Vice President of Student Affairs will appoint two advisors to assist the Director of
Student Activities.
ARTICLE III - Duties and Responsibilities of a Senator
Section 1. Duties
A. A Senator is an official representative for the undergraduate student body in the government
structure of the University. It is very important that a Senator perform in a manner that is in the
best interest of the entire student body and deal only with matters that are of concern and benefit
to a majority of students. Therefore, vested interests and parochial ideas should be subordinate to
the paramount task at hand, striving to serve the entire University community.
B. Attendance at all meetings by all Senators is mandatory. If a Senator is absent without
notification from two (2) meetings during any one academic semester, excluding Summer
Sessions, the Senator shall forfeit membership in the Student Senate. A Senator may provide
proper notification by submitting a written notice of reasons for his/her absence to any officer of
the Senate 24 hours prior to the meeting which the Senator cannot attend. A Senator cannot
submit a proxy for any meeting. Any organization losing total Senate representation during a
session will not be funded the following session, and present funds will be frozen.
C. All organizations shall plan and execute at least one Senate approved Community Service
Activity, including any volunteer service rendered by Coppin State University students, per
academic year to retain their chapter. The Student Senate will not fund community service
activities.
D. All Senators must attend the Finance Committee meeting when their club or organization has
submitted a funding petition.
E. Senators whose clubs and organizations are registered must attend the Senate retreat.
Section 2. Funding Petitions
A. If funds are needed for a particular project or activity, an organization may petition the Senate for
funds above the initial subsidy award. The petition must be submitted to the Finance Committee
at least one week before the last regularly scheduled Senate meeting of the month. The
organization's Senators must be present to answer any questions raised by the presentation of the
Finance Committee. The Senate will vote on all the petitions at the last regularly scheduled
meeting of the month.
B. The Petition must include the following:
1. Name of organization
2. Date submitted and date of activity
3. Advisor's signature
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