Senators consider three topics for spring BOT report
By LAURA ROMPF
Assistant News Editor
The Student Senate approved three possible topics for the spring Board of Trustees report. BOT committee chair Tyler Jackson informed the senate that the committee will either report on social space on campus, faculty service, tenure and promotion, or the idea addressed by the Trustee's agenda.
If the committee chooses space on campus, it will look into a Recker's type cafe in North Dining Hall, use of Washington Hall once the new fine arts building is constructed, and renovations of LaFortune.
"We also want to address the issue of overcrowding in the residence halls' social space," Jackson said.
Student body president Brian O'Donoghue said the committee on social space will also look into library renovations and other 24-space available on campus.
The second issue the committee could address — faculty service, tenure and promotion — investigates the issue of faculty and student relationships.
"We want to encourage faculty and student interaction outside class because it will improve the learning inside the classroom," Jackson said.
O'Donoghue said emphasis is often put on research, being published and grants for faculty to received tenure.
"We want to look into changing the tenure process," O'Donoghue said, "so emphasis is put on interaction with students not just researching and being published."
The third issue the committee could address is the topic the Board chooses to address in the spring. The committee will receive word from the Board about three weeks before the meeting on what issue they will address.
In other senate news:
u The nominations for the student business board managers were presented to the senate: Stephanie Lee for student business board manager, Melissa Gormley for Adwork, Rebecca Kiefer for Irish Gardens, and Matt Wilkerson for Dome Designs.
u The senate passed a resolution which creates an advisory committee for the enhancement of the First Year Orientation (FYO) program. The committee will meet each year and make recommendations to student activities about the Freshman Orientation weekend and how it could be improved.
u Mike Pfaff said the Financial Management Board approved scholarships in honor of Brionne Clary and Conor Murphy, two members of the class of 2002 who died from leukemia. Each scholarship will be worth $25,000. Welsh Family and Zahm Hall will each sponsor the respective scholarships in honor of their former residents. Pasquerilla West senator Audra Hagan said there will be a race in honor of Murphy, Clary and Miranda Thomas on April 22 and details will be available in the weeks after spring break.
u The WRC committee conducted research last week and would have recommended that the senate support Notre Dame joining the WRC, but Malloy announced Tuesday that the University has already joined. "We did a lot of research and found we were really proud of what the University was already doing," said Pangborn senator Kaitlyn Dudley. "There was a lot we learned on the committee that we didn't realize Notre Dame was doing."
All News Stories for Monday, March 19, 2001
