Ohio University Student Senate will vote for one external bill, nine resolutions and three appointments at its Wednesday night meeting.
A bill to support the Global Strategy is the second bill to ever go before the senate. Executives Landen Lama and Courteney Muhl are both enthusiastic about the bill and expect it to pass.
“The bill gives senate the ability to be included in talks on important academic enrichment at the university,” Chief of Staff Landen Lama, the primary sponsor of the bill, said. “It brings us into the fold and creates a stance with student perspective on global strategy, so I hope it does pass, but it’s hard to say what individual members of senate will think.”
One of the resolutions will be to fund a reproductive health panel taking place at the Athena Cinema on Nov. 17, which will total $409.80. Women’s Affairs Vice-Commissioner Kimberly Reynolds said the resolution will likely pass and will help make information about reproductive health accessible for all students.
“This will be a great resource for students,” Reynolds said. “It will make information about reproductive health widely available so students can make tailored decisions based on their needs.”
Six of the nine resolutions involve changes to the Rules and Procedures. It is now possible for senate to revise the Rules and Procedures due to its recent installment of a judicial panel.
Senate will also hear a presentation from Brad Cohen, senior vice provost for instructional innovation. He will be speaking about the Textbook Initiative, which examines the most effective ways to manage and reduce the cost of course materials for students at OU.
Vice President Courteney Muhl said the theme of Wednesday night can be summed up in one word: integration.
“You clearly see different areas of our body working to improve themselves,” Muhl said. “Between amending rules and procedures, appointing members to multiple staffs, and also funding the reproductive health panel and externally supporting the global strategy, it’s a great meeting to showcase external work and senate becoming actively involved with other organizations in the university.”
