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  • 60 Second Senate 2/9/11

    PARLIAMENTARIAN • Senate is looking for a new parliamentarian. • Anyone who has ever been to one senate at Wellesley is allowed to run for the position • Parliamentarian is a neutral position in charge of making sure that senate speakers follow Robert's Rules of Order and keeping time during senate • The parliamentarian will serve on the steering committee of senate and meet with the CGP, Sec Treas and CGVP once a week.

  • Senate Report 12/1/2010

    Wellesley's new Chief Information Officer speaks to Senate Ravi Ravishanker, the new Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the College presented to Senate on Monday, updating senators on the most recent plans for changing the College's email and conferencing systems and to answer questions.

  • Senate Report 11/17/2010

    Provost Shennan speaks about tenure decisions   Provost and Dean of the College Andrew Shennan spoke to Senate on Monday about the Committee on Faculty Appointments (CFA).  CFA is comprised of administrators and six elected faculty members from a variety of disciplines.

  • Senate Report 11/10/2010

    Senate examines spam policy Kavya Akash, chair of the Senate Policy and Ethics Committee (SPEC), spoke to Senate Monday about the spam policy on campus. Senators expressed concern that not many people are aware of the policy and therefore can't follow it.

  • Senate Report 11/3/2010

    Three-year trial honorarium status approved for Fall Frenzy Fall Frenzy, a week of events hosted by Wellesley College Government (CG), Senate and the Schneider Board of Govenors (SBOG), was approved by senators for a trial, three-year honorarium status.

  • Senate Report 10/6/2010

    Regis Senator given full voting rights Members of Senate voted on Monday to suspend the College Government Constitution to grant full voting privileges to the student representing the 20 some Wellesley students housed at Regis College. The motion passed unanimously.

  • Senate Report 9/29/2010

    Senate to create exploratory committee on possible student handbook

    Senate to vote in student senator from Regis College

    CPLA holds voter registration week

    Dean's Corner

  • Senate Report 03/15/2010

    College Government endorses letter to the Provost, Committee on Educational Research and Development (CERD) presents to Senate, Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) reports on meeting with Peter Pan representative, and Student Policy and Ethics Committee (SPEC) drafts new spam policy.