Student government reconvened on Oct. 15 and began with roll call. All officers were in attendance. The previous week’s minutes and current week’s agenda were approved with a vote of general consent. Three prospective clubs were tabled at the previous week’s meeting: The Behrend Baseball Club, Behrend M&A & Valuation Society, and Behrend Poker Club.

The Behrend Baseball Club’s mission is to provide students with an opportunity to play recreational baseball. A representative of the club emphasized bringing together students who love and grew up playing the game. With a vote of 14-0-1, the club was recommended for approval.

Mergers and Acquisitions and Valuation Society (MAVS) mission is to teach students the technical skills used in mergers, acquisitions, and company valuation. A representative for the club highlighted the club’s wish to be more hands-on than existing finance organizations. The club was recommended for approval with a vote of 13-0-2.

The Behrend Poker Club’s mission is to give students the opportunity to play poker and other card games. Student government voiced concerns about the club’s procedure on gambling addiction prevention.  With a vote of 5-7-1, the club was not recommended for approval.

The organization moved on to new business. The prospective Behrend’s Student Chapter recommendation of approval was tabled to next week’s meeting with a vote of 14-0-0.

Executive Board Reports:

President Abby Napierski encouraged students to attend upcoming Behrend events and share the fall open election information. She proposed potential committee tabling in Reed to collect student responses on campus food, traffic appeals, and public relations. Napierski updated students on the university’s flock decision and encouraged students to begin thinking of questions for Lieutenant Lesly Mitchell’s visit in Nov. Finally, she reminded students that Dr. Filbeck, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, is scheduled to attend the upcoming meeting on Oct. 22.

Vice-President Sawani Shinde announced that no traffic appeals meeting date has been set, as not enough appeals have been received yet.

Treasurer Owen Kagle announced that the Student Initiated Fee decisions have been made and sent out to clubs. The organization received a record-breaking 105 proposals this month.

Chief-of-Staff Michael Del Signore had no report.

Advisor Kris Motta Torok shared that the campus has fully switched over to the Honk parking system. Students can now remove printed permits and hang tags from their vehicles. Visitor parking costs $1 per hour up to $4 for the day. There is no charge for visitor parking on weekends.

Staff Reports:

Constitutional review head Bridget Culley continues to work on drafting resolutions to the constitution. Two sections were tabled for removal at the previous week’s meeting, section 8.6.2 and section 8.8.1. Both were approved for removal with a vote of 14-0-0.

Public relations head Dorcas Amunazo announced that the organization will be starting a new public relations committee and encouraged students to join.

Recording Secretary Mirabel Valsechi reminded senators to submit absence forms and keep the minutes updated.

Programming Affairs head Kalliyah Wright encouraged students to share election information.

Council Reports:

The Multicultural Council has selected a candidate to represent the council who will begin next week.

Interfraternity Council representative Eli Sloan introduced the Tomato a Tau event that took place on Oct. 21.

University Faculty Senate representative River Smith gave a report on the student caucus and EECE. The caucus featured guest speakers Alexander Comas, president of the Interfraternity Council, and Megan Pepper, director of fraternity and sorority life, who discussed allegations of cocaine distribution on Penn State campuses. The EECE reviewed the University’s strategic plan and discussed building and garage accessibility on campuses.

Student government meetings are on Thursdays at 4:30 and are open to all Behrend students.