UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, August 21, 1995
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A welcome reception
Rodney Block and Trina Ramirez, left, and Office of Admissions representatives welcome students during a reception Friday at the Office of Minority Affairs in Strong Hall. About 20 people attended the reception.
Edmee Rodriguez / KANSAN
Student Senate seeks committee members
By Sarah Wiese
Kansan staff writer
Opportunities to take an active role in student government at the University of Kansas didn't cease with the Student Senate elections last spring.
This week, student senators will be handing out applications for Senate's five committees finance, student rights, graduate affairs, University affairs and multicultural affairs. Tables will be set up from noon to 4 p.m. today through Wednesday in front of Wescoe Hall. Similar tables will be set up Thursday and Friday at the Information Fair in the Kansas Union.
Student body vice president Dan Hare said senators would be on hand to answer questions about the committees.
In addition, applications will be distributed to all residence halls,
scholarship halls, fraternities and sororities and will be available at the Organizations and
Activities Center on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
Previous experience or affiliation with Student Senate is not required.
Hare hopes to recruit as many students as possible. The more students who serve on committees, the better Senate
something changed, Student Senate is the best avenue for that." Every member of every senate.
"If they'd like to see something changed,Student Senate is the best avenue for that."
serves the student body, he said,
"Everybody knows of some kind
of problem with the University,"
Hare said. "If they'd like to see
Dan Hare Student body vice president
every committee has a vote, giving everyone equal influence in decisions.
Alan Pierce,
non-traditional senator,
said joining a committee
gave students
a better understanding of
where their money went.
"A lot of stu-
Senate until it affects their pocketbooks," he said. "Being on a committee offers a new perspective for most students."
"A lot of students don't know what's going on in
There is no cap on the number students who can serve on a committee.
Committees meet every other Wednesday, starting with committee orientation on Sept. 6. Committee members discuss proposed legislation such as financial requests from campus groups or changes to Senate's rules and regulations. The committees act as advisory boards, voting for or against legislation and passing their findings on to Senate.
Joining a committee is the way many students get into student government, Hare said.
"Typically, people get involved with a committee, enjoy it, and end up joining a coalition and running in an election." Hare said.
Applications must be turned in by Sept. 1 to the Student Senate office on the fourth floor of the Kansas Union.
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