In this week’s meeting of the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate, the Finance Committee Chair Zachary Taylor had much to say during public forum regarding the resignation of Senate members and the atmosphere in the Senate chambers. During this term, there have been 13 general Senate member resignations and five executive member resignations. This…
Yesterday’s Student Senate meeting had a public forum from a climate change lobbyist, voted on critical bills, and a number of nominations and elections for empty seats. Sharon Gold, a lobbyist for the grassroots Citizens’ Climate Lobby, spoke to the Student Senate about getting the University involved in their mission of supporting Carbon Fee and…
Student Senate voted Wednesday night to table a resolution calling for all student employees at the University of Rhode Island to be paid time-and-a-half on holidays and Sundays. The resolution was introduced by Student Senator Ryan Menard, who is a member of the Student Affairs Committee. Rhode Island state statute, law 25-3-3, generally requires employees…
This week’s University of Rhode Island Student Senate meeting consisted of heavy debate on student pay and nominations of representatives for Senate. A bill was proposed by Senator Ryan Menard calling for all University student employees be paid time-and-a-half on all work completed on Rhode Island state holidays and Sundays. All mentions of “Sunday” in…
Photo by Anna Meassick | A large crowd gathered on Oct. 20 to hear from Robert Flanders and Sheldon Whitehouse who are running for a spot in Senate. United States Senate candidates for the state of Rhode Island sparred over issues including health care, immigration, climate change and President Donald Trump in the University of…
During the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate meeting this week, there was heavy debate over the censure, a formal expression of disapproval, of two senators as well as several clubs recognized by Senate. A bill was proposed to censure Senator Michael LeBeau on the grounds that he exceeded the three absences allowed by Senate,…
On Oct. 25 the Student Senate will hold a town hall to discuss ongoing parking and transportation issues on campus. The event will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Memorial Union room 300. All community members are invited to attend. Vice President of Administration and Finance, Abigail Rider, and Director of…
This week’s meeting of the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate was brief with little debate. During the report of the Campus Affairs Committee, Senator Ryan Menard spoke on the topic of student pay on holidays. Menard expressed that “[The University of Rhode Island] does not pay time and a half [to student employees] working…
This weeks meeting of the University of Rhode Island’s Student Senate included the swearing in of new Senators and several bill passages. New Senators sworn in during the meeting included: Nina Padro, Jay Rumas, Ryan, Menard, Daniel P. Baglini and Annabel Cimbal. They were elected as At-Large Representatives. Thomas McGrath was elected as an On-Campus…
September 28th, 2018 Dear Constituents, The University of Rhode Island Student Senate (Senate) is currently involved in discussions regarding the manner in which student organizations are funded and the matters for which they may not be funded. Since May of this year, the Senate has been in correspondence with an organization known as the Foundation…