A number of committee chair and member approvals are on the agenda for the semester’s first meeting of the Student Senate.

The senate meets at 7 p.m. in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Included in the approvals are the chairs of the nine senate committees. Those are: Allison West for University Development and Recycling, Donna Fernandez for Student Relations, Jennifer Lampley for Tuition and Fee Review, George Lesica for External Relations, Timothy Edwards for Diversity Affairs, Lindsey Baum for Shuttle Bus, Lauren Kluge for Internal Affairs, Jessica Jarrett for Housing and Amanda Sartore for Academic Affairs.

Other approvals are pending for a number of committees in academic affairs, including student representatives for the Council on Academic Affairs, Committee on the Assessment of Student Learning, the Union Advisory Board and the Library Advisory Board.

One of the more important appointments up for approval is the City Council liaison. Marty Ruhaak, student vice president for public affairs, has appointed senate member Jeff Collier for that position.

Bill Davidson, speaker of the Student Senate, said he expected discussion on the liaison appointment, but was not sure how much.

“I think he’s definitely competent for the job,” he said.

Appointing a liaison became a problem last fall, when two candidates for the position were turned down before the third was approved. Davidson, who served as the liaison last spring, was appointed without a lengthy debate.