Student Senate members will consider a proposal for possible bylaw changes that could have a direct effect on the organization during today’s meeting. 

On the agenda are three proposals for Panther Service Day funding, which the organization co-sponsors with the Student Volunteer Center. 

The other items of new business are a proposed resolution of recognition honoring the women’s basketball team and the proposal of bylaw changes.

The Student Senate will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Arcola-Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

The proposed bylaw changes come as a result of the recent strategic planning process, the senate members participated in last semester. 

As stated by the current bylaws, a bylaw change cannot be voted on the same night it is introduced. 

This first introduction will take place at the meeting.

Student Senate Speaker Zach Samples said they would vote on the changes as a whole, but introduce them one change at a time. 

The Student Senate oversight subcommittee of the strategic planning committee compiled the changes.

The suggestions were then discussed by the general committee.

As a part of the executive report portion of the meeting, Student Body President Ed Hotwagner will announce the results of student vice president for business affairs referendum. 

The referendum, which was asking student body to give its opinion on eliminating the position, was up for student vote from midnight Monday to 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday.

 “We got the usual reaction,” Hotwagner said. “Some students try to hide or get passed as quickly as possible, but we did have a couple stop and ask questions,”

Brooke McMillin, a freshman political science major and senate member, helped pass out flyers.

McMillin is a member of the senate’s university development and recycling committee.

“We’re currently raising money to plant a tree,” McMillin said. “It has become a tradition so we came up with a coin war to help earn the money.”

 Amy Wywialowski can be reached at 581-2912 or [email protected]