Senator Expectations
Financials
Committees
Parliamentary Procedure
Miscellaneous
100
In an academic term, senators are allowed to have this many unexcused absences before Secretary Callahan is required to reach out to him/her.
What is 2?
100
These are the two committees that serve on financial board.
What are Approp and CFRA?
100
This Committee is in charge of elections.
What is the Committee on Internal Affairs (CIA)?
100
If you are against a motion, this is the hand signal you should use.
What is a closed fist in the air?
100
This written document is emailed to Senators before senate each week, and should be read before the meeting to learn about what will be happening at that meeting.
What is the Agenda?
200
This type of pants are not allowed during business casual attire.
What are jeans.
200
It is explicitly stated in the governing documents that this type of drink is not allowed to be funded by SGA.
What is alcohol?
200
Q: True or false: students outside of SGA can serve on committees.
What is True?
200
If you wish to make an amendment on a motion, this is the hand signal that you use.
What is the thumb and pinky out, three fingers closed (hang loose) in the air?
200
This written document is a summarized transcript of the meeting and must be approved at the next senate meeting before being sent out to its alias.
What are the Minutes?
300
This is the website where senators should document all committee work such as projects.
What is Tech Sync?
300
This committee is the most important to the functioning of SGA.
What is THEY ARE ALL EQUALLY IMPORTANT
300
This hand signal is called on first.
What is a point of information/question hand signal (pointer finger in the air)?
300
This appointed position is in charge of managing digital presentations during each senate meeting, overseeing operations of the SGA website, and administers the slack channel.
What is the Webmaster?
400
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400
This is what happens to unused funds in club budgets or funding requests at the end of the Senate year.
What is rollback to SGA?
400
The Chair of the Committee on Academic Improvements is required by the bylaws to serve on this faculty committee.
What is the Committee on Academic Policy?
400
This is the term for moving to a vote amidst discussion.
What is a call to question?
400
These are the 3 main parts of the mission statement.
What are to improve the quality of undergraduate student life at WPI, to provide financial structure to clubs, and to represent the student body in a professional manner.
500
There are 7 reasons that an absence would be considered excused. Name four.
What are a serious illness, uncontrollable academic commitment, religious observance, family emergency, jury duty, state of emergency, and other reasons at the discretion of the president.
500
These are the 6 classes that an organization can be classified as (name and number).
What are: 1. Special Interest; 2. Club Sports; 3. Campus-Wide; 4. Selective Membership; 5. Greek Life; 6. Provisional
500
Which committees are required by the bylaws to only have one chair?
What are the Financial Committees (Approp and CFRA)?
500
Each Senator is allowed this number of points on any given motion.
What is 2?
500
These are the names of the last 5 SGA Treasurers (including the treasurer-elect)
Who are Brian, Liz, Dunster, Jose, and Hyman?
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