Ohio University Student Senators are submitting two new resolutions regarding the Board of Trustees.
The first of the two resolutions asks that senate create research tools to gauge student understanding of the nature and function of the Ohio University Board of Trustees.
The resolution also calls for tools to gather both qualitative and quantitative feedback from a large statistical cross section of the student body.
The second resolution calls for a ballot initiative reviewing the Board of Trustees' performance. The resolution calls for a set of five questions to be added to the ballot with statements about the board, allowing students to rate the board's performance from 1 to 5.
The resolution also calls for three information sessions to be held prior to the election by a neutral member of senate.
The resolutions come a week after a pair of ballot initiatives related to the Board of Trustees was voted down by the senate. One resolution called for a vote of confidence in the board while the other called for a vote on whether or not student trustees should be popularly elected. Both votes would have been added to the senate's spring election ballot.
Molly Shea, sponsor of the two failed initiatives, was not listed as a sponsor on the two new resolutions.
The resolutions will be heard and debated at Student Senate's weekly meeting, 7 p.m. tonight in Margaret M. Walter Hall room 235.
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Questions on the ballot initiative:
(each statement is rated from 1 to 5, 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neutral/unsure, 4=agree, 5=strongly agree)
1) The current voting members of Ohio University's Board of Trustees seek out student opinion with regard to university policies and the decision-making process.
2) The current voting members of Ohio University's Board of Trustees make themselves accessible to the student body.
3) The current voting members of Ohio University's Board of Trustees adequately respond to student opinion and input.
4) The current voting members of Ohio University's Board of Trustees make responsible fiscal decisions regarding Ohio University.
5) I have confidence in Ohio University's Board of Trustees' ability to make effective decisions regarding the well-being of the Ohio University community.
