Keene State College Senate met at 4 p.m. on March 11, 2020. 

The main topic of the meeting this week was the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the United States.

The Senate Executive Committee (SEC) began the meeting by motioning to suspend the 48-hour rule to amend the by-laws for curtailed operations. The motion to suspend the 48-hour rule was unanimously passed.

The SEC then presented three amendments to the by-laws for curtailed operations. The changes came in Article V Item B, Article VI Item 4 and Article VII Item A. All amendments related to how the College Senate would function through a curtailed operations period. 

For an amendment to be accepted, it must be unanimously voted for by the College Senate. All amendments were unanimously passed.

For an amendment to a by-law to be implemented immediately, it must also be unanimously voted for. Once again, every amendment was unanimously voted to be implemented immediately.

After the changes were all accepted the meeting continued as usual.

At 5 p.m. Melinda Treadwell entered the meeting and discussed how the college would be going forward after spring break.

Treadwell announced that there would be no face-to-face classes taking place for two weeks after students were supposed to return from spring break.

Treadwell explained that professors would be asked to begin figuring out ways to teach their courses remotely, considering students would not be returning to face-to-face learning until April 6.*

The meeting was adjourned at 5:48 p.m.

 

*Note: About a week after the meeting, while students were away on spring break, a positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed on the Keene State College campus. Because of this, President Treadwell sent out a video to the student body announcing that students would no longer be asked to return to campus or classes by April 5. The following day an email was sent to the student body announcing that the remainder of the semester would be held online.

 

Claire Boughton can be contacted at

cboughton@kscequinox.com

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Hello! My name is Claire Boughton. I have worked with the Equinox for a little over two years and have held the position of the Senior Sports Reporter and now the Sports Editor. I am from West Simsbury, Connecticut, and live with my mom and dad. I have an older brother named Grant who is currently living in Albany, New York, but plans to move to New York City in a few months (because a global pandemic didn’t seem to scare him away from city-life). I have two cats named Stella and Luna, a dog named Sage and a fish named Shrimp. My cats are both 16 years old, making them both 108 human years old. That means that they would have survived through the Great Depression, both World Wars, the Cold War, women earning the right to vote and so much more. That’s a lot of wisdom. My dog is 12 years old, making her 74 human years old. We adopted her when she was four years old from Arkansas. I’m not sure how old Shrimp is but he is a baby betta I bought at PETCO about three weeks ago. I am an avid plant owner and love to help my friends and family keep their plants alive. I also wrote an article on kscequinox.com about what plants are good for what dorm rooms. I paint and draw in whatever free time I have and sometimes ride my bike that I got in middle school. My favorite part of the Sports Editor position is creating the weekly layout for the sports section. I have always loved design and making things nice to look at which I get to do every week with this job! If you are interested in writing for the sports section or have any questions you can contact me at cboughton@kscequinox.com.

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