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Senate Calendar
Summer 2007
During summer Senate, all submissions are due 2 days before the meeting.
All finance requests are due at 5pm the day before each meeting.
Summer Senate - May 11
Summer Senate - June 2
Summer Senate - July 14
Summer Senate - August 16
Fall 2007
August 21 Committee Member, First-Year Senator, and
Vacant Senate Seat Applications are available (Membership Committee)
Code of Conduct Change Proposal Solicitation
Begins (Secretary, Communications Committee)
August 23 Classes Begin
August 27 First Senate Executive and Finance Committee Meetings
August 28 First Senate Meeting
August 29 First-Year Senator Mandatory Candidates’ Meeting
(Membership Committee)
August 29 First-Year Senator, Committee Member, Vacant Seat Applications, and Committee Assignment Requests Due from Senators (Membership Committee and Chief of Staff by 5:00 pm)
September 3 Labor Day- University Holiday
Meeting
September 5-6 Committee Member Interviews (Membership Committee)
September 5-6 First Year Senator Elections (Membership Committee)
September 7 Announcement of First-Year Senator Elections
September 7-8 Senate Overnight Training – Time and Location TBA
September 11 First Year Senator Inauguration
September 11-12 Mandatory Organizations Meetings (Organizations Committee)
September 17-21 Mandatory Treasurer Meetings
September 24 Scholarship Applications Available (Scholarship Committee)
September 28 Chartered Student Organizations’ Officer Update Forms Due by 5:00 PM
(Organizations Committee)
October 12 Scholarship Applications Due by 5:00 PM
October 21 Scholarship Application Screening (Scholarship Committee)
November 1-2 Scholarship Interviews for Finalists
November 4 Scholarship Finalists Deliberations
November 6 Scholarship Recipients Presented to Senate
November 16 Last Day to Submit Legislation
November 19 -23 Fall Break and Thanksgiving Holiday
November 26 Last Executive and Finance Committee Meetings
November 27 Last day to present Legislation
November 27 Spring Budget Requests Available for 2007-2008
December 4 Last Senate Meeting
December 6 Last Day of Classes
December 7-8 Reading Days
December 10-15 Final Exams
Spring 2008
January 15 First Day of Classes
January 15 Membership, Finance, and Organizations Chairs Applications Available
(Membership Committee)
January 18 First Finance Requests Due by 5:00 PM (Finance Committee)
First Legislation Due
January 21 First Executive and Finance Meetings
January 22 First Senate Meeting
January 26 Membership, Finance, and Organizations Chairs Applications Due by 5:00 p.m. (Membership Committee)
January 28 General Election Applications Available (Membership Committee)
January 29 Mandatory Organizations Meeting (Organizations Committee)
January 30 Mandatory Organization Meeting (Organizations Committee)
Spring Budget Requests Due by 5:00 PM (Finance Committee)
February 8 General Election Applications Due by 5:00 pm
February 8-10 Spring Budget Interviews (Finance Committee)
February 10 General Election Mandatory Candidates’ Meeting (Membership Committee)
February 11 Sorority House Visits (SBO Candidates)
Scholarship Applications Available
February 15 Chartered Student Organizations’ Officer Update Forms Due by 5:00 PM
(Organizations Committee)
February 15-17 Spring Budget Deliberations (Finance Committee)
February 18 Fraternity House Visits (SBO Candidates)
February 19 SBO Debates
February 20-21 General Elections
February 22 Announcement of General Election Results
February 26 Spring Budget Presentations to Senate
February 27-28 General Election Run-Off (If needed)
March 3 Vacant Senate Seat and Chair Applications Available (Membership Committee)
March 4 Spring Budget Vote in Senate
March 7 Scholarship Applications Due
March 10-15 Spring Break
March 19 Scholarship Application Screening (Scholarship Committee)
March 21 University Holiday – Good Friday
March 26-28 Scholarship Interviews for Finalists
March 28 Vacant Senate Seat and Chair Applications Due by 5 PM
(Membership Committee)
March 31 Scholarship Deliberations on Finalists (Scholarship Committee)
April 1 Scholarship Recipients Presented to Senate
April 4 Vacant Senate Seats and Chair Interviews
(Membership Committee and SBOs-elect)
April 18 Last Day to Submit Legislation
April 21 Last Executive and Finance Committee Meetings
April 22 Last Senate Meeting
TBA Inauguration/First Meeting of the 2006-2007 Senate
April 30 Last Day Instruction
May 21-2 Reading Days
May 3-9 Final Exams
