A.S. Senate outlines improvements

By Michelle L. Young
Daily Forty-Niner

The Associated Students Senate is planning for the future.

During its first official meeting last Wednesday, the A.S. Senate announced it is creating a task force to improve: dealing with Senate objectives, parking, legislative awareness, increasing constituent interaction, admissions policies and possibly getting untaxed textbooks for students.

Mike Hostetler, associate vice president for student services and dean of students, discussed Cal State Long Beach's scheduled ten-year accreditation by the Western Accreditation Association. This fall, five members of the A.S. Senate will form a task group to prepare the university for accreditation, he said. Three committees, formed by senators, will help with the accreditation process in the spring semester.

An attendance policy for students at CSULB, which includes tardiness and excused absence issues, was discussed and is also being reviewed.

Other items addressed at the meeting included the following:

Students are invited to attend Planting Trees 2000, a tree planting and mural dedication from 8-11 a.m. on Sept. 16.

The senators went to a Lake Arrowhead retreat that focused on goals and objectives on Aug. 19 and 20 and prepared them for the fall semester.

The A.S. Senate has 20 of 21 positions filled, with an applicant being reviewed for the 21st position.