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Resolutions

Resolutions are a type of legislation passed by the Senate. From the Constitution, Article III, Section 5: "Resolutions shall be those pieces of legislation which express the opinion of the Senate."

Resolutions are non-binding recommendations passed by a simple majority vote giving a student opinion on issues relating to local, university, state, and national policies.

Recent resolutions are available for download below:

53rd Session:

Number Title Date Vote Result
53-R-12 IN SUPPORT OF A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF ON-CAMPUS INVOLUNTARY TOBACCO EXPOSURE 11/23/2009 28-0-1 Passed
53-R-11 IN SUPPORT OF PREVENTING SECOND-HAND SMOKE EXPOSURE TO THE CHILDREN'S CENTER 11/23/2009 28-0-1 Passed
53-R-10 IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED DIFFERENTIAL TUITION AWARDS FOR FY 2010-2011 11/30/2009    
53-R-9 IN SUPPORT OF THE CREATION OF A TOBACCO-FREE CAMPUS TASKFORCE 11/09/2009 4-21-2 Failed
53-R-8 IN SUPPORT OF THE ADDITION OF GUIDELINES TO THE ON-LINE RIDE BOARD 10/19/2009 28-0-1 Passed
53-R-7 IN SUPPORT OF RAISING MONEYS FOR THE WISCONSIN HIGHER EDUCATION GRANT 10/12/2009 24-3-0 Passed
53-R-6 STUDENT SOLUTION TO NEW STUDENT CENTER 10/12/2009 26-2-0 Passed
53-4-5 IN SUPPORT OF RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY AMONG PEOPLE AND THE PRIDE FLAG 10/05/2009 26-0-2 Passed
53-R-4 IN SUPPORT OF LEED CERTIFICATION OF THE NEW UNIVERSITY CENTER 09/08/2009 10-12-1 Failed
53-R-3 IN RECOGNITION OF MEGHAN CHARLIER’S SERVICE TO THE STUDENT BODY 05/04/2009 N/A Passed
by
Accla-
mation
53-R-2 IN RECOGNITION OF TIMOTHY LAUER’S SERVICE TO THE STUDENT BODY 05/04/2009 N/A Passed
by
Accla-
mation
53-R-1 IN RECOGNITION OF JAKE SCHAFER’S WORK ON LGBTQ ISSUES 05/04/2009 N/A Withdrawn


52nd Session:

Number Title Date Vote Result
52-R-16 IN SUPPORT OF ONLINE VOTING FOR THE 2009 STUDENT BODY ELECTIONS 03/09/09 17-13-0 Failed
52-R-15 IN SUPPORT OF CRITICAL CHANGES TO UW-SYSTEM CHAPTER 17 REVISIONS 02/23/09 19-8-0 Passed
52-R-14 IN SUPPORT OF CRITICAL CHANGE TO UW-SYSTEM POLICY F50 02/16/09 N/A Passed
Unani-
mously
52-R-13 IN SUPPORT OF SEGREGATED FEE ALLOCATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CHILDREN’S CENTER 02/16/09 29-0-0 Passed
52-R-12 IN SUPPORT OF TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM SERVICE LEARNING FACULTY WAGES TO THE INNOVATIVE PROJECTS CATEGORY 12/08/2008 30-0-0 Passed
52-R-11 IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED DIFFERENTIAL TUITION AWARDS FOR FY 2009-2010 12/08/2008 30-0-0 Passed
52-R-10 IN SUPPORT OF CREATING A VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS GRADUATION PLEDGE 11/17/2008 14-13-3 Passed
52-R-9 IN SUPPORT OF UW-EC BECOMING A TRAYLESS UNIVERSITY 11/17/2008 15-14-2 Passed
52-R-8 IN SUPPORT OF KEEPING DAVIES CENTER OPEN UNTIL 11:00 P.M. AND NOT CHANGING THE HOURS DUE TO A BUDGET DEFICIT 11/17/2008 31-0-0 Passed
52-R-7 IN SUPPORT OF A SCHOOL-WIDE COMPETITION FOR A NEW STUDENT SENATE LOGO 10/06/08 26-1-0 Passed
52-R-6 IN SUPPORT OF A COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC EVENTS 09/29/08 23-0-1 Passed
52-R-5 IN RECOGNITION OF AARON BREWSTER’S SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE 05/05/2008 N/A Passed
by
Accla-
mation
52-R-4 IN RECOGNITION OF RAYMOND JAMES FRENCH’S SERVICE TO THE STUDENT BODY 05/05/2008 N/A Passed
by
Accla-
mation
52-R-3 IN SUPPORT OF PLACING PLASTIC BAG RECYCLING FIXTURES IN THE UWEC RESIDENCE HALLS 05/05/2008 26-0-0 Passed
52-R-2 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE STUDENT SENATE RESOLUTION 05/05/2008 17-7-2 Passed
52-R-1 IN SUPPORT OF THE PREVENTION THROUGH AFFORDABLE ACCESS
ACT (HR 4054/S. 2347)
05/05/2008 25-0-2  Passed


51st Session:

Number Title Date Vote Result
51-R-36 IN SUPPORT OF ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH 03/31/2008
27-0-1
Passed
51-R-35 IN SUPPORT OF A COMMUNITY-FRIENDLY JAIL AND COURTHOUSE


51-R-34 IN SUPPORT OF ADDING ANOTHER TRIPPER BUS TO ROUTE NINE 03/10/2008
28-0-1
Passed
51-R-33 IN SUPPORT OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM REVIEW AND PRIORITIZATION 03/10/2008
24-4-2
Passed
51-R-32 IN SUPPORT OF A WORKGROUP TO RESEARCH THE POSSIBLE NEED FOR A MASCOT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE 03/03/2008
28-1-0
Passed
51-R-31 IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 883 03/03/2008 29-0-0
Passed
51-R-30 IN SUPPORT OF RESPONSIBLE TUITION PRACTICES 03/03/2008 29-0-0
Passed
51-R-29 IN SUPPORT OF UW-EAU CLAIRE’S MICROSOFT OUTLOOK EMAIL SYSTEM 02/25/2008
28-0-0
Passed
51-R-28 IN SUPPORT OF THE FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE ON OPENCOURSEWARE 02/25/2008
28-0-0
Passed
51-R-27 IN SUPPORT OF MORE DUPLEX PRINTERS ON CAMPUS 02/25/2008 28-0-0 Passed
51-R-26 IN RECOGNITION OF PAULA STUETTGEN’S SERVICE AS THE UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES ADVISOR 02/18/2008
N/A
Passed
by Vote
of Accl- amation
51-R-25 IN SUPPORT OF AN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT 02/18/2008
10-19-0
Failed
51-R-24 IN RECOGNITION OF JACOB BOER’S SERVICE TO THE STUDENT BODY 02/11/2008
N/A
Passed
by Vote
of Accl- amation
51-R-23 IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 252 WHEG EDUCATION GRANT INCREASE 02/11/2008 24-0-0
Passed
51-R-22 IN SUPPORT OF POSTING NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION 12/10/2007 27-0-1
Passed
51-R-21 IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED DIFFERENTIAL TUITION AWARDS FOR FY 2008-2009 12/10/2007 27-0-1
Passed
51-R-20 IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED UNIVERSITY LEARNING GOALS 12/10/2007 25-0-2
Passed
51-R-19 IN SUPPORT OF REASONABLY PRICED TEXTBOOKS 11/26/2007 35-0-0
Passed
51-R-18 IN OPPOSITION TO UNIVERSITY SANCTIONED EXPLICIT ACTIVITIES BY THE UNIVERSITY 11/20/2007
5-18-1
Failed
51-R-17 IN SUPPORT OF A STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER ON THE UW-EC CAMPUS 11/05/2007
26-0-0
Passed
51-R-16 IN SUPPORT OF GENDER-NEUTRAL BATHROOMS ON THE UW-EC CAMPUS 10/29/2007
26-1-2
Passed
51-R-15 IN SUPPORT OF MID-TERM GRADES FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 10/29/2007 23-5-1
Passed
51-R-14 IN SUPPORT OF STUDENTS’ EFFORTS TO ENSURE A STUDENT FRIENDLY STATE BUDGET 10/22/2007
27-0-0
Passed
51-R-13 REAFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE MUSIC THERAPY PROGRAM 10/15/2007
N/A
Passed by Accl-
amation
51-R-12 IN SUPPORT OF THE CLEAN COMMUTE INITIATIVE 10/08/2007
26-0-1
Passed
51-R-11 IN RECOGNITION OF UW-EAU CLAIRE’S PARTICIPATION IN THE PRESIDENTS CLIMATE COMMITMENT 09/10/2007
N/A
Passed
by unan-
imous voice
vote
51-R-10 IN SUPPORT OF ALTERNATE SMOKING LOCATION OUTSIDE OF HIBBARD HALL 05/07/2007
17-0-1
Passed
51-R-9 IN SUPPORT OF UW-EAU CLAIRE’S EFFORTS TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT FILE SHARING 05/07/07
18-0-0
Passed
51-R-8 IN SUPPORT OF AN EXPANSION OF ELECTRONIC MIDTERMS TO SOPHOMORE STUDENTS 04/23/2007
22-3-0
Passed
51-R-7 IN SUPPORT OF STUDENT OVERSIGHT OF REMODELING EFFORTS IN DAVIES’ ORGANIZATION COMPLEX AND STUDENT SENATE OFFICE 04/16/2007
10-16-0
Failed
51-R-6 IN SUPPORT OF MCINTYRE LIBRARY REMAINING OPEN ON THE EVENING OF EASTER SUNDAY 04/16/2007
26-0-1
Passed
51-R-5 IN SUPPORT OF A FOUR DAY BREAK SURROUNDING EASTER 04/09/2007 7-17-1
Failed
51-R-4 IN SUPPORT OF HIGHER EDUCATION REINVESTMENT (H.E.R.) 04/09/2007 21-1-3
Passed
by roll
call vote
51-R-3 IN RECOGNITION OF CHRISTOPHER J. WAGNER’S SERVICE TO THE STUDENT BODY 04/02/2007
N/A
Passed by accl-
amation
51-R-2 IN RECOGNITION OF CHRISTOPHER PIPER NIELSON’S SERVICE TO THE STUDENT BODY 04/02/2007 N/A Passed by accl-
amation
51-R-1 IN SUPPORT OF PROFESSIONALISM DURING STUDENT SENATE MEETINGS 04/02/2007
9-18-3
Not
Passed


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