Legislative Council
Chief of Staff Jenna Cripe
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The responsibilities of the Chief of Staff include assisting the Vice President with overseeing the Legislative Council in conjunction with the President Pro Tempore, collecting weekly reports from each committee chair at every Senate meeting and preparing and assisting the President Pro Tempore for any meeting which he or she must conduct in the absence of the Vice President.
Executive Assistant Abbie Wilbur
Major: International Studies and Spanish
Hometown: Tampa, Florida
Contact: agwilbur@go.olemiss.edu
The responsibilities of the Executive Assistant include coordinating special events such as the Fall Retreat, listing order of Senators to debate for the Vice-President, helping to prepare for the Senate meetings, performing any immediate task with which the Vice-President requires assistance, and overseeing attendance for all Senators and Legislative Aides at their respective meetings or public forums.
Legislation Monitor Amy Rhodes
Major: International Studies and French
Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Contact: ajrhodes@go.olemiss.edu
Legislation Monitor Kinley Miller
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Legislation Monitors shall monitor, and if necessary lobby, for resolutions and bills passed by the Senate and at all times have knowledge of the disposition and progress of each bill and resolution which has been sent to the proper university officials for final approval. The term of the Legislation Monitor shall be concurrent with that of the Senate President, or shall be with his or her resignation, dismissal by the Senate President, or by a three-fifths (3/5) vote of the Campus Senate, terminated.
Campus liaison Caroline Newsom
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Senate Campus Liaisons shall be responsible for keeping the Senate up to date on all campus concerns and events. He or she shall maintain a strong working relationship with faculty and administrators to keep the lines of communication open. In addition, this person shall assign Senators as representatives to various organizations on campus and be responsible for ensuring that Senators attend organizational meetings and represent the interests of those organizations.
Parliamentarian Clark Etzel
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The Senate Parliamentarian shall be responsible for educating the Senators about parliamentary procedure through required workshops at the beginning of the full Senate term. The Parliamentarian shall be present at each meeting and assist the Sergeant-at-Arms in regulating the procedure of the meeting. When necessary, the Parliamentarian shall be allowed to interrupt any Senator to inform the Senate body of the proper parliamentary procedure for the situation.
Sergeant-at-Arms Jake Spiva
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The Sergeant-at-Arms shall be responsible for the logistical operation of the Senate, including maintaining time constraints within the senate meetings. Ultimately, he or she shall have the power of disciplinary enforcement of the rulings of the Chair.
Historian Olivia Maurer
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The Historian shall be responsible for maintaining accurate records on legislation and recording debate on all legislation to serve as a reliable reference for inquiries into previous legislation that Senators have debated and voted upon. Additionally, the Historian shall conduct the portion of senate training as it relates to the history and culture of The University of Mississippi, administering the Senatorial examination, serving as a reliable reference for factual inquiries during informal discussion and points of information during formal debate, and chairing Research and Development Council.