The student senate will vote on the approval of senate members to various committee chair positions at 7 p.m. today in the Arcola/Tuscola Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Those who served as committee chairs in the fall will retain their positions pending approval, except in the cases of the housing and tuition and fee review committees, which are set to gain new leadership. The student senate will also consider two new resolutions, one of which requires line-item transfers in the amount of $398 to cover travel and lodging expenses.

Both Eastern’s voting delegate and the public sector chair will partake in the monthly Illinois Board of Higher Education conference held at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale the weekend of Jan. 23.

The other resolution would establish a senate judiciary committee, which will be responsible for reviewing and evaluating Student Body President Michelle Murphy’s nominees to serve on Eastern’s supreme court.

Erica Whelan can be reached at 581-7942 or elwhelan@eiu.edu.