09-21 Meeting Minutes

Meeting Minutes
Date: September 21, 2009 5:26 PM
Title of Meeting: Sigma Tau Delta
Location: tivoli 317
Attendees: Joseph Gerlick, Elyssa Lewis, Roberto Martinez, Adam Speirs, Mark Reagan

M.O.R.E. funding
- roberto says brochure a really good idea. lists reasons which include informational, convention, recruitment...
- jo takes the reigns. all in favor 5/0 vote.

Salons
- presentation ideas: troyer - manuscripts; academia and motherhood - kuhn; ruderman - sabbatical trip for spring? jan scott frasier - art and creativity. gorman and popular culture.
- approach dr kuhn on department meeting bulletin and individual.
- poetry salon by adam.
- elyssa takes reigns.
- next agenda.

Halloween
- literary zombies - blackforeststudios. oct 24th.
- get member involvement through email.
- phi sigma sigma -- oct 30th - huge social event. bad gothic poetry contest. flash competition?
- $100 to rent cajetan’s -- double check into whatever liability we have doing that. voted in favor 5/0 pending liability issues.

fundraising
- setting up purchase orders for king soopers and office depot?

in class presentations
- roberto did 2: basic guidelines informational sheet to be posted online soon.
- in personal classes, but beyond?

membership applications
- figure out who these things go to.
- "contact advisors during office hours or our treasurer jo gerlick at: XXXXXXXX"
- pdf of application sent to everyone via email.

convention
- email to be sent.
- student services can fund!? elyssa will investigate.
- more about looking for attending advisor.

Banned books week
- cases to be reserved in multi-cultural lounge for first two days. monday and tuesday.

CFC funding
- paperwork finished and presentation put together by october 30? jo and roberto to do paperwork.

linguistics club
- reciprocity in emails et cetera.

next meeting?
- wednesday the 7th at 5:30pm. location to be determined.

September 14 Open Meeting

Meeting Minutes

Date: September 14, 2009 5:30 PM

Title of Meeting: Sigma Tau Delta -- Open Meeting

Location: Tivoli 317

Attendees: Adam Speirs, Chris Dunkin, Roberto Martinez, Mark Reagan

MORE funding

Use for things to hand out at spring fling. Book marks, flyers, highlighter, pens. That kind of stuff. Everyday use is best. Put on agenda for next time. Brochures!

Salons

One or two per semester, round table discussions, salons, basically the salon idea. Ideas? Profs? Next agenda.

Halloween

Party with phi sigma sigma, phi alpha theta? Social event primarily. Good idea to be pursued. Next agenda.

Blackforeststudios Halloween thing -- Oct 23 and 24th. Ideas? Dead poets. Bad poetry. Next agenda. Are we supposed to write something?

CFC

Adam will work on with Roberto. Tutorial made in process.

Fundraising

Bake sale. Fall -- once per month? Set up “tab” with King Soopers, and another with Office Depot on 16th. Get it set up prior to drop date?

What activities can we get involved in that already are occurring on campus?

Get brainstorm on mailing list.

Convention

Talk to student travel. Make sure that members are aware of deadline etc. Mention in newsletter. Advisor that attends?

Class Presentations

Talking to students in classrooms. We need a brochure! Roberto is designing a schpiel. New membership form online? Agenda for next week

Penny Drive

Not really interested, but interested in fundraising for charities.

Better world books. Find spearhead. Next agenda.

Banned Books Week

No longer through Auraria Library. Multicultural Lounge? Keep it simple! Art gallery style display? Nessa Conley spearheading.

Social Stuff

Salons. Board game night. Flash fiction contests. Book presentations?

New Officers!

Here's the breakdown of the new officers for the 2009-2010 academic year:

President - Roberto Martinez

Vice President - Elyssa Lewis

Secretary - Adam Speirs

Treasurer - Joseph Gerlick

They can all be contacted through our chapter email -- metrostatesigmataudelta(AT)gmail.com