poetry salon flyer
and program (printable on legal sized paper in landscape)
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The Minutes for the following meetings are a little late. Unfortunately, your lovely secretary is also your SR, and so she was a little buried under a load of work. For those of you who aren't in the know: SR is a position on the regional level that occasionally sends you to a state to sit on a board meeting.
That is what I ahve
Community Outreach/Historian’s Report:
Survey responses are okay. Sweet.
President’s report:
The Poetry Salon is going swimmingly.
2. Adam: Should every officer run a salon?
In the interest of sharing labor, let’s split salons over all members so that knowledge base is spread out.
T-shirts. Budgets: different t-shirts, different styles.
Dr. Weber: Let’s talk about baby-doll cuts; women’s cuts.
Business Cards
Please edit for your own information.
Alliteration
Out to members - let’s start putting this together as a social organization. Adam will bring it up at the meeting. If there’s a good response, we’ll bring it up. If there isn’t...
Jessica brought up a worry of overextension.
Grad School 101 Workshops
Dr. Weber is going to be our liaison to the inner sanctum of faculty meetings. Teaming up with Sigma Tau Delta to create a regular workshop is extremely useful!
Treasurer’s Report
Pizza Kitchen Check: Fund Raising Check, someone who was a member of Sigma Tau Delta last year.
Banned Books Week: American Library Association Website - elect to read! Use the theme to work on a display or we can do our own theme.
Speakers - Erik Baker, Dolph Grundman?, Youth Slam? No. They’re typically flakey.
Let’s talk about making a fundraiser based on Young Adult Books. We’re going to do this stuff up.
That is what I ahve
Community Outreach/Historian’s Report:
Survey responses are okay. Sweet.
President’s report:
The Poetry Salon is going swimmingly.
2. Adam: Should every officer run a salon?
In the interest of sharing labor, let’s split salons over all members so that knowledge base is spread out.
T-shirts. Budgets: different t-shirts, different styles.
Dr. Weber: Let’s talk about baby-doll cuts; women’s cuts.
Business Cards
Please edit for your own information.
Alliteration
Out to members - let’s start putting this together as a social organization. Adam will bring it up at the meeting. If there’s a good response, we’ll bring it up. If there isn’t...
Jessica brought up a worry of overextension.
Grad School 101 Workshops
Dr. Weber is going to be our liaison to the inner sanctum of faculty meetings. Teaming up with Sigma Tau Delta to create a regular workshop is extremely useful!
Treasurer’s Report
Pizza Kitchen Check: Fund Raising Check, someone who was a member of Sigma Tau Delta last year.
Banned Books Week: American Library Association Website - elect to read! Use the theme to work on a display or we can do our own theme.
Speakers - Erik Baker, Dolph Grundman?, Youth Slam? No. They’re typically flakey.
Let’s talk about making a fundraiser based on Young Adult Books. We’re going to do this stuff up.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Hello, Sigma Tau Delta!/Minutes for Opening Officer's Meeting
Hello, Sigma Tau Delta! The 2008-09 year looks to be a year of rejuvenation for Metro State Sigma Tau Delta , Alpha Psi - among many other projects, we hope to involve members more fully with open meetings and wider communication. This includes posting minutes for meetings up here on this darn board.
As secretary, my position with Sigma Tau Delta is largely of organization. Part of my responsibilities (in case you, yourself, might be interested in my position next year :) ) is to take notes during meetings and organize them into semi-coherant lists of what we discussed. In the interest of open disclosure, I've attached these notes to the rear of this post.
Further, there will be an open member's meeting on September 2nd. We encourage all members of Sigma Tau Delta looking to do more with their membership to take a step on over.
And, for you Sigma Tau Deltans worried about conferencing in the coming year, submissions are canonically due at the end of November. Be thinking about what writing you'd like to submit! Metro usually has a strong showing and we'd never want to disappoint. :)
See below for the minutes of our last meeting.
Minutes Sigma Tau Delta 8/12
ATTENDEES
Adam Speirs, President
Trina, Historian
Jessica Snavlin, Secretary
Wendolyn Weber, Assistant Advisor
First introduction of Robert's Rules of Orders.
Just for the Officer's Meeting.
General Meetings - What should they be like?
DR. WEBER: Bringing motions to the table by the lower members. Officers are supposed to bring motions to the table for lesser Members. They create the proposals and then pass it along.
The regular meeting, etc; Do people really want to do this?
Without bouncing ideas off of the members there's a chance to have something without member support, which means that members will again feel alienated.
JESSICA: There is a habit of friend-only communication, previously instilled from former generations.
We will be reorganizing schedules, as the first member meeting lands in DNC. It will actually occur the week after DNC, with the next Officer Only meeting being September 7th.
Motion to accept Robert's Rules of Order - approved.
Vice President's Report.
Proposal for more community and growth oriented activities.
Proposal for Constitution creation or revision.
A brief discussion of the roles of Advisor - an Advisor ought be Advice.
TRINA: There used to be a banquet for new members. Swearing in - etc.
Trina will work on a proposal for next meeting.
ADAM: Motions.
Motion to have Officers review the constitution, and offer suggestions of revision for approval at the next Officer's Meeting.
Passed with 4/4 votes.
Motion to have a calendar produced for the internet that would be approved by all officers at the next meeting.
Passed with 4/4 votes.
Motion to establish a partnership with Metrosphere Publications.
Passed with 4/4 votes.
*Discussion with Dr. Jason Miller pending
Motion to establish tutoring surveys through internet, with further implications in advertising to outside English students.
Passed with 4/4 votes.
Unfinished Business: Office Hours at Club Hub. Voluntary at this meeting, will be discussed on September 7th as one-hour a week minimum.
Office Hours to be discussed on September 7th -- Member meeting will be September 2nd.
Trina's proposal for banquets.
Necessary Email Communication:
Please review homecoming communications immediately.
Upcoming Events: Banned Books Week, First Member's Meeting, Unconventional (at Metro)
Other tid-bits:
Adam's gonna make us some flyers!
T-shirts. They will happen. Swear..
The schedule for meetings, generally, will be every 2nd (closed) tuesday and every 4th (open) tuesday. Sept's funky because of DNC, and Nov will be funky because of Fall Break (we will adjust accordingly!)
As secretary, my position with Sigma Tau Delta is largely of organization. Part of my responsibilities (in case you, yourself, might be interested in my position next year :) ) is to take notes during meetings and organize them into semi-coherant lists of what we discussed. In the interest of open disclosure, I've attached these notes to the rear of this post.
Further, there will be an open member's meeting on September 2nd. We encourage all members of Sigma Tau Delta looking to do more with their membership to take a step on over.
And, for you Sigma Tau Deltans worried about conferencing in the coming year, submissions are canonically due at the end of November. Be thinking about what writing you'd like to submit! Metro usually has a strong showing and we'd never want to disappoint. :)
See below for the minutes of our last meeting.
Minutes Sigma Tau Delta 8/12
ATTENDEES
Adam Speirs, President
Trina, Historian
Jessica Snavlin, Secretary
Wendolyn Weber, Assistant Advisor
First introduction of Robert's Rules of Orders.
Just for the Officer's Meeting.
General Meetings - What should they be like?
DR. WEBER: Bringing motions to the table by the lower members. Officers are supposed to bring motions to the table for lesser Members. They create the proposals and then pass it along.
The regular meeting, etc; Do people really want to do this?
Without bouncing ideas off of the members there's a chance to have something without member support, which means that members will again feel alienated.
JESSICA: There is a habit of friend-only communication, previously instilled from former generations.
We will be reorganizing schedules, as the first member meeting lands in DNC. It will actually occur the week after DNC, with the next Officer Only meeting being September 7th.
Motion to accept Robert's Rules of Order - approved.
Vice President's Report.
Proposal for more community and growth oriented activities.
Proposal for Constitution creation or revision.
A brief discussion of the roles of Advisor - an Advisor ought be Advice.
TRINA: There used to be a banquet for new members. Swearing in - etc.
Trina will work on a proposal for next meeting.
ADAM: Motions.
Motion to have Officers review the constitution, and offer suggestions of revision for approval at the next Officer's Meeting.
Passed with 4/4 votes.
Motion to have a calendar produced for the internet that would be approved by all officers at the next meeting.
Passed with 4/4 votes.
Motion to establish a partnership with Metrosphere Publications.
Passed with 4/4 votes.
*Discussion with Dr. Jason Miller pending
Motion to establish tutoring surveys through internet, with further implications in advertising to outside English students.
Passed with 4/4 votes.
Unfinished Business: Office Hours at Club Hub. Voluntary at this meeting, will be discussed on September 7th as one-hour a week minimum.
Office Hours to be discussed on September 7th -- Member meeting will be September 2nd.
Trina's proposal for banquets.
Necessary Email Communication:
Please review homecoming communications immediately.
Upcoming Events: Banned Books Week, First Member's Meeting, Unconventional (at Metro)
Other tid-bits:
Adam's gonna make us some flyers!
T-shirts. They will happen. Swear..
The schedule for meetings, generally, will be every 2nd (closed) tuesday and every 4th (open) tuesday. Sept's funky because of DNC, and Nov will be funky because of Fall Break (we will adjust accordingly!)
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Sigma Tau Delta Booksale...CANCELED!
Yes, the semi-annual Sigma Tau Delta Booksale has been canceled!
A moment of silence, please.
...
Now: on to defending our decision! Long story short, the transportation of books to campus was a logistical nightmare. For years, Sigma Tau Delta had an office in the English Department, making it easy to store books on campus and then set up the sale in just a couple of hours. This year we lost the office, and have had to keep all the books off-campus (a source of stress in and of itself, believe us!). Because of this, the booksale was quickly becoming more work than it was worth. We have had some interest from book re-sellers, and have decided to further pursue this sort of option in the future.
It is a sad moment, ending such a long-standing tradition, however, the sale was no longer a practical option. Sigma Tau Delta has experienced a re-birth of sorts this year, with all new officers and advisors. We don't want to forget where we came from, but we need to look to the future as well. We already have some exciting plans brewing for the very near future, paving the way for a whole new set of traditions!
Those members who were planning on helping out at the booksale to help with funding for their trip to the convention: don't worry! We are working on a way for you to still help with the process. We will be in touch very soon.
If anyone has any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at MetroStateSigmaTauDelta@gmail.com .
A moment of silence, please.
...
Now: on to defending our decision! Long story short, the transportation of books to campus was a logistical nightmare. For years, Sigma Tau Delta had an office in the English Department, making it easy to store books on campus and then set up the sale in just a couple of hours. This year we lost the office, and have had to keep all the books off-campus (a source of stress in and of itself, believe us!). Because of this, the booksale was quickly becoming more work than it was worth. We have had some interest from book re-sellers, and have decided to further pursue this sort of option in the future.
It is a sad moment, ending such a long-standing tradition, however, the sale was no longer a practical option. Sigma Tau Delta has experienced a re-birth of sorts this year, with all new officers and advisors. We don't want to forget where we came from, but we need to look to the future as well. We already have some exciting plans brewing for the very near future, paving the way for a whole new set of traditions!
Those members who were planning on helping out at the booksale to help with funding for their trip to the convention: don't worry! We are working on a way for you to still help with the process. We will be in touch very soon.
If anyone has any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at MetroStateSigmaTauDelta@gmail
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