STEM Business Meeting

Friday, 9/15/06     2:00 P.M. MA-128

 

 I.   Approval / Revisal of Agenda

2:02 pm, agenda approved

 

II.   Advisor Reports / Officer Reports

P-Meeting w Proem this Thurs, Honeywell Tour is on FRI, Oct. 13, time TBA

VP- not present

S-Glad to see everyone, sign in under correct column

T-voting on plaques today, brought food

PR-nothing

ASG Rep.- not present

 

III.   Trip Discussion / New Possibility

NAU – renovations are finished, staff is accommodative/great

JPL, CalTech

Kit Peak, UofA—big observatory, big telescopes, sky-scaping, biosphere, mirror lab Discouraging staff; talk specific deps

 

IV.   Officer Training Reminder- next week

1:30-3 pm, Tuesday & Wednesday of next week

 

V.   Knowledge Bowl Plaque Funding

Not to Exceed  $5- 18 in favor, 7 abstaining, (25 members) – motion passed

 

VI.   Movie: Elegant Universe: Part I – this Friday, nu-104

 

VII.   Decision: Invite Biotech. Club to Movie?

Yes- formal invitation

 

VIII.   Webmaster Volunteer Announcement

Make it a PR duty vs Optional Duty for PR vs Advertising in comp. classes, vs.

 

IX.   Palo Verde Trip Paperwork

8am-2 or 3 pm, official excuse of absence paperwork will be necessary

Directions to online forms presented/given

 

X.   Hector's Fundraising Proposal

Charging fees = club is required to give something tangible back to the student participants

Talk to STUD LIFE abt viability, etc.

 

XI.   Knowledge Bowl Committee

VP oversees committees; will be chair

 

XII.   Open Forum

Charity/Community Service possibilities: Food drives, outreach tutoring (much red tape), Readfest (Need Date by next meeting; GEORGE), Math Scientist (Ashley- last yrs ASG pres), Thanksgiving food drive, go to food banks for service hours, Science Olympiad (March 3 rd, Sat., STEM is an official sponsor), Salvation Army.

Fundraising: selling goggles outside of chemistry labs, selling tablets of graphing paper & carbonless copy pages for labs, selling stuff on E-Bay

Putting movie publicity fliers up

ASG meeting

Movie on Friday

If interested, sign up for Honeywell trip  and  Turn in paperwork for trips

XIII.   Meeting Adjourned – 3:54 pm