5:35pm meeting called to order.
Roll Call: yasmin, Fouad, David, Christine, Joy
Minutes from last week approved.
JSU BBQ:
BBQ will be held on Erickson Field, the day of Involvement Fest. Just requesting money
for Food, advertisements, and napkins, etc.
Expecting 30 people.
Open to all UMBC students.
HOmecoming Shabbat:
Advertised every year during homecoming weekend. Plan to have it in the skylight
room.
Just requesting money for advertising, food, decorations.
Expecting 100-200 people.
Open to all UMBC students.
FBL219-
Already given money in initial budget for money requested in additional allocation.
Gave
double amount as we gave them the additional allocation as well. Pulling back this
additional
allocation.
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Freedom Alliance:
Panel Discussions:
Panel discussion next semester for community involvement. Taking place in Flat
Tuesdays,
or skylight lounge. Open to all students.
Concert:
Concert to bring people into organization. On Erickson field hopefully,wherever is
available
need sound equipment,lighting, band.Open to everyone.
NCOD Week:
National Coming out day week,week of october 11. celebrates "Coming Out". Events all
week.
Toilet Training is a video about Gender Neutral bathrooms. Trying to buy the video
as the video comes with the rights to show it. Successful events,
Gayme Night Dance:
Trying to rent out game room.last year had 40-50 people.
Open House:
Over the same week as welcome week reception. First meeting, etc meet and greet,
for prospective
members.
Welcome Reception:
Freshmen orientation week open house.
Out for Work:
Conference in DC with speakers, etc about being out in the work place. $500 for
table for
20 ppl and gas money.
Luau:
Big outdoor party at beginning of year for new and returning members. This year
peer advisors
from UHS talked. Discussion, food, fun, etc. Usually in harbor courtyard. Open to
everyone,
Member Gear:
Trying to get T-shirts, pins and pens to promote Freedom Alliance. Havnt had them
in many years
but would like to get it started up again.
Joy: We usually dont fund T-shirts, but pens for involvement fest, etc can be funded.
Thank You
Chess Club
Tournament of College Champions:
New event in Texas in August. Any college in US allowed to send 3 representatives.
Just
asking for money to fly people there and hotel cost. No entry fee for tournament.
Choose
3 people firstly based on interest and then based on ratings. Whoever has the best
chance of
winning and tournament performance. Coach will make decision. Chess club is open
to any
UMBC student. Event is unlikely if no funding is given. If member with higher
rating than
someone on the team, the person not on the team would hav a better chance of going
as long as
they have a higher rating. Basing the 3 going on how particpative they have been,
how theyve
performed on tournaments, etc. Chess team money covers expenses for pan American
tournaments,
and Final Four. Chess team money goes to these 2 main events.
PreVet Society:
Baltimore Zoo Trip:
Zoo trip to all UMBC students, free to all Students. Baltimore is closer and free so
its cheaper.
Basically an opportunity to learn about animals, etc. Expecting 15-20 people, but
will take
as many as the bus can take. Advertising by fliers,spotlight, etc.
Thank You
Invisible Children
Movie Screening:
Takes place tonight but couldnt get any location.
Thank You
JSU BBQ:
Tabled pending JSU's obligation to pay $250 for debt.
Tea Empire September and October Meetings:
Try to have tea meetings every month. Money mainly for tea, snacks to go with tea, etc.
Thank You
Newman Club:
Opening Dinner:
Dinner for new members and prospectives to meet old members. Will decide on food after
choices are seen.Expecting 20-30 people. Will be in the interfaith center. Open to
all students
Halloween Party:
Another social party, just for members to get together, etc. Open to all students.
Thank You
Pagan Student Union
Cookout:
Part of Pagan Pride weekend. Open to everyone, expecting atleast 50 ppl, held on a
Friday,
Already have a list of food needed from Giant. Only requesting money for food, we're
buying decorations, charcoal, etc out of our own carryover. Will be held near Lot 17.
Open to everyone and free. Basically our meet and Greet.
Trip Pagan Parade:
Held on a Saturday.Want to rent bus to take students at UMBC to the Baltimore parade.
Will represent UMBC there. Quote from UMBC transit website. Not sure of exact quote.
Currenlty based on $72 per hour for 5 hours. Will rent van for 14 people and if
more people
want to come, will take own cars.
Dispelling the Myths:
Working in partnership with the Mosaic.Asking for money for pizza, food and pamphlets.
Expecting 20 people. held on a thursday as part of Pagan Pride weekend.Held in Mosaic
center and open to everyone.
Divination Workshop:
Part of our workshop series.We're asking for $70 to buy playing cards, dice, cups,
etc for
different forms of divination, as well as food for people.
Halloween Celebration:
Ran this last semester but we're going to have it in a smaller room this time to
make it
more successful. We're only asking for some of our costs. We're going to have a
variety
of activities, etc. Some of the divination will not be free though.
Basically just need $150 for decorations, etc. Will be free and open to all students.
Expecting 100 people.
Thank You
Chess Club:
Voting on Full Amount:
For: 1
Opposed: 3
Fails
Pre Vet Society:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Tea Empire:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Newman Club
Opening Dinner:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Halloween Party:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Pagan Student Union:
Cookout:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Pagan Parade:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Dispelling the Myths:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Divination Workshop:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Halloween Celebration:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Alpha Phi Omega:
Smoothie Night and Game Night:
Recruitment events at the beginning of next semester. Open to everyone. Trying to
recruit
people. Basically a social event for people to get togheter. Requesting money for
food.
Will have advertising, etc.
Thank You
Freedom Alliance:
Panel Discussion:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Concert:
For: 0
Opposed: 4
Fails as they dont have a performer yet.
NCOD Week:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Gayme Night Dance:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Open House:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Out for Work:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Welcome Reception:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Member Gear(Excluding tshirts, cutting pens down to $50, total $150)
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Luau:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Alpha phi Omega:
Smoothie Night:
For: 4
Opposed: 0
Passes
Game Night:
for: 4
Opposed: 0
passes
roll Call: Yasmin, Fouad, David, Christine, Joy
Meeting adjourned 7:08pm