Finance Board Meeting
Call to order: all here except Harsh 3/24/09
SIKH STUDENT ASSOCIATION
. Vaisakhi Langar - name of the event
. April 16th - date of the event
. Location - UC ballroom
. Purpose of the event - to spread awareness of the new year, similar to the free kitchen (usually have that at the temple). The idea behind is that anyone can come to this event
. $1341 total amount requested
. common vision package would be used for advertising
- $75 others - utensils, plates, etc
. James: likes the event because it seems like a good event
. Silva: likes the event
. 4 in favor, none opposed
GO CLUB
. UMBC spring go tournament
. the event occur every semester, since fall 2006
. It is a board game tournament ( similar to chess)
. Location: skylight
. money would go towards the equipment ( boards)
. 50-60 people would be attending the event
. This tournament is also a qualifier for a national tournament
. James:
. how many go boards would you purchase with the money?
. About 20 boards
. How long would they last?
- For about a year
. only members could play in the tournament.
. The tournaments occur 2 times per semester
. In the past they have charged the non-umbc students, but this time non-umbc students would be permitted free.
. $34 is for the chapter membership
. Silva:
. are membership necessary?
. it is not necessary in order to be in the club, however chapter membership is necessary in order to play the tournaments
. Yasmin:
. how will you be advertising?
. flyers, e-journal, club website
. college park:
. This event will happen in college park ( charging $20 per person)
. Are there prizes that will be given out? Last year there were cash prices given out.
. Yasmin:
- How would u advertise?
. Mainly flyers
. They requested $400 dollars
. yasmin: It is a big tournament and also this year they haven’t gotten much money this year.
. Group suggested that they provide half of the fee, so $10 per person
. Silva: cut it at all or fund it all
. James: 20 sets is a bit too much
. Group need the organization to answer some more questions, then will vote on it.
. Emily: What if we charge the students, as college park is doing.
. cut KGS
. James: cut the boards, stones, bowls to 150
. keep pizza and soda to 150
. total comes out to be $ 635
. 3 in favor, 0 opposed, abstaining 1
. BANGLA CLUB
. Event: Boishaki Bang
. When: Sunday April 12th at 4:00 PM
. Purpose: spread word of Bengali culture, because it is always overshadowed by other cultures and showcasing the Bengali talent
. it is a family event
. What does Boishaki Bang means - it is a bengali new year.
. 450 people expected ( 250-300 UMBC students)
. charging adults ( only parents, not off-campus students)
. charging adults $5 and children are free, and students with ID are free
. food - food would be catered from an Indian restaurant
. Accapella groups, dances, and many other performances
. The event is mainly a show and a dinner
. The event is happening in collaboration with college park and JHU
. they had this event last year with same number of attendees
. total amount requested is $2,820 dollars
. JHU AND COLLEGE PARK - making their own tickets
. club is getting partially funding from JHU
. Group will wait one week to vote on it
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS CLUB
. Event: American Red Cross Concert
. When: April 23rd, 7:00 pm-11:00 pm
. Last year they had a concert and they had more people attending than they expected,
. This year, they want to have this event on a larger scale ( 450 people)
. The event is a free concert where free bands would be performing
. Purpose - To raise awareness for the red cross chapter in MD
. The concert is free to everyone
. Emily:
. - how will you advertise?
- Myumbc, radio/ local newspaper
. Yasmin:
. - what is the purpose of event?
- learn about Red Cross in general rather than just the idea that Red Cross is involved with blood drive
. Silva: would commonvision be used to advertise off-campus?
. commonvision - will be used to advertise on campus and not off-campus
. James: likes the event beside the advertising
. Silva: can’t they use the flyers Red Cross is giving them to advertise off-campus
. Since they need tickets, they would have to go through commonvision
. Yasmin: cut the advertising down to $ 200 since Red Cross is also helping them advertise
. Yasmin: the event is not a charity event, rather it is for awareness
. Total amount given is $1145
. in favor of 3, oppose 0, 1 abstaining
BIODIESEL PROJECT
. The club won MTV GO green award ( $1500)
. The money is used to making biodiesel
. farm funding, tools and equipment
. They requested $1000
. James: farm funding, do they require money for that?
. It is kind of paying them for the space we are using
. food: when they are out for 3-4 hours, its for the students
. Group decided to keep the food
. 2 in favor, 0 opposed, 2 abstaining
HONORS COLLEGE COUNCIL
. This is not a recognized student organization
. Event: semi formal dance,
. Where: Skylight
. Purpose: dancing, people to have fun, student DJ
. Money would go towards sound and security
. 100 people expected
. Silva:
. how would you advertise?
. honor college department, myumbc, facebook, email list
. What kind of decoration will we be using?
. flowers and balloons
. main purpose of the event: opportunity for the members of honors college to have fun time in a semi formal setting
. Catherine: Since Honors College and SGA would be sponsoring it, but they are mainly asking SGA for funding
. Yasmin: cant see purpose of this event
. it is a traditional event.
. Silva: members should pay $10
HISTORY STUDENT COUNCIL
. meetings food
. oppose 2, abstaining 1
STAND
. Event: knowing then acting
. requested $170
. Group decided they do not need student marshal
. audio visual is $50
. food cut down to $55
. $85 total
. 3 in favor, 1 abstaining
WIDE
. Event: trip to national aquarium
. tickets for $8 per ticket
. total $200 requested
. they are advertising for the event
. organization is open for anyone to join
. James: it should be ok to funds things mainly for the club members.
. Yasmin: This group wasn’t funded this year, so it is reasonable to fund them this year
. James: we are not paying for transportation, so we should fund it
. 3 for, none oppose, abstaining 1
PRE-VET SOCIETY
. V-tech pre-vet open house
. gas money for transportation
. Silva: cut it down to two cars
. cut it down to $60 total cost
. 3 for, oppose none, 1 abstaining
ETHIOPIAN ERITREAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION
- Event: ESAI Annual Summit
. asking for total of $ 500
. they have $500 in their accounts
. all executive board + 10 members are going
. they don’t feel comfortable using the money that was donated to them.
. Catherine: as long as it is open to everyone, we should fund it
. James: we shouldn’t fund it even though the organization is open to everyone
. Stefan move to vote, James second
. 2 opposed, 1 for, 1 abstaining
.
At the end of the meeting:
James: american red cross, biodiesel
Stefan: go club
James: honors college
Emily: history student council
Catherine: stand, wide
Stefan: ethiopian
Silva: pre -vet
Roll Call: Everyone here that was here before