March 5, 2008

Name, and What are your plans for Spring Break

CA SC hearing on Gay marriage

Spring Break is almost here!

As of today, there is exactly ONE MONTH until Pride Week!

Social tonight is board games, movies, etc with Miranda at Phopp's house

UPQCC, weekend after Spring Break!

G?FBM

Collect money from Glen and Travis. E-mail sent to Nich

Pride Week

Reychl and Scott are MC-ing the Drag Show. Be careful.

Paragraph 175 and scheduling

Hsu-Li posters.

Mailing invites before break.

Queerzine has like one entry!

Jen found two new sources for our needed $500.

E-Board Reports

President

Voted one of the two MI reps for BGC. Teleconferencing and has influence over BGC '09

Next week will be doing SafePlace with Jen O

Meeting with deans and chairs, 5-10 min

Vice President

Vagina Monos on March 28.

TBT (Feminists of MTU), coordinating something big for Women's Week 2009

Treasurer

(not present)

PR Officer

Awaiting $50 check

Making posters, will be online at photobucket--proofs printed off by the end of the week.

Vice PR Officer (not present)

Secretary

Office Space hearing

Advisor Reports

H.A. Gail

UPQCC--everything is going swingingly. Free super, 5-6:30, presentation 7--see website.

One projector, searching for screen.

With the room's acoustics, the space will be made more intimate.

Mar 14, going to SSM, Ontario.

Condoms and dental dams at the conference.

Suggestions for presenter's gifts that are UP-related.

Nancy (Discussion later)

Phopp

BGC summaries?

Give Phopp a few minutes before to allow him to eat, do not park on right-hand side facing house at his house.

MI Campus Alliance page is up--as Facebook is not accessible to everyone. micampusalliance.org/michigancampusalliance.org

Marg? need conversation. Advisor requirements for us?

Marg (not present)

Old Business

Scott: Relay for Life

Budget Hearing: $6,000 for next year as a suggestion. Lack of fundraising? (Full of shit?)

Asked about Safe Place--sep. orgs.

Christian groups--HHF concert $12,000~

New ACLU chapter given $9700.

Review USG constitution beforehand.

Tier System

Effectiveness/popularity, events are graded, but then disregarded(?)

No funding for BGC, despite our fancy research and budget.

"We don't fund much for conferences."

Boutcher will refute the decision with all of his power.

CORVINO

$1600 from SEB

Total cost $3500.

Boutcher/Elsa will write request for increase.

Gail will make up the difference ^^

MI Campus Alliance Elections

No elections now--"baby steps".

Relay for Life

We raised the $1000--only group with big name and logo on t-shirts

Women's Month Display Case

Jane Ad(d)ams (social worker)

Gladys Bently (blues singer)

Kiosk for two weeks

ELECTIONS

Elsa moves to close nominations, seconded by Jeff at 8:09 pm.

Jeff withdraws his nomination for the position of President.

PRESIDENT: Andrew, Elsa, Ox

Elsa is elected.

VICE PRESIDENT: Elsa, Jeff

Elsa forcibly withdraws, Jeff is elected by consensus.

TREASURER: Lincoln, Jeff

Jeff forcibly withdraws, Lincoln is elected by consensus.

SECRETARY: Lincoln, Mike

Lincoln forcibly withdraws, Mike is elected by consensus (not present)

PUBLIC RELATIONS: Ox, Dan

Ox is elected as PR Officer, Dan is appointed as Vice PR Officer.

New Business

Orientation Event--today is the last day for the application for the fall events. Allowed to turn it in tomorrow morning.

Information and title

"GLBTAXYZ"

GSA-oriented audience

Social meeting at Phopp's