|
SAGE Home > Minutes SAGE Meeting Minutes Sommers announced that, due to personal reasons, Ilona Harpe will no longer be able to fill the First-Year Liaison position. Two first-year students, Klinker and Wall, were asked to fill the position and were approved by acclamation; they will share a vote on the executive committee. Sommers charged them with the following: to take quick action to determine the needs and interests of first-year students, focusing on commuting and non-GTA students; to report their findings at the next SAGE meeting, if not before; and to work to define their position more fully. Bovaird-Abbo reported on her proposal to seek funds from Department alumni. Lori Whitten has given her some information, and she will be talking with Bob Elliot for more. SAGE likely will be able to contact alumni to solicit funds, but the Department already does so, and donations to SAGE would be part of an existing Departmental fund (gifts would have to be designated for SAGE). Bovaird-Abbo will be checking with Bob Elliot about the possibility of combining SAGE efforts with a future Departmental mailing, since the Department already does such mailings. Changing hats, Bovaird-Abbo reported on SAGE Advice. The fall edition is available on the Web, but the paper copy is sitting in Wescoe Printing Services, which entity apparently refuses to believe that SAGE exists as a University organization (due, reportedly, to bungling on the part of the Organizations office). Because it takes so much time and money to get paperwork through that office and to make paper copies of SAGE Advice, consensus was that digital versions should be used in the future; Bovaird-Abbo kindly agreed to put an HTML version on the SAGE Web site, to e-mail a plain-text version and to post one paper copy in some conspicuous location around the Department office. Also, she will be distributing small paper announcements in mailboxes when a new issue is released. Bovaird-Abbo is currently soliciting articles and article suggestions for the winter edition, the deadline for which is November 14. She suggested a teaching-tips article or an article about any unusual course that we know a professor will be teaching in the spring. Other ideas, of course, are welcome. Sommers announced that Prof. Hardin, Acting Chair, has asked SAGE to host an event for visiting scholar Kim Blaeser in November; apparently Bob Elliot will be helping with this. McMann and Beth Lagaron will be responsible for the event; Parkes and Harries agreed to assist. Harries suggested that SAGE might host an event in Spencer Library, similar to the Departmental event last year welcoming new faculty. Stephens reported for herself and Knutson, members of the Lecturers/Readers Committee. Prof. Swann has announced that there are no funds currently available for lecturers or readers, so that committee will hold no meetings this semester. Prof. Swann will be consulting with Prof. Dorice Elliot next semester, when she returns and assumes her responsibilities as Chair. McMann reported for the SAGE Events Committee. Thursday, 25 September, the Feminist Discussion Group will be meeting with visiting scholar Prof. Dale Bauer; this will be held at La Prima Taza from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. A reading for the meeting is available in the smokey file on Prof. Farmer's office door. McMann also announced that a creative reading will be held at Café Luna on 4 October at 8:00 p.m. Anyone wishing to read "something creative" should contact Beth Lagaron or McMann. Lagaron is still working to find a "key speaker" for the event, perhaps a faculty member. Asked about the Halloween party plans, McMann stated that it may be held in the downstairs room at the Tap Room, unless someone wants to volunteer a house. Finally, McMann reported that a speaking series has not yet been formed. Harries reported on matters financial. SAGE should be receiving the full $650 due to Corinee Guy's attending all required Graduate Assembly meetings last year. This money may be used at SAGE's discretion, but within certain University-established parameters, which means that, among other things, food and liquid refreshment are banned. A likely use for at least some of this money is improvements or additions to the SAGE lab, such as videos. Accessing this money will take time, so Harries should be contacted with any ideas for purchases. Note that travel funds are available from the Department, Student Senate and the University, but a process must be endured, so anyone wishing such funding should, again, contact Harries. Harries then turned his attention to the SAGE "slush fund," which currently contains a little under $200. This money is more usable, as it is completely controlled by SAGE. But this fund must come from SAGE fundraising efforts. These monies may eventually be moved to a Commerce Bank account for better control and greater simplicity. Finally, Harries announced that a Treasurer's Committee on Allocation of Funds has been formed to approve expenditures in a timely but reviewed manner. Harries chairs this committee, which comprises Bovaird-Abbo, Lagaron, Sommers and Wall. Sommers then turned the discussion to the matter of fundraising. The SAGE Fair(e) and silent auction are planned for the spring. The book and bake sale was scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, 29 and 30 October. Hot beverages may be added to the inventory as an added enticement to shivering students. Bovaird-Abbo volunteered to create fliers soliciting book donations, and several brave souls volunteered office space for storing books until the sale. Klinker volunteered to seek any needed permissions. Sommers urged all to solicit donations for the silent auction, which has been scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, 21 and 22 April 2004. It was decided that 20% of the proceeds will be donated to charity, which charities to be decided in the future. Profitt will seek information on University sanction or at least tolerance for such an event. The SAGE Fair(e) will be discussed at later meetings. Finally, the painful task of scheduling the next meeting was tackled. After deliberation, Tuesday, 21 October was chosen; the meeting will be held at 4:00 p.m. Aaron D. Profitt, Secretary This site is designed to be best viewed with Internet Explorer. |