| Student Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 11/28/2005 Call to order 5:03:19PM I. Attendance A. All present II. Approval of Minutes for 10/24/05 A. Approved II. Committee Reports A. Service Committee 1. Speaking in Foundation class on Nov 2nd went well i. Positive feed back from professor 2. Program “Getting to know Katrina” i. Planned for end of February in the evening - Between 7-10 or as early as 6:00 PM ii. Talked to Brenda Major about Hurricane victims - Panel discussion iii. Project Larazas speakers will present iv. John Stimac will be opening talk about Gobal situation v. Flyers will be copied in vi. Will be in the union maybe East end of ballroom vii. ADVERTISMENT IS KEY 3. Scholarship i. Will be given out based on personal circumstances ii. Advertise with Outstanding Professor iii. Need endowment of $5,000 for $500 scholarship - COS will pay for first couple of years iv. Goal for fundraising next semester is $2,500 - Justin in charge of preparing hand out - From Department Gift fund - From RSO's - Personal donation from students and faculty v. Requirements - GPA of 2.5 - Sophomore or higher year in school - One letter of Recommendation - Essay question - Interview vi. Will be handed out at SciFest 1. Current application sent out via e-mail 2. Meeting on December 5th at 5PM at B and B coffee in i. Goal to have new rough draft, come prepared C. Website 1. All our pictures are up i. Will be linked to a biography ii. Link to department under our pictures iii. Susie Wolf's name might be spelled wrong 2. Applications, bylaws etc. will be posted IV. Deans' Report A. Budget information handed out 1. No reserves have been set aside i. Idea of having a central budget - Due to fluctuation in government laws aka Government asks for money we can give it without lots of meetings 2. 95 % goes to Personal services and 5.0 % includes operation i. Personal services $11,875,142 ii. Operating funds $624,934 - COS $122,527 - Rest given in base transfers iii. Equipment reserve $181,116 - Roll over funded monitored by government 3. Discussed renovations and new stuff 4. Discussed lobbying i. Get parents, family, friends to write local government officials ii. Student Action Team through Student Senate V. Department Reports A. PLS 1. Thursday 1/1/05 Deletion of constitution requirement for non- major students will be discussed at CAA i. Will still be a general education course ii. Significant effect on curriculum PLS can offer majors 2. Early January, 3 course proposals before CAA i. African American Politics and thought 3. Research methods course transition next semester 4. Tenure-track search: applications due Jan 9th i. For American Political Behavior 5. RSO's i. Mysoldier.com paricipants ii. Newsletter out next week iii. Social event at Charleston Lanes on Dec. th iv. Food Drive hel before Thanksgiving v. Probally $50 from each club for scholarship B. PSY (psychology) 1. Wed. collecting items for HOPE 2. $125 Hurricane relief for bags tournament 3. Study abroad in C. MAT 1. Changes in curriculum, mainly in CS passed CUSCC and are gouing through CAA and CGS in Feb 2. Tonight-faculty meeting concerning planning, priority and curricular information D. ECN 1. Report not obtained 1. New Engineering Physics Degree 2. New Computational Physics Degree 3. New Astronomy Degree 4. Physics chair position still to be determined 5. SPS (RSO) is having chess tournament to raise money for trip to NASA F. BIO 1. Narrowed search to 5 for plant anatomist/morphologist Phone interviews last week Committee will decide on three candidates this week Interviews will be in mid-January 2. Dept. given out 1st undergraduate research awards - Hope to have 2 more rounds—FA, SU - Money comes from Dept. Operations Budget 3. Making 4. Donors Setting up fund to support Darwin Days - - Info at: http://www.eiu.edu/~biology/news/gould_award.htm 5. Pre-Health Professions Honors Society is offering free Bio 1100 tutoring 6. Phi-Sigma book sale went well—will use $$ for scholarships 7. Joseph Armstrong (ISU) will talk about beetle pollination in rain forests on 12/1 at 4:30 PM 8. BSGSA Guest Speaker Schedule Posted Info at: http://www.eiu.edu/~biology/news/bulletin_board.htm G. GEO 1. National geography week went well i. Two guest speakers were brought in 2. Rock garden nearing completion 3. RSO's offered to donate to student assistance fund H. CHM 1. Everything going okay 2. Poster session went good 3. RSO: i. Held food drive which went well ii. Will hold a blood drive next meeting iii. Last meeting on 11/30/05 Pizza will served I. CDS 1. Research Grad Forum and Christmas Luncheon 12/8/05 at 11:30-2PM 2. Client/ Clinician Christmas party 12/8/05 at 5:30 3. NSSLHA having group meeting 11/20/05 at 5:30 4. ASHA-Convention: department: teachers, some students presented J. SOC-ANT 1. Recruiting student for study abroad i. ii. iii. London Social research methods 2. Soc Club i. Were volunteers at pumpkinfest in ii. Adopting a family Christmas with Angel Tree VI. Announcements A. Outstanding Professor meeting Dec. 5th B. Remember ask money from department for scholarship: start talking C. Checks for scholarship go to EIU Foundation VII. Adjournment 6:18:55 PM |
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