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Written by Katie Povirk
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Thursday, 22 October 2009 15:04 |
BME Executive Board Meeting - 10/21/2009
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Everybody except Katie is here
1. Friday recap
Next mixer?
Corn maze - Trumansburg or maybe the one on Hanshaw?
Friday, November 13 - Theme?
2. PD Talks - Mitch
11/4, 11/6
Only 5 participants each now; Mitch will send out more emails
3. BMEGRADS-L (now ALL grads), BMEEVERYONE-L, BMES-L (in the works)
4. Faculty Night Out
"We provide childcare and entertainment, they provide the cash"
APO (Alpha Phi Omega) had one last week at St. Luke's church, can call and check on how that went (although it was there second year and they already have money)
Potential for fundraising?
Include field faculty!
5. Budget - Casey
Get feedback from participants of events, show rationale for getting funding from Department
PD talks
More people, same amount of $$ as compared to past year (doesn't work)
Make it clear that we are trying to consider other sources - doing our best with what we have
Add
6. Survey for faculty members - Yue, Mitch, Casey
Focus on BMES Retreat (in August)
Also ask what sorts of things the faculty might want from us as a Society
Next Faculty Meeting in November - Butcher will push for discussion at meeting
Distribute surveys one week before Faculty Meeting (or Tea and Crumpets)
survey completed for 10/30/09
7. WIP - 10/21 1:30PM, Weill 221 - Bobby
Erica Pratt, Alecia Gailey will present; Dr. Doerschuk and Dr. Zipfel
Next one will be 11/10 or 11/12
8. Outreach - Mike
Prison probably too time-intensive:
Must be 3-credit class, teachers must be certified and have MS or passed their A-exam
Tutoring
Lots of interest, split into several groups: high school, middle, elementary.
Try to fit program into classroom curriculum
Charlie Hung has contact information
Meeting next week about to gauge interest
Start early next semester? Beginning of February (again in April?)
9. Food Drive
Interlab (or maybe by floor) competition (small prize for winning group)
Volunteer at Food Pantry
Mixer with Weill Institute afterwards?
10. Holiday Party
Entertainment: antagonizing of faculty, etc.
Trivia
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