BE Board:Meeting minutes/11/24/08

Minutes - 11/24/08

1. Coordinators
   • Welcome to new members:
     • Diversity rep: Edgar Sanchez
     • 1st year rep: Brandon Russell
   • CSB/SCALeS seminars (Miles Miller)
     • new sources of funding? GSC funding board, talk to Doug
     • advertisement: weekly emails ok?
     • emails as ways to get speakers, also look into CDP and postdocs
   • Use of student lounge space
     • JB will organize for a semester or so
     • ideas: snacks, drinks, beer, cot/ couch, TV, coffeepot, closet for games
     • collection jar to offset food costs, just need start up funds
     • use new events fund
   • No Holiday Party this year
     • plan a holiday TGIF instead
     • larger room? walker, other conference rooms
     • earlier start time to get more faculty members
   • Picture
2. Social chairs
   • Recap - Oktoberfest
   • November TGIF- Dec 5th Sam Adams
3. Treasurer
4. Secretary
5. First year representative
   • difficulties with 420 material- have talked to Al
   • want warning about matlab and diff eq requirements in summer or additional prep courses
6. Academic representatives
   • Dinner with 1st years
     • might need to come from Board's budget
   • Survey
     • need to analyze
     • TA survey soon
   • ISS update/ IAP speakers
     • IAP speakers lined up, lunches with speakers
7. Community service chair
   • toy drive
   • Albany st shelter breakfasts over IAP
8. Diversity representative
   • Event ideas
     • desserts of the world
     • beers of the world
     • salsa dancing
     • diversity lunches
9. Athletic chairs
   • basketball starting soon (IAP and winter)
10. GSC representative