Thursday, April 3, 2008

ASB Minutes 4/3/08

ASB Meeting 4/3/08 – Minutes

· Meeting was called to order by Rebecca Fortelka.

o 21 students and 7 faculty/staff were in attendance

· Rebecca announced upcoming events

o Console Game Night will be on Saturday 4/5/08 in the Dragon’s Den – it will feature Rock Band and Smash Bros. tournaments

o Andrew Fest / Board Game Night will be tonight 4/2/08 at 7:00 in the Dragon’s Den – bring games!

o Meet the Makers Career Day will be Saturday 4/19/08

o The opening reception for the senior gallery show will be 5/2/08

· We discussed the Fusion Awards

o The deadline to submit entries is tomorrow, Friday 4/4/08

o After the deadline has passed Rob will determine whether we have enough submissions to hold the awards show

o Tony suggested that in the future a small cash prize be offered in addition to the award, this was discussed

o We discussed the issue of student apathy regarding the Fusion Awards

· Rebecca opened discussion on a potential event for Summer term

o She has been in contact with a party planner from Dave & Buster’s

o The proposed event would be for 10-25 students and would entail lunch, games and teambuilding activities

o The event would cost approximately $1000, alcohol would not be included in this cost

o Andrew requested a list of games

· Rachel Staley and Rebecca Hong proposed the founding of a campus women’s organization

o They are looking for input and suggestions from Cogswell women

o The purpose of the organization would be to directly address women’s concerns at Cogswell

o They also proposed a calendar of the men of Cogswell to be used as promotional material – they are looking for graphic artists, male models and anyone else who wants to help them with the creation of the calendar

· Eric updated us on the sign ups for the Meet the Makers Career Day

o There will be resume & portfolio workshops and one on one critiques with the industry professionals

o Space for these will be limited so participants will need to sign up in advance

o To sign up, email Eric at emartin@cogswell.edu – the deadline is Wednesday 4/16/08 no exceptions

o Priority will be given based on class seniority

o There will also be a number of panels and lectures that are not sign up only, and we encourage all students to attend

· Evan updated us on the status of the Dragon’s Den lights

o The first batch of lights have arrived and been installed and another batch is on the way

o To be trained on the use of the lights contact Evan

· Andrew notified us of an upcoming proposal to upgrade the TV Room

· The meeting was adjourned

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