FMO exec minutes 5-21-09

FMO Executive Board Minutes:

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Start: 7:11 pm

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Marrion
1. Islamic Studies Program – Dulce (sp?)
  1. External Relations VP for McSA
  2. Getting support from student groups, faculty, etc
  3. Meeting with Dean Finn next Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 9:30 am
  4. Academic program
  5. APEC, Alianza, Asian/American studies, Latino studies on board
  6. Can get a minor under the program
  7. Date for implementation? Still organizing
  8. Accomplishments last year: faculty advisor and professor
  9. There are other Islamic studies programs throughout the country.
  10. Islamic Awareness Week during the fall, use to launch Islamic Studies program
  11. This summer to ask Chicagoland area Islamic foundations and other countries for financial support
  12. FMO support would entail documenting support in writing when talking to administration, publicity and awareness campaign help, one FMO member to act as liaison between committee and FMO
    1. Beth
    2. Meeting on Saturday with committee, probably after 2 pm
  13. FMO would have as equal of a voice in decisions as McSA
  14. Vote to support initiative
    1. Motioned by Marrion
    2. Seconded by Beth
    3. Passed
2. No confidence in Caretta Cooke/Coalition of Colors
  1. Zach asked everyone to sign petition to remove Ms. Cooke from her position
  2. Zach submitted three points about reasons for no confidence
  3. Article in the Daily Northwestern

Cooke may show favoritism toward black student leaders and hasn’t met with everyone
Possible meeting tomorrow or Tuesday; want to meet with VP Banis
To find more ways to support the movement talk to Marrion or Zach

Financial Freedom Campaign
1. Collect money by last Thursday this month
Fall Calendar
1. Marrion and Nissi to complete
2. (Tyris) Will FAB have a chance to go to BSAC meetings? Yes, to be invited.
3. To be placed on calendar: Black Student Experience, Black Family Reunion, General Meetings, etc
4. Possibly co-sponsor first kick-it-night with FAB

Camille
1. Leadership Retreat
  1. Food to be called tomorrow – Noodles and Company
  2. All active Satellites and Affiliates have RSVP’d
  3. Adam Goodman of ULP will be present and welcome new Black student leaders.
  4. Questions? Call/Email Camille
  5. Spread the word
  6. (Marrion) Saturday, May 23, 2009, 10 am – 2 pm, business casual, Black House. Arrive early!
  7. (Marrion) Check-in
    1. La Donna and Kellyn
    2. Folders with constitution, seminars
    3. Distribute folders and document attendance
2. Satellite and Affiliate Database
  1. (Marrion) CaribNation still transitioning, may not exist next year
    1. No one wants to be president
    2. Should have representatives at leadership retreat
  2. (Marrion) Nayo on verge of probation
    1. Has not been communicating with Marrion at all
    2. New president, but need treasurer
    3. If they don’t come Saturday, they could be put on probation
3. Satellites and Affiliates will receive information concerning first BSAC meeting this Saturday. They will also be required to make sure they give us a copy of their constitution before this quarter is over.
Nissi
1. Unity Ball

Entertainment
1. Suggestions? Jazzy
  1. Cheap/free
  2. School of music – jazz group possibly
Talk to Beth and Tyris about transportation and venues

Black Family Reunion
1. September 27, 2009, John Evans Alumni center
2. Activities
  1. Water balloon tosses, sack races, spades, dominoes, double dutch, possibly beach afterward
3. Programming committee will be consolidating info
4. T-shirt
  1. Logo for each satellite and affiliate
  2. Trees
  3. Contest for design?
Fall event
1. Sent an email to Maya Angelou and Michael Dyson to find out cost
  1. Neither has responded. To send follow-up email or call
2. To know date and person before we leave for the summer
3. All fall quarter events will be set by end of this quarter

Beth
1. Inspire Films
  1. Went well
  2. Morning session – Nissi
    1. Got contact info
  3. Afternoon session – Dallas and La Donna
    1. Panel
  4. Build on for next yr
2. Committee
  1. Meeting postponed until reading week
  2. Flyer over listserv
3. Help over summer
4. (Marrion) Camille and he met with HOTR. HOTR expressed interest in working on firesides with us. Work on format of firesides
  1. Approach CAs first couple weeks of school
  2. (Kellyn) PAC showed interest in helping with that
Adam
1. Food vouchers taken care of for Saturday
2. Blackboard – invoice about how much it costs
3. Ayanna got reimbursement
4. Our OO account is empty
  1. Adam had to transfer $10 into it
  2. (Tyris) List of what accounts are and what everything means

Type up info and print out

Receipts?
1. Reply to his email and he will pick them up

Amin
1. Financial Freedom Campaign
  1. Meeting with committee on Monday to see their progress
  2. Solicitation sheet distributed
2. Informational sheets for businesses
3. (Marrion) Tuesday or Wednesday before Exec meeting, send reminders to board about campaign
Tyris
1. Freshman freeze legislation passed
2. Election guidelines
3. SEED
4. Coupon program
  1. For smaller groups who can’t rent out big places (i.e. Cahn), but have a large enough following to fit audience in Cahn
  2. $750
  3. Submit event a year prior
5. Members of academic committee elected
  1. Two more positions open
6. Supplies for Dreams tomorrow at 2 pm at Black House
7. Want to be an alternate for ASG? Contact him
8. MSA (Ms. Cooke)
  1. Resolution to pass by Wednesday
  2. ASG agrees with everything we’re saying
  3. Write by Sunday night
  4. Have to exec by Monday
9. Black House Legislation
10. CAMP
  1. 25 freshmen/sophomores here on Saturday
  2. Banquet in Parkes
11. Questions?
Francesca
1. Flyer for Beth
2. NSBE banquet June 2
3. (Tyris) ITK: too much to send over listserv? No, send it out
Dallas
1. Handbook to come out
  1. La Donna and Camille to help
Kristin
1. Thanks for the blurbs
2. Website ready for members
3. Need blurbs and pictures from satellites and affiliates

Committees have individual pgs
1. Programming – flyer
2. Coordinator – minutes
Anyone can post anything under blogs and forums
(Tyris) Twitter?
1. Social network for website? Chat?

Kellyn
1. Newsletter
  1. Email submissions by Memorial Day Weekend
2. Emailed Latasha Levy
3. PAC
  1. On handout
    1. Monthly community service
    2. Assist FAB
    3. Assist with State of the Black Union
    4. …
    5. Legacy of X
      1. PAC sponsored by FMO
    6. Handbook for incoming black studnets?
      1. One to two page newsletter over the summer
    7. New students’ parents together
    8. Keychains possibly as welcome
    9. Discussion with Professor Biondi
      1. Won’t be here in the fall
    10. (Tyris) If parents want to join Ning, they should have the option, to stay updated
      1. Kristin
        
        Could help with Financial Freedom Campaign
      2. Nissi
        
        Put information to parents in newsletter, not on Ning
      3. Marrion
        
        Vote on a new website
        
        Do research on if it is feasible
        
        Table this until next week
    11. Buttons
      1. FMO buttons
      2. (Beth) FMO bar night or party
        
        Work with Amin
      3. (Tyris)
        
        Goodsearch.com
      4. (Zach)
        
        Don’t overstep with programming

Ideas to bring to Marrion – to send email
1. Students need to increase word-of-mouth about FMO
2. Ricardo – UBMA – Internships
3. Use offices to pick up flyers

Marrion
1. Recap
  1. Black Student Leadership Retreat
    1. Saturday, May 23, 2009
    2. Business casual
  2. CaribNation
    1. Event on Monday, May 25, 2009
  3. NSBE banquet
    1. June 2, 2009
    2. Buy tickets (available at door)

End 8:47 pm

Non-Attendance:

Camille