EGSA Minutes Meeting #2 September 25, 2017 at 9:00am
AMS Dial-in: 5706586 Phone Dial-in (509) 335-9445 meeting ID: 06586
Pullman: Rachel, Abbey, Maggie, Liesl, Ben, Joseph, Olivia, and Kunle
Wenatchee: Adrian, Robert, and Alix
Review of recent events:
CAHNRS Fall Festival: Went well! Minus the rogue bees – thanks Rachel for handling the bee chaos well! Next time: SEAL THE HIVE
BUGSS: Also went well – we will show interest in student involvement to help future BUGSS events
Honey Sales
- Adrian will email Brandon/Steve
- Need to bottle and advertise (Lighty, flush flyers, etc)
- May do presales depending on contacts
Officer Reports
President (Adrian)
- Nominate Student Choice Speaker potential invitees
- Reminder: sign up for committees – let Adrian know if you want to be moved to a different committee
- Committee Chairs will be rotated annually or as needed
Vice President (Ben)
- Books! Dave suggested 12 books and handbooks for our library
- Will look into book store donations, cost of used books through Amazon, etc
- Joseph will ask Adam about matched funds to buy said books
Treasurer (Joseph): Our funds look good for the events/proposed purchases for this semester
Secretary (Alix)
- Writing Network: email Alix if you are interested
- To get feedback on a paper/proposal/application, you must give feedback on a paper/proposal/application
- 2 week turnaround time – all links through google docs ‘suggesting’ mode
Faculty Liaison (Rachel)
- Hiring for Wenatchee position is upcoming – look for an email from Adam and participate
- Adam is looking into additional classes for the UI co-op course list
GPSA-funding report (Kunle)
- GPSA funding – no new funding this year (we have money) but next year we will apply
Outreach Coordinator (Abbey)
- Live insects from Bugs in Cyberspace – maybe Dr. Zack will match funds?
- Terrariums are the most expensive part, but we have some
- Proposing an $800 budget to buy supplies and bugs
- Proposing a new ‘colony care’ committee or a care rotation schedule to take care of insects
Other updates:
- Prelim Study Group – Wednesdays from 11am-12pm – deciding a format but already having great discussions
- Meta-analysis group – Wednesdays from 1:15-2:15 – deciding topic
- Coffee and Donuts – 1st Monday of the month, will coincide with EGSA meetings
- Happy Hour – was a success! More to come soon – bowling and other activities
- Come to Bug Beer Friday with Jeb at 4pm!
- We will have a Halloween party and a holiday party this year! Stay tuned!
- Patches are STILL going to happen
- Linnaean Games – Thursdays at 3pm, come check it out!
- WSU’s debates team will hold a mock presentation before the Denver meeting TBA
- Herma Memorial – Adam is getting approval on the two options we drafted
Next meeting: Monday October 9th at 9am – WITH DONUTS