Board Meeting Minutes 9.14.09

1. AASiA Reception

Sunday, 10/4

Charge all expenses to 110 account

AASiA will pay for faculty, desserts (ie chocolate mousse)

Brunch possibility: Greylock, 11am, last year aimed for 75 people but only 20-30 showed up

Menu: normal brunch + dessert ($3-$4 per person)

This year: aim for 50 people

Contact person: Susan

Reception possibility: Griffin, copy Tuesday Teas set-up, 2pm

Makisha: contact Professor Um as potential faculty speaker

Susan: contact Professor Siniawer as back-up potential faculty speaker

Seohee: find out about Tuesday Teas, start thinking about flyer

Future to-do list: fill out event form, coordinate financial stuff with Marcela, register with Campus Life because of 30+ guests

2. AASiA Social

AASiA social: Monday, 9/21, 7pm (after Board has its 6pm meeting)

Seohee: refreshments: iced coffee and hot cocoa, start thinking about flyer

Future to-do list: fill out event form, coordinate financial stuff with Marcela, register with Campus Life because of 30+ guests

3. AASiA listserve

Greg: give Seohee access to listserve privileges

Seohee: add the approximately 30 new people we got from Purple Key Fair

4. Sub-group icebreakers

CASO’s was Saturday, 9/12, about 7-8 freshmen showed up

KOW’s will be this Friday, 7pm, Hardy House

SASA’s will be this Friday or Saturday

All of Board needs to attend the icebreakers if they can make it.

Meeting schedule

CASO: Tuesdays, 5pm, Paresky 112

KOW: Wednesdays, 6pm, Paresky second floor

SASA: Wednesdays, 6:30 or 7pm, Paresky 210

5. Dining Services/Food project

Susan and Gary will meet with Dining Services sometime at the end of October

Rice cookers

New recipes (All of Board: ask friends for recipes)

Possibility of faculty-led brunches

Dodd or Mission back dining rooms

AASiA pay for faculty, students give points

Makisha: Ask Professor Berger who this year’s Gaudino Fund faculty representative is

6. Vincent Chin Documentary

Susan emailed the contact person, who said that he will be at Bowdoin on Tuesday and Wednesday, 10/20 and 10/21, and will see if he can fit Williams into his schedule.

7. Office clean-up

Find banner! Or get a new one

Inventory items

Saturday, 9/19 at 12:30pm (All of Board, and co-chairs, need to be there)