Blackburn Center Hilltop Lounge
The meeting began at 8:07 pm with Treasurer Angela Harris making an announcement about selling “Real HU” t-shirts after the conclusion of the meeting. Then, HUSA Director of Student Advocacy Courtney Watson visited from the HUSA representatives to discuss HUSA's town hall meeting on Monday, November 8, 2004
President Keith Laing discussed the constitutional amendments that were proposed at the October General Body Meeting regarding officer's attendance at board meetings and club elections. The general body voted by a 2/3 majority to amend to constitution to state that future candidates for President and Vice-President must run as a pair with the goal of greater cohesion upon election. The members also voted to adopt the 2004-2005 Board's attendance policy of 3 unexcused absences or 4 unexcused absences resulting in any officer being brought up for impeachment (elected officers) or dismissal (appointed officers).
Next, Vice-President Natalya Bodrick informed members that from now on, she would give an attendance report from the most recent Officer's Meeting. For the meeting on October 30, she said the following officers were present:
President Keith Laing
Vice-President Natalya Bodrick
Treasurer Angela Harris
Parliamentarian Edith Turboh
T-Shirt Committee Chairwoman Tosha Holmes
Welcome to the Mecca Chair Stephanie Erheuh
Public Relations Chair Megan Lymon
She then added that Recording Secretary April McCowen had an excused absence. When she finished, the committee heads proceeded with their committee reports.
*Commitee Reports: The reports were as follows:
Fundraising: Chairwoman Morgan Scott requested for people to sign up for the fundraising committee and she will contact everyone interested with the information for the first meeting.
Social: Chairwoman Arian Thomas explained the Peach Date 2004 which will talk place on Friday, November 5 in Blackburn. She also recapped last month's social event which was a movie night, in which "Man on Fire" was shown in the Blackburn Digital Auditorium. She said the movie night was a success in spite of last minute preparation and lack of materials.
Community Service: Chairman Eric Hall explained we will be participating in a food drive “Bread for the City” on November 10, 2004 and a Homeless Walk on November 20, 2004.
T-Shirt: Chairwoman Tosha Holmes told members that the Hoodies will be here Saturday and will be distributed starting next Tuesday. She also said that if enough members purchased them, another order will be placed for members that missed out the first time.
Welcome to the Mecca: Chairwoman Stephanie Erhueh told members that the detailed planning for the 14th annual Welcome to the Mecca Weekend would be beginning in a month or so, and that she would be passing around survery to members that have previously attended the trip with the goal of improving on previous year's efforts.
Public Relations: Chairwoman Megan Lymon requested that those on the public relations committee try their best to help put up flyers to promote Peach Date and also help with working the tables on Friday
*Upcoming Events:
Peach Date 2004: President Keith Laing once again explained the concept behind the Peach Date Blind Date game. He also requested that members who were interested in being Peaches take their pictures at the conclusion of the meeting and that members volunteer to work the booth during the game and help with set-up and clean-up.
"Hit or Miss" Blind Date Bowling Night: President Keith Laing explained that the date for the Peach Date participants would be a Bowling Night on November 13 in the Blackburn Rec Center. He said that it would be held from 6-10 pm and that refreshments would be served. He also said that the club's own DJ Ridiculous would be DJing the event. He told members to watch their e-mails and www.hugeorgiaclub.org for more information on the event.
"Eye on Georgia Politics" Political Forum: President Keith Laing explained that HU Chapter of the NAACP had invited Congressmen Max Burns and John Lewis to speak on campus on November 16 and request that the Georgia Club co-sponser the event with them. He then said that once everything was finalized, members would be given more information.
"Holiday Helping" Food Drive: President Keith Laing reminded members again of the club's community service projects, including the food drive on November 10 and the Homeless Walk on the 20th.
*Bison 2 Bison Mentoring Program
B2B Coordinator Stephanie Erheuh handed out applications for the Bison-2-Bison mentoring program and told members that pairs would be announced at the club's next General Body meeting. She also said that she was planning a kick-off reception and that she would provide members with more details as they became available.
*Yearbook Photo
President Keith Laing told members that the club's Yearbook Photo would take place at 3:45 in the Blackburn Center. He said that members should wear their new club hoodies or a navy blue shirt so that the club can have a uniform look like last year's photo.
*Hoodies
T-Shirt Committe Chairwoman Tosha Homes told members that the Hoodies would be distributed on Tuesday, November 9 and Friday, November 12. She said members could also contact her to schedule a pick-up if their schedules conflict with the time alloted. Also, she said that the club would have it's first "Georgia Spirit Day" in which members are encouraged to wear club paraphenalia and apparel.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 pm.
-Shante Johnson, Secretary
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