ACT Meeting Minutes, 7 March 2007

ACT meeting, March 7th


Sally’s Updates:

I spoke with the Dean, Dr. Michael Nastanski, and he agreed it would be OK for us to host the September dinner, so I assume that would be the last Friday in September, which is September 28?

I’ve spoken with our contact at The Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City. Her name is Lorrie Hero, Group Sales Director. She says that date works for them and she can recommend a nice package for our group. It would include dinner and the flamenco dance show.

I have their PR/Media booklet and can bring it with me to the next meeting. I will also print out some pages from their website and bring them.

Human Rights Day Programming (next year)/Die-in for Darfur (this year) UPDATE:
Needs student buy-in for program to work
Rachel heard back from program that Nelson Mandela no longer travels.

Math Week Update:
Professor Frank Barthel is in charge of Math Week, Week Prior To Spring Break March 14 is Pi Day

Women’s Herstory Month Programming:
“That takes Ovaries” program will be March 14th
Next Movie Night is March 29th

Blog Updates:
Only open to us!
Send suggestions- Sandy
Sandy to make sure that the RSS option is active on the blog so we can use RSS to send notification when new materials are added/updated

New Ideas:
Communication Club, Math Club- “Go fly your kite” day; ACT could perhaps combine with them for our “make your own tetrahedral kite” activity/contest

Future Planning & Monthly Themes:
April 2nd-June Programming: Old-time music convention, Ernie Williams fiddle or violinists. Is this at Wildwood or Sertoma? Will get more information

ACT Series Ideas

a. Food for thought dinner series: Upcoming program for March and April- September Confirmed
b. The Naked Truth (SGU collaboration) Faculty discussion series based on the Benedictine value of integrity. Have box for suggestions for next topic. We talked about a coffee house feel with coffee and desserts. Hot Topics issues instead of a lecture series. They feel like lecture series are overdone and make students feel too much like they are in class.
c. Film Series
d. Hobby Series

* Student Center drawings from Sally Burns next meeting
Webpage Tetrahedral- all faces are triangles
* Kite- Program- Math Club trying to build largest tetrahedral kite to try to get into Guinness Book of World Records during Spring Fling? Is that ok? Commercial round tent just in case no wind
* Sally will talk to Imani at PHCC about collaborative programming.