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Number of people at the meeting: 24
Location: Lower Level Manor Office
All four officers present, as well as advisor.
President: Brad Baso
Vice President: Melissa Houghtaling
Secretary: Matt
Treasurer: Julie McLure
Advisor: Matt Hackler
Topics discussed:
Introductions (Name, major, what Spectrum means to you)
What Spectrum means to you...
Melissa brought up the history of the organization and what Spectrum has done in the past few years. The bottom line is that Spectrum is a student organization and is what the members make of it. Discussion followed on open/closed meetings and the idea of backup topics (maybe have a jar full of topics that we can draw from if needed)
District 202 Camp Out:
This Saturday evening, District 202 (a queer youth drop in center in Minneapolis) is holding their annual fundraiser at the Mall of America. Brad is working on getting some of the ticket cost subsidized. Plan on meeting at 8:30 at the Bishop and getting to the MegaMall around 9:00 PM this Saturday evening. Space is still available (email Brad at bbaso01@gw.hamline.edu for more info)
It was decided that the Spectrum Executive Board would start meeting once a week on Tuesdays.
Scott brought up the Youth and Aids Project for interested men.
Matt mentioned a Queer As Folk viewing party, possible one night a week for four weeks in November.
Matt Hackler mentioned that he is the Heights Hall Director and is available whenever if anyone had any immediate needs or concerns. Brad passed out a flyer with contact information on it.
Brad was working on starting a mentorship program for queer youth in high schools in the metro area.
Matt S. mentioned that Spectrum had videos, movies, and books that anyone can borrow at any time.
Brad also mentioned that a goal this year was to get a Queer Resource Center up and running by the end of the year.
The meeting ended around 9:45 with a lot of socializing. Great job everyone, especially Brad for getting all the snacks and getting us off to a great start!
Number of people at the meeting: 15
Location: Lower Level Manor Office
All four officers present:
President: Brad Baso
Vice President: Melissa Houghtaling
Secretary: Matt
Treasurer: Julie McLure
We started the meeting off with an ice breaker. Each person had a name of a famous GLBT person or ally on their back and they had to guess who it was by asking questions of other people in the room.
Topics discussed:
Introductions (Name, who you were in the icebreaker game)
Coming Out Week
Each officer talked about different days for coming out week (which is
Sunday, Oct. 8th through Saturday, October 14th).
Matt is in charge of the following committees: Drag Show, going to the 90's Thursday night, and the Slo Poke Sucker placing on Old Main Mall Sunday evening.
Julie is organizing the Monday night kickoff and has tenativley booked Ellis. She is also putting together the tabling in the Student Center Lobby on Monday afternoon.
Melissa is going to book a speaker for Thursday and is in charge of the Lavender Bag discussion.
Brad is working on Peer Counseling (10/7/00) and is in charge of Publicity, the Stand Alone Door event Wednesday afternoon on Old Main Mall and the chalking of the campus on Monday night.
Anyone is welcome to the Peer Counseling in service on Saturday, October 7th from 1 - 3 PM in Manor Main Lounge.
Matt brought up a new event - showing the miniseries Queer as Folk (which he recently acquired on DVD). Matt got permission to show the series from the creator and writer, Russell T Davies. The series is tenativley scheduled to be shown: Monday, October 16th, Monday, October 23rd, Monday, October 30th, and Monday, November 6th from 8:30 PM until 10:15 PM in LC 100 E. We are planning on inviting other queer groups from neighboring colleges to attend.
Brad mentioned Camp Out - who went and what a good time they had. The attendees are planning to write a thank you note to the Student Center supervisor for making it financially possible.
Some Spectrum members will be attending the annual Human Rights Campaign Fundraiser Dinner this Saturday evening.
We broke up into committees to further plan Coming Out week at the conclusion of the meeting.
See you all next Wednesday!!!
Matt
Spectrum Secretary