ALA UCLA Student Chapter

Officers Meeting (Spring 2005)- Minutes

Thursday, June 2, 2005

Officers Present:

Officers Absent:

Called to order: 12:16 p.m.

Norma Vega has been nearly appointed by the outgoing and remaining officers as the interim secretary. She will serve until regular elections are held in October.

There will hopefully be a meeting between the outgoing officers and the incoming officers before graduation. Chris is looking int o the final officer's meeting of the 2004-2005 officer's panel.

Becky and Jon suggested that one fund raising idea would be to place a snack tray in the commons and charge 50 cents for an item. IOU slips would be available, and the program would be evaluated after 1 month.

Becky also mentioned that AMIA is interested in developing a better presence on campus. We are looking into that.

Mike proposed that we offer a social mixer for first year students to meet the second and third years before the quarter officially starts. This event would take place after the technology orientation, but before the start of the quarter. He also suggested a summer picnic or other event for continuing students, as a way of developing friendships among the students.

Phoebe brought up the concept of a University Library Student Liaison group, which would foster relationships between the MLIS students and the campus libraries. Though this idea may need Susan Abler's participation, it was suggested that the various student organizations meet and select representatives. Susan Packer is the CFO and assistant dean of the library, and would be the other contact person.

There wa was much discussion about increased committee work to develop more opportunities for students to participate. Chris suggested encouraging the development of Round Table groups, similar to ALA and YALSA for students. Approval could be required from the student chapter officers for any such group to meet.

Mike and Phoebe agreed to explore the formation of a President's Council, which would allow all the student organization presidents to meet and discuss their upcoming events. This would encourage participation between groups and also allow for better scheduling. Placing an activities calendar on the IS homepage was also discussed.

There will be efforts to develop more social opportunities that do not involve a happy hour, even though those will not be eliminated.

There was the discussion of forming an ALA list-serve, where all student members at UCLA could be sent an announcement that would alert them to meetings and activities. Ken was not available for comment on that idea.

Phoebe agreed to serve as the ALA representative during the technology orientation, to introduce incoming students to UCLA's ALA chapter.

We will attempt to hold a general meeting on Friday, June 10th during Dr. Chu's IS 201. Mike is looking into this.

The next officers meeting will be held on July 7th, at 7pm at Becky's apartment. Address, directions, and a reminder will follow.

Meeting adjourned: 12:48 p.m.