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Minutes – STD General Meeting
Thursday, February 1, 2007
5:00 HHH Penthouse

The first meeting of the spring semester began with introductions.

On March 6 and again April 3, two UWEC English graduates will be coming to speak at Dr. Cronje’s 7:30 AM Sci/Tech writing class. STD members are invited to attend either or both classes. We will also be hosting a brown-bag lunch session with each of the speakers in the Penthouse on the day they address Dr. Cronje’s class.

We will hold a Games Night about once/month at 5:00 in the Penthouse. The first one will be Thursday, February 15. There will also be a new member induction ceremony and election of officers at that meeting.

We discussed the Children’s Writing Contest. A letter will be sent to all K-12 teachers in surrounding school districts, along with guidelines for writing and submission. The deadline for submissions is March 23rd. Since that is spring break, and since several members, including Dan and Gloria, will be attending the Pittsburgh conference the week after spring break, volunteers are needed to organize and begin reading the submissions as they come in.

Final judging will be done at Gloria’s home. We will order pizza, read, and narrow submissions down to two-three per grade.

After final judging and printing, the books need to be bound. We have a machine available for book-binding, and will set a date for that at the next meeting.

Dan informed us that this year, the parental permission slip includes permission to use the stories in virtually any way we choose, including posting them on-line.

All winners of the CWC are invited to read their pieces at an event held in Davies later in the spring. We supply cookies and punch, and each winner receives a book (bought by STD) and a bound booklet of all the winning entries.

Gloria also reminded the group that the database she created for the CWC is currently complete, but will need to be updated annually or at least bi-annually because of teacher changes. That led to a discussion of what Dan currently does, and all of the responsibilities that need to be turned over when he leaves at the end of the semester. Some of them are the office of president, webmaster, knowledge of where the files, keys and supplies are all kept, what supplies need to be bought and information about paying for them. He is also treasurer, so those duties will pass on to someone else as well.

Regarding finances, our university chapter is financial sound, having received money from the national organization for being judged one of the three best chapters in the United States.

Dan made a motion to suspend local membership dues indefinitely. Alicia seconded his motion. Passed.

Gloria explained how to become a national STD member, and Dan reminded everyone that there are scholarships available through the national chapter. We discussed holding a lab to explain and describe the scholarships and procedures for applying.

Gloria asked for ideas on how to word her STD scholarship, what to give, what to ask of the applicants, etc. Suggestions were help with national membership dues and funding toward the annual national conference.

We need to get the Books Across Borders sent out – Ann will get Gloria’s help on Monday afternoon in filling out the tags, and then will take the boxes to the Post Office to be mailed.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 PM. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, February 15 at 5:00 in the HHH Penthouse.

	Meeting Notes For Februrary 1, 2007
Return to Meeting Notes Home	Minutes – STD General Meeting Thursday, February 1, 2007 5:00 HHH Penthouse The first meeting of the spring semester began with introductions. On March 6 and again April 3, two UWEC English graduates will be coming to speak at Dr. Cronje’s 7:30 AM Sci/Tech writing class. STD members are invited to attend either or both classes. We will also be hosting a brown-bag lunch session with each of the speakers in the Penthouse on the day they address Dr. Cronje’s class. We will hold a Games Night about once/month at 5:00 in the Penthouse. The first one will be Thursday, February 15. There will also be a new member induction ceremony and election of officers at that meeting. We discussed the Children’s Writing Contest. A letter will be sent to all K-12 teachers in surrounding school districts, along with guidelines for writing and submission. The deadline for submissions is March 23rd. Since that is spring break, and since several members, including Dan and Gloria, will be attending the Pittsburgh conference the week after spring break, volunteers are needed to organize and begin reading the submissions as they come in. Final judging will be done at Gloria’s home. We will order pizza, read, and narrow submissions down to two-three per grade. After final judging and printing, the books need to be bound. We have a machine available for book-binding, and will set a date for that at the next meeting. Dan informed us that this year, the parental permission slip includes permission to use the stories in virtually any way we choose, including posting them on-line. All winners of the CWC are invited to read their pieces at an event held in Davies later in the spring. We supply cookies and punch, and each winner receives a book (bought by STD) and a bound booklet of all the winning entries. Gloria also reminded the group that the database she created for the CWC is currently complete, but will need to be updated annually or at least bi-annually because of teacher changes. That led to a discussion of what Dan currently does, and all of the responsibilities that need to be turned over when he leaves at the end of the semester. Some of them are the office of president, webmaster, knowledge of where the files, keys and supplies are all kept, what supplies need to be bought and information about paying for them. He is also treasurer, so those duties will pass on to someone else as well. Regarding finances, our university chapter is financial sound, having received money from the national organization for being judged one of the three best chapters in the United States. Dan made a motion to suspend local membership dues indefinitely. Alicia seconded his motion. Passed. Gloria explained how to become a national STD member, and Dan reminded everyone that there are scholarships available through the national chapter. We discussed holding a lab to explain and describe the scholarships and procedures for applying. Gloria asked for ideas on how to word her STD scholarship, what to give, what to ask of the applicants, etc. Suggestions were help with national membership dues and funding toward the annual national conference. We need to get the Books Across Borders sent out – Ann will get Gloria’s help on Monday afternoon in filling out the tags, and then will take the boxes to the Post Office to be mailed. The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 PM. The next meeting will be held on Thursday, February 15 at 5:00 in the HHH Penthouse.