Executive Council Meeting Agenda / Wednesday, October 11, 2006
NOON – 12:50 pm
HSC Student Association Office
David L. Boren Student Union
Room 205

1.  Call to order- 12:15

2.  Welcome and Introductions

3.  Approval of Minutes (http://w3.ouhsc.edu/sa/meetings.asp)

4.  Old Business

§  Committee Chair Appointments

§  Counseling Services Student Advisory Board

This year’s theme is multi-culturalism

Next meeting is the 1st Tuesday in November

§  September Birthday Bash

One Sept. B-day at the first bash

Please encourage your college to come…it is free cake we are talking about

Also a good time to bring suggestions/comments/questions

§  HSC Student Leadership Retreat

Was a huge success this year!

Please take your 3 page summary back to your college

Resolution writing does not have to take place just at the retreat, it’s all year round

5.  New Business

§  AHS 1400 Student Panel—volunteers needed

Volunteers needed to talk to students in Norman pursuing health care degrees

Their class is Tuesday, October 31st

§  New Student Magazine

o  We will move forward with the project for next summer’s new students

§  Family Medicine Center reminders

o  Please present your student ID when going in for an appointment

o  Make sure to tell your college to SAY that he or she is a STUDENT

§  COOUP Chair is now vacant

o  There are already ideas, it just needs leadership

o  Please let any of the SA Exec know if you are interested, or anyone in your college is interested

§  Faculty Senate/Student Association Debate Project

o  Andria attended the meeting on Thursday

o  The topic will be the future of health care and Massachusetts as an example

§  Proposed Budget/Organization Funding

o  The budget was divided based on who attended the meeting, how much did they receive last year, how much they spent, etc.

o  There are more organizations this year

o  It will be presented to the senate meeting on the 23rd to be voted on

6.  Reports

§  Executive Officers

o  Breca- New resolutions from the retreat will be voted on at the next Senate meeting

§  Please remind your college senators to be there

o  Kristen- No report

o  Andria- Fall for OU starts on the 16th and goes all week

§  Cider in the a.m., pumpkin decorating, caramel apples, classic OU game watch party

§  Organization Fair on Friday from 11:00-1:00

o  Summer- Budget (previously discussed)

§  College Presidents

o  Nursing (Annie)

§  Race for the Cure on Saturday

§  Blood Drive on Oct. 23rd, 9:00-2:00

§  Two Lakes is Nov. 16th

·  Involving more colleges this year

§  State Convention at the end of October

o  Graduate (Melanie)

§  GREAT speaker had scheduling conflict—looking for new speaker

§  Need ideas for their workshops

o  PA (Cameron)

§  Pumpking paiting with inner-city kids

o  Dentistry (Edward)

§  All-school picnic was Wednesday with Mike Hosty

§  Halloween party for underprivileged kids on the 25th

§  Still working on website

§  Major parking problems

§  Committee Chairs

o  Housing (Stephanie)

§  Trick-or-treat for October>

§  White Elephant party in the lounge for Christmas

o  Miracle Run (Loan)

§  April the 21stà 5K

§  Money raised will go to the Children’s Medical Research Institute

o  Parking (Amanda

§  Still no buses

§  New permit readers are being installed

o  Diversity (Kristen R.)

§  Received a lot of interest after placing notice in Daily News

§  Will have a meeting with Tanya for planning

§  Student Affairs

o  Looking for new accountant

o  Still strengthening relationship with Family Medicine

§  Possibility of students who live in Norman going to Goddard

o  Ground-breaking for Cancer Institute was Thursday the 12th

o  Retreat was a huge success

§  Some policy will be put in place next year for no-shows

7.  Announcements

§  Voter Registration Drive—week of October 9 – October 13 (Noon – 1:00 pm, 1st floor, David L. Boren Student Union)

§  Fall 2006 Student Award Applications—deadline Wednesday, October 11

§  Cancer Institute Groundbreaking Ceremony—Thursday, October 12 (1:30 pm, SE corner of N Phillips and NE 10th)

§  “Fall for OU Week”—week of October 16 – 20

§  Student Senate meeting—Monday, October 23 (Noon – 1:00 pm, Bird Library, Room 299)

§  October Birthday Bash—Thursday, October 26 (Noon – 1:00 pm, Student Association office)

§  Happy Hour—Friday, October 27 (4:30 pm – 6:30 pm, 1st floor, David L. Boren Student Union)

§  Counseling Services Student Advisory Board—Tuesday, November 7

§  Mark your calendars—Higher Education Day—Tuesday, February 27, 2007 (9:00 am, State Capitol)

  1. Adjournment- 12:55

Next Executive Council meeting date: Wednesday, November 8, 2006