4/8/09 - MSA Meeting #5 Minutes

Present:

Board Members: Muzna A., Zaki A., Sairah A., Yusuf A., Samiha R., Noor A., Ali S., Fatimah R., Adel E., lrem B., Fahmida I.

Other: Saffiyah M., Taimur M.

Absent: Sadaf S.

  • Sexual Ethics in Islam (Saffiyah, Noor)
  • Contacted Turning Point for Female Discussion Leader. Will go through Turning Point to find Male Discussion Leader.
  • First hour: What is sex? Basic health information. Gender segregated.
  • Second hour: One large group, what does a healthy relationship look like?
  • Slated for late April , informal space (broadway lounge, Lewis parlor)
  • Will bring additional details next week about discussion leaders, discussion topics, space
  • Fatimah will wait a little longer to book space until we have a date on the speakers because the informal spaces should be available anyway
  • Occupation 101 (Noor)
  • Professor Abu Manneh Global Lit Professor at Barnard will assist in discussion with Anidjar
  • ASA will provide pizza 45 minutes before movie. Pizza available at 5:45. Event starts at 6. Movie begins at 6:30. Move ends at 8. Discussion from 8-9.
  • Event in Roone with loud speakers at 10 o clock so important that we begin the movie right at 6:30.
  • Provide links to crowd for ways to get involved and help out
  • Greenspiration (Yusuf)
  • Yusuf will ask Muzna’s contact (Faraz) for his biography
  • Faraz is enthusiastic about the topic and willallow us to reach out to Haroon Moghul about his availability and interest in speaking at a Halaqa
  • Event needs to be put in weekly email
  • Halaqas (Yusuf, Noor)
  • Discussions every night at 9pm on 12th Floor Nussbaum Prayer Room – include in emails.
  • Earl Hall is available on 22nd , just need to provide speaker
  • Want to discuss topic that focuses on fundamentals but also appeals to a broader population. Make sure it is a subject that draws people to attend.
  • Possible ideas – Large open Q+A with social/religious speakers
  • Haroon Moghul on Islam, Nationalism, Political Islam
  • Souleymane Bachir on Islamic Philosophy
  • Ebadur Rahman from NYU on religious topic
  • Tossed around ideas from which Yusuf and Noor will decide upon and move forward.
  • Yusuf/Noor will email board by Saturday an update after brainstorming and contacting speakers about possible topics. By our next meeting they will have the speaker, subject, and program confirmed.
  • Relay for Life (Samiha)
  • MSA raised $490 itself for Relay, Taimur Malik provided tons of free food.
  • Lots of people came through and visited
  • Room for improvement : Have more people at booth/stop by booth throughout the day
  • Large improvement over last year’s Relay
  • Spring Social (Ali)
  • Ali meeting with Emilio from JJ Dining Services Friday and will get more information about providing food at the event
  • Will move to May 1st after Jummah to allow more time for planning and also not to conflict with senior farewell
  • Will hold around 110th street near turf fields so that we can use them, will seek park permit
  • Date is now finalized. Time: after jummah, finalized.
  • Senior Farewell (Sairah, Ali, Zaki)
  • Going through co-sponsorships process, meeting with SGB, SGA, CCSC, ESC etc.
  • Taimur and Ali Shafei asked to be in charge of entertainment, skit
  • Yusuf and Samiha asked to MC event (typically freshman that do so)
  • Ali is in charge of food, will most likely order from LASANI.
  • Right now scheduled for 24th. Looking into May 4th for a possible move because not many people can come the 24th. Fatimah has placed request we are just waiting to hear back.
  • Town Hall Meetings
  • Hold town hall meeting Tuesday the 14th in Hamilton 304 from 8-9 pm to introduce amendments
  • Hold vote after Jummah on Friday - best chance to catch the most people
  • Will also place suggested amendments online for people to vote on the website
  • Space Booking (Fatimah)
  • So as to avoid confusion – new routine
  • Let Fatimah know 3 weeks ahead of time when you need a space booked and those throwing the event will work directly with Fatimah to book event
  • Precalendering results come in August
  • Let her know if you need AV 3 weeks in advance, cancel event as soon as possible if you know it will not happen
  • Will try to be followed this year to the best of our ability but certainly will be enforced in fall.
  • Committees
  • Yusuf has recruited Yusuf Abukar, Yasir Diab, and Sohani Khan. Amirah may also be interested for Public Affairs.
  • Ali has not asked anybody yet. Will ask Sana Khalid to help out an event by event basis.
  • Noor has recruited Fahmida for the Education committee as well asFarzana Umar
  • Samiha has recruited Rhonda and as well as Najmuddin Gunja
  • Irem will help both the Social and Community Affairs Committees.
  • SGB Locker
  • Application for Locker for Iftar Utensils
  • Ali will apply for it in SGB office
  • Jummah Schedule
  • Imam Syed this week.
  • Ali Yusuf and Adel will help setup this week since Sairah will not be present
  • Will list khateeb for each week online for GB members
  • Will create calendar with khateeb and contact numbers on google docs for board
  • Bake Sale
  • At Jummah not this Friday but next
  • Adel Samiha Fahmida Noor will help in baking. Willask Khadeejah, Naureen also to help. Sairah and Muzna will figure out how to pay for ingredient (vouchers).
  • Announce this Friday at jummah to bring money next week.
  • Occupation 101 Flyering
  • Everybody print 20 copies and flyer the following locations : Zaki EC, Muzna 616, Sairah Altschul, Noor Schmerhorn, Fahmida Elliot, Sadaf Lerner, Yusuf Wallach and Mudd, Adel Havermayer, Ali Claremont and Fairchild, Irem Hamilton, Fatimah Barnard Quad, Samiha John Jay.
  • Constitutional Review
  • Please see new proposed constitution to be released at Town Hall Tuesday and placed online afterwards
  • Article 4 Section 9: Include precalendering clause to Events Coordinators duties, Include help of PCM in clause about arranging space
  • Will leave Article 6 Section 1 the same after discussion of number of members in MSA
  • Article 7 Section 2: Will include excessive absences as an example of neglecting responsibilities.
  • Article 7 Section 3: Will change required votes to 2/3 of the board for impeachment. Also include that OCMs are non-voting members.
  • Will leave elections the same for now – do another constitutional amendment if needed in spring when elections are closer.
  • Leave Muslim Advisory Council and try our best to create one in coming weeks. Good idea and a good standard to be held for the organization.
  • Affiliation has been reviewed. Edit Sakib Khan’s note.