Community Gathering Meeting Minutes 2/25/16
Attendees: Jenn, Kua, Andy, Maimai, Steven, Mercy, David, Matthew, Linda, Andrew Y, Angela T,
Time / Segment / Notes8:00PM-8:05PM (5min) / Check in / F: Kua
8:05PM-8:30PM (25min) / Social Debrief / F: Steven
8:30PM-9:00PM (30min) / HSA Quarterly Debrief / F: Maimai
9:00PM-9:05PM (5min) / Energizer / F: Kua
9:05PM-9:45PM (40min) / Self-Expression Activity / F: Linda V
9:45PM-9:55PM (10min) / AROS / F: Jenn
9:55PM-10:00PM (5min) / Check out / F: Jenn
●Check in: If you had a pet unicorn, what would you name it?
●Self-Love Social Debrief
Positives / Deltas / Suggestions-Good vibes ✓
-Perfect Theme
-Bonding✓
-was reminded of everyone’s importance
-Walk in/walk out✓✓
-Good attendance✓
-everyone cleaned up
-Everyone was engaged and doing something
-New faces
-Letter station was great! ✓✓ / -FOOD Potluck, not snacks
-Provide Drinks/water
-Room too small
-Look at other campus events, so it doesn’t conflict
-Time too short
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- / -No community members came out to help plan (space was open to community)
-Send out resource analysis to members
-Make event longer
-Write letters to members who weren’t present, to show them love as well.
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●HSA Quarterly Debrief ✓
Positives / Deltas / Suggestions-Stevenson 175: spacious room!
-Less voting
-Less on agenda
-Great dialogues/activities
-honesty within dialogues
-1st Gathering was BOMB! Everyone was interactive ✓✓
-growth within officers
- / -Big venue=less intimate
-lack of attendance even with major outreaching!!
-No POUs present
-No community members as scribes / -Venue: Soc Sci 2 161
-Don’t cancel meeting, even though lack of attendance is high
-Bi-weekly meetings?
-Have earlier meetings
-Have off campus socials
-EVERYONE do outreach, not just officers
-Bring social planning back to community gathering
-have more fun
-Have POUs present
-Delegate tasks to community members
-Have itinerary, but don’t go by it. Ask community what they want to do.
-Encourage community members to scribe
-Have no community gathering at all
-venture out and try new things
-Constitution 101✓
-Mission Statement 101 ✓
●Energizer: Knights and Dragons
●Self-Expression Activity - Let’s Dance!
○How do you express yourself?
■Talk and use hand gestures
■Sing, even though you’re not the best singer
■Use a deep tone of voice ✓
■Art ✓✓
■Hug people
○Why is it important to have self-expression?
■Its make YOU you!
■You give yourself character
■It relieves stress
●AROS (Announcements, Requests, Offerings)
○Next Week will be the FINAL Community Gathering of the quarter. It’s POTLUCK and will be fun and we will be introducing YEC as well. Come through :)
○If you’re interested in the SIO or Student Initiated Outreach Class, please let me know and I can forward you to Saoi, the class facilitator. This class is open to anyone who is interested in being a future SIO coordinator, for programs like ISHE. HSA does have previous members who have been in the class, like Linda, Kua, and Maimai. Also, one of our alumni, Thong, was one of the previous class coordinator. Saoi will also be at the next ISHE Meeting to answer any questions you may have, so make sure you attend ISHE Meeting next week if you’re interested.
○Cultural Show is 9 Days away! Full rehearsal is Saturday, 12PM sharp! FLYERS are available.
○ISHE looking for family heads, sleep chaperones, and facilitators. Contact ISHE Team.
○All ISHE volunteers need to fill out a form to volunteer during mixer!
○Be alert on election, because it affects E2 and BOD
○Next Friday, 6-7pm Kua is hosting a workshop regarding Foster Youths. Come and support Kua with her senior thesis.
○AAPIRC’s Community Conversation and Cupcakes, safe space for women to dialogues issues...12-3PM on Saturday at the Women’s Center
○EC got the funding for YEC! Come next week to learn about YEC.
●Check out:
○What was one of the craziest ideas you’ve had?