UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Amherst

Commonwealth College

Student Advisory Board Meeting

Present: Alex Nemztow, Kurt Schultz, Larry, Maggie Clayton, Kerry McDonough, Michelle Wade, Dean Clarkson, Robin Wheeler, Charlotte Anderson, Josh, Jen Healy, Katie Gustamachio, Mike Fox

Date: Thursday, January 27th, 2010 Time: 6:00 PM Place: Goodell 504

PERSON RESPONSIBLE / DISCUSSION / ACTION
Alex & Kurt / Alex – coffee, Kurt -birthday cake remix, Larry – coffee heath bar crunch, Maggie – moosetracks, Kerry – coffee OR mint, Michelle – half baked, Dean Clarkson – pistachio or butter pecan or anything with nuts, Robin – coffee icecream with chocolate covered espresso beans, Charlotte – mass mocha or mint chocolate chip, Josh – strawberry cheesecake, Jen – cake batter, Katie -chocolate chip cookie dough, Mike - moosetracks
Alex & Kurt / 12-3pm Thursday February 3, we need volunteers to sign up from 11-4 for set up, help, and clean up. / Sign up sheet passed around
Alex & Kurt / 4 committees existed previously: alumni, legislative action, events, development. We would like to revitalize and make the committees more active. Legislative action is obsolete for now. Combine alum and new parents committee? New student Auxiliary Peer Advisory Committees to speak to new students and parents (the whole board is interested). / Events, Alumni and Parents, New Student, Development committees to be (re)established
Events: Kerry, Michelle, Maggie, to help Robin, Charlotte
Development: Zach will head
Alex & Kurt / We can sell Tshirts at a profit to raise funds. Charlotte suggested Mullins center clean up ($250) / Charlotte to provide contact info for Mullins Center, Dean Clarkson will look into increasing tshirt price
Alex & Kurt / Concern about attracting too few, or too many.
Appeal to freshman dorms, have RA tell floor, peer mentor appeal to people with honors raps.
More general advertising... stress the pizza!!?
Hot chocolate events in the freshman dorms - later time, 8 or 9 oclock. Social event not a formal talk
Remake the advertising fliers. / Talk at resume building workshop
8-10 hot chocolate event, with tshirts, Thursday night – coordinate with Danielle
Alex & Kurt / Bios of student advisory board on the webpage. Purchase comcol merchandise on the webpage. Link webpage to facebook. Focus groups to suggest improvement. / Maggie to take over Student Advisory Board Facebook
Everyone to submit bios - Maggie will form template.
Send ideas to Kurt or Alex for change to website.