Friday, January 30, 2009

1.20.2009 meeting minutes

LISSO Minutes from LISSO/ALA Joint Meeting 1.20.2009

· Explanation and Introduction of LISSO and ALA to new students and members

o LISSO dues are $5.00 per year

o LISSO has offered social and professional development activities, ALA will offer more professional development activities for the Spring 2009 semester and

§ 15 programs offered in Fall 2008 semester

o LISSO will continue to provide social events

· Fundraising

o LISSO intends to sell t-shirts, and possibly canvas totes and coffee mugs through Hands-on-Originals

§ Students may submit designs in any electronic format

§ Designs will be posted to the LISSO flickr account

§ Voting for t-shirt design will take place through Polldaddy

· Social Activities

o Trivia Night @ Mellow Mushroom 1.28.2009 7:30PM

o SLIS student Chris Oaks’ band (The Spooky Q’s) @ Brooklyn Pizza 1.30.2009 9:00PM

· Professional Development

o SLIS student participation recommended in UK Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference

o Discussion of SLIS participation in CDC informatics presentations on Fridays during lunch

o UK SLIS faculty research day

· Faculty will present research to interested SLIS students in an informal lecture format, dates and times to be determined in discussion with faculty

o Student inclusion in SLIS faculty meetings

· LISSO bylaws state that President has the right to attend faculty meetings

· Leaders of other student groups (ALA and SAA) may also wish to participate

***Next LISSO meeting 2.24.2009 @ 5:30 in the student lounge (third floor of the Fine Arts Library)***

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