Saturday, September 12, 2009

LISSO September Meeting Minutes

LISSO Minutes
Meeting September 9, 2009

Dues:
Dues for LISSO are $5 for the entire school year and help LISSO pay for student events, especially the comps lunch for the students taking comps in the Fall and the Spring. You can give your dues to anyone of the LISSO board members:
o Amanda Hazenfield
o Anne Bradley
o Chris Worland
o Lisa Raney
o Liz Siler
If you pay your dues before October 29, you will be entered into a raffle for a prize (TBD)

LISSO Picnic:
SUNDAY, September 13at Woodland Park from 2:00pm – 5:00pm in the Pavilion area. Let us know if you will be attending and what food or game you would like to bring. Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, and cutlery will be provided by LISSO.

Halloween Party
We are preparing to plan the annual SLIS Halloween party.
Date, time, and location are still being determined. Any suggestions on a location would be greatly appreciated.
There will be a costume contest, and costumes are mandatory.
The raffle for those who have paid their dues will be held at the Halloween Party.

Comps
Discussed reinstating the process of having professors who teach core classes speak about topics from their courses that could be covered on the comps exam. More Information to come.
Have decided to have lunch after comps for those taking the test.

Fridays @ Five
Every Friday at 5pm we will meet at a different location in Lexington.
Friday, September 18 at 5pm we will be meeting at Lynaugh’s. More Information to come. Other possibilities discussed: Gallery Crawl, Charlie Browns, Joseph Beth’s Bookstore Cafe.
Please let us know if you have any other ideas on places to meet.

Other Upcoming Event Possibilities
Keeneland Library and/or races.
Resume Workshops
Let us know your thoughts on these events and other possible events you would like to attend.

Other Business
In order to keep everyone informed, LISSO will try to send email reminders about events through the SLIS listserv. Keep on the lookout for these important updates.

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