Library and Information Science Student Organization (LISSO)

University of Kentucky

Meeting Minutes: May 7, 2012

Officers present: Debbi Lloyd, Mercedes Hopewell, Jessica Herrington, Justin Conder, Dr. Wade Bishop, Ida Sell

Total present: 8

Call to open: 4:35pm EST

An agenda was distributed to those present.

Welcome new officers: -Mercedes Hopewell as Vice President,
-Jessica Herrington as Secretary,
-Justin Conder as Communications Manager;
-Ida Sell will continue as Treasurer for the present time, until a new officer has been elected.

New officers should set meetings to discuss their position responsibilities and the official transfer of duties with their predecessors, on an individual basis. Debbi is available if any officers would like her to be present at any of the meetings. The Vice President will also be added to the bank account. All new officers should send Debbi the information to be added to the LISSO officers’ listserv.

T-shirt Sales:

T-shirt sales are currently at 21 orders, with 36 total shirts and 8 dues payments, and with one week remaining for additional orders. Our current profit from the sales is $147, which recovers all costs from the graduation barbecue, and should completely cover the Fall picnic next semester. There was discussion of using the official university alumni list in order to communicate with all SLIS alumni in the future.

T-shirts are estimated at 2 weeks to print, and then Debbi plans to pick them up rather than paying for shipping. Volunteers will be needed to help sort, distribute, and ship the shirts when they arrive, and a request for people will probably be sent out at the beginning of June. All shirts will be shipped in flat-rate boxes from the postal service, unless they are to be picked up in person.

Additional topics that were discussed:

SAA may consider selling bags for fundraising, similar to the t-shirts sales.

All SLIS organizations may consider a collaborative book sale.

Mercedes suggested a collaborative game night, since the games were popular during the barbecue. Possible venues suggested were the Cats Den or the back room at Amazing Wonders.

Mercedes also suggested becoming involved in a local screening of the movie Bully. There was discussion of a panel, with panelists possibly including representatives from various disciplines on campus. This could be an opportunity to expand the visibility of SLIS beyond the academic settings.

There will a meeting of all SLIS organization presidents later on in the year. Any suggestions for collaborative efforts for all organizations should be brought to the attention of any attending president.

The Children and Teens Services (CATS) group will be restarting this year, after being defunct for several years. Mercedes Hopewell will be president and any who are interested in becoming involved should contact her.

The Fall picnic is planned for July. We need to call and reserve the area near the grills soon, in order to ensure we get the location we need.

Dr. Bishop asked for a student representative for the department planning committee. Debbi has volunteered.

The meeting of all new LISSO officers has been set for Monday June 4^th, at 5:00 pm EST. It was suggested that the meeting be held somewhere with food available for dinner, such as Pazzos or MacAllisters, but the location has not been decided at the present time.

Call to close: 5:10 EST