March Meeting Minutes

LISSO Minutes

Meeting of March 10, 2010, 5:00 PM
SLIS Lounge

Upcoming Events
-Resume workshop scheduled for Thursday, March 11th, with guest speakers coming from 11:30 - 1:00. They will talk about resumes, cover letters, references, and interviews.
-2nd Hap“pie” Hour Event at Ramsey’s on Wednesday, March 31st, at 6pm.
-Trivia Night at Winchell’s on Thursday, April 8th at 9pm.
-Last Friday at 5 of the semester on Friday, April 16th at Charlie Browns, located on 816 Euclid Avenue.
-The UK SLIS Banquet is on Friday, April 23rd. This is not a LISSO event, but students are strongly encouraged to attend.
-Woodland Park Spring Picnic is planned for Saturday, April 24th. We will be going early to get shelter space.
-Liz and Chris are looking into a tour of the “book cave,” or Kentucky Underground Storage Inc. It is a remote storage site for UK, but holds a huge amount of other material in their subterranean space.
-Tentative date for April 30th, or the week of. Chris is checking possible weekend availability for the tour.
-Decided against doing a Keeneland Library Event this semester; It may be a good activity for the fall.

Comps Lunch
-The post-Comps lunch will take place at Mellow Mushroom at 1:30pm on Friday, March 26th.
-All students are encouraged to come, not just those taking Comps.
-Liz pointed out that it is a good way to get first-hand knowledge of what the test is like.

Dues are $5
-Dues can be paid to any LISSO officers.
-We will have drawing for a UK Bookstore Gift Card at the Spring Picnic for all members that pay their dues this semester.

Future LISSO Leadership
-Liz will send out an email soon to call for nominations for officers. Many responsibilities are shared, but here are short descriptions of the main tasks for each role. Available positions:
-President – Creates agendas for and runs monthly meetings, contacts people to arrange events, sends out event announcement and reminder emails, and attends monthly faculty meetings.
-Vice President – Helps plan events, sends reminder emails, and does whatever tasks the LISSO President asks.
-Treasurer – Keeps track of amount in LISSO account and helps plan events.
-Nominations will go on for two weeks, ending on March 24th.
-Students will be asked to submit their name and a short statement declaring why they would like to be a LISSO officer.
-Voting (most likely by survey) will begin on March 24th and continue for a week. New officers will be announced after that point.

LISSO Leadership Award
-The LISSO Leadership Award is determined by the SLIS student body, and given to a student who demonstrates leadership in the classroom and contributes to the education of others.
-Eligible students include those who graduated August or December 2009 and those who will be graduating in May 2010.
-Liz will send out a call for nominations with eligible student names included soon. Nominations will run for two weeks, and voting will begin on March 24th and continue for a week.
-Students will be encouraged to submit a name of a student they would like to nominate, along with a short statement of why the person is a good candidate for the award.
-The award will be presented at the SLIS Banquet on April 23rd.