Student Meeting for Business (SMB)

Proposed Minutes

September 8, 2000

Present: Steve Ackley, Joanne Afshar, Kit Austin (Recording Clerk), Amy Babcock, Paul Buckley (Co-Clerk), Michel Clement (Clerk), Tyler Connoley, Diane Datz, Dorothy Day, Ingrid Fabianson, Sheila Garrett, Christine Greenland, Dale Hayes, Martha Lang, Beth Lawn, Jay Marshall, Aaron Nell, Shelley Newby, Patti Pomerantz (Treasurer), Roland Pool, Elizabeth Raid, Betty Lou Riley, Ted Riley, Keith Sellers, Anna Shirey, Jackie Speicher, Sara Van DeGrift, and Karen Yeager.

1. Meeting opened with silence at 12:20 p.m.

2. Copies of the agenda were circulated along with the Suggestions for Committee Clerks, Committee Report form, SMB Handbook and Scholarship Applications.

3. The SMB meeting dates for fall semester were approved: October 6, November 10, and December 1.

4. The minutes of April 14, 2000 were distributed and approved with minor corrections.

5. Requests for representatives to the Board of Advisors' Meeting were received. Sara Van DeGrift, Michel Clement, and Paul Buckley will attend.

6. Roland Pool has agreed to be responsible for posting the minutes on the SMB web site.

7. Responsibility for Bulletin Boards:

1. Near mailboxes: Joanne Afshar

2. Spirituality: Shelley Newby

3. SMB: Kit Austin

8. Patti Pomerantz presented the Treasurer's Report (see attached copy). Spring Banquet money is non-discretionary. Food at SMB meetings should be paid for by student contributions of ~$3.00/person, but $250 is allocated to ensure that whoever buys the food will not be out of pocket. Snack/coffee room should be self-sufficient. Current plan, on a trial basis, is to buy Melita individual cup coffee makers to provide coffee @ $0.25 per scoop of coffee. If student body is not satisfied with this arrangement, an ad hoc committee can be formed to look into it. Budget was approved with expenditures from carryover money and with option #2 for snack room.

9. Several proposals were discussed regarding the carryover money from previous years' budgets. It was decided to advance $500 from this money to expedite the purchase of a picnic table and a plaque to honor Phyllis Wetherell. The table and plaque are to be presented to Phyllis on September 23 at a reception marking her retirement from ESR. Students are encouraged to contribute on an individual basis, with the hope that the $500 will be completely or partially reimbursed to the SMB budget.

10. Other proposals, including one for student lockers, will be discussed in the future.

11. Three scholarship requests were heard and approved:

1. Michel Clement's request for $50 for attending Awakening Hearts and Minds Conference was approved

2. Elizabeth Raid approved for attending Re-Imaging Gathering in Minneapolis,
   was approved with the stipulation that she provide a more detailed proposal.

3. Ingrid Fabianson approved for $50 for registration at Spirituality in Clinical Practice

12. Meeting closed with worship.

Next meeting: Friday, October 6, 2000 at 12:15 p.m. in the ESR Dining Room.