Meeting Minutes September 26th, 2013
I.
Set Meeting Dates
a. We will meet the first Thursday of the month
b. Meeting dates will be held at 11:00 on October 3rd, November 7th,
December 5th
II.
By-laws-Newest is from the 90’s
a. Bruce Gottschall will look over the bylaws. Jerry has retyped these
into WORD (they were typewritten). So he will supply these to Bruce.
(anyone else want to help?)
III.
Budget
a. Budget was cut to $1500 dollars
b. We have approximately $190.42 carry over (corrected post meeting.
Incorrect amount of $58 was stated in meeting)
c. Last year we had funding from diversity funding ($1500) which was
carry over from an old fund (non-CHD)-this is not available this year
d. ACE and Foundation Grant were awarded last year
e. Do we continue to try to co-sponsor other events or keep focused on
the conference?
f. The two events that we will continue to co-sponsor “Social Justice:
When Diversity Isn’t Enough” (Jessica Pettit) on Wednesday, October
16th & Dan Savage March 11th, 7pm Schaffer ($250 each)
g. Please ask that the Commission on Human Diversity is listed as a
co-sponsor.
IV.
Conference: March 7th, 2014
The conference is meant to facilitate discussion, new ideas, and education about
current issues in the GLBTQA Community. This conference is for allies, those
who identify as GLBTQ,A and those who wish to be more informed and gain an
appreciation for the GLBTQA community and current issues. Possible topics
include bullying, acceptance, marriage, transgender, Out in Sports, Out in the
Workplace, Personal Identity, the Intersection of Identities, and more.”
a. Theme Ideas:
i. Let’s Talk: GLBTQA Issues Today
ii. Over the Rainbow: Pride and Prejudice-remove over the
rainbow
iii. Pride and Prejudice: GLBTQA Issues Today
iv. Our Modern Family: GLBTQA Issues Today
v. 50 Shades of the Rainbow?
vi. Queer in the Common World
vii. Using the word Queer (discussion of comfort with this word
east coat vs. west coast)
viii. Idea to use Scrabble Letters to create the poster…
ix. We will make a decision at next week’s meeting, October 3rd at
11:00
b. Pre-Conference
1. Films and Discussions – Tom will talk with Prof. Haines
and Herr about including their “Pride and Prejudice”
film series. We will then see if we need to add any.
V.
2. Speaker/Larger Event
a. Kye Allums – checking on price
b. (post conference) Dan Savage-March 11, 7pm
Schaeffer
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c. March 7 Conference
1. Proposal Committee: Jen, Bruce J., Amy, Mary
2. Program Committee: Karen, Bruce G.
i. PA Diversity Network-Photo Projectdisplay and/or lunch presentation.
Checking on price.
ii. Key Note Speaker Confirmed: Brian Sims:
Advocate, policy attorney & speaker, most
notably on issues pertaining to LGBT civil
rights. In 2012 he became the first openly
LGBT person ever elected to PA
Legislature.
3. PR-Tom
4. Logistics/Food-Amy-NAMETAGS
5. Grant Research-Connie
Questions: How can we involve students?
How can we bring in education, special education, art education students,
social work and psychology…
Upcoming Events:
a. Wednesday, October 2-Teaching about Latinos in the Military (FDI),
11 am, 183 MSU
b. Thursday, October 3rd-Travel Around the World with Cheese 11-1,
MCC
c. Thursday, October 10th-National Coming Out Day-Events TBA
i. Jeff Chu, 4:30pm MSU 218 Book signing at 5:30
d. Wednesday, October 16th-Social Justice: When Diversity Isn’t Enough
(Jessica Pettitt)-3pm 183 MSU
e. Thursday, November 21st-Transgender Day of Remembrance-TBA
Welcome to a new member and a new guest
Karen Deysher-graduate student representative
Mary Borst from GLBTQ Resource Center
Respectfully Submitted,
Amy Pfeiler-Wunder