Student Center Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
September 26, 2011
4th Floor, Talley Board Room
President Jonathon Smith called the meeting to order at 6:40. The starting time was delayed
due to a BOD tour with Dr. Tom Stafford at the NCSU Belltower.
Vice President Matthew Barnhill called the roll.
Present: Jonathon Smith, Matthew Barnhill, Emily Ericksen, Parker Megginson, John Willis
(Proxy for Matthew Woodward), Kelly Harris, Daniel Cunningham, Kevin Rollinson, Teresa
Heath, Jaies Kunnappillil, Elizabeth Scott, Faeben Fulford, Caitlin Cohn, Olivia Desormeaux,
Seve Gaskin, Alexandria Hartill, Katie Strickland, Lindsay Skully, Nicole Ralston, Evelyn
Reiman, Alex Miller, Tim Hogan
Also in attendance were Holly Durham, Deborah Felder, & Samantha Melton.
Absent: Buddy Bryson, Alanna Howard (excused), Stacy Fair
A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of September 12th meeting. The
motion passed without objection.
Officer Reports:
Parker Megginson, Treasurer: Budget committee will meet next week.
Emily Ericksen, Secretary: None.
Matt Barnhill, Vice- President: None
Jonathon Smith, President: Jonathan wrote a detailed outline of the student centers fee
recommendations put forth by the BOD at the last meeting. He sent those documents to the cochairmen of the University Fee Review Committee for their consideration. We will know later in
October the full fee recommendations from that committee. Also, because we have outgrown
the conference room for meetings, we will now be meeting in the 2nd Floor Talley Ballroom,
South Gallery. Plan to meet in that room for the rest of the semester. The Select Committee on
Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment for the Talley Project will meet in Talley on Wednesday,
October 5 from 1-2:30 PM in Talley 4114. The Select Committee on Artwork will be meet right
after that in the same room from 2:30-4. If you have a special interest in these topics, please
send Jonathan an e-mail and he will keep you informed. BOD members are encouraged to
attend these meetings.
Reports of Standing Committees:
Teresa Heath, Facilities Committee: Programming committee will do a service project,
potentially at the Eastern Food Bank. Furthermore, the programming committee will get together
before fall break to update the bulletin board.
Jonathon Smith spoke on behalf of the Facilities Committee, as chairperson, Kevin Durso, has
submitted his resignation. Jonathon asked secretary of the committee, Kevin Rollinson, to
coordinate the next meeting. At that time, Jonathon asked the board to approve Kevin’s
resignation. Teresa moved to accept the nomination and the motion was seconded.
Parker Megginson, Budget Committee: Parker stated that the budget committee will meet next
week and an e-mail will be sent letting members of the committee know the date and time.
Jonathon then introduced TJ Willis, Talley Project Liaison for AVC Evelyn Reiman. TJ shared
some of his educational background and what his role on campus is.
Guest Speaker: TJ Willis, Liaison to AVC Reiman for the Talley Project
Talley Table Talk: TJ explained that the Talley Table Talk started last semester with the model
of the new Talley center located in the Talley lobby and knowledgeable students and staff
explaining the renovations to students passing by . He expressed that there is interest in having
another table talk, this time focusing on the interior of Talley, rather than the outside of the
building. He took suggestions from the board as to which day and time would be most
convenient for students. The recommendations were early in the week, preferably Monday
spanning approximately 12 hours of the day. Evelyn also suggested food and beverages begin
available at the Table Talk. The desire is to continue these talks once a semester.
Town Hall: TJ informed members that they are interested in making the town hall meetings
more open and inviting to students. He explained the differences between the town hall
meetings and the table talk, namely the progression of the renovation and how that will affect
student life. He also explained that this meeting would be more formal than the table talk. It was
suggested to name the town hall meetings the “State of the Union.”
Board members then offered suggestions for both the Table Talk and the Town Hall meetings in
how to better reach students with the information about the Talley Project. TJ encouraged
students to e-mail him with any concerns or questions at tj_willis@ncsu.edu.
Speaker: Tim Hogan, Student Centers Operations Director
Witherspoon Renovation: Tim Hogan informed the board about the renovations that are taking
place in Witherspoon. He said that they had expressed interest in adding vestibules in the
entrance to the student center, although the design of such will be difficult. Tim then presented
slides of the improvements that are planned for the exterior of Witherspoon with the intent of
receiving feedback from board members. One such slide showed a metal and wood framed
screen in front of the open block wall on the front of the building. Board members provided
feedback and suggestions for the Witherspoon renovation, generating a lot of discussion. It was
suggested that a design competition be held to involve students. TJ and Tim are looking into
this idea.
Advisor Reports: Evelyn shared information about a student media competition.
Member Reports: Samantha Melton shared that the committee chairs/ secretaries needed to
send her the minutes of their committee meetings if they wanted them on the website. Her email is shmelton@ncsu.edu.
The chocolate festival is this Thursday, sponsored by the Women’s Center which is aimed to
support breast cancer.
Jonathon Smith adjourned the meeting at 7:57pm.