Here are minutes from our first general body meeting of the semester.
1. Introductions!
2. Google Calendar: Check for Event Dates
3. Inductions: October 2, 11 am in the Library Auditorium. (Coffee with the Dean 10 am.)
4. Membership: Only Full, National Members may apply for scholarships, awards, or to attend the national conference. Social members are encouraged to attend all chapter (TCNJ) events.
5. Dues must be turned in by September 15th in order to be inducted this year.
6. Terhune Fundraiser: Contact Todd (petty4@tcnj.edu) if you would like to sign up! Shifts are 9-6 on any available day (see Todd for dates) and Terhune will donate $90 dollars to the organization per volunteer. (Also, there are delicious donuts and a great employee discount for any day you work!)
7. Book Club: Our first book will discuss Black Ice, the STD Common Reader for this year, and we will meet next Wednesday (9/15) at 4:30 in Bliss 228.
8. Convention (Pittsburgh): March 23-26 2011
a. For those who would like to submit: send Professor Steinberg (dsteinbe@tcnj.edu) what you plan to submit by October 22.
b. All Scholarship and Award applications go through Professor Steinberg.
c. Members may apply for anything for which they fit the award description.
d. If you would like to be added to the Pittsburgh Module inside SOCS and did not sign up at the meeting, please email Professor Steinberg.
9. Blog/Website: If you have something you would like to write, email an E-Board member and it will be posted to the Blog! Also, remember to comment on posts!
10. Also, additional fundraising information not mentioned at the meeting: The Student Finance Board is sponsoring live music and an outdoor grill every Friday before Fall Break and is offering $150 dollars in fundraising money to any organization that volunteers to grill for one of the events. If anyone is interested in looking further into organizing our participation, please let us know!
Other Important Links, also listed in the SOCS homepage:
Our award-winning chapter webpage is http://enghonor.intrasun.tcnj.edu
Our award-winning chapter blog is http://enghonor.blogspot.com/
Our national organization's website is at
http://www.english.org/sigmatd/index.shtml. Please bookmark this site and check it for information about internships, conference opportunities, scholarships, and publishing opportunities.Take care,
Rebecca
We have three students applying for the PC Somerville Award and three students applying for Junior, Senior, or Graduate Scholarships. Good luck, alphabetically, to Kristen Casabona, Jenna Gain, Allison Hoefener, Rebecca McNulty, Matt Persico and Nicole Priestner
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