Asian-American Student Union

General Assembly Meeting

2006-10-11

Asian-American Student Union
General Assembly Meeting
October 11, 2006

I. Room Reservation Procedures/Availability
a. Clean up after using the room!
II. Collaboration/Fundraising
a. publicizing events
b. fundraising ideas – do one activity a month
i. Two fundraising events per student group on campus per academic year
ii. Grant writing – contact ASU
III. Affiliate Updates
a. APAHC – Gen Meet on Tues, 4:30 pm
i. Taste of Asia
ii. Frisbee next Friday at River Flats, 5:30-7:30 pm
b. KAdSO – Nov. 16, Creative Expression Night, 5:45 pm, location TBA
c. CSAM – Movie Outing on coming Friday
Dodgeball Tourney? Any interested affiliates? Talk to Sopheak
d. CASA – Next Friday, Mahjong Night, 7 pm @ CMU 219
e. ISA – Fall Show, Sat. Oct. 28th @ Great Hall 7 pm
f. HMSA – Hmong Superstition Workshop, Fri. Oct. 27th @ 115 Nicholson Hall, also a Hmong movie will be showing, 4 pm
g. VSAM – Friday, Oct. 13th, Celebrating 30 Years, $15 for affiliate members, food and dance, Lucky Dragon starts at 6 pm, food served at 7 pm
Paint the Lanterns
Nov. 18th,
Metrodome volunteering, tentatively in two weeks
h. TSA – Apple Picking, McDonalds
i. KSA – Elections on Fri. 13th,
Oct. 20th, 7-11 pm, Movie Night at Melrose Apartments
j. MAAC – Workshop, Nov. 6th @ 4th, location TBA, focus on medical school admissions
Nov. 20th, more business focused, resume writing
k. LSA – Saturday volunteering
l. BAM - Oct. 31st, food
IV. ASU Event Update
a. Halloween Social – tentatively October 27, 7-10 pm
b. MISA Haunted House – October 30, 6-9 pm
V. General Assembly Adjourn

( post meeting – ASU board only )

I. Tutoring from Klaeber in ASU?
a. Check with other Cultural Centers
b. During quiet hours, twice a week, days TBD?
c. Cathy and Tony to contact other CC
II. Volunteer Event – Cathy
a. Ronald McDonald House – TBD
b. Alternatives? Volunteer w/ Kids, Thanksgiving event, Big Brothers Big Sisters
c.
III. Haloween Social Planning/Update –Tony
a. Mask making
b. Graveyard
c. Pumpkin Bowling
d. Mummy Wrap
e. Pumpkin Carving
f. Tony will email events list to PR end of week
IV. Target Event – Chris O
a. Planning – Chris and Sejal
b. 12-2 pm, preferably in CMU (Great Hall), mid-Nov. to Dec., or else Jan. when classes start for spring semester
V. Corporate Sponsorships – letter? – Sejal
VI. Finance recordkeeping
a. Cyrus- purchase Quickbook ASAP!
b. David will purchase
VII. Board potluck/study party – dates?
a. Nov. 1st, Wed.
VIII. Updates/concerns/questions
a. Toner
b. Circle table move to BSU
c. TCAR meeting: Macalester, Augsberg, Hamline present, next meeting Nov. 4th, hosting an event with other colleges (fundraising?)
d. Add affiliate presidents to GA list
e. Affiliate updates for meetings
f. Status meetings next Thursday, Oct. 19th, 15-20 minutes starting 3:45 pm
g. MPAC, Nov. 2nd, 3-6 pm, Hog Roast
IX. Adjourn

GA Representatives:
Tony Kousonsavath (MAAC/LSA)
David Kim (KSA)
Wei Chen (TSA)
Bonnie Nguyen (VSAM)
Sopheak Pho (CSAM)
Helen Tran (VSAM)
Joon Shoo (CSAM)
Sarim Pin (CSAM)
Brea Evans (KAdSO)
Jessica Sekhen (APAHC)
Chris Oudavanh (BAM)
Roma Patel (ISA)
Yeng Moua (HMSA)



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