Asian-American Student Union
Board Meeting
2008-10-26
Board meeting Minutes
ASU
10/26/08
• Event Reflections / Halloween Social
o Good attendance, but the events weren’t all encompassing. There was a lot of down time between events
o There weren’t enough drinking cups to go around
o Stab the Victim didn’t work so well, but the cookie decorating went really well
o We’d bought 72 cookies to decorate, ran out, so we definitely had more than 72 people there
o Mystery Box got tedious and people walked away after the 2nd round, so we have to keep activities short, so we keep people’s attention
o Keep activities further away from the door…it kept people hovering at the door, and didn’t come all the way into the room
o PR: people seemed to like the ghost in the mall area. The fliers were a success, along with walking around in the costume to PR.
o Coffman staff was really accommodating; the room was set up like we asked. The easel we asked for was missing
o Remember to ask people to keep people with food in the room.
• Operation Any Soldier
o Bake Sale is tomorrow, in ASU. Please try to bring in baked goods to sell. Everyone please try to participate in it.
Open the room tomorrow, grab a table on the side to sell it at. Affiliates are participating as well.
If they bring some sort of good to donate, they get one free baked good
Baked goods that don’t sell tomorrow, keep in the room and sell the next few days for discount
PSA is donating $180 towards Any Soldier
CASA is also donating through their events
• Taiko Drumming updates
o Next we have to buy the Japanese snacks – getting rice crackers, for serving 50 people. We are also going to have tea, using crock pots David bringing a crockpot, Irene buying rice crackers, Amy buying the cups from Sam’s Club
o Advertise through fliers and facebook
o Going to drop check off tomorrow
o Event is Nov 7th, Friday GA Meeting Thursday Nov 6 at 6 PM
• MAASU Updates
o Some GA members are going along with them
o We should go to the affiliate board meetings to bring it up to the members
• Volunteering
o Keep checking your email for updates on what dates could be the possibility
• MISA collaboration?
o Could be interested in working with ASU on some sort of ASU?
o We need to come up with an actual event, in order to do so
o Outreach was hoping to host a Winter Olympics for affiliates, this could be a possible event to co-host?
• Taste of Asia?
o Someone is currently trying to start up APAC again, we just don’t have the name right now
• Winter Gala
o Macnamara availability: January 31st is currently available, it’s on hold right now until tomorrow
o Second Saturday back from break
o Done, reserving for the 31st,, details to come
• Questions, Comments, concerns
o Jimmy and Meky attended Battle of the Bands at Macalester last night.
o Vanessa is still emailing people about the Spokesmodel event.