Asian-American Student Union
Board Meeting
2008-11-14
Asian-American Student Union
Board Meeting Agenda
Friday, November 14, 2008
CMU Board Room
Position updates
Spring 2009
o Send your schedules to Nehal
o Send office hour availability to Nehal (3 hours a week)
o Try to leave Tuesday and Thursday night available
PLEASE!!!!!!! >:O
Experience Minnesota
o Lunch (set up board, hand out brochures): Set up in Great Hall by 11:45am at the latest
o Room tour (keep room open as students tour second floor): Approx. 3:15 to 4:30pm
David is attending both, Kha and Kevin will attend one of them, Amy will attend the lunch
Similar to Freshman orientation set-up
AnySoldier updates (AnySoldier committee)
o Please buy tickets to attend the Pasta night: $6 w/item donation, $8 without.
o Event: Friday November 21st 6:30-10 PM
o Selling tickets in advance, please bring item donations to ASU and tickets are also available in ASU, just ask a board member in the room
Diversity and Equity Breakfast (Andy)
o Thursday, November 20, 7:30am-830am, Arrive by 7:00am at the latest
o Set up Wednesday from 3pm-6pm
MAASU People (Jimmy, Meky, Irene Tran, Vanessa)
o Updates?
Winter Gala
o Saturday, January 31, 2009; 8pm-Midnight; McNamara Alumni Center
o Things to consider:
Theme
A Night In Downtown
Decoration (Committee)
Food (Committee)
Looking at focusing on just deserts
Admission: How much will we charge?
Single and Couple pricing
o $10 single, $15 couple ($15 single, $20 couple non UofM students) EARLY BIRD
o $12 single, $17 couple ($17 single, $22 couple non UofM students)
PR: Date to have flyers out by?
Have fliers done and ready to set out right after Thanksgiving
30th Annual ASU Spring Conference
o Week of Monday 3/30/2009 to Saturday 4/4/2009
o Committees
Logistics food, food permits, grants, coordinate volunteers for serving food, coordinating volunteers in general
Programming planning banquet, coordinating performances
Education week of workshops
PR marketing materials, posting events, generating event awareness, contacting press
EVERYONE look for performers-emcee-keynote speaker, teamwork, have fun
Volunteering?
o We should do a community event before the end of the semester
Keep an eye out for updates
Miscellaneous
o KISO
Asked for help w/event next weekend, but we are unable to help out.
o Questions, comments, additions
Nov 19
Cuban book meeting in BSU