Asian-American Student Union

Board Meeting

2009-03-10

• Position updates (15)
o Student Concern Forum is March 31st if you have issues or problems to pass on, talk to Irene Wong
o Movie night is March 26th, Moos Tower at 6 PM
• QSCC – Request to use ASU room (5)
• SIGN UP FOR BOARD CHECK-UP MEETING
• MAASU updates (10)
o Last week to register for MAASU
• 30th Annual ASU Spring Conference (30)
o Committee updates (Education, PR, Programming, Logistics)
 Education: days for workshops aren’t yet finalized, will be done so on Thursday. We have Sushi & Health and Nutrition. Azuki can provide for 40 people; Dumpling night, plus discussion on bi-cultural night; professional workshop – leadership, marketing yourself, time management; etiquette dining - teach and serve salad, pasta, possibly soup. Planning to have 60 people; tea ceremony, JSA is going to help us with it. Linguistics dept does this every year. Going to have their cultural night as well; Gender relations workshop, with possibly martial arts.
 PR: Fortune cookie things will be done Friday; Rough flier has been created, with modifications yet to be done.
 Programming: colors will be light green and pink.
 Logistics: food permits will be turned in this Friday. Looking into food quotes still.
o Board Video
 Logistics is doing: Office (Kha is writing script)
 Education: Ellyn and Irene; High School Musical
 Programming: Slumdog Millionaire (Nehal)
 PR: House (Amy)
o Banquet performers
 Singers – Seriously, IBU
 Dancers/Misc – Kenichi Ebina
 Comedian/MC – NONE
 Speaker – NONE
 UMN student groups – Good to go.
• Questions, comments, additions
o Rice Bowl Committee has been formed, conference call tomorrow. Will hear updates at next meeting
o MAASU conference call is also Thursday
• Room cleaning

Reminders:
• BAM collaboration – Angel Charity Gala (TOMORROW. Set up starts at 1pm. Event 530-8pm)
• Possible 5k collaboration with University (4/19, Sunday, 10:10 am, on campus)
• Sigma Lambda Beta – Cultural Show (Friday 3/27, Great Hall) – Help set up

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