Attending: Dr. Paul, Dr. Wheeler, J. Bielwicz, R. Howser, L. Protulipac, R. Shank, K. Smith, S. Toomey, A. Wagers, K. White

• Introductions of those present.

• Discussed policies and procedures for a student organization [handout distributed].

• Discussed program guidelines [handout distributed].

• Passed out drafts of Constitution and Bylaws.

• Sub-committee formed to work on finalizing the Constitution.
  • J. Bielwicz
  • R. Howser
  • S. Toomey

• Sub-committee formed to work on finalizing the Bylaws.
  • K. Smith
  • A. Wagers
  • K. White

• In recognition of effort already put into the creation of Constitution and Bylaws, R. Ragozzino will serve as liason between the Constitution and Bylaws sub-committees.

• Meeting planned for mid-January (2006) for review of final drafts of Constitution and Bylaws.

• Discussed need to decide on an official name for the club.

• Discussed need to decide on administrative roles (types of officers) for club.
  • Should we have several VPs (e.g., vice president of activities, vice president of fund raising, etc.).
  • How should we delegate duties or offices?

• Discussion of minimum GPA of applied psychology majors who apply for officer positions.

• Discussion of budget concerns.
  • Should we have a dues requirement?
  • K. Smith indicated an interest in designing T-shirts for fund raising, etc.

• Other business:
  • Community service opportunities and ideas were briefly discussed.
  • Future meeting times were discussed. Although the 5:00 pm time is advantageous for scheduling rooms (as long as our meetings do not last more than an hour), some students might be in class until 5:15 pm. A possible solution would be to go to a 5:30 pm start time and try to find a dedicated meeting space for 5:30 to 6:30 or 7:00 pm and a specific day each week or month.
  • An important issue to resolve for the club will be to create an official statement of purpose.
  • The need to find ways to establish the club's presence to new students as well as ways to increase the presence of the club across campus was proposed.
  • Possible activies for the club to consider included: Field trips (zoo, aviary, mental hospital, science museum), a movie and discussion night, peer tutoring and peer advising.
  • The group decided that it would be worthwhile to do an event early in the coming Spring semester (early January, 2006). Possibilities included: Pizza party social, movie night, psychology trivia night. Meeting date, time, and location for the planning committee will be posted on the club website (and emails, flyers, etc.).
  • Advertising concerns were raised (e.g., flyers, Chalk-Talk, email, web-notice, class announcements, newsletters, etc.).
  • The possibility of establishing a "phone tree" (for members to quickly contact other members) was raised.