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Meeting Minutes

 Minutes for 12/4/09

Attendees

-Marissa

-Faith

-Ben

-Chris

-Jonesy

-Justyn

Announcements:

• New computer is now set up Login username requires domain name as well. So type UM/adsum.student then adsum09 as the password.

Faith went to in service training. Talked to graduate students about being a hard of hearing student in mainstream K=12 setting and her experience in college. Also from that class 15 new members signed up to possibly volunteer for ADSUM

Budget Review: $800 to carry over plus money to pay employees

December 11th Potluck Party YODA & ADSUM. More information will be e-mailed

ADSUM wants to be involved in the hiring committee who will choose a new DSS director  because Jim Marks as he is leaving to pursue a new job as the director for Montana Vocational Rehabilitation.

• ◦ Talked about getting a picture and quote from Jim Marks to put in ADSUM office before he leaves

Working to get a representative from ADSUM to sit in on hiring process for a new director

• Faith will be talking on the college radio Monday at 1:30. If you are interested in speaking get in touch with Faith to go with her. Listen for her!

ADSUM has reservation in UC ballroom for April 24th to host a fundraiser

Ideas for Fundraiser

• ◦ Swing Dance in collaboration with other asum club "On the Two"

ADSUM Updates

• ADSUM Office Etiquette
• ◦ designated areas for storage
• ▪ storage: behind magazines in front of coffee maker, on top of microwave & to the right of microwave
• ◦ keep items left out in open labeled

spills have been showing up near computer. PLEASE CLEAN UP!

Respect and do not eat each others food

any larger items put to the right of the couch and left of desk

• Voted on and passed ADSUM Office Etiquette

ADSUM Member Communication Plan:

• ◦ communicate directly with member in a healthy manner if an issue should arise with them
• Voted on and passed ADSUM Communication Plan

Voted and passed the use of the Monkey Banner to be used only for tabling

Went over pictures to hang in the ADSUM office

Send preferable days for meetings for next semester to Faith so she can make a meeting schedule that works for everyone.

Have a great christmas!

Advocacy Team Leader- Faith                                                                                       

*Montana Theatre FM System is now working! It was tuned up this week. Masquer Theatre still has too much echo. University is going to look into possibility of bringing in acoustic consultant to deal with high reverberation in room. They may need to treat the walls.  

*New Directions will co-apply on grant for handcycles to Bronden Foundation. UM Foundation also came up with other grants for handcycles we can try to apply to as                     well as for the Post Production Captioning Equipment.