New Officers

Congratulations to the newly elected officers of the Association of Student Planners:

President Patrick Anderson
Vice President Matt Parsons
Treasurer Bryan Esmeralda
Secretary Julianne Nilsen
National Representative Aaron Qualls
State Representative Bryan Esmeralda
IES-APA Representative Julianne Nilsen

Nominations

Nominations are open for ASP offices. As nominations are made, they will be added to this thread. Final Version as of 11:30 AM, Friday, April 13.

President
Patrick Anderson

Vice President
Matt Parsons

Treasurer
(none)

Secretary
Julianne Nilsen

National Representative
Aaron Qualls

State Representative
Bryan Esmeralda

IES-APA Representative
(none)

Proposed Bylaws Amendment

RESOLUTION 12-01
ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT PLANNERS
A RESOLUTION to amend the bylaws of the Association of Student Planners; striking current officer election procedures; providing for new officer election procedures; and other matters appropriately related thereto.
WHEREAS, the membership of the Association of Student Planners (“Association”) wishes to modernize and clarify the procedures for the election of officers of the Association;
WHEREAS, causing the election of officers earlier in the academic year provides for a period of transition from past officers to newly elected officers prior to the end of the year; and
WHEREAS, the major fundraisers of the year are commonly completed prior to the end of March; and
WHEREAS, notice of this proposed amendment was provided on to the membership on Friday, March 16, 2012 for the purpose of presentation to the membership at a meeting on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 and scheduled consideration at the following membership meeting;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED by the Association of Student Planners:

SECTION 1 – Current Election Procedures Removed. The contents of Article Five are to be stricken from the Bylaws of the Association of Student Planners, to wit:
5.1 Nominations for all officers will be taken from the floor during the first regular meeting with the month of May each year. Elections shall follow taking place during the month of May each year.
5.2 All officio and ex-officio members are eligible to be nominated for office, however, officio standing is required to hold or retain any Association office.
5.3 Any member may nominate any member, including him or herself. The member nominated for office must accept the nomination. Each nomination requires a second in order to be considered for the office.
5.4 Elections shall take place via email and written ballot.
5.5 A simple majority vote of the members will be sufficient to elect an officer. If there are more than two candidates and no candidate receives a majority, there will be a run-off between the top two vote recipients. If additional ties result, a simple coin toss conducted by a member in full standing that is not running for office will occur to determine the election.

SECTION 2 – New Election Procedures Inserted. The following language is to be inserted in the Bylaws of the Association of Student Planners as Article Five:
5.1 Commencement of Elections.
5.1.1 Most Offices. Elections for officers of the Association shall commence during the first meeting in May. Upon a majority vote of the Executive Board, the commencement of election procedures may be prior to the first meeting of May, provided such vote is made not less than two weeks prior to commencement. No election shall commence prior to the first meeting of March.
5.1.2 Cheney Representative. Notwithstanding section 0, the election of Cheney Representative shall commence during the first meeting in October.
5.2 Nominations. Elections shall commence with nominations for officers during the first regular meeting and via electronic communication with the Secretary during the period two (2) from business days prior and following inclusive. Any known member may nominate any known member, including himself or herself. Any nominee may decline the nomination. The President shall second all valid nominations.
5.3 President – Vice President. Unless otherwise specified by the nominator, all accepted and seconded nominations for President shall also be a nomination for Vice President. A candidate for the office of President may decline the nomination for Vice President.
5.4 Election Meeting. Voting shall take place during the first regular meeting not less than one week after the close of nominations.
5.5 Method of Voting. Elections shall take place via email and written ballot.
5.6 Electors.
5.6.2 Most Offices. All known members shall be entitled to vote for all officers other than Cheney Representative.
5.6.3 Cheney Representative. All known members who have planning program ("PLAN") classes in scheduled on the Cheney campus during the scheduled month shall be entitled to vote for Cheney Representative.
5.7 Procedure. A simple majority vote of the electors will be sufficient to elect an officer. If there are more than two candidates for an office, the election shall be conducted using an instant runoff format. The President shall conduct a coin toss should a tie occur.
5.8 Multiple Offices. Should a person be elected to multiple Executive Board offices, the elected person shall select one Executive Board office to occupy and the candidate with the next highest vote count for the abandoned office or offices shall be elected.
5.9 Seating. Newly elected officers shall be seated at the next regularly scheduled meeting following their election.

SECTION 3 – Supermajority Required. This resolution requires a two-thirds vote in affirmation of those present to become effective.

SECTION 4 – Effective Date. This resolution is effective immediately.

RESOLVED this _____ Day of April 2012

ATTESTED: Secretary of the Association President of the Association EFFECTIVE DATE:

Bylaws and Election Report

During the March 6, 2012 ASP membership meeting, I was directed by those present to determine an expedited schedule for making changes to the bylaws and conducting an election in preparation for a new executive board. My findings are summarized here.

Bylaws Amendments

The current bylaws (online here) envision a two-meeting process for the amendment of the bylaws. They state that bylaws amendments require a 72-hour notice period prior to the first meeting during which information is to be provided and discussed. At the second meeting the proposed amendments are to be put to a vote. The second meeting is required to be a regular membership meeting. Consequently, the first meeting during which amendments may be adopted is the first meeting in April. Parliamentary procedure allows the amendments themselves to be amended by majority vote; the bylaws require that amendments to the bylaws are adopted and made effective by 2/3s vote of those present.

Election

The current bylaws are explicit: elections must be held in May. In order to hold earlier elections, the assumption must be made that a bylaws amendment will occur in order to hold the election at any other time. Presuming that such an amendment were to be made, the executive board would follow this procedure:

1. approve the change of month to April for the election prior to March 15


2. receive nominations during the first meeting in April (procedurally, following the adoption of amended bylaws)


3. conduct elections during the second meeting in April


4. seat the new officers during the regular meeting following the second meeting in April.

Expedited Schedule

With the above considerations, the most reasonably expedited schedule would be as follows (with the minimal cushion necessary to ensure that each step is completed early enough for sufficient notice for the next step to occur):

1. March 8-19: Transmit the text of proposed bylaws amendments prior to 72 hours prior regular membership meeting


2. Prior to March 15: executive board accepts a motion to conduct elections for new officers in April


3. March 11-23: a meeting (under current circumstances, in Cheney) at least 72 hours after transmission of proposed amendments during which the amendments are moved and discussed


4. Prior to March 29: executive board sets regular meeting schedule for spring quarter


5. Two business days prior to membership meeting during the week of April 2-6: Written nominations accepted for elected offices.


6. Week of April 2-6: Regular Membership Meeting during which:
   a) amendments to the bylaws are adopted; and
   b) nominations are taken from the floor


7. Two business days following membership meeting during the week of April 2-6: Written nominations accepted for elected offices


8. Week of April 16-20: Regular Membership Meeting during which the election of officers is conducted.


9. Immediately after #8, executive board meeting to revise the regular membership meeting schedule, if necessary.


10. Next Regular Membership Meeting: New officers are officially seated.

Proposing Amendments

If you have an amendment you would like to propose, please send it to me and I will include the proposal along with other proposals I have already received so they may be considered at the same meetings. You may, of course, offer amendments at a later time if you prefer.

Brian
ASP President

Winter Quarter Meeting Time/Dates

The Executive Board voted 3-1 (with one abstention) this week to establish Tuesday 11:45 AM as the regular time of ASP Membership Meetings. Winter Quarter meetings are currently scheduled for:

• January 10, 2012
• January 24, 2012
• February 7, 2010
• February 21, 2010
• March 6, 2010
• March 20, 2010

The votes cast for the meeting times was as follows:

• Cheney Representative: Tuesday 4:45, Thursday 4:45, Tuesday 11:45, Thursday 11:45
• Treasurer: Tuesday 11:45, Thursday 11:45, Tuesday 4:45, Thursday 11:45
• Secretary: Tuesday 11:45, Thursday 11:45, Tuesday 4:45, Thursday 11:45
• Vice President: Abstained
• President: Thursday 11:45, Tuesday 11:45, Thursday 4:45, Tuesday 4:45

After the first round, Tuesday 11:45 had 2 votes, Tuesday 4:45 had 1 vote, Thursday 11:45 had 1 vote.
Thursday 4:45, with 0 votes, was eliminated.
After the second round, whether Tuesday 4:45 or Thursday 11:45 was eliminated, Tuesday 11:45 received the third vote, constituting a majority.

Planning Internship- City of Rathdrum Idaho

‎****Planning Internship** ***PAID***

-Work on drafting new zoning code to comply with Comp Plan

-Research alternatives

-Facilitate public workshops

Chris Riffe
Rathdrum City Planner
8047 W. Main Street, #2
Rathdrum, Idaho 83858
planner@rathdrum.org

Phone: (208) 687-2700 ext. 117
Fax: (208) 687-1377

ASP Winter 2012 Meeting Time Debate

Greetings!

Purpose and Eligible Participants. I am writing today to begin to complete the process of establishing a time for ASP General Membership Meetings during Winter Quarter 2012. Per the bylaws, the time for ASP membership meetings is set by the Executive Board, consisting of the officers of the club. The bylaws, as they currently stand, do not recognize the APA Representative offices, nor do the bylaws recognize the club's ability to establish such offices. The bylaws establish five offices; a majority vote of those participating are necessary to establish a time for the meeting.

Result Requirements. The bylaws require that meetings occur at least twice per month; as established previously, once every two weeks satisfies that requirement. Notice must be made at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. In order to ensure compliance with that requirement, the Board's vote will be concluded no later than Friday, January 6, at 9 AM. This will give us time to distribute the notice.

Inventory Participants. As you are all aware, I have been collecting input on when the meetings should occur this next quarter. I received input from the vice president, secretary, treasurer, Washington APA rep, IES rep, Cheney rep, Eric Cowell, Matt Parsons, and Dr. Winchell. I added my needs in as well.

• Inventory (Monday and Wednesday). The result is strong opposition to Monday and Wednesday meetings, with many expressions of inability to attend. One person established Wednesdays at noon as a preferred time for the meeting, and one established Monday afternoon as their preference. Since Dr. Winchell will be showing movies about starchitects and urban design as an extension of the Reflective Planning Theory class on Wednesdays during the noon hour (and the class actually ends right at noon), it was also deemed an ineligible time as a conflict with a core planning class.
• Inventory (Tuesday and Thursday noon). Tuesday and Thursday noon received the greatest amount of positive feedback (the remaining 13 of 15 expressions of preference were one or the other of these two times), but it was not universal. One officer and one general member said that, due to conflicting classes at the Cheney campus, they could not attend at these times.
• Inventory (Tuesday and Thursday evenings). Tuesday and Thursday evenings were the times that had the least conflict, though no one counted either as a preferred time. Several board members were concerned about a drop in attendance due to the poor timing after classes. No one said they absolutely could not come, but one officer did say it would harm his/her employment.
• Inventory (Fridays and Weekends). Very few expressions were made for Fridays and weekends. One person said that Friday at noon would be a conflict but that Friday evenings would be OK. There were no expressions, positive, negative or neutral, for weekend meetings.

Process. I am establishing the following process to ensure that everyone has a chance to participate and have meaningful input on the final decision. Since this is an executive board meeting, only board members will be permitted to make motions. I am asking board members at this time to forward nominations for meeting times (however, see below). Meeting time nominations will close on Wednesday, January 4 at 5 PM. While this is is a board decision, discussion by the membership is entirely appropriate and encouraged. Debate and nominations shall take place on the EWU ASP web site at http://ewuasp.blogspot.com.

Voting. To ensure vote security, votes will be emailed directly to me at my regular email address and made public when a decision is reached. This will not be a secret ballot. Voting will end on Friday, January 6 at 9 AM. Out of respect for the debate, officers, please do not forward your vote until after the nomination period is complete. This vote shall utilize Instant Runoff Voting (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant-runoff_voting) to determine a majority choice. For each of the nominated times, please indicate, in order, your preference, thusly:

#1: Top preference
#2: Second preference
...
#n: Lowest preference

Please consult the Wikipedia article (or any other resource) to understand how the vote will be tabulated. IRV simulates having an additional vote if no preference secures a majority on the first round, with the lowest ranking preferences being eliminated in later rounds.

Nominations. To expedite matters, I hereby nominate the following four meeting times for Winter Quarter 2012 in alternating weeks beginning on week one: 11:45 Tuesday, 4:45 Tuesday, 11:45 Thursday, 4:45 Thursday.

Open Door Policy. As always, please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or comments. Thank you all for your positive participation in the decision making process!

ASP Meeting Minutes

11/10/11

NATIONAL REP UPDATE:

· Will is looking for one more signature to finalize our application for national recognition. If anyone hasn’t already signed the app and has a current APA number, please contact Will wsimpson@eagles.ewu.edu

STATE REP:

· The State board met for a retreat on November 4^th to develop a strategic plan for the WA APA; no updates yet.

· Also, all WA APA members received an email recently asking for our opinion on next year’s state conference. We are asked to vote on location and timing. Please vote.

INLAND EMPIRE SECTION REP:

· The IES is discussing restructuring the mentoring program to include new grads because of the lack in response from existing students.

o Students discussed overall interest in the mentoring program, suggested a possible meet & greet to match up mentors with interested students

o Also, some other students (not part of the meeting) mentioned contacting the coordinator Jim Falk and either not hearing back from him, or receiving a very delayed response.

o His email is here, if people want to sign up for mentoring: jfalk@spokanecounty.org. Also, Karl has the form if you are interested in requesting a mentor.

· Susan Winchell is considering starting a young professionals group

TRESURER UPDATE:

· Karl is still waiting for Portland receipts from one person and then he will be able to calculate how much each person will receive in reimbursements.

· Karl mentioned wanting to deposit the money made from the Chili Cook-Off ($460) into his account and writing a personal check to EWU, so as not to travel out to Cheney with that much cash on hand.

o No one had a problem with this.

· We discussed having an end of the quarter social event at Karl’s club house; an Ugly Sweater Christmas Party. We decided on Dec 8^th as the date for the party. We will discuss timing and send out more emails closer to the date of event.

VP UPDATE:

· There was a BRC internship training last weekend, it went really well.

PRESIDENT UPDATE:

· After speaking with Dr. Winchell, we were informed that student requests for the department must go through faculty or staff. We are advised to no longer make requests directly to other staff (for example: IT), because we should be following protocol established by the University.

o Students expressed a concern for lack of response when previous actions had been requested in this way.

· Also mentioned were the recent comments regarding the health of the program (i.e.: budget cuts). Dr. Winchell assured us that the program is in no danger; we are basically funding ourselves through all the grant money the department receives and are seen as a model for much of the University for our outreach and activities within the community.

o Also, the Graduate portion of the department is based on enrollment of 10 individuals per year, which we have not had difficulty in obtaining. We do need to recruit more Undergrads, though.

· It is suggested that as many students as possible participate in the Student Research and Creative Works Symposium, which is a venue to showcase any projects or present research completed during that school year. The symposium is in Cheney in May. We will provide more updates about participation as it gets closer.

· Fred will be offering the class Presentation Techniques, a 1 credit class, in the Winter Quarter. It is designed to include more grad students and all are encouraged to sign up.

TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE:

· We have newer computers in the studio

o However, many are having difficulties printing; Jeremy will be looking into this.

· He asked if any students have technology requests for software, equipment, hardware – if so, email Jeremy at jkulm@hotmail.com

· Jeremy is offering to teach an informal GIS class over Christmas break on Tues/Thurs afternoons, starting on 12/13. We will email more about this later.

UPCOMING CONFERENCES:

· Canada Conference Feb 2-4 in Vancouver, BC http://caps-aceau.org/vancouver-2012/

· National Planning Conference April 14-17 in LA http://planning.org/conference/index.htm

· Local Planning Conference in Priest Lake in June – emails to come from Inland Empire Section of the WA APA.

NEXT QUARTER MEETING TIME:

· At first glance this same meeting time, Thursday at 11:45, would work with most undergrad and graduate class schedules and allow for the greatest number of participants. Please let us know if we have overlooked something and we can discuss.

NEXT MEETING:

· The next meeting will be held in Cheney, Nov. 21 at 1PM. Fred has offered the first 45 minutes of his undergrad class that meets during that time in Cheney. We will provide snacks at the meeting.

ASP Meeting Notes

10/27/11

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TREASURER UPDATE:

· We have $1500 available to use for reimbursement for the Portland conference. We are unsure how it is going be split up amongst the 12 attendees, since not everyone incurred $125 worth of reimbursable expenses. At this time, we have decided that each person should send Karl a hard copy of their receipts for the conference along the necessary EWU form. Once we have determined how much each person incurred in expenses, we can have a better idea of how to distribute funding.

PRESIDENT UPDATE:

· President absent

CHENEY REP:

· First time with us. Sherwin would like to know how the predecessor handled the job of Cheney rep. He is concerned about the time conflict for him with a class directly after the meeting in Cheney; wants to know if we can discuss this further to figure out the conflict.

· Will, VP standing in for Pres, informed Sherwin that the timing of the meeting was decided based upon desire for participation and this time was when most individuals were available. Also, due to the fact that schedules change every three months, our hands are tied in nailing down a time right now that will work for meeting times for the whole year. He also noted that he would like to hold a meeting with Dr. Winchell to discuss this further.

REFLECTIONS ON PORTLAND CONFERENCE:

· Kate noted that she would have liked dialogue about the conference to have started earlier in the year – perhaps over the summer – to better prepare both financially and schedule-wise.

· Others noted that they would have liked the first years to know about the dates sooner.

· Sherwin noted that he would like to see an annual calendar of important events for students.

o Ali will put together a bare calendar of currently known events.

PAC MEETING:

· The Professional Advisory Committee is coming to EWU on Friday 10/28.

· Students raised concerns about a couple of issues that they plan to express at the meeting:

· Lack of technology in classes

· Lack of sufficient GIS training

· Lack of integration of tribal planning in core courses

CHILI COOK-OFF:

· The Chili Cook-Off is taking place on 10/28 at 6PM.

· There will not be a keg, but Dr. Winchell plans to drinks for the event

· The pumpkin carving was cancelled due to lack of interest.

Planning for Food

Community Food Access Assessment and Planning For Food
Monday, November 7th at Noon
Spokane County Public Works Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room (2B)
1026 West Broadway Avenue, Spokane
AICP 1 CM pending

Learn how we, as planners, can improve food systems by including language within our comprehensive plans and zoning ordinances. Speakers Anthony Summers and Natalie Tauzin will have copies of the sample land use element that they have prepared and will present ideas and examples from communities enhancing their food systems.

Join us for lunch and enlightenment on Monday the 7th. We will have an assortment of sandwiches and drinks, so join us for a healthy lunch and hear about how we can improve the health of our communities.

RSVP to Susan Winchell at swinchell@spokanecounty.org or 509/477-4237.

Upcoming Events

We will be holding an ASP meeting on Thursday at 11:45. We intend to discuss activities associated with the Chili Cook-off, the Professional Advisory Council (PAC) meeting on Friday, and reflections on the planning conference in Portland. If you have issues you want to discuss with the PAC, please come and discuss them at the ASP meeting.

The PAC meeting is from 1:00 to 3:00 on Friday and is open to all students. This is an opportunity for students to provide feedback on the program and opinions on ways to improve the program.

Also, we will be carving pumpkins following the PAC meeting on Friday. Please bring your own pumpkin and carving utensils. Costumes are encouraged by the ASP for the Chili Cook-off.

Limited edition planning pint glasses will be available for sale at the Chili Cook-off (so don't forget to bring cash). Proceeds will support the ASP and help fund trips to the APA conference in Los Angeles.

Thanks,
William Simpson
ASP Vice President

Central City Mobility Open House

Please plan on attending the third Central City Mobility Open House on October 25 from 5-7 PM at the Bookie Building on the Riverpoint Campus. Come find out more about current projects and provide your thoughts and ideas. Displays include the University District Sprague Corridor, North Monroe Revitalization, Division St Gateways, Inland Pacific Hub, Pedestrian Planning & Complete Streets and many others!

The City is also looking for volunteers to help with the event. According to EWU Urban and Regional Planning Program alumna Jackie Caro, only one person has confirmed that they would volunteer, and they need more. Contact her at jcaro@spokanecity.org.

Annual planning scholarships available

The Urban and Regional Planning Program awards several scholarships throughout the year. To be qualified for these scholarships, you must be a full-time undergraduate student who has declared the Planning major, or a full-time graduate student who is working towards a Master’s Degree in Urban & Regional Planning.

The scholarships available this fall are:

• King & Jan Cole Scholarship, $1400
• Frank Schadegg Memorial Scholarship, $1000.00
• Len Zickler Scholarship, $1000

There is only one application for all 3 scholarships. The awards will be announced at the 2011 Chili Cook-off on October 28th. The application is to be returned to Rose in the Planning Office at Riverpoint, either electronically or in hard copy form, by 5 pm on October 21st.

These Scholarships will be awarded to the student(s) who demonstrates the most overall:

• Academic excellence
• Commitment to planning
• Potential future effectiveness in the field of planning
• Interest in specific planning issues

Book Awards: $1500 available

The Inland Empire Section of the Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association is running an essay contest this week. Four student awards will be presented at the Chili Cook-off on Friday, October 28, 2011. Two graduate students and two undergraduate students will be presented awards. First place for each is $500; second place is $250.

The competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Urban and Regional Planning program at Eastern Washington University. Work must be that of one individual, and may not have been used for another purpose or published previously.

Topics – Entries can answer one of the following questions:

• Question A: In your opinion, what is the purpose of urban and regional planning?
• Question B: What global changes do you think are most likely to affect the local future and form of US Cities?
• Question C: What is the role of urban and regional planning in the current economic situation?

Length – Simple is best. Be concise and efficient when putting your thoughts down on paper. We suggest your entry be:

• No longer than 1000 words
• Images may be included in body of document
• Text should be in sentences, not just bullet points
• The judges are five Inland Empire Section members

Submitting – Entries must be submitted via email by 5pm on October 21st to Rose at rmorgan@mail.ewu.edu.

• Late entries will not be accepted.
• The winners will be announced at this year’s Chili Cook-Off on Friday October 28th.
• Questions can be addressed to Rose at (509) 358-2230.
• Include your name, grad or undergrad, email and phone.

Portland Conference Sponsorships

The Inland Empire Section of the WA APA would like to reimburse students the registration fee for attending the conference. (Up to 10 students) To be reimbursed the registration fee:

• We ask that you provide a ½ page summary of your favorite, most thought provoking or inspirational session that you attend.
• Please submit proof of registration.

If interested, please ask Rose Morgan to forward your information.

Cheney Representative Elected

It is my pleasure to announce that Sherwin Racehorse has been elected as the Association of Student Planners Cheney Representative. Congratulations, Sherwin, and welcome to the executive board. I'm looking forward to strengthening the connection between the Riverpoint and Cheney campuses!

Transformational Lecture Series 2011 - Cascadia Green Building Council

10.12.11 - This coming Wednesday!! 5:30-6:30pm at Escent Lighting, 605 W Spokane Falls Blvd -- CASCADIA Transformational Lecture Series brings Dave Ramslie the City of Vancouver’s Senior Sustainability Programs Manager to look at ‘the human factor’ in cities as the medium to address our most pressing environmental issues and create a “living future.” This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are required.

Register here: spokanetlsdaveramslie.eventbrite.com

More info here: http://cascadiagbc.org/education/transformational-lecture-series-2011/

ASP Meeting Minutes

10/6/11

ADVISOR COMMENTS:

· No advisor present

VP UPDATE:

· Go to lectures that are being offered. There was a Low Impact Development lecture offered on Saturday through AHBL here in Spokane.

PRESIDENT UPDATE:

· We have 30 “active” members; this is more than half the registered program

TECHNOLOGY NEWS:

· Jeremy is trying to get access to the GIS lab for us. There is a color inkjet printer in this lab that we would like access to. He is also working on upgrading the computers and servers in the Studio.

· Will raised the concern that the computers are often on in the mornings when he gets to the Studio. Jeremy said that they are a timer of sorts to shut off at night, but then turn on again in the morning. He has tried getting the password from Muhammad (somehow he has this) to reset the timers, but he has been unwilling to give it to Jeremy.

· Tara (new student) offered to run the Cheney meetings through Skype, but was unable to this Thursday because of previous conflicts.

· Jeremy is also trying to set up VirtualLab and NetStorage tutorials for new students.

SOCIAL EVENTS/FUNDRAISERS:

· Karl has been looking into the pint glass cost. He thinks that is will be between $150-200 for 100 glasses. He needs a graphic designer to step up and help with the design. karl.almgren@gmail.com

· Jeremy spoke with the appropriate departments to determine who takes care of EWU logos. Students Accounts helps with ordering, while Marketing/Communications helps with using the EWU logo. We still haven’t decided if we want to have the EWU logo on the shirts.

· Karl had an idea for a t-shirt – Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs having a pillow fight.

· Karl would like the Chili Cook-Off should be a costume party, as well.

· Another game idea for the cook-off would be to guess the age of the student. Two students we would like to use = Joanne & Jason.

· We would like to do a pumpkin carving activity during the day of the cook-off.

· Rose needs some volunteers for set-up and tear-down for the cook-off. Please contact Rose if you are available to help.

· We would also like to designate a DD for the event – in case people drink too much, we would like a safe ride home for them after the event. If anyone is available, please contact Ali Kara.

· Karl would like to do Operation Dinner Out on November 19^th. Basically, everyone would get together and go out to a local restaurant here in Spokane, just as a fun social event.

· Karl also mentioned an interest in starting an intramural basketball team. Please talk to Karl if you are interested in playing.

CONFERENCES:

· The Cascadia Conference (for WA & OR) is taking place in Portland this year over the Oct 19-21 weekend.

· We decided to hold a conference coordination meeting on Monday Oct. 10^th at 11:45AM in the studio. We will discuss reimbursement for the trip, carpooling groups and rooming situations. If you would like to receive funds from ASP for the trip and want to be involved in this discussion, please attend the meeting on Monday.

BROWN-BAG LUNCH:

· Aline will be giving a lunch time presentation at 11:45 on Thursday the 13^th in room 228 about her recent summer internship in North Dakota. Please bring your own lunch (brown bag) and plan to attend to hear about her summer.

The next scheduled meeting on the 20th is cancelled due to the Cascadia Conference. We will plan to meet on the 27^th, instead, as a make-up meeting and then continue with our same schedule as before (so back-to-back meetings).

END TIME 12:45PM