Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Organization

February 18, 2015

5:15 pm

I. Attendance: Please sign in! a. Other than those who had clinical responsibilities we had 100% attendance at

the meeting! You guys rock!

II. New Business:

A. Bylaws Amendmenti. If you miss the allotted amount of community service and fundraising

events you can pay $10 per missed event to make up for those and still get funding for ASHA (2 allotted missed before penalty) –PASSED

B. Flight decision for ASHA Conference -- VP, Laurena. It was decided that we would not book a flight collectively as a group. You can contact other people attending and book flights together (but individually) so you know you are on the same flight. Lauren has created a google doc page so that we can all communicate what flights we have scheduled and try to coordinate as much or little as we would all like!

C. MSHA carpoolA. figure out transportation on your own, but if you are having trouble just ask!! B. hand in $41 to Krandall for MSHA – if you have not done so yet you need to do this ASAP c. The hotel is the Radisson hotel, 4 people per room, 6 rooms, check in is all under SLPGO credit card, Vanessa will be first there so she will check in and get room keys, rooms are assigned but can be changed, register by March 22nd, (22 people going). Can communicate via Facebook to figure out roomies!

III. Announcements a. Social Chairs – Audrey & Michelle

i. This Saturday, February 21, 2015Meeting at 11:30 am $13 for one hour $26 for two hours, have to sign a waiver, be back around 1:00 or 2:00,

ii. Future PT/MED/PA – social/fundraiser-at O’Kelly’s next Friday, Feb 27 (not a SLPGO fundraiser, but can support their club) time TBA

iii. Cabin fundraiser/social after spring breakMaybe invite PT/MED/PA to ours!

b. SLAC Representative – Rebecca i. The annual SLAC Ice Cream Social (their spring philanthropy event) will be

Wednesday April 15, 2015 from 11:30-1:30 in the HPB atrium. ii. April 11, 2015 the PT program needs volunteers for their 5k.

iii. Brainstorm a more efficient use of the SLAC committee to suit our needs.Since vending machine money isn’t there anymore, do we need this position? What other things can we do with it? Inter-professional events?

c. Upcoming Fundraisersi. Tropical Smooth, Wednesday, March 4th from 5-10 pm; grab one before

or after class! ii. T-shirt sale results

1. we made $4712. Thanks for all your trips to the bank Krandall!!

iii. RAFFLE!!!1. Audrey wins a prize!

iv. Have around $46 per person raised for ASHA after 4 fundraisers as of right now!

v. Don’t forget, you can miss 2 fundraisers without penalty any misses after can be make up with $10

vi. Planned events 1. March: tropical smoothie and thirty one bags2. April NSSLHA clothing sale and Jam berry3. May YOGSO t-shirt sale and SSC T-shirts (combined) 4. June-July can drive and restaurant fundraiser (BWW, Pizza Hut) 5. August: warrior dash volunteering6. September-November: CMU clothing sale, Yankee candle, holiday

clothing sale, exercise/ Zumba class

IV. General Announcements/ Questionsa. Applying for Mary Ellen Brandell scholarship, b. April NSSHLA even planning,c. Community service planning, d. SLHC shirts extending sale e. If you have to pay Krandall for anything, please put it in an envelope with your

name and what it’s for f. SLPGO now has a "Like" page on Facebook. We will be using it to advertise our

organization as well as our fundraising events. Feel free to invite 2nd years and your friends in CDO undergrad to "like" the page! Taylor will be in charge of posting pictures to that page and creating events through the page. This will allow us to easily invite our CMU friends to SLPGO fundraisers.

g. SAVE ALL OF YOUR RECEIPTS IF YOU WANT TO BE REIMBURSED V. Adjournment