February 01, 2010

Psi Chi Meetings

February 1, 2010

I.                    Website

a.       Ashley did a bang-up job making it. Marybeth did a great time submitting the award.

b.      New Feature: we can post minutes via e-mail (use your Bradley e-mail account).

c.       Jade is going to get Ashley the info about getting the site hosted by Bradley.

II.                  Movie Night

a.       This is not going to happen.

b.      We want to move it to February 10^th.

c.       We don’t have everything planned. So, we are punting.

d.      We are trying to tie this to the Awareness Event.

e.      The Movie will be Thirteen, and we will have a speaker that is TBD.

III.                Meeting of the Minds

a.       Talk to other members about what they would like to see.

b.      Could Huffcutt talk about grad school interviews? Jade and Doug will find out.

c.       17^th or 24^th 5 PM

IV.                Bowling

a.       Going on the 3^rd regardless.

b.      We might go to a private venue rather than Landmark.

c.       March 3^rd, Wednesday at 8 PM.

d.      Site TBD.

V.                  Hug-a-Carson

a.       April 20^th at the concert.

b.      Committee: Jade, Ashley, Carson

c.       “Me and JoJo are like this.” -Jade

d.      We need the presentation by next week.

e.      We will be handing out hugs on the 12^th of February (KP will get hugs tonight).

f.        “Hugs not Harm”

VI.                Personal Statement

a.       4/21/10

b.      Rick Smith at the Career Center

c.       4:30 refreshments then to the Career Center as a group

VII.              Late Night BU

a.       Have an awareness room at LNBU.

b.      Give statistics and reasons why we are doing this event.

c.       Bring out the serious side.

January 25, 2010

1. Room location and meeting format
   1. Vote by secret ballot to change: Woold move to conference room. Project agenda to maintain format of meeting.
   2. Change. We Fear Change.
   3. We stay, and no agenda projected.
2. Review Marybeth’s materials
   1. She did a great job.
   2. Add Zumba
3. Relay vote information to TK
   1. We vote YES!
4. Website payment
   1. We will be paying for the website with the credit card. Ashley will head this project.
   2. We need to reimburse Dan.
5. Treat sign up… again
6. Parents Association Recognition Award
   1. We are foll of leaders.
   2. Jade Peters: She does it all.
7. We might have a weekend event.
   1. The Pottery Place
   2. We might take Brett and other disabled children.
8. Movie Night
   1. Ashley knows a guy.
   2. We need to get this done.
   3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

December 7, 2009

1. Celebrate

1. Improvements

1. Move second room
2. Awkward moment: people don’t know what to do when they arrive, maybe a host/hostess
3. Clearer communication of events during Celebrate
4. Update/freshen the powerpoint
5. Communicate any possible changes in your plans, contact somebody!
6. Track participation, update points
2. Good Points
1. We had a lot of people
2. Good set-up and take-down

2. Subway

1. Improvements

1. Advertise further, team up with another organization
2. Notify everyone sooner!
3. Kind of last minute, end of the semester hang-over
2. Good points
1. Made money, $130
2. Word of mouth

3. Kathy Baker Day was a success

1. And that is that

2. Maybe next year?
3. World AIDS day

4. Semester

1. How we rocked

1. Better prepared for events
2. Attendance to exec meetings
3. KP and the window displays
4. Ashley for re-inventing the wheel(website)
5. MB for the award writing amazingness
6. Nice try launching committees
2. How we sucked
1. Marketing, some events received uneven publicity
2. Committees sucked, ad hoc committees?
3. Committees for specific positions, not all (Sec/Tres needs nothing)
1. Display (paper committee)
2. Advertising Weekly Event (word of mouth committee)
3. Committees for Philanthropy or Social
4. Set-up/ Take-down
3. Goals
1. Break the record, get the president involved?
2. Ashley will stop killing plants
3. Move the Carl E. Smith Rock
4. Bretty Crocker agrees with TK
5. Have a calendar ready for next semester
6. Get classes moved from Wednesday Nights
7. “I’m gonna burn this mother down when I leave.” –Carson
8. “It’s gonna be me and TK burning this mother down.” -Carson
9. Nina thinks we are all friends

November 30, 2009

1. Kathy Baker Day Tuesday 12/1
1. Nina baked
2. Cookies by MB
3. Jade will bake cake
4. MB will get flowers from the wal-mart
5. Kim Possible will rock the card
6. Decorate at 11:30
7. Present at Noon
2. Christmas Lights
1. ???
3. Subway Night 12/1 4-8pm
1. Posters- Kim Possible
2. Emails- “We got to organize the community”- TK
3. Shifts
1. 4 PM Ashley, Carson
2. 5 PM Carson, Nina
3. 6 PM Steph, Al, Brett
4. 7 PM Hayley, MB
4. St. Marks Presentation
1. Brett and the Brain presented by MB
2. 1 to 2 PM
5. Celebrate Psychology 12/4
1. Outline events
6. Psi Chi Inductions
1. Starts inductions at 2 PM
2. Medals presented to Seniors
3. Steph’s turn to be member of the month
4. Awards for Seniors “Cupcakes are delicious” – Haylstorm
7. Psi Chi MPA Poster
1. Due December 15^th
2. Carson, Ashley, Brett, MB

November 23, 2009

1. Happy Birthday Carson!  (Don’t say I never did anything nice for you.)

2. High School Presentations

-expect a follow-up email from KP or HS

3. MPA Psi Chi poster: “Best Practices” abstract due December 15^th!

      Poster Ideas/Suggestions:

            -Clear divisions of Psi Chi & Psychology Club; yet, strong collaboration

            -Two main points?

            -1. Reorganization of Exec Committee to include expanded/divided roles…Also,

      Psychology Club Planning Committee

            -2. High School Presentations, Peer mentoring, Meeting of the Minds?

            –Restructured/Reorganized. Innovation. Collaboration.

–“Institutional memory”

4. Meeting of the Minds – J Martin

-Successful, diverse crowd

-Two MOTM next semester?!

5. Celebrate Psychology – December 4^th

-Tentatively 2 p.m.

-Students/Faculty vote on best/favorite poster presentations

-Intent to participate forms must be filled out!

6. Past Member of the Month page: Ashley J

7. First Annual Kathy Baker Day – December 1^st

-Bring dollars for flowers/plant/cactus J

8. Decorate for Dax

-Monday after Thanksgiving break…

9. Brett’s a flirt

10. James Painter event: we collected 156 lbs. of food!

November 9, 2009

• Email Psi Phi about Painter

October 26, 2009

1. Ashley brought brain Jell-O…sweet

1. Grape

2. Watermelon
3. Brett wants hindbrain

2. Movie Night Wednesday

1. BR 222

2. 6 PM
3. Meet at 5:30 PM
4. MB fails for not being there
5. Jango is the Popcorn girl

3. The Painter thing

1. Committee meeting on the 4^th

2. Email has been sent to FCS
3. Making the next window display about Painter
4. Jango will be contacting Painter to work out the dirty details
5. Jango will be figuring out how we are getting the money

4. I’m breaking a record

1. Lots of hugs

2. Ashley is heading the committee

5. Meeting of the Minds

1. Nov. 18

2. 4 PM
3. Try and get a room downstairs
4. Dr. Martin

6. I gave up typing at 8:52 PM.

October 5, 2009

1. Psi Chi Meeting

      a. Successes- People interacting

      b. Ways to improve- Meeting time?

2. Tailgate

      a. Successes- People ate the food, Only Department Represented

      b. Ways to improve- Organized activity, Direct towards students and faculty?

3. Psychology Club Meetings

      a. Successes

      b. Ways to improve

4. Website

      a. Psychology Club Page

            -PCPC Bios/Photos, send Ashley the description of your committee

      b. Minutes Page, Ashley to finish tutorial and meet with Secretary AND Treasurer (Carson)

      c. Research Page

      d. Finish soon so Marybeth can write the award

      e. Template for student blog??

5. Presentation

      a. Create General form

      b. Allows for anyone to present

      c. K.Pfister, Jango and Marybeth are interested in presenting

6. BBQ

      a. Food

      b. Shacking supplies- Ashley mainly responsible

            -Cardboard

      -Paint

      -Duct tape

      c. Time shifts, 10-Midnight can be Nina, K.Pfister, and Marybeth…Ashley can probably spend the night

      d. Advertisement, Kathy will be sending mass email

      e. Planning Team will dominate posters, Jade has a hook-up at SAO

      f. Carson on the Cashbox

      g. Shirts here by Wednesday

      h. Old shirts sold cheaper

      i. Jango on tables

7. Meeting of the Minds Speaker

8. Follow Ups

      a. Jade:

      -University Awards…confusion, end of the semester?

      -Fundraiser, December 1^st…Eat Fresh! Subway

      -Social Functions, Tri-Beta Sucks

      b. Brett:

      -Psychology Club Member Database

      -Psi Chi Member Database

      d. Carson:

-Finding pricing for psych dept promotional supplies

      no good! Prices are high

      -IKEA Shopping!

September 21, 2009

1. Psychology Club Meeting

      9/23 BR 222 Exec/PCPC, 7:30 Outline:

      ~Points System

      ~Incentives

      ~PSYCH-O BINGO

      ~Card print up

2. Bingo caller- Jango

3. Prizes? – Smarties, candy bags, freeness for the BBQ

4. Committee Break Out Sessions- will be last activity at Psych Club Meeting

5. Website

      Psychology Club Page

                       i.      PCPC bios/photos

                      ii.      Description

6. Psychology club member of the month- peak behind the curtain?

7. Psi Chi member of the month- to be combined with PCMOTM

8. Spotlight Speeches

9. Tee-shirts for Psych Club

      Sweatshirts with name on back?

10. Sign up sheet for Weds

11. Homecoming Tailgate

12. BBQ- 10/7

      $5 a ticket

      Reserve quad- Jango

      Rain date/location

      Music- Jango/Brett

13. ISU school psychology open house; October 15 Thursday

      Nina, K. Pfister, Carson , maybe Brett

14. Follow Ups

      Everyone:

                        i.      Committee/mentoring feedbacks

            UIC trip,

      i.        transportation- Brett

      ii.       registration- Carson will look into it

      Ashley:

                                                               i.      Meeting of the Minds speaker update

      Brett:

                                                               i.      Psi Chi/Psychology Club organization renewal

                                                             ii.      Membership database

      Hayley:

                                                               i.      Psychology Presentation

      Jade:

                                                               i.      Fundraiser (Subway, Bacci’s, Bellacinos?)

                                                             ii.      Social functions

      Carson:

1. Psychology department promotional supplies- get pricing IKEA
2. Pens, new beer flag, psi chi flag notebooks/folders/binders

September 7, 2009

1. Tourette’s speaker (TOMORROW 7pm Marty Theatre)

      a. Surprise!

      b. ACBU is sponsoring, we are co-sponsoring

      c. Not mandatory, but suggested

2. Practice GRE (WEDNESDAY 5-6:30pm BR 222)

      a. Arrival time- Exec/P.C.P.C. 4:30

      b. Sign Correction by K.Pfister

      c. Proctoring- Carson, needs contact information of Mary Ann Sanchez

3. Website

      a. Ashley rocked it!

      b. We need bios and pictures for almost everyone!

      c. Ashley and Dr. K will be giving a website tour to the faculty on Friday

4. Mailbox stuffers

      a. K.Pfister has given the stuffers to Marybeth

      b. Smarties to be given with stuffers

5. Peer mentoring

      a. Welcome email, outline given out at meeting

      b. Dividing up by career interests

      c. Email mentor groups to remind them about upcoming events

6. Committees

      a. Welcome email

      b. Brainstorm ways to utilize your committee

      c. Committee meeting during first psychology club meeting

      d. Email committee to remind them about upcoming events

      e. If you have a committee, have a plan for a committee meeting for the next exec meeting

7. UIC Open House

      a. Friday October 2, 2009

      b. For students interested in Graduate school

      c. Interested: Brett, Ashley, Carson, Marybeth…maybe

      d. Brett is in charge of logistics.

8. Follow ups:

      a. Hayley

      i. Brain tumor research walk, probably not going to participate

      ii. Tee-shirts, getting the design Wednesday

      iii. Psychology in high schools, in the process of editing the presentation

      b. Jade

      i. Subway Night- possibly next semester

ii. Exchanges- It will happen!

      c. TK

      i. Psychology grad school fair- Working with Rosalind Franklin

      ii. Group advising, Faculty have not yet responded

      d. Ashley

      i. Website, making a tutorial packet for member of Exec.

9. Friday meeting with the Faculty

      a. Discussing alumni network

      b. Exec is invited to discuss semester activities

      c. Friday at 2:45 PM in the Conference Room

      d. Discuss website, peer mentoring, Psychology in high school

10. Food Psychologist

      a. Think of what we need

      b. Invite other schools Psi Chi in the area

      c. T-shirts for the occasion

      d. Link it to a food drive, or ask for donations

11. Mental Health Awareness week

      a. Sponsored by NAMI

      b. Going into the display case