Faculty Club Board Meeting Minutes
October 4, 2019
Present, Judith Warner, Roxine Lawton, Mohammed Mirfakhrai, Jane Laird
Ex-Officio: David Morrison, David Pendell, John Burton
Excused: Man Hung, Xan Johnson, Eleanor Divver, Gillian Tufts, Jill Moriearty, Ashok Tuteja, Abbas Rashidi
Judith Warner presiding, meeting began at 4:10p
Board Business
- Minutes from September still need approval
- Quorum not present today, no official vote done
- Campus Communication
- We should ask new VP Sarah Projansky about authorizing quarterly faculty emails, two for members and two for event information
- Cabin
- Has been sold
- Faculty Club will gain 500K endowment to generate annual operating funds for FC activities
- Generates about 4% (or 20K) per year
- Ongoing discussion re a faculty “touchdown space” on campus
- Union building? Other location?
- Where / who has the Faculty Club banners??
Social events
- Faculty Club social
- Invitation for November social needs to come out about October 14th
- Summer BBQ follow-up
- People liked the BBQ at Eleanor’s cabin in Brighton
- Is pickleball done for this year?
- Should planning be tabled for this year?
- Would the 11th avenue location work better
- Consider Student Life building
- Volleyball
- Xan will look into volleyball and basketball again
- Probably use the Annex again for pizza
- Will need RSVPs for this
- Children’s party
- Dec 6th
- Moran eye center
- Mailing
- We will ask for permission to do a broadcast email again this year – a new administration?
- It would be helpful to get on the Campus Calendar, as we have done so before Christmas Party Mailing
- David would like to do a two-sided flyer, one side in color, one in b+w
- We can afford the paper mailing this year
- Try for November 11th ready date, Nov 15th-18th
- Eleanor has contacted
- Balloon granny
- Jubjub the Clown
- Face painters
- Photo booth
- & Mrs. Claus
- David will prepare the Crafts Table
- Dave will be doorman/registrar
- Gillian & John to pick up food at Costco, this was successful last year
- Same food
- More oreos than other cookies
- Also to include plates, cup, napkins for future events to have on hand
- Adult party
- Planning for Tuesday, December 10th, Thursday not available at Monson Center
- John has potential volunteer for DJ this year, will check on availability, if not available, suggest to contact Rob Snow from previous year
- Needed alcohol from Base (Hill Air Force)
- Costco peanuts
- Lux Caterers (to be confirmed).
Treasurer Report
- No report today
- Uncertain whether University will continue to provide 10K/year as in the past in addition to endowment income – see above from selling of cabin
- There is a second endowment of 1.2 million, also bearing interest
- FC needs to be involved in purposing and allocation of these funds
- FC board members volunteering to be on this task force
Next FC Board meeting: November 1, 2019
Meeting adjourned at 5pm