Faculty Club Board Meeting Minutes
Sept 11, 2020
Present: Eleanor Divver, Gillian Tufts, Roxine Lawton, Ashok Tuteja, Xan Johnson, Judith Warner, Man Hung, Jill Moriearty, Shawn Steidinger, Mohammed Mirfakhrai
Ex-Officio: John Burton
Excused: David Pendell, Jane Laird, David Morrison, Abbas Rashidi, Aaron Phillips
Xan Johnson presiding, meeting began at 4:05p
Board Business
- Minutes discussed
- Faculty Cabin, 2 monies
- Larger pot
- Under University control
- But faculty Club would like to have say in what happens with it
- Would like this to go towards activities that support faculty
- Smaller pot
- Can’t access the interest
- Not yet
- How will it get accessed
- Likely will be about $20,000 per year
- Not sure the $10,500 will continue but likely not necessary with the interest
- Larger pot
Treasurer’s
- $26752. 62 in the bank
- $10,500 from University
- Marriott
- August has been paid: $2482.70
- No invoice received for September yet, likely about the same
- Misc
- $19,734.87 spent last year (minus April’s social and the business meeting)
- $16,000 rolled over (typically less)
- $1300 month from the dues
Social events
- August 28th and Sept 4th
- Both well attended
- 41 counted
- Was very pleasant to sit outside with distancing
- Food good
- Did a nice job with sanitizing measures
- New attendees but not sure if we have new members
- Providing both non-alcohol ($3/can or bottle) and alcohol (did go up this year)
- Did get positive feedback as people leaving re the event
- October social
- Is October 2nd, first Friday
- Depends on # of RSVPs
- Choice of location
- #1 Outside (weather dependent)
- #2 Downstairs Foyer
- #3 Normal room on main floor
- #4 Ballroom
- Remind people to think about who and how they want to sit while eating
- Discussed having time slots, 5-6p and 6-7p to help maintain spacing. Reviewed if we are in the outside, in the Foyer or in the Ballroom, really not necessary. Board decide no time slots
- Holidays parties
- Children’s, some ideas
- Could do some things online, ie animation
- Interview with Santa
- Letters to Santa
- Singing group via Zoom
- Need to decide by mid-October so we can let the members know
- Adult
- Consider doing at the Marriott, know what to expect
- Could do in the Foyer or in the Ballroom to really space out
- No white elephant, No dancing
- Consider gift exchange, just no stealing, etc or wine exchange
- Need to decide by mid-October so we can let the members know
- Children’s, some ideas
New items
- Survey to members, re how to sign up for the events
- Will be 2 questions
- Reminding everyone the club is here to support members
- How many members do we have currently
- Xan to check
Next FC Board meeting: October 16th, 4-5 pm
Meeting adjourned at 5:10pm