MAA Meeting Minutes

November Meeting

 November 5, 2001 7:30 p.m.

The Sophisticated Otter

Items Discussed

• Future Trips:  The 2003 annual joint meetings will be in Baltimore in January. Though we need to start looking into funding soon, it shouldn't be nearly as expensive. We should be able to get a van or two, and drive to Baltimore. We should also be considering MAA Math Fest. It will be in August in Vermont. It's more geared toward students than some of the other events. MAA also has travel grants available for this event.
• Spring Semester Recruiting:  It was noted that there are recruiting suggestions in the MAA pack that Dr. Knisley received for our chapter. We must start our recruiting early in the semester, before everyone gets busy. We can get a list of math majors from Dr. Kerley that we can use for a mass mailing. It was decided that we should go bowling again, either the second or third week in January. We will need to get the mass mailing, mass e-mailing, and signs out at most a week before the date.
• Food Drive:  We decided to participate in a campus homecoming food drive, but refrain from building a castle with our cans. Susan Hosler is in charge of collecting money, and buying canned goods at Save-A-Lot. Flyers will be put in the boxes in 310 and 311. Cans or money need to be given to Susan by Friday, November 9. (Side note: We collected $84.01 and 10 cans for the food drive.)
• Ideas to Consider:  We might want to have a party at the end of the spring semester at either a lake or the Knisley's. Dr. Knisley also suggested that we could try to revive Saturday Seminars. We could lure high school students with a free meal and a CD-ROM of free math software.

Attending the Meeting:

Michael Polson, Jason Lewis, Melody Rush, Kevin Lynch, Clayton Clark, Dayla Pike, Aaron Gourley, Gabe Zimmer, Dr. Jeff Knisley, and Tessa Bissette.