Meeting Minutes

 

Meeting Date 8/21/04

Present: Mary Lou Schmidt (MLS), Alanna Brogan (AB), Sandra DeBella Bodley (SDB), KC Grigsby (KC), Deb Kindy (DK), Mary Mariani (MM), Rae Rehn (RR), Kathleen Rockett (KR), and Kathyrn Wylie (KW)

Topic

Discussion / Decision

Followup

Call to order at 10:00 a.m.

by Mary Lou Schmidt  
Board Membership

Callie Joiner resigned as secretary, Teresa Halford resigned as editor of the newsletter.

MM reminded the Board that she will be taking a mandatory leave from her position as Director at large in June. AB will consider that position.

KR is mentoring KW to assume VP Membership.

Anita Catlin was highly recommended for the Presidency and ML will ask her.

SDB said that she would consider the position as Corresponding Secretary in “05.

DK is considering the position of VP Programs presently occupied by KR.

DK will ask Jeanette Kosher to consider the position of Faculty Counselor.

An Undergrad Rep is needed.


KC volunteered to assume Callie’s duties.

KW volunteered to get articles to Becky Cohen.

KR volunteered to e-mail reminders to authors about publishing due dates.

ML will reconfirm with Becky about typing the newsletter, 2 - 3 times a year.

KR will talk to Linda Baker about being Undergrad Rep

Newsletter ML OKs content. Will look into software for Becky to use. Voted, all in favor of buying the software for Becky to put the newsletter together.

Suggestion about a research article in each newsletter and awards. SDB will show KW about mailing.

Content of next newsletter: awards nomination form, research info in a flyer, research article, flyer on dinner mtg, upcoming events, and president msg (President’s transition in 6 mos). RR revised the final copy of research and need it in the newsletter.

Board membership piece and new roster for Fall.

Voted, all in favor of buying the software for Becky to put the newsletter together.

Need newsletter done by Sept 10th and to SSU by the 15th.

Fall Dinner Mtg AB needs a projector for Oct 18th, Francesca McCartney’s presentation. She will be presenting her research on intuitive medicine and sending healing energy via e-mail.

AB suggested everyone bring something to raffle, Geri Trible has the tickets.



Fall dinner mtg, date Oct 18th, 6 - 9PM, same place, dinner choices: salmon, chicken and veggy.

Closed Board Mtg before dinner mtg at 5:00 PM, Oct 18th.

Goals   ML will e-mail yearly goals, make changes, the e-mail to Board before next mtg.
SSU Web site ML will send Becky list of mtg times and places and Becky will up-date the site. ML will provided a sample of the web site and asked the Board to make comments on it for next mtg. Updates will be made
Budget Need to cut a check for Anita Catlin for $1500. Research grants for students are $300. Put off voting on Budget until Sept.  
Programs

AB will talk to Jeannette Kosher about a research presentation for Spring. ML will look into a poster presentation about abuse. Also wants to connect it to the Chanate SSU nursing project.

 
Membership

Induction: KR noted that timing is a big issue because Fall grades are not timely. Faculty did not know about reviewing the names for invitation to STT. ML suggested we post the invitation on the web site. DK said there was a lot of missed names the last time and people were upset.

In Fall newsletter announce induction coming up and faculty needs to review list and make suggestions by a given date. Need to run the list by Wendy, graduate students missed last year. KR suggested to modify letter and have an additional invitation to the induction luncheon.

KR will e-mail faculty in Dec to start thinking about induction.

In General Mtg in March the Board can review the list.

DK said she would format the initial invitation to include the cover letter, induction and invitation.

KC will arrange for the SSU Charter for this year.

How are we Marketing STT STT is introduced to student in orientation along w/ SSUN. Discussion about induction by GPA, only, as a hot issue at the nationals and causes dissention among the students. MM said we would have to change the by-laws to include a criteria for leadership. ML STT is a member of national honor societies so will have to go along w/ National Rules. If ML is not Pres she will organize an inductee pkg including what new members can do and get involved with. We need to market STT. Need a Historian on the Board to compile the list of our chapter's accomplishments.
KW volunteered to talk to the nursing students
Research

RR suggest STT form an alliance w/ North Care Network for educational conversing. DK and SBD are doing workshops. Liz Close has joined NBN and a rep from SRJC was also at the last mtg. Discussion about how to excite nurses about research. MM sited the example about skin care and changing beds in hospitals.

Research sub committee includes RR, DK, ML, SDB, KR, KW.

Research meeting before next board mtg 4:30 - 5:30PM.

RR will e-mail KW about research hx since 1988.

Next Meeting

 

 

Respectfully submitted: KC Grigsby, Recording Secretary



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