Meeting Minutes

 

September 26, 2000

Present: B.J. Kinkead, S. DeBella, B. Lunceford, T. Petro, W. Smith, R. Rehn, M. Frankel, M. Schmidt

Topic

Discussion / Action

Call to order at 1830

Minutes from August 22nd meeting read and approved.

Budget

The proposed budget for 2000 2001 was reviewed and accepted by the board. Treasurer's report included a reminder to use the correct form and return all receipts when requesting funds. Chris Souza requested $50 for research development paperwork. A thank you to Tim Petro for donating $100 to chapter. See the attached budget.

Newsletter

The fall newsletter draft copy will be presented at the Oct. 14th meeting. It will contain a survey of how members would feel about using the WEB site for receiving information and the newsletter.

Workshop

The computer workshop details were discussed. There was some concerned expressed about the fliers being mailed out a bit late and whether people are receiving them. Sign ups have been slow.

Conference

Sigma Theta Tau International will be holding a Professional Development Conference in San Francisco on February 23 -24. Attendance of Board Members is encouraged. A stipend of $100 is available to board members to underwrite expenses.

February Dinner Meeting

Discussion around moving this to a new spot, possibly on the North side of town with cross cultural theme.

Participation

We have 201 active members and 211 inactive members. How do we get more people involved in the Chapter's activities? Suggestions focused on making personal contact with new members and others and inviting them to meetings and events. In order to keep the Chapter active we must increase participation.

Career Profiles

It was suggested that we do local profiles of nurses who have interesting and varying careers and career paths. These could be posted on our WEB site and possibly used as mentors. This might create some interest in the local community in nursing and in mentoring.

Board Changes

Rae indicated that Christine Souza might resign her position on the board. It was suggested that we use the STT guidelines for identifying scholarship recipients. Consider one for a BSN student and one for a MSN student. Jan Gollick and Rae Rehn will co-chair the research committee; a big Thank you. Positions still open include President Elect; Graduate Representative; Finance Committee Chair.

Next Meeting

Will be held immediately after the Workshop on Oct. 14th.


Respectfully submitted: Bobbi Lunceford, Recording Secretary

 


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