I. Call to order at 4:13 p.m.

II. Approval of minutes of 1/27/99- MSU

III. Reports:

A. Treasurer's report (Adam)- We have $3875.71 in our savings account, and $84.75 in our checking account.

B. AS Senate Discussion Meeting report (Evan)- The meeting was today from 12-1:30p.m.  Discussed policy on clubs selling food on campus- only pre-packaged food allowed.  Also discussed were club funds.  Out of the $25,000 given to Mesa by the district, $10,000 will be given to the clubs.  The president of the AS proposed distributing the funds evenly throughout the 33 clubs on campus, with $5,000 being given this semester, and another $5,000 given in the FALL.  Matching funds are still available from the $15,000, and can be obtained by fund-raising done on campus. 

C. ICC Meeting report- Dr. Gergens reported that there was a meeting scheduled on 2/2/99 at 12:00 p.m. in H110, but Carlos could not make it and only the vice-president showed up.  Carlos is the interim president, and Dr. Gergens may be the faculty advisor.  More information will be given at the next meeting. 

IV. Old Business:  

A. Mug Sale- Eero checked into the club having the mugs made, as opposed to buying them pre-made.  The cost may be reduced (i.e; $5-6/mug , but we would have to purchase 144 mugs at a time).  Dr. Gergens will check on the possibility of having the department donate funds. 

B. Boy Scout Merit Badge sign-off-  Artemes will be leading the  project, but he was not in attendance.  Dr. Gergens contacted thelocal Boy Scout leader, and received permission to photocopy fromtheir handbook.  Dr. Gergens handed out the requirements for the Merit Badge. 

Discussed the following "plan of action" outline:

1- Helene will send a letter to the chemistry department faculty to call a special meeting of the department to discuss the opposition to the project and to get the opinions of the majority. 

2- We need to find out when/if this event can be held on campus, so we will need to set a date, and put in a request to hold an event on that date.  The event and date need to be approved by the student affairs office. Also, we need to check on getting a room or lab on a Saturday. 

3- Once we have a date set, we need to distribute a flyer to the Boy Scout troop, to let them know about the event.

4- The Merit Badge Requirement categories must be divided up so that an individual or a group can work on the presentation of their section. Also discussed were: The poster-board that we need to prepare for the ACS conference to show our progress towards this project.  Each individual/group should put together their lesson plan for the poster.  We will need to check into what type of testing will need to take place to show that the scouts have learned the requirements.
V. New Business:

A. Summer internship at Agouron Pharmaceutical-  Helene contacted the company, and found out the following: The internship is full-time, during the summer, designed for students, need to send a resume, decisions for interviews start in April, 5 students chosen.  Helene will have the mailing address of where to send resumes, and the exact deadline dates at the next meeting. 

B. Resume Workshop-  Thinking about having a resume workshop to help students have a resume prepared as internship opportunities arise.

C. Field Trips-  More details to come, but possibilities include- Sea World (cost-$7.50), Alliance Pharmaceuticals, Crime Lab, Water Treatment Plant.  Also, the Glad Bag-a-Thon will be in March. 

VI. Open Forum: 

- Denise has compiled a household safety tip page to be put on the club's web-site.  Denise is also available for tutoring in Math and beginning internet.

- Eero checked into the club ordering business cards- 1000 cards/$90, w/4 colors.

Dr. Gergens will bring our logo for the next meeting.

- Volunteers are needed to make banners.

VII. Attendance:

Helene Scalliet, Adam Gardner, George Glatzel, Deanne Boettcher, Pamela Watson, Fany Setiyo, Denise Cervantes, Eric Seligman, Howard Dedes, Evan DiVirgilio, Eero Sabin, Emily Berger, Christopher Young.

VIII. Adjournment: 

The meeting was adjourned by Helene at 5:15p.m.
 

Minutes respectfully recorded and drafted by:
Pamela Watson, Secretary