2013-2014

MEdUSA Executive Council

Wednesday, February 5, 17:30

A607

Minutes taken by: Heather Worling (VP Communications)

Minutes to be made available: by request to VP Communications (medusa.mcgill@gmail.com)


Present:

✓President (Rebecca ‘tMannetje)

✓VP Communications  (Heather Worling)

✓VP Social (Chris Middleton, David Peretz-Larochelle)

✓VP Academic  (Naomi Garrett)

✓VP Professional Development (Kathleen Booth)

✓VP Finance  (Gillian Chen)


Absent:

First Year Representative (Wes Dunham)


Welcome: Meeting begins at 17:34 motioned by Chris seconded by David


Announcements:


Approval of Minutes: Chris motions to approve, David seconds.


Approval of Agenda: Chris motions to approve, Kathleen seconds.


Agenda & Proceedings:

Social

  • Alumni Panel: Becky has heard back from a few people and the best date is March 21. There will be Sean Mayes, Vanessa Coderre (coming late), Liz Huyer, and Amy Humphries. Becky has also emailed Nicola Miller and Evan Crandell, but she hasn’t heard back yet. Today she heard from Rob Couture, who can’t come in person but would be interested in Skyping in. This would be nice because he is currently in the US, so would have a lot of insight into that. He was on the council in one of the first years and helped start the panel. The time will be 18:30 in the 8th Floor Lounge.



Academic

  • MUIT 204 Percussion Techniques: We would like to have percussion tech in both semesters each year, which Shawn is on board with. We should get numbers of students who would take it. This should be a priority for us, as the courses for next year are getting settled soon.


Professional Development

  • Alain Cazes and Jonathan Dagenais: The workshop was last week. It went well! Jonathan has been unable to be paid, so Kathleen is contacting Lisa to find out about that. Jonathan is going to upload all the videos to dropbox so the conductors can access them.

  • Steve Dubinsky: He is down for the emergency woodwind repair workshop. We have to choose a day. Kathleen is going to propose either February 27 or 25, depending on his schedule.


General

  • Business Cards: Wes found out where to print them and sent it to Kathleen. It would be nice to have them for next week so we can give them out. Once we get the cards we should give them to the 7th floor so they can included in a recruitment package, and given out during auditions. They were just ordered!

  • Semester Proposals: Social proposal is approved. Budget is not approved because we are still waiting to hear from EdUS and Diana Gorham. Professional Development proposal is approved.

  • Weekly Reports: We are going to combine the reports and the homework document. Make sure anything you do that is not on the homework is coloured differently.

  • Publicized Meeting: Heather is going to bake! Other people can bring food if they want, but it’s not mandatory and you won’t be reimbursed. Chris will bring nomination forms. We’re going to have a printed agenda, so send your agenda items to Heather by Tuesday, which means homework also has to be done by then. We will have the normal meeting and then have a discussion/question period after. The meeting has been moved to E-109.

  • Lisa Lorenzino: Since we’ve invited the Dean to one of our meetings, we’re going to invite her to one of our meetings. It will be one in March, depending on her schedule.

  • QBA Honour Band: It’s this weekend.

  • Twigg Event: At the end of every year Teresea organizes an event at Twigg for graduating students and the council. There is free wine and cheese. It’s on April 8.

  • Next Meeting: It’s the publicized meeting! 16:30 in E-109.


Adjournment: Chris motions to close the meeting at 18:50, David seconds