Tuesday, September 17, 2013

First Meeting!

Hi, everyone!

We had a great turnout at our first general meeting today! I hope everyone who ended up standing or sitting on the floor was still comfortable and enjoyed their free pizza!

We started off the meeting with the officers introducing themselves:

Co-Presidents: Hayden and Shelby - responsible for overseeing all the awesome things we do in NSSLHA! 

Vice President: Rebecca - responsible for assisting the presidents, helping us get t-shirts each year, and planning some of the larger events such as our spring banquet.

Secretary: Sarah (that's me!) - responsible for taking meeting minutes and maintaining the blog. I also keep track of attendance and points.

Treasurer: Ashley - responsible for all things money - especially collecting dues.

Fundraising Chair: Morgan - responsible for planning fundraising events for us.

Publicity Chair: Lindsey - responsible for making NSSLHA known to the community and managing our social media and communications. And making Prezis for meetings!

Social Chair: Hillary - plans our social events and makes sure everyone can get to know each other and feel connected to other students in our major.

Service Chair: Andrea - finds us opportunities to help out our community in areas related to CSD!

Historian: Robyn - documents all of our activities through pictures and helps us make a scrapbook each year!

Next up: How to be considered an ACTIVE MEMBER: 
- Pay dues (continue reading for amounts)
- Earn points by attending social, fundraising and service events
- 2 fundraising points
- 2 social points
- 2 service points
- Attend ALL meetings (if you miss a meeting, please comment on my blog post with your first and last name to make up for your absence)

ONLINE MEMBERS: For YOUR attendance, you can simply put your first and last name as a comment under my post after each meeting to indicate you've read it.
Online members can MEET OUR TREASURER ON FRIDAY, 9/20 FROM 11AM-1PM IN BMC to PAY DUES and buy old NSSLHA shirts if interested.

MEMBERSHIP DUES: $30 for the year or $25 for one semester. (Please pay by 3rd meeting - October 15th)

Benefits of being a member: 
- T-shirt
- TSHA (Texas Speech and Hearing Association) convention reimbursement
- Recognition at our spring banquet if you met requirements of an active member
- Special recognition and prizes for most active member
- GREAT for your RESUME!

Upcoming service events:
- Oct 4 - Handing out earplugs with short explanations about why everyone should care for their hearing (in anticipation of ACL).
- Nov 22 - Buddy day with children with speech and language needs from Capitol School of Austin - we'll have fun activities to do with our buddies like tie dying t-shirts! More info to come.

Stay tuned for more social events like going to Red Mango together, and get excited for tailgates in the near future!

Upcoming meeting themes:
- Oct 1 - Professor Panel (get to know your CSD faculty members better!)
- Oct 15 - TSHA Guest Speaker - Cathy Clapsaddle
- Nov 12 - Graduate Panel (we hope to have representatives from several grad schools give us more info about the characteristics of their SLP and Audiology Programs and what we can do to get in)

OUR NEXT MEETING IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1st at 5pm in UTC 3.124 (It will always be every other Tuesday, and in this same location. See you all there!)

Here's the link to the Prezi we went through at the meeting. It contains a lot of great information!

We had everyone fill out a survey about why they joined NSSLHA and what they hope to gain from it. If you would like to fill out a survey via google form click here.

Congrats to our raffle winners who got free t-shirts!

We had our first social/fundraiser at Red Mango after the meeting. If you came, be sure to email a picture of your receipt to morgan.anders@utexas.edu for your fundraising point! 

BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE TABS AT THE TOP OF THE BLOG FOR THE ATTENDANCE/POINTS SPREADSHEET AND CALENDAR

Hook 'em, NSSLHA!
(Please comment below with your first and last name if you're an online member and want to be counted as present!)

44 comments:

  1. EXAMPLE COMMENT FOR ONLINE MEMBERS:
    Sarah Schmitt

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  2. I've read the minutes. Can't wait for Buddy Day!

    Christina Coleman

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  3. What is the connection between the t-shirt and the TSHA (Texas Speech and Hearing Association) convention reimbursement? Thank you.
    Jason Van Buren

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    1. Those two items were supposed to be on separate lines on the list. Oops! Thanks for catching that, Jason! I fixed it. :)

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  4. Jeanette Castellanos

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  6. I couldn't make it to this first meeting but have read the minutes!
    Lauren Leone

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  7. All the members who have commented above have now had their attendance marked on the attendance sheet. :)

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  8. Brookelynn Borreson

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  9. I'm behind this year, I just read the minutes. I'll be there tonight.
    Ashley Marnell

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  10. I didn't get to attend the first meeting but I have read the minutes.
    Jobelle Macas

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  11. All above members have had their attendance recorded :)

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  12. Hannah Ritchie her458

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  13. Kelsey Kramer kk22942

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  14. All above members have had their attendance recorded :)

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