Basic structure for board meetings that Ben came up with:
Take attendance to determine whether we have quorum
Any old/unfinished business, i.e. with committee stuff
Any new business
Wrapup/discuss what we need to get done for next week
Groupme/Discord for this year’s board
Board hours starting this week
Unfinished business
Fall record fair
We need to create Facebook event + flyer
DJ slots: it’s never too early to look into volunteer positions
Spring record fair
Dylan checked into it – doesn’t look like there are any other record fair events that day, and he submitted an EMS request
Jimmy Z Oldies Show event
Nov 2, 6 – 11 pm
Event is in Wallingford – not likely to garner much student interest
We can come up with a student price rate, but it seems like the only way students will go is if we offer a volunteering option
I.e. we can offer service hours
Security update
Incident at Red & Black – turns out it was NOT the same guy who had harassed Ben and others in the parking lot before
The police apprehended him, and he’s been told he cannot be on the grounds anymore
Ben will forward a pic of him to the board
There is a chance that a fence will be put in around the lot to prevent future incidents
Bobbito event
Sep 17
Clifton suggested Usdan 108 – we want a large turnout
Dylan will look into booking the room through EMS
Public affairs standard is a long term goal; not discussing it now but will maybe form a sub-committee
Budget (SBC)
We need to form relationships with the SBC
If anyone has specific needs that require funding, let Ben or Carina know
Aditi Shenoy is in charge of SBC and just agreed to go on Cormac’s show
Ben resent email containing info about board emails, found some missing account info
New business
Training
Fall is a good time to think about what needs fixing
Should form a sub-committee to discuss longer term
Should also do some analytics to figure out turnover rate, student : community member ratio, etc.
Some possible ideas to revamp training:
Refine the test so that every question has a concrete answer that we can point to in the training materials
Formalize the internship process (i.e. maybe 1st internship: just observe; 2nd: can touch board, etc. and build up so it’s more systematic and trainees get more practical experience)
Conduct a survey after training to gauge feedback on what we can do better
Require fewer than 4 internships?
Extend training process over course of 2 semesters/seasons: either 1st semester/season for volunteering/service hours and 2nd semester/season for actual internships/training, or vice versa
Should emphasize the mission more & make sure everyone understands/embraces it
More upcoming events
Kehlani event (Dec 4) & Clifton is looking into putting on an event with Akua Naru
Had these same events last year; we’re looking to increase turnout this year, maybe even document & broadcast them
