LPH Minutes 10/20/03

Meeting Minutes

10.20.03 MINUTES

I. OLD BUSINESS/BOOK KEEPING
The deadline for turning in member fees was October 17, 2003. According to Luke Andersen, there are approximately 34-35 LPH members. Wendy has the list of all the paid members and will be posting this on the LPH website.

II. MENTORING PROJECT
So far, only one mentee has contacted an LPH member for mentoring. Due to the low interest in this project, there will be no formal mentoring for this semester. However, there were a few suggestions to remedy the lack of a mentoring project. One suggestion was to post a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section on the Communication department website as well as the Communication Major booklet. Ray said he would re-design this booklet so that it could be posted on the web.

III. SERVICE PROJECTS
Ray has developed a Service Project Form for any students who wish to complete 10 hours of service for their red and white cord. Again, these 10 hours must be completed within one year of membership (one year = August to September). Ray will be sending the form out to LPH members via email soon. Also, this form will be posted on the LPH website eventually. As far as a specific service project, you are free to do whatever you want. There are some openings in working with the Senior Seminar renovation project at WoMen's and Children's Horizons on November 22 and 23. Anyone who is interested in participating in this project needs to go through a background check. The form for this background check can be obtained by contacting Megan Gaca, or Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz.

IV. FIELD TRIP
The date for the upcoming field trip has been changed due to a conflict with a Senior Seminar event. The tentative dates will be either November 8 or 9 (Saturday or Sunday). Since radio and news stations in Chicago do not give tours, we will most likely be going to a museum. Members are encouraged to research a museum (group rates, tour dates/hours, location, etc.) and send the results of their research to either Ray (ray@kenoshanews.com), or Kathryn (keeks00@hotmail.com). We will be taking the Metra, so please take into account the accessibility of the museum from the Union Station.

V. FUNDRAISER
Since there is not enough time to plan a Bowl-a-Thon, LPH plans on doing a Bake Sale to offset the cost of the red and white cords as well as the field trip. Kathryn and Megan will be arranging this fundraiser, so stay tuned for details.

VI. SOCIAL EVENT
Luke says he is in contact with Jeff Raddatz to organize an Alumni Event at the Radisson in Pleasant Prairie. This event will most likely take place on a Friday evening in early December. Stay tuned for further details.

VII. WORKSHOPS
An eFolio Workshop will be given by Ray and Luke on December 15, 2003 at 12:00p.m. in CART 133. Kathryn has not heard back from Theresa Castor about the possibility of doing an Internship Workshop. There will be more details to follow regarding both of these workshops.

VIII. NEXT MEETING
PLEASE NOTE: Our next meeting will be MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2003 AT NOON. We have much to discuss and finalize regarding projects and the field trip, so please join us!

Respectfully Submitted,
Kathryn Seamans, Secretary