March 31

March-31-10
12:45 PM

Meeting Called to Order, 12:40pm
Attendance: Kelli, Dave, Shirley, Yun, Emily, Aimee, Sarah, Kate, Joe

Intro - e-mail kelli brief ideas for next year

Secretary:  Appointed Eric Gauf, 2 sessions this year then review when reconvene in Fall

Website Bios and Pictures - e-mail to Alex Boland, 

Yun's meeting with the Dean:
	Yun:  
	     - 2 issues addressed at meeting
		- LSS funds to the CSO:
			? Past: 70k/yr to CSO
			? Proposal: Reduced amount based on student population, change payment schedule to account for LSS budgetary process.  Dean accepted proposal.
				® Ted's issue was that rx'd invoice in March, previous pattern has been October for November payment.
		- Budget:  Ted recommended that Dean try and keep prof. Ramsay in some capacity next year.
			? Views main issue between LSS and Dean as lack of communication, lack of knowledge.
			? Result: student consultation / budgetary meeting. 
		- Options for next meeting: Wednesday / Thursday - discussion
			? Obstacle - peer tutor program proposal.
			
Eric's Budget Meeting with the Dean
	- I present.
	
	Q from Sarah - how to work cost-free measures from strategic planning into budgetary situation?
	Q re how to work with / against government
		Eric makes comment re: law tuition bump isolated, and issue of advanced ed funding vs university inflation is complicated, hard to target govn't on

Ramsay Letter:
	- Letter is in transition - budget point
	- From Ramsay - make clear that he did not ask or lobby for
	- Q from Sarah re: Jessica Taylor petition
		- Summary from Aimee that letter is relatively neutral, expresses support for Ramsay
	- Kate in favour, Dave in favour, point is that letter is more informative than positional
	- Aimee concerned as to how to tie to educational quality
	- Yun feels that is takes a position, concerned
	- Shirley unsure of goals
	- Kate points out continuing trend
	- Dave on value of historic situation
	- Eric expresses view that should re-arrange, put process first
	- Kate begins revising out loud, general agreement on her phrasing
	- Meeting has shifted to roundtable letter-by-committee
		- Letter unfinished, proposal to edit via Google Docs

Academic Success Proposal
	Kate motions to accept program as written
	Aimee Seconds
	Motion passes unanimous

Meeting Adjourned, 1:25pm