Minutes May 13, 2015
Outreach and Engagement Council
Minutes: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
1:30 – 3:00 P.M
President’s Conference Room
Kim Obbink, Michael Fox, Kitty Saylo,r Cody Stone, Kregg Aytes, Carmen McSpadden, Kathy Tanner, Betsy Webb, Carina Beck, Suzi Taylor, Jeanne Wilkinson, Chris Seifert-MT PBS, Cindy Wilson – Leadership Institute
Meeting
Call to order
Approval of Minutes of April meeting
Did we approve minutes?
New Business
Carmen McSpadden & Cindy Wilson Boardroom Bobcats
Program that matches students with non-profits. Students sit on non-profit board for a year.
Will be selecting non-profits in July for upcoming year.
Trainings will happen throughout the year.
Will expand beyond first year by adding non-profits & students, plus staff What can Outreach council do?
Give blessing
Endorse via the Outreach & Engagement name
Potential future money
Act as an advisor, or sounding board
Announce stages of program
President Cruzado – Engagement Seed Funding Proposal Program has been approved.
Talk about next steps
Will discuss criteria and metrics at next meeting.
Membership Update – THANK YOU TO ALL FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SUPPORT!!
Provost representative – requested from Provost Potvin
Staff Senate – Denise Hoepfner (replaces Diane Dorgan)
University Communications – requested from Tracy Ellig
Professional Council – requested from Professional Council
VP for Administration – Betsy Webb reappointed through 2017
Student Representative – requested from Kaitlyn Wernik will contact new ASMSU President d. Summer Meetings June, July & August
We will meet this summer – Sarah will send out location updates
Information Items
Broader Impacts Conference report – Suzi Taylor
Created from an NSF grant
Broader impacts – what NSF uses as Outreach & Engagement
One very good speaker – possibility for Extension Conference – maybe partner.
2 offices on campus looking for America Vista volunteer.
Candidate needs to have graduated college
Any recommendations, talk to Suzi
Web page update – ideas/comments/edits to Sarah Rieger
APLU IEP proposal submitted – congratulations and thanks to Becky Mahurin! d. Other?
Next Meeting
Will meet over the summer – Next meeting, June 16th 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.