ALISS SPRING QUARTER GENERAL MEETING

April 14, 1998

12/8/97 Minutes | 1/5/98 Minutes | 2/2/98 Minutes | 2/23/98 Minutes | 5/8/98 Minutes

DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED REVISIONS TO CONSTITUTION/BYLAWS
- Review & Q/A: Biggest issues – adding Evening Degree Rep, Silverfish editor, Webperson; revising job descriptions to match actual jobs as they’re done; changing elections from Fall quarter to Spring quarter; confirming Past President as member of Executive Board; adding email functionality.
- Vote on Revised Document: The officers have been working on this document since the beginning of the year and it comes to you with their approval. We are asking you to confirm this work by voting for it.
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Activities within GSLIS

SNACKS: According to the Treasurer, there are $90 in overdue snack IOUs. Please remember that providing snacks is in an experimental phase at the moment, they will only continue to be provided if they pay for themselves.
BOOKSALE: Thanks to everyone who participated, donated books, bought books, worked on sorting, pricing, selling, packing, and moving books! You ARE appreciated! The sales haven’t been completely counted up yet, so stay tuned for that info.
CONVOCATION: The Convocation Committee is gathering steam, but there is still time to get involved! Results of the Convocation Survey are:
- Speaker: In order of preference, Deborah Jacobs, SPL; Nancy Pearl, SPL; Bill Gates, Gates Library Foundation/Microsoft, led the field of speaker nominations.
- Student Speaker: Overwhelmingly, students wanted a student speaker with Ken Thompson and the Ruth Worden Award winner (selected by faculty and Alumni Association) getting about equal votes.
- Tickets: Three-quarters of students responding preferred to buy tickets for themselves; ticket price preferences were about evenly distributed from $5-$10, with a slight skew towards keeping them at $5.
- Day of Event: In order of preference, majority chose Friday Evening, Sunday Day, or Saturday Morning off-campus. We do have a room in the HUB reserved for next year’s Friday Evening Convocation ceremony.
Lounge Project: The slipcovers have been completed. They are of sturdy fabric and can be removed for dry cleaning. Going forward, we will be working with the GSLIS Alumni Association to get some historical memorabilia for hanging on the walls.
Quarterly Party: A "beginning of the quarter" party and a "midterms" party have been suggested as alternatives to the "end of the quarter" party. Particularly during Spring Quarter, the traditional "end of the quarter" party tends to get scrunched between Convocation, several faculty-student events, and private parties. We need your input – if you want a party this quarter, what would you prefer? Beginning (next week), Midterms (before or after?), or End of Quarter? Are you willing to work on putting it together?
ALISS Elections: If the Constitution/Bylaws are approved, Nominations will be accepted for ALISS offices beginning April 17. The sign-up sheet is on the ALISS bulletin board. Voting will take place on May 1 to give incoming officers a chance to attend meetings and "apprentice" with the outgoing officers before assuming their offices in July.
Student Handbook: The Student Handbook is in need of revision. ?Stephanie Mattox? has volunteered to take the lead in this project. Please contact her to volunteer.
Summer Orientation: Summer Orientation is a great opportunity to introduce the comparatively few new students to GSLIS in the relative calm of summer. Ideally, orientation includes (in addition to the Official Stuff from the Department) a guided tour of the campus, "insider scoop" on useful/neat stuff that you would have wanted to know as a newbie, etc. Please consider volunteering when the opportunity arises (and it will!).
Scholarships: Several scholarships (for example, the Microsoft Scholarship) are deadlining VERY SOON. If you are continuing on at GSLIS, please consider applying for them. There have been years when scholarship monies went unspent because nobody bothered to apply!!! What a waste!
ASIS: Darlene Weber will announce activities (elections, etc.).
SALA: Dana Bostrom will announce activities (projects, etc.).
SLA: Greg Fleming will discuss elections, activities, etc.

Activities outside GSLIS: In general, information abounds on uwash.gslis, The Daily, and other information venues.

American Society of Indexers Conference: There may be reduced/free registrations in exchange for working the conference; Efthimis is pursuing; keep an eye on uwash.gslis for more information as it becomes available.
ASUW Jobs: Announcements being posted in uwash.gslis.jobs
Center for Career Services is a campus resource that is too good to be passed up if you are serious about job-hunting. They have workshops, job leads, on-campus interview schedules, etc. Take the time to visit their shop (301 Loew Hall) or their webpage ( weber.u.washington.edu/~careers/) for more info.
UW Commencement: Several people who responded to the Convocation Survey seemed confused about buying tickets to the GSLIS event, stating that the University should pay for it. The UW’s OFFICIAL ceremony is Commencement. It is completely separate and unrelated to GSLIS Convocation. Departmental ceremonies are not required by the UW and are held solely at the discretion and whim of departments and their members. For information on the Official UW Commencement, access Official Information Sources, like the GSLIS Office or the Graduate School Office. For accoutrements (caps, gowns, etc.) see the University Bookstore. For other stuff (announcements, rings, souvenirs, etc.) see the University Bookstore, the Dawghouse, etc. Be aware that UW Commencement will be held in Husky Stadium, come rain or shine; parking will be restricted and you will need to rent a cap & gown to obtain ONE approved day-only ticket for reserved parking on campus.

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