New OR-SLIM Treasurer

Congratulations to Bronwyn Dorhofer. Welcome aboard!

Meeting Minutes: 09/26/09

Here they are.

Everybody welcome our new officers!

I am proud to announce the 2 new SLIM-OR SCALA officers:

Treasurer: Alison Wilbur
Web Manager: Ryan Blackmore

Everybody give them a warm round of applause! We have some great stuff coming up for you, and it will be good to be back up to full capacity.

- Michael

Seeking a new SLIM-OR SCALA Webmaster

Sorry for the dearth of updates recently. Unfortunately, Laureen Burger, the SLIM-OR SCALA Web Master, is leaving the SLIM program and won’t be able to continue in her role. While this is definitely a loss for the SLIM program, it does present an opportunity for someone else to get involved. This is a great chance to both support your fellow students and to get some experience in a professional organization (and build up your library resume.)
Here’s the position description:
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The Web Manager is responsible for design, maintenance and upkeep of
the SLIM-OR SCALA web presence, including the blog, the internal
collaboration wiki and any other web services SLIM-OR SCALA may use
(e.g. Flickr, Del.icio.us, LibraryThing, etc.) While not primarily
responsible for web content, the web manager will work with the
Communications Officer and any other collaborators to facilitate the
production of regular content for the SLIM-OR SCALA Blog.
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HTML wizardry is not necessary, though some knowledge of using blog services, etc. will be helpful. (Of course, if there is a web developer out there who wants to set up something more involved, that would be great as well.)
The board will be going over candidates at our next meeting on January 31st. If you wish to be considered we ask that you submit a short statement by that time letting us know a bit about yourself and why you would be good for the position.  (Send it to me at mbraunha[AT]emporia[DOT]edu.)

Thanks everybody. Look for information on some more SCALA activities
coming up soon!

Election Results

Thanks to everyone who showed up for our annual meeting and participated in the officer election. It was great to see an enthusiastic group of new (and returning) members and we have a great group of new officers to help lead us through the new year.

2008-09 officers will be:

• President – Michael Braun Hamilton (OR8)
• Vice President – Zoe Fisher (OR9)
• Secretary – Pinn Crawford (OR8)
• Treasurer – Shannon Mahoney (OR9)
• Events Coordinator – Candise Branum (OR8)
• Web Manager – Laureen Burger (OR9)
• Communications Officer – Eura Ryan (OR9)

A big round of virtual applause to our new officers!

Sometime in the next few days I will be sending out a more comprehensive introduction to our SCALA group and outline some of what I hope to do in the upcoming year. I hope that all of you will be a part of making this organization a vital, fun, and useful part of the SLIM-OR program.

Thanks,

Michael Braun Hamilton

SLIM-OR SCALA President (elect)

2008/2009 SLIM-OR SCALA Officer Descriptions

Here they are the 2008/2009 SLIM-OR officer descriptions.  Please see the side bar for specific date/time/location information for the officer election on August 23, 2008.

President:

Official representative of SCALA in Oregon, call meetings of officers, create agenda for meetings, final authority on all group activities, create and publish content to the blog, liaise with: professional organizations, ESU Faculty, Cohorts and Kansas group. Provide cohesion and direction for all other SCALA officers in Oregon. The president approves all financial transactions of SLIM-OR SCALA funds and acts as a signer on the SLIM-OR SCALA business checking account.

Vice President:

The Vice President shall act as President-elect of the Board and shall perform the duties of the President in the absence or inability of the President to perform these duties. The Vice-President shall have any other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. The VP is in charge of moderating the SLIM-OR SCALA listserv.

Secretary:

The Secretary shall have overall responsibility for all recordkeeping. The Secretary shall perform, or cause to be performed, the following duties: (a) official recording of the minutes of all proceedings of the Board of Directors and members’ meetings and actions; (b) provision of notice of all meetings of the Board of Directors and members; (c) authentication of the records of the corporation; (d) maintaining current and accurate membership lists; (e) and any other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors. The secretary will be in contact with the webmasters to get information uploaded to the blog so that SCALA members have easy access to the records.

Treasurer:

The Treasurer shall have overall responsibility for all corporate funds. The Treasurer shall perform, or cause to be performed, the following duties: (a) keeping of full and accurate accounts of all financial records of the corporation; (b) deposit of all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors; (c) disbursement of all funds when proper to do so; (d) making financial reports as to the financial condition of the corporation to the Board of Directors; (e) and any other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

Events Coordinator:

The events coordinator is responsible for facilitating all SLIM-OR SCALA social events. The events coordinator will act as a liaison between the Board of Directors and SLIM-OR SCALA members for the planning and execution of all aspects related to social events.

Web Manager:

The Web Manager is responsible for design, maintenance and upkeep of the SLIM-OR SCALA web presence, including the blog, the internal collaboration wiki and any other web services SLIM-OR SCALA may use (e.g. Flickr, Del.icio.us, LibraryThing, etc.) While not primarily responsible for web content, the web manager will work with the Communications Officer and any other collaborators to facilitate the production of regular content for the SLIM-OR SCALA blog.

Communications Officer:

The Communications officer will manage the content of the SLIM-OR SCALA blog and will create the SLIM-OR SCALA newsletter. This officer will promote SCALA to the Oregon cohort and possibly other distance cohorts. Other responsibilities include; managing all public relations, including member feedback, writing press releases and spearheading campaigns to increase active members of the group.  

 

 

July Board Meeting Minutes

are up here.

Annual Meeting and Officer Elections

The SLIM-OR SCALA Annual Meeting and Officer Elections is scheduled for Saturday August 23 to coincide with the 1st week of 801 for OR9. The meeting will be at 12:15 in the Smith Cafeteria.

We’ll have more information here on the elections as we work things out.

Incorporation

We are very proud to announce that SLIM-OR SCALA is now legally registered with the State of Oregon as a Mutual Benefit Nonprofit corporation. This allows us to open a bank account for the organization as well as provides us with a more clear legal and procedural framework to conduct our organization business. Thank you to all of our SCALA officers, especially Crystal Neal, Treasurer, who was a of great assistance in completing this registration process. Special thanks to Perry for her support and agreeing to be a signer on our bank account.

The minutes of our incorporation board meeting are here.

Our newly drafted bylaws are here.

One byproduct of this incorporation is that we now have no members! Before now, we have just considered anyone in the SLIM-Oregon program as a member, but under Oregon State law all members must consent to their membership. Therefore, if you wish to continue to be a member of this organization we will need you to send your full legal name and street address to the corporation’s secretary Candise Branum hermione[dot]danger[at]gmail[dot]com.

Basically, if you become a member you will be able to vote for officers and on any changes to the organizational structure. You will not be required to do anything as a result of your membership, however (no dues, etc.)

Here are the details:
1. You will not be excluded from participating in any SCALA event as a non-member. However, if you wish to participate in any member elections you must consent to be a member. Under Oregon State law we must keep a roster of all members including a street address. This roster is part of the corporation’s public record and is open to the public. In order for someone to view or records they must request to do so. Your address will not be posted to any website.

2. As a member you are entitled to participate in annual elections. Each fall we will hold an election for the next term’s SCALA officers. Also, as a member, your votes are required in order for us to make changes to our Bylaws. If you are not a member you will not be entitled to a vote on these matters.

3. As a member of the public you are entitled to view or organization records. This includes our Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, member roster, meeting minutes (from this date forward), and financial records. Please send a request to view these records to the corporation secretary Candise Branum at hermione[dot]danger[at]gmail[dot]com. Please note that our Bylaws will be the only document posted on our blog http://www.esuscalaor.wordpress.com. If you wish to view any other record please contact Candise.

Minutes for the 6/14/08 officer’s meeting

are here