Meeting 02/08/00, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Attendees: Paisley Baker, Ray Brown, Stephanie Chan, Tom Dalton, Sheri Hull, Randy King, Erik Lokken, Heather Meyer, Amy Newcomer, Lane Rasberry, Kerri Shearer, Dennis Tittle, Martin Wallace Tami King called roll at 2:30 p.m. Paisley Baker called meeting to order at 2:35 p.m.

Unfinished Business:

Christmas Party
Paisley asked how it went because she couldn't be there. Several students and Dr. Spencer said it was fun, and the food was great! Thanks to all who cooked and participated!

Vacant Officer's Position:
Because Amanda Parrish, our Vice-President, graduated in December, Paisley read from the by-laws the course of action we should follow to appoint someone to fill the position. It says In the case of a vacancy in one or more of the Officer's positions during the May to April term, the ranking Officer remaining will call an emergency meeting of the organization. If no Officer remains, the organization members will appoint an interim Officer at the next regularly scheduled meeting to serve until a new election is held. This interim Officer may be appointed by simple majority of the quorum in a General Meeting. The ranking or interim Officer must arrange for a new election and call an emergency meeting of the entire organization on the first available date. The election to fill a vacant position must follow the same format as the general election described above. We decided to ask for volunteers willing to hold the position of Interim Vice-President. Martin Wallace volunteered. There were no objections.

Committee Reports:

No standing committees exist as of this date.

New Business:

Calling Project
The meeting was turned over to Wendy Boyd-Brown from the student advising office in the College of Arts and Sciences. She thanked all who participated in the phone calling project last semester and shared the following statistics with us:

Total new students in Fall 1999 2,797
Number of students contacted/early registered 2,570 (92%)
Wrong #'s, disconnected, cell phones 149
2nd attempt calls (no answer)/didn't early register 45
High School/dual credit students 21
No telephone number available 12

35 of the 60 Ambassadors contributed (58.3%)

This semester there will be four Pizza Party/Calling Nights. You may sign up for as many as you wish. We hope to have enough of you to help each night that we will be able to finish the calling within these four nights, otherwise you may have to sign up for separate individual times to come in. The calling nights are planned for March 1, 2, 6, and 7 from 5-7 p.m. in the GAB 313 and 309. If you have not signed up or need to sign up for an additional night, call Wendy at 369-7652 or E-mail her at wendyb@unt.edu.

Preview Day
Preview Day is April 15 from 11:30 to 3:30 at the University Union. The advisor in your department should contact you. If you don't hear from them, call them to decide what ways you can help them that day. Wear your NAMETAGS that day, and wear green to show your school spirit.

Open Announcements:

Fiddler on the Roof is playing Feb. 10-12 at 8 p.m., Feb. 12-13 at 2 p.m., and Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyric Theatre in the Murchison Performing Arts Center. The performances are sold out, but if you go an hour before curtain, you may be able to buy a ticket for a no show.

Wings is a student-directed play, and it is playing Feb. 24-25 in Stoval 172. For times and further info, go to http://www.data.unt.edu/.

The week of April 17-21 the Philosophy Department is sponsoring a Martin Heidigger Conference. For more information, call the Philosophy Department at 565-2266.

There are poetry readings every Friday at 7 at The Uncommon Ground, and Thursday nights there is open mic and poetry readings at the Brick Haus.