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Tuesday, March 16, 2010March General Meeting
General Meeting Minutes
March 15th, 2010 6:30pm
I. “Selling Yourself in an Interview”
a. Alexandra Arfman from Target Corp.
b. For more information on Target internships or interviews, email
Alexandra at alexandra.arfman@target.com
II. Scholarship Updates
a. Due April 5th, online at FSUGoldenKey.com
b. Member Points Policy- each active member will receive 5 active
member points at the beginning of each school year
III. Golden Key General Business
a. Recognition of new advisors
-Graduate Advisor: Christi Falco
-New Faculty Advisor: Roz Bryant
b. Relay For Life
i. Meeting Tuesday, March 16
ii. Event Date April 16-17
c. Upcoming Tabling Events
i. Market Wednesday, March 17th and 24th
d. St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser (survivors of childhood cancer)
i. March 19th
ii. SLC from 6pm-11pm
iii. Sponsored by Mortar Board and CHS
e. Ability 1st Walk, Run, Roll
i. March 20
ii. www.ability1st.info
f. Freshman Reception
i. Volunteers needed on March 24th for set-up and break-down
g. “The Big Event”
i. March 27th
ii. 4 hour commitment
h. Run of Life 3K
i. April 4
ii. Pre-register on line or via registration forms
i. BBHC HOPE
i. HOPE Community Fair: April 9
j. Early Learning Coalition Events
i. Celebrity Reading (various times- read to preschoolers)
ii. Book Cataloging April 10
k. Honors Night
i. April 15th
ii. Invitation to follow
l. Honor Cords on sale tonight and at our April meeting!
Next General Meeting: Thursday, April 8th 2010 @6:30
Dunlap Student Success Center, Room 2201
Elections for President, Vice President and Treasurer
- Rainey Blomgren
Wednesday, February 17, 2010February General Meeting
General Meeting 5 – February 17, 2010
I. Guest Speaker Dr. Greg Beaumont
“Go Where You Want to Go, Do What You Want to Do”
II. General Chapter Business
a. Relay For Life Fundraising Efforts
i. For more information, contact Kristina at campusoutreach@fsugoldenkey.com
b. Chapter Scholarships
i. Applications posted to www.fsugoldenkey.com during the first week of March
c. March Service project (Education Focused)
i. Date and Time to be announced, look for more information in an upcoming e-mail
d. St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser
i. Hosted by Mortar Board, interest meeting Monday, March 15th at 7pm in SSB220
ii. For more information e-mail naf06f@fsu.edu
e. Freshman Reception
i. Volunteers needed for tabling on March 17th and 24th
ii. E-mail Jen at communication@fsugoldenkey.com
iii. Participation at tabling will earn active member points
f. Run of Life 3K
i. Rescheduled from Feb 14th to April 3rd
ii. Recruiting runners, participating, or tabling will earn active member points
iii. For more information, contact Kristina at campusoutreach@fsugoldenkey.com
III. Next Meeting March 15th, 6:30 pm
a. Dunlap Student Success Center – Room 1006
“Selling Yourself in an Interview” presentation by Alexandria Arfman of target Corp. and Julia Landry of the Princeton Review
**Princeton Review is offering strategy sessions for their classes, with a discount for Golden Key members**
- Rainey Blomgren
Wednesday, January 13, 2010January General Meeting
January General Meeting, January 13, 2010
I. Golden Key General Business
a. Upcoming Events:
-Volunteer service opportunity- Consulate Health Care of Tallahassee. January 22nd there is a mandatory one hour orientation, January 24th is the day of the event (Activities TBA). For more information, contact Claire at communityoutreach@fsugoldenkey.com
-Wine and Cheese Social is scheduled tentatively for late February. Active members on invited based on the points they have accumulated.
-Relay for Life! April 16th and 17th – register for our team online. Team meetings will begin in the upcoming weeks
b. Seminole Success Week- January 20th 6-7 pm – opportunity to network and met with recruiters that will also be present at Seminole Futures. Register for the event online at the career center website- registration for Seminole Success Night is under the events tab. Dress is business casual.
c. Seminole Futures- January 21st from 9-12 and 1-3 at the Leon County Civic Center ($7 parking fee). Recruiters will be present, so bring resumes and dress business casual.
II. Guest Presentation: Dr. Garis, Director of FSU Career Center
III. Welcome Back Bowling Social!!
Next General Meeting:
Wednesday, February 17th
FSU Career Center Room 2201
- Rainey Blomgren
Tuesday, November 10, 2009November General Meeting
November General Meeting, November 10, 2009
I. Golden Key General Business
a. Upcoming Events
i. Golden Key Relay for Life Team
1. No signups yet, more info on involvement available in the Spring.
ii. H.E.L.P. Service Event
1. November 20th from 10 -2 on Union Green
2. Contact Kristina at campusoutreach@fsugoldenkey.com if interested in volunteering
3. We need volunteers to supervise and spend time with pre- school children- helping with activities, crafts, and serving a meal. Volunteers are also needed to help prepare food in advance.
iii. HOPE BBHC Service Event
1. Two event dates: November 15th – decorate dorms in preparation for Thanksgiving, November 22nd – help prepare food in advance. No info on hours yet, please let Claire know your availability.
2. Contact Claire at communityoutreach@fsugoldenkey.com
3. Designed to make Thanksgiving special at the BBHC, 8-10 volunteers are needed
iv. The Triathlon Club needs volunteers on November 14th, 2009 at the Res from 6am –noon. Contact Matt Miller at mam08n@fsu.edu or Austin Boyle at alb06r@fsu.edu. Volunteers are also needed at the Res on Friday November 13th for participants to pick up packets and information.
v. Turkey Trot needs volunteers from 7:30 to 10:30- email pantojae@live.com if you’re in town and want to help
II. Revision of Active Member Points
a. Tracking Your Points
i. www.fsugoldenkey.com
ii. Returning members start out with 5 points; each meeting earns 1
point, social events earn 2 points, service events earn 1 point per hour
b. Member Rewards
i. Invitation to Wine and Cheese social, discounts on merchandise, increased likelihood of earning chapter scholarships, ext
III. Headquarters and IEP Scholarships
a. Check deadlines at www.goldenkey.org
b. For IEP Scholarships for traveling abroad, visit www.iepabroad.com
Our next meeting will be December 1st. Someone from Leach will be working with us on how to relax for finals week- including yoga and breathing technique.
- Rainey Blomgren
Tuesday, October 27, 2009October General Meeting
October General Meeting, October 20th, 2009
I Golden Key general Business
a. Golden Key 101
Over $500,000 is offered in Scholarship funds for undergraduate and graduate students from both headquarters and our chapter.
Discounts for Princeton Review courses.
Service opportunities such as Relay For Life and the Bone Marrow Registry
Social events such as the Wine and Cheese and Golf Socials.
An illustrious list of Honorary members, including Deans and important members at FSU and internationally.
Regional and International Conferences.
b. Service / Volunteer Opportunities
i. Golden Key Relay for Life Team
ii. Alzheimer’s Project: Forget Me Not Walk
1. November 8, 2009 from 1-3pm at St. Paul’s UMC
2. Student Entry Fee $15
iii. Heroes Home for the Holidays – Vietnam vets raising money to help troops based in Germany but working in the Middle East return home instead of the Germany for holidays
iv. Triathlon Club – need volunteers to direct parking and participants, to write numbers and for general extra hands
1. November 14, 2009
v. FSU Cares – See Josh for more information
vi. World AIDS day is in the spring, we will be involved- more information to follow
c. Next General Meeting
i. Date and Time TBA- tentatively Monday, November 16
ii. Graduate Student Panel: The Dirty Truth about Graduate School
d. Be sure to follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/FSUGoldenKey
II Officer/ Executive Board Elections
Congratulations to our new and returning Officers!!
President – Fabeanne Collins
Vice President – Josh Smith
Vice President Elect (Spring 2010) – Kristina Vogtner
Treasurer- Christi Falco
Secretary – Rainey Blomgren
Campus Outreach – Kristina Banda
Community Outreach – Claire Sayoc
Social Director – Kelsey Gilbert
Member Director – Kati Blasquez
Communication Director – Jennifer James
Technology Director – Leah Blake
Officer Liaison – Brett Mosley
We are looking forward to another amazing year!!
- Rainey Blomgren
Monday, September 21, 2009General Meeting 9/16
I. Special Presentation: Mr. Bill Moeller, Co-Director of The Center for Leadership and Civic Education. The center is designed to get students involved in the community and help students develop skills to be effective leaders and responsible citizens. The center strives to inform students about the social ills and concerns in our community, back home, and wherever we may go when we leave FSU. Opportunities include earning a certificate with a curricular 18 credit course, overnight lead-ins at the Res, Serviceship, and other ways to explore and pursue a passion in a certain field. Check out The Center, located in the Dunlap Building.
II. Golden Key General Business
a. Next General Meeting – first meeting after induction
i. Thursday, October 22nd (6:30pm)
ii. Officer Elections
b. RSO Recognition (Recognized Student Organization) We get benefits through SGA, but in order to be recognized, we need ten members to be on our RSO roster to meet our deadline for Recognition. If you get an invitation, please say yes!
c. Vires, Artes, Mores Knowledge Bowl – Will take place during Homecoming this year, on Tuesday, October 22nd at 11:00 am. We need 6 participants. This is a quiz bowl that will test on the history and general information of FSU.
d. Undergraduate Research Opportunities – ACC Fellowship awards 5,000 to two undergrads to conduct research or a creative project. Come see Fabeanne if you’re interested. Other opportunities will be posted in our upcoming newsletter.
e. New Member Social – Idea: have a table at market Wednesday, and an ice cream social later that afternoon (from 4 to 6)
f. Princeton Review Events – We get a discount off of classes until October 1st
www.princetonreview.com/goldenkey
www.princetonreview.com/events
g. Follow us on Twitter!!
www.twitter.com/FSUGoldenKey
III. Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
a. Bone Marrow Drive – This has never before been done at FSU. This involves signing up for a registry as a potential bone marrow donor. Volunteers (who will earn service script hours) are needed to help people fill out registration forms. A woman from the registry will be in attendance and has offered to write recommendations for any volunteers.
i. September 29th and 30th (8:30 to 4:30)
ii. Tabling: Wednesday, September 23rd
b. Induction
i. Wednesday, October 14th (5:30 or 6:00) - We’re really excited about our new members this year!! We need volunteers!
c. Boys and Girls Club
i. Saturday, October 17th: 3:00pm-6:00pm (our Football by week) More information to follow.
- Rainey Blomgren