April 16, 2009

  1. Welcome to the second meeting of spring term! The rest of our meetings will be held in our usual room 122 in the Knight Library.
  2. We want to get a book and film loan going between group members! If you’ve recently read or watched a book or movie related to health or social justice, you should bring it to our next meeting and make an announcement to the group. We’re also working on a recommended reading/viewing list for the website! Check it out soon!
  3. UPCOMING EVENT: Michael Kaplan, Director of Cascade AIDS and speaker at our recent AIDS in Africa conference, will be speaking in Eugene on April 29th. Contact Matt Jones matt@uoglobalhealth.org if you want to go. We’ll be carpooling to the event!
  4. UPCOMING EVENT: Seattle Pacific University is holding a micro finance conference for students and professionals this May 8-9th. If there is enough group member interest, we’ll be taking a roadtrip up to Seattle for the weekend! Again, contact Matt if you’re interested.
  5. UPCOMING EVENT: On May 7, in place of our normal meeting we will meet in front of the library and walk to Mac court to hear Greg Mortenson, co-author & subject of the famous book, “Three Cups of Tea.” Get your free tickets here (http://www.tickets.uoregon.edu/3cups) before the meeting!  
  6. FUNDRAISER: We had sign ups for the bake sale that was Friday the 17th in front of the bookstore! We plan on having at least 2 more bake sales this term to help raise money for Deo’s Village Health Works organization!
  7. FUNDRAISER: Next Thursday April 23rd is our Pancake night outside of Rennies bar. Contact Caitlin Conrad cconrad@uoregon.edu for more info/volunteer info!!
  8. PIN APPRECIATION: Every Monday in front of the EMU. Wearing a pin? You get a free cookie. We’ll have sign-ups for pin appreciation each Thursday meeting before Monday’s tabling. Contact Vanessa Williams vwillia1@uoregon.edu if you want to table, but can’t make it to a meeting!
  9. ELECTIONS: We had elections for the board of directors of the 2009-2010 school year and your board for ‘09-’10 is… CO DIRECTORS: Caitlin Conrad & Michelle Leis, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE: Matt Jones, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION: McKenzie Becker, DIRECTOR OF LOGISTICS & OUTREACH: Kelly Moon & Angela Kohama.
  10. We have our FACE AIDS t-shirts finally! If you weren’t at the meeting and ordered a shirt, email Matt to pick it up. 
  11. We wrote a few thank you cards to speakers and some conference organizers. If you wanted to sign or write a note on one of the cards, contact Michelle Leis michelle@uoglobalhealth.org
  12. Hope you all have a great weekend and enjoy the sunshine!



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