******************************** pangaea exec meeting -- thursday, 11/8/01 next meeting: thursday, 11/15/01 @ 8PM present: jumaane, ike, katie, teresa ******************************** I. ANNOUNCEMENTS a. katie is now publicity chair b. i (teresa) have taken over the role of secretary II. GENERAL SUGGESTIONS from jsu and ats (the japanese and taiwanese student groups) a. decide what our scope should be (are we more geared toward small or big events?) b. before setting dates for events, contact cultural groups to see which dates work best for them III. WE NEED TO SPEND OUR MONEY THIS SEMESTER TO GET MORE NEXT TERM! a. more food b. more advertising c. maybe outings to cultural performances/exhibits around cambridge/boston ************************************************** listed below are our tentative events for the rest of this term; katie will email all the culture groups to see who will be interested in doing which events on which date ************************************************** IV. SPORTS GATHERING a. possible dates: sat. 11/17; sat. 12/1; sat. 12/8 b. possible location: walker gym (3rd floor) c. kickball (or maybe frisbee or soccer) d. should we offer some sort of small prize as incentive? V. THANKSGIVING DINNER a. possible dates: mon. 11/19; tues. 11/20 b. possible location: student center; a dorm c. we can order food from lots of different restaurants d. katie will ask culture groups for suggestions on good food places and a convenient date for the event VI. VIDEO NIGHT(S) a. possible dates: any friday between now and the end of the term b. possible location: 10-250 or another big lecture hall (it's like lsc, but FREE!) c. we'll provide dinner! d. we can either show clips from cultural group performances (*ask dan lowrey about this*), or e. we can show movies that highlight different aspects of mulitcultural awareness and race relations; possible movies include: -do the right thing -american history x -bombay -higher learning -jungle fever f. jumaane will ask his film experience professor for more movie suggestions g. do you guys have any suggestions???? *************************************** listed below is our tentative schedule for next term *************************************** I. monday 2/4: REG DAY MOVIE NIGHT a. we'll probably show jungle fever and higher learning b. ~6-10pm in a lecture hall (dinner included!) II. friday 2/22: POTLUCK III. friday 3/8: MOVIE NIGHT IV. sunday 3/17: SOMETHING FUN FOR ST. PATTY'S DAY V. saturday 4/13: SPORTS GATHERING VI. saturday 4/27: INTERNATIONAL FAIR (we had a booth last year) VII. sunday 5/5: SOMETHING FUN FOR EL CINCO DE MAYO