January 24, 2020
EGG MEETING 1/24/2020
Attendance: Barbara, Olivia Utley, Kevin McCormick, Acacia Ackles, Connie R, Sara H, Allison Young, Emily Conway
Officer Photo!
- AT END of meeting: Missing Darren Incorvaia Erika LaPlante, Maggie Sawdy
Welcome back!
Updates from Kay
EEBB Wine and Cheese volunteers (set-up/take down + poster assembly)
- Need more posters
- Connie to ask people around if they have one hanging out/ask labs too.
- Kevin McCormick will set up a spreadsheet and send an email to EEBB
- Kevin McCormick will take care of the keg (get $$$ from Kay/talk to Kay)
- Olivia Utley will ask Ani to go to Costco to purchase the wine (get $$$ from Kay/talk to Kay)
- Olivia Utley: do a “Save the Date” with all the dates and share it widely
- EEBB recruitment reception night before at Bradburd/Weber’s home
- Wine and cheese 4-6:00 p.m.
- Wine and cheese cleanup
- Olivia Utley to email Danielle Whittaker if we will have the Beggar’s social not sponsored by EEBB
- Post Grad student social @Connie’s home
Updates from any committees
Darren/Director search: will be “inviting” two candidates soon, to give their seminars and have lunch with graduate students.
EEBB Symposium: keynote is Meghan Duffy, Professor at U of M and 2006 and MSU/EEBB graduate
- need more volunteers for planning committee; post research symposium social @Beggar’s
- Emily Conway is interested in scheduling
- Meaghan is also interested in joining
Finance: We have $100 to spend on a social event at GreenDot stables from Andy Kern, EEBB seminar speaker 1/16/20
Social: Happy Hour next Friday
- Juggling idea of every other week instead of once a month
- Have it more consistently, at the same time, every week, at the same location
- Maybe GreenDot? During Valentine’s day [5-7pm]
- 2nd and last friday of every month?
- Other Potential social event ideas:
- Board Game night in March?
- Kevin McCormick can potentially host
- Bar Crawl with PlantBio/FW? For St. Patty Mar 17 or in lieu of happy hour that week
Updates regarding PhD Career Services Workshop?
Thursday Feb 13th at 11:30am; location TBD
Outreach events
- Volunteers to help at Science Festival April 4 (scientific misconceptions game with prize wheel; kestrel activity; other ones)
- Elise’s lab doing “Girl’s Math and Science Day” on Feb. 29, 2020
Fundraising
- Should have a regular one to have funds to cover the grad socials
- Think about this in the future
- Table this conversation for our next meeting
New project?
- Table this conversation for our next meeting
