Black Former
Student Network
Texas A&M
University – College Station, TX
MINUTES
Steering
Committee Meeting
June 9, 2001 @
9:00 AM
Clayton Williams Building, Association of Former Students
Attendees
Steering Committee Members:
Kenric Allen '98, Niki Bisor '95, Chantelle Freeman '95, Chris Henderson '91, Erick Jones '92, Ken Robinson '93, Al Scott '81, Paul Stafford '90, Eric Watson '99 and Kevin Williams '86
Guests:
Jennifer Bohac '87, Lynette
Haskins '95 and Buck Henderson '62
Call To Order 9:10 a.m. by Ken Robinson
Opening Remarks
Chris Henderson
Welcome
Member Introductions
Agenda
Chair Remarks
Thanks were given to all the Steering committee chairs, members and to the Association for working so hard to get the BFSN established.
Buck Henderson from the AFS came to welcome the BFSN. He indicated how impressed he was with the organization of the committee. He talked AFS organizational objectives. (See Appendix A: Organizational Objectives for more information.) Jennifer Bohac, AFS Travel Office, gave information on the new Traveling Aggies program. Her goal is to target more of the recent graduates for the trips. For more information, go to http://www.AggieNetwork.com.
Old Business
Reunion Finances - The
final reunion expense sheet was submitted on 4/17/01. The reunion overspent
$2,769.36 that the President's office has agreed to cover. This amount must be
reimbursed by the next reunion or as soon as possible.
Review of the
Constitution
Paul Stafford read through each constitution article and opened them up for debate. Minor changes were made to the Articles V, VI, VIII, IX, XI, XII, and XIII. The changes were noted and the constitution will be updated and distributed as soon as possible.
Adoption of the
Constitution
Paul Stafford opened the floor for a motion to adopt the constitution. Ken Robinson moved to adopt the amended constitution. Erick Jones seconded the motion. The constitution was adopted by unanimous vote of the BFSN Steering Committee members present.
Elections/February
2002 Kickoff Meeting
The elections for the BFSN Board members will be held February 2, 2002 in College Station. The elections were pushed back until February to allow any member of the BFSN body to participate. The timeline of the election process is listed below:
· The by-laws, board member expectations, and election procedures will be finished by the end of June.
· By the middle of July, packets will be mailed out to the BFSN body describing BFSN and the BFSN elections.
· Potential candidates indicate their interest in becoming leaders of BFSN starting in July, but the final date to file for candidacy will be December 31, 2001.
·
A "Meet the BFSN Candidates" forum will be
held in College Station on October 20, 2001.
Meeting Adjourned: 11:35 a.m.
Appendix A:
Organizational Expectations
The Association of Former Students Organizational Expectations
We put the best
interest of the organization ahead of our personal interests. (Sometimes doing the right thing for the
organization may be inconvenient or may cause more work for us, but we do it
anyway!)
We exist to serve Former Students, Students, and Texas A&M University. (Without them, we have no organization.)
We are the Aggie
Network and we are powered by the Aggie Spirit. (We strive to show pride, fellowship, tradition, excellence,
commitment, friendship, loyalty, dedication, integrity, service, and respect in
all we do. These are our guiding principles.)
We function as a team and do what is necessary to serve our customers. (EVERYTHING is in our job description. If the phone rings, we answer it. If there is trash on the ground we pick it up. If someone looks lost, we greet him or her and help them.)
We communicate and show respect for each other. (We need to talk to each other and work out any differences. Through open communication, we can resolve any problem.)
We do whatever it
takes to make The Association of Former Students the best alumni organization
in the country.