Media Board Meeting
May 18, 2007
Student Center
1849 Room
Present: Susan Sweeney, Rebecca Barrieau, Otis Mamed, John Adam Tercyak-Morgan, Mike McDonald, Jamie Paakkonen, Alex Estrom, Vivian Martin, Maurice Ledoux, Tiffany Moffo Simpson , Karen Ritzenhoff, Amanda James (Media University Assistant), Mary Franco (Guest), Matthew Barnes (Guest)
I. Welcome
Ms. Barrieau called the meeting to order at 12:18 p.m.
The minutes from the April 13th meeting were reviewed.
Motion: (Estrom/Mamed) To approve the April 13th Media Board Minutes.
Motion Passed (9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstained)
II. Attendance
Attendance was passed around.
III. Open Seats
Ms. Sweeney introduced Karen Ritzenhoff who was appointed by the President for the Academic Faculty position. Matthew Barnes and Mary Franco were introduced; they are interested in the Student at Large positions on the Media Board. Mr. Mamed will not longer serve on the Media Board and Tiffany Moffo Simpson will take over his seat as the Administrative Faculty Representative. Alex Estrom would like to take over as the SGA Representative and relinquish his Student at Large seat.
Motion: (Mamed/Tercyak-Morgan) To approve appoint Alex Estrom as the Media Board SGA Representive.
Motion Passed (9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstained)
The next topic of discussion was the Student at Large seats. There are two seats available now that Mr. Estrom is the SGA Representative. Mary Franco showed interest in one of these positions. Ms. Franco explained that she might be attending graduate school at CCSU in the fall and has enjoyed being involved with the Helix as an undergraduate. She felt that there is a lot that she could bring to this position and that it would be a great experience. Matthew Barnes also expressed interest in a Student at Large seat. Mr. Barnes is a political science major at CCSU and has had experience in the movie business as a promotions manager. He is extremely interested in the media organizations on campus. Ms. Franco and Mr. Barnes were asked to leave the room while we discussed the possibility of them joining the board. It was discussed how long Ms. Franco and Mr. Barnes would be able to serve on the board. It was also discussed the possibility of Mr. Barnes shadowing Ms. Barrieau and becoming the Media Board Chairperson in December 2007 after Ms. Barrieau graduates. Ms. Franco and Mr. Barnes were asked to come back into the room. Since Ms. Franco is unsure as to whether or not she will be attending CCSU in the fall the board decided to wait to appoint her as a Student at Large until she is sure she will be coming here.
Motion: (Estrom/Paakonen) To approve appoint Mr. Barnes as a Student at Large.
Motion Passed (9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstained)
Ms. Barrieau stated that she would love to be the Media Board Chairperson for the fall. She has loved the experience of being on the Media Board and would like to continue this experience. She will be graduating in December so she would only be able to chair the board until then.
Ms. Sweeney commented that who the Media Board puts in the role is important given the experiences of this year. This person should also want to increase the visibility of the Media Board on campus.
Mr. Tercyak-Morgan brought up the possibility of appointing someone to succeed Ms. Barrieau. He thought that Mr. Barnes would be suited for this position and asked if he might be interested. Mr. Barnes said he is interested in shadowing Ms. Barrieau and then succeeding her in the Spring semester.
Motion: (Estrom/ Tercyak-Morgan) To approve appoint Ms. Barrieau as Media Board Chairperson for Fall 2007.
Motion Passed (9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstained)
Motion: (Tercyak-Morgan /Paakonen) To approve appoint Mr. Barnes as a Student at Large and to have him shadow Ms. Barrieau and becoming the Media Board Chairperson in January 2008.
Motion Passed (9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstained)
IV. Budgets
Ms. Sweeney discussed the possibly of Off Center joining the Media Board in the fall as a media organization and the implications that would have on funding. Ms. Sweeney referenced Section 4.5 of the Media Board Constitution which addresses this issue. Ms. Sweeney suggested that the board may want to examine their constitution and considering creating some finance bi-laws. The Media Board will receive $130,000 in media fees for the 2007-2008 academic school year and creating finance bi-laws would help in allocating this money.
V. Programs for 2007-2008
Academic Year
Ms. Sweeney suggested that the Media Board might want to consider sponsoring
some programs or lectures next year to help promote awareness of the board and
media on campus. Ms. Sweeney said that she would get Ms. Barrieau and Mr.
Barnes together to discuss possible ideas.
VI. Sharing
Ms. Paakkonen shared that the Recorder had their elections and Mr. Rowan will continue as Editor-in-Chief for the 2007-2008 school year. Chris Boulay was appointed as Managing Editor. The Recorder chanced their advertising rates slightly to reflect what other schools are doing and have designed a rate card that they hope to send out to advertisers.
Mr. Tercyak-Morgan shared that Hilda Sullivan will take over as the General Manager for WFCS and Wayne DeRoy will take over as the Director of Development. John Ramsey has been appointed as the assistant to the engineer and will be helping out at WFCS.
Mr. Hazen shared that the Dial is ready to order the yearbook and is waiting until graduation so they can included that on the DVD.
Mr. Ledoux shared that the Helix had some issues with printing and that they will be releasing the Helix in the fall. They will also hire a web designer over the summer to update their website. They are planning a release party for October 4th and will have poetry readings and other activities.
VII. Other Business
Ms. Sweeney shared that the club drive will be September 12th and that she would like the Media Board to have their own section for media organizations.
Our next meeting will be schedule for June.
Meeting adjourned 1:35 p.m.
Last updated: Thursday September 13, 2007