Business Meeting Minutes from
February 12, 2003





AIDS Testing
- from 10-2 they will be giving results, not testing
- the next testing will be in the dorms (perhaps in L/L Fire Place Lounge 5- 7pm) but is TBA
- we should have signs that say to come down to the office

SGA Meeting
- tusday at 7pm
- the president is talking about PCOD
- Dot is also going to be there
- recruitment is not an issue, but we need more things for safety (bias incidents), retention interests
- Bryce, Jennifer Hughes is writing a resolution to include GLBT in Diversity

Patrick Anderson
- working on the Dean Campaign
- desparately needs help in his office
- fundraising and outreach is what we would be doing
- possible job opportunities for graduating people
- contact him at 802-846-6611 or panderson@deanforamerica.com
- located on st. paul street, next to Vermont Pub

AIDS task force
- Johnathon Radican, who works for the Red Cross (but is not speaking on their behalf) will be talking about men having sex with men not being able to give blood
- Feb. 26th, John Dewey Lounge, 6pm
- free food

President Fogel
- we finally have a meeting scheduled with him
- Feb. 27th at 3pm
- hopefully we'll get money for the trans conference
- also going to bring up minor, diversity, bathrooms, email/id issues

Mardi Gras
- if you want to be on the float, you must be at the meeting on tuesday the 18th at 5pm
- will be assigning costumes

High Schools
- Burlington High School --> president was not availble to talk to
- South Burlington High School --> just starting a GSA and wants us to come, but not until March

Translating Identity
- April 12th
- John Dewey Lounge/Layfayette/Old Mill are reserved
- drag ball that night
- we need a catchy name for it!

Gaypril
- events are on the back of the door, they will be on the website soon
- CDAFC is drained, we have asked Supp. Funding for Skott Freedman, Robyn Ochs, and Gregory Douglass

Fundraisers
- raffles?
- t-shirts

Adam Dubin
- Valerie Rohy, Glen Elder are writing the LGBT Minor proposal
- hopefully, we will have a minor within a year
- we should write a weekly piece in the Cynic to show a demand for the minor
- Adam will write for 2/18/03
- Lacey will write for 2/4/03
- Caitlin will write for 2/25/03
- next fall we should be able to start taking classes crosslisted with Women's studies
- the following spring/fall, we should be able to enroll in the minor.