Minutes 3/11/07

The meeting was called to order at 7:05 and all members of Hall Council were present except the Senator.

Pres: Powderpuff/ Barbeque dates coming soon
VP: The softball game will be after Spring Break. It will cost $30 a team ($3 a player) or $5 if you would like to just be placed on a team.
Sec: Jessi's house. Abby presented a personal charity which we will be selling hot dogs to donate money to.
Treas: nothing

Senior Staff:
Robin: Have a good and safe spring break!
Patrick: programs this week
Jackie: Spring Break closing info.
Jay: Program "The Importance of Having Intercourse on the First Date"

RM's:
Jen: program this week, and community service opportunity every Tues making Bid Bon signs
Hillary: Bid Bon is April 15th.

There was a presenter from Lee Hall about a 10K in September which he would like us to donate our can money to.

Motion to vote (by Jen) to donate the can money for the rest of the semester to the 10K.
For: 24
Against: 0
Abstain: 1

Motion to adjourn at 7:30 by Ken seconded by Matt.

Minutes 3/4/07

The meeting was called to order at 7:05, and all members of Hall Council except the Senator were present.

Pres: Powderpuff
VP: Barbeque
Sec: Softball game
Treas: Incentive fund

Senior Staff:
Jackie: Spring Break closing info.
Patrick: programs

RM's:
Hillary: Bid Bon is April 15th.

Motion to adjourn at 7:15 by Ken, seconded by Brittany.

Minutes 2/25/07

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 and all members of Hall Council were present.

Pres: Hall Murder will be decided.
VP: Softball in the snow.
Sec: We will be voting later in the meeting on what charity the money from the softball game will be donated to.
Treas: Fundraising/incentive fund ideas.
Senator: The campus debates will be held in the Johnson Hall main lounge tonight after the Hall Council meeting.

Motion to vote on the charity for the softball game.
Livestrong Association: 12
Breast Cancer Association: 41
Heart Disease: 9
AIDS: 14
Charity for Children: 6

Jay: talked about his vacation
Robin: GST work due Friday
Jackie: DA hiring, computer tech positions, academic awards reception
Patrick: programs

RM's:
Sarah: 4th floor won the Hockey game pizza party contest

Motion to adjourn at 7:30 by Ken, seconded by Seth

Minutes 2/18/07

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 and all members of Hall Council were present.

Pres: nothing
VP: nothing
Sec: Powderpuff
Treas: nothing
Senator: Voting beings soon, campus elections are online. There will be an OAR concert in Oswego. Tickets are on sale starting at 11am Friday in the Union.

Senior Staff:
Jackie: FYRE inspections this week.
RA/RM applications due Monday.
HOC/OG Applications due soon.
Jay: reminded everyone to stop in and say hi!
Robin: The club and organization meeting is due tonight. The deadline for everything is March 2nd.

RM Reports:
Katie: Program Thurs. "Won't You Be My Neighbor" Counts as RL, there will be a 3o person cap.
Hillary: reminded everyone about the Hockey game floor competition Thurs 2/22.

Motion to adjourn at 7:20 by Ken, seconded by Hillary.

Minutes 2/11/07

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 and all members of Hall Council were present.

Pres: nothing
VP: nothing
Sec: Fundraising ideas (softball/clothing drive)
Treas: There is a suggestion box at the front deck for ideas on how to spend the incentive fund.
Senator: College hour info.

Jackie: Info. on plowing, recycling, and the broken 4th floor shower.
Jay: Asked residents what they did on their snow days, read a poem.
Robin: Publicized the girl's hockey team
Patrick: Programs, there is a TPG tomorrow and an AS Tuesday

RM Reports:
Sarah: Motion to vote for a pizza party for the floor with the most people to go to a hockey game.
For: 40
Against: 0
Abstain: 1

Open Floor:
The Ping Pong table might be beyond repair, motion to vote to repair the foosball table.
For: 40
Opposed: 0
Abstain: 1

Motion to adjourn at 7:25
Ken, seconded by Matt

Minutes 2/4/07

The meeting was called to order at 7:05 and all members of Hall Council were present.

Pres: Welcome back
VP: same
Sec: same
Treas: same
Senator: same, and information on College Hour

Senior Staff:
Patrick: Programs will be posted soon
Jackie: Welcome Back
Robin: Everyone should have received a syllabus for this semester
Jay: Talked about his ski trip

RM's:
Cathleen: Asked Hall Council for money for paint to decorate shirts for the Plattsburgh game.
Motion to vote: Ken, Second: Kat
For: 34
Opposed: 0
Abstain: 5
Passed

Patrick: What is happening with Hall Murder?

Hillary: Welcome back, there is a meeting in Waterbury for anyone who wants to be an RM next year.

Meeting adjourned at 7:30 by Ken, seconded by Matt.

Minutes 12/3/06

The meeting was called to order at 7:04 with the President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Senator present.

President: hall Murder will be ending soon, with the prize going to the person who killed the most people.
Sec: The Incentive Fund money needs to be spent.
Treas: same
Senator: SAVAC insurance coverage

Senior Staff:
Patrick: everything was due Friday
Jackie: 24 hour quiet hours start at 8, closing info.

RM's:
Hillary: keep Johnson clean

Open Floor:
Fix the Ping Pong table
Riggs/Room Selection Presentation

Motion to vote for how to spend the incentive fund:

Nintendo Wii:
For: 6
Against:12
Abstain: 1
Failed


DDR: ($58.95)
For: 6
Opposed: 2
Abstain: 10
Passed

Hammocks:
For: 9
Opposed: 6
Abstain: 1
Passed

Movies:
For: 17
Opposed: 0
Abstain: 3
Passed

TV's:
For: 11
Opposed: 5
Abstain: 4
Passed

Taboo and Cranium Turbo:
For: 22
Opposed: 0
Abstain: 1
Passed

Hall murder ends December 8th.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:44.

Minutes 11/27/06

The meeting was called to order at 7:05 with all members of Hall Council present.

President: The Yule Ball is December 2nd.
VP: There will be community service offered for anyone who helps set up for the dance. A sign-up sheet was sent around the meeting.
Sec.: Dance tickets are on sale, and cost $6 per person, $10 per couple.
Treas.: We need ideas on what to do with the incentive fund, because if not the money is lost at the end of the semester.

Senior Staff:
Jackie: Quiet hours start Sunday at 8. She also gave information on winter closing.
Patrick: Programs due 12/1. There is a F.A.D. Thursday at 8 with the Education Staff.
Robin: GST work due
Jay: Story of the Jumping Moose

RM's:
Cathleen: Free Skate 10-12 tonight. Yoga program tomorrow.

Open Floor:
Erin: Food drive, 4 items=1 hour
Jay: postcards from his trip
Cathleen: Open skate Tuesday 6-8, it costs $2

Motion to vote: Ken
Second: ChaCha
Vote for New X-box controllers
For:13
Opposed:0
Abstain:1

Hillary: Suggestion box for Incentive Fund

Motion to ajourn at 7:27 by Hillary seconded by Alan.

Minutes 11/12/06

The meeting was called to order at 7:04. All members of Hall Council were present.

Reports:
Pres.: Johnson Hall raised $368.35 in Penny Wars. We were the hall that raised the most money, winning us a $100 gift certificate to Best Buy.
VP: There will be a community service opportunity at 9:30 on Wednesday where residents can make snowflakes to help deorate for the dance.
Sec.: People are needed to join a Decoration Committee for the dance. There will be an e-mail sent out soon with questions about the date auction (the answers will be used as something to read as you walk down the runway.)
Treas.: There is no Hall Council Meeting next Sunday, and the next one will be the following Monday. Also, we need to start thinking about what to spend the Incentive Fund on.
Senator: Asked for suggestions on what to do with Hewitt Union. Reminded everyone that there are movies in Hewitt every weekend.

Senior Staff:
Jackie: The residence hall will be closing at 6pm on Tuesday. There will be extended recycling room hours before that time.
Jay: There were 2 winners from his contest last week. This week, he read Rainbow Fish with a $10 prize to be awarded to the winner.

RM's:
Cathleen: Asked for a reimbursement of $21.70 for Tye-Dye supplies.
Motion to vote: Ken
Second: Josh
In favor: 14
Abstain: 1

Jen: There will be a survey coming up your mailboxes for a program she is doing with Steve.

New Business:
It was proposed to create a hockey banner to advertise the game this Wednesday.
In favor: 14
Abstain: 1

Motion to adjourn: Hillary
Second: Jen
At 7:27

Minutes 11/5/06

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 and all members of the Hall Council were present.

Pres.: Hall Murder raised $80.05 for Johnson Hall.
VP: The RHAB meeting was cancelled this week.
Sec.:There are about 20 people signed up for the Date Auction. Tickets will go on sale for the dance after the Date Auction.
Treas.: nothing
Senator: There are many upcoming events which students can take part in around campus.

Senior Staff:
Patrick: meeting updates
Jackie: Thanked those participating in the events around the hall.
Robin: She just returned from a trip, and told everyone about it.

RM's
Hillary: Have a fun week!

Old Business: none
New Business: Penny Wars results: 1st: 4th floor, 2nd: 2nd floor, 3rd: 3rd floor, 4th: 1st floor.

Motion to adjourn at 7:23 by Patrick seconded by Seth.

Minutes 10/29/06

The meeting was called to order at 7:00 and the Secretary, Treasurer, and Senator were present.

Reports:
Secretary: Date Auction/Dance coming up. Penny Wars will be ending Nov. 1st.

Treas.: VHS Sale, DVD suggestions (to buy with the money raise from selling the VHS's), Hall Murder will begin at 6pm on Halloween.

Senator: Open Skate will begin in a few weeks.
The Outing Club asked for $600.

Senior Staff:
Jay: Read 2 poems

Jackie: Discussed various maintenance issues. RM evaluations are coming up.

Patrick: There is a reaction paper due Sunday, and a Wall of Oppression program coming up.

RM's:
Motion to vote to switch to the Sabers Network:
For: 15, Abstention: 3, Against: 0

Trick or Treat for UNICEF boxes are still available.
The Drunk Sale raised $150
Safe Trick or Treat went well.

New Business:
There was an issue brought up about the number of available parking spots. There are not enough in the lot on the way to Mackin, and it was proposed to make the employee spaces available to students after a certain time of night.

Jay is leaving for vacation at the end of November, and students should schedule academic help around that.

Amanda informed residents that there will be an all resident issue of the Lakeside Letter coming out soon.

There was a motion to adjourn at 7:19 by Kat seconded by Seth.

Minutes 10/22/06

The meeting was called to order at 7:07 by the President. All members of Hall Council were present.

Reports:
Pres: The dance is officially booked for Dec.2 (right now the ballroom is reserved from 9-1)
VP: Penny Wars ends November 1st. A lot of money was put in this weekend with all the parents here.
Sec: Hall Murder will begin on Halloween. There will be a VHS sale Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of this week in order to raise money to buy new DVD's.
Treas: Asked what we want to do with the incentive fund.
Senate: Open Skate will now be held from 12-2 on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Students are asked to complete the Student Rec. Center Survey online. Next semester there will be a "College Hour" from 12:40-1:35 on Wednesdays, where no classes will be scheduled so that clubs can meet.
RMs: About $100 was made at the Drunk Sale. Unicef boxes are doing well. There will be a Scary Movie Marathon this Friday at 6:30.
Senior Staff:
Patrick: Faculty After Dark this week, Business 101 is Thursday at 6, Wall of Oppression workshop this week.
Robin: She will be going on vacation for a few weeks.
Jackie: Safe Trick or Treat will be Saturday from 12-4pm. Johnson Hall will be having a booth in Hewitt Union at the Halloween Party.

Old Business:
The Date Auction needs to be publicized better. Fliers will be put up.

New Business: None
Open Floor: None

Motion to adjourn at 7:22pm by Ken seconded by Rob.

Minutes 10/15/06

The meeting was called to order at 7:09 by the President. All members of the Hall Council were present.

Reports:
President: The request was put in to Sheldon Hall for the dance.
VP: The pool table can be fixed through a service request and does not need to be replaced.
Sec: Hall Murder will begin on Halloween. Flyers will be in everyone's mailbox shortly to explain the game.
Treasurer: So far, the first floor is in first place in Penny Wars. The game will go until November 1st.
Senate: SAVAC will now be charging for rides in order to raise funds for a new ambulance in five years. This money will come from your insurance. Also, club hockey will be getting money to travel. The Outing Club has also grown from 10-100 members, and the DDR club asked for and got money.
Senior Staff:
Jackie: Thursday @ 6:30 is Open House; 6:30-7:30 is the Pep Rally. Also, she reminded everyone to recycle.
Patrick: Five hours of community service were due today. Wednesday night will be the history of Oswego program. On the 19th at 6pm, the business faculty will be here to talk to members of Johnson. Also, the faculty member interview is due soon.
Robin: Asked those in attendance to bring a friend to the meeting to make the attendace grow.
Jay: allegory
RM: none

Old Business: none
New Business: The Johnson Hall banner for the pep rally will be out for everyone to sign on Tuesday from 7-9pm.

The secretary of Seneca came to invite our hall to a Halloween party on Oct. 29th from 8-10:30pm in the Hewitt Union Ballroom. This invitation will be extended to all the halls. There will also be a costume contest, food, and pumpkins.

There was a motion to adjourn at 7:35 by Ken seconded by Matt.

Minutes 10/2/06

The second meeting of hall council was called to order at 8:03 on 10/2/06 by the President. All members of the Hall Council were present.

Reports:
Pres.:The Penny Wars money will be going to fun WTOP's fundraiser for Children in the hospital. He also reminded the residents of the upcoming Yule Ball.
VP:The game room is being mistreated. The pool table is falling apart and either needs to be fixed or replaced.
Sec.:There will be a date auction on Thurs, Nov. 16 at 7pm (tentatively). The date will be for the Yule Ball, and those who buy a date at the auction/get auctioned off will get into the dance for free. The money from the auction will go towards funding the dance.
Treas.:Stressed the importance of starting a fundraising committee.
Senator:Reported on what happenned at the Senate meeting, various groups (including SAVAC, club hockey team, etc.) asked the senate for money.
Senior Staff:
Patrick:GST update, work was due Sunday. "Turning Away From Hate" Program in 101 Lanigan. Johnson Journals due Sunday.
Jackie:Johnson Hall Tours, will give an hour of community service for giving a tour or showing off your room. There will be a Pep Rally Oct.19th with open skating in the new arena.
Jay:Recited "If." Talked to the residents about making mistakes and knowing when to get help.
RM's:80's/90's party, Squirrel Maskot Costume, Upcoming fire safety checks, VHS sale to buy new DVD's, Unicef fundraiser, Drunk Sale, Broom Ball intramurals.

Old Business:
There are 23 signatures so far on the tye-dye sheet. There was a motion to vote to give the mony to buy the kits. It passed with 21 in favor, 7 abstain.

New Business:
Proposal for $70 for the Drunk Sale to buy paper plates, etc. Extra money will come back to the hall. This passed with a vote of 22 for, 6 abstain. The sale will run from 10pm-3am.

There was another proposal for $60 for pizza to give to the winning floor of Penny Wars. This also passed. The vote was 22 in favor, 1 opposed, 4 abstentions.

There was a motion to ajourn at 8:43 by Mike, seconded by Dan.

Minutes - 9/26/06

The meeting was called to order at 8:00pm on 9/26/06 by the President.
All members of the council were present except the Senator.

Reports:
Pres.:Asked about starting and increasing involvement in a Holiday Committee and a Fundraising Committee. He also talked about hall activities like Penny Wars and Hall Murder, which will be starting soon.
VP: Gave updates on the RHAB meeting about the dining halls.
Sec.:Asked about interest in having a winter dance, and asked for suggestions for a name for the dance.
Treas.:Gave an explanation of the two accounts which Johnson Hall has. Presently, there is $605 in the Johnson Hall Fund, and $1,351 in the State Fund, which needs to be spent by the end of the semester. The treasurer also reinforced the idea of a fundraising committee,and let the residents know that WTOP would be sending a representative later in the meeting to ask for money.
Senior Staff:
Robin:Gave updates on the progress of the FYRE program. The program has been going well so far.
Patrick:Notified the residents of upcoming GST programs.
Jackie:Informed the residents of the reasons for the many fire alarms, commented on the fact that recycling has been going well, reminded the residents about Safe Trick or Treat, and informed then of a program on Oct. 3rd which they can learn more about on campusspeak.com.
Jay:Put the word out about having musical entertainment before meetings and read a book called Koala Lou.
RM's:Informed/reminded the residents about many events, such as Community Service for the GST program, a Halloween haunted house, Unicef, a Drunk Sale, Lake Cleanup, Cruise Around the World, Red Cross Blood Drive, and a Powderpuff Tournament.

New Business:
The policy on how to ask for money was gone over by the Hall Council.
The group asking for money must know in advance how much money they want, and put in it writing or speak to an officer before the meeting.

Open Floor:
The second floor wants to have a community activity where they tye-dye shirts. Ford asked for $60 for the tye-dye committee to use to buy three 16-item dye tye-dye package kits (48 item total).
There was a motion to table this item, and it was passed with 25 votes (over 2/3).

Ebony, the Coordinator of Student Overnights, spoke about hosting high school students overnight. This would count as community service, as would being an OAR volunteer tour guide.

The promotions director from WTOP then spoke about a performance/fundraising event to benefit children in the local hospital on Nov.8th. She also spoke about Hall Wars, and wanted to see if Johnson Hall would participate.
There was a motion to vote to donate to the children in the hospital, and it was passed with a vote of 23 for, 0 against, and 1 abstention.

Finally, there was a motion to start penny wars which was passed with a vote of 21 in favor.

There was a motion to ajorn the meeting ay 9:15 by the president, which was seconded by Ford.