SGO Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, March 9th, 2022
Welcome/Introductions – 1-5 minutes
Open Forum – 1-10 minutes
- No topics introduced
Topics – 5-10 minutes
- Idea: SGO email newsletter summarizing future events held by student organizations in the next few weeks.
- SGO upcoming events:
- Graduate Reception – Face to face if possible, evening of May 16
Student Groups : updates, events, requests – 5-10 minutes
- ALA – Representative: No representative present
- No updates
- SLA – Representative: Erin Gingrich
- Virtual happy hour with SLA Minnesota on Friday, March 25th from 5:00-6:30pm
- Co-hosted prison librarianship event with PLG – no date yet
- Tour of the U of M music library – possibly last week of March
- Thomson Reuters tour April 28th
- Law librarianship panel either last weekend of April or first weekend of May
- SAA – Representative: Dan Sustacek
- Virtual and in-person opportunities regarding projects with TC Media Now
- Future on-site visit with TC Media Now to look at digitizing tapes March 26 from 9:00am-12:00pm
- Possibly another American Craft Council tour in the future
- Tour planned for MNHS archive on Monday, March 21st at 5:30pm
- Possible tour planned at the Science Museum later in the semester
- Possible panel on April 9th
- PLG – Representative: Zara Offner
- Next meeting: Wednesday, March 23rd 5-6pm
- Possible future work with WPBP
Financials – 3 minutes
- Treasury update – Amber
- Current balance —>$6,233.08
Committees Reports – 5 minutes
- Standard I “Systematic Planning” – Erin Gingrich (Faculty Chair is Dr. Lim)
Goals for MLIS programs; how to measure success of goals; alignment of MLIS strategic goals with University strategic goals- There was a market analysis report from St. Kate’s to consider establishing the MLIS program as fully online
- Discussion of the functions of ePortfolios as use for students as well as ePortfolios as program assessments
- Standard II “Curriculum”– Kenzie Putz (Faculty Chair is Dr. Yoon)
In charge of overseeing changes to curriculum; vetting new courses; does current curriculum need review/updates; etc- Kenzie emailed to indicate no updates
- Standard III “Faculty” – OPEN (Faculty Chair is Dr. Ross)
Structured time for faculty to connect with each other; sometimes schedule those to allow student attendance; have in past developed a handbook for faculty- No updates
- Standard IV “Students” – Corinne Burrell (Faculty Chair is Dr. Lesniaski)
Orientation (design of); oversight of scholarship funds; (email-based discussions of student services)- No updates
- Standard V “Facilities” – OPEN (Faculty Chair is Dr. Ross)
Considers classroom spaces & technology availability- No updates
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