This message is being sent on behalf of the PWSA by Jocelyn Pedersen. To be removed from this list-serv, please e-mail your request to [log in to unmask] Minutes of PWSA Meeting 4-21-10 PWSA met in Gaylord Hall room 3150 at 4:50 p.m. on 4-21-10 12 students were in attendance. Professor Chester, PWSA Sponsor and Mel Odom were in attendance as well Thank you to everyone who came to the meeting. Great discussion and ideas! The following officers were elected: President Jocelyn Pedersen [log in to unmask] Vice President Tiffany Leader [log in to unmask] Secretary Rachel Henderson [log in to unmask] Treasurer Jordan Kopf [log in to unmask] Web Design Officer DJ Russel [log in to unmask] Social Networking Officer Helen Grant [log in to unmask] PWSA Statement of Purpose was agreed upon: To create a writing community that fosters creativity, professionalism, and individual and group growth. Treasurer's Report given by Prof. Chester $500 donated by alum and earmarked for PWSA library $90 donated to PWSA from sorority sisters for discretionary fund Membership Membership is open to any OU student. Students outside of PW must have a PW sponsor. Some activities will be available to only PW students, however (anthology submissions, for example) Members will be asked to pay nominal dues--to be discussed at next meeting Alumni members are invited to join PWSA and to be members of the list servs and Facebook groups. Discussion: List Serv Frustration was voiced over people who REPLY ALL on the list serv Jocelyn will send out an etiquette reminder for our two ListServs--PWSA and Scribite. Courtney Murphy volunteered to contact Kent Graham and ask about possibly setting up automatic replies to list servs being routed to a PWSA e-mail address--although nobody volunteered to monitor said e-mail account. Optionally, perhaps reply all will not be an option on the list serv. Facebook Group Helen Grant is working toward starting/beefing up the PWSA Facebook group Helen Grant will post next week's meeting time on the PWSA Facebook Wall Great Ideas for PWSA!!! Implement a once-a-semester anthology PWSA members send in stories for an anthology to be published on BLARB.com (sp.?) PWSA members will get a writing credit to put on their resume PWSA members will get an editing credit to put on their resume Book is published for free Can be sold on the PWSA website Will help get PWSA members published Mel has agreed to shepherd this idea--Thanks, Mel! Next semester, we'll edit the stories (by committee) and put them in the anthology. Blogs/Websites Writers, Agents, etc. are available by blogging to talk with us Helen Grant will set up a blog site and DJ Russell will set up a website for PWSA over the summer and send out the info. on how to use it. Plan is to have these sites ready to roll by fall. Next Meeting Wednesday 4-28-10 4:50 p.m. Rm 3150 DJ Russel will make posters Helen Grant will post on Facebook Rachel Henderson will send out a list serv reminder on Monday or Tuesday Agenda: Review Status of PWSA registration with UOSA--Jocelyn Pedersen Review List Serv Progress--Report by Courtney Murphy/Jocelyn Pedersen Review Facebook Progress--Report by Helen Grant Form Anthology Committee--We'll find folks who are interested in sitting on this committee. Mel says he'll help Decide on an amount for PWSA dues. We'll start collecting next semester. Discuss T-shirts to be ordered early next Fall for use in advertising Ad Hoc items TBA