The Anthropology Students’ Association

ASA Meeting Minutes – Thursday 22^nd September

1:12 Meeting begins

1:13 Graduate School Seminar

Tentative date set at Friday October 14^th , 10am – 12noon

Will include Professor Barker and Professor Kalmar (undergraduate and graduate co-ordinators).

We want to include 2 graduate students (ideally Masters and PhD)

Will endeavor to expand out into both socio-cultural students and biological anthropology students.

1:15 Bake Sale and Movie Night

Dates were discussed

Tentatively Wed Oct 26^th/ Thurs 27^th for Bake Sale

Tentatively Thurs Nov 17^th for Movie Night

Discussion of movies to show on movie night will happen next week.

1:20 ASA Social

Discussion as to whether we should have an informal social this semester and a more formal event for next semester.

This information will be finalized soon, especially with regards to the budget for each event.

Discussion with members present at this meeting indicates interest in a more informal event at the end of this semester and a more formal event next semester.

1:25pm AIA Event – National Archeology Day

Saturday October 22^nd 12noon-5pm

At present Katy, Aleksa and David are involved.

Will need 2 more volunteers for the day.

Involves supervising kid’s activities such as mock excavation etc.

Anyone who has their own equipment (trowels, brushes etc) that they are comfortable with children using, please bring it in order to keep budget costs down.

1:28 Impromptu ASA Events

Suggested ideas: ice skating at Nathan Philips Square in the winter, cheap movie nights etc.

Not as formal as other events.

1:32 Undergraduate Survey for Anthropology Department

This is a project that was initiated last year by the ASA in response to the potential changes of the proposed Academic Plan at U of T.

Consists of a survey to evaluate Anthropology student responses to these changes.

Branden will send out an email to all members involved by next Monday that will detail the types of analyses to be carried out on the data we have already collected.

An official meeting will be organized next week.

1:35 Class Talks

ASA members (both executive and ministers) promote the ASA (events etc) in anthropology classes.

Will organize who will be going where next week.

1:37 New list of contacts

A new list of contact details for ASA executive members to be compiled.

Sheet started in the office as of this week.

1:38 Office Key

All executive members and ministers, PLEASE be sure to check the location of the office key BEFORE you leave the office, so that it does NOT get locked in the office.

This has occurred before and is VERY inconvenient for members who have left their belongings in the office.

If this occurs MORE THAN 3 TIMES, the responsible member will not be allowed to be in the office alone.

1:40 Think of Jeff Goldblum – THINK GREEN

PLEASE be sure to turn off the computer in the office at the end of the day!

Jeff Goldblum is eco-friendly, WE WANT YOU TO BE TOO.

1:53 Meeting ends.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The ASA Facebook page is about to be archived by the EVIL ZUCKERBEAST, so please post on the Wall to save it!!

Hi All,

Always wanted to be in a music video? Want to lip-sync your way to fame while representing UofT?

UofT LipDub is a recognized tri-campus student group founded in April 2011. The goal is to produce a 9-minute long music video of 3000+ students lip-syncing to selected songs.  This massive project will hopefully garner millions of hits on youtube and fully capture the UofT school sprit.
It is in the final stages of planning, as filming will take place in mid-September.  Right now, the main focus is to get as many students on board with us to come out on the day of and REPRESENT! You can represent not only the school itself, but also the clubs and councils that you are a part of.

Wouldn’t it be great to meet and see all your fellow ASA-ers while lip-syncing you hearts away?

Please email the ASA at asa.students@utoronto.ca with the subject line ‘asa lip-sync’ if you would be interested in participating as a group to represent the ASA in this amazing lip-syncing campus wide event!! If we get enough interest as a group we will definitely be out there showing our UofT pride….perhaps dressed as austrolopithicus robustus??????

The filming days are as follows:

Saturday, September 11 – UTM
Saturday, September 17 – UTSC
Sunday, September 18 – UTSG

Here is the official website: http://www.utlipdub.com/blog/
Check it out!

And here is next years ASA Executive Team:

Co-Presidents: Aleksa Alaica and Sara Rhodes
Vice President: Heather Kristjanson
Secretary: Sara-Louise Decrausaz
Administration: David Gadzala
Treasurer: Danniel Valls
Events: Garrett Robson
Fundraising: Marlena Cravens
and Communication: Katy Mountain

Congratulations to everyone!

Hey Everyone,

Here are the nominees for next year’s ASA Executive:

Co-President (2)

□ Aleksa Alaica

□ Sara Rhodes

Vice-President (1)

□ Marlena Cravens

□ Heather Kristjanson

□ Sara Rhodes

□ Garrett Robson

Secretary (1)

□ Sarah-Louise Decrausaz

□ Sarah Horsfall

□ Branden Rizzuto

Administration (1)

□ David Gadzala

□ Sarah Horsfall

□ Branden Rizzuto

□ Erinn Todd

□ Daniel Valls

Treasurer (1)

□ Sarah-Louise Decrausaz

□ Branden Rizzuto

□ Daniel Valls

Events (1)

□ Marlena Cravens

□ Sarah Horsfall

□ Heather Kristjanson

□ Katy Mountain

□ Garrett Robson

□ Branden Rizzuto

Fundraising (1)

□ Aleksa Alaica

□ Marlena Cravens

□ Branden Rizzuto

□ Erinn Todd

Communication (1)

□ Katy Mountain

□ Branden Rizzuto

Elections will be taking place Monday March 28th at 4:30 PM so come on out and fill out a ballet!

Here’s last weeks meeting minutes, don’t forget that nominations for the ASA Executive
elections are due THIS MONDAY (March 21st!)- forms can be picked up at the ASA office and
a soft copy is attached to this email as well. The election will be held March 28th
between 4pm and 6 pm.

Cheers!

Monday, March 14th, 2011 – ASA Meeting Minutes

12:06 – Meeting begins

12:07 – Academic Seminar: – will be pushed back a week to April 1st;
professors are needed

12:08 – Social Event: -A variety of locations are under review
including the Madison House, Molly Blooms, The Fox and the Fiddle. All
require a weeks notice and the event will be co-hosted by the ASA,
Classics Students, UTMAS,and possibly Geology Students on April 7th.

12:21 – Constitution amendments have been approved and new copies of
the constitution are being made.

12:22 – T-Shirts: – designs and slogans still in progress

12:38 – Meeting Ends