Hi SAGErs,

 

Here are the minutes from last week's meeting. Just as a quick update: We do have a set date and place for the Hazardous Waste Collection! It's going to be held on April 12 in IDOT's parking lot from 8am-3pm. We can discuss when we want to head over there during our next meeting (April 1^st- April Fools Day!). If you have any extra shoeboxes lying around, feel free to bring them in at the next meeting. Spread the word: Tell your friends and families to give their dead batteries to the drive.

 

See you next week (I'll send out a reminder about our next meeting so you all don't forget to come and see some exciting pictures from Belize!),

~Rachel

 

SAGE Meeting Minutes- 3/18/2008

UHB 1004 4:00pm-5:00pm

• Welcome back! How was everyone's spring break? Tih-Fen said her break sucked. Rachel, on the other hand, had an awesome break. Others were sort of in between.

 

• Co-Sponsorship with OLAS (Organization for Latin American Students):
  • They just needed us to contact the UIS Recycling Coordinator for the use of paper products
  • Their perspective dates for the whack-a-piñata event is April 3^rd or April 11^th. They'll let us know when they pick the date. No one from OLAS has contacted me nor have I seen anything in the student life emails about their event. I'll keep everyone posted.

 

• Updates on Earth Week events:
  • Food for the concert event (Monday the 21^st of April) - How is the menu coming along? The menu is still in the works. Ann is in contact with Brian Patterson for the prices on certain things like sausage pizza and cookies. We found out that veggie burgers were quite expensive, so it would be more economical to go with a veggie party sub that can feed 14 people.
  • We should go to an ICCB meeting soon to request money. Hopefully we can get the menu in order by this week since the request to ICCB must be made by Friday the 28^th.

 

• Upcoming GIS Workshop at the Lincoln Memorial Garden:
  • March 22, 2008 1:00-3:00pm
  • Free, but call 529-1111 to register since space is limited

 

• Any other business?
• Rachel and Rich will be doing a short presentation on the goods and bads (but mostly goods) of their trip to Belize next meeting (April 1)
• We discussed the award for the Greenest Administrator on campus to be given out at the concert. A few names were thrown out, but people seemed to say Chris Miller a lot. If you'd like to nominate an administrator, please feel free to email Rachel with your nomination.
• Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day: April 12 @ IDOT in Springfield CONFIRMED!
  • We will hold a battery (and CFLs?) recycling drive from April 1 until April 11
  • We discussed that about 15 boxes will be sufficient, but we may need more.so if you have extra shoeboxes please bring them to the April 1^st meeting please!
• Wes informed us that there will be a 5k race at UIS this year on April 19^th and has requested volunteers to work a water stand. We can decorate the stand with Earthy things related to our club. He will keep us posted.
• There is a new bulletin board between Tih-Fen and Denise's office wall where fliers, a list of SAGE meeting dates, maybe minutes, and other related things will be posted. Check it out sometime!