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Southwestern Women’s and Gender Studies Association
General Business Meeting – Friday, March 13, 2008, 4:00p.m.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Diane Bates, President, called the regular meeting to order:
In attendance: Diane Bates, President; Susan Strickland, Program Chair; Cheryl Anderson, Treasurer; Lisa Miles Bunkowski, Secretary; Paulina Ruf; Juanita Firestone, and Richard Harris
Minutes of the previous meeting were not read.
SSSA New Business:
Motion 1: discussion of conversion of volunteer positions into one paid position.
Proposed by Diane Bates, seconded by Strickland
Unanimous, motion passed
Motion 2: registration fees going up, allocated for AV budget for SSSA conference
Proposed by Diane Bates, seconded by Elizabeth Esterchild
Unanimous, motion passed
SSSA Old Business
Memorial Scholarship for Charles M. Bonjean – resolution to establish award (papers published in SSQ in 2008)
SWGSA Affiliate Business:
Program Chair for next year: Susan Strickland will serve as the next president. (Jillian Duqaine-Watson is proposed Program Chair). Diane Bates will attend the 2008 program chair meeting.
Budget & Finance Report:
Treasurer – Cheryl Anderson
Paid non-profit periodic report. $5.14; 5013c separate, incorporated
Balance: $5804.74
Membership Report:
Membership Committee Representative – Lisa Bunkowski
Continue working with SSSA membership committee, and Craig Walker, chair of the committee to enhance membership in affiliates and the SSSA.
Program Chair Report:
Program Chair - Susan Strickland
Technical difficulties in AY 2007-08, university email system failure. Due to technical issues, many applicants did not receive timely confirmation that their proposals were accepted, resulting in low turn-out for SWGSA panels. The Program plan 2009: chair panels enhancing interdisciplinary nature of program as a whole: invited sessions and papers. Ideas:
- Point-person for invited panels, interdisciplinary in nature.
- Recruit papers for special panels
- Joint sessions; need to cross-list sessions
- Institutional memory needs to be maintained – be more proactive
- Due to fewer rooms in Denver, consider "donating" some rooms to affiliates who will work with us on cross listed panels
SWGSA Affiliate New Business:
Elizabeth Esterchild Professional Paper
Janet Saltzman Chafetz Student Paper
Motion 1: to recognize the outstanding service of Dr. Elizabeth Esterchild
Proposed by Diane Bates, seconded by Susan Strickland
Unanimous, motion passed. Elizabeth Esterchild will write the history of our organization
Announcement 1: Reactivation of the SWGSA newsletter & set up gmail account for SWGSA communication.
Announcement 2: Consider name change: Southwestern Society for the Social Scientific Study of Women & Gender (tabled for next year’s meeting)
Open Discussion: Sponsor a graduate student for attendance at future meeting
International Studies New journal: Southwestern Journal of International Studies, Dragan Stefanovic is editor. Collaboration is needed between smaller affiliates. Gustavo Wensjoe proposed strategy meeting in Denver (Wednesday).
2010 Downtown Houston
2011 New Orleans, or San Antonio?
Conclusion:
New President hand-off to Susan Strickland.
Charges:
Paulina Ruf: coordinate panel on gender & health care
Juanita Firestone: gender & violence
Lisa Bunkowski: teaching/higher gender education interdisciplinary panel
Meeting adjourned by Susan Strickland
Seconded by Paulina Ruf
Unanimous. Adjourned. 5:15p.m.
