AGSA Minutes - April 18, 1997

In Attendance:
S. Horton, P. Mitchell, S. Murray (VP), T. Brunton (Pres.), D. Nolin, E. Kjeldgaard (Sec.), P. Hoeman, J. Voelker, M. Schultz, M. Hutcheson, E. Larsen, D. Jones.

1. Announcement of Colloquium. Judy Voelker will be giving a colloquium May 2 at from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in room 261 MFAC. Tom Brunton moved we budget $15 for refreshments.
2. Discussion of Spring Picnic, to be held May 9. Tom Brunton proposed we budget $150 for food and beverages, Judy 2nd. Vote Unanimous in favor.
3. Discussion of Typing Party to type qualifying exams for first year students. Tom Brunton proposed we budget $50 for beer and pizza.
4. Discussion of what to do with remainder of this year's budget. Mary Anne Schultz provided information on proposed journal purchases for the Anthropology Library. Club voted to allocate $350, first to acquire missing back issues of Current Anthropolog y and then to fill in gaps in our collection of Annual Reviews in Anthropology.
5. Phil Mitchell proposed allocation of $20 for price above GSA grant and $30 for supplies (cable, paper) for the new Pentium to be purchased.
6. Report from faculty meeting (Eric Larsen). This fall, Don Pollock will teach a course on qualitative research methods that will meet the requirements previously filled only by the Integrative Seminar.
7. Discussion of new AGSA constitution. Tom will make minor modifications suggested to him over the AGSA listserver and put the constitution up for a paper ballot.
8. Welcoming Committee. Formed a committee to handle Fall orientation of new students and Fall picnic (Tom Brunton, Peter Hoeman, Dan Jones, Seth Murray, Erik Kjeldgaard).
9. Final budget voted on, in amounts following. Vote unanimous in favor.
   • $150 - Spring Picnic
   • $50 - Typing Party
   • $350 - Publications Purchase for Anthropology Library
   • $50 - Computer expenditures
   • $15 - Colloquium 5/2/97.

Erik L. Kjeldgaard
(AGSA Secretary)