Meeting Notes 01/13

Minutes from the January 13 Meeting
1. Call to order
2. Roll call of Members Present
3. New Business

What is the point of the Political Science Club?

The objectives of this organization are to help members acquire broader knowledge of politics, stimulate participation in the political process, and help students become productive, contributing members of their community.

What type of activities does the Political Science Club offer?

Last semester we hosted a lot of great activities including Brown Bag discussions (on illegal immigration, the midterm elections, and the use of torture). We also had several social events including our Halloween get-together, Basketball Game and Mellow Mushroom outing, and our faculty and student social. We hope that this semester brings even more fun and lively discussion. In addition to the events above, we also did several community events such as volunteering at the Boy’s and Girl’s Club Fun Run, and administered a Practice LSAT for those students preparing for law school.

DUES: $25year/ $15 Semester (DUE JANUARY 27, 2011)

WASHINGTON DC TRIP:
DC DEPOSIT DUE JANUARY 27, 2011 ($50) (NON-REFUNDABLE)

This is an expensive trip, and in order to keep it affordable we need to be sure to fund-raise. We will be staying in a hostel this year and riding Amtrak.

SPONSORSHIPS

3 levels Gold, Silver, Bronze—we ask a local company to sponsor us and we provide them with publicity using our blog, website, banner, and t-shirts. We will be having a contest this semester: If the club makes at least $1500 in sponsorships, the member who brings in the most sponsorship money will win a prize (TBD)

FUNDRAISING

We are planning on doing a raffle, practice LSAT, and several Bake sales, and a Dunk Tank in March (we're using a different company this time)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Meetings

This semester our meeting room has changed. Our meetings will be held every other Thursday, at 2:30 in AH E150. If you forget, you can check our website under the "calendar" section for the dates of the meetings http://asupolsclub.blogspot.com/

Important Upcoming Meetings
Our elections will be held at the beginning of this semester, it is important you attend the meetings so we can vote in new officers.
Jan 13 - First meeting
Jan 27 - Nominations
Feb 10 - Elections

Upcoming Events
January 20 - Brown Bag - the topic will be the TSA and Airport Security Procedures AH E150 from 2:30-3:45pm
January 27 - An officer from the Navy will be speaking about potential careers as an officer in military intelligence. He will be bringing Pizza!

Social Event - Jan 21st at Wild Wing Cafe – 8pm bring your friends/significant other

Washington DC
If you have not already, please contact us to let us know if you are interested in going to DC this summer. The dates again are May 11-15, 2011. The deposit $50 and is non-refundable and due January 27, 2011. 

Orgsync
If you have not already, please set up your orgsync account at www.orgsync.org after you've made your profile, add the Political Science club to your groups - https://orgsync.com/join/21465/political-science-club

American Political Science Association (APSA)

We have a student discount available for our members to join the APSA. The cost would be $21.50 for a 1 year membership. If you are interested in joining the APSA please contact Carrie Shoultz at cshoultz@aug.edu

What Can I Do With a Degree in Political Science

Today, the Political Science club sponsored a presentation from the ASU Career Center about career planning. For those of you who were not able to attend here are a few important points brought up.

• The ASU Career Center is a major specific model. Meaning, there is a counselor that specializes in only a few majors, that way you get assistance tailored to your specific needs.
• Our career center counselor for Political Science majors, is Amanda Boland (aboland@aug.edu).
  
• The career center helps with resumes, mock interviews, full and part time job placement, and much more. It's best to meet with the career center early in your academic career so they can provide you the most assistance.
  
• A few upcoming career center events that may be of interest to Political Science majors (these will also be added to the calendar)
• October 14 - Community Involvement Fair 11am-1pm, meet with local non-profits about volunteer opportunities. Volunteering really helps to obtain new skills, as well as looks great on a resume (especially if you are lacking in job experience)
• October 19 Speed Networking Event - 2:30-4:30 Learn how to network at career related events, business etiquette, how to start conversations in group settings. You will need to preregister for this via the career center website
• There are free skills assesments available via the career and counseling center to help address your strengths and weaknesses
• A great resource for Political Science students is the American Political Science Association the website offers many career resources. (I will be adding the APSA as a permanent link on this blog in the near future) In addition, consider joining the APSA with a student membership (only $43/year). Belonging to a professional organization always looks good to future employers!

Thanks to everyone who came! Hope you were able to get something out of it!