2/19/08

Hey Everyone!!

• Our Icebreaker tonight consisted of names and a fun “Agree or don’t agree” game.
• First on the agenda… Treasurer position is open!! Qualifications are as follows:
• Full-time Student; Minimum 2.0 Cumulative GPA and a desire to be involved! We want whoever is considering the position to keep in mind that we do have a weekly Exec Board meeting and that just because you are the treasurer that does not mean you only do treasurer stuff! As an exec board we share the responsibilities.
• All you have to do is send us a short paragraph as to why you want to be the treasurer by the next meeting (before the meeting!) so we can present the information to the group and then we will vote the following week.
• Coming Out Monologues!!
  • Please submit stories by March 1^st to towsonqsu@gmail.com or lkaplo1@towson.edu ! We are looking for all stories about coming out. Allies, gay, lesbian, trans, intersex. Anything! And the best part…you do not have to read it yourself! We can have someone read your story submitted by an anonymous person!!

• Delta Lambda Phi!!
  • Interested in being part of a gay/bi/progressive fraternity? For more info contact Eric Jones at ejones1@towson.edu
• LGBT Student Development
  • GLSEN Youth Summit:
    • Saturday February 23^rd. That is this Saturday!! If you are interested in helping out contact csnide1@towson.edu
• Dr. Joy Lane, Coordinator of Multicultural Programming
  • Dr. Lane talked to the group tonight about the Counseling Center. She gave us lots of fun facts and prizes for answering questions, or just having questions!
  • She reminded us that the Center is open to everyone and we all get 12 free sessions a semester! Plus they have a great reference center for off campus counseling as well!
• California Hate Crimes
  • The last thing we talked about was the hate crime in a Californian high school. Earlier last week a boy was shot in the head. There were a couple of articles about it but the one Danielle wanted to focus on was an article asking why we care so much about the fact that it was a hate crime, when acts of sexism and racism are just as prevalent as acts of homophobia. A direct quote was “Children will be children.”
  • The conversation brought up a lot discussion on whose responsibility is it to teach children morals and ethics, as well as how we can fix the problem. And what is the real problem.

As for the announcements…

·        Condom Taste Testing

o       Wednesday, February 20^th @ 3:30-4:30pm in Union Room 306

·        Taste of Culture

o       Tuesday February 26^th, @ 12pm in the Potomac

·        LGBTQIA Panel

o       Wednesday, February 27^th @7pm in the Potomac

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