Members Present: Christian Guzman, Rodrigo Alatriste-Diaz, Perla Parra, Natalie Soto, Matt Stieglitz
· Updating blog
· Send email directing members to our blog
· Meeting at 4PM tomorrow at Manndible about fundraising
· Meeting at 6PM tomorrow at Starbucks with Michael from Business School Latino group
II. Events
· Bienvenidos BBQ this Sunday
o Poster will be on the table
o List of events—copies will be printed out
o Email list sign up
o Encourage attendance to Grad School 101
o Everyone can make it
· Graduate Student Minority Reception in 250 Caldwell Hall
o Friday, September 3rd at 4PM
o Everyone should be able to make it
o Christian will introduce the organization
o Will have a sign-up sheet
· September 9th Latino Mixer
o Will do cheese platters
o $50 from LGSC and hopefully $50 from Business School
· General meeting: Tuesday, September 14th
o 6PM LSP Conference Room
o Will have pizza
· Café con Leche on September 17th
o Welcome Lunch at 12PM
o Grad School 101 at 6PM
o Flyer needed
o Need information from Edwardo on set number of questions
o Discuss different aspects of applying to graduate school
o Hopefully will have a Business School and Law School representative
o 10 minute presentation and then Q&A:
o Matt & Natalie will work on the workshop
· Minority Dinner & Mixer
o Friday, September 24th (perhaps)
o Collaboration with the BGPSA, Native American group, and Asian Graduate Student Union.
· October 5th, General Meeting
o 6PM at LSP.
o Show ‘The Takeover’
· Unity Dinner
o Friday, October 15th
III. Executive Reports:
Co-Chair:
· Perla talked to Pixel about potential social event again
· Law School students will be there
· Business School supporting it financially and will be well-represented
· Thursday, September 9th from 8:30-11:00PM.
· Christian will update blog with new logo
· Leave Latino faculty event for spring
· Café con Libros co-sponsorship with LSP:
o 4 events was the goal, now looking at 1 this semester (November) and 2 in the spring
o Might have one event next semester with the Ithaca Latino Civic Association
o They provide food
o We have to recommend books we like and provide limited amount of PDF for them
LSP Rep:
· Natalie waiting to hear from Marti and Sofia about Latino Heritage Month event
· Group needs an event or speaker(s) for youth aged 14-20
· Topic can be on anything regarding Latino culture
· October 21st is tentative day
Treasurer:
· Slightly over $1,000 in account
Secretary:
· Email account up to date
Meeting Adjourned: 7:05PM
Respectfully Submitted,
Matt Stieglitz
LGSC Secretary
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LGSC Meeting Notes
April 13, 2010
Members Present: Christian Guzman, Rodrigo Alatriste-Diaz, Perla Parra, Natalie Yasmin Soto, Jessica Cañas, Matt Stieglitz, Armando Garcia
I. Action Alert
· Dr. Grant Farred:
· Former DGS of Africana Studies
· Forum held to discuss comments he made towards students
· Invitation was extended to our list-serves
II. Executive Reports:
LSP Rep:
· Long Island Iced Latina: Marga Gomez on Thursday, April 22 at 4:30PM
· LSP Lunches with President Skorton (23rd) and David Cohen (16th)
· LSP course offerings were circulated
· Advisory board meeting info being circulated
· Constitution to go on web site
Treasurer:
· Working on getting money from grad school into bank account
o Perla is working on that
· We will be charged later and transfer our funds for the immigration event
Secretary:
· LGSC list-serve sign-in info to be sent to Matt from Armando
· Minutes will be sent to whole list-serve
· Christian will manage blog so send posts to you
· Emails will have minutes from last meetings and updates/direct people to blog
III. Committee Reports:
· Immigration Panel:
· Good to go
· Try to show up on Friday!
· Bowling for kids on 24th
o Email will be sent
o BBQ with Mechistas: May 1st?
IV. New Business:
· Budget will be handled via email
· When scheduling events, watch out for prelims; Fall Break; Annual events.
· Will be attending the ‘Bienvenidos BBQ’ in the Fall.
Meeting Adjourned: 7:05PM
Respectfully Submitted,
Matt Stieglitz
LGSC Secretary
LGSC Meeting Notes
March 30, 2010
Start 6:10pm
Attended
Perla, Eddie, Cristian, Natalie Yasmin, Rodrigo
Items Discussed
1. Constitution-Passed with 5 in favor
o Modifications
§ Change President and Vice-President to Co-Chairs
§ Logo may be modified
2. Latino Student/Faculty Dinner
o Info: THIS Thursday at LSP conference room , Rockefeller Building, 4th floor
o ALL BOARD MEMBERS are expected to arrive ON TIME @ 5:45
o Attire is semi-casual
o Rodrigo will look into obtaining org credit card to pay upon delivery
o Perla is in charge of drinks, music, and name tags
3. Phone-a-thon
o Looking for two volunteers from ethnic organizations to speak to prospective students regarding student life at Cornell
4. Bowl For Kids Sake
o Event to fundraise for Boys and Girls Club on April 24th and 25th
5. Collective Support
o Continue conversation regarding how best to support each other
End 6:42pm
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Latino Graduate Student Coalition
Meeting Minutes
March 8th, 2010
Members Present: Rodrigo Alatriste-Diaz, Christian Guzman, Perla Parra, Natalie Yasmin Soto, Matt Stieglitz, Edwardo Valero, and Kim Vallejo
I. Constitution
· Idea of logo needs to be picked
o Open up to LSP students to design logo
o Offer food to “winner”
o Try to have this done by next week
II. Social with other groups
· Perla spoke with Michael from Latino Business Association
o Going through elections right now
o Michael wants to come to one of our meetings
o People starting to hear about us!
· Meeting with a prospective student this Friday at 4:30PM at barn
· Café con leche at 6:30PM
o Topic is on web site
· Talk about LGSC viewing of Day Hall take-over when we come back from spring break
· Something informal with undergrads before end of the semester
III. Latino Faculty Dinner
· Thursday, April 1st
· 6:30-8PM in 4th Floor Rockefeller Conference Room
o Wed March 24th RSVP date
o Catered by Cocina Latina
o Coffee and tea provided by LSP
o Undergrads on hand to assist with servings
o Take care of all cleanup too
· Marti will place order for us ($9.50-$10 per person)
· Expecting 30-40 people
· Letters going out this week to all Latino faculty and students
o Double-check to make sure list is accurate
· Inviting Latino law and business organization board members as well
· Schedule to be decided on later
· Faculty should speak to longer legacy of group—gauge and see who RSVP’s first.
· Mary Pat Brady will speak on Latino institutional presence
· Maria Cristina Garcia to speak at dinner
o Perla meeting with her to touch base
IV. Faculty Tenure Issues
· Letter will be sent by Edwardo ASAP
· To be submitted hopefully by next week.
o Going to Dean of AAP and Director of AASP.
o Will approve next week
V. Meeting with Terry
· $500 we didn’t collect
· Will be deposited into account
· Also took place with Marcus (president of Black Graduate Student Association)
· Dinner was mentioned
VI. Latino Alumni Association at Cornell
· Emailed for collaboration for June party
VII. List-Serve
· Perla will talk with Armando about cleaning up the list
· With upcoming events, general info, etc. emails should go out Sunday before a week starts
o Perla willing to take lead for March on this initiative
· Trying to compartmentalize lists by social events, alumni, professional, etc.
· Look at LASP calendar for Latino events
VIII. La Asociacion Latina (LAL)
· Couldn’t make last meeting
· Perla emailed them about info on their site
IX. Executive Reports
· Treasurer: $3,000 budget after Anthropology event and $500 deposit
· Need to document what we do to establish legacy and institutionalized events
· Keep Ithaca College Latino groups in mind as well
· LSP Rep: Natalie went to last LSP advisory board meeting
o Reviewing criteria to constitute LSP class
o Should talk about what we want to see done
o Speak with Sofia to help with that process
· Natalie also spoke about issues we should also raise
o Especially important as grad students
· Need to look for commonalities with Mellon to help get funding
X. Website
· Christian will email Chris Zepeda again about making the board administrators of the LGSC
· Perla will work on blog
XI. Anthropology Event
· Will be on April 16th, 2010
· Flyer has been created by Marti
· We’re only contributing $1,000
· Posters will be looked into
· Perla will put event on Cornell Calendar
· Rodrigo helping Blanca with potluck and reception (on Friday)
o Saturday workshop on ethnography
o Curriculum needed for that
o How will we open it to larger Cornell community?
XII. Currently Pending
· Perla to remind Edwardo about ‘Grad School 101’ event information
· Cornell Latino Alumni Association will be reached out to regarding upcoming events
· Be picture ready for group shot next week!
Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 16th at 6:15PM in Caldwell 250.
Respectfully Submitted,
Matthew Stieglitz
LGSC Secretary
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Latino Graduate Student Coalition
Meeting Minutes
February 8th, 2010
Members Present: Rodrigo Alatriste, Armando Garcia, Christian Guzman, Perla Parra, Matt Stieglitz, Natalie Soto, and Edward Valero.
I. Executive Board Elections
· 1-year terms established, effective immediately.
o Co-Chairs: Christian Guzman & Perla Parra
o Treasurer: Rodrigo Alatriste
o Latino Studies Program (LSP) Representative: Natalie Soto
o Secretary: Matt Stieglitz
II. Meeting Structure
· Once a week, bi-weekly as needed
· Time & Location: 6:15PM in the LSP Conference Room (if available)
III. Constitution
· To be reviewed and amended at next meeting
· Position descriptions and responsibilities will be assessed and further developed
· Organizational identity and direction will be established
IV. Action Items
· SAO web site record of LGSC board will be updated by Natalie
· Semester agenda will be set at next meeting
· Discussion will take place regarding a faculty dinner for the first week of April
· Allocation for immigration panel event with the Anthropology department will be reviewed
o Currently no funds left for programming.
o Only money in budget is for co-sponsorships.
· Greater collective recruitment of other Latinos is needed
· Possible co-sponsorships will be forthcoming with the Johnson School and Law School.
V. Upcoming Events
· “Hush Party” on Saturday, 2/20—details coming.
· Lecture by Professor Ana Ramos Zayas from Rutgers University on Thursday, February 25th at 4:30PM in the AD White House. Latino identity will be discussed.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, February 23rd at 6:15PM in LSP Conference Room (if available).
Respectfully Submitted,
Matthew Stieglitz
LGSC Secretary
