OUTspoken Board Meeting
February 12th, 2016
Val motions to open at 3:05
Representatives for MSO related Meetings
● SG Meetings:
○ Didn’t meet last week.
● Finance Meetings
○ Funded juggling club.
○ Henry would like to have a collaborative group attend Finance
Committee to request funds for the conference.
● Deaf Advocacy
○ Max: “Here’s the thing. I’m quitting.”
○ Deaf Deaf World
● Q Senate
○ Bi Weekly now, in the Q Center
○ Relay for Life
■ Anna Stern wants a queer team at the event
■ GAYpril 9
○ Rainbow Graduation Awards
Newsletter (2/16)
● Closet to Career Panel
○ Wednesday, Feb 24, 7:30-9pm
○ Skalny
● Rainbow Week
● NTID Cultural Week (?)
○ March 7th to 12th
○ Focussing on gender nonconforming individuals
● Drag show is scifi
● Go crazy
● See Queer Health Series
OUTspoken Stuff
● Banner/Sandwich board updates
○ val has card
Events for This Semester
● NELGBTC
○ April 1-3
○ Scholarships
○ Make Flyer
■ Ask for brief explanation on why they deserve the
scholarship.
■ Last year’s flyer:
http://www.rit.edu/sg/outspoken/res/scholarshipflyer.jpg
● QueerHealthSeries
○ Met with Nicole Howley, date is March 9th. We are looking to
do a tabling event in fireside lounge around lunch time.
Reaching out to various organizations in order to have them
join, have a collection of tables. Would like to do a type of
stamp/sticker event where you get a sticker for every table you
visit. Vist 5 and get a free food item. A similar event ran with
free ben and jerry’s and had about 150 students come through
○ OUTspoken’s role - Table will be a mocktail table. Activities like
pouring your own shot in a solo cup, then measuring. How
much beer is “1 drink” in a solo cup etc. Start thinking about
food ideas and an advertisement (Ray)
○ Meet with Allie to see if Trillium might want to do something
● Award for Rainbow Graduation:
○ Most improved club or somebody important did something
good(both?)
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Intervarsity
February 19th. 6:30 - 7:30
Questions from Intervarsity:
1. How can we best build connections and relationships with the
community?
2. What kind of things would make you feel isolated?
3. What is life like for you on campus?
4. “Anything else you think we should know :)”
Services for This Semester
● Campus Pride
○ Give different sections to each member of the e-board:
■ LGBTQ Student Life - Paul
■ LGBTQ Policy Inclusion - Val
■ Support and Institutional Commitment - Ginda
■ Counseling and Health - Taryn
■ Academic Life - Ray
■ Housing and Residence Life - Ray
■ Recruitment and Retention - Max
■ Campus Safety - Sean
● Health Center
● Gender Neutral Locker Room
● YearONE