Meeting Minutes for the Environmental Service Committee of Texas State University-San Marcos

March 19, 2008

Attendance

Committee Members Present:

• Hayat Qurunful, Chair, ASG Student Representative

• Melody R. Baker, ASG Student Representative

• Lindsey Reed, ASG Student Representative

• Alberto Giordano, Geography Faculty Advisor

• Tina Cade, Agriculture Faculty Advisor

Committee Members Absent:

• Nick Maloukis, NAEP Student Representative

• Brad Smith, Committee Advisor, Grounds Operations, Ex-Officio (Non-Voting)

• Randy Simpson, Biology Faculty Advisor

Guests

• Nathan Lawrence, Facilities

• Danielle Del Castillo Shelton

Agenda

  • Bobcat Build & Earth Day
  • ESC Website
  • Letterhead and logo
Start of Meeting – 5:30PM
  • Danielle Del Castillo Shelton – Climate Change Awareness
  • Educational Event for Earth Day
  • Give out t-shirts when students answer a quiz
  • Give ideas about climate change
  • Buy 500 t-shirts from thrift stores and use wood’s apparel for printing
  • Need funding for shirts and printing
  • Sustainable because it’s a walking billboard made of reusable shirts
  • Possibly ask goodwill to donate the shirts or give us a bulk deal
  • Ropa Usada?
  • “I Hate Climate Change” – too strong? Other options?
  • Love your mother – stop climate change
  • Danielle will e-mail us with the logo and slogans for approval
  • Mentioned “Bags and Bulbs” Drive for the fall
  • Motion to vote Hayat; Second Lindsey – Unanimous passes with Quorum
  • Bobcat Build & Earth Day
  • BBB – April 5, Saturday
  • ESC Presence
  • Earth Day – Sunday April 20th
  • ESC Presence with booth at Aquarena Springs
  • Field Day for Earth Day – Field events: egg toss, potato sack races, egg in spoon, etc.
  • ESC Website
  • Taylor Powell used to do updates, but we need someone else to do it
  • Does the University have a web designer?
  • Call up the web master
  • UseUniversity approved design and logos
  • Letterhead and logo
  • Try to have it tied down before 2009
  • Find someone to create a logo
  • Does the University have a logo creator/graphic designer?
  • Possibly have a contest to have students create a logo?
  • By-Laws
  • Are they finished?
  • Brad and Nathan need to supply “purchasing process”
  • Letter to Department Chairs
  • Finalize, approve, and send out before the end of the semester
  • Motion to Adjourn Hayat; Second Lindsey

Meeting over 6:10pm