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Wednesday, November 2nd 2000 Meeting:

Meeting started at 8:00 p.m.

  1. America Recycles Day is next week.
  2. Sarah presented our business fundraising letter. Contact her if you know any socially responsible businesses to send it to.
  3. We discussed the Teal Ridge Wetland project: a local project cleaning up an in-town wetland.
  4. Troy asked if there were any objections to helping the Wildlife Society out with their adopt-a-highway twice a semester. There was none.
  5. The Student Union and the cafeterias have a CUPS program. Buy the mug for $2.50, and you can get refills for $0.50. We will help them publicize the program.
  6. The Environmental Education Expo will be February 8, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the OSU Tulsa Conference Center.
  7. We will be taking surveys regarding recycling on campus on Tuesday.
  8. Kael is hosting a showing of the Matrix Wednesday, Nov. 8 in CLB 202, at 7 PM.
  9. There will be no officers meeting next week (Wednesday, Nov. 8).
  10. Dr. Caniglia will be speaking on Consumption and Reuse Thursday, Nov. 9, CLB 202, 7 PM.
  11. We will be tabling Friday all day. There will be around 5 tables up. Perhaps there will be food as well
  12. We will flyer Friday, Nov. 3, and Monday, Nov. 6. Contact Sarah if you can help.
  13. The Oklahoma Academy of Science will be hosting the American Association of Science (AAAS) Friday, Nov. 10. This event is a great place to meet other biological science students, graduate students, and professionals.
  14. Matthew Strawn, the Wildlife Society education committee chair asked us if we would help him and the Wildlife Society. The committee does such things as visit local schools, teach children about environmental issues, take them on hikes, recycle, etc.
  15. Dan Neal is leading a protest march to bring attention to Nader's exclusion from the ballot tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 3) at 3:20. Join us in front of the library

Monday, January 29th 2001:

Meeting started at 5:00 p.m.

  1. Welcome Back and opening statement by our new president, Troy
  2. Description of groups organization
    1. Officers
      1. President--Troy Nusser
      2. Secretary--Kendra Blevins
      3. Treasurer--Christi Muggenborg
    2. Agenda and Minutes:
      1. The agenda for the next meeting will be posted on the web site as soon as it is available, and the minutes will be posted soon after.
    3. Focus:
      1. Eco-OSU will focus on two campaigns this semester. Everyone should sign up on the committee of one of these two issues.
        1. Earth Day: The second annual Earth Day celebration will be our primary focus.
        2. Recycling: This is our campaign to get campus-wide recycling.
      2. Special Issues: Anything outside the group, but related to environmental causes which someone would like help with from Eco-OSU. Bring these to Troy at least one week in advance of the meeting to get on the agenda
  3. Earth Day:
    Earth day is April 22nd this year, although since that is a Sunday we will hold the event on a different day., to be decided by the Event Organizing Committee. There will be two committees working on Earth Day:
    1. Fundraising Committee: Money is needed for stuff like the stage and the bands. Last year cost us $400, but we only paid half the cost of the stage due to Jesus Week. We can expect to spend at least $600 this year.
      1. There are two ways of getting money:
        1. Sponsors: both community members and local businesses
        2. SGA funding
    2. Organizing Event:
      1. Getting the stage and bands
      2. Planning daytime events
        1. Speakers
        2. Networking and Coordinating with other groups
  4. STARC and Fair Trade Coffee: Presented by John Rushton
    1. John has been working to start a social justice group called STARC, the Student Alliance to Reform Corporations. The first campaign they will be working on is to get the Virtual Bean to buy fair trade coffee, which is environmentally sustainable, and pays the small farmers a living wage. Eco-OSU could easily tie into this through the environmental sustainability link. More information will be forthcoming.
  5. Split into committees. No minutes available, contact the committee heads to get involved in planning.
  6. Open Discussion:
    1. Christi asked about the other committees from last semester. Troy replied that they simply collapsed due to lack of organization.
    2. Regarding the recycling committee: hopefully Coleman Smith, the chair, will be at the next meeting.
    3. The next meeting will be two weeks from today, the room will be announced later.

February 12, 2001

Meeting held at 5 p.m. in room 420 of the Student Union.

  1. The group discussed Earth Day festivities and decided to conduct the festivities on Monday April 23.
    1. Our next step is to reserve the library lawn and a rain location in the student union.
    2. What kind of design do we want for Earth Day T-shirts?
      1. Bring artwork and ideas to meeting.
  2. The group then dispersed into organizational and fundraising committees in respect to Earth Day.
    1. Fundraising Committee:
      1. The secretary has a copy of last semester's donation letter to local businesses.
      2. The group is in need of a reliable treasurer. Troy is taking on the SGA but he needs a treasurer to follow up on financial activities.
      3. At the close of the meeting we did get a volunteer. Follow up at next meeting.
      4. Fundraising committee will come up with a financial goal at the next meeting.
    2. Organizational committee:
      1. Brainstormed on vendors for Earth Day. Last year these people participated (This list is incomplete; please notify me if you have a complete list.):
        1. Lost Creek Mushroom Farm,
        2. Hemp Booth,
        3. Use Less Stuff,
        4. Sierra Club
        5. a keynote speaker, Fenton Rude.
      2. Musicians:
        1. Watermelon Slim and other local bands.
        2. The music began in the evening.
      3. This year's candidates:
        1. Dale Roy, EPA representative;
        2. Jeff Pickens, NORML;
        3. Watermelon Slim and last year's bunch.
      4. To be discussed:
        1. A call for hand drummers to initiate evening drum circle.
        2. Open mike on the library lawn and ask Troy to play a few tunes in honor of the Earth.
        3. Who can we commission to play? Local bands, Tulsa or OKC bands, OSU Jazz Ensemble?
  3. Reminder! ECO-OSU picks up Cowboy Copy's recyclables, and in return of the favor the group gets group rates at the store. Sarah has been doing this job for quite some time. There are two store locations. Can we come up with a second volunteer to agree to pick up their recyclables from one of the locations for the remainder of the semester?
    1. Bring your thoughts to the next meeting.
    2. Also, bring loose change to the meeting.

February 26 2001

Met at 5 PM in the Student Union Room 420

  1. Earth Day
    1. The library lawn is reserved, and a rain location will be announced shortly
    2. We have a new treasurer: Andrew Bashaw. We put $8 in the treasury at the end of the meeting
    3. Tables for Earth Day are $7 each. If a group would like to participate they must reserve a table with the $7 charge. THE LAST DAY TO COMMIT IS APRIL 1ST!!!!
    4. The organizational committee has correlated a list of possible participants for the celebration:
      1. Main St. Market
      2. Sierra Club
      3. Society for Environmental Science
      4. Eco-Pickup
      5. Botany Society
      6. STARC
      7. Green Party
      8. Petting Lizards
      9. The Nature Conservancy
      10. Environmental Science Undergraduates
      11. Cowboy Copy
      12. Drug Policy Forum of Oklahoma
      13. A hemp info booth
    5. Be thinking of T-shirt designs and who will do the screen printing. The Secretary, Kendra, will bring some thumbnail sketches of designs to the next meeting on Monday. This artist charges $25.
    6. Dan and Kendra went out Saturday, March 3, soliciting businesses for donations. Main St. Market donated $50, so go check out that store on the corner of Miller and Main! Our financial goal is $600-$1000. Equipment is expensive!
    7. On Monday we will discuss a fundraising garage sale. In the mean time collect some stuff to sell. We do need someone to organize this garage sale.

March 12, 2001

Met at 5 PM in the Student Union Room 420

  1. The Stillwater Urban Forester has agreed to speak around 2 PM.
  2. Eco-Pickup/Aaron will have three tables and he has paid the table fee.
  3. We have artists working on designs which are due in one week!
  4. We have three bands that want to play.
  5. We are still working on fundraising and are holding a garage sale Saturday, March 31.
  6. We are still waiting to hear from SGA.

April 2, 2001

  1. John Wood suggested we become involved again in campus recycling. He suggested going to the faculty council with our concerns. For instance, the school should purchase more recycled materials, and we should make President Halligan more aware of the importance of recycling. Also, we should get the SGA and GPSA involved.
  2. John Rushton talked about the RUCKUS camp he attended, and Citibank, as well as a teach-in on the 25th about the Free Trade Area of the Americas, and the fast track bill.
  3. Eco-OSU has adopted a stretch of highway to cleanup.
  4. Earth Day reports: T-shirts are in progress, and the agenda is in progress as well.
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