10/3/06 Fall is here, we're back

AGENDA
1. Welcome Back
2. Updates –
3. Orientation Recap
4. Trumba Calendar Update
5. Key Dates
6. Meeting Schedule
7. Budget – Update
8. Fall and Final Quarter
9. Agenda Items for Next Time
10. Tool Time: Leadership Theme
11. Mental Moment

1. Welcome Back Folks. Already we’re all up to our ears in work. I guess we’re probably used to that by now. We’ve got 9.5 weeks left to finish up our excellent tenure as the ASM board. We’ll discuss the idea of quarterly goals (later on), but for now, please consider how you as an ASM officer can set up the future ASM board for success and complete 2-3 final ideas/improvements/other for your position.
a. We meet every week.
b. Good to be back
c. Heather likes us. Brings institutional memory to the ASM
d.

2. Updates – here from everyone (briefly).
a. Jon – everything is good
b. Geoff – all is good
c. Kevin – Wine Tasting benefit work has begun
d. Josa – All is well: Alumni relations
e. Emily – Marketing/Golf Tourney
f. Sara – Dir. Academic Affairs
g. Andrea – Community relations –
h. Nick – Finance – Budget stuff
i. Paige – Orientation was great.
j. Heather is the institutional memory
i. Positions are open. Recruiting/MBA student positions/talk to heather if interested. Launched new website.
k. Danielle – VP Club –
l. Alex – Scheduling, events in motion, jumped in rankings, giving work to the next class. Pleased.

3. Orientation Recap – GREAT JOB PAIGE.
Orientation recap by Paige : copy and paste.

4. Trumba is here.
Geoff is in charge of Trumba for now. Please consider if the duty of the calendar may better fit with the VP of ASM who coordinates with clubs. This is important because, while everyone can see the calendar, only a select few can update it. To upload events, a password is needed. Passwords have been given out to Net Impact, C4C, ASM, Big Bang and Intramurals. Let’s discuss how to roll out the Calendar and plug it more into everyday use.

5. Key Dates for ASM Board Members
October
10/2 – 1pm, WIL Coffee Talk with the Dean
10/2 – 1-1:45pm, International Business Club kick-off event
10/6 – Dean’s Welcome Lunch/Disting. Spkr.
10/7 – 25th Anniversary Reunion and Gala
10/9- Entrepreneurship Speaker
10/12 – GSM Fall Career Fair
10/14 – Prospective Student Event
10/16 – C4C meeting
10/27 – 10/29 – Net Impact Conference
10/28 – CFC Walk for Gold
November
11/2 – Halloween Party at the Villa
11/2- 1st Year 2nd Year football, 4-5pm
11/8 – Prospective Student Event
11/9 – ASM Elections and Celebration
11/16 – Faculty Spotlight Event: Professor Elsbach
December
12/13 – Winter Celebration

Major Events for Winter and Spring (Some Dates may change):
Snow Day – 1/27/07
Wine Tasting Benefit – 2/23/07 (tentative)
Pier to Peer – 3/8/07. (tentative)
Admitted Students Day – 4/13/07
Picnic Day – 4/14/07
C4C Weekend – 4/20/07 – 4/22/07.
Alumni Golf Tournament – 5/4/07
Graduation – 6/16/07.

6. Meeting Schedule
Some of our meetings conflicts with company visits sponsored by Career Services. Many of these visits are in October. I’d prefer that we keep attendance perfect/high so let’s please look at the schedule and see what we could do. Alternatives meeting times could be Wed before noon, Tues or Thurs after 3pm?Here’s the current schedule:
10/11 – conflict, Gallup, 12-2pm
10/18 – room conflict (alternate location tba)
10/25 – conflict, Lam
11/1 – Safeway – 1-2pm
11/8 – room conflict, location tba
11/15 – room conflict, location tba
11/22 – Day before Thanksgiving
11/29- okay!
12/6 – okay!

7. Budget Update from Nick
Recap where we are with the budget, moving forward. In order to make smart decisions going forward, we’ll catch up to the budget, see how orientation went, and give Jon a figure for the remaining social events this quarter. More next week.

8. Fall Quarter and The Home-Stretch
Alex’s Dad, fearing his son was a slacker, always gave the advice to “Finish Strong!” though Paige may note that this statement would be grammatically improved as “Finish Strongly,” unless one was giving a command to someone named Strong. Anyway, you all know where this is going: the ASM faces a choice of how strongly we finish. Traditionally, ASM officers have done well and finished strongly. I’m committed to finishing with astounding excellence. I invite everyone to consider what is possible for each position this quarter. I don’t anticipate people hugging 1st years in the hallways or retaking Smiley’s Econ class, but it is possible for us to pick some practical, attainable goals that will clearly move the ASM forward with its goals:
 Coordinate high quality operations
 Leadership – bring well crafted ideas into sustainable actions
 Proactively support students and student groups to succeed and thrive, aka the inverted umbrella phenomenon
 Prepare for smooth transitions (only one quarter away).

Please Discuss. What can we add to the list below?

2006 ASM Board Accomplishments
Exceptional Orientation Activities
Welcome letter to new professors
The Business School 10-Commandments
Trumba Calendar
Coffee Talk Idea Implementation
High Participation in Mid-quarter evaluations
New club funding forms
New website
Dean Castanias’ Talk
Huge C4C attendance
Golf Tourney – netted $3,500+
Wine Tasting Benefit – netted $12,000
Revamped Funding decision-making process
Communication with clubs
Dean Biggart’s Talk
Focus Group for Career Services
Amazing and successful Admitted Students Day
Corrected a Class Schedule Misprint
Transparent and well-kept Budget
Awesome Social and Talk with Barber
Orientation Survey
Rafting Retreat
Coffee Talks and Write-Up
Redefined Ongoing ASM Goals
Institutional Memory for the Budget
Dean’s Fund Allocation Guidelines
Document Storage and Preservation
Fantastic year-end party with slide-show
Family friendly events

9. Tool Time Theme – Leadership
The tool theme for the fall, unless otherwise suggested will be “leadership.” Please enjoy these tips which may, possibly, change the very course of your life. There are many types of leaders and various forms of leadership. One way to understand leadership is through the “leadership quadrant” which represents four distinct styles of leadership. All of us fall into one category or multiple categories at different times. In general, people feel more comfortable in their “home” category. It’s is very helpful to see how the other forms of leadership will greatly augment your own distinct style.

Consider where your “home” quadrant is. Also consider which zone is furthest from you. Where could that remote style of leadership open up leadership opportunities for you (focus on what’s possible, not why that style may not be possible for you.) Over the coming quarter, we’ll look at different techniques or styles of leadership, such as servant leadership, as well as leadership techniques.

10. Mental Moment
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." -Abe Lincoln