Weekly Events for the Week of Sept. 27th - Oct. 4th

Weekly events for Sept. 27-Oct. 4

• September 29- Open Mic Night at 7PM on Pomerantz Stage (in Olmsted)

• October 2-4 – Parents & Family weekend – Various activities by different organizations

• October 4 – Powderpuff Football Game at Helmick Commons 1-4 PM

• October 4 – Window Painting at Helmick Commons 1-4 PM


* For more information on any of these events or any general question post them on the blog (http://drakecbs.blogspot.com/) or contact Danielle Ford at Danielle.ford@drake.edu*

GA Assembly Minutes From Sept. 27, 2009

GA Minutes for September 27, 2009

Call to Order: 4:05

Meeting Ended: 4:44

· Went through Student Leadership Conference and Big XII PowerPoint slides

o Student Leadership Conference –Nov. 20-22- Lincolnshire, Illinois

o Big XII - Feb. 26-28 – University of Texas

· 1^st Year/Transfer Retreats

o 1^st retreat today after GA to bowling alley ($5)

o October 25^th next retreat

· More info about DCG (Drake Gospel Choir) event coming soon

· Tuesday – Open Mic Night – 7PM at Pomeratz Stage (in Olmsted). Come out and share poetry, songs, stories, etc.

· Pre-homecoming events begin next week

o Yell Like Hell

o Window Painting

o Powderpuff Football

· Maya Angelou – Oct. 8^th 7PM

o Do NOT wear sweats

· GPA Requirements for conferences: 2.5

o Come to study tables starting Oct 5^th from 7-9pm

· Reggie’s Sleepout Oct. 24^th

o Choice of sleeping out all night or just participating from 7-10pm

· Broke into groups to discuss possible themes for black history month, potential events, and different ideas from the GA. Ideas to be discussed during Exec. Meeting.

Weekly Events for the Week of Sept. 13th

September 16th- White Chicks (Movie)!

September 17- Black Jew Dialogues 8PM Pomerantz Stage (Olmsted)

GA Assembly Minutes From Sept. 13, 2009

CBS General Assembly Minutes

Meeting called to order at 4:10 p.m.

(Room changed from Meredith 235 to Meredith 106 because of the temperature.)

· First Year Mentor/Organizational Council Representative Lawrence Crawford spoke about the retreat taking place on Sun., Sept. 27 at 5 p.m. (immediately following the GA meeting held that day)

· He will also plan an event in October specifically for 1^st year/transfer students in October

· These retreats will all take place at the last meeting of every month

· Events Coordinator Crystal Nance spoke about the Fall Leadership Conference taking place on Sat. Sept. 26 featuring Jonathan Sprinkles as the keynote speaker

· Sign up with Jan Wise if interested; great opportunity to learn about Drake and how to become an effective leader

· Vice President Byron Spears spoke about how CBS will be involved in the Homecoming activities (Powderpuff football and Yell Like Hell)

· Anyone that is interested can contact him

· Crystal also spoke about Open Mic Night, Tues. Sept. 27, 7 p.m., Pomerantz Stage; Rosenna Bakari will host the event

· Byron opened the floor for event suggestion, specifically Black History Month

· Brittanie Pearson came to the GA meeting to discuss the race conference she is coordinating being held on Sat., Nov. 7^th from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Drake Legal Clinic (24^th and University)

· The conference will feature Peggy McIntosh, an expert in the topic of white privilege

· There will be a panel of professionals who will talk about their experience with privilege

· A series of films will be shown leading up to the event; White Chicks, Wed. Sept. 16^th, Traces of the Trade and the Green Mile will be shown later

· She would like to fill the entryway to the clinic with pictures and invited students to submit pictures and poetry

· CBS Advisor Latasha Stiger introduced herself and invited CBS to the Maya Angelou Bucksbaum Lecture being held on Thurs. Oct. 8, 7 p.m. at the Knapp Center

· Seats have been reserved for CBS members (22)

· Meeting adjourned around 4:25 p.m.

Weekly Events for Week of September 6, 2009

Hey guys here are the events CBS are hosting for this week! Make sure you come out and bring a friend!

September 8th: Ice Cream Social 7PM in the Black Cultural Center. (Greeks will be here so a great event for you guys interested in the Greek Life!)

September 9th: A.M.E Youth Convention 8:30-10:30