SAPA Meeting Minutes
May 3, 2011
| Call to Order: | President Gwen Hersha called our May meeting to order at 10:00am in the Ralph Carey Forum. Our refreshments were provided by the business office today. Thank you! |
| Announcements: | · The 2011-12 SAPA officers were introduced. They are: o Stephanie Bartell – president o Marie Slisher – vice president o Donna Bentle – secretary o Steve Newton – benefits chair o Gary Mason – benefits chair elect o Dave Goodrich – faculty representative o Lorie Cornell – SGA representative · Gwen explained the SAPA Distinguished Service Award and announced that the nomination form would be sent to everyone via email. She encouraged everyone to nominate someone. · Following today’s meeting a survey will be posted on the SAPA blog for everyone to fill out with their comments about this year’s programming and suggestions for next year. |
| Speaker: Mary Darling | Steve Newton introduced Mary Darling, associate professor in the Department of Communication & Media. She spoke to us about the sacred act of listening. She told us about barriers to listening and how to be good listeners. |
| SAU Trivia: | Our SAUtoids winner this month is Heather Foster from the admissions office. Congratulations, Heather! |
| Door Prizes: | Lorie Cornell and Steve Newton drew names for today’s door prize winners and “punch” prize winners for people who had perfect or near-perfect attendance at this year’s SAPA meetings. |
| Adjournment: | The meeting adjourned at 11:00. Our next gathering will be the annual SAPA picnic at Somerset Beach Campground on Wednesday, June 15, at 1:00. |
| Submitted by: | Carol Ann Bunnell, secretary |
