|
Archived
Minutes - 2004
|
| Minutes from November 18th, 2004 |
|
Q: What's all this about the 2005 IAESTE National
Conference?
A: Check out http://www.aipt.org/iaeste/natlconf/intro.html
! If you are interested in being more active in IAESTE Rice in the next
semester, this conference is for you! The conference is held from February
3-6 in Baltimore, and its $350 cost will be partially subsidized by IAESTE
Rice. Contact Tiffany Truss if you
have any interest in attending! Q: I’m on the JOB-raising committee. What are they up to these days? A: The job-raising committee is holding interviews with Rice professors
who are prospective employers. They are looking for members of the job
raising committee to attend these interviews to demonstrate that IAESTE
Rice has a strong membership basis. We already have two to three jobs
secured, but we would like at least six by the end of final exams! Email
Chris Barth for more information
or to volunteer. Q: I’m on the FUNDRAISING committee. What are they up to these days? A: The fundraising committee is looking for people to help edit letters
to potential corporate sponsors. Email Tiffany
Abdullahi for more information! |
| Minutes from November 11th, 2004 |
| Q:
What is the IAESTE National Conference?
A: Two days of fun workshops and socializing in Baltimore! This year, the conference will be held between 3-6 February, so you will definitely get to see enough snow to make up for the coming winter in Houston. Also, if you register before 1 December, the registration fee is lower, and trip will be mostly subsidized by IAESTE Rice. Email Tiffany Truss for more information or to reserve your place! Also check out the conference website: http://www.aipt.org/iaeste/natlconf/intro.html
Q: I missed the Application Workshop. What did I miss? A: The requirements for applying for an IAESTE internship are majoring in a science or technical field, being 19 years old, and having junior standing for archie’s or sophomore standing for all other fields. If you are a member, apply by 1 December! The application fee is only $35 for members and $50 for non-members.
Q: I missed the Employer Workshop. What did I miss? A: The Job Raising Committee has already secured three jobs, providing three opportunities for Rice students to work abroad! We are looking for 3-6 more jobs for international students, so send your favorite professor a quick email to see if they might be interested! If you would like to get involved with the job raising committee to increase your chances of getting an IAESTE internship, email Zo Fuentes.
Q: My Friday night’s looking lonely. Can IAESTE help? A: Definitely! Email Zo Fuentes. I think he's a Libra. Actually, he can give you the time and location of a cultural dinner that IAESTE at University of Houston is sponsoring!
Q: When’s the next meeting? A: Next week, Thursday, at 9pm. It will be a joint meeting and Redemption Party! That means you can trade in your hard earned IAESTE points for cool IAESTE stuff (makes a great Christmas present). |
| Minutes from October 21st, 2004 |
|
Q: When is IAESTE’s next event? A: This Monday, 25 October, we are having a social lunch with our club sponsor, Cheryl Matherly from Rice Career Services. Come to Sammy’s at noon, and leave whenever!
Q: How can I get some quick IAESTE points? A: Join the national chapter of IAESTE by 1 November! Simply contact sbailey@rice.edu or wnolte@rice.edu and let them take care of the paperwork for you. It only costs $15, and you save at least $75 on your application process. Also, the Rice chapter of IAESTE needs 15 nationally registered members to raise jobs and have guaranteed internships for Rice students.
Q: How do I start the application process for my IAESTE internship? A: Come to the Application Workshop on 3 November from 6:30 to 7:30 in Miner Lounge. The topics covered will be how to apply, what to expect when you apply, and what it really means to get a job offer. Also, earn 10 IAESTE points for posting flyers about the event (flyers will be sent via listserv), and 15 points for helping set up or clean up fifteen minutes before or after the event. For more information or to volunteer, email ttruss@rice.edu. |
| Minutes from October 7th, 2004 |
| Q:
Are there any Coming Attractions?
A: Absolutely!
What: International Opportunity Fair When: October 15 from 11am-2pm Where: Grand Hall, RMC Why: To share IAESTE information with all interested students, and give away cool prizes based on the theme, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
**To earn IAESTE points, you can still volunteer to man the booth. Old members can field questions while new members share IAESTE toys and brochures! It’s worth 25pts/hr too, so email your preferred time slot to ttruss@rice.edu
What: Application Workshop When/Where: TBA Why: Come find out how to apply to get an IAESTE internship and what to expect along the way. Also, chat with a work abroad advisor and an IAESTE alum for all your queries. And with free food, why not!
**To earn IAESTE points, volunteer to set-up or clean-up 15 minutes before or after the workshop. Alternatively, volunteer to copy and staple information packets. Either job will earn you 25 IAESTE points!
What: Employer Workshop When/Where: TBA Why: To encourage professors of every department to hire international interns through IAESTE.
**First, send your professors a personal email to let them know about the event, and then come share in the free food…oh yeah, and represent the student members of IAESTE Rice at the workshop. Also, earn IAESTE points for making flyers for events and/or for helping set-up or clean-up 15 minutes before or after the workshop.
Q: What are IAESTE points? A: You are rewarded IAESTE points for being involved in various IAESTE activities. Not only are they redeemable for cool IAESTE gear and subsidized dinners, but they also help the president survey the activities of all the members! The various activities and their corresponding points will be posted to the website soon!
Q: What committees can I join to get more involved? A: The two committees are the Job Raising Committee and the Fund Raising Committee.
The Job Raising committee is most active in the fall semester, and they aim to find jobs at Rice and in Houston for international students. The benefits of this committee are that each job that we create allows one Rice students to get a placement abroad, and it is great for networking and earning recommendations. For more information, email afuentes@rice.edu
The Fund Raising committee is more active in the spring, and they seek sponsors for IAESTE Rice. The benefits of this committee are that it looks great on your resume and also benefits the whole club. For more information, email wnolte@rice.edu
|
| Minutes from April 1st, 2004 |
|
Our next meeting will be April 15. (9:00pm in the Blair Lounge of the RMC) We hope to put together the welcome baskets for the interns we will be hosting this summer. Officer Changes for Next Fall: Meredith Gray, our president, will be studying abroad this fall. Nominations were opened for temporary presidents. Tiffany Truss and Whitney Nolte nominated themselves as copresidents and were elected. Owl Weekend Activities Fair: We could use a few volunteers to man the table we have set up at the activities fair. Anytime between 4-5:30pm on April 16 would be helpful. Spring Retreat: We sent two people to the Regional Spring Retreat this weekend (April 2-4) in Lake Tahoe. Fundraising: The President's Programming Fund gave us $500 dollars for the reception of the interns this summer. We have other funding from the Student Activity's Fund and from National IAESTE. Reception: If anyone is going to be in Houston this summer, they could help us spend all the money we raised for reception. We have over a thousand dollars to spend entertaining the five interns. Contact Meredith (mergray@rice.edu) if you are interested. We discussed issues of temporary housing for some of the interns who are staying into the school year. Cheryl Matherly, our faculty advisor, plans on having a BBQ at her house in June. Meeting with Cheryl: Some of the officers will meet with Cheryl for a lunch meeting April 5 in Sammy's.
|
| Minutes from March 18th, 2004 |
|
Zo acted as president in the absence of Meredith. The next meeting will be on April 1. I Engineers Without Borders: We had a guest speaker from Engineers Without Borders, Mike Higuera. It is an organiation of students that works with communities to design and implement projects to meet basic needs such as water sanitation. Current communities are in Mexico, Mali, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. This is an excellent opportunity to combine travel abroad and community service. The Rice chapter's website is www.rice.edu/ewb. To learn more about Engineers Without Borders email ewb@rice.edu or our speaker at higuera@rice.edu. II. Fundraising: We received $600 from the Student Activities Fund. Some IAESTE members worked security during Beer Bike and earned $100. III. Spring Regional Retreat: It will be April 2-4 in Lake Tahoe California. There will be a lot of fun and a little business. If you are going and have not spoken to Zo or Meredth do so soon. Registration fees jumped up as of 3/19 to $45. You will have to purchase your own plane tickets, but there will be a partial reimbursement. IV. Reception: We have five interns coming from Denmark, Belgium, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. We discussed the issue of on-campus housing for the interns and when would be a good time to prepare welcome baskets. We also discussed the possibility of getting them temporary campus IDs. Jimmy's database off the National Website is a good source of information on when our interns will arrive. V. Future Meetings: The next meeting will be on April 1. The time and place will be in the reminder emails. National
Webiste: http://www.iaesteunitedstates.org
|
|
Minutes from February 19th, 2004 |
| I.
ELECTION RESULTS President: Meredith Gray (mergray@) Jobraising Coordinator: Alonso Fuentes (afuentes@) Fundraising Coordinator: Whitney Nolte (wnolte@) Secretary: Chris Barth (cbarth@) Social/Membership Coordinator: Tiffany Truss (ttruss@) Webmaster: Emily Stoops (estoops@) Reception Coordinator: Jean Daly nominated (jcdaly@) II. SPRING
RETREAT III. UPCOMING
MEETINGS IV. RECEPTION V. FUNDRAISING VI. IAESTE
WEBSITES
|
| Minutes from January 15th, 2004 |
The
next meeting is 2/19. It is very important that people attend. We are holding
OFFICER ELECTIONS at the next meeting. If you are interested in running,
email Meredith (mergray@rice.edu). If you don't email her in advance, you
may not be able to run. Positions include:
President Reception: Are you going to be in Houston for the summer and need something to do. Would you like for IAESTE to pick up the check? If so, join the reception committee and entertain interns. A car would also be helpful. To join the reception committee, email Jean Daley (jcdaley@rice.edu). Membership: We need ideas. In previous years, we have had dinner at an interesting cultural restaurant (usually Thai Spice) and had it subsidized by IAESTE. If anyone has any suggestions for a restaurant or possible other activities feel free to suggest them; we'll have fun using IAESTE funds. Email Aylin (atansel@rice.edu) if you have ideas or want to join the reception committee. Jobraising: We raised three jobs last semester. Fundraising: We have the baseball cleanups coming up again this semester. There will be one or two a month. It's a really easy and quick way to raise money for IAESTE especially if a lot of people help. We don't have any dates yet, but we'll keep you posted. The money we raise allows us to send people to conferences, entertain foreign interns over the summer, and have fun IAESTE acitivities. Please help!! IAESTE National Conference: It will be February 5-8 in Baltimore. The deadline to register for the conference was last week. It's a fun weekend away from Houston. The national conference is a good way to get tips on how to raise jobs and money for IAESTE. There are also informational sessions on IAESTE and ways to market your IAESTE experience. Future meetings are 2/19, 3/18, and 4/15. |