In attendance: Neal, Scott, Kevin, Paul, Julie, Kelly, Ande, Matthew
Excused: Eva
Missing: Mindy, Pooja
Non-cabinet attendees: Jenny DuMont

The meeting was called to order at 8:03 p.m. CDT.

Retiring Faculty/Staff Recognition at Alumni Day

Paul moved that we accept Stephanie Pace Marshall, David Workman, Dana Goodman as honorary members of the IAA. Scott seconded. It passed unanimously.

Class of 1992 15-year Reunion Budget Approval

Kelly moved, Ande seconded to accept the budget as it stands. Discussion centered around concerns about the $2000 minimum food cost required by Petterino's and the need to get 45 people to make the budget.

The motion did not pass.

Recognition of Dr. Marshall

There was discussion about what kind of additional recognition could be given to Dr. Marshall to recognize her special role in IMSA's creation. Several ideas were raised, including the granting of a special "founder"-type title and giving her a printed copy of the alumni thank you letter. Neal will send out a link to a discussion thread on the site regarding how we should recognize Dr. Marshall.

Elections Update (Paul)

Paul gave a rundown of how voting will work. We will be using a web survey tool (PHPSurveyor) to do the voting. We will send emails to everyone's myIMSA address, and allow voting at the meeting for those who have not voted yet.

Given the paucity of candidates presently, Paul moved that we extend the nomination deadline to 1 June. Kevin seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

Paul also noted that if you know anyone who you think would be a good cabinet member, you should encourage them to run.

LinkedIn update and Branding (Paul)

LinkedIn group will be working by the 29th or sooner. IMSA is not comfortable with us using their logo in the group unless they are going to be involved in its use as a recruiting tool. Several people in the advancement office informed Paul that when the branding is revisited, they will propose the idea of a complementary logo for alumni use.

Lumen Status (Matthew)

Matt has updated versions of the sessions available and will be discussing them with Jenny tomorrow. Sodexho will handle the lunch on Sunday.

Strategy Update (Paul)

Five of the seven action plans were approved. The two that were rejected were the plans supporting the "develop the whole person" strategy and the "IMSA as a laboratory" strategy.

The laboratory plan would have based IMSA's organizational structure on Fermilab's; it was rejected due to concerns about insufficient consideration of other organization structures. Dr. Marshall will be appointing a new team to continue work on a new plan.

The whole person group was felt to have not developed their plan sufficiently. Again, Dr. Marshall will by appointing a new team to pick up where the old one left off.

Server Update (Neal)

The server is in the correct physical location, and as of today has a live network drop. Hopefully the server will be live by alumni day!

Announcements and Reports

Ande stated that the new IMSAlum is nearly ready; it will be focused on Dr. Marshall and will contain a letter from her to alumni. Hopefully it will reach recipients by Alumni Day.

Paul and Ande suggested that we (especially those who are running for Cabinet positions) send Susan Price, the new head of Advancement, an email introducing yourself. Ande will look at the schedule for Alumni Day to see if there would be a good time for Susan to meet with a few alumni.

Ande noted that highlights from the Thank You will be in the public's hands soon. The Daily Southtown, Beacon-News, Dixon Telegraph and Sterling Gazette all have committed to publishing it in upcoming issues. There may be more to follow. She has been promised that IMSA will let us know when they are published.

Ande moved that we adjourn, Kevin seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 9:23 p.m. CDT.