MIS C LUB October 20, 2008

‘C ALL TO O RDER ’ Pizza and Soda Other alternatives Pizza places do not open until 11 Only choice is expensive Think of other food / snacks that would you prefer.

‘R EPORT OF THE P RESIDENT ’ Field Trip Where: GlaxoSmithKline’s data center in King of Prussia What: Tour of the pharmaceutical company’s facility given by a Rowan Alumni and his colleagues When: Friday, November 7 th, 2008 Time: Afternoon, exact time TBD Why: Gain first-hand knowledge of how a data center is run A chance to see the hardware and software in action Sign-ups: Please sign-up if you plan to attend Please note if you would be willing to drive a carpool Friends are welcome, but they must sign up Sign-ups will also be available on the website Trip is open to all club members, MIS students and MIS faculty

‘R EPORT OF THE P RESIDENT ’ SGA Parliament What: Meeting between SGA, Rowan Policy Makers, and Students to discuss the following Fall 2009 changes: The open period will move to Friday at 1:30 P.M. Club meeting times may have to change in order to accommodate more people Departments must schedule a minimum of 10% of their class to start at 8:00 A.M. Departments must schedule a minimum of 10% of their classes on Fridays. When: Monday, October 27 th at 7:00pm Where: Student Center Ballroom (3 rd floor)

‘R EPORT OF THE P RESIDENT ’ Spring 2009 Registration When: Seniors can register now! Must have 90 or more credits, including this semester Registration opened this morning Juniors can register on Monday, October 27 th Must have 58 credits or more It officially opens at 7:00 am, but it actually opens at around 5:45 am Sophomores can register on Monday, November 3 rd Must have 24 credits or more Freshmen can register on Monday, November 10 th See an advisor if you are an underclassman! Feel free to ask any MIS Officer for personal opinions on the various courses offered, but see an advisor for the actual courses you need to take

‘R EPORT OF THE V ICE -P RESIDENT ’ Boys and Girls Club Initial Impressions What they expect from us Times and activities: Monday – Thursday 3:00 – 4:00pm is Power Hour Homework help 4:00 – 5:00pm is Club Tech Teach mini computer lessons (~30 minutes, twice in the hour) Come up with your own lesson ideas or use the guides that they have. Goal is to teach useful tech skills to the students NO Facebook, MySpace, or similar—This time is for educational purposes only

‘R EPORT OF THE V ICE -P RESIDENT ’ Boys and Girls Club, continued Times and activities Fridays Homework-free days, 3:00pm – 8:00pm Blend in and interact with the kids Video games Board games Fun/educational computer activities Please sign up if you are interested and haven’t already Only need to go for 1-2 hours once every other week Can always go more if you choose; it was a fun experience

‘R EPORT OF THE T REASURER ’ Potential Guest Speaker Who: Rick Mohr, Senior Vice-President of IT at Selective Insurance Company of America When: Friday, November 21 th at 6:00pm Will last until approximately 7:00pm Please bring questions to ask!

‘N EW B USINESS ’ Continuation of note card feedback We received many great responses from last month’s meeting, so the cards will continue! This month’s questions: What would you prefer as a cheaper alternative to pizza, that would be available before 11:00am? What do you think of the tutoring sessions so far? IF you have not been to a session, why not? Are there any new features you would like included on the club website?

‘P ROGRAM ’ Hugs and Hope Counts as a service project, and we can do it now! Send greeting cards to sick kids and their siblings org/shortlist.htm List of all kids and their addresses Please write the name of the child you have selected on the board, so we can send to as many as possible. List of all the children's statuses Blue = current child Red = passed away Black = Sibling Allows us to notify site that we sent the s We can use a free site like 123greetings.com to send e-cards Rules: Include your address Remember to update the mail stats page to let us know what you sent. When mailing to siblings, include the name of the featured child like this: Shelby (Sister of Aimee P) Remember to send "thinking of you" or "have a good day" cards rather than "get well" cards.

‘A DJOURNMENT ’ Please remember to sign-in before you leave!