Saturday, October 26, 2013

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Share "Brazilian Fridays" with beginning English program
Students in the Beginning English Pilot Program will be hosting a Portuguese language “lunch and learn” activity Friday, Oct. 25. The students have decided on “Brazilian Fridays” as the name of this activity, as they will be sharing Portuguese language basics and Brazilian culture with any interested member of the campus community on Friday from noon-1 p.m. In 201 Rodli. This week’s topics include basic phrases, numbers and currency, and pronunciation. Light lunch and beverages provided. For more information, email carolyn.j.brady@uwrf.edu or call 0683.

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Minutes 10-23-13

Start time: 4:40PM
Present: Everyone

Business:
-What is needed for Power Point
-What is needed for outline
-Compile sources for reference page

Updates:
-Student interviews
-Shelby King interview

-Reference page compilation
-Go through power point/presentation in order
-Edit and correct power point

To do:
Send P.P. and outline to everyone
Sonelay - print power point
Laura - Print outline
Lauren - print reference page
Ker - bring USB

End time: 5:40PM

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Meeting 10-16-13

Start time: 4:30PM
Present: Laura, Alexandra, Sonelay

Business: Short presentation
-what do we need to get done
-what do we need to talk about
-who should do what
-Assign tasks and research/topics

Discussion of issue and why its a problem

Tasks (and order):
Lauren: Parameters
Ker: Background
Sonelay: Who/what is affected
Laura: convince class it is an issue
Alexandra: Reasoning and evidence

Needed:
Outline - Laura
Power point - Sonelay
Background - ??

End time 5:00PM

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Minutes: 10-2-13

Start time: 4:35PM
Present: Everyone
Business:
Topic discussion:
        -International student involvement and inclusivity -
         "How to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere for international students at UW-River Falls"
What will be important for this topic:
-background
-we will need creative solutions
-International or all diversity? -- Limited to only international
-International focus

Future possibilities:
-Interview international students
-Talk to Res Life
-Have short presentation ready a week in advance

Assignments: (due by Saturday at 10PM)
-Look up information about what's being done here on campus already (Ker, Alexandra)
-Look up an article about what's being done on other campuses (Sonelay, Lauren, Laura)
-Email to the rest of the group (by Saturday)

End time: 5:00PM

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Meeting 9.25.13

Minutes 9.25.13
Start: 4:30PM
Present: Everyone

Business:

Set weekly meeting time: Wednesdays at 4:30PM (unless determined on Tues. that it will not be necessary)

Presentation options/ideas:
-International student interaction/mingling with native students
-Ice on sidewalks
-Financial help for students on how to pay off loans (post college help)
-Registering for classes (classes not open, not enough room, forced to take pointless classes)

Assignments: (have completed by Thursday class)

Look into topics:
-Laura - ice on sidewalks
-Songelay - Post college financial help
-Lauren - Registering for classes

End: 5:05PM

Monday, September 23, 2013

1st meeting

Skills/Resources:
-Lauren: writing (not recording)
-Laura: interviews
-Sonelay: Experience & Perspective
-Ker: Helper

Expectations:
-Lauren: hoping to actually DO something
-Laura: Find an issue & solution
-Sonelay: Learn & enjoy group work
-Ker: Make something happen

Key Rules:
-Meeting deadlines - turning things in on time
-Get your stuff done
-Show up to meetings OR let us know
-If someone can't come - we can still make decisions with majority of the group