Attending: Shannon Cary, Sheila Voss, John Budd, Rebecca Graves
Centennial Kickoff – Matt Gaunt, Rebecca Graves and Sheila Voss on the sub-committee
- The food arrangements have been made for the Centennial Kickoff. We are planning enough food and water for 500 attendees.
- Sheila contacted Marching Mizzou to find out if they are available to play at the Kickoff. The organizer won’t have that information until August, but was not optimistic about their availability at that time. Sheila will contact someone at the School of Music for ideas. Please contact Sheila if anyone has ideas on another band that could play at the Kickoff.
- It was decided that there will not be a representative from the Athletics department at the Kickoff, but we would like to have a representative from MSA speak instead.
- Rebecca will lead the Games sub-committee for the Centennial Kickoff. Rachel Brekhus has already agreed to serve on the sub-committee. Rebecca will recruit additional members as needed.
Rededication Celebration – Marie Concannon and Gary Cox on the sub-committee
- The Ellis Library Rededication Ceremony has officially been changed to Friday, January 15, 2016, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Chancellor Loftin has confirmed that he will attend the ceremony on January 15.
Library Society Dinner – John Budd and Sheila Voss on the sub-committee
- Sheila reserved the Columns Ballroom and Great Room at the Reynolds Alumni Center for the Library Society Dinner on April 15, 2016. The committee needs to decide if we are having the Library Society Dinner at the Reynolds Alumni Center or in the Grand Reading Room (Room 201) of Ellis Library.
- There was a question if David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the Library Society Dinner. This committee will follow-up at the next meeting.
Other Activities
- Marie Concannon announced at the last meeting that Alberto Manguel has been in contact with her about speaking at one of the centennial events. The committee decided to wait until there were more members present at the next meeting before deciding if we want to host another event with Manguel. The committee also decided to delay making a decision about a centennial art contest until more members were present.
- Shannon Cary announced that the centennial banners will be displayed by the time of the Centennial Kickoff in September. She will send out renderings of the approved banners to the committee members. It was also suggested that we have historical exhibits displayed on the flat screen televisions in the Libraries.
- Shannon brought up the topic of staff shirts for the Centennial celebration. The shirts would be available for distribution at the Ellis Library Rededication Ceremony in January.
- Rebecca Graves reiterated that the Health Sciences Library will be celebrating J. Otto Lottes birthday anniversary this fall as part of the centennial celebrations.