4/7/14, 4-5 p.m.
159 Ellis

Attending: Nancy Messina, Shannon Cary, Matt Gaunt, Freddy Martinez-Garcia, Brian Cain, Jeannette Pierce, Kimberly Moeller, Nav Khanal, Mark Ellis, Ann Riley, Bryce McDonald, Isa Dasho, Kat Stone Underwood, Deb Ward, Jim Cogswell 

• One large general open forum about the Proposed Fee to be held in April.
  • Hosted by MSA and  possibly GPC. 
  • Will take place in Ellis Auditorium.
  • Will be 90 minutes or so somewhere between 4:30 – 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 23rd
  • The MU Libraries Events Team will work with the students chosen from MSA/GPC to plan the details of the forum.

• Shelby Catalano’s draft of the referendum text was submitted to the MSA Senate:
  • The deadline for having it read three times before it makes it on the ballot had arrived. 
  • Small adjustments can still be made. 
  • LMT is in the process of making their recommended wording suggestions.

• Fee Type – Still an unkown.
  • At the time of the SFWG meeting the fee was leaning toward being an “Education Fee”. 
    • With possible oversight by a reconfigured Library Committee that had more student representation. 
  • UPDATE:  as of 4/10/15, the latest suggestion was to not specify the fee in the referendum but spell out that the Student Fee Review Committee will have oversight.  

• Matt to meet with the Graduate/Professional Council general assembly on April 7th. Hope to get a letter of support from GPC for the referendum. 

• Creative Portfolios Class – Curtis Taylor Jr. will accompany Matt Gaunt to review of the results of assignment related to the Library Fee. 
  • Matt presented the Proposal for a Student Library Fee to the class of Mark Swanson, an MU School of Journalism Strategic Communications Professor. 
  • Ten sets of 2 students will propose a promotional plan as a class assignment.

• Sharing information and opportunities to be involved beyond the Working Group.
  • Individuals outside the working group can be assigned to a task group or subcommittees as needed.