Minutes 4-20-11
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The minutes summarized the April 20, 2011 meeting of the Academy for Lifelong Learning Advisory Committee. Key discussion points included: 1. Committee reports on curriculum, bus trips, events, communications, outreach, and publicity. 2. Upcoming events like the Summer Open House on May 16 and Focus Day on May 2 were discussed. 3. Dates for future Meet You There lunches and activities were announced. 4. Details were provided on fall registration and a meeting to discuss the ALL bank account. 5. The meeting was adjourned at 12:25 PM and the next meeting was scheduled for May 18.
Minutes 4-20-11
- 1. Minutes Academy for Lifelong Learning Advisory Committee April, 20, 2011 11:30 AM MOD 2, Room 101 Present: Cheryl LeJune, Anne Criddle, Gene Chism, Kathye Allen, Sarah Walter, Carol Edwards, Carolyn Severson, Donna Baroiu, Alex Baroiu, Leta Towle, David Timmermeyer, Donn Peterson, Don Hobart, Roy Lazenby, Gene Juergens, Susan Chapman, Connie Nelson, Peggy Presnell 11:30 AM Call to Order Cheryl LeJune called the meeting to order and welcomed members and guests. Corrections were made to the March minutes. Anne Criddle asked that those in attendance clearly write their names on the attendance sheet to keep from having them spelled wrong in the minutes. Also, that members email their reports to her when they have something to present, in order to have these recorded correctly. Committee Reports: Curriculum Time is running short to finalize the Fall Curriculum….just another week. September and October look good…..but we need more classes for November and December. If you have scheduled one or two classes….thank you….but that really isn’t enough. Let’s look at the numbers. Fall Semester covers 15 weeks. Assuming that we try to book a morning class and an afternoon class on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and one afternoon class on Wednesday that means 9 class slots per week x 15 weeks = 135 class slots. Even when you take into account the multi- part classes such as Mah Jongg, Dominoes, Art, Senior Guidance and others….that still leaves at least 80 unique slots. I’m asking each committee member to keep working toward getting more speakers. Don’t just say – “that would make a good class” – get out there and make the arrangements to make it a reality. Once you have a committed speaker you have conquered the hardest part…..but you are not finished. I need you to complete the Speaker Info Sheet and email it to me. Completing the Speaker Info Sheet should take only 5 minutes…..just fill in the requested information on you as the facilitator and the speaker’s contact info and give a brief description of the class. So the word of the day is H E L P ! ALL members have been very enthusiastic about classes and events…..let’s keep that spirit going. Submitted By – Sarah Walter Committee Members: Cheryl LeJune, Connie Nelson, Cynthia Hobart, Donna McCarty, Elsie Markuson, Gail Peart, Jo Ann Yeakley, Josie Don, Judy Dankers, Kathye Allen, Leta Towle, Peggy Presnell, Sarah Walter, Sharon Samson, Susan Chapman, Suzanne Altenburg. St. Luke’s Hospital at the Vintage may be willing to offer health classes on Tuesday evenings, 6-7PM. Maybe these could be opened up to the public.
- 2. Bus Trips Our trip on March 27 was to the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin. We had lunch first at Nutty Brown’s. Unfortunately the service could have been better. It did not seem like the restaurant was prepared for us, despite Carol Edward’s several phone calls to them. The tour of the Wildflower Center was excellent, though. However, several people forgot to show up. We left with 5 empty seats. In the future, we will encourage those on the wait list to show up at check-in time with the correct cash as one or two no-shows is not unusual. On May 16 we will have sign up for four bus trips. They are as follows, along with the person responsible for the planning: June 2 - Nacogdoches - Liz Gannon July 19 - Waco - Carol Edwards Texas Ranger Museum and Mammoth Site Aug 9 - Telephone Museum & Houston Museum of Natural Science - Sharon Samson Sept 13- Bellville/ Newman's Castle - Marsha Dugger Submitted by: Sharon Samson Committee members: David Timmermeyer, Ann Candela, Ginny Harwell, Peggy Presnell, Ann Candela, Connie Nelson, Carol Edwards, Joan Camenson, Susan Chapman, Judy Vela, Cynthia Hobart, Donna McCarty, Liz Gannon , Marsha Dugger, Susan Scott, Louise Rugaard, Ann Liner Events Summer Open House and Ice Cream Social is on May 16, from 3:00 to 5:00pm. I will be sending emails to ask for volunteers for the event. I need 22 volunteers. I am sending a request to 30 members. Focus Day on May 2 needs four volunteers. We will also register for Summer classes at this time in the Conference Center. Submitted by Kathye Allen Focus Day: Judge Emmett and Commissioner Radack are confirmed. I will make contact this week to determine if there are any equipment needs but I anticipate none. Many thanks to Susan for doing a great job of coordinating everything. I need to know who is in charge of registration. (Connie Chuisano 281-373-0970) The most wonderful part of ALL is the way everyone pitches in and works together to get the job done. Thanks to all for everything you have done in helping to get this program together. It's a real "team" event and its success will be due to all our efforts. Thank you. Peggy Presnell, Focus Day Chair Heritage Liaison Arrangements for the Focus Day on May 2 at Heritage Lodge at Towne Lake are quickly progressing. Friendswood Development Company has planned the menu for our complimentary lunch, printed 250 copies of the program, and will provide a surprise giveaway for each attendee. A tour of Heritage Lodge and Village Builders' model homes in Heritage is being planned. More details are discussed in Peggy Presnell's report.
- 3. Submitted by Susan Chapman Liaison with Heritage at Towne Lake Communications Gene Chism continues his weekly distribution of ALL the News and For ALL to Read via email. We are attempting to inform 535 members of our activities. The administration has asked that we include the President's Committee members in our newsletters. Please remember to inform us of your committee meetings so we can recruit more participants. Submitted by Leta Towle, Gene Chism Outreach Nothing to report Publicity : I did contact Kelly Norton, Media Coordinator for LSC-Cy Fair and asked for a photographer and also provided her with text information about the Focus Day event, specifically speaker names and topics. Submitted by Joan Camenson It was suggested that we see about getting students to come and video the event. Meet You There Report On March 14th twenty people had lunch at Julio Mexican Cantina and nineteen people toured Arbor Gate. Future dates for 2011: April 25 9:30 AM - Arrive at zoo 12:30 PM - Have lunch on the zoo premises May 8 1:00 PM – Late Lunch TBA 3:00 PM - Lone Star College CYFAIR Main Stage Theatre – Musical Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors June 6 11:00 AM – Lunch 1:00 PM – Tour of C.A.M. July 11: Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts and lunch TBD Movie and lunch August: Open Movie and lunch September: Open October: Kleb Woods and lunch TBD November: Open December: Old Town Spring or Old Town Tomball and lunch TBD EVENTS AND DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE Action/Additional Items Fall Registration: Saturday, September 10, 2011, tentatively set for 9:30 AM to noon in the Conference Center.
- 4. Our “wish list” for our new classroom has been sent to Kenya White. ALL Bank Account – Cheryl will set up a meeting for those involved (Roy, Sarah, Sharon) to discuss some issues. It was determined that while we can’t control what the college does with its student’s information, we would keep our members email addresses for ALL business only. Roy Lazenby announced a meeting for every campus ALL program for the opportunity to share information. It will be held at the North Harris College campus, Tuesday, May 24th from 1-3 PM. 12:25 PM Adjourned This meeting was adjourned at 12:25 PM. The next Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18th at 11:15 AM. Room to be determined. Respectfully submitted, Anne Criddle, secretary