Minutes of Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004

MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Riley Wilson; Argonaut Advertising Manager Abigail Bottari; GEM Editor Jessi Bacon; Argonaut Editor Brian Passey; Argonaut/GEM editorial advisor Brian Beesley; Argonaut Advertising advisor Michele Kimberling; KUOI advisor Jeff Kimberling; Community representative John Pool; Student Bar Association representative Andrea Schiers; Student representative Diana Crabtree; Student representative Dru Jones Olsen.

Chairman Wilson called the meeting to order at approximately 5:05 p.m. in the Aurora Room of the Idaho Commons. Wilson began by entertaining a motion to approve the minutes of the last meeting, on Dec. 2, 2003. Approval of the minutes was tabled as members wanted to revisit the minutes since it had been over a month since they last met.

ARGONAUT ADVERTISING:

Advisor Michele Kimberling reported that the staff was busy preparing ads for the CNBAM Conference in Seattle. She said her department was trying to take more students to the conference this year, as it is much closer and thus cheaper. Michele also said Tim Latter had returned to the staff and was working out quite well.

ARGONAUT:

Passey said the first paper of the semester went out on Friday, despite some staff vacancies and computer issues. He said that he is still looking to fill some staff positions. Brian said the Argonaut is busy getting its contest entries together for the Idaho Press Club annual contest as well as the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards.

GEM:

Jessi said that the GEM was going well. She said her staff had lost its sports editor but that a current staff person has expressed interest and she plans to move that person into the vacant position. Jessi said the yearbook has four deadlines set for this semester and the first of those will soon be coming.

KUOI:

Advisor Jeff Kimberling, speaking on behalf of station manager Sarah Long, said KUOI was doing fine. He said on spring DJ applications were due tomorrow (Jan. 21) and the spring lineup will be set the same evening.

GEM COMMITTEE:

John Pool announced that the committee had the week before and gone over options. He said they would meet again next week to draft a motion and anticipates it will be ready for the next Media Board meeting on Feb. 3. John said the committee was taking into consideration expected cuts of about half of the Gems budget allocated to printing costs.

The board then reviewed the application for member at-large from Dru Jones-Olson. Passey motioned to approve the application, seconded by Schiers. The motion passed unanimously and Jones-Olson was approved as the newest member of the board.

The board then reviewed and discussed the application from Sarah Quint for photo bureau manager. Sarah was then brought in for an interview. The board read prepared questions first and then asked questions of their own. After closed discussion, Bacon motioned to approve the application, seconded by Passey. The motion passed unanimously and Sarah was approved as the new photo bureau manager, to serve out the remainder of the spring 04 semester. The board decided that it would reopen applications for the position at the same time that it would open applications for the other four Student Media department manager positions.

Chairman Wilson called for any other business. Beesley said that although they had not heard for certain, budget preparations for next fiscal year will more than likely begin soon and be submitted in late February. He also explained why the board was meeting in the Commons rather than the Student Union Building, as had been the tradition. He filed his requests for meeting space a little late over the break and the only rooms available on Tuesday nights were in the Commons. He said he would talk to Lori Nilsson, who schedules meeting space in both buildings, about other possible venues.

Wilson then told the board that, because of a time conflict with one of his classes on Tuesday evenings, he would not be able to attend future meetings and would have to resign. A discussion began, focusing on the possibility of moving the starting time back one-half hour in order to accommodate Wilson. Noting that the board values Wilsons leadership, Passey made a motion to change the weekly meeting time to 5:30 p.m. This was seconded by Schiers. The board then unanimously passed the motion to change the meeting time to 5:30 p.m., on the first and third Tuesday of every month.

Schiers motioned to adjourn, Passey seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The Student Media Board adjourned at approximately 6:11 p.m.

-- Minutes submitted on 1/23/04 by Stacy Carroll, Student Media administrative assistant