Minutes for February 15, 2005
I. Jeff corrected the minutes by clarifying that he is already teaching classes in the IFC and encouraged other professors to do the same. Minutes were then unanimously approved.
II. Art Contest
Brent and David presented their ideas for the upcoming IFC Art Contest.
Reward money was changed from $200 1st place, $100 2nd place, and $50 3rd place to: $100 1st, $75 2nd, and $50 3rd.
The winners of the art contest will be announced at Meet the Jews on April 4th.
Work can be submitted to the Chaplain's Office one week before the deadline. If too much artwork is submitted, Brent and David will transport the work from the Chaplain's Office to the IFC.
The artwork will be presented in an Art Show following the Meet the Jews event. Winners will have their work displayed in the center for an undecided amount of time.
III. Campus Interfaith Initiative
Clarice attended the Interfaith Meeting to give details on this upcoming event.
Berry, Shorter, and Emory will be participating in a dialogue between Jewish, Christian, and Muslim students at the Winshape Retreat Center from March 20th-March 22nd.
Planned activities include a service project, group discussion and workshops.
Currently there are only two students from Berry attending. All were encouraged to spread the word and encourage potential participants to apply.
There will be a total of 30 students attending the event, and they must be either a sophomore or a junior in college.
The deadline for applications is February 18th.
Steve suggested having an event in April in which the students wh attended would report on what was learned.
IV. Old Business
Steve annonced that all the events for this semester have been given Cultural Events credit.
Upcoming Events: RILAC Panel, Meet the Muslims next week, Yvonne Daniels on March 1st, Meet the Christians will be on March 8th.
Joseph Chilton Pearce Workshop! Saturday, March 26th at 10AM. This is our big event of the year. All are encouraged to publicize as much as possible.
Jeff announced that Campus Carrier is doing an article on the IFC.
Tsunami Benefit is set up with an annonymous donor who will double whatever is donated. To make a donation, go to the Cashier's window in Hermann Hall.
V. New Business
The IFC door continues to be locked. Tom stated that he would email Bobby Abrams to discuss the problem.
The next meeting will be held on March 22nd, 2005.