New items: No fall back plan for rain. The tables could be moved. We need to follow up with Dolly for this.
Hannes confirmed his performance on Thursday between his two classes 11:30-12:45 pm
Wednesday AM Vendors: Need volunteers at entrance to help facilitate groups coming on to campus. Be sure that Campus Safety is there for any vehicle coming on campus.
Signage
More Signage with Details - Mark Floor brought sample signs.
- Use sandwich boards for signs and change the posters out during the week.
- Voting should be emphasized as well as "Focus the Nation" schedule. Spread out the sandwich boards, particularly by parking lots and Student Union.
- Extra copies could be put in buildings (Physical Science, etc)
- Twenty four copies should be sufficient. Twelve copies should be poster board and twelve can be paper. Mark Floor will send out an e-mail when posters are done and the poster can then be picked up for distribution.
For Flyers, Angie will get a signature and save as a PDF. The flyers can then be sent out in e-mail with the signature. We have volunteers to post the flyers - print as needed.
Questions for Panel discussion
- Box @ Doris Table & Student Activity Table -Alexa will make three boxes (Joe will provides boxes to Alexa): (one at HTC table, one at student activity table); question prompt will just be write question for local government and campus leaders about global warming (writing prompt to appear on the box; students will write on pads provided by Jeanne). Christine will give Alexa some golf pencils.
- Online: e-mail to Greenefforts@gcmail.maricopa.edu (include in Green Tips as student activity from classes) ; Christine will use pageresource.com to create web-based email form for students to submit questions. Link will be provided on calendar entries, our webpage, the wiki and to Mary to insert in the Green Tips messages.
- Live Thursday night - use individual sheets of recycled paper. Library will provide golf pencils.
- Mary will contact Jackie Thrasher whose asst asked to see the moderator's questions in advance; no other speakers expressed concern about this.
Alternative Transportation Incentives
- Bike photo Noon Wednesday - Doris table; distribute doodads at photo (first come, first served). Christine will finally update the calendar about the photo and prizes.
- Lee Ann has Valley Metro doodads (thirty bike reflectors; thirty notepads)
Green ribbon pins & Pledge
Thursday Green Ribbon pin distribution to students who sign the pledge. Students will also be asked to donate to continue green efforts. [Back up if we run out, we can supply ribbon and safety pins? Christine will provide.]
Daily Email Announcements
Daily announcements about Focus the Nation events as well as Green Tips and will continue through the week.
ALL: please provide Kim with verbiage of what to include in the Focus the Nation messages. She will send out the messages the evening before.
Press Coverage
- The Arizona Republic and students from the Cronkite School will be covering our event.
- The Voice will have an article on this next Wed 1/30.
- Glendale Star's Jeanne Binn will be here as well.
1. Review our Program by Session/Activity, led by: CHAIR/COORDINATOR And Helpers with Phone list - Continued from last time
Also
- Signage to put up?
- Sign in sheets for students coming (may need to credit for class); may need one for each speaker. Sign in at end of talk only ADD column to sign in sheets to indicate interest in joining Green Efforts, space for listing email address. Draw lines to indicate end of one session and start of next. Jeanne will edit the form.
- Monday-Friday: Jan. 28-Feb. 1 - student voting online DORIS
o Signage & Gaucho TV - MARK
o SU Tents by computers in SU (Alexa will post the tents)
o Wednesday & Thursday: STEM etc. KIM/Robert (schedule critter farm)
Wednesday:
o Vendors 9 AM-2 PM MARY JANE ; Alexa will be available after noon to help with anything
o Student Groups 9 AM-2 PM Robert & Kim
o Other Students Groups? Phi Theta Kappa, Biotechnology (Biotech needs to be added to wiki page - will be doing biofuels outside)
o Voter Registration - OK
Evening
o Music 5:00 - CHRISTINE EIDE
o Food 5:30, Round Table Seating! ROBERT - Snacks
o Webcast 2% Solution Live at 6 PM at GCC ROBERT - connection sent to Jeff & Joe; helpers with student sign in sheets? Signs? Josh Krek has tested the system and it's choppy. Testing to continue.
o Sign in sheets - Jeanne will take care of these (like table at 11th Hour, taped down multiple copies along table)
o Immediate discussion to follow: Faculty/Student panel - Robert says we'll wing it.
Thursday:
o Guest speakers: 9:00-1:00 PM - MARY H
§ Sign in for students - Angie will take care of these.
§ Melanie from Phx airport to GCC; if Melanie going to airport after 1pm, Mary Jane will take her to the airport. Mary said there's still a chance Melanie might borrow a car to drive herself up from Tucson.
o Vendors 9 AM-2 PM - MARK and CHRIS MILLER
o Student Groups 9 AM-2 PM - same as above
o Lunch - Organic food options (potato bar)
Evening
o Music 5:00, Lotchmo Drom: gypsy jazz - CHRISTINE EIDE
o 5:30 Appetizers/Snacks, Round Table Seating - ROBERT
o Panel Discussion with Student Questions - MARY moderator (remove Mary from list of panelists on wiki), CHRISTINE gopher
§ Mary has bios for all panelists
§ Mary's intro will provide the science and encourage participation in Thurs and Fri events to learn more.
§ Student sign in sheets
§ Question bank: from the week and at the event (all questions will be vetted; no mic will be provided for audience).
Friday:
o 9:00-Noon (11:45 ish) GCC speakers & student activities - ERIK GERGUS / Robert WILL GOPHER; Student sign in sheets
o Noon/Lunch: Roundtable discussion and Action Plans ROBERT will moderate (if many, break out into smaller groups; otherwise we'll all talk about possible ideas as one group)
o At lunch provide sign up for joining Green Efforts and the Green student club
o 2:00 STEM An Inconvenient Truth - KIM SMITH
OTHER Details:
- Green Pins & Pledge, Money - DORIS/Robert
- [MyMap] - ARIEL (photos: Kim's display, Doris/OP. Green) all links are not working on the FtN side; multiple emails now consolidated for email to just come to
- [GoalQuest] 's GCC Unplugged lists us and links to our site and blog; Ariel will add calendar entries for all the FtN events
- Campus calendar of events - Christine will edit entries to provide link for submitting questions for Thurs eve
- Send e-mail to other campuses - Robert sent to district announcement list & Doris will send out the voting message she sent as sample to Robert- GCC 'Voice' - Mike Mullins told MJO that student reporter will cover
- For Friday, keep adding to our 'Ideas' wiki page Future Events, and - To Do list; have laptop at roundtable (Christine will do this)
2. Innovation of the Year Award - Application committee; Mary reports just need to get details (within three pages) under each category; respond to Mary with suggestions by Feb. 8th. Final copy will be sent to Mary Jane and Robert for proofing. (award provides funding to continue Innovation)
3. Blog ! Thanks to Rachael, Christine & Mary. Do we want to change settings to allow anonymous comments? Yes, we'll allow - if nasty spam, we'll remove.
4. [BioTour] - requires $1,000 so Robert informed we have no funding. They like to do a full day event, so if we get Innovation award we'll earmark it for this?
5. Robert will submit form to have Green Efforts an official faculty committee.
6. Carpooling to Feb 5th CGC event?
7. MCLI is interested in district global sustainability group; we would have a representative for our campus for that group. If Eric can demonstrate enough interest districtwide, there may be release time.
8. Next meeting: Roundtable on Friday, Feb. 1st!
9. Green efforts email to BB dl to ask faculty to post info about Focus the Nation in announcements
