Minutes of the September 4, 2007
President
In attendance were
First order of business were the solicitation of comments or modifications to the minutes of the June 4, 2007 Seniornet Executive Committee meeting. There being none, the minutes were accepted as submitted.
Treasurers report:
Larry Campbell submitted his treasurer’s report via email and is included as Attachment “A”, of these minutes. As of August 31st, there was a balance in the treasury of $20, 1157.20, which includes a checkbook balance of $7,050.57, Fall receipts of $2,627.00, (yet to be deposited) and a CD investment valued at $10,479.63.
Presidents Report:
As of September 4, 2007 there
were 61 students enrolled in Fall offerings of SeniorNet classes although that
number is expected to grow as the start date nears. Quicken 2006 was the only
course which had no enrollees, although 13 days remain until first classes
begin on Monday, Sept 17, 2007. The
breakout is listed below:
Excel: _6__, Exploring Windows _5___, MS Works __5__, Anti-Virus _2___
MS Word __2__, Quicken
_-___, E-Bay _6___, PhotoShop _14___,
Internet and Email __5__, Computer Fundamentals _14___, Terrified _2___,
Typing __-__.
No classes have been
cancelled as yet, but those few courses with few or no enrollments will be
watched closely.
Coordinator Reports:
Curriculum: Julia
Fogel
Memoir Workshop:
Tony Cobourn made a brief but notable presentation on his Memoir he prepared along the lines of those which would be the subject of the Memoir Workshop. Tony showed his completed 31 page memoir complete with embedded pictures and related the comments of his daughter who expressed deep appreciation for the document which related many of his life’s milestones which influenced the raising of his family some of which were unknown to his children. The memoir was genuinely appreciated by his children especially because they live far away limiting their family get-togethers once a year and for a relatively brief time.
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Curriculum: Julia Fogel (continued)
Memoir
Workshop:
The Memoir Workshop will undergo a pilot start on Sept 18, 2007 at 10 AM and will run for eight, (8) weeks. Tony is looking for participants for the pilot run to help iron out any rough spots before the formal offering in the winter 2008 session.
Digital Camera Course:
This new SeniorNet course offering is in the editing phase which is being tended by Julia Fogel and Jerry Moore.
PowerPoint:
PowerPoint is in development.
Family
Tree Maker
Tech Webmaster
Report: Bert Emma
The web browsers on the Labs computers will be upgraded to Internet Explorer 7.0 after the completion of the fall session, such that by January 2008 all computers used in SeniorNet classes will use IE7.0
Upgrading the alcove computers to all contain the latest software upgrades and browser revisions plus their associated printers may be assumed by Bill Petritz a potentially new volunteer. A meeting between the tech team and Bill Petritz will take place in the very near future.
Lab Report: Bob
Nelson
The computer Lab remains a vital resource for our enrolled students. The summer session had a total of 32 students using the facility which had a grand total of 10 staffers supplying support for the students.
Volunteer Issues:
Beth Korn
We have four, (4) new volunteer being added to the SeniorNet roster. They are:
Louise Lewis
Ramona Mays
Nancy Lawes
Bill Petritz
Disks and Badges: Bob
Nelson
All materials are ready for the course managers and are stored on the appropriate shelves in the cabinets at the back of the classroom.
Room Readiness:
All is ready for the start of classes. Questions were raised regarding the readiness of the ink cartridges in each of the printers. All are currently working but it remains undetermined as to when the printers may run out of ink. Thought is being given to starting a data base to define for each of the printers when a new cartridge is installed and when it runs out of ink to gain an understanding as how to forecast expenditures for new cartridges.
Coordinator Reports
(continued)
Publicity Report:
A new brochure has been prepared for distribution to various
walk in centers like supermarkets, libraries etc. The Executive Committee expresses their
thanks to
Course Issues:
Internet/Email: Bert Emma indicates he needs 4 coaches if there if a full class
Excel: The
new course coordinator for Excel is
Quicken 2006: Howard Goldmacher, No enrollees at present. Thought will be given the effort required to update the course manual to use Quicken 2008, if acquisition of the software becomes possible.
Bob Nelson has served as head of the Nominating committee and has recruited an Executive team which will be presented to the membership at the Tuesday, September 11, 2007 meeting at 1:30 pm. Prior to the voting new candidates may be nominated from the floor. The current slate of candidates includes:
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT Jerry Moore
TREASURER Brian Perry
SECRETARY
Election at this point in time will provide a few months of transition between the current officers and the newly elected SeniorNet leadership team.
At the conclusion of discussion, a motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 11:40 am and seconded.
Respectfully Submitted,