COMMITTEE: Student Scholarships, Fellowships, and
Financial Aid Committee
MEETING DATE: Monday,
September 27,
2010
PERSON PRESIDING: Hanna
Jubran/Alice Feret
REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Sarah Colby, Jonathan Dembo, Alice Feret, Xiaoping
Pan, Liza Wieland
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Kevin
Baxter, Cal Christian, John Fletcher, Dillon Godley, Judy Wagner
ACTIONS OF
MEETING
Agenda Item: Immediate-past
Chair Jubran opened the meeting and welcomed Dr. Mageean.
Discussion: Jubran
suggested that the committee consider reviewing its charge to include graduate
scholarships and asked Mageean about available funding. Mageean suggested we
invite Ms. Sharon Hamilton, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations in Office
of University Development, to our next meeting to discuss graduate scholarships and the current awarding
process to identify how SSC might be involved.
Action Taken:
Lee volunteered to contact Hamilton.
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Agenda Item: Appointment of
SSC Committee Officers for 2010-2011
Discussion: Dembo nominated
Feret as Chair. Feret nominated Colby as Vice Chair. Feret asked for volunteers
to fill position of Secretary. Each person in attendance declined.
Action Taken: Feret
accepted. Colby accepted. Feret will contact Bamberg and ask him to consider filling
the position.
Agenda Item: Consensus re:
committee goals for 2010/2011
Discussion: Jubran suggested
we investigate whether scholarship funding could be increased. Dembo suggested
we consider reviewing the charge of the committee to broaden its scope. Wagner
suggested we invite a representative from Financial Aid to share how they
advertise scholarship availability to students. Colby would like Financial Aid
to “walk us through” their website.
Action Taken:
Baxter volunteered to give an overview of the Honors College
scholarships. Lee offered to contact Julie Poorman, Director of Financial Aid
and Maureen Devine-Ahl,
Director Donor Relations & Scholarships in the Office of University
Development.
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NEXT MEETING: October
25, 2010, at 11 AM in Rawl
Annex 142, unless otherwise noted via email
ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Overview of Financial Aid activities;
discussion on graduate scholarships; overview of University scholarships,
Honors College scholarships; election of Committee Secretary