VILLANOVA SINGERS ALUMNI SOCIETY
MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
22 JUNE, 2000
RESIDENCE OF J. VINCENZO
Participants: Cavanagh, DiVernieri, Paolantonio, Vincenzo
Absent : Caputo ,Glaab ,Butler ,Rust ,Williams
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER.
MINUTES : READ & APPROVED.
OLD BUSINESS
1. SPRING CONCERT - EVENT WAS SUCCESSFUL. NUMBER OF MEN IN PRESENT SINGERS ORGANIZATION QUITE LOW. DISCUSSION ENSUED TO INQUIRE AS TO HOW VSAS CAN HELP GET THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE SINGERS UP. SEE # 4 BELOW.
2. WEB SITE - NEWSLETTER V3N1 SUBMITTED IN WEB FORMAT TO WEBMASTER AS WELL AS MINUTES OF MARCH, 2K MEETING.
3. CONCERT ROSTER DEVELOPMENTS : SINGERS CONCERT SCHEDULE FOR 2000-2001 OBTAINED FROM MIKE EYRE (CURRENT PRESIDENT) AND WILL BE PUBLISHED IN V3N2 NEWSLETTER.
4. DISCUSSION ENSUED AS TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE SINGERS ORGANIZATION AND WHAT VSAS CAN DO TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN GETTING MEMBERSHIP UP. DECISION WAS MADE TO MEET WITH BRIAN MENEELY (CURRENT SINGERS DIRECTOR) AND CAMPUS MINISTRY TO OFFER ASSISTANCE AND INQUIRE AS TO WHY THE NUMBERS ARE LOW. CAMPUS MINISTRY HAS MANY "SINGERS" SERVING EITHER IN THEIR CHOIR OR AS CANTORS.
5. VIDEO OF 45TH REUNION : NO REPORT.
6. NEWSLETTER VOLUME 3 NUMBER 1 COMPLETED AND TO PRESS. DECISION WAS MADE TO MAIL NEWSLETTER TO ALL SINGER ALUMS AND NOT ONLY PAID MEMBERS. HOPEFULLY, VSAS CAN INTRIGUE OTHER NON-MEMBERS TO JOIN. VSAS DOES HAVE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF MEMBERS VERSUS OTHER ALUMNI ORGANIZATIONS AND WANTS TO INCREASE THIS PERCENTAGE EVEN FURTHER.
7. BY-LAWS : NO REPORT.
8. CLASS AGENTS : NO REPORT.
9. STRATEGIC PLAN : NO REPORT.
10. 50TH ANNIVERSARY - VSAS WILL COMMENCE 50TH (AD 2003) PLANNING EFFORTS IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS.
11. HOMECOMING - SEPTEMBER 16 - VSAS WILL HAVE A TENT (PROVIDED THAT THE UNIVERSITY STILL PLANS TO HAVE TENTS).
12. TABLED ITEMS : NEW YORK CITY CONCERT / 50TH ANNIVERSARY PLANS / FISS VISIT
NEW BUSINESS
1. NEXT MEETING TO BE DETERMINED. MOST LIKELY IN AUGUST
THE MEETING WAS THEREAFTER ADJOURNED.