12-1-08 Minutes

Hey Everyone,

Here are the minutes from last night (sorry, they're not going to be
as good as Amy's!)

Jake, Nick, Drew, and Mandi got together and revised the constitution.
We fixed some spelling errors, added a few amendments and the voted
unanimously to adopt it. When Jake get's everything updated I'll have
him send an updated copy out to the email list in case anyone wants to
look at it.

We elected new officers. Our New Co-Chairs are Drew Ajer and Mandy
McCourt (Drew's term will last through the end of next fall, and to
keep gender balanced and off-setting elections, Mandy's term will just
run through this spring). Sonja Johnson is our new secretary and Nick
Prince is our new treasurer and will continue to be our DLC rep.

We are tabling Thursday from 2-8 to sell t-shirts for $10. HEre is
the schedule.
2:00 Kacy
3:00 Chelsea
4:00 Drew and Mandy
5:00 Linnea and Sonha
6:00 Drew and Mandy
7:00 Nick Prince

This was our last meeting of the year. If there is any interest in
meeting in January, email Drew (aajer). Otherwise, we'll reconvene in
the Spring.

I wish everyone the best with finals and a happy holidays! Thanks for
making fall amazing!


Kacy

Nov 17 Minutes

Hey Democrats--

Here are your meeting minutes from tonight's meeting. For those of you who weren't there,
you missed out!!!

Upcoming things to think about:

Pizza and Politics is THIS THURSDAY, Nov. 20th at 7pm in Confer 127.

We are tabling on Thurs. Dec. 4th from 2-8pm. If you can help out, please e-mail me
ASAP!!!!

Thanks!

Amy McMullan

Call to order 6:02pm by Amy McMullan

In attendance: Matt Entenza (special guest from Minnesota 2020), Jake Seamans, Amy McMullan, Mandy McCourt, Drew Ajer, Ben Lundquist, Nick Prince, Galen Mitchell, Laura Gronjes, Danielle Harms, Linnea, Drew Yackel-Juleen, Brian Curran

Gustie’s Restoring America is not in the DLC. Vote was 3 Yes, 9 No, need to establish a little more.

Matt Entenza – Board Chair of Minnesota 2020, a think tank in St. Paul. Sign up for e-mail list if you want progressive messages.
What is conservative values? What is our message? Shouldn’t we build a progressive message and agenda? We then can have the kind of state we want and build our future accordingly.
Repetition works
Policy is decided 365 days a year
Falsehoods can become truth
Conservatives have a clear message
Progressives clear message???
We can stay active now that the campaign season is over by working with Minnesota 2020. Contact Matt Entenza if you would be interested in interning with Minnesota 2020.
Matt.Entenza@mn2020.org

Pizza and Politics – Thursday at 7pm in Confer 127. Kacy is ordering pizza and doing advertising. It is bring your own (non-alcoholic) beverage.

Bush’s Last Day in Office Party – Drew Ajer will work with Andy Winn to get this set up. Let’s go for it.

Cookie Baking Contest – or not… we don’t want to.

Tabling to get rid of t-shirts

Tabling has been set up for Thur. Dec. 4th from 2-8pm outside of the caf. If you are available to table, please contact Amy.

Elections... coming soon…as is the new constitution.

New constitution. Nick Prince, Drew Ajer, Mandy McCourt will work with Jake to come up with a new document for us to consider.

Minutes Update: November 10, 2008

Call to order: Kacy at 6:00pm

Attendance:

Sonja Johnson, Nick Prince, Drew Ajer, Mandy McCourt, Ben Lundquist, Jacob Seamans, Amy McMullan, Kacy Wothe, Sean Maetens, Nick Stramp, Chelsea Bowen, Laine (liason from the Pubs)

DLC—

Gustie’s Restoring America

How should we vote??

Work on your organization more. No for now; maybe later.

Maybe DLC should work on its membership policy

Motion by Jacob Seamans to vote “no” on admitting this group to DLC

Motion passes unanimously

Hate incidents

Door-knocking on Wednesday, November 12^th at 4pm

Message: This is what happened and

E-mail Nick Prince by noon on Tuesday if you would like to help

Rally on Thursday night: time and location TBD, stay tuned!!!

Pizza and Politics is not happening tomorrow – Pubs have an event already.

It will be rescheduled.

Constitutional changes tabled to next meeting.

Get your crap outta the office pronto. Your stuff will be removed and donated to SAO if it doesn’t get taken care of. You have been warned.

Election prediction prizes when all elections have been called.

- Amy

Senate Recount

Okay Nicollet County might be stuck with a GOP Senator, assuming he doesn't switch parties... Coleman is up now but Franken's coming back! Every vote!

And Nicollet County did go for Franken. This will be the new development to watch, obviously, for Minnesota's Senate seat at stake.

A Tremendous Night

OBAMA-BIDEN WINS
TIM WALZ WINS
TERRY MORROW WINS
ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURE PASSES
DEMOCRATIC OVAL OFFICE, SENATE, HOUSE
STATE DFL PICKUPS
NICOLLET COUNTY ALL DEMOCRATIC

President-elect Obama will be sworn in on January 20! What a time!

Thank you to everyone who did so much!

Al Franken

One week left!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/24/AR2008102403593.html

Monday 10-27-08 Minutes

Call to order by Kacy at 6:05pm.

More introductions.

Debate is TOMORROW!!!! In the CAF!!!! 8pm!!!! Go Terry!

Teach for America girl is not here. Oh well.

Door-knock:
Thursday, Oct. 30th, at 7pm. Meet at 6:45pm in the Courtyard Café. All dorms if possible.
Sunday, Nov. 2nd, at 3pm. Meet at 2:45pm in the Courtyard Café. All dorms if possible.

Midnight Madness!!! (Lit Drop at midnight on Monday, Nov. 3rd/Election Morning)
Chalking campus too!!!! AND SPRAY PAINT THE ROCK!!!! WOOHOO!!!!

Van Drivers: Please, do NOT wear Dems or campaign related shirt. If you do, please throw a jacket or sweatshirt over it! We don’t want to discourage anyone from voting!

Election Night Party—
Predictions??? There will be prizes
Mandy and Drew are getting food from BWW and Godfathers
Door prizes from Target, maybe a elephant piñata and pin the tail on the donkey,
and more chalk
Amy Erickson is doing DONKEY COOKIES!!! And food for Linner Lounge

Next meeting is MONDAY at 5PM!!!!
Walz will be here on MONDAY, time TBD

Republican notes:
Pub Fest is cancelled.
Meeting with Ohle tonight to discuss Conservative-Christian issues on campus
Possible speaker – former Islamic extremist

GOTV stuff:
Eric Nelson is helping us! We will have walk lists for both on and off-campus. Goal is to hit the dorms 3 times on Election Day! Not completely sure how this will happen without really bugging the crap outta people….. We are making lists so we hopefully bug people less….

We still can use more volunteers for Door-knocking, Election Day and Midnight Madness! Chat with your roommate, your classmates, anyone, and get them to help out!!! Please e-mail Kacy (kwothe@gac.edu) or me (amcmulla@gac.edu) if you would like to help out!!!!

Amy (me) is talking to Dining Services about sandwich boards for Election Day.

Meeting ends at 6:40pm.

GAC-Dems] Minutes from 10-13-08

Here are your minutes:

Call to order by Kacy at 6:05pm.

In attendance: Kacy Wothe, Galen Mitchell, Amy McMullan, Jake Seamans,
Laine Hudak, Charles Owens, Drew, Brian Curran, Ben Lundquist, Sonja
Johnson, Nick Prince, James F, Drew Ajer, Mandy McCourt, David Samb,
Allison Coone, Laura Sjoberg, Jackie Schwerm, Bern Egger, Nick Stramp,
Laura Groenjes, Terry Morrow (special guest)

Another round of introductions!

Terry Morrow's announcements -
has 5 debates/forums in the next week
his opponent has yet to show up
Democratic campaigns are going well statewide according to
Margaret Anderson-Kelleher
we have Terry Morrow tattoos!!!!

GOTV -
lots of help is needed on Election Day!
calling all van drivers - please speak up NOW!
Everyone should be trying to find GOTV volunteers! E-mail me if
anyone wants to help!
Advertise GOTV in classes

Mandy is ordering (actually ordered) pizza for Pizza and Politics on
Thursday! Thanks Mandy!

We are door-knocking on Thurs., Oct. 23rd at 7pm.

T-shirts are in!!!! They look great!

Meeting ends! Woohoo!

Respectfully submitted,
Amy McMullan

October 6th Meeting Minutes

Call to order at 6:04pm by Kacy

One more round of introductions

Treasurer? Want to elect a new one because Brian hasn’t shown up in the past few weeks. Brian walks in. Nevermind.

Teach for America might be here to chat with us at next week’s meeting.

Door-knocking!
Thursday, Oct. 9th at 7pm for International Center, Southwest, Prairieview, Arborview
Sunday, Oct. 12th (possibly with the Republicans) ENTIRE CAMPUS!! Please help!!

Pizza and Politics – Thursday, Oct. 16th at 7pm in Confer-Vickner 127/128
Debate the Presidential Debates!

DLC is doing a block allocation so we will be working with them to get stuff funded

GOTV training! Saturday, Oct. 11th from 5-7pm in Mankato (on Mankato State campus). Talk to Kacy if you want to attend!

Speaking of…. GOTV is coming up quickly! We will be doing a ton of stuff so get ready! Think lit drops in the dorms, hanging outside of the academic buildings on Election Day!

And then we party! Election Night party will be in the Dive! Big THANK YOU to Terry Morrow for donating $500 for this! If you have food requests or ideas, please send me (amcmulla@gac.edu) and I will get those ideas forwarded on! So far, we are thinking boneless wings from BWW and pizza and donkey cookies and cake. Basically, its gonna be fricken sweet!!!!

Sunday, Oct. 26th – Terry is doing a lit drop in St. Peter!

Saturday, Oct. 18th – Tim Walz breakfast with former VP Mondale
Nicollet County Historical Center off of 169 FREE!!!! 9am

Notes from the Republicans!!!
 McCain campaign has supplied the republicans with cell phones so they can make phone calls.
 Trying to get Coleman or his “wife” on campus
 They don’t like us because we are “not nice” and will not be sending a liaison to the Dems
 Meeting this week at 4:30 on Tuesday (I’ll be there)
 They have an elephant cookie cutter


We do have TWO DONKEY COOKIE CUTTERS NOW!!!! WOOHOO!!!!

If you have been certified to drive the big GAC vans, please send me (amcmulla@gac.edu) and e-mail so we can figure out how many drivers we have for Election Day!

T-shirts are coming next week (hopefully early!)

Terry Morrow T-Shirt Tuesday is tomorrow! If you know anyone who wants one, talk to Nick Stramp!!!


Respectfully submitted,

Amy McMullan


****If you know of anyone who needs to be added to our alias, or is looking for campaign volunteer hours for a class, please send me (amcmulla@gac.edu) and e-mail and I will add them at my earliest convenience. I have just updated the list again tonight, so it is the most current version we have!

VP Debate

Joe Biden and Sarah Palin debate. There will probably be a viewing in the caf. 8 PM.

Meeting Minutes Archive

September 22

Call to order by Co-President Galen Mitchell at 7:02pm

Notes from our liaison to the Republicans:
--They have not appointed a liaison to us.... perhaps we are too cool for them
--They are making t-shirts that say "No you won't" and will be selling
them for $5.50
--'Pubfest is in the works
--They are going to try to create a "Gusties Restoring America" organization
--And Al Gore is coming to St. Olaf in the Spring (thanks for the info
Republicans)

Visit from "Vote Yes MN"
Vote to better the environment! On the ballot this November

The City of St. Peter is doing voter registration on campus!
September 24-25 from 9am-3pm outside the caf! Please help out!!!!

Doorknock Pittman and Sohre is set for this Thursday!
Thursday, September 25th - meet in the Courtyard Cafe at 6:45pm
E-mail Kacy if you want to help out!

Get Out The Vote (GOTV) is coming up quickly!

Election Day/Election Night Party
We need people to drive the vans to get people to the Community Center
to vote!
If you are certified, we really need help!
If you are not van certified, please get certified! We need you!
Election Night we are partying! Food and maybe door prizes! Stay tuned
for more info

T-Shirts are coming! Pre-order your shirt now!!!

We are going to table at SCTC. Mankato State doesn't have an active
Dems organization and neither does SCTC doesn't either so we need to
help them out! Contact Kacy if you are interested.

Debate watching party is this Friday in the Courtyard Cafe! Jake is
bringing cookies!

Election trivia night at Patty's on October 28th at 7pm.

Bulletin Boards are going up in the dorms starting tomorrow! Kacy and
Amy are working on putting together packets to make it easy for dorm
captains! If you want to help out, stop by the Den tomorrow anytime
after noon.

Old Dems shirts are still available for $10! Size small is all we have left!

Meeting adjourns at 7:45pm

Next meeting is Monday at 7pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Amy McMullan

Sept 16

Sept 8

Hello Democrats--

Here are the minutes from tonights meeting! Next meeting is Monday,
September 15th at 7pm in the Boardroom.


Welcome from Galen. He is excited about this important year.

Around the room for introductions. Lots of freshmen and sophomores!!! YEA!

Charles is the liaison to the Republicans, but he missed the first
meeting. Oh well.

Alex Knewtson and Co. from the Tim Walz campaign talked about a lot of
great opportunities (Contact Kacy for their contact information).

Eric Nelson talked on behalf of the DFL. More great opportunities to
volunteer this election season.

SURPRISE GUEST: Margaret Anderson Kelleher - Speaker of the MN House
Please get involved in some way!!!

Terry Morrow told his election night story.

10-3 Packers at halftime.


Announcements:

Student Involvement Fair is this Wednesday, September 10th from 5-7.
Stop by and talk to Galen at the College Dems table!

Friday, September 12th @ 6pm Dem's are BBQing in the John's Family
Courtyard! FREE FOOD!!! And we will probably do our first doorknocking
in Co-Ed after (7pm)

Dorm captains are established. If you would like to be a dorm captain,
please contact Kacy, as some dorms still have no one :(

Galen says we like the Republicans. We are hoping to do a huge voter
registration with them sometime between Sept. 22-26.

Working on scheduling debates with politicians.

Some wonderful volunteers are submitting letters to the editor for the
Weekly!!!

Al Franken needs help getting yard signs out to residents in St.
Peter. If you want to help, contact Kacy.

Remember we are tabling this week and next... If you are helping,
please make sure you are registering voters correctly (must include
Dorm/Apartment and Room Number, and please use driver's license
numbers).

We are getting TSHIRTS again!!!! WOOHOO!!! Galen will email design out
when it is done.

T-shirt Tuesdays for Terry Morrow!

If you need a ride to help volunteer at the DFL Office in 'Kato, email
the Dems list.

Vikings lost. Sadness.




Also, I have just updated the Dems e-mail list. If you are receiving
e-mails and do not wish to be getting e-mails, please e-mail ME (not
Kacy) at amcmulla@gac.edu .

Respectfully submitted,
Amy McMullan

GAC Dems October and Upcoming Events

	Month Date Time Activity Notes Contact October 1 T-shirt Pre-order due $12 - indicate size and color (green or blue) Galen Mitchell or Kacy Wothe 2 1pm Van training get certified to help with Election Day Safety and Security 2 meet @ 6:15 Door-knocking Rundstrom, Collegeview, Uhler Kacy Wothe 6 6pm Meeting Boardroom Galen Mitchell or Kacy Wothe 8 evening Phone-banking Help call GAC Students Kacy Wothe 9 evening Door-knocking IC, Prairieview, Arborview, Southwest, ILS Kacy Wothe 13 6pm Meeting Boardroom Galen Mitchell or Kacy Wothe 20 NO MEETING Reading Break 27 6pm Meeting Boardroom Galen Mitchell or Kacy Wothe 28 7pm Election Trivia Night Patty's Amy Erickson November 3 6pm Meeting Galen Mitchell or Kacy Wothe 4 All day Election Day! Driving vans to the Community Center Galen Mitchell or Kacy Wothe 4 Evening Election Night Party In the Dive Galen Mitchell or Kacy Wothe

September 29 Minutes

From Sec. Amy McMullan

NOTE TO ALL DEMOCRATS: OUR MEETINGS WILL NOW BE ON MONDAYS AT 6PM (NOT 7PM).

And here are your minutes:

Call to order at 6:02pm

Present: Kacy Wothe (co-pres), Sean Maertens, Eric Nelson, Nick
Stramp, Bern Egger, Jackie Schwerm, Erianna Reyelts, Laura Sjoberg,
Andy Winn, Drew Ajer, Mandy McCourt, Peter Espenson, Derek Notch,
Katie Webster, Ben Lundquist, Nick Prince, Sonja Johnson, Andrea
Nelson, Allison Cooney, Charles Owens, Drew, Jacob Seamans, Amy
McMullan, Galen Mitchell (co-pres)

Green or blue shirts?

Charles was help hostage by the Republicans and apologizes for missing
last meeting.

Pre-order your sweet new Dems shirt through Wednesday! Get your money
and order to Galen or Kacy by Wednesday or you just might not get a
shirt. That would be sad!

Tabling is happening! Chat with Kacy if you want to help! If you have
signed up, you better be there!

Door-knocking on Thursday, October 2nd! Meet in the Courtyard Cafe at
6:15! We will be getting to Rundstrom, College view, and Uhler...
E-mail Kacy if you can help out! If you do not e-mail Kacy, you cannot
door-knock (legally).

Meetings will be on Mondays at 6pm in the Boardroom from here on out.

We are hungry for donkey cookies at the Election Night Party! (Nick
Stramp might be helping us out with this.... yea Nick!!!)

Plan on door-knocking on Thursday, October 9th! We need lots of people
this day! We want to cover International Center, Prairie View,
Arborview, Southwest, and the ILS Houses! Get this on your calender!

Kacy is working on getting volunteers to go to South Central Technical
College to table. They don't have College Dems. So if you can help,
please chat with Kacy ASAP!

If you want/can doorknock in St. Peter or phonebank, please contact
Eric Nelson! eric.t.nelson@gmail.com

We are phonebanking as a group!!!! Just calling GAC students! Next
Wed., Oct 8th in the evening! Get that on your calendar too!

Van training is this Thursday! Please contact Safety and Security to
get in on this because we need drivers for election day! Its super
easy to do and a minimum time commitment on Thursday!

Here ends the meeting!

Adjourn at 6:32pm

Respectfully submitted,

Amy McMullan

Gustavus College Democrats, Overview

What: College Democrats
Where: Gustavus Adolphus College,
800 W College Ave, Saint Peter, MN 56082
When: Meetings Mondays at 6 pm
Regular events, check calendar
Volunteering
Why: To support the Minnesota DFL and national Democratic Party.
How: Effort and teamwork.

Who:
Co-Presidents - Galen Mitchell and Kacy Wothe
Secretary - Amy McMullan
Liaison to the Republicans - Charles David Owens