End of the Year Updates

Hello all!

Well, the year is coming to a close, we had our last meeting tonight, and finals are all too quickly approaching.  Thought I'd finally quit bothering you and finish the year with one final update:

• Jordan Biasetti will be the Secretary/Treasurer for the 2009-2010 school year.  Congratulations, Jordan! 
• I will be the President again next year (please try to contain your excitement).  
• If you're new to this site and want to learn more about Magazine Club, please don't hesitate to email me at katemparham@gmail.com
• If you have any ideas, suggestions, complaints, etc., I'd love to hear from you.  I thought that this year was pretty great, but I want next year to be even better and I really want to make that field trip happen.  I've got a lot of great ideas, and now that I've finally got this whole "president" thing down, I think we should have a fabulous year at Mag Club.
• Make sure that you're subscribed to the list-serv and keep checking back for more updates over the summer.  

That's all I've got for now, but knowing me, I'll be back in a couple of days with new information.  I hope everyone enjoyed this year as much as I did and I hope to see some familiar faces in the Fall.  As for all of you lucky graduates that I are leaving us come May, I wish you the best of luck.  Stay in touch and please keep me posted on your job search.  I'd love to hear about everyone's experiences.

Meeting Tonight!

Don't forget about tonight's meeting!!!

Who: Taylor Mallory (PINK Magazine)

When:  7 pm

Where: SLC Room 245

This is the last meeting of the semester, so be sure you don't miss it.  New officers will be announced tonight, and as always, FREE FOOD!

Hope to see everyone there!

Mag Club Officers for 2009-2010

Hi All--

As school is coming to a close, we're going to start looking at candidates that are interested in being a Mag Club officer next year.  There are going to be 2 positions next year, so if you are interested please send me (katemparham@gmail.com) your resume with a brief decription of why you want to be whatever the position you're applying for is.  Nothing fancy/formal, just a few sentences describing what you'd like do as an officer.  Here are the 2 positions you can apply for:

1.  President:  The president is responsible for coordinating all meetings.  There is no list of people that you can get to come speak, so your primary job as president is brainstorming ideas for meetings, researching who in the GA area could speak on that topic, and contacting said person to schedule a meeting.  This is a lot more work than it sounds, and it requires a BIG time commitment.  You will also have to contact Campus Reservations to request rooms for each meeting.  In addition to all of that, the president oversees everything else that goes on with the club, is responsible for updating the website and getting the word out about meetings, sending out information over the listserv, and responding to emails.  It's a great way to make some good connections in the magazine industry, not to mention a HUGE RESUME BUILDER!  

2.  Secretary/Treasurer:  This person is responsible for handling all of the finances for Magazine Club.  Basically, this position is the President's wingman.  They buy the food for each meeting, collect dues, and keep track of all the paperwork.  This person will also help the president in times of need.  This is a great position for those that like math/accounting... but by no means is required.  

OK... so, if you have any questions about the positions you can email the current president (yours truly at katemparham@gmail.com) or the current secretary, Marianne English.  

Resumes and Cover letters are due by APRIL 19TH @ 7PM.  New officers will be announced at the final Mag Club meeting of the semester, on April 23 @ 7 pm.  Good luck!

Remaining Meetings

After much confusion with the meetings this semester (my sincerest apologies), I thought I would go ahead and post the upcoming calendar for Mag Club all in one spot, to make things easy.  So, without further ado... 

Thursday, April 2 @ 7 pm 

Nina Hemphill and LaConia Dean from Upscale Magazine 

SLC Room 275

Wednesday, April 8 @ 7pm

Professor Patricia Thomas (medical journalism) 

SLC Room 251

Thursday, April 23 @ 7 pm

Taylor Mallory from Pink Magazine

Location TBA

MEETING TONIGHT!

The meeting tonight is in room 247 at the SLC!

Hope to see everyone there!

NEW MEETING

Get excited, guys... we've got another speaker lined up for this semester and it's going to be great!  Professor Patricia Thomas, a medical journal specialist, will be speaking at Mag Club on 

April 8th at 7 pm

For more information on her, visit http://home.tiac.net/~pthomas/index.htm.

Everyone mark your calendars and we hope to see everyone there!

Meeting Rescheduled

Please don't hate me... but tonight's meeting has been cancelled.  Tova Gelfund, our speaker tonight, had some last minute deadlines and is not going to be able to make it up tonight.  That's the magazine industry for ya, I guess.  Don't worry, though, the meeting is going to be rescheduled, as Tova really wants to come share her story and tips with Mag Club.

I'm really sorry to keep cancelling meetings at the last minute, but sometimes these things are just unavoidable.  I hope none of you are discouraged and will be at our next meeting on March 25th.  Heather Nagel-Doughtie from Skirt Magazine is going to talk about her success as the Digital Media Director.  This will be a great meeting for those interested in New Media.  Hope to see everyone there!

Have a safe Spring Break!