[Oabs] memberships, speak up! it's time to schedule meetings!

Tue Jan 20 03:52:46 UTC 2015

Actually, I have something till 8:00 on Tuesdays. 

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> On Jan 19, 2015, at 10:34 PM, Elif Emir Öksüz via Oabs <oabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello my answers are also here.
> 1. every night is ok for me, but Tuesdays I prefer something later then 7.30.
> 
> 2 It is hard for me to understand everything on conference calls, so I
> would like to balance e-mails and calls.
> 3 nothing for now from me sorry.
> 
> 2015-01-19 21:05 GMT-05:00, Macy McClain via Oabs <oabs at nfbnet.org>:
>> Hi Aleeha,
>> My answers are below.
>> 1. I'm available Tuesdays and Thursdays, and evenings work great.
>> 2. I'd prefer to still do conference calls. I do agree with Kaiti about
>> email correspondence between meetings, to see how everyone's doing with
>> assignments.
>> 3. I would like to see more members, but I think the retreat would be a
>> great vehicle to get things going.
>> Macy
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jan 18, 2015, at 4:02 PM, Kaiti Shelton via Oabs <oabs at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Here are my answers:
>>> 1. When is a good day and time to meet this semester?
>>> I can meet Tuesdays after 7:00, Fridays after 5:00, or Sunday nights
>>> at 6:00 or 7:00 for now.  My Monday nights will open up after Feb 9 as
>>> well when my com module ends, so I'll be free any time after 3:30 PM
>>> on those days.  Wednesdays and Thursdays, as well as Saturdays and
>>> Sundays before 6:00 or so, are pretty much spoken for.
>>> 
>>> 2. Do you still want to meet every month, or would you like to
>>> connect some business by email and reduce the meetings? If you'd like
>>> to reduce the meetings, how many would you like to see this semester?
>>> If we do things by email, we will need to be extremely diligent.
>>> I don't think we can afford to reduce the meetings because the
>>> infrequency might make people even less likely to show up than they
>>> already are.  However, email might be a good option to keep dialog
>>> going between the meetings.  I just don't see the group (outside of
>>> the exec board people and Lillie when she wants to be) as diligent
>>> enough to handle the meetings if we reduced them or conducted them
>>> only over email.
>>> 
>>> 3. What items would you like to see the committee improve on? What
>>> new things can we do?
>>> I think getting a retreat together would be wonderful, either between
>>> us as a division for bonding or with other blind students from Ohio to
>>> serve as a bonding/recruitment event.  I'm concerned about our ability
>>> to pull this off with the small number of people who show a vested
>>> interest in the committee though.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 1/17/15, Aleeha Dudley via Oabs <oabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Hey all,
>>>> I wanted to write, especially to the membership committee, but also to
>>>> the
>>>> rest of you, to start thinking about what this semester means for the
>>>> membership committee. Anyone is welcome on this committee, even if you
>>>> have
>>>> not already been assigned by Kaiti. I would like to see this committee
>>>> really strive this year to build this division up. There are many things
>>>> that I would like to see us work on, but I would also like to hear from
>>>> you.
>>>> What do you think this committee can be doing to strenghen OABS? What can
>>>> we
>>>> do to push this proud division into the future? With that, I would like
>>>> for
>>>> each of you, especially committee members, to send me an email by next
>>>> Friday, January 23, at 11;59 PM EST, with the following information.
>>>> Nonmembers, you do not have to fill out the meeting times if you don't
>>>> want
>>>> to, just give me ideas on what the committee could work on.
>>>> 1. When is a good day and time to meet this semester?
>>>> 2. Do you still want to meet every month, or would you like to connect
>>>> some
>>>> business by email and reduce the meetings? If you'd like to reduce the
>>>> meetings, how many would you like to see this semester? If we do things
>>>> by
>>>> email, we will need to be extremely diligent.
>>>> 3. What items would you like to see the committee improve on? What new
>>>> things can we do?
>>>> Thanks all,
>>>> Aleeha
>>>> Aleeha Dudley and Seeing Eye Dog Dallas
>>>> Vice President, Ohio Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Vice President, Ohio Association of Blind Students
>>>> Both proud divisions of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
>>>> Email: blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com <mailto:blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com>
>>>> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
>>>> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
>>>> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
>>>> between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
>>>> blindness is not what holds you back.
>>>> "The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears." -
>>>> Arabian
>>>> proverb
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>>> Kaiti Shelton
>>> University of Dayton 2016.
>>> Music Therapy, Psychology, Philosophy
>>> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students
>>> Sigma Alpha Iota-Delta Sigma
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