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KME Meeting
October 25, 2006
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Attendance: Tara DeMay, Sarah Cane, Stephanie Heaton, Breanne Hoffman, Chris Barenz, Jennifer Newberg, Jonathan Doolin, Dennis Norton, Jivan Hawkinson, Kelly Avery, Carla Webb and Scott Mikos
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President’s announcements:
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We are in the process of being an official organization
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Breanne’s announcements:
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We will have to do fundraising in order to get our money because Greek societies do not get money.
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Update on Guest speakers:
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Sarah will talk to Dr. Kranjc and get details worked out
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Dr. Kranjc has a friend who might speak for us
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Jonathan would like to do a talk on special theory of relativity
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Update on “Taking the Mystery Out of Math” Open House
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It’s postponed to second semester because the commons was booked
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We will have it on Feb. 3, 2007
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We need to send letters to families before and after Christmas break
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The location is the High School Commons
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The time is still 1-4
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Breanne will talk to sodexho about providing food
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We will go to Wal-Mart, Hyvee, and the pizza places for sponsorships
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We will put their ads in the programs
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Breanne will work on business letters for sponsorships and programs
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A list of possible activities:
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Sports in math
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logic
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Number theory—Dr. Andreev has a lot of material for this
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Paper Airplane contest—Dr. B has some books
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Stock market simulation—Board game, possibly adjust this one
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Sudoku contest—board games and books-many different levels
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Platonic Solids—Sarah will do this one
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Probability—possible black jack with the older kids
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Set games
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Pentaminoes
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Logic (grid) puzzles
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money
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Show other calculating devices
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different math careers/ 391 presentations
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dot-to-dot coordinates
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Prizes—possibly think of a way to reward those who participate in all the activities
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T-shirts
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Polos or T-shirts???
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Brainstorm ideas—go towards a professional approach
Next meeting is Wednesday November 1, 2006 at 6 p.m.
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