Meeting this Thursday, 12/6

There will be a meeting of the Social Science Society on Thursday, December 6. The meeting will be held at 2:30 in SSB 1402.

This is the last meeting of the Fall semester. This is also the last meeting before MLK day activities, Student Debt Awareness Week, and the beginning of Black History Month activities.

We have lots of stuff to do, so hope to see everyone there!

Education Majors: MNEA Conference

I received this today regarding the student conference for the Missouri-National Education Association. It is cheap, and you learn a lot. I highly recommend attending.

Join us at the 2008 MNEA Student/FEA Conference
Friday, Feb. 15 - Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008
Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark

The annual MNEA Student/FEA Conference is a fun, educational experience. Come grow,learn and share as you participate in activities and sessions centered around thisyear's theme "Creatively Building Future Minds."

The event is scheduled for Friday,Feb. 15 - Saturday, Feb. 16, and will be held at the Lodge of Four Seasons, LakeOzark.

The registration fee includes Friday night dinner and accommodations(4/room), breakfast and lunch on Saturday, workshops, activities and lots of fun!

For more information, contact Jessica Dulle at 800-392-0236.

You must be a Missouri NEA member to attend the conference. So, if you haven'tjoined MNEA yet, join now.

Early-bird registration: $25
Registration (after Jan. 25): $50
THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JAN. 31. There will be no refunds given after Jan. 31.The online registration form will be live soon, so plan to go to www.mnea.org to register!

Good News--Black History Month!

Good news folks!

Last week we attended the Student Activity Fund Committee meeting with hats in hand, begging for $2000 for our BHM activities. We received our 100% of our request!

Look here soon for our schedule and opportunities to help out with our joint MLK/BHM celebration.

Hot Dog!

At our meeting on Thursday (11/1), it was agreed to buy a hot dog roller machine for future fundraisers. This came to be after we had such success selling hot dogs during Pumpkinfest. Our plans to use this machine include DXD night performances, BHM activities and The History Theatre Festival. Oh--and especially at Trivia Night.

I've included a picture of the machine. I chose this model over another, same-size model, because it came with a plastic guard. In addition, the toaster oven was bonus, though I am not sure we would ever use it much. Here are other specs of the machine:

• Large 1000-watt hot-dog roller for rotisserie-grilled stadium hot dogs


• 5 rotisserie rollers can cook 8 regular hot dogs or 4 jumbo dogs simultaneously


• Oven works as built-in bun warmer; adjustable heat controls; auto shut-off timer


• Heat-resistant splatter shield; removable roller and oil tray for quick cleanup


• Measures 18-1/2 by 11-1/2 by 8 inches

The total cost, including shipping, was $79.87 (or about 1/2 what we had budgeted).

Trivia Night Committee

Are you interested in helping out for the Trivia Night in March? If so, join the Trivia Night Planning Committee.

Our focus for the remainder of the Fall Semester will be obtaining contributions (prizes, auction items) and marketing the event.

Also, many people have never attended a Trivia Night but want to help with ours. If so, committee membership also includes attending a Trivia Night this Saturday, 11/3 at the Olivette Community Center.

E-mail me for more information or if you want to be a member of the committee.

The Impact of Race on Politics in the St. Louis Region

Thought y'all might be interested in attending the following. It might also qualify for one of those College Capstone activities.

The Impact of Race on Politics in the St. Louis Region

A Community Forum presented by Cultural Leadership

Sunday, November 4 at 3:00 pmCentral Reform Congregation5020 Waterman Blvd. (at Kingshighway)

Panel speakers include Maria Chapelle-Nadal, Shamed Dogan, and Jake Zimmerman. Moderated by Dave Drebes, editor of the Arch City Chronicle.

Genealogy or Where Did You Come From

I thought y'all might be interested in attending the following event that is co-sponsored by the History Department at SCC. Here is information from the press release:

RENOWNED GENEALOGIST TO PRESENT FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOP AT ST. CHARLES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Community members can learn to start – or enhance – their family history search through a one-day Family History Workshop to be held 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at St. Charles Community College.

For beginners as well as experienced genealogists, the workshop will be led by Michael John Neill, a faculty member of the Genealogical Institute of Mid-America at the University of Illinois-Springfield and nationally known genealogist.

“If you’re just getting started piecing your family history together or if you need help in digging deeper, this workshop will help. Not only do we have an excellent presenter in Michael, but participants will learn from each other’s experiences as well,” said Marva Lee Roellig, president of the St. Charles County Genealogical Society.

Workshop topics will include: learning to use Footnote.com to access National Archives records, the history of American naturalization and its effects on family history, and writing your ancestor’s biography, and determining the integrity of information to help the family historian make informed conclusions.

Registration fee for the Family History Workshop is $20 ($10 for students, faculty and staff).
Registration availability cannot be guaranteed after Saturday, Oct. 13.
An optional catered lunch is available for $7.50.
Registration is required; call the Social Sciences Division at 636-922-8398 or e-mail Christy Gant at cgant@stchas.edu.

The workshop will be held in rooms 205-206 of the SCC Student Center. The college is located at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville.

Pumpkinfest, Saturday 10/6/2007

The Social Science Society is one of the clubs working the food booths at Saturday's Pumpkinfest. This is a chance for the club to make some big bucks as well as an opportunity for members to earn triple fundraising points!

Workers needed from 12:30 - 5:30
Earn 1 fundraising point for any time given.
Earn 3 fundraising points for working entire 5 hour block.

Since we are serving food, all volunteers must wear a hat or a hairnet.
Gloves will be provided.

The foodbooths will be close to the Fine Arts Building--look for our big tent there!

Meeting on Thursday, 10/4

Just a reminder that the Social Science Society will have its monthly meeting this week.

Thursday, October 4
2:30 Pm
SSB 1402

This should be a fairly brief meeting (I am hoping no more than 30 minutes).
Hope to see you there!

Democracy Days

Democracy Days will be held on campus next week. Thsi annual program is an interesting mix of seminars, discussions and films addressing and assessingthe history and functioning of democracy in American and abroad.

The schedule for this year's events is online at the college's website.

"Food for Thought" Lunchtime Seminars

In yesterday's meeting, we discussed this seminar series. It is every Thursday in the Student Center (either the Private Dining Room or Room 205/206).

The schedule is online, along with descriptions of the topics for each seminar.

SAFC Meeting this Tuesday (9/11)

Just a reminder that the first SAFC meeting in this Tuesday, 9/11/07, at 2:40 p.m. in the CC 102 conference room.

If you are interested in attending, please post a comment here or e-mail me.

Fall Fun Blitz

The Fall Fun Blitz is Wednesday and Thursday, September 5 and 6. We are teaming up with HSSO (Human Services Student Organization) for our booth this year.

What says Fall more than Football? We are having a Football Toss for our booth this year. We will be giving away a pair of Rams tickets via a drawing. To qualify for the drawing, students will have to successfully toss one of the footballs through the opening (with three tries).

We do have Moe's and car wash coupons to give all who participate or drop by. Do we want to do Blue or Gold beads for all who qualify for the drawing?

If you are interested in working our booth, put a comment on here or e-mail me.

Documentaries Across the Disciplines

The 2007-2008 academic year is the inaugural year for the Documentaries Across the Disciplines program. The purpose of this program is to expose students to new ideas, as well as provoke discussion and debate via film.

We will be showing documentaries, biopics, and "based on a true story" films. Our current schedule is below.

Thursday, September 27 The Motorcycle Diaries
Monday, October 1 The Breast Cancer Diaries
Thursday, October 25 Who Killed the Electric Car
Thursday, January 31 In Debt We Trust


I would love help in scheduling companion programming for each of these movies. Fortunately, the Breast Cancer Diaries will coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Week where there is already a committee in place. However, I would love (love, love, love) some assistance in finding programs for Hispanic Heritage Month as well as something enviro-friendly to go with Who Killed the Electric Car.

Welcome

Welcome to the blog for the Social Science Society at St Charles Community College. Wow, we are almost modern! Actually, I can't believe I hadn't thought of this before since I do have my own personal blog and also contribute to other blogs.

I am hoping this can keep everyone updated and will also allow me to post stuff as I think about it (instead of forgetting it by meeting time).

Please feel free to join in on the discussion.