AGENDA THE SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TIME: 9 A.M. DATE: JAN. 8, 2011 NASHVILLE, TN 1. Call to Order Limor 2. Roll Call Ensslin a. Limor b. Lunsford c. Ensslin d. Ralston e. Albarado f. McCloskey g. Smith 3. Approve Executive Committee Meeting Minutes a. July 24, 2010, New Orleans [page 1] b. Nov. 18, 2010, Conference call [page 6] c. Dec. 1, 2010, Conference call [page 7] 4. Report of the SPJ President Limor 5. Report of the SDX Foundation President Geimann 6. Report of the Executive Director Skeel 7. Approval of Charlotte chapter Skeel 8. Endorsement of the News Literacy Project Skeel [page 8] 9. Committee Grant Requests Limor a. Ethics book promotion [page 9] b. Access Across America regional [page 13] c. National FOI trainer [page 16] 10. Discussion Items a. Update on 2011 convention Vachon b. Mark of Excellence Luncheon Skeel [page 19] c. Region 3 Director Limor d. Spring Conferences (assign conferences to Exec. members) Limor e. Where do we go now with the Shield law efforts, given the new reality in Washington and our post-wikileaks world. Ensslin f. Assistance for the 20 pro chapters the placed in that category this fall. Ensslin g. Helen Thomas Award 11. Old/New Business a. Nick Ochsner LDF Request -- $4,000. Skeel b. Department of Labor program Skeel [page 21] c. Partnership with IU Skeel 12. Adjournment
1. Call to Order Limor AGENDA SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING TIME: 9:00A.M. APRIL 16, 2011 INDIANAPOLIS, IN 2. Roll Call Ensslin a. Limor b. Lunsford c. Ensslin d. Ralston e. Smith f. McCloskey g. Bartlett h. Puckey i. Mirfendereski j. Fox k. Daniels l. Turmelle m. Eckert n. Oates o. Pilcher p. Hansen q. Theisen r. Volkmann s. Cooper t. Meyers u. Neuts v. Cleesattle w. Albarado 3. Report of the SPJ President Limor 4. Review and adoption of the SPJ budget for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2012. Skeel [Page 1] 5. Report of the SDX Foundation President Geimann [Page 17] 6. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes Limor a. Jan. 14, 2011 [Page 19] b. Oct. 6, 2010 [Page 22] c. Oct. 3, 2010 [Page 25] 7. Chapter Action Skeel/Limor [Page 31] 8. Staff Report Skeel [Page 32] 9. 2011 and 2012 Convention updates Vachon [Page 37] 10. Nominations Report Smith 11. Action/Discussion Items a. International chapters Skeel/Limor [Page 39] b. Bylaws update/changes Limor/Becker [Page 40] 1 P.M. EST c. Ohio University Resolution Mirfendereski [Page 46] d. SPJ member database Albarado 12. Old/New Business Page 1 of 2
13. Committee Reports a. ACEJMC Geimann [Page 47] b. Diversity Daniels [Page 50] c. Freedom of Information Cuillier [Page 52] d. Ethics Smith [Page 57] e. Freelance Neuts [Page 61] f. Membership Bauer [Page 63] g. Professional Development Wenger [Page 64] h. Digital Media Peebles [Page 66] i. Generation J Walsh [Page 67] j. Awards and Honors Frizzi [Page 69 14. Adjournment Page 2 of 2
AGENDA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGMA DELTA CHI FOUNDATION TIME: 9:00A.M. APRIL 17, 2011 INDIANAPOLIS 1. Call to Order Geimann 2. Roll Call Gratz a. Geimann b. Leger c. Gratz d. Dubin e. Aeikens f. Bartlett g. Brewer h. Brown i. Carlson j. Cleesattle k. Cross l. Eckert m. Ensslin n. Evensen o. Gillman p. Hansen q. Jones r. Ketter s. Kirtley t. Leeds u. Lehrman v. Levins w. Limor x. Lunsford y. Maynard z. McKerral aa. Neuts bb. Porter cc. Pulliam dd. Smith ee. Theisen 3. Report of the SDX Foundation President Geimann [page 1] 4. Review and Adoption of SDX Foundation Budget for Fiscal Year Ending July 31, 2012 Skeel, Koenig [page 3] 5. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes Geimann a. Oct. 4, 2010 [page 18] 6. Report of the SPJ President Limor 7. Report of the Treasurer Dubin 8. Grants Committee Report and Recommendations Leger [page 22] 9. Staff Report Skeel [page 24] 10. Development Report Posavac [page 28] 11. Discussion items a. Update on Ethics book Brown b. Board members terms set to expire Geimann [page 30] c. Renting headquarters Skeel
d. 2011 Convention Vachon [page 31] e. 2012 Convention Vachon f. Projects Committee Geimann 12. Old/New Business 13. Adjourn
AGENDA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS 9 A.M. JULY 16, 2011 FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA. 1. Call to Order Limor 2. Roll Call Lunsford a. Limor b. Lunsford c. Ralston d. Ensslin e. Albarado f. McCloskey g. Smith 3. Approve Executive Committee Meeting Minutes a. January 8, 2011, Nashville [page 1] 4. Report of the SPJ President Limor 5. Report of the SDX Foundation President Geimann 6. Staff Report Skeel [page 9] 7. Discussion Items a. 2011 and 2012 Conventions Vachon b. Leadership/membership make-up Skeel c. Partnering with other journalism organizations Skeel/Vachon d. Partnering in Living on Less program Skeel [page 11] 8. Chapter action Skeel [page 17] a. University of Albany b. Webster University c. Zayed University 9. Old/New Business a. Membership dues Skeel b. Automatic renewal option Skeel c. Bylaws changes Limor [page 21] 10. Awards a. D.L. Eshelmen Outstanding Campus Adviser b. Distinguished Teaching in Journalism c. Ethics in Journalism d. Sunshine e. First Amendment f. Historic Site in Journalism g. Julie Galvan Outstanding Graduate in Journalism h. Howard S. Dubin Outstanding Pro Member i. Fellows of the Society j. Regional Director of the Year k. Wells Memorial Key officers only 11. Adjournment
1. Call to Order Limor AGENDA SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING TIME: 9 A.M. 1 P.M. LOCATION: OAK ALLEY, 4 TH FLOOR SEPT. 25, 2011 SHERATON NEW ORLEANS 2. Roll Call Ensslin a. Limor b. Lunsford c. Ensslin d. Ralston e. K. Smith f. Fox g. Daniels h. Bartlett i. McCloskey j. Puckey k. Mirfendereski l. Turmelle m. Eckert n. Oates o. Pilcher p. Hansen q. Theisen r. Volkmann s. Cooper t. Meyers u. Neuts v. Cleesattle w. Albarado 3. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes Limor a. Feb. 17, 2011 [Page 1] b. April 16, 2011 [Page 2] 4. Report of the SPJ President Limor 5. Report of the SDX Foundation President Geimann [Page 8] 6. Fall Report of the ACEJMC Geimann [Page 10] 7. Staff Report Skeel [Page 14] 8. RD Caucus Report Albarado 9. Convention updates Vachon a. 2011 b. 2012 c. 2013 10. Discussion Items a. Membership dues increase Limor b. RD assistance Limor c. CMA Convention Puckey [Page 21] d. Deactivating campus chapters Ralston e. Eliminating campus provisional status Ralston
11. Old/New Business a. Star-ranking revision Bartlett [Page 23] b. Database/Website update Pilcher c. Dues installment billing Skeel d. Bylaws (Surrogate delegates) Limor [Page 27] 12. Committee Reports a. Communications Bartlett [Page 28] b. Diversity Daniels [Page 30] c. Ethics Smith [Page 32] d. Freedom of Information Cuillier [Page 35] e. Generation J Walsh [Page 38] f. Government Relations Cross [Page 41] g. Freelance Neuts [Page 46] h. Journalism Education Tallent [Page 48] i. Membership Bauer [Page 49] j. Professional Development Wenger [Page 51] 13. Executive Director evaluation Executive Session 14. Adjournment
AGENDA MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGMA DELTA CHI FOUNDATION NOON 3 P.M. MONDAY SEPT. 26, 2011 OAK ALLEY, 4 TH FLOOR 1. Call to Order Geimann 2. Roll Call Gratz a. Geimann b. Leger c. Gratz d. Dubin e. Aeikens f. Bartlett g. Brewer h. Brown i. Carlson j. Cleesattle k. Cross l. Eckert m. Ensslin n. Evensen o. Gillman p. Hansen q. Jones r. Ketter s. Kirtley t. Leeds u. Lehrman v. Levins w. Limor x. Lunsford y. Maynard z. McKerral aa. Neuts bb. Porter cc. Pulliam dd. Smith ee. Theisen 3. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes Geimann a. April 17, 2011 [page 1] 4. Report of the SDX Foundation President Geimann [page 6] 5. Report of the SPJ President Limor 6. Report of the Treasurer Dubin a. Update from finance committee meeting 7. Grants Committee Report Leger 8. Staff Report Skeel [page 8] 9. Development Report Posavac [page 15] 10. Board participation Geimann 11. Officer and Director Elections Geimann [page 17] 12. Discussion items 13. Old/New Business 14. Adjourn
1. Call to Order President AGENDA SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING TIME: 9 A.M. LOCATION: OAK ALLEY, 4 TH FLOOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28, 2011 SHERATON NEW ORLEANS 2. Roll Call Secretary-Treasurer a. President b. President-elect c. Secretary- Treasurer d. VP campus affairs e. Limor f. At-Large Director g. Bartlett h. Student Rep. i. Student Rep. j. Fox k. Campus Adviser At- Large l. Turmelle m. Region 2 Director n. Region 3 Director o. Pilcher p. Hansen q. Region 6 Director r. Volkmann s. Cooper t. Meyers u. Region 10 Director v. Region 11 Director w. Region 12 Director 2. Welcome and Introduction of New Board Members President 3. Executive Committee Elections President The Executive Committee is comprised of the President; President-Elect; Secretary- Treasurer; Vice President, Campus Chapter Affairs; Immediate Past President; and two atlarge members elected by the board of directors. 4. Appointments to Sigma Delta Chi Foundation Board President The SPJ President may appoint as many directors to the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation as he/she desires so long as the number of independently elected directors is one more than the SPJ appointments. 5. Ratification of Sigma Delta Chi Foundation Board elections President The SPJ board ratifies the independently elected officers and directors of the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation. 6. Committee Update President 7. Finance Committee Appointments President The Finance Committee is comprised of the President; President-Elect; Secretary-Treasurer; Vice President, Campus Chapter Affairs; Immediate Past President; and two at-large members appointed by the President and ratified by the board of directors. 8. Old/New business a. Introduction of 2011 SPJ Diversity Leadership fellows. b. Conflict of Interest Policy/Board Information sheets Skeel 9. Board Orientation Laurie Babinski Page 1 of 2
The orientation session focuses on each officer and director s responsibilities and duties while serving as a member of the SPJ board of directors. 10. Adjournment Page 2 of 2