Essay Workshop

IMPORTANT INFO FOR MEMO!

Hey Everyone!

It is a very busy time in MEMO right now and there are a lot of opportunities to contribute to the group. Please make sure you are taking advantage of every opportunity! This post is packed full of information so please make sure you read it thoroughly and mark down these important dates.

I first want to remind everyone of our meeting tomorrow Feb. 2 at 5:15pm in Armory 206A. If you are unable to attend please check the blog to find out what we went over! Also, tonight is the deadline to get your shirt design ideas or logos submitted to me for consideration!

This Thursday (2/4) MEMO will be participating in the Spring Student Involvement Fair from 10:30am-2pm in the Glen Miller Ball Room located inside the UMC. This will be a GREAT opportunity to recruit more members to MEMO! However, we need volunteers!! Please let me know ASAP if you are able to help out at our booth for any amount of time on Thursday.

Also, on Wednesday, February 10 at 5:30pm, J-Board and MEMO will be working together to help read and go over people’s essays for SJMC admission and scholarships. We will need plenty volunteers from MEMO! Please make sure you let me know if you are able to help out.

Finally, I am happy to announce that Beth Gaeddert will be hosting a ‘hands on’ Resume Workshop exclusively for MEMO! This workshop will be taking place on Thursday, February 18 at 5:15pm in Armory 218. Be sure to bring your resume or work in progress to be examined by Beth and fellow MEMO Students!

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact Dave Martinez (david.martinez@colorado.edu) or myself and continue to check the calendar on the blog for updated event statuses.

Thank You!

Joey Maestas

MEMO Chair

jmaestas@mac.com

www.cumemo.blogspot.com

MEMO T-Shirt Contest!

ey Everyone!

This semester we would like to create MEMO T-Shirts! The T-Shirts will help spread the word of our organization and unite us even more. We have been in contact with a couple of vendors but we need YOUR help!!

We are putting together a contest, within MEMO, to come up with the best logo, saying/quote, or design for our T-Shirts. The ideal shirt will contain a catchy phrase or design and help promote our group. The person that comes up with the best final product for our T-Shirts will receive from me:

(1) A $10 Dollar Chipotle Gift Card

(2) Their MEMO T-Shirt Free of Charge

(3) Bragging rights that they created the MEMO T-Shirt!

Your ideas, images, logos, quotes etc... can be emailed to me at jmaestas@mac.com. All proposals must be submitted to me by Midnight on Monday, February 1st. The winner will be revealed during our meeting on Tuesday, February 2nd at 5:15pm in Armory 206A.

If you have any questions please let me know. Good Luck!

Joey Maestas

MEMO Chair

jmaestas@mac.com

www.cumemo.blogspot.com

New Calendar of Events for Spring 2010!

Check it out the new schedule for this semester! Just click Calendar of Events under Welcome to MEMO

Post Meeting Notes For 1/19/10 Meeting!

Hey Everyone,

Great meeting last night! Here is an outline for what we went over:

· We discussed where and when is the best time to meet this semester

o About 75% of you said Tuesdays were the best day to meet (Still tentative)

o Everyone agreed the SJMC is the best place to meet

· A plan for a new fundraising committee was revealed

o This committee will seek out and come up with ideas for MEMO funding

o A sign up sheet was passed around to everyone interested

· Genesis talked about a CPA event partnership and Recruitment/Mentoring

o The CPA will require volunteers and a sign up sheet was handed out

o We discussed a partnership with the NBSA

o We discussed goals for Recruitment and Mentoring

§ We want to be able to attract more incoming freshman

· The SJMC programs offered sheet will be revised about MEMO

· Ideas for booths, flyers etc… were brainstormed

· We came up with a schedule for things we would like to do for the spring semester (see schedule)

· We discussed reaching out to Alumni through Facebook

· Reminders about picking up SJMC scholarships from Dave

· We have come up with a goals we would like to accomplish this semester

o More Community/charity involvement

§ Host an event?

§ Contribute to an organization?

o Recruitment of Members

§ Revise SJMC programs offered sheet about MEMO

§ Set up booths for sign up?

§ Reach out through email

o More opportunities such as the 9News “light the lights”

o Getting website more well known throughout CU n

o Opportunities for more tours

§ KUSA 9

§ Radio Station

§ Crispin Porter

§ Another Ad agency?

o More time ‘together’ as a group

§ Extreme Challenge

§ Jump Street

§ Pot-Luck Dinner

§ Movie Night

§ Sporting Events

o Come up with a T-shirt design for t-shirts for MEMO

If you have any questions let Dave or myself know. Great job everyone!

Joey Maestas

MEMO Chair

FIRST MEETING OF THE SPRING SEMESTER!!

Hi Everyone,

I hope that you had a fun and relaxing winter break! Our first MEMO meeting of the spring semester is fast approaching and we hope that you all are ready to make this another successful semester! We have many high goals and expectations this semester for MEMO and all of it's members. I know that as a group we can help take MEMO to a even higher level this year!

Our first meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 19th at 5:15 pm in Armory 206A. There will be free pizza!!

We will be discussing many important topics that include:

- A 'hands on' resume workshop just in time for the Media Mixer

- Our partnership with the CPA (Colorado Press Association) in planing a diversity event

- New committee's within MEMO

- Recruitment and Mentoring for High School Students

- Scholarships

- Tentative meeting dates

I look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting! If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact Dave Martinez (david.martinez@colorado.edu) or myself. Thank you!

Joey Maestas

MEMO Chair

jmaestas@mac.com

www.cumemo.blogspot.com

PS- Don't forget to add MEMO as a friend on Facebook!

Toy Drive Help!

Hey Everyone,

The Toy Drive has been a huge success! We will be delivering the toys this Friday (10/18) at 1:30pm to the children center. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Anyone who has a vehicle and is available to help drop off the toys please email Dave (david.martinez@colorado.edu) or myself.

I hope everyones finals are going well! Have a great Holiday break!

Joey Maestas

MEMO Head Chair

jmaestas@mac.com

Great Turnout Tonight!

Hey Everyone,

We had a great turnout tonight for putting together our holiday bags for the youth! We had over 40 bags filled with toys, candy and other goodies! Thank you all for making this a successful event!!

Joey Maestas

MEMO TOY DRIVE and NEXT MEETING UPDATE

Hi Everyone,

Our Toy Drive is in full swing! The Toy Drive will benefit OUR Children Center of Boulder County and will run until December 17th. All donations can be made outside Dave's office at Armory 1B28. Some of the faculty has asked if we can pick up their toys and if anyone is willing to volunteer with me please let me know!

Our next meeting will be held this Wednesday (12/9) at 5:00pm in Armory 1B01. This will be our holiday event where we will put together holiday bags for the children. Dave will be providing us holiday bags but its is VERY IMPORTANT that everyone bring in 5-10 dollars worth of small gifts, candy, ribbon, etc... to put in the bags. I'll bring in some holiday music and everyone is welcome to bring in food for everyone to share. Lets make this a fun night!

If you have any questions please let Dave (david.martinez@colorado.edu) or myself know! See you all Wednesday!

Joey Maestas

MEMO Head Chair

jmaestas@mac.com

www.cumemo.blogspot.com