From aauw-atlarge at lists.olympus.net Tue Jul 17 11:19:31 2007 From: aauw-atlarge at lists.olympus.net (aauw-atlarge@lists.olympus.net) Date: Tue Jul 17 10:56:42 2007 Subject: [AAUW-atlarge] AAUW Member Letter -- July 2007 Message-ID: <000601c7c896$a6ce5c60$9002a8c0@connie> This Member Newsletter is coming to you via AAUW of Washington Member-at Large-listserv from Connie Dunkelberger, State President. Do not reply to this message. Direct comments and questions to feedback@aauw-wa.org American Association of University Women Expanding the Legacy Leadership -- July, 2007 Leadership Conference at Koinonia Retreat Center near Cle Elum The conference is called a Leadership Conference and State Board meeting; however, all AAUW members, including Members-at Large, are invited to attend and be a part of the visioning and planning for the future of AAUW of Washington. It will be held on August 11th from 9:15 A.M. to 3:00 P. M. Arrival coffee, lunch and registration materials are all included in the $18.00 fee. The registrations forms are available on-line at: http://www.aauw-wa.org/forms/Registration_Form_SLC07.pdf . or contact mission@aauw-wa.org. The agenda will include: a keynote presentation by our new Regional Director, Betsy McDowell of Salem Oregon; group discussions on a variety of key subjects which will be geared to help branches become more mission oriented; a review of Public Policy issues for the program year; and a report and key vote on the budget task force. Connie Dunkelberger, State President P.S. Remember to pay your dues for 2007-2008. You can pay online at the Association web site at www.aauw.org or you can go to the State web site at www.aauw-wa.org and click on membership on the banner. Association News--EdEqChange # 1 - Mid-July 2007 Briefing Special Notice: AAUW Members Approve Historic Bylaws Change On July 1, delegates at the 2007 AAUW convention in Phoenix voted unanimously to approve sweeping changes to AAUW's organizational structures. The vote gives the boards a green light to move forward with strategic initiatives that will help create a viable and sustainable 21st century organization. To implement these dramatic changes, delegates approved a measure establishing a transitional board of directors and the composition of the 2009 board. As a result of the restructuring vote, AAUW and the Educational Foundation will combine many of their assets and activities to form a streamlined, mission-driven organization with a single set of elected officers. Another key change approved by the delegates provides for voting between conventions by mail or electronic balloting. This "one member, one vote" amendment gives all members a voice in the organization's decisions and will help make AAUW a more responsive and equitable organization. Delegates also adopted amendments setting maximum terms for elected officers, outlining procedures for filling vacancies that arise among regional directors and committee chairs, establishing an audit committee and restructuring the nominating committee. In the final vote of the day, delegates agreed to strike from the bylaws all references to the International Federation of University Women, with the exception of the provision for international reciprocity, which will remain as a courtesy. The unanimous vote to adopt the Strategic Process proposal for restructuring of the AAUW corporations is a tribute to the leaders who, for the last two decades, have recognized the need for change and advocated various measures to accomplish that change. Key Messages from the Board Meetings AAUW Board of Directors Meeting The AAUW Board of Directors reported the following actions during their June 27-28, 2007, meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Among Strategic Process activities and actions, the board a.. Received reports from the Strategic Process task forces and determined next steps for sharing recommendations from the reports with both new Association and Educational Foundation boards; outgoing boards will prioritize task forces' recommendations for most critical actions for presentation to the incoming boards. a.. Acknowledged the contributions of Michele Warholic Wetherald as AAUW executive director. b.. Announced the timeline and appointed committee members for the executive director search, with contracted firm Association Strategies engaged to conduct the search. c.. Received a report from the Audit Committee that reflected the success of changes to date in financial operations and the status for implementing additional process improvements. Among Program activities and actions, the board a.. Recommended that the new board plan and implement visits by current and past leaders to as many states as possible during the biennium; the Leader to Leader program as previously constituted and budgeted has been dissolved. b.. Held discussions on the concept of "program" and its connection to the mission. c.. Considered new ways to deliver member leadership training (i.e., Conference of State Leaders, regional conferences). d.. Confirmed that the Conference of State Leaders event will not be held in Washington, D.C., in 2008; however, it will be conducted in a new form under design and possibly combined with any planned regional conferences. e.. Notified that the Development Committee goal of 17 Founding Leaders for the 125th anniversary campaign was achieved. f.. Provided Public Policy Impact Grants to eight states: Colorado, North Carolina, South Dakota, Illinois, Tennessee, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. g.. Brainstormed on future activities in membership, program and theme, and communications. A Word of Thanks . and Welcome! We would like to extend a special thank you to the 2005-07 Association and Educational Foundation Boards of Directors, whose dedicated service and support of our mission have been tremendous assets during this time of exciting and historic changes. At the same time, we welcome the 2007-09 Association and Educational Foundation Boards of Directors elected or appointed at the 2007 AAUW Convention in Phoenix: ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Ruth Sweetser, President Barbara O'Connor, President Gail Nordmoe, Executive Vice President Vice Presidents: /Secretary Sally Chamberlain, Program Linda Bors, Finance Vice President Jeaneane St. John, Finance Jennifer Wilken, Development Directors at Large: Kathleen Cha Ann S. Terry, Secretary Anthony J. Hill Jackie Littleton Directors: Ronni Nivala Holly Beimler Thomasyne H. Williams Jeanne Clark Faye Dykstra On-Board Regional Directors: Carolyn Garfein Patricia Ho (New England) Alicia Hetman Shirley Breeze (Southwest Central) Linda Silakoski Michele Wetherald, Executive Director Michele Wetherald, Executive Director Convention News Convention Today Newsletters Online Catch up on all the news, events, and activities from this year's convention. Convention Today, the daily newsletter published at the AAUW convention in Phoenix, is available on the AAUW website. Each issue features news about the banquets, speakers, business sessions, and special events. 2007 AAUW Association Convention Photos Photographs taken during Convention in Phoenix by H.W. Edwards Co., San Diego, CA, will be available for viewing and purchase through AAUW website on or before August 1. AAUW Member Letters arrive once a month. If you wish to receive more information about AAUW of Washington, you can sign up for AAUW-WA Leader Letters or AAUW-WA Advocate, even if you are not a branch member or officer, by contacting feedback@aauw-wa.org. You may also use this to unsubscribe from member letters. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.olympus.net/pipermail/aauw-atlarge/attachments/20070717/635cf941/attachment-0001.html