| Region 3 Regional Notes/Report |
| Notes/Report: DATE: February 5, 2007 - Regional report to Executive Council  Region 3 report to NYSFAAA Executive Council Our January meeting was primarily devoted to an open discussion about Executive Council, Statement of Principles, and Proposed Mission Statement. There were some very interesting reactions and thoughts from the participants. Here are some but not all that was discussed: There was a feeling the Principles should be overarching and not too specific. Not so many dont more general Some felt that we were over reacting to the MRU up roar and that we should be focused more on our mission and legislative responsibilities. General consensuses that we need to positively promote ourselves better then what we are currently doing. Let people know who we are and what we stand for There should be training on ethical standards both at Novice and the conference. Mentoring should focus on the bigger picture of ethical behavior There should be time for a regional meeting at the conference and possibly state wide meeting at the larger conferences like Department of Education Fall conferences. To help promote mentoring and our values Mission statement is a run on sentence What happened to membership cards and pins? Mission statement could be on the back of the membership card. Since I will not be running for re-election I gave the attendees a profile of what a regional representative is responsible for: Attend all Executive Council meetings. Normally these meetings are in September, NYSFAAA Conference, December, February, and June. Sometimes there is a meeting in March. Attend all Regional meetings. Act as the conduit between the region and the Executive Council Report to the Region and post report to the website in a timely fashion. Report to Executive Council on Regional activities and be the voice and vote for the region In regards to articles for the Webletter, the region felt that committee chairs should be responsible to submit a brief article about their particular event(s) College Bowl Sunday was discussed. Volunteers were asked to contact either Rachael or Sharon. Some concern from members that the schools did not seem to be aware. Not enough publicity. Our Syracuse time will be from 10-2. POSTED BY: Sharon Karwowski |