Minutes
The minutes from the March 31, 2007 meeting were unanimously approved by a voice vote.

Vice President Tom Taylor
Tom Taylor is the vice president of Enrollment, Marketing and Communications Management at Ball State. He discussed and answered questions about diversity and enrollment. Discussion included campus statistics, faculty recruitment, student recruitment, publications, scholarships and the university's Strategic Plan.   Dr. Taylor suggested he and Provost King return for a future meeting and reminded the board of directors that he and the provost were available should anyone wish to discuss anything in more depth. His email address will be forwarded to the board.

Alumni Council
Mike Chisley reported that there will be openings for Alumni Council appointed members of the Ball State Board of Trustees in the future. He would like the board to actively search for candidates.  Mike said that he will pass out requirements for membership at the next meeting.

Black Expo
The United Way Breakfast that Pam is involved with will be held on Saturday, July 21. Mike, Fred, Charmaine, Teresa, Charles Payne and his wife, and Ebonee will be at the table of ten.  Keith suggested inviting distinguished guests in the Indianapolis area who are affiliated with Ball State to fill the remaining seats.

Dori would like to see the society do a Ball State Room at Expo on the off-reunion years. It could be a reception style event like IU and Purdue have.

Reunion – "Celebrate the Legacy" 
Reunion Co-chairs: Pam Morris and Keith Robinson
Awards: Phil Anderson, Mike Chisley, Joyce Jamerson, Teresa Jeter and Sue Taylor
Decorations: ALL – headed up by Joyce Jamerson, Jenell Joiner, Nancy Price and Connie
Winfrey
Entertainment: Phil Anderson and Fred Cox
Hospitality: Al Williams and Foster Stephens
Menu: Fred Cox, Joyce Jamerson, Jenell Joiner, Pam Morris, Charmaine Powell, Nancy Price, Sue Taylor, Linda Wilson and Connie Winfrey
Programs: Fred will work on programs and the keynote. Mike Chisley will MC
Publicity: ALL - headed up by Fred Cox, Anthony Head, Charmaine Powell, Keith Robinson and Sue Taylor
Reunion Assistance: Ebonee Cooper

A full reunion agenda, menus, and a downloadable registration form are available online at www.bsu.edu/alumni/reunions/blackalumni07/  As reservations come in, they will be linked to this site as well.

Publicity
Mike will make the automated phone call messages again this year to remind alumni about the reunion. Fred will send calendar announcements to Indianapolis area media.  There will be "Save the Date" flyers that will be passed out at Expo. Sue will check with Al Rent about accomplishing this via the Ball State booth.

Nancy is working with Sue to invite Kappa Tau Sigma members to the reunion. This group will use the library during part of the festivities. Please let Sue know if there are other groups who would like to do something similar.

Awards
Phil reported that in honor of the theme, "Celebrate the Legacy," a new award was created for notable, successful alumni who received their Ball State degrees within the last twenty years. The two Outstanding recipients will be Wendy Robinson, EdD96 and former board member John Hall, '72. The Award of Achievement will be presented to Kendale Adams, '97; LaTrice Edwards, '94; Ericka Flye, '92; David Lewis, '96; Idella Simmons, '92; Lynda Van Davis, '93; and Jason Whitlock, '90.The recipients were unanimously approved by the board.

Decorations
A few balloons will be the only additional decorations. The board will decorate after the brief meeting on Friday, August 3.

Shirts
After much discussion on the shirts, it was decided that a black polo shirt with red embroidery will be offered as part of the package. It can be purchased separately as well.

Entertainment
Nancy signed a contract with the "Jazz Men." They have a keyboardist, drummer and saxophonist who will perform from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Fred has a signed contract for DJ Thomas Griffin for Saturday evening. Music requests can be made on the reservation form or by emailing alumni1@bsu.edu

Individuals were unable to reach Kevin with Voices of Triumph and so the group will not make the flyer. It is hoped that VOT will still be able to provide entertainment at the reunion.

Fred has also confirmed that Mike White will take everyone's photo at registration and take photos throughout the reunion. The DVD will be available for purchase from Mike for $7 each. One dollar from the sale of each commemorative DVD will be placed in the Black Alumni Society Scholarship Fund.

Panel Discussion
Ben suggested that the topic for Saturday morning's roundtable be language - specifically, offensive language and why it is used.   Why is it in our language?  Keith suggested the unanimously approved title, "The Miseducation of Inappropriate Language."  It was decided that Mike would moderate unless one or two of the award winners with media/moderating experience would like to do so.  Phil will follow up with any award winners who make plans to attend. The panel discussion will be in the pre-event area.

Vendors
Charmaine is contacting vendors who sell art, fashions, jewelry, glamour products, Greek merchandise and more for the Vendor Exhibits. Vendors will set up in the Conservatory at 9:00 a.m. and will be open to reunion participants from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 

Career Development Session
Dori is working with the Career Center and alumni in various fields on the organization of the Career Development Session. The Career Center will have a 30 minute presentation on the "Keys to Success" for job seekers and those interested in changing jobs, etc. The panel will include several who are attending the reunion for the first time. Panelist experiences come from education, telecommunications, fashion merchandising, business, urban planning, technology and more.

Martini Tasting
Ben requested that the board consider a martini tasting event on Saturday afternoon so that the day had more entertainment options. Due to the flyer deadline and the quickly approaching reunion date, the motion was voted down.

Keynote
Dori will secure Award of Achievement recipient Lynda Van Davis as the keynote speaker.

Hospitality Room
The Hospitality Room is a meeting room on the first floor of the Holiday Inn Express. It will open on Friday and Saturday after each evening's festivities have ended.

Scholarship
Ben said he had been speaking with University Development and had raised some funds for the scholarship the society hopes to establish. He said that he has between $13,000-$17,000 in pledges of the $25,000 earmarked to endow the scholarship. He encourages the board to give to this effort as well. Fred requested that Ben write a formal letter to request money for tax purposes. Pam requested that it be sent to the whole board.  Ben will do so after he speaks with Chip Jaggers in University Development.

Homecoming
Charmaine will chair the society's Homecoming presence at the parade and the pre-game festivities. Charles volunteered to drive his car in the parade.

Next meeting
The meeting was adjourned at 1:45 p.m. The next meeting will be held in the Alumni Center Board Room prior to the reunion. The meeting will be held on Friday, August 3, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.  The next scheduled meeting will be Saturday, September 15, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.