NU ROTCAS Bylaws
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NUROTCAS Constitution
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Meeting Minutes
I. Call to order:
The March 19, 2008, meeting of the Executive Committee of the Northeastern University ROTC Alumni Society was called to order at 1330 hours by Steve Brainard.
II. Roll Call:
Present were:Joseph Cooper, Stephen Brainard, LTC John McClellan, William Maloney, and Randall Craig.
III. Treasurer's Report:
The treasury has a current balance of approximately $ 1,900.
IV. Secretary's Report:
The Secretary�¢??s Report for the December, 2007 meeting was prepared by Bill Malonely and has been e-mailed to the committee members.
V. Old Business:
Mentoring: Steve reported 17 cadets and 25 mentors have signed up. 18 of the mentors are on active duty with 5 in Iraq/Afghanistan. The next step will be to match cadets with mentors. It is planned to notify cadets of their mentors before April 17.
VI New Business:
NEW PMS: LTC McClellan reported that his replacement, LTC Kathleen Scanlon, will be arriving on 30 June. She will be away at school from 14 to 25 July. LTC McClellan will be leaving around 1 August for his new assignment as Director of Common Leader Training, Maneuver Support Center and Ft. Leonard Wood, MO.
Awards Ceremony, Friday, 4 April: The Awards Ceremony will be held this year in the Heights Room located on the second floor of the Corcoran Commons Building at Boston College. The Social Hour will begin at 1800 hours and the Awards Ceremony is due to begin at 1900 hours. NUROTCAS will be giving three $200 awards. Steve has prepared the award certificates and will mail them to Capt. Craig.
Staff Ride, Saturday, 5 April: the Staff Ride will begin at 0830 on Saturday, 5 April and will cover the battles at Lexington/Concord/Bunker Hill. D. Michael Ryan, American Revolutionary War Historian will be the tour guide. After lunch an Officer�¢??s Forum will be conducted at NU. Alumni are invited.
Commissioning, Thursday, 1 May: Seven NU cadets are due to be commissioned on Thursday, 1 May, at Faneuil Hall, Boston. Ceremonies begin at 1600 hours. The NU Class of 1958 are the �¢??Golden Graduates�¢?? this year. Steve provided committee members with a copy of a list of the 1958 ROTC graduates. Committee members will be calling the �¢??Golden Graduates�¢?? to invite them to the ceremony.
Memorial Day Observance, Monday, 26 May: the Memorial Day Observance will begin at 0800 on Monday, 26 May. The ceremony will pretty much follow last year�¢??s program. LTC McClellan would like to give a poppy to each attendee. This follows a tradition that began after World War I.
New NUROTCAS Officers: it is time to start thinking again of replacements for the current Executive Committee officers. Their two-year terms will be expiring this summer.
Next Meeting:Next Meeting �¢?? Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at 1100 hours.
The meeting adjourned at 1445 hours
Respectively submitted, Randall C. Craig, Secretary.I. Call to order:
The April 16, 2008, meeting of the Executive Committee of the Northeastern University ROTC Alumni Society was called to order at 1430 hours by President Joseph Cooper.
II. Roll Call:
Present were: Joseph Cooper, Stephen Brainard (via telephone), LTC John McClellan, William Maloney, John Power, Randall Craig, and guest Marty Ross ('64).
III. Treasurer's Report:
The treasury has a current balance of approximately $ 1,900.
IV. Secretary's Report:
The Secretary's Report for the March 19, 2008, meeting was approved. A copy will be placed on the Society's Web-site.
V. Old Business:
Mentoring: Now at 18 cadets and 25 mentors. Steve will match up cadets and mentors. He will notify each cadet by email of their mentor's name before the cadets leave school this semester.
NEW PMS: LTC Scanlon, LTC McClellan's replacement, is scheduled to arrive 30 June. LTC Scanlon will be away at school from 8 to 13 July.
Commissioning, Thursday, 1 May: Members of the Executive Committee have been telephoning ROTC graduates from the Class of 1958, "Golden Graduates", to invite them to the Commissioning on 1 May. We would like to have at least seven "Golden Graduates" participate in the ceremony and carryon the tradition started in 2005 with the first ROTC graduating class of 1955.
Memorial Day Observance, Monday, 26 May: the Memorial Day Observance will begin at 0800 on Monday, 26 May, and follow last year's program.
New NUROTCAS Officers: nothing to report. The terms of office for the current Executive Committee members will be expiring this summer.
VI New Business:
Pershing Rifles/Scabbard & Blade: It was mentioned that there is interest in reestablishing these two groups. The suggestion was made that perhaps two or three Alumni who were members of PR in the old days might wish to assist as advisors. The Scabbard & Blade is a service oriented group. Plans are being considered to have them connect with the U.S.O..
Yearbook: LTC McClellan reported that he was disappointed that there was not a single page in the 2008 Yearbook that mentioned ROTC. This is a topic that this Committee and the new PMS need to watch. In past years, there have been a varying number of pages mentioning ROTC.
Personnel Changes: In addition to LTC McClellan's departure this summer, MSGT Wentworth will be heading off to Fort Riley, Kansas.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at 1600 hours. There will be no meeting in May.
The meeting adjourned at 1515 hours.
Respectively submitted, Randall C. Craig, Secretary.