December, 2014 Issue
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September, 2014 Meeting Minutes
Treasurer's Report
Newsletter Archive Links
 Time to Renew Your Membership?

People, Places and Happenings

Productions Around the Region

 

Who's Minding the Store?

 

Resources & Info

• Member Renewal Form
• Mission & Information

Next Issue

NBS Membership Meeting-
March 19, 2015

The next membership meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 19 and will be held at the annual USITT National Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. Start time: 8am. Room location at the conference site will be available in the March issue of this newsletter and in the Conference Schedule. See the USITT website (usitt.org) for full information about the National Conference.


Treasurer's Report

Trea Report


September, 2014 Section Meeting Minutes

USITT-NBS 2014 Fall Conference Membership Meeting
September 5th, 2014
8:45-9:45PM
Anoka-Ramsey Community College, 11200 Mississippi Blvd NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433

 

Key Note Presentation by Christopher Lutter-Gardella 
Founder of Puppet Farm Arts

• Call Meeting to Order            Reemtsma                                    8:58
As is our tradition we started our meeting with Introductions. There were 43 members in attendance.     
• Review March, 2014 Meeting Minutes                             8:55-9:00 Greenwell/Reemtsma
Moved and Seconded. Approved.
• Treasurer’s Report                                                              9:00- 9:05 Montgomery
$
3806.92 in the bank
• Newsletter & Communications Update                          9:05-9:10
Bjorklund
Brian gave Thanks for the all contributions and encourages us to share what we are doing. Upcoming newsletter dates: 15 of December, March, May, and August.
• Todd gave Thanks to our host
• 2014 Fall Conference Announcements                         9:10-9:15 Lerohl
      Schedule
      Cover the Walls
• Scholarships                                                                        9:15-9:25 Reemtsma
Scholarship applications due 10/15/14
Prague Quadrennial Scholarship
Scholarship Reading Committee:
Todd Reemtsma, Corey Shelsta, Jerry Craft, Ricky Greenwell, Wendy Barrett
Emerging Professional Grant will be posted
• Peer Review Update                                                             9:25-9:30
Shelsta
Corey would like to keep it going. Corey would like to expand the program in the spring during his sabbatical.  This is an opportunity for peer review for those that are looking to have supporting material in their tenure packet.

• USITT Sections Meeting in Nashville                                   9:30-9:40 Kraft/Reemtsma
Diversity Training
Jerry shared with us information on new directives the institute is implementing.
Possible Changes to Section Models
Todd Shared with up changes that were presented in Nashville.  ;
Discussion was made from the membership that the board could move forward and make a decision as to what model our section will use.
Second and moved

• Additional Items                                                                     9:40-9:45
Membership
Student Chapters National/Section
Website- Thanks to Corey
Social Media
Member agreed that they like email as it primary form of communication.
• Announcements
- Alicia Wold shared information about Arts Market she asked that you go on and add content to the site.
The Arts market is like a craigslist for artist.
- Costume Rental with have it pre Halloween sale.
Face book pages that may be interesting
Theatre makes against clement change
Sustainable theatre of twin cites enclave.
Dave From Children’s Theater Company shared that he would be willing to do tours of the Theatre on Sunday.

• Adjourn to fun!                                                9:40

NEXT MEETING: March 19, 2015 at the Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio



Time to Renew Your Membership!?

For most of us, it is time to renew our annual membership in USITT Northern Boundary Section. The annual renewal date is typically September of each year. The renewal form is located in this newsletter. Click here to access the renewal form. Contact the section treasurer if you are unsure about your renewal status (contact info on Section officer page- "Who's Minding the Store?")


Archive issues of NBS News

Looking for a past issue of the section newsletter? Here are the links:

March, 2009 
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_March_09/index.html
May, 2009      
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_May_09/index.html
August, 2009
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_Aug_09/index.html
December, 2009      
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_Dec_09/index.html

March, 2010 
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_March_10/index.html
May, 2010     
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_May_10/index.html
August, 2010
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_Aug_10/index.html
December, 2010      
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_Dec_10/index.html

March, 2011 
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_March_11/index.html
May, 2011                   
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_May_11/index.html
August, 2011
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_Aug_11/index.html
December, 2011      
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_Dec_11/index.html

March, 2012 
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_March_12/index.html
May, 2012
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_May_12/index.html
August, 2012
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_Aug_12/index.html
December, 2012
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_Dec_12/index.html

March, 2013
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_March_13/index.html
May, 2013
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_May_13/index.html
August, 2013
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_Aug_13/index.html
December, 2013
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_Dec_13/index.html

March, 2014
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_March_14/index.html
May, 2014
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_May_14/index.html
August, 2014
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_Aug_14/index.html
December, 2014
http://www.stolaf.edu/nbs/NBS_Dec_14/index.html

Northern Boundary Section Facebook Site

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As a reminder there is a Facebook Group "USITT Northern Boundary Section". The url is below:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=25467989930
If people want to do a group search they will find it. The group is set so that any member can post to the group so it is open to everyone in the region.


NBS Web Site

Corey Shelsta from SDSU is our webmaster and our site is located at www.northernboundary.usitt.org. Corey's contact information is located on the section officers page