Hopefully you are all doing well and excited for the next PSC meeting, which will take place this Wednesday, March 3rd at 7:00pm in Greg 113.

This week we will be doing a discussion on environmental politics and policies. To help guide our discussion, we are going to have Professor Robert Pahre there. He won’t be lecturing, just asking some thought and discussion-provoking questions.

This is our first time with this subject so bring all your pent up conservationism and global warming related energy on Wednesday!

Sorry for the short notice, but our next meeting will be tomorrow night, Wed 17th, at 7pm in Rm 111 Greg Hall. At the meeting we’re going to be focusing on state politics, especially on the recent primary campaigns and results, and the future outlook of politics for the state.

Hope to see you there!

There are a few things happening this week:

First, this Thursday, February 11th we’re going to be having a fundraiser at the White Horse Inn from 9pm-2am. PSC will be selling cups at the front door that allow you to access drink specials throughout the night. Like the meeting last week, all the proceeds will be going to the American Red Cross to help the relief effort in Haiti, so grab some friends and come hang out on Thursday!

Also, on Friday, February 12th we’re going to be holding another happy hour at 5pm at Firehaus. Come enjoy some great food, and of course some great company after a long and stressful week!

Last, for those of you who have paid dues for the year/ semester this is the last chance to sign up for t-shirts! We’re putting in the official t-shirt order next week, so if you’d like a shirt please email Rick at dembins2@illinois.edu with your name and size by the end of this week.

That’s it for this week. I hope to see everyone at the fundraiser and happy hour!

UPDATE: Professor Adlai Murdoch will be speaking to us Haitian history along with the presence of US and French interests in Haiti. We will also have a discussion about the state of Haiti’s infrastructure before and after the earthquake and talk about what lies ahead for the Haitian people and the entire country.

This week we will be having another happy hour at 5pm on Friday, Jan 29th at Firehaus.  I hope everyone can make it out, get to know some new members this semester, and grab a bite!

Also, as I mentioned in the previous post, our first meeting of the semester will be next Wednesday, February 3rd at 7pm in Greg 223. Wednesday evening will be a combined informational meeting and fundraiser for Haiti, so please encourage as many people as you can to come out and support the cause.

Please let me know if there’s anything else I can help with, and if not I’ll see you all at the happy hour!

I hope that everyone had a relaxing break and is enjoying your first week back at school. This Friday, January 22nd, at 5pm at Firehaus we’re going to be holding the first happy hour of the semester to ease back into the swing of things.

Also, the first meeting of the semester will be held on Wednesday, February 3rd.  The meeting on the 3rd will be centered on the recent tragedy in Haiti and will also be focused on raising funds for the relief effort.  Look out for an email next week with more details.

That’s it for this week, so once again I hope everyone is having a great first week back, and I look forward to seeing you all at the happy hour on Friday!

First off, all applications and resumes for executive board and committee positions are due no later than 11:59 pm this Thursday, December 3rd.  Once again, we’ll be interviewing to fulfill the Secretary position on the exec board and since some of our current committee members will be interviewing for Secretary as well, we may have open committee positions.  The possible committee openings could be for social, fundraising, or PR.  Interviews for the open positions will be held this Sunday, December 6th and Monday, December 7th.  If you’re interested in applying for either the Secretary board position, or a committee please don’t delay in sending your applications and resumes to pscuiuc@gmail.com.

Also, due to scheduling conflicts and requests from a number of members, we’ve decided to push the barcrawl back a week to next Wednesday, December 9th.  On Wednesday, we’ll be meeting at 7:15 pm in the Union basement (near all of the restaurants) for a quick end of the semester recap meeting and to pass out last year’s t-shirts for those of you who don’t have a t-shirt to wear on the barcrawl.  Everyone must be wearing a t-shirt on the barcrawl to be excused from cover charges throughout the night.

Update: The bar crawl date has been changed to Wednesday, December 9th.

First of all, we will be interviewing applicants for a vacancy on our exec board for next semester.  Unfortunately, we will be losing our Secretary after this semester so we are looking for a qualified candidate to fill the position.  We will be holding interviews the nights of Sunday, December 6th and Monday, the 7th. The application form can be found here and is due along with a resume by Thursday, December 3rd at 11:59 pm. For those of you that may be interested but aren’t entirely sure what the Secretary does, he/she is responsible for keeping an accurate record of membership information, minutes from general meetings, and collecting membership dues. The Secretary also initiates outreach to potential members.  More importantly, the Secretary, along with the rest of the board, plays a major role in shaping what kinds of things PSC does.  So if this interests you, please send in an application (which can be found here) and a resume by December 3rd to us at PSCuiuc@gmail.com.

Also, because some of our committee members will be applying to fill the spot, we may end up having a committee position open as well.  This position could involve fundraising, PR, or social events.  If you submit your application for the Secretary position, you will also be considered for the committees if a vacancy opens up.

Bar Crawl

The PSC Fall semester barcrawl is scheduled for Wednesday, December 9th. Believe it or not, December isn’t that far away so start planning now.  Currently we are planning on using our T-shirts from last year.  If you do not have last year’s shirt and want to attend the barcrawl, shoot us an email and we’ll figure out a way to get you a shirt.  We’ll send out more specific information about this later but for now keep it in mind.

PSC will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, November 11th at 7pm in Greg 113. This week, in light of the recent shootings across the country, we are going to be talking a little bit about gun control. We’ll be able to touch on any facet of the subject you guys want, so come ready.

We are also going to be ordering pizza for everyone that attends the meeting. Everyone knows that nothing goes with politics quite like pizza. You KNOW you want free pizza. We’ll also have the sign-up sheet for T-shirts. If you want to get your shirt, you are running out of time so make sure to sign up tomorrow or shoot us an email with your name and size.

Another reminder: White Horse Cup Night

On Thursday, PSC will be hosting a fundraiser at the White Horse Inn.  We’ll be there from 9:00pm to 2:00am selling cups for $5.00.  Come buy a cup from us and get some awesome drink specials all night.

We would like to reiterate that PSC does not condone illegal or irresponsible behavior.  It is illegal for anyone under 19 to be in the bar and for anyone under 21 to drink.  You all know this and the exec board expects we are all capable of handling Thursday night in a mature fashion.  We all want to have fun but we hope to do that without breaking any laws or putting anyone’s health in danger.

We’ll be having a happy hour this Friday at Murphy’s Pub at 5:00. We’re going to be meeting in the new section of the bar (East side, near the back), so come on out and get to know the Exec Board as well as other members of the club and have a good time!

Also, clear you calendars for Thursday, November 12th! PSC is hosting a White Horse Cup Night starting at 9pm at The White Horse Inn. Purchase of the $5 dollar cup will allow you to receive great beverage specials throughout the night.  Proceeds go to the club.  Details will be forthcoming.  Hope to see you all there!

P.S. If you have not paid your dues or turned in a membership form, you can bring them to the happy hour.  Those who do so will receive this year’s club t-shirt when they are ordered.