I've been to Faculty Senate meetings in the past, and this one was a little different. For whatever reasons, many committee leaders did not show up to give their reports and President Stephen Kopp was also absent. As a result, this meeting was very short compared to the ones I've attended in the past.
At the end of every meeting, people in the gallery are given five minutes to speak to the Senate. Usually it is a member of the faculty, but at Thursday's meeting, a student from the Department of Housing and Residence Life spoke about a new tutoring program in the residence halls.
Karen Mitchell, from the math department, established a festival of learning on campus last year and spoke at length about continuing it. She was very passionate about allowing students the opportunity to display and present their research from various classes and encouraged professors in attendance to enter their students' work in the festival.
I think I may go to the next Faculty Senate meeting in a few weeks and compare that meeting to last weeks'. It would be interesting to see what, if anything, is different.
Feb 28, 2011
Feb 24, 2011
Faculty Senate
I am going to this afternoon's Faculty Senate meeting. I have not seen an agenda, so I don't know what will be discussed. I've been to Faculty Senate meetings in the past as a reporter for The Parthenon, so I have an idea of what to expect. I'll post tomorrow what the meeting was like.
State of the City followup
The mayor's State of the City speech Feb. 14 painted a bleak economic future for Huntington. He spent a lot of time talking about the economy and how the budget was planned without any additional revenue sources. The city must wait until the Home Rule Board approves the occupation tax before any income sources are identified.
He also spoke about cutting jobs and funds from all departments. Councilwoman Sandra Clements said no one likes lay offs because everyone needs a job, but the city has to do what it has to do and they will have to learn to work within their resources.
In all, it was pretty interesting to hear first-hand about the city's problems.
He also spoke about cutting jobs and funds from all departments. Councilwoman Sandra Clements said no one likes lay offs because everyone needs a job, but the city has to do what it has to do and they will have to learn to work within their resources.
In all, it was pretty interesting to hear first-hand about the city's problems.
Feb 13, 2011
City Council/State of the City preview
I'm going to the Huntington City Council meeting tomorrow evening. I've been to these meetings before, when I had the City of Huntington beat for The Parthenon, so I have a pretty good idea of what they'll discuss. I took a peak at their agenda, available online, City council representatives will consider issues such as zoning, purchase of gasoline for city vehicles and purchase of software for the Huntington Police Department, among other things.
But before the actual meeting, Mayor Kim Wolfe will give his second State of the City address. I've reviewed articles about last year's speech, so that gave me a general idea of what I should expect tomorrow. Last year, Wolfe proposed furloughs for city employees, so he will probably talk about how successful that was. He may even propose extending that. He will also probably talk about taxes. A big issue last year was the 1 percent occupation tax. The mayor will talk about that and whether it was as successful as he intended. The city's economy has been an issue as well, so the mayor will probably also address that.
But before the actual meeting, Mayor Kim Wolfe will give his second State of the City address. I've reviewed articles about last year's speech, so that gave me a general idea of what I should expect tomorrow. Last year, Wolfe proposed furloughs for city employees, so he will probably talk about how successful that was. He may even propose extending that. He will also probably talk about taxes. A big issue last year was the 1 percent occupation tax. The mayor will talk about that and whether it was as successful as he intended. The city's economy has been an issue as well, so the mayor will probably also address that.
Feb 10, 2011
DuPont's filings with the SEC
In researching DuPont's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, I came across several documents.
The most interesting, and the one that says the most about the company, was the 10-Q earnings report, which listed the company's assets, revenues, expenditures, liabilities and stockholder equity. This report shows just how much money the company earned and spent in the 10-Q and is probably a vital document for stockholders so they can see how the money they invest is spent.
Another part of this document is the CEO Certification. This is a document where the CEO of the company signs off on the 10-Q earnings report and agrees that everything in the report is correct. The company's CFO also signs off on his own document saying the same things.
I also found several statements of acquisitions. This is like a receipt that shows when a person or company purchases stock in DuPont. It lists things such as addresses, company name and the type of form filed.
DuPont also corresponds with stockholders. I found several examples of these correspondences, published on company letterhead, that were sent to stockholders and filed with the SEC.
Reading these documents was like reading a different language. I didn't understand much of what I read, and it is hard to know exactly what to look for when you don't understand the documents. If I'm ever assigned a business beat, I'll have to teach myself how to maneuver the SEC website and research companies, stock filings, acquisitions and mergers and the like if I want to be a good reporter. This assignment really showed me that I still have a lot to learn in terms of research and understanding things outside politics.
The most interesting, and the one that says the most about the company, was the 10-Q earnings report, which listed the company's assets, revenues, expenditures, liabilities and stockholder equity. This report shows just how much money the company earned and spent in the 10-Q and is probably a vital document for stockholders so they can see how the money they invest is spent.
Another part of this document is the CEO Certification. This is a document where the CEO of the company signs off on the 10-Q earnings report and agrees that everything in the report is correct. The company's CFO also signs off on his own document saying the same things.
I also found several statements of acquisitions. This is like a receipt that shows when a person or company purchases stock in DuPont. It lists things such as addresses, company name and the type of form filed.
DuPont also corresponds with stockholders. I found several examples of these correspondences, published on company letterhead, that were sent to stockholders and filed with the SEC.
Reading these documents was like reading a different language. I didn't understand much of what I read, and it is hard to know exactly what to look for when you don't understand the documents. If I'm ever assigned a business beat, I'll have to teach myself how to maneuver the SEC website and research companies, stock filings, acquisitions and mergers and the like if I want to be a good reporter. This assignment really showed me that I still have a lot to learn in terms of research and understanding things outside politics.
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