A discussion was held about the committee s charge. Snoeyenbos favored a less specific charge. It was also mentioned that coaching as well as mentoring be worded in the committee s charge. Bullington will rewrite the charge and forward to Shupala. After consulting the past five years Library School Outreach Committee and Students to ALA Committee planning and final reports as well as Self-Study and Resource Allocation Committee Report and Recommendations, Student and Student Chapter Outreach Committee and Students to ALA Committee propose a merger of these two committees.
Rationales Allow better use of resources.
The committee also introduces students to ALA in general, encouraging them to attend the ALA Annual Conference and welcoming those who do attend with a reception. The committee also administers the Student Chapter of the Year Award. Tennant commented that this merger would make the charge a much broader charge, not just arranging a reception at Annual in the case of the SALA Committee. Yue also commented that the two committees compliment each other and that the work load, if the committees were merged into a single committee, should work well. He also stated that this proposed committee should provide a stronger voice for students.