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SBA Meeting MINUTES
September 09, 2008
- Welcome
- Luke Maher, President, welcomed everyone to the meeting
- Events Update
- Rob Parker, Vice President, gave everyone an update on upcoming SBA events
- Constitutional Trivia versus Wash U is coming up September 16, 2008 in Wash U’s new student center. Contact Rob for more information at rparke11@slu.edu
- Flag football versus Wash U coming up as well
- Nov. 15, 2008 is the tentative date
- There will be a provision for any women who would like to participate
- Softball news
- The first week of softball games was a huge success
- After the games on September 12th, there will be a gathering at 3 Monkeys on Morganford Road after the games
- On October 10, there will be a blues band event following softball
- Presidential Election debate is in the works
- Pub crawl on the Friday of Fall Break is being planned
- After-Finals Party after the last scheduled 1L exam will take place
- Chris Lee: Many 2Ls have their last exam AFTER the last 1L exam
- Rob: We will try to choose the most convenient day for everyone
- 1L Election Results
- Rob welcomed the SBA’s newest members. Congratulations to the following newly elected reps:
- Donna Tran
- Karla Hutton
- Steve Donner
- Mike Kelley
- Kylie Slater
- Lindsey Rendlen
- Angie Catapano
- Cecilia Caleira
- Jamie Grosz
- Ben Erwin
- Ira Herenda
- Treasurer Update
- Meg Boudreau, Treasurer, updated everyone on budgetary matters
- Budget Proposal was distributed to everyone in attendance
- All SBA reps present participated in the up or down vote
- Meg made the motion to approve the budget
- AJ seconded the motion
- All votes were in favor; none were opposed
- The motion to approve the budget was passed and the budget proposal took effect immediately
- Meg outlined the Teamwork Fund for student organizations
- Teamwork Fund is an addition resource for student organizations seeking funding for a specific event
- Fund is conditioned upon co-sponsoring with other organizations
- Goal is to reduce over-programming
- Student orgs should submit all Teamwork Fund proposals to Meg
- For more information, contact Meg at mboudrea@slu.edu
- Graduation Forms
- All students graduating in December, May, or August need to fill out a graduation form and return it to the Registrar’s Office by September 19, 2008
- A link to the form is available in the Docket
- SBA Retreat
- Lindsay Young, Secretary, told the reps about the upcoming retreat on Sunday, September 14, 2008 from 2-5pm. All SBA members should plan to attend.
- A flier was distributed with details on location and parking.
- Committee Formations
- Merchandise Committee: will help Lindsay and Rob with the SBA apparel
- Mentor Program Committee: will help with the ongoing mentor program throughout the school year and the various 1L events connected to it
- AJ Schultz
- Mike Kelley
- Karla Hutton
- Donna Tran
- Chris Freiburger
- Steve Donner
- Jamie Grosz
- Ben Erwin
- Barrister’s Ball Committee: will help with ticket sales, event planning, invitations, and all things connected with the annual Barrister’s Ball
- Jen Blues
- Mark Milton
- Bryan Flynn
- Emily Kiser
- Lindsey Rendlen
- Angie Catapano
- Ira Herenda
- Kylie Slater
- Jamie Grosz
- Steve Donner
- Cecilia Caldeira
- Erin Doyle
- SBA Lookbook
- Lindsay asked that all SBA reps email her a picture so that a “LookBook” can be created to help everyone get to know each other and put names with face
- Career Services Advisory Board
- Shawn McLain, ABA Representative, updated the assembly on the newly created advisory board and its first meeting
- The board discussed creating a packet of advice for first year students with 2L and 3L perspectives on the job search
- Erin Doyle: Could this become a section of the blog?
- Shawn: The blog is no longer in operation.
- Rob: Suggested creating a Facebook page or something similar
- SGA Senator Report
- First meeting took place recently
- No relevant information for law students yet
- SLU Law Ambassador Program
- Dean Kolnik and the Admission’s Office are spearheading this new project
- Students who join will give tours and answer questions from prospective students
- Email Luke Maher for more information at lmaher1@slu.edu
- Self-Scheduled Exams
- Are ready to go and will be a reality for this fall’s exam period!
- 1L exams will NOT be self-scheduled, and a few professors have two-part exams that will not be conducive to self-scheduling; however, the majority of the faculty have signed on to the new process
- There is a block schedule of times available and students do not have to report which blocks they will choose
- For example, if you want to take your exam on a certain day, you just show up that day. If that day comes and you feel unprepared, you can choose not to come as well.
- The only caveat is that students cannot create a conflict for themselves. All students are responsible for making sure that they complete all their exams by the last day of the exam period.
- Felisha McCaster, Registrar, noted that all this information is available on the web and the plasma screen
- Students may also stop by the Office of Student Services with questions
- She encouraged all students to review the Exam Rules and Procedures
- Printing Issue Discussion
- Pavan Parikh: Why not go back to the quota from our first year?
- Mark Milton: Is there a way to make it free to print small assignments all the way through the semester?
- Laura Keck: Is there a way to let there be a set amount on our cards for printing?
- Luke Maher: We are told this is a central IT issue that cannot be overcome.
- Erin Doyle: Can SLU IT talk to them?
- What if it was up to the student to decide how to use a specified amount of money that was put on the card?
- Steve: Where does the $$ go from student copies?
- Luke: Great question. We can look into this.
- Shawn: What about blocks of free printing at a time?
- Laura: Voiced opposition to this from an environmental perspective.
- Student: What if we charge a fee like $30 at the beginning and then everyone can print at will for the entire year?
- Chris Lee: Voiced opposition to this because he has his own printer and that would essentially be $30 down the drain for him.
- Student: Why not restrict free printing to certain times during the school year?
- Luke: This is a real possibility right now and has been proposed by the administration as a potential solution.
- Student: Could students pay a nominal fee to buy printing here at school?
- AJ: Why not just reduce the cost per page?
- When current 3Ls started as 1Ls, it was only 6 cents a page.
- Karla Hutton: Public libraries let you print 200 pages per month for free
- Donna Tran: Is there an option for double-sided printing?
- Laura: Yes, but it charges you for 2 pages.
- Meg: For the cost of one page, you can photocopy two pages onto one “big” piece of paper.
- Discussion was concluded.
- Pre-law Volunteer Opportunity
- Laura Keck told the SBA about an Intro to Law undergrad course that is looking for law student volunteers to help with it’s September 10th class at 9:00 am
- The students have an assignment that is similar to an IRAC problem
- Free coffee will be available to all law students who participate
- Anyone interested should come at 8:40 am and contact Laura with questions at lkeck1@slu.edu
- Naturalization Ceremony
- Honor Council Appointment
- Luke introduced Karen Skelton as the E-board’s proposed appointee to fill the current vacancy
- A majority of the SBA must vote in favor of the appointment for it to pass.
- Debate ensued as to the appointment and no vote was taken.
- Laura Keck made a motion to table the discussion, which was seconded.
- 2L SBA Rep Vacancy
- Luke introduced Chris Freiburger as the nominee
- A vote was taken and Chris was elected by a total majority of SBA reps present.
- Next Meeting: September 23, 2008 at 12:00 pm, Room 02.
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