I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:04 PM

Present: Tara Ferguson, Stephen Hernandez, Michael Ashington-Pickett, Nicole Berto, Minaz Ahamed, Mark Rogers, Brian Beecher, Sally Robertson, Stacey Aronowitz.

Absent: Mr. Brown, Ms. Rubin, Mr. Soto

II. EXECUTIVE REPORTS

A. Introduction of New Officers and Representatives

Secretary Nicole Berto, 3rd year Rep. Jesse Soto & Section C Rep. Brian Beecher

B. Questioning Brian Beecher of why he wants to be on SBA

Rogers: Why do you want to be on the SBA?

Beecher: To make a difference at Pepperdine sounded like fun, good experience, have friends on SBA Mike Ashington-Pickett.

Hernandez: As a 1st year, what are you most concerned about for Pepperdine as a law school?

Beecher: Career services.

Vote: Unanimous

C. President Announcements: Tara Ferguson

• New Dean Meeting April 7th 2:40-3:40 pm in SR-1 - Students needed to attend panel
• Ashington-Pickett, Beecher, Aronowitz, & Berto volunteer to attend

D. VP Announcements: Stephen Hernandez

• Recognizing 16 student organizations:

Administrative Law, Advocates for Public Interest, Armenian Law, Asian Pacific, Association for Trial Lawyers, Black Law Students, Christian Legal Society, Honor Board, Intellectual Property, International Law, Phi Delta Pi, Republican Club, Vietnamese American, Dispute Resolution Society, Jewish Law Student Assoc., Student Mentor Program.

• Recommends ICC meeting more than once a semester make on voluntary basis

E. Additional Announcements

• Rogers: Recommends emailing Club Presidents; recommends moving SBA meetings b/c the office is stuffy and the weather is nice maybe have at the SOL>
• Town Hall Meeting: Public Comments at the beginning, have sheets to turn in if they want to speak turn into Secretary, announce them and put time limit (3 minutes) in order to move the process along. Have regular meeting to follow. Announce in Dicta. Room recommendations are D, B, C. Bring candy food too expensive.
• Recommendation to move meeting time to 3:45 or 4:00 pm. instead of 5:00 pm. Check w/ Heather to see if her schedule would allow this.

III. COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Food and Beverage Committee

Ashington-Pickett: Plans done and signed for new cafeteria once get permits then can start construction ready 3-4 weeks after school>

Regarding ATM, no new news.

Side Note: Cafeteria is the way it is b/c of cement shortage.

B. SBA Visibility and Technology

Next week we will take pictures for the website

Minutes to be emailed to Nathan Striker in Computer Services once a month or once a week so that students can download and check out minutes on the website

C. Career Services

Ferguson: Spoke to Prof. Miller

There is a career services forum: last semester someone came to observe Carol>

Suggestions:

• Get fourth person into Career Services and set it up so that each faculty person is assigned an entering class. Carol>
• Assign students to a particular counselor. Concerns about assigning by class is that one counselor cant take on all first years, etc.

Meeting Wednesday, April 2 at 1:00 pm. w/ Carol>

Future Networking Opportunities: Alumni Brunch, Spring Job Fair

Prof. Miller wanted us to know that Alumni Contacts will now be available to all students.

IV. OLD BUSINESS

A. ATLA

Old Proposal July 19-23rd meeting in San Francisco. Requesting $450.

They requested $450 - Total $2, 174

Suggestions on $450 requested: Budget around $12k currently. Factor in $2500 for In-n-Out. Concerns include fact that our budget can roll-over to next year.

Ashington-Pickett makes motion to give ATLA $450 they requested

Ahamed seconds this motion.

Votes:

Hernandez: Y

Ashington-Pickett: Y

Berto: Y

Aronowitz: Y

Ahamed: Y

Rogers: Y

Robertson: Y

7-0 Motion Passes

B. Blood Drive

Ferguson: Red Cross set-up early. Went well. 50+ donations.

Hernandez: Suggests doing future blood drives

Ferguson: Undergrads have a blood drive next week. Will plan another.

C. How to Pass the Bar Exam Panel

Ahamed: Scheduled April 3rd - Prof Ogdens Remedies Class (10:20-11:30). Flier being worked on will stuff-boxes make poster boards.

Beecher: Barbri, Flemings, etc. lady coming Monday, March 31st.

Ferguson: Make announcements in class

D. How to Schedule Your Classes Panel

Ferguson: E-mailed Dean Cupp w/ idea hes planning on doing something official.

Ashington-Pickett: Wednesday, April 2 at 12:45-1:30. Have 6 upper-division students who have different specializations, interests. In a few minutes will tell their backgrounds. Will give suggestions on class, professors, what they would do differently, etc. Everyone is invited. Fliers will be made on color paper. Section reps should announce to their sections.

Aronowitz: Maybe have pizza. Since around lunch, then dont want to do lunch. Thinking maybe finger-foods such as a dessert, crispy crmes, or chips.

Aronowitz: Motion for $100 to buy food for meeting

Roger: Seconds Motion

Motion Tabled until Next Week

Concern about meeting time: Section B doesnt get out of class until 1:00 pm. Some people on panel wont be out of class until 12:50. Announce to students to come in late. Section C has to go back to class at 1:30, so cant start meeting at 1:00 pm. b/c wont have enough time.

Representatives to make announcement in sections.

E. In-N-Out Day

Scheduled: April 7th 12-1:30 pm

F. Legal Research & Writing Suggestions

Ahamed: Meeting w/ Dean Cupp move Appellate Brief so that not over Spring Break.

Meeting scheduled for Wednesday at 2:45 pm.

Professor is opposed to having a 3-hour performance test as in the past.

Students are concerned about students not spending equal time on the test as in the past.

V. NEW BUSINESS

A. Student Groups nothing new

B. New Student Open House for Future First Years scheduled for Friday, April 4.

C. Finals allot $100 for donuts or a snack.

D. Library Hours automatically staying open until 2 am.

Aronowitz: ID to get in door can be frustrating for students so, maybe send out emails to warn students so that they arent surprised. Last year got bag-tags didnt do that this year.

E. Party Committees

• Barristers Ball committee needs to get together end of this semester.
• I Survived the First Week of Law School>

F. SBA Dinner cant be paid for out of funds unless use discretionary funds of officers.

Suggestion: Have SBA meeting at Dukes towards end of the year maybe last meeting.

Last day of school>

G. Ideas/Concerns:

Ideas for End of the Year events: I Survived Law School>

Concern: Shouldnt have on weekend b/c running out of time.

Concern: Were sounding like a dining club instead of the SBA. Suggestion of a social event the last day of finals.

Concern: SPAM e-mail on Pepperdine account regarding USC, UCLA, Pepperdine hosting special events that Pepperdine is actually not officially a part of.

VI. QUOTE from Mr. Brown

The man who has no inner life is a slave to his surroundings. Henri-Frederic Amiel

VII. NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, April 2 at 5:00 pm.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

Ashington-Pickett makes motion to adjourn at 6:16 pm.