SBA MEETING

August 27, 2003

 

I.          MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 5:05 PM

 

II.        ROLL CALL 5:05

Present: Ferguson, Hernandez, Ashington-Pickett, Berto, Rogers, Robertson, Brown

Late-comers:  Minaz, Beecher (class)

Absent:  Aronowitz (working)

 

III.       APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Berto to e-mail minutes to everyone for this week and last

 

IV.       EXECUTIVE REPORTS

            a.  President: Tara Ferguson

                 i.    Elections beginning next Tuesday – a lot of interest by 1st years. Speeches scheduled for Wednesday, September 10th – to be held in the Cafeteria – back-up location is the Atrium.

                 ii.   Cafeteria scheduled to be open September 10th.

                 iii.  The Annual Bash:  Party with 5 different law schools – we will promote w/ fliers.  Pepperdine, USC, Southwestern, Loyola and UCLA Law Schools Invited.  Date will be Thursday, September 4th.

                 iv.  Barrister’s Ball scheduled for October 10th.

                 v.   Dean Nelson interested in SBA sponsoring “Outstanding Faculty” award, to be published in a particular journal.  SBA to be organizing.

                 vi.  Goals and Objectives gone over w/ Dean Nelson

 

            b. Vice President

                 i.    ICC meeting was today:

- September 15th is the due date for organizations to register w/ the SBA.       

Proposals will be submitted by e-mail to Hernandez day before SBA meetings.   

SBA members are to read these proposals before SBA meetings.

                        -  There will be 3 ICC meetings this semester

                        -  A 30-60 day calendar will be posted with all organization activities/meetings

                        -  21 student organizations were represented – therefore 9 absent

                 -  Attendance at ICC meetings are mandatory in order to be recognized by the 

                    SBA and receive the $150 disbursement of funds.  Only one rep is required.

                 ii.   Met with Shannon Phillips today regarding how to get organizations more involved. New students to receive contact sheet to inform us what organizations they are interested in joining their first year.  The organizations will contact the students directly if the students wish to be contacted.  Letters to go out Jan/Feb.

                 iii.  Reminder:  All student organizations have their mailboxes, which should be checked regularly.

 

            c. Treasurer

                 i.  Meeting with Carol: Waiting for money and numbers to come in

                 ii.  Able to put a down-payment on Barrister’s, even with paying for last week’s event

 

            d.  Secretary

i.  No announcements regarding minutes

V.        Committee Reports

a. Career Services:  Brainstormed over Spring informal and Alumni networking. 

i.  Important to go in and introduce yourself to the new CDO staff – job to enable

you to get a job.  Backgrounds are impressive.  New organization.

                        ii.  Brown went in and notes a “definite” improvement from last year.

                        iii. Please encourage others to go in and check out what the CDO has to offer.

iv. One idea was to set up a table in the Atrium to ask questions informally

without an appt.

v.  Also trying to form a intern database to connect with other students that have similar interests or have had a similar job experience.

vi. No finite plans in place

 

            b.  SBA Visibility/Technology: Taking pics today

 

            c.  Alumni Relations:  No updates

 

            d.  Party Committee: 

                        i.  First Year Party at IVAR:  

- IVAR’s management is highly criticized for their handling of our party on Friday, Aug. 22.

- The situation was unfortunate, but out of SBA’s control

                        - Sentiments:  A lot of people are upset b/c it was set up for first-years to be

introduced to others.  There are Bar Reviews that will make up.  Some feel we

need to do another party before Barrister’s. Others feel we need to lay-low for a

while and let it smooth over.

-         Beecher to call Moonshadow’s to schedule another event – 9/12 or 9/19

o       4 vote to have another party

o       3 vote to not deal with it now

o       1 abstain

ii.  Annual Bash:

-         Venue is smaller than last year’s

-         Motion to not give money for a DJ – approved by majority vote

-         Will advertise w/ fliers but will not be giving funds

-         Concern raised that not giving funds, when Pepperdine students do attend these functions, could affect future invites

iii.  Barristers:

-         Meeting with Bruce at 1pm on Wednesday, September 5th

-         Recommendation to begin advertising early

-         Recommendation to inform/invite Professor’s early

 

VI.       UNFINISHED BUSINESS

                        i.  Re: Text books on reserve, vouchers and parking lot closed

                        - Rogers makes motion to talk to the Dean – approved

 

VII.     NEW BUSINESS

i.  Brown’s thought about the road closure: change green turn-time on the left-hand turn lane.  A lot of illegal turns going on.  Ferguson will e-mail Dean Nelson.  Hernandez promotes using other entrance off PCH.

 

VIII.    NEXT MEETING:  WEDNESDAY, SETEMBER 3RD AT 5PM

 

IX.       ADJOUNMENT AT 5:52 PM

                        i.  Rogers makes motion to adjourn

                        ii. Ahamed seconds