Student Bar Association Meeting

September 11, 2015

  1. Call to order and welcome
  2. HEY EVERYONE!
  3. Attendance
  4. Mandatory attendance policy – Can’t miss more than 3 meetings a year, excused meetings included.
  5. 3 meetings a semester, 6 a year. You need to be able to make more than half of the meetings.
  6. Officer Reports
  7. President, Max:
  8. All in new business
  9. VP, Frantz:
  10. Buddy information will be sent out on Sunday afternoon.
  11. Treasurer, Roy:
  12. Budget has been finished. No complaints!
  13. Secretary, Katrina:
  14. Google Calendar on the SBA Homepage. People should be checking it regularly before trying to book a meeting date.
  15. University Senator, Brandon:
  16. University Senate was on the forefront for the cyber attack.
  17. Master plans for all 3 campuses.
  18. Law School physical plan – Figure out what to do what the basement in the Old Building. Updates being made to the West Building.
  19. With the merger, we’re hoping to see a rank increase. Senate concern is cost savings. The merger was expensive, so the Senate is looking to see when they’ll get their money back.
  20. Dean Mutcherson sent out a change of the academic rules, which will affect the 1Ls and 2Ls. There are different academic requirements. Biggest Change: Writing requirement.New requirement is 2 Writing Intensive classes. (Students felt that regular writing classes were useless).
  21. Debate as to how many credits should be given to journals, moot courts, etc. Also debating what the upper level curve should be like.
  22. 16 credits is the max., 86 credit graduation requirement. Applies to students that matriculated from June 2014 onward.
  23. ABA Rep., Mike:
  24. Not here
  25. 3L President, Aaron:
  26. Orientation went well.
  27. Tavern event was super profitable.
  28. Field House – The Law Ball, 9/18. Mixer with other law schools. Right after the mixer, so it’ll be fun. Network with people from other schools.
  29. Restatement (First) of Talent, Friday, 11/13. After party at the Victor. Probably in the multi-purpose room.
  30. Barrister’s Ball – March 4th at the Crystal Tea Room.
  31. Part-Time President, Misty:
  32. Jump-start students were accounted for in new rule making, thanks to Dean Mutcherson.
  33. Classes are trying to be added to evening sections to be available to more students.
  34. New business
  35. Budget ratification – All student leaders were spoken with, but everyone is happy with their budget. BUDGET PASSES. (Requested Dollars: $14,465; Given Out: $9,460);
  36. New student organizations that may want money – Can seek “emergency funds,” see Roy after the meeting.
  37. Committees
  38. Requirement for everyone on the SBA to be on a committee. Students can serve on more than 1 committee. Must be an elected member of the SBA to be on a committee.
  39. Elections – Aaron (appointed)
  40. Social – Aaron
  41. Finance – Roy
  42. Student Affairs – Brandon
  43. Education Policy – Frantz
  44. Communications - Katrina
  45. Meeting times
  46. Friday evenings vs. Sunday evenings
  47. Fridays at 5:30 seem to be the most convenient so it’s going to remain.
  48. NEXT MEETING: 10/9, 5:30, Moot Court Room
  49. Parliamentarian
  50. Responsible for enforcing Robert’s Rules of Order. Has the same job function as the president. Board doesn’t think Parliamentarian is a necessary position. Motion to remove it and amend the Constitution.
  51. There are 8 people on the board, so Parliamentarian served as a tiebreaker. Board makes their decisions together, so it may not be necessary to keep a position just for a tiebreaker.
  52. Vote: Motion to abolish -Motion Passes by 2/3 Vote.
  53. Vote: Motion to have Parliamentary duties absorbed into the duties of President and assigned as necessary – Motion Passes by 2/3 Vote.
  54. Dean Mutcherson meeting
  55. Initial meeting was in July, and she wants to have a monthly SBA meeting.
  56. Next one – 9/17 at 4:30 in the Dean’s Conference Room. If there are too many people, we’ll change rooms, so look for an email.
  57. Camden/Newark Mixer
  58. Next Friday on the Bridge, at 7:30. Newark students are coming by bus.
  59. Law Ball is in Philly later that night, so go after the mixer!
  60. Faculty was invited, but it’s not a professional event. It’s purely social. Don’t wear a suit, but don’t look like a slob.
  61. If planned accordingly, you can meet your buddy at the mixer.
  62. Elections
  63. 1L Election. Everyone got an email with a proposed timeline for elections:
  64. Affidavits due 9/17
  65. Final list of candidates distributed the next day
  66. Campaigning is 9/21 – 9/23. Anything done outside of those days will result in your name coming off the ballot.
  67. Can’t tape or leave campaign materials anywhere; can’t leave messages on white boards.
  68. Can campaign through Facebook; can submit images to be displayed on the LIDS display system; can reserve a table with Arlene Lentini in the office suite.
  69. Election will be open 9/24 from 9 AM to 9 PM.
  70. 4 1L representative positions, 2 1L alternates, 2 part-time representatives, 1 part-time alternate
  71. Student questions/comments/concerns
  72. SBA Meetings will be opened to all students from now on in case they have questions or concerns they wish to discuss.
  73. Brandon – Adjunct quality has been called into question this semester. There is little to be done about a bad professor, and the only feedback is heard in end-of-the-year reviews. SBA should ask the administration to administer mid-semester course evaluations to rectify issues before the semester ends.
  74. Katrina – Meeting Minutes made available online on the SBA website. Tell your friends 
  75. Event announcements
  76. Frantz – Pro Bono Bankruptcy training tomorrow, 9-5 in E108; Breakfast and lunch served; 1Ls can’t participate, sorry  You can do Voter’s Rights and Street Law; Mary Philbrook Awards, 9/30. Contact Dean Jill Friedman if you can’t afford a student ticket ($20)
  77. Katrina – 9/24 ASB Beer Pong Tournament at the Victor; 10/9 ASB Bar Crawl
  78. Misty – 10/23 Lunch reception; social workers, nursing students, and law students can mingle and network, 12:30-4
  79. Brandon – Street Law training, 9/19, 12-4.
  80. Rutgers Law Running Club – Programs focused on stress behaviors.
  81. Closing