Student Bar Association

Student Bar Association

<p> Student Bar Association Meeting Date: 11/15/2009</p><p>Attendance: Christian, Kristy, Ian, Sarah, Sam D., Naji, Jen P, Ashkan, Ruby, Jon, Jenna, Kaitlin, Lindsay, Crystal, Morgan, Kim, Janelle, Nick</p><p>Meeting Commenced: 6:07 PM</p><p>Agenda Items: ● Club Requests: ○ Law Review Symposium ■ Drug War Madness Symposium Presentation – January 29th ■ Funding request ■ Have already done lots of advertising and fundraising, have a $5,650 deficit ● asking for $3500 from SBA ● Actually, $3000, as SBA already has $500 budgeted for Law Review ● smaller budget than last year ■ Have some very big names coming to Chapman, helping to push Chapman to higher tiers ■ Motion to approve $3,000 for Law Review Symposium funding in addition to $500 line item: Ruby ● 2nd: Janelle ○ Ian: Friendly amendment by to approve $4,000 for the symposium ○ Ruby Accepts with the caveat that this is a one-time expenditure ● Approve: 18 ● Deny: 0 ● Abstain: 0 ● Motion passes ○ PILF Silent Auction ■ Silent Auction will be held this year in conjunction with symposium En Banc on January 29, 2009 ■ Lots of items have been donated so far, asking Board of Visitors for donations as well ■ Planning on having several non-student attendees, strengthen involvement with alumni community, boost reputation in community ■ Money goes to fund PILF grants ■ If anyone has connections for donations, please let us know ■ Should be included in symposium advertising and schedule ■ Asking for funding for En Banc costs - $600 ■ Motion to approve $600 for Silent Auction costs to be held at the En Banc in conjunction with law review: Janelle ● 2nd: Lindsay ● Approve: 18 ● Deny: 0 ● Abstain: 0 ● Motion passes ○ Yoga Club ■ Molly and Jessica would like to start a Chapman Law Yoga Society ■ Would like to have yoga events and speakers ■ looking for half club funding for the spring ■ need constitution and bylaws, contact info for 10 people ● Motion to table until Jan 17: Ian ○ 2nd: Kaitlin ■ Approve:16 ■ Deny: 0 ■ Abstain: 2 ● Tabled for next meeting for funding ○ Christian ■ New motion to approve up to $250 for Equal Justice Works Conference: Christian ■ 2nd: Kaitlin ● Motion to end discussion: Ruby ○ 2nd: Sam ● In favor: 18 ● Opposed: 0 ● Abstain: 0 ● Approved ■ Motion to approve $250 ● In favor: 13 ● Opposed: 5 ● Abstain: 0 ● Motion passes ● Motion to Approve Minutes: Ian ○ 2nd: Sam ○ In favor: 17 ○ Opposed: 0 ○ Abstain: 1 ○ Minutes Approved ● President's Report ○ Faculty Meeting Update ■ Writing requirement ● Substantial: 25 pages ● Practical Writing requirement ○ 15 or 20 page limit ○ can have additive documents ■ Comments/Concerns/Questions ● Vice President's Report ○ Council of Presidents ■ everyone knows about reimbursement status ■ 1L involvement has been bad ● Reps: make announcements in class ● Don't be discouraged from attending events, professors have been discouraging students to emphasize focus on classes ● Secretary's Report ○ Nothing to report ● Treasurer's Report ○ Deadline for reimbursements: Next Friday ■ Will be to Jesse before finals ○ Budget Update ● Parliamentarian's Report ○ Constitution and Bylaws Ad Hoc Revision Committee ■ to make constitutional/bylaw revisions ■ would meet in January and a few times after ■ would propose to SBA ■ Interested parties: Ruby, Kristy, Sarah, Lindsay, Morgan, Jenna, Kim, Christian ● ABA ○ Spring Conference held at Chapman, open to all students ○ would like huge student attendance ○ Leadership positions – Kristy will post deadlines to apply on TWEN ○ Motion to make Spring Meeting mandatory for SBA members and have SBA help out ABA committee: Sarah ● 2nd: Nick ● In favor: 17 ● Opposed: 0 ● Abstain: 1 ● Academics ○ Faculty is working on 3.0 median ○ Reading week length, must submit a formal proposal if the reading week is less than substantial ■ conflict between website/registrar/student handbook ■ Sarah will talk to Dean Kacer ● Break at: 7:36 ● Resume at:7:42 ● Alumni ○ Golf Tournament ■ Anaheim Hills Golf Course, “The Clubhouse” ■ need to vote on golfer gifts for the tournament ○ Club Covers ■ Motion to approve $1200 on golf club covers: Kaitlin ■ 2nd: Kim ● In favor: 15 ● Opposed: 3 ● Abstain: 0 ■ Motion to make the golf tournament (not banquet) mandatory for SBA members to show up and work: Sarah ■ 2nd: Janelle ● Friendly amendment: will have posted time slots on TWEN and will not be required to work entire 4 hours: Sam ● Sarah accepts ○ In favor: 14 ○ Opposed: 4 ○ Abstain: 0 ○ Motion passes ● Only Ruby and Sarah volunteered last year ● Events ○ Barrister's Venue Voting ■ A - Paradise Pier IIIII (5) ■ B - Disney Grand Californian IIIIIIIIII (10) ■ C - Queen Mary Grand SalonIIIIIIIIII (10) ■ D - The Grove of Anaheim IIIIIIIIII (10) ■ E – Seven Degrees IIIIIIIIIIIII (13) ■ F – Muckenthaler Mansion (0) ■ G – St. Regis III (3) ● Student Affairs ○ Apparel – Ashkan/Ian ■ new apparel is coming! ○ Food Machine ■ Some of the food has been changed out ○ Sofas ■ Options posted on TWEN ■ Motion to exclude fabric and school option: Sam ● 2nd: Kaitlin ● In Favor: 15 ● Opposed: 2 ● Abstain: 1 ● Motion passes ■ Move to vote (everyone has one vote) on three options for student lounge sofas: Sam ● 2nd: Sarah ● all options posted on TWEN ● Option 1: 0 (Costco) ● Option 2: 15 (Jugo Designs) ● Option 3: 0 (efurniture company) ● Option 4: 0 (efurniture company) ● Abstaining: 3 ■ Motion to approve up to $2500 for new couches, loveseats and chairs contingent upon approval by university “pretty committee”: Sarah ● 2nd: Lindsay ● In Favor: 14 ● Opposed: 0 ● Abstain: 4 ● Motion passes ● Upcoming Events ○ November 17 – Drug Decriminalization with Judge Jim Gray (ACS and Fed Soc) ○ November 19 – Chapman Dialogue, "The Future of the Supreme Court: Liberal or Conservative and What that Really Means." with Jesse H. Choper, Earl Warren Professor of Public Law, UC-Berkeley School of Law, Boalt Hall. ○ November 20 – En Banc – PILF and Family Law ○ Sunday, January 17th - 6 PM, Room 379 – SBA Meeting</p><p>Executive Session Starts: 8:29 PM Executive Session Ends: 8:55 PM</p><p>● Move to allow SBA to make Barrister's decisions for the students: Jon ● 2nd: Ashkan ■ In Favor: 12 ■ Opposed: 4 ■ Abstain: 1 ■ Motion passes ● Voting for Barrister's Venue: ○ Grand Californian – 6 ○ Queen Mary – 0 ○ Grove – 4 ○ Seven Degrees – 8 ■ Seven Degrees is venue</p><p>Meeting Adjourned at: 9:03 PM by Sarah</p>

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