Chapman University School of Law Student Bar Association

Chapman University School of Law Student Bar Association Minutes for: July 10, 2004 at 10:00 a.m Grand Living Room, Big Bear Resort Present: James Hafstrom, Tom Pokladowski, Rachel Pickens, Erika Drake, Bryan Johnson, Merit Mikhail, Rhonda Wilson, Jennifer Weissburg, Jeremy Roach, Lani Goodman, Marvin Adviento, Saul Wolf, Kenny Schwarz Absent: Daniel Josephson, Nadine Sayegh, Ben Phillips, Jacob Djaboury, Bonnie Bennett, Heather Reitz Call to Ordera President Hafstrom calls the meeting to order at 11:04 a.m b Mr Hafstrom thanks everyone for coming c Mr Pokladowski passes the M& M’s bag around for a “Get to know everyone session” i Ms Goodman volunteers to go first ii Mr Pokladowski explains that each color has a different meaning d Meeting moves into executive session at 11:10 p.m e Meeting moves out of executive session at 11:28 a.m Reading and Approval of Previous Minutes-May 17, 2004 a Mr Wolf explains that he had handed out the revised minutes i Mr Wolf thanks Mr Schwarz and Ms Weissburg for their corrections ii Mr Wolf explains that the future minutes will be less extensive and less detailed iii Ms Drake moves to approve iv Mr Pokladowski seconds v Motion to approve the minutes passes Officer Reports i President-James Hafstrom ii Mr Hafstrom explains that this retreat replaces the 8-hour budget meeting Mr Hafstrom says that this is a good idea to get to know everyone Mr Hafstrom says that there is a possibility of a mid-year retreat Retreat Schedule Mr Hafstrom explains the retreat schedule Mr Hafstrom thanks Ms Mikhail for bringing the DVD player iii State of the S.B.A address Mr Hafstrom explains that Ms Pickens has been on the board for four years and would be the senior member for any questions Mr Hafstrom is excited about the upcoming year as being the 10 year anniversary of the SBA a Mr Hafstrom explains that this is the 5th year with alumni, and Chapman has come a long way since the inception Mr Hafstrom would like to change the SBA motto Mr Hafstrom says that we have business cards and name badges for all members a Mr Hafstrom welcomes Ms Mikhail and Mr Roach 5 10 11 12 13 14 Mr Hafstrom explains the concept of the Constitution for the new members Mr Hafstrom again explains his position, and to who he is accountable, and what to expect from him a Mr Hafstrom thanks Ms Pickens for coming back to the board Mr Hafstrom explains that SBA is the conduit between the faculty and the student body a He explains that he is easy to get along with b Mr Hafstrom says that this job includes handling the students’ fees as well as conducting social activities Mr Hafstrom explains that he has three goals: a Mr Hafstrom says that his first goal is to make sure the students are doing their part to enhance the reputation of the school i He explains that this includes bringing in big-name speakers and our part to try and raise our tier b Mr Hafstrom says that the second goal is to increase student organizations and co-sponsored events i Mr Hafstrom wants to see student organizations more at the school c Mr Hafstrom says that the third goal is to improve both our graduation preparation and bar preparation i Mr Hafstrom says that he has discussed this issue with the Executive Council about doing more and increasing programs for both graduation and bar preparations Mr Hafstrom explains who makes up the Executive Board Mr Hafstrom explains who are the Committee Chairs i Mr Hafstrom explains that the Events Committee Chair is Ms Goodman ii Mr Hafstrom explains that the Academic Affairs Committee Chair is Mr Adviento iii Mr Hafstrom explains that the Student Affairs Committee Chair is Mr Josephson Mr Hafstrom discusses the current financial situation a Mr Hafstrom explains that we may only budget $27,000, and that we have the same amount ($27,000) in the leftover funds Mr Hafstrom expects good representation from the board Mr Hafstrom explains that every member has his or her strength Mr Hafstrom says that we have a lot of challenges, but we have the strength to meet these various challenges a Mr Hafstrom plans to deal with the challenges as they come, as they may be unexpected b Mr Hafstrom states that Dean Vicki Huebner-Dummit is our Advisor Vice President-Tom Pokladowski State of the Committee address Mr Pokladowski says that he is overseeing the committees a Mr Pokladowski says that planning ahead is one of the main objectives b Mr Pokladowski explains that publicizing some of the events is also important, such as Chapman Law Day Mr Pokladowski says that Chapman Law Day could have been a better event with appropriate planning and publicity Mr Pokladowski wants to see the committee chairs take ownership a Mr Pokladowski says that the onus is on the members to contact the committee chair to make sure you are doing your part, as this will help productivity Mr Pokladowski will hand out committee sign-up sheets Mr Pokladowski says that the committees will take more ownership with their events or issues Mr Pokladowski explains that there will be a sub-committee for Graduation v Fall Elections Mr Pokladowski would like the fall election to take place after Labor Day, which is on September 6, 2004 a Mr Pokladowski says that this would give the students a better opportunity to know their constituents Mr Pokladowski says that the bylaw says there is no campaigning a Mr Pokladowski says that there is nothing in the bylaw to say that a candidate cannot ask another to vote for him b Secretary-Saul Wolf i Minutes/Attendance/Contact Info Mr Wolf says that the attendance policy will begin at the first meeting of the school year Ms Weissburg asks about specifics of absences and tardiness Mr Hafstrom and Mr Wolf explain that the bylaw states that three absences means automatic removal from the board, absent extenuating circumstances Mr Haftstom states that we not yet have a tardiness policy in place ii Public Relations Role Mr Wolf says that there is no need for a Publicity Committee, as he will act as publicity chair, and ask for help when appropriate iv c Treasurer-Erika Drake i End of Year Budget Report Ms Drake hands out a working budget a Ms Drake says that the budget is currently at $28,810 b Ms Drake says that all we deal with is $27,560, which is the total of the student fees Ms Drake hands out the proposed budget prepared by the Executive Board Ms Drake says that the budget for Student Organizations is $12,500 Ms Drake says that the budget for New Clubs is $500 Ms Drake says that the budget for CoSponsored Events is $500 Ms Drake says that the budget for Operating Fund is $100 Ms Drake says that the budget for Technology is $50 a Ms Weissburg explains that the cost for the hosting and domain name will be no more than $200 b Ms Drake asks Ms Weissburg to keep her updated Ms Drake says that the budget for Reserves is $10 Ms Drake says that the budget for Back-toSchool Night is $500 Ms Drake says that the budget for Community Services Week is $0 Ms Drake says that the budget for a Halloween Party is $1,000 10 Ms Drake says that the budget for Thanksgiving is $0 11 Ms Drake says that the budget for Law Review Symposium is $1,000 12 Ms Drake says that the budget for the Barrister’s Ball is $4,000 13 Ms Drake says that the budget for the Student and Dean’s Fora is $1,000 14 Ms Drake says that the budget for Bar Reviews is $900 15 Ms Drake says that the budget for Graduation is $3,000 16 Ms Drake says that the budget for Bar Preparation is $1,500 Ms Drake opens the budget up for discussion: a Mr Johnson is worried about dipping into the reserve funds and blowing all the cash b Ms Wilson states that Ms Drake needs to deal with Michelle across the street c Ms Drake says that there will be significant income from the lockers d Ms Pickens explains that this money in reserve is growing without being spent, and it needs to be used i Mr Pokladowski explains that the money needs to be spent to benefit the entire class f Ms Drake says that Law Review does have its own operating budget g Ms Pickens explains that Law Review did not even know they had money from SBA last year h Mr Johnson says that these symposiums help increase our reputation i Mr Hafstrom says that Law Review is an organization that already receives club funding j Ms Wilson says that there is a way to budget to use the reserve money k Ms Pickens states that Nexus will be coming to SBA for money for a symposium l Ms Wilson says that we need to budget for reserves i Ms Drake says that this would be fine, but we need to find a place from which to pull this money m Ms W says that we need to find $4134 for the reserves, as it needs to at least be 15% of the entire budget n Mr Pokladowski moves to table the discussion until we deal with the bylaws o Mr Johnson seconds the motion p Mr Hafstrom opens the motion for discussion q Ms Mikhail asks about where all the money for SBA comes from r Mr Hafstrom explains that all of the money from student funds is our budget, and there is no more money to add to our budget s Ms Pickens says that the money spent by the administration is spent by them, and we cannot budget that money to spend t Ms Drake explains that we can line-item money from the reserves budget to balance the budget for now u Mr Pokladowski withdraws his motion v Ms Drake moves to line-item and pull $5000 from the reserves w Ms Weissburg seconds that motion x Motion to line-item and pull $5000 from reserves passes y Ms Drake explains that the new motion gives us an additional $1486, that goes into reserves z Ms Drake explains that there are ideas about capital expenditures, but explains that this will be discussed later in the meeting d Parliamentarian-Rachel Pickens i Ms Pickens will be conducting parliamentary procedure and will be calling to question for extensive discussions Ms Pickens says that it is not a good idea to put the Constitution up for vote again e Ms Pickens says that there are a lot of problems with the bylaws a Ms Pickens says that there are severe conflicts b Ms Pickens says that any problems should be put in to her before the next meeting Mr Schwarz asks about any other changes Ms Pickens says that any changes or problems must be brought to her in writing before the next meeting Committee Chair Reports a Student Affairs-Daniel Josephson (Proxy-Tom Pokladowski) Orientation Mr Pokladowski explains that the first day of Orientation is Wednesday, August 11th Big Sibling Program Mr Pokladowski says that Thursday, August 12th is the Big Sibling Session Mr Pokladowski says that on July 29th, Dean Dummit would like to have a session to talk to prospective Big Siblings as to what is expected of them Mr Pokladowski explains that Friday, August 13th is the introduction to SBA as well as the day for informational tables for clubs a He says that there will also be a panel discussion and question/answer session ii Open House Participation Mr Pokladowski explains that there are no dates yet for Open Houses, but explains that it will be under Mr Josephson’s purview iii Student Fora Mr Pokladowski explains that these will also be under Mr Josephson’s purview SBA Forum a Mr Pokladowski says that there is one budgeted SBA to provide for refreshments iv Graduation Mr Schwarz inquires about Graduation Committee Mr Pokladowski explains that Ms Goodman and Mr Josephson will meet with the faculty, but all graduating members will be a part of the committee b Academic Affairs-Marvin Adviento i Registration Issues/Schedules/Waitlist Mr Adviento explains issues about waitlisting a Mr Adviento has spoken to Maryam about problems with registration and creating an online registration process i Mr Adviento says that the fall semester schedule is set Mr Adviento has already taken care of what classes that the 4L’s want to be added in the evenings Mr Adviento says that he has emailed 3L and 2L representatives to survey classmates for desired classes in the spring b Mr Adviento met with Dean Howe and spoke about possible adjustments to the spring schedule i Mr Adviento says that if there is more interest, then there is a greater chance of getting that class added to the schedule Mr Adviento says that documentation of interest is necessary to add these classes c Mr Johnson suggests sending out an email to the entire school d Mr Schwarz suggests in-person contact follow-up, and states that an email was helpful last year i Mr Schwarz says that reinforcing the survey inperson will help recruit more input and interest Mr Hafstrom suggests the use of Blackboard, and wants to have each member of the board have access to the school-wide email Ms Drake explains that she is hesitant to allow this for every person Mr Schwarz says that everyone on the board had access last year Ms Drake says that she would like to see this type of access approved Mr Schwarz says there is an advantage to being to contact your own class Mr Johnson says that we should have this access and it’s necessary to help other board members Ms Goodman says that she thinks we should be able to send an email out to everyone Ms Drake reiterates the point of having checks and balances Ms Pickens explains that she wants to maintain integrity without misspellings, so we need these checks and balances Mr Pokladowski says that class emails should be able to be sent by every member, but school-wide emails should either come from Mr Hafstrom or Mr Wolf a Mr Hafstrom believes that it is alright that every member has access to the entire student body Mr Hafstrom moves to have all members of the board have T.A access Mr Schwarz seconds the motion Motion for all members of the board to have T.A access to Blackboard passes Ms Mikhail likes the idea of a class representative sending a follow-up email with the ideas for new classes Mr Adviento will send out a school-wide email and then conduct further follow-up on ideas for classes for the spring schedule Mr Roach explains that he feels more comfortable in responding a representative, not necessarily to Mr Adviento a 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Mr Schwarz agrees with Mr Roach, but says that Mr Adviento’s email and a follow-up as repetition will be more effective ii Dean’s Fora Mr Adviento will be setting up Dean’s Fora with the help of the committee a Mr Adviento says that he will have the committee members deal with logistics Mr Roach states that he enjoyed the Dean’s Forum this past year and thought that it was effective Ms Pickens explains that these fora are necessary to bring to the forefront important issues Ms Weissburg brings up the problem of LRW and having a forum exclusively for that issue Ms Mikhail explains the “rapping with the chancellor” at her undergraduate school, in which the AS brought all of the faculty deans Ms Weissburg brings up the point of having Wellford at the LRW Forum Mr Adviento asks about how many fora we should have Mr Johnson suggests a graduation forum Mr Schwarz says that we should have at least two set fora iii Honor Council/Proctors Mr Adviento explains that he will be working with Student Affairs, as there is an issue with proctoring, honor council and honor code a Mr Adviento explains that the proctoring was insufficient to deal with these problems Mr Hafstrom says that Honor Council has been selected with two vacancies a Mr Hafstrom explains that Katie Hagen is the Chair of Honor Council iv Bar Exam Results/Bar Prep Discussion Mr Adviento explains that bar results were poor Mr Adviento wants to get the bar preparation course started and wants the course to be more sufficient Mr Adviento says that Dean Howe is hiring an academic support program director a Mr Adviento explains that this person will be in charge of setting up a bar preparation program b Mr Adviento says that Dean Williams and Dean Howe want to see this program get performed in a more efficient pattern i Mr Adviento explains that the paperwork has come through and the money has been budgeted, and the faculty hope to have this person in place by early fall Mr Adviento explains that the administration wants to begin a tutoring problem as well 19 Ms Weissburg asks about the Writing Enhancement Program b Mr Hafstrom explains that the failure for the push for the Writing Enhancement Program last year is mostly on the graduates, not on the Board Mr Adviento says that the students need to show the numbers and documentation to get things done with administration v Administration Relations a Mr Adviento says that Dean Howe seems very sincere in giving the students what we want Mr Adviento says that we need to show the support, the documentation and spell it out in order to have things done a Mr Adviento suggests that, during orientation, we should stress that SBA is the liaison between the students and the faculty, and to use SBA for this exact reason Ms Weissburg is concerned that Dean Howe has not been very receptive to individual concerns Mr Hafstrom explains that the undergraduate petition was enough to get the student voices heard Mr Roach explains that his email to Dean Howe about an extended reading period before finals was taken as a surprise, but this year seems to have a longer reading period Mr Schwarz suggests the use of petitions if necessary Ms Mikhail suggests that Dean Howe tell an SBA member about a concern and survey their constituents for that issue Ms Wilson warns Mr Roach about the schedule and calendar, as it has not been properly updated c Event Affairs-Lani Goodman i Ms Goodman says that liked last year’s events, but wants to makes a couple of changes ii Orientation Ms Goodman would like to see other people, not just representatives, on the surviving panel iii Back-to-School Night Bash Ms Goodman suggests a bowling night at Lucky Strike instead of Dave and Buster’s a Ms Goodman would like the members of the committee to focus on a particular event b Ms Goodman is surprised about the involvement of SBA, and would like to include outside members on some of these events Mr Hafstrom explains that the new bylaw allows the involvement of outside members iv Chapman Law Day Ms Goodman did not like the publicity and club involvement last year a Ms Goodman would like to see every club involved to get more representation a Ms Goodman suggests more involvement by SBA to improve the event Mr Johnson says that Teri Hauser was interested in doing a March Madness Basketball Tournament Mr Hafstrom explains what Chapman Law Day entailed Mr Schwarz would like to see an external event bringing other schools to a Chapman event v Halloween Party Ms Goodman enjoyed the Halloween Party, but was concerned about the new alcohol policy Ms Pickens explains that there is a specific alcohol policy that we would have to enforce Ms Weissburg asks about getting a copy of the alcohol policy Mr Hafstrom brings up the suggestion of a boat cruise for the party Mr Johnson explains that Halloween lands on a Sunday Ms Goodman would like to have things planned early and says that not all decisions need to be conducted by the entire board vi Barristers Ball Ms Weissburg explains her concern over the price of the Barrister’s Ball Ms Goodman would also like to see lower prices and see some fund-raising take place Mr Pokladowski suggests securing the location early and have students budget money for this ball early in the year Ms Weissburg explains that Mr Pokladowski’s idea may not the best way to get constituents to the ball Ms Pickens says that it is impossible to please everyone Mr Johnson explains that it was actually a good deal for the Barrister’s Ball Ms Mikhail agrees with booking early and having people plan for this well in advance is a good idea Ms Drake brings up a concern about the PILF Auction Ms Goodman would like to see the clubs involved in encouraging people to attend the Ball a Ms Goodman would like to have emails sent to her about things that students enjoyed at the Ball 10 Mr Schwarz would like to see alumni making donations and invite alumni to the ball to encourage such donations vii Bar Reviews Ms Goodman is happy to see money budgeted for Bar Review Ms Goodman would like to see clubs co-sponsor these Bar Reviews Mr Pokladowski encourages Ms Goodman to be at the President’s Round Table to discuss this issue Ms Weissburg asks about any bylaw allowing us to force Presidents to attend the Round Table Ms Pickens explains that there is nothing in the bylaws to preclude us from doing that viii ABA-LSD-Rachel Pickens ix ABA Annual Meeting in Atlanta Ms Pickens explains that the Annual ABA Meeting is in Atlanta, from August 4th-8th a Ms Pickens explains that our school is nominated for awards b Ms Pickens thanks Ms Weissburg for fixing the website i Ms Weissburg says that we need to go through the school if we use the school server Ms Pickens says that there will be good training for SBA members at the Annual Meeting in Atlanta x New Lt Gov Appointments Ms Pickens says that there are newly appointed Lieutenant Governors a Ms Pickens says that Mr Pokladowski is Lt Gov for membership b Ms Pickens says that she is Executive Governor for SBAs c Ms Pickens says that Ms Mikhail is Lt Gov for diversity programming d Mr Hafstrom is Lt Gov for ????? xi Upcoming ABA Events Ms Pickens explains that there will be an ABA Fall Roundtable xii Fundraising/Salt Lake Ms Pickens hopes to use Script fund-raising to have more attendees at the mid-year ABA Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah xiii OCBA Liaison Torch Passing Ms Pickens explains that she is passing the torch to Ms Drake as the new OCBA Liaison xiv ABA Membership Drive Ms Pickens says that we compete against all schools in our region a Ms Pickens explains that Cal Western has 68% membership b Ms Pickens wants to increase membership Mr Johnson wants to know what he gets from joining ABA, so that he can have an answer to the question when he is asked by his constituents a Ms Pickens explains that there is a great networking opportunity and career development opportunity b Ms Pickens also says that there are numerous other benefits for being a member Mr Pokladowski explains that the ABA Law Student Division is petitioning for increasing the cap on Federal Stafford Loans Mr Hafstrom explains that there is a great opportunity to have a national voice d Committee Sign-Ups: i Mr Pokladowski explains that each member must sign up for one committee Mr Pokladowski explains that this does not preclude a member from also helping out on other committees Meeting called to recess at 2:15 pm Meeting called back to order at 2:37 pm Unfinished Business a SBA Logo Items i Ms Drake says that she has a contact in getting logo items organized Ms Drake says that there is a website with an opportunity to shop online with Chapman logo items Ms Weissburg asks about a certain minimum order Ms Drake says that there is no minimum order, as it is done on a per-order basis Ms Wilson asks about other available items other than clothing Ms Drake says that there is an opportunity for cups, pens, pencils, etc ii Mr Johnson says the reason that it had taken so long was because Dean Dummit was slow on responding to him Mr Johnson also has a contact with all of the supplies and necessary requirements iii Ms Drake asks about any issue with the school’s logo iv Mr Johnson says that the school is not communicating with Dean Dummit, but we have to be careful because of copyright issues v Ms Weissburg asks about getting permission from the school, and asks about the revenue and taxes from the internet option vi Ms Drake says that her contact can sit down and organize something vii Ms Mikhail asks about having two different vendors viii Mr Johnson suggests his idea of having a booth at orientation and accept orders at that time ix Ms Wilson would like to know the percentages of revenue from each vendor and make a comparison x Ms Goodman says that one vendor is enough for efficiency purposes xi Ms Pickens brings up the concern of what the book store is selling xii Ms Drake worries about the commitment from her contact if there is more than one vendor xiii Ms Weissburg asks about possible infringements from Follet xiv Ms Pickens explains that there is not much liability b SBA Room Location/Office Hours/Dark Hour i Room Location: Mr Hafstrom explains that SBA has moved to the Faculty Lounge inside the Student Lounge Mr Hafstrom says taht he will have the keys this week Mr Roach asks about internet access in the new room Mr Hafstrom says that there will be internet access, and there are also more issues Mr Schwarz asks about the lockers Mr Hafstrom says that these lockers will go with us into the room ii Office Hours: Mr Pokladowski says that each representative will have a minimum of one office hour per month which will be posted on a master calendar a Mr Pokladowski says that he sees these office hours as beneficial for our constituents iii Dark Hour: Mr Hafstrom discusses a possible afternoon dark hour Mr Hafstrom says that we are not going to win on this argument iv Meeting Times: Mr Wolf brings up possible times for the meetings for this upcoming year The Board agrees that there will be bi-weekly meetings on Sunday evenings, from 5-7 p.m Ms Pickens brings up the possibility of conflicts with religious practices Mr Hafstrom explains the weeks that we will have meetings c Internet Connectivity/Wireless Power/Faculty Control Discussion i Internet Connectivity: Ms Weissburg, as Webmaster, reiterates the problems with broken ports ii Wireless: Ms Weissburg explains that the wireless connection works throughout most of the library, in some of the classrooms, and some of the study rooms a Ms Weissburg explains that she would like to see the wireless at full power, not only in part of the school iii Faculty Control Discussion: Ms Weissburg explains that some professors had shut off the internet connection in some of the rooms a Ms Weissburg believes that this switch is unnecessary, as she believes that every student should be able to selfmotivate Mr Hafstrom asks if this issue would fall under the Student Affairs Committee Ms Weissburg asks about contacts across the street, about demanding or requesting fixing of some problems Mr Johnson believes that the professors should have the opportunity to use the switch on the internet Mr Roach says that the internet is often necessary Mr Goodman says that she understands the administration’s point of view and can see the use of the internet as a distraction Mr Schwarz sees both sides of the issue, but he believes the internet is a useful tool during the class Ms Goodman explains that she understands that the internet is a useful tool Mr Johnson sees the internet as a distraction Ms Weissburg would prefer self-governing students as opposed to the administration governing this issue 11 Mr Pokladowski also sees both sides of the issue, but believes we should pick our battles 12 Ms Mikhail says there may also be other distractions including solitaire and pinball 13 Ms Weissburg sees this as something that will hinder some students during class 14 Mr Johnson brings up the point that this is a switch that may or may not be utilized 15 Ms Pickens sees the disparity of views, and this must be brought up by the Academic Affairs Committee 16 Mr Roach says that we may bring this up at Orientation with new students 17 Ms Drake brings up the possibility of approaching the issue at a Student Forum iv SBA Special Election Determination Clarification Mr Hafstrom explains that we are not planning on having special elections in the fall, other than the normal fall elections for 1Ls Mr Johnson asks about filling the vacancies, and Mr Hafstrom says that he would appoint with the advice and consent of the Board Mr Schwarz asks about setting this criteria and does not necessarily agree with the criteria as it is not a bylaw v Parking issues; decreased spaces/increased fees Mr Hafstrom says that there will be a parking problem Ms Weissburg explains that there may be a need for shuttles to the needed overflow parking lot Ms Wilson explains that the parking fees increased by 50% with no increase in parking a Ms Pickens says that the problem is that the administration is not being fair to the students Ms Wilson explains that we have a right to have a say in what the administration does with our fees Mr Hafstrom says that we should circumvent the faculty and administration and put a representative on the Trustee Committee Ms Mikhail asks why the fees are increasing as a private school Mr Johnson says that President Doti thinks that increasing the cost will make the students believe that they will get more out of it Ms Weissburg asks if AS has a representative on the Trustee Committees 10 New Business i ii SBA Committees/Faculty Committees Discussion of ad hoc committees and placement of members on various student/faculty committees including; Mr Hafstrom explains that there are committee appointments that need to be made Faculty Comm (2), a Mr Hafstrom says that he appoints Mr Pokladowski and Ms Pickens as the representatives on the Faculty Committee Academic Standards Comm.(2), a Mr Hafstrom says that he appoints Mr Adviento and Ms Reitz as the representatives on the Academic Standards Committee Honor Code Comm (1), a Mr Hafstrom says that Mr Johnson is the representative on the Honor Code Committee Faculty Appointments Comm (3), a Mr Schwarz and Ms Wilson explains what is involved in the job b Ms Goodman asks if we can wait and see when it is needed and then appoint those representatives c Mr Hafstrom says that he will appoint Mr Wolf, Ms Weissburg, and Mr Schwarz as the representatives on the Faculty Appointments Committee d Mr Adviento explains to bring up the academic support program at the next Faculty Appointments Committee meeting Curriculum Comm (1, with pending), a Mr Hafstrom appoints Ms Mikhail as the representative on the Curriculum Committee Graduation Comm (TBD) a Mr Hafstrom appoints Mr Josephson and Ms Goodman as the representatives on the Graduation Committee Career Services Advisory Board (TBD) i Mr Hafstrom tables the appointment of the Career Services Advisory Board iii Graduation Planning/Committee(s)Discussion on various issues including; Bar review/Bar Prep, Committee staffing, and graduation regalia iv New clubs/organizations Discussion on various organization issues including; new organizations, demise of old organizations, and metal cabinet update a Mr Hafstrom explains that there may be one new club on which to vote b Mr Hafstrom says that OWLS have disbanded c Mr Pokladowski explains that this new club is not ready for a vote d 03-04 Carryover Funds i Discussion of funds remaining from previous year, and management of funds 1 Mr Hafstrom explains that we have carry over funds, and we can spend this money, but we need to be conservative v Capital Expenditure(s) Mr Hafstrom says that we have solicited ideas for using our money for capital expenditures a Mr Hafstrom explains that one idea is a DVD Player for the Student Lounge b Ms Drake says that there are other ideas, including new couches, blinds, trophy cases, a printer in the mail room, new computers for SBA and the mail room, or another refrigerator i Mr Hafstrom explains that there is a trophy case spot, but there is no trophy case c Mr Johnson has heard the administration talking about buying the blinds, and couches i Mr Hafstrom says that Jeff Weikel says that they will not buy couches this year d Mr Pokladowski says that Dean Dummit spoke to him about buying new things for the lounge e Ms Pickens sees the administration’s actions as a game f Ms Weissburg suggests the possibilities of facilities cleaning the couches vi Webmaster/Alumni-Liaison/OCBA-Liaison/Associated Students-Liaison Appointments Mr Hafstrom explains that there will be Nomination/Confirmation for new positions a Mr Hafstrom says that these appointments are with the advice and consent of the Board, and explains that the individuals up for nomination are: i OCBA Liaison-Erika Drake Mr Hafstrom moves to approve Ms Drake as OCBA Liaison Ms Pickens seconds the motion a Ms Pickens and Ms Drake explain what is entailed in being the OCBA Liaison Motion to approve Ms Drake as OCBA Liaison passes Webmaster: Mr Hafstrom explains that Ms Weissburg has already taken a great role as Webmaster Mr Pokladowski moves to approve Ms Weissburg as Webmaster Mr Schwarz seconds the motion Motion to approve Ms Weissburg as Webmaster passes Alumni Liaison: Mr Hafstrom explains that Mr Phillips is very interested in become Alumni Liaison with Brad Etter a Mr Pokladowski moves to approve Mr Phillips as Alumni Liaison b Ms Drake seconds the motion c Motion passes to have Mr Phillips as Alumni Liaison iii Associated Students Liaison Ms Drake nominates Mr Roach as AS Liaison Mr Hafstrom explains what the position entails Ms Wilson explains that the Law School is under the umbrella of the entire University Mr Schwarz says that he is also interested in taking this position Mr Wolf moves to approve both Mr Roach and Mr Schwarz as AS Liaisons Motion to approve both Mr Roach and Mr Schwarz as AS Liaisons passes ii Announcements a Mr Schwarz suggests having a point man to contact club leaders for issues throughout the year i Ms Drake suggests utilizing Mr Wolf as this contact b Ms Weissburg explains that Milton was great at starting the website i Ms Weissburg brings up other issues, including the need to find a server, and giving Milton a thank-you or a reimbursement for his work on the website c Upcoming Events: i Ms Weissburg discusses her birthday plans ii Ms Wilson says that NITA will be around campus at the end of July Mr Schwarz adds to Ms Wilson’s mentioning of NITA as offering great experience and practice d Mr Hafstrom hands out door prizes 10 Executive Session a The Board moves into Executive Session at 4:10 pm i Representative comment period b The Board moves out of Executive Session at 4:35pm 11 Adjournment a Mr Hafstrom moves to adjourn b Ms Wilson seconds c Motion to adjourn passes d Mr Hafstrom adjourns the meeting at 4:42 pm  ... objectives b Mr Pokladowski explains that publicizing some of the events is also important, such as Chapman Law Day Mr Pokladowski says that Chapman Law Day could have been a better event with appropriate... that Katie Hagen is the Chair of Honor Council iv Bar Exam Results /Bar Prep Discussion Mr Adviento explains that bar results were poor Mr Adviento wants to get the bar preparation course started... would like to include outside members on some of these events Mr Hafstrom explains that the new bylaw allows the involvement of outside members iv Chapman Law Day Ms Goodman did not like the publicity