April 9, 2025

1. Call to Order 

2. Roll Call 

   • Present: Renata, Graham, Elsa, Margi, Ethan, Alicia, Samme, Jancyn, Nneka

   • Absent: Chris, Christian, Erin

3. Approval of the Agenda:  

   • Motion Ethan 

   • Second Graham 

     • Yes 10 

     • No 

     • Abst  

4. Approval of the Minutes 

   • Motion Ethan 

   • Sec – Alicia 

     • Yes 9 

     • No 1 

     • Abstain 0 

5. Open Forum 

6. Guest Speaker 

   • No speaker today 

7. Reports 

   • SBA President: Renata Valquier Chavez 

     • Year in review 

     • Law Advisory Board Visit 

     • Final team bonding activity (4/25) 

   • Vice President of Internal Affairs: Elsa Abrahamson 

   • Remind people that the SBA website exists (https://creightonlawsba.com/) 

   • Vice President of Finance: Graham Heisey 

     • Cords soon 

     • Bar 

       • Pull data from each FAC so it is in a compiled place for future use. 

   • Vice President of Communications: Erin Ware 

   • Vice President of Student Organizations: Christian Mays 

8. Committee Chairs 

   • Barristers' Ball: Jancyn Appel 

     • Start early! 

     • Make sure not to dip on fundraising request because external is the way folks want to go. Too many asks in one year is doing too much. Be more intentional.  

     • Elsa: could do bigger asks of these are things that are happening, if you want to do one big donation.  

     • Golf move up to August or September – we did October last time.  

   • Events: Dom Montoya 

     • Bowling 

   • Fundraising: Chris Daniels 

     • Envelopes and Letters update 

   • Merchandise: Ethan Bennett 

     • SBA Branded Merch – What are we interested in? 

       • Shirts hoodies hat or something along those lines with SBA seal on it to get before end of year before voting what are folks interested in 

         • Quarter zips 

         • Crewnecks 

         • Shirt design and toss something together  

           • Comfort colors 

         • Medallions  

   • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Alicia Mountain 

     • Discussion from meeting: The committee doesn't have a said structure. Summer time would be a time to lay out the objectives, mission statement, etc. This would make it streamlined for every year and stop the starting from block one. 

     • We should do this for all committees. The structure would be helpful for setting expectations. More justification to remove the officer and serve as a guideline.  

     • Transition documents for officers.  

     • Mission: justice and belonging. 

   • Cura Personalis:  

9. Old Business 

10. New Business 

    • Bowling Lanes $800 (CSU) 

    • Bar Tab : $300 (SBA) 

    • Tip 20% (CSU) 

      • Sign up excel 

      • Motion – Jancyn  

      • Second – Samme  

        • Yes – 10 

        • No - 0 

        • Abstain - 0 

    • WLSA 

      • $171 (CSU) - Tabling in the commons and provide stress tools and snacks (these are the funds left in its SBA account. Will not likely will not use whole request, but wanted to ensure the whole event was funded with SBA allocated funds) 

      • Motion: Samme 

      • Second: Ethan 

        • Yes - 9 

        • No - 0 

        • Abstain - 1 

    • APILS 

      • $98.01 (CSU) - Snacks for the final meeting of the year. 

      • Motion: Alicia 

      • Second: Ethan 

        • Yes: 10 

        • No: 0 

        • Abstain: 0 

    • Merchandise Committee 

      • Thank you gift: Hats - $140.00 (SBA) 

      • Motion: Ciara 

      • Second: Alicia 

        • Yes: 7 

        • No: 0 

        • Abstain: 3 

    • Fundraising  

      • Creighton Envelopes: $100 (CSU) 

        • Creighton SBA 

        • Office supplies under budget sheet 

      • Motion: Samme  

      • Second: Jancyn 

        • Yes: 9 

        • No: 0 

        • Abstain: 1 

    • FAC April 4 

      • Bar Tab (SBA) - $500 

      • Tip (CSU) - $132.50  

    Side note – we used $186.00 of the $250 approved last week for the dog passes. Renata forgot to add the tab item for last week's vote. 

    • Motion: Jancyn 

    • Second: Alicia  

      • Yes: 8 

      • No: 0 

      • Abstain: 2 

    • Wellness Event: Massages for Students 

      • April 22, 2025 11:30 am – 1:00 pm; Law School Commons  

      • $490 for 2 therapists -> $70/hr 

      • Tip: $98 (20% of $490) 

      • Parking for the therapists 

        • Live25 

      • Massage Sign Up.xlsx 

      • April 9, 2025 1000 am - 100 pm Law School Commons (2).jpg 

      • Motion: Samme 

      • Second: Ethan  

        • Yes: 10 

        • No: 0 

        • Abstain: 0 

    • Top Golf – 3L week - $886.50 (CSU) 

      • Monday, May 12 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.  

      • Open to 30 students; snacks and drinks included in the price; tax and service charge included 

        • Alcohol not included. Additional request may be requested later on.  

        • First come first serve to avoid over buying bays.  

      • Motion: Jancyn 

      • Second: Ethan 

        • Yes: 9 

        • No:  

        • Abstain: 1 

    • Finals Snacks $300 (CSU) 

      • Motion: Jancyn 

      • Second: Alicia 

        • Yes: 9 

        • No: 

        • Abstain : 

    • SBA Coffeehouse Restock 

      • Tea: $85 

      • Coffee pods: $50 

      • Sugar packets: $22 

      • Creamer: $40 

      • ($197 total) 

      • Motion: Jancyn (block) 

      • Second: Alicia 

        • Yes: 10 

        • No:  

        • Abstain: 

    • Motion to give Ethan Bennett permission to use the SBA Merchandise Store sales data for CLC-licensing purposes. 

      • For research purposes for a business proposal. Info is just how much is made and over how much time. No sensitive data shared. 

      • Motion: Graham 

      • Second: Margi 

        • Yes: 8 

        • No: 0 

        • Abstain: 2 

11. Advisor’s Report 

12. For the Good of the Order 

13. Adjournment 

    • Samme motions 

    • Ethan seconds  

      • Yes - 9 

      • No - 1