September 9, 2024

Written By Creighton Law Student Bar Association

  1. Call to Order – 12:00 pm  

  2. Roll Call 

    • Present: Erin, Graham, Elsa, Christian, Dom, Jancyn, Ian, Renee 

    • Tardy: Nneka 

    • Absent:  Allyse 

  3. Approval of the Agenda – Renee Motions, Christian Seconds  

    • PASSED 

  4. Approval of the Minutes – Jancyn Motions, Christian Seconds  

    • PASSED  

  5. Open Forum -  

    • Jancyn (Pondering) -  

      • Multicultural legal education 

        • Mission work 

        • Curriculum Changes  

      • Graham  

        • Weber speaks Spanish, talk to him  

  6. Guest Speaker 

    1. No speaker today 

  7. Reports 

    • SBA President: Renata Valquier Chavez 

      • Golf Update 

        • 1 non-student team 

          1. Attorney's  

        • 2 student teams 

        • 1 individual student 

        • Hole in One Sponsorship: Koley Jessen ($1,500) 

        • Cart Sponsorship: Kutak Rock ($2,500)  

      • Erin  

        • SBA Reps in 1L classes? 

          1. Bolster Attendance  

          2. Elsa -  

            1. When 1L reps., elected they can do that  

            2. Food donated? 

              1. Included in registration fee  

          3. Marketing  

            1. Alumni Association not being helpful  

            2. Need non-local firms too  

            3. Outside sponsorships allowed as well  

            4. NFM, etc... 

          4. Nneka 

            1. Want to participate but can't afford? 

              1. Has never been done, but we can look into it  

              2. Jancyn  

                1. Firm cover? 

              3. Elsa  

                1. People who want to golf?  

                  1. Yes  

      • Faculty committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 

        • Students are appointed by SBA President every year 

          1. Interviewing the week of 16 September  

    • Vice President of Internal Affairs: Elsa Abrahamson 

      • Merch Store: Lawlor's Fall Store.xlsx 

      • Fall Merch store  

        • Still getting logo's to the shirts  

          • Spreadsheet has breakdown of different items  

            1. Designs and profit margins on the forms  

        • Jancyn  

          1. Do we owe them anything? 

            1. No.  

          2. Launch Date? 

            1. Next week 

    • Vice President of Finance: Graham Heisey 

      • WLSA funding request 

        • 108.00 in food  

        • 50 plates  

        • Submitting receipts ($160 total) 

        • Motion to approve  

          1. Jancyn moves, Christian seconds  

            1. Aye – 8 

            2. Nay – 0 

            3. Abstain – 1 (Elsa) 

      • President compensation constitutional amendment 

        • CSU feedback  

          1. Other executive boards compensated 

          2. $250 per semester salary  

          3. Have a way of paying up front money  

        • Christian  

          1. Clarity  

            1. $500 salary to designate as an employee  

        • Renata Donate back  

    • Vice President of Communications: Erin Byers Ware 

      • Pushing out flyers  

      • Social media push  

    • Vice President of Student Organizations: Christian Mays 

      • Student fair success  

      • Developing mass communication regarding the merch 

      • Just opened up the results of the eform to the exec  

  8. Committee Chairs 

    • Barristers': Jancyn Appel 

      • Ton of interest in barristers committee  

        • 20 people interested  

          1. Closes next monday  

      • Next monday we will have committees and subcommittees  

      • Themes 

        • OutLAWS (Wild West) 

          1. 6 

        • Qui Bono?/When in Rome – Toga 

          1. 2 

        • Alice in Wonderland 

          1. 3 

        • Follow the Yellow Brick Road 

          1. 3 

        • Night in the Hamptons 

          1. 4 

        • Night at the Museum  

          1. 6 

      • Erin -  

        • Before we vote, can you find out about the bull  

    • Events: Dom Montoya 

      • Two new committee member  

      • Lukes Corner – Potential FAC  

    • Finance: Ian Ostdiek 

      • Working on committee meeting set up  

        • 3 members  

      • Creighton Tickets  

        • Give to firms to give us more money  

    • Merchandise: OPEN 

    • CSU Reps 

      • Introductions  

        • Alicia Mountain  

        • Tyra Brown 

        • Ethan Bennett 

  9. Old Business 

  10. Professional School Event: Lift-a-thon 

  11. New Business 

    • Nespresso Coffee  

      • $75.00 - CSU Account 

        • Jancyn motions, Christian Seconds  

          1. Ayes – 10   

    • Pickleball Fundraiser @ Smash Park in La Vista on Friday, September 13 

      1. Discussion  

        1. Flyer – no  

        2. Do we anticipate a lot of sign ups? 

          1. Already paid  

        3. Open for anyone? 

          1. Yes  

      2. CSU Funding  

        1. $200  

          1. Jancyn motions, Christian Seconds  

            1. Aye – 8  

            2. No – 0  

            3. Abstain - 2 

      1. Registration: (Venmo @SBA-LawSchool or drop off a check/cash in SBA Office.) 

      2. Doubles Team: $30 per team ($15 per player) 

        1. Includes 1 food ticket and 1 drink ticket per player. 

      3. Non-players: $15 for a Food & Drink ticket 

        1. Includes 1 food ticket and 1 drink ticket. 

      4. Tournament Details:  

        1. 15 teams max 

        2. Team check in begins at 7 PM. 

        3. The tournament begins at 8 PM. 

        4. Each match will be 3 sets, playing to 15 points. 

      5. Projected profit minimum: $450 

      6. CSU Funding Request (any unused funds will stay in the CSU account) 

        1. $200.00 for court rental 

          1. Three courts for 8 PM to 11 PM 

        2. $500 for food 

          1. Food and drink are covered by admission fees. This is the estimated amount we anticipate needing. We can pay using the CSU account, so all funds raised with registration can stay in the SBA account. 

    • Policies and Procedures Amendments 

      • Please follow this link to see the amendments. 

        1. By-laws  

          • 2 – shirt and merch license waiver policy  

            1. SBA and SLIC policies  

          • Student Org name on the shirt to be a fundraised project  

          • Open up option to submit designs for future stores  

          • Open Form 

            1. Designs for future store? 

              1. Track all of the proceeds 

            2. Who are we delegating this to? 

              1. Defaults to internal affairs  

          • Includes student orgs 

            1. Make sure the know what is going on  

            2. Process  

      • Constitution amendment 

        • VP Abrahamson 

          1. Section 4  

            1. Refers student orgs  

          2. Student Handbook  

          3. At least one ABA delegate  

  12. Advisor’s Report 

  13. For the Good of the Order 

  14. Adjournment 

    • Jancyn Motions, Christian Seconds  

      1. 12:50 pm  

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