January 14, 2026

Call to Order 

1. Roll Call 

   1. Present: Jancyn, Ethan, Ciara, Keana, Sadie, Shaniah, Lauren, Sayler, Hayley, Alicia, Ella 

   2. Absent: Samme, John, Anna, Margi 

2. Approval of the Agenda 

   1. Motion: Keana 

   2. Second: Ella 

   3. All in Favor: 11 

   4. All Oppose: 0 

   5. Abstain: 0 

3. Approval of the Minutes 

   1. Motion: Keana 

   2. Second: Ella 

   3. All in Favor: 11 

   4. All Oppose: 0 

   5. Abstain: 0 

4. Open Forum 

5. Guest Speaker 

   1. No speaker today 

6. Reports 

   1. SBA President: 

      1. 3L Reps – we need to start thinking about 3L week planning.  

      2. FAC's  

         1. January – schedule  

         2. February – likely to collab with BLSA 

         3. March – Barristers 

         4. April – no FAC 

         5. May – start of 3L week 

      3. Elections  

         1. Will be held in March  

      4. Graduation 

         1. March 15 at 12:30 pm 

            1. Commencement starts at 12:30 

            2. Reception starts after ceremony and ends at 3:30 pm 

         2. Doors open at 11:30 am 

         3. Parking map available if needed  

         4. Walking map available if needed 

   2. Vice President of Internal Affairs:  

      1. Merch/Platform update 

         1. Pop-up sale was successful, however these was an issue with the account where the sales money went 

         2. Ethan working to build an entirely new platform that will work without website; the platform operates like a normal online store  

         3. New platform will allow us to sell merch, Barristers tickets, and more  

            1. First product on this new platform will be the Barristers tickets 

         4. Restock Sale 

            1. Will go live when the new platform is available  

         5. Fail Procedures 

            1. Lots of test runs 

            2. Use last year's link for ticket sales (last resort) 

      2. Food Update  

         1. Hot food options available at side bar soon  

   3. Vice President of Finance:  

      1. Most recent numbers are in the December spreadsheet. The SBA funds number is a $1,000 more than it should be (this is from the 'as needed' fund for food for students). The checks that should have gone out for the students who got the based upon need scholarship haven't been deducted yet. I've emailed main university about the checks but haven't heard back yet, but once those checks go out we will have approximately $10,004 in CSU funds and $7,018 in SBA funds.  

      2. November Spreadsheet  

      1. December Spreadsheet  

   4. Vice President of Communications: 

   5. Vice President of Student Organizations:  

      1. Graduation cords  

         1. Order before spring break (March 8, 2026) 

         2. Process 

      2. Vendor: Honors Graduation: https://www.honorsgraduation.com/honor-cords.htm?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=768743942&gbraid=0AAAAADixMmSUMdHwY-vH5nMLdxlLYftNh&gclid=Cj0KCQiA1JLLBhCDARIsAAVfy7hdq8jE2CHMZ417PqjrFp77iEtd3-1OIY8IMH3pZRSOtiRUE8ffTjAaAt6oEALw_wcB 

      4. Currently x students eligible for at least 1 cord. We also order all of the admin cords. Students are limited to three cords. 

         1. Students requesting cords have to pay for their own cords. Admin will pay for admin cords.  

         2. Three cord limit – issue with the hoods of the grad gown  

            1. Executive members of students organizations get a cord; class reps and non-executive members do not get a student organization cord 

            2. The cords SBA coordinates are for student organizations only 

            3. Administration handles all other cords  

         3. Pick up date TBD  

         4. Information emails will be sent out separately by Keana and again by Dean Summers 

         5. Costs  

            1. Does SBA want to set aside an amount of money in the event that a student cannot afford their cords? Same process as earlier in the year with the money to help students in need? 

               1. Possibility to set aside $300 (tabled for voting on a later date) 

            2. Shipping 

               2. Is SBA going to pay for shipping and/or are we going to adjust the cost charged to students/admin to cover shipping? 

                  1. If ordered by March 8, then we can lock in the $4 shipping and lower price per cord  

                  2. Do not tell 3Ls when the cords arrive until Keana gives us the go-ahead. 

                  3. Last date to Pick-up Cords - May 14th at 7:00 pm  

7. Committee Chairs 

   1. Barristers' Ball:  

      1. Save the dates went out. Get ready to buy tix.  

   2. Events:  

      1. FAC  

         1. Date:  

      2. Location: The Exchange 

         1. Alc: $1440 incl tip 

            1. $400 from vendor 

            2. $800 from SBA account  

         2. Food: $60-80 

         3. Total: $1520.00 

         4. Motion for Amount: 

            1. Motion: Ella 

            2. Second: Lauren 

            3. Approve: 12 

               1. Includes votes from GroupMe chat 

            4. Oppose: 2 

            5. Abstain: 1 

         5. Motion for Date:  

            1. Jan 16 

               1. Motion: Ella 

               2. Second: Alicia 

               3. Approve: 10 

               4. Oppose: 1 

               5. Abstain: 1 

         6. Sober Monitors: 

            1. Ciara 

            2. Sadie 

            3. Shaniah  

   3. Fundraising:  

   4. Merchandise: 

   5. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: 

   6. Cura Personalis:  

8. Old Business 

9. New Business 

10. Advisor’s Report 

11. For the Good of the Order 

    1. Baby update - Ethan 

12. Adjournment 

    1. Motion: Ella 

    2. Second: SHaniah